G. Patrick O'Brien
@gpatrickobrien.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of History at the University of Tampa. Sharing my own thoughts on loyalism, loyalist refugees in Nova Scotia, teaching, and college basketball.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:17 AM
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So check out the column if you would, share it widely if you’d like, & solidarity as we continue to fight for a nation in which the law is king, & we have no other. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Considering History: Common Sense, Loyalists, and the Fight for American Ideals | The Saturday Evening Post
Thomas Paine’s pamphlet can offer a perspective on the overlooked Revolutionary community known as the Loyalists, who demonstrated that the Revolution was fought not by or for a particular culture or ...
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January 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
So check out the column if you would, share it widely if you’d like, & solidarity as we continue to fight for a nation in which the law is king, & we have no other. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/01/cons...
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Yes! Thanks. I need to mine this more closely and probably just email them my question.
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Yes! Thanks. I need to mine this more closely and probably just email them my question.
Boy #1 sounds a lot like yours: great in every way, but *hates* sleep. Sage advice, coffee ALWAYS on. Good luck with the regression.
January 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Boy #1 sounds a lot like yours: great in every way, but *hates* sleep. Sage advice, coffee ALWAYS on. Good luck with the regression.
I’ve got a two-year-old and another one coming this week. I feel this. Solidarity and keep up the good fight!
January 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I’ve got a two-year-old and another one coming this week. I feel this. Solidarity and keep up the good fight!
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Nova Scotia:
First flown in the late-19th century, it was the first flag in the overseas Commonwealth to be approved by Royal Charter, and it is the oldest provincial flag in Canada. It was not officially adopted as the provincial flag until 2013.
🧵 10/15
First flown in the late-19th century, it was the first flag in the overseas Commonwealth to be approved by Royal Charter, and it is the oldest provincial flag in Canada. It was not officially adopted as the provincial flag until 2013.
🧵 10/15
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Nova Scotia:
First flown in the late-19th century, it was the first flag in the overseas Commonwealth to be approved by Royal Charter, and it is the oldest provincial flag in Canada. It was not officially adopted as the provincial flag until 2013.
🧵 10/15
First flown in the late-19th century, it was the first flag in the overseas Commonwealth to be approved by Royal Charter, and it is the oldest provincial flag in Canada. It was not officially adopted as the provincial flag until 2013.
🧵 10/15
I cannot imagine explaining to people of the past that while we could spare others such suffering, some among us chose not to.
December 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I cannot imagine explaining to people of the past that while we could spare others such suffering, some among us chose not to.