John Eglin
@jaeglin.bsky.social
Pragmatic progressive non-compounding Jacobite. Historian of later early modernity. INTJ since 1976. Increasingly dogmatic and prescriptive opinions on increasingly trivial matters.
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NO KINGS Missoula · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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September 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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When I remarked to Erik on his wearing the livery of Lord Baltimore, he replied "I am ever the liege man of the Calverts." flagsexpress.com/blog/flags-h...
July 26, 2025 - Half-Staff Alert - Maryland
Why are flags half-mast today in Maryland, July 26, 2025? To honor Park Service Ranger Erik Ledbetter.
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July 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
When I remarked to Erik on his wearing the livery of Lord Baltimore, he replied "I am ever the liege man of the Calverts." flagsexpress.com/blog/flags-h...
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Five things to remember about war:
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New book drop…
June 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
New book drop…
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Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
June 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
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Using the military "to execute the laws" is illegal? Who knew?
Let's all take a moment to read the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. It's only one sentence.
June 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Using the military "to execute the laws" is illegal? Who knew?
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New Haven: No Kings, No Billionaires, No Genocide! · No Kings
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allies. We’ve watched as they’ve cracked down on free spee...
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June 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Is this the end of TACO trades? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/b...
Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel
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May 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Is this the end of TACO trades? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/b...
I know, I know, Steven Pinker. Still well worth a read. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...
Opinion | Harvard Derangement Syndrome
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May 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I know, I know, Steven Pinker. Still well worth a read. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...
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ART OF THE FOLD........
May 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
ART OF THE FOLD........
An important read. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
Opinion | If You’re a Voter Reading This, This Essay Is Not About You (Gift Article)
Opt-out voters don’t buy what we’re selling — and even if they did, we’d have a hard time reaching them.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
An important read. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
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If you’re attending the White House Correspondents Association dinner tonight, be sure to come prepared with a joke about the toddler cancer patient they just disappeared despite her being a citizen.
Otherwise it’s going to be awkward when you’re mugging for photos with Stephen Miller.
Otherwise it’s going to be awkward when you’re mugging for photos with Stephen Miller.
April 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If you’re attending the White House Correspondents Association dinner tonight, be sure to come prepared with a joke about the toddler cancer patient they just disappeared despite her being a citizen.
Otherwise it’s going to be awkward when you’re mugging for photos with Stephen Miller.
Otherwise it’s going to be awkward when you’re mugging for photos with Stephen Miller.
I just e-mailed the Supreme Court (which unsurprisingly lacks a phone line for public comment) thanking the Chief Justice for this statement.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Chief Justice Rebukes Calls for Judge’s Impeachment After Trump Remark
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March 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I just e-mailed the Supreme Court (which unsurprisingly lacks a phone line for public comment) thanking the Chief Justice for this statement.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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Join us for an Indivisible Missoula Town Hall! Highlighting issues our congressional reps are ignoring!
***248 seat capacity* Please register***
Will live-stream on MCAT's YouTube channel. A Zoom should also be available in coming days. Please share! #mtpol #mtleg
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***248 seat capacity* Please register***
Will live-stream on MCAT's YouTube channel. A Zoom should also be available in coming days. Please share! #mtpol #mtleg
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Montana Delegation Town Hall · Indivisible Missoula
Indivisible Missoula has invited our Montana Congressional Delegation to a town hall so constituents can engage with them on a variety of concerns about what is happening in the country we all love.
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March 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Join us for an Indivisible Missoula Town Hall! Highlighting issues our congressional reps are ignoring!
***248 seat capacity* Please register***
Will live-stream on MCAT's YouTube channel. A Zoom should also be available in coming days. Please share! #mtpol #mtleg
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblem...
***248 seat capacity* Please register***
Will live-stream on MCAT's YouTube channel. A Zoom should also be available in coming days. Please share! #mtpol #mtleg
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblem...
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Such an unbelievable coward
March 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Such an unbelievable coward
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‼️ Attention Indivisible Missoula, and surrounding districts: Join us for more good trouble and continuing to protect our communities and democracy ‼️ Let us stand together and against these power grabs‼️ LETS GO‼️
February 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
‼️ Attention Indivisible Missoula, and surrounding districts: Join us for more good trouble and continuing to protect our communities and democracy ‼️ Let us stand together and against these power grabs‼️ LETS GO‼️
Removed cash and cards from my wallet as a precaution lest it slips my mind and I am tempted to purchase anything.
February 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Removed cash and cards from my wallet as a precaution lest it slips my mind and I am tempted to purchase anything.
Aux barricades! www.mobilize.us/indivisiblem...
Buy Nothing Day February 28th · Indivisible Missoula
24 Hour Economic Blackout
Friday, February 28th
Buy nothing unless it is 100% essential, or purchase from a local business.
Boycott big businesses.
Don't use credit or debit cards.
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February 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Aux barricades! www.mobilize.us/indivisiblem...
Crucial motivational reading from national treasure Robert Reich. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Ten reasons for modest optimism
Friends,
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February 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Crucial motivational reading from national treasure Robert Reich. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Attention Indivisible Missoula, and surrounding districts: Join us, Feb 21 @ Noon, to visit Rep. Ryan Zinke’s office to demand accountability and change for the harmful proposals put forth by this administration (regime). Sign up below 👇
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Musk Or Us Visit to Rep Zinke's Missoula District Office · Indivisible Missoula
During the House recess, let's visit Rep Ryan Zinke's Missoula office to demand that he not vote for the cruel budget proposed by the Republicans that is designed to hand control of the budget to unel...
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February 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Attention Indivisible Missoula, and surrounding districts: Join us, Feb 21 @ Noon, to visit Rep. Ryan Zinke’s office to demand accountability and change for the harmful proposals put forth by this administration (regime). Sign up below 👇
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In Missoula, TODAY. Be there!
February 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
In Missoula, TODAY. Be there!
Surely this (fifty cents *per egg*) all be the thin edge of the wedge. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/b...
Want Eggs With Your Breakfast? Pay a Surcharge, Waffle House Says. (Gift Article)
The restaurant chain, which serves breakfast all day, said it was adding the temporary 50-cent surcharge because the bird flu has caused a shortage in the egg supply.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Surely this (fifty cents *per egg*) all be the thin edge of the wedge. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/b...
