Jeremy Angstadt
@novahistorygrad.bsky.social
Historian, museum educator, librarian, and all around lover of history!
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Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
I guess it's time to tear down the statue of liberty since Republicans think immigrants are no longer part of our culture.
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I guess it's time to tear down the statue of liberty since Republicans think immigrants are no longer part of our culture.
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Listening to audiobooks IS reading 🥰
Despite conflicting opinions, evidence shows that listening to audiobooks has similar cognitive benefits to reading books.
Listen Up! How Audiobooks Work Alongside the Printed Page Promoting Literacy and Accessibility
Despite conflicting opinions, evidence shows that listening to audiobooks has similar cognitive benefits to reading books.
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Listening to audiobooks IS reading 🥰
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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 3:08 PM
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"
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You now need a Real ID to board a plane. But fortunately for House Republicans, you still don’t need one to transport a minor across state lines.
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
You now need a Real ID to board a plane. But fortunately for House Republicans, you still don’t need one to transport a minor across state lines.
I may be remembering my American history wrong (I'm not), but I'm pretty sure our forefathers were the foreign invaders originally who slaughtered people and sucked the land dry of resources.
December 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I may be remembering my American history wrong (I'm not), but I'm pretty sure our forefathers were the foreign invaders originally who slaughtered people and sucked the land dry of resources.
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conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
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Because yes, Thanksgiving as a national holiday has to do with the Civil War and not the Puritans or previously proclaimed days of Thanksgiving (of which there were hundreds) - so be sure, as you gather about the table, to give thanks for the victories brought by Union arms at Vicksburg & Gettysburg
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Because yes, Thanksgiving as a national holiday has to do with the Civil War and not the Puritans or previously proclaimed days of Thanksgiving (of which there were hundreds) - so be sure, as you gather about the table, to give thanks for the victories brought by Union arms at Vicksburg & Gettysburg
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With his ultimatum that Ukraine surrender to Russia, Trump finally wins a prize:
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
With his ultimatum that Ukraine surrender to Russia, Trump finally wins a prize:
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
The Neville Chamberlain award for betraying peace, freedom, and justice.
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A place of honor and goodness. A bastion of hope. A lighthouse in the long dark. A pillar of the community. YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, BABY!!!
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A place of honor and goodness. A bastion of hope. A lighthouse in the long dark. A pillar of the community. YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, BABY!!!
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
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"Do I actually need to use AI for this thing?"
The answer is almost certainly no, for any specific "thing" you might be thinking of.
The answer is almost certainly no, for any specific "thing" you might be thinking of.
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Do I actually need to use AI for this thing?"
The answer is almost certainly no, for any specific "thing" you might be thinking of.
The answer is almost certainly no, for any specific "thing" you might be thinking of.
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
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yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
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A heartbreaking detail about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is that something like 20% of the crew on the Fitz was planning to retire after that journey, which was the last run of the season.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
A heartbreaking detail about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is that something like 20% of the crew on the Fitz was planning to retire after that journey, which was the last run of the season.
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Leftists really have to prioritize public libraries in budget fights.
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Leftists really have to prioritize public libraries in budget fights.
Form square to receive cavalry!
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Form square to receive cavalry!
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 107 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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My daughter (7 months old) is a very messy eater. When we feed her at home, we take off her shirt to keep her clean. Being the weirdo historian, it makes me think a Victorian boxer getting ready for a fight. My wife just smiles and rolls her eyes at my weirdness!
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My daughter (7 months old) is a very messy eater. When we feed her at home, we take off her shirt to keep her clean. Being the weirdo historian, it makes me think a Victorian boxer getting ready for a fight. My wife just smiles and rolls her eyes at my weirdness!
Life today is just jumping between the worst different historical periods had to offer. From the gilded age to back to race based hiring! What's next? Phrenology?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Life today is just jumping between the worst different historical periods had to offer. From the gilded age to back to race based hiring! What's next? Phrenology?
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ATTN: if you’re on the sandwich guy jury, my Signal is in my bio. I’d love to talk after the trial. I’ll keep you anonymous. Please share widely.
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
ATTN: if you’re on the sandwich guy jury, my Signal is in my bio. I’d love to talk after the trial. I’ll keep you anonymous. Please share widely.
"This is, I think, the most important event since the birth of Christ, the creation of the United States of America..." Ken Burns
This is quite the statement from Ken Burns and several bridges too far for me.
This is quite the statement from Ken Burns and several bridges too far for me.
November 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"This is, I think, the most important event since the birth of Christ, the creation of the United States of America..." Ken Burns
This is quite the statement from Ken Burns and several bridges too far for me.
This is quite the statement from Ken Burns and several bridges too far for me.
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The pope said, "Touch mass."
November 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The pope said, "Touch mass."