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Matt Riffe

@riffinonhistory.bsky.social

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Not the comedian! Civic educator, lover of Constitutional History, might have known me as Silas on the other site. Long suffering Philly sports fan. Currently working on James Wilson scholarship. MA degree, and fighting off the urge to get a Ph.D.

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Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · 1d

Tough, but fair. I'll take it though.

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · 3d

Red October, folks. Go Phils!

phillies return to south philadelphia according to fox 29 news

ALT: phillies return to south philadelphia according to fox 29 news

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Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · 3d

Does anyone know if the Originalism Blog found a new server home yet? I haven't seen anything.

Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · 6d

The old website for Legal Theory Blog is no longer available. New posts and the archive can now be found at https:https://legaltheoryblog.com/. BlueSky links will be posted simultaneously with posting on the new blog site.

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · 10d

😭😭😭

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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 12d

ABC News is out of control

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 12d

former fbi director james comey indicted by abc news

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Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · 15d

They have off for the rapture?

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · 20d

I wrote this last year, but it still applies.

Happy Constitution Day!

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Sep 17

Happy Constitution Day, everyone! In honor of such an important holiday, I actually got around to writing a piece on James Wilson:

www.realclearhistory.com/articles/202...

Constitution Day Reflections on America’s Founding Documents

When it comes to celebrating Constitution Day, it may be considered atypical to think of the Declaration of Independence. After all, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were two separ

www.realclearhistory.com

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · 21d

Always great to listen to Professor Akhil Amar.

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · 21d

Happy Constitution Day Eve, everyone!

Make sure you leave out maderia, rum, and cookies for James Wilson and Gouverneur Morris tonight!

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Sep 11

Behold, the best 9/11 humor of all time: The Onion's TV listings (my favorite row is MTV)

ON TV TONIGHT (columns for 8:00, 9:00, 10:00)

ABC: Attack On America
America Attacked
America In Crisis
America Still In Crisis

NBC:
A Nation Looks Around For Someone To Hit
America On The Verge Of Flying Off The Handle
America's Time Of Trial: Who Fucking Wants Some? You? Do You? How 'Bout You?

CBS
Dan Rather's 83rd Straight Hour On The Air
Dan Rather Seriously Loses His Shit
Medicating Dan Rather

BET
Wartime At The Apollo
Tavis Smiley Presents: Terrorists Strike America-The
White Man Finds Somebody Else To Fear And Demonize For A Change

MTV
The 100 Greatest, But, In Light Of Recent Events, Not As Important As Being Good To Our Loved Ones, Videos Of All Time
Yo! MTV Extends Its Condolences
Talking To Blink 182 About The Tragedy
Carson Daly In Way Over His Head

Lifetime
Golden Girls
Golden Girls
Golden Girls
Golden Girls
Golden Girls
Golden Girls

History
Last Tuesday In History
Two Weeks Ago, As Told By Those Who Lived It
Last Tuesday In History (rerun)

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Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Sep 4

Go Birds!! 🦅

Stephen Geary @stephengeary.bsky.social · Sep 4

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Sep 1

I will say Ravens because I have Lamar on both of my fantasy teams.

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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · Aug 30

Beavers pause while chewing trees to listen for movements so that the tree doesn't fall on them.

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Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Aug 25

Little known fact: Patrick Henry's favorite restaurant was Cracker Barrel.

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Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Aug 21

Giggling over here because this "one sentence in the Constitution is causing America huge problems" could be like ANY of the sentences in the Constitution.

Which sentence is this article referring to?

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Aug 21

All-star lineup of a program committee!

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Aug 19

Oh, do you know of anyone??

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Aug 19

Should also note that Jefferson's and Madison's views were ever-changing throughout the years and depended on the circumstances.

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Aug 19

thinking was upheld through Chief Justice Marshall's jurisprudence while on the Supreme Court bench. (2/2)

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Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Aug 19

Politically, you're correct. The Federalists as a party was a mess, particularly after Hamilton's death. No one carried the torch.

In terms of constitutional interpretation, I disagree Jefferson/Madison carried the day. Constitution still remained as "supreme law of land" and Federalist (1/2)

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Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Aug 18

I can already hear Akhil Amar losing his mind over this.

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Aug 18

I, for one, am glad that @merriam-webster.com took the time to explain the differences in idioms here and nipped it in the butt.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Aug 18

You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’

You don’t ‘run the gambit.’

gamut = entire range or series

gauntlet = severe trial

Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Aug 18

This was the thing that stuck out the most to me in that post. Just a clear, blatant misreading of the Constitution. Just wrong on so many levels.

Matt Riffe @riffinonhistory.bsky.social · Aug 17

Already off to a great start.