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David Potter
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ancient historian at Michigan
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Sep 7
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Aug 31
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Aug 11
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Why Julius Caesar was anything but Trumpian: How Rome's 'Dictator' Actually Saved Roman Democracy
YouTube video by Keen On
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Aug 3
No money for Medicaid but lots for the SS.

ICE entices new recruits with patriotism pitch and promise of $50,000 signing bonuses elkodaily.com/news/nation-...
ICE entices new recruits with patriotism pitch and promise of $50,000 signing bonuses
The agency responsible for President Trump's mass deportations agenda is launching a recruiting campaign.
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Jul 27
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Jul 25
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Jul 21
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Jul 20
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Jun 23
He's too stupid to know what the word means in this context (like his boss who said he didn't need an intelligence briefing because he was smart)
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Jun 14
Today in Ann Arbor
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · May 23
"Trump’s narcissism is exceeded only by his relentless quest for victory.Trump can’t win this battle, and he won’t. But his sheer ruthlessness is far more anti-American than anything going on in Harvard Yard."
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · May 21
Noem on Habeus Corpus. She says all that needs be said about the capacity of the current administration: www.facebook.com/share/r/16dw...
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · May 15
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This discovery seems especially poignant in the current situation at Harvard. Pity Trump and his handlers don't understand the deep roots of the rule of law based on the institutional limitations on autocracy.
Harvard Law School’s ‘copy’ of Magna Carta revealed as original - Harvard Law School
British researchers have discovered that a ‘copy’ of Magna Carta owned by Harvard Law School is in fact an extraordinarily rare original from 1300.
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Apr 16
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s.... So possible extraterrestrials not working for Trump.
Astronomers Detect a Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Apr 6
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Roman Empire Skeletons Found Under Vienna Soccer Field
Archaeologists found the remains of at least 129 people, many of them bearing the injuries of battle, dating to when Rome battled Germanic people nearly 2,000 years ago.
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Mar 24
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White House claims this isn’t a problem. A new demonstration of criminal incompetence
Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in Group Chat With Atlantic Journalist
The conversation among the defense secretary and other national security officials on a commercial messaging app mistakenly included the editor in chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg.
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Mar 11
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Feb 25
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Feb 24
Letter: Thucydides and his Melian Dialogue — an explainer
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Jan 31
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Jan 29
www.bbc.com/news/article.... This team is made up of undrafted free agents
Trump cabinet: Who has joined his team so far?
Trump's latest picks include a former NFL player, a House legislator, and Wall Street financer to lead housing, labour, and the treasury.
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Jan 11
He wanted to name the
Gulf of Mexico after himself but
Bay of Pigs was already taken 😂
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Dec 1
Very true
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David Potter @davidpotterromhist.bsky.social · Nov 28
Saw Gladiator II tonight. Like all good Latin epics it relies on allusion to create a sensible plot. Reality irrelevant.
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