David Justice
@davidjustice.bsky.social
Historian & educator of US pop culture and diplomacy. First-gen. Husband & dog dad. Music & film aficionado. Not the baseball player.
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David Justice
@davidjustice.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Allow me to reintroduce myself.
I’m a modern US diplomatic and cultural historian, and currently writing a book on emo bands and fans protesting the Iraq War. Prepare to see photos of my dogs and cross-stitch projects.
I’m a modern US diplomatic and cultural historian, and currently writing a book on emo bands and fans protesting the Iraq War. Prepare to see photos of my dogs and cross-stitch projects.
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I did the inflation calculator and it said that Uncle Billy lost the equivalent of $143k. If I was George Bailey, I would be quite upset too.
a black and white photo of a man with his hand on his chin
ALT: a black and white photo of a man with his hand on his chin
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I did the inflation calculator and it said that Uncle Billy lost the equivalent of $143k. If I was George Bailey, I would be quite upset too.
I did the inflation calculator and it said that Uncle Billy lost the equivalent of $143k. If I was George Bailey, I would be quite upset too.
a black and white photo of a man with his hand on his chin
ALT: a black and white photo of a man with his hand on his chin
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I did the inflation calculator and it said that Uncle Billy lost the equivalent of $143k. If I was George Bailey, I would be quite upset too.
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anyway this isn’t a legally difficult question it is a politically difficult question for the conservative majority and the only thing we’re waiting to see is if they will ignore political pressure and follow the clear text of the constitution or bend to the president’s demands.
December 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
anyway this isn’t a legally difficult question it is a politically difficult question for the conservative majority and the only thing we’re waiting to see is if they will ignore political pressure and follow the clear text of the constitution or bend to the president’s demands.
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Poster makes it look like a One Tree Hill spinoff that a Klingon wandered into.
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Poster makes it look like a One Tree Hill spinoff that a Klingon wandered into.
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Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84. n.pr/48zf0gD
Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84. n.pr/48zf0gD
Real “Thank you Big Brother” energy
Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post are at it again.
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Real “Thank you Big Brother” energy
If your opinion is that students have too many accommodations, you need to shut the fuck up. I mean that as politely as possible.
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If your opinion is that students have too many accommodations, you need to shut the fuck up. I mean that as politely as possible.
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EXACTLY
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
EXACTLY
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I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
If you showed up to my house with any of this, you would be asked to leave and immediately uninvited from the next holiday meal.
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If you showed up to my house with any of this, you would be asked to leave and immediately uninvited from the next holiday meal.
I would have alcohol poisoning at this point.
If you had to take a shot every time Joe Tessitore called the Georgia-Georgia Tech game “Clean, Old Fashioned Hate,” you would be blitzed before the first quarter was over.
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I would have alcohol poisoning at this point.
If you had to take a shot every time Joe Tessitore called the Georgia-Georgia Tech game “Clean, Old Fashioned Hate,” you would be blitzed before the first quarter was over.
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
If you had to take a shot every time Joe Tessitore called the Georgia-Georgia Tech game “Clean, Old Fashioned Hate,” you would be blitzed before the first quarter was over.
“Little Birdie” might be our nation’s greatest composition.
a cartoon of charlie brown and snoopy dressed in pilgrim costumes
Alt: a cartoon of charlie brown, snoopy and woodstock dressed in pilgrim costumes
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
“Little Birdie” might be our nation’s greatest composition.
I always find it wild that you can watch a movie a zillion times and still notice something new every time. I’ve seen Back to the Future so many times, but I just noticed that Doc Brown bought off a cop so he wouldn’t look at the Delorean.
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I always find it wild that you can watch a movie a zillion times and still notice something new every time. I’ve seen Back to the Future so many times, but I just noticed that Doc Brown bought off a cop so he wouldn’t look at the Delorean.
This is a solid ranking
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This is a solid ranking
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Just a good boy and his gingerbread man.
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Just a good boy and his gingerbread man.
Just a good boy and his gingerbread man.
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Just a good boy and his gingerbread man.
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I want to remind everyone on the 50th anniversary that Francisco Franco is still dead.
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I want to remind everyone on the 50th anniversary that Francisco Franco is still dead.
I want to remind everyone on the 50th anniversary that Francisco Franco is still dead.
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I want to remind everyone on the 50th anniversary that Francisco Franco is still dead.
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I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Look, I don’t know who Olivia Nuzzi is and I would like to keep it that way.
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Look, I don’t know who Olivia Nuzzi is and I would like to keep it that way.
Two anecdotes from today. For context, I taught the Hip-Hop South in my 2000s class.
1. A surprising number of students knew what ghost riding the whip was.
2. Asked students if they knew who Mike Jones was, and one student unknowingly gave the correct response of “Who?”
1. A surprising number of students knew what ghost riding the whip was.
2. Asked students if they knew who Mike Jones was, and one student unknowingly gave the correct response of “Who?”
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Two anecdotes from today. For context, I taught the Hip-Hop South in my 2000s class.
1. A surprising number of students knew what ghost riding the whip was.
2. Asked students if they knew who Mike Jones was, and one student unknowingly gave the correct response of “Who?”
1. A surprising number of students knew what ghost riding the whip was.
2. Asked students if they knew who Mike Jones was, and one student unknowingly gave the correct response of “Who?”
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There are lots of reasons why people, especially historians, hate Ken Burns. He’s a great storyteller but he doesn’t let accurate history get in the way of telling a good story. It’s why his Civl War series leans so hard into the Lost Cause.
There’s some good stuff, but it’s sandwiched b/t bunk
There’s some good stuff, but it’s sandwiched b/t bunk
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
There are lots of reasons why people, especially historians, hate Ken Burns. He’s a great storyteller but he doesn’t let accurate history get in the way of telling a good story. It’s why his Civl War series leans so hard into the Lost Cause.
There’s some good stuff, but it’s sandwiched b/t bunk
There’s some good stuff, but it’s sandwiched b/t bunk
What?! Fantastic choice!
Paramount Skydance is working on a new Star Trek movie
Paramount Skydance is working on a new Star Trek movie
Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have been tapped to write and direct the feature.
www.theverge.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
What?! Fantastic choice!