Christian O’Cull
@scocull.bsky.social
PhD student at the University of Kentucky. Legal Historian of Kentucky in the Reconstruction Era and the Nineteenth-Century American South.
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[Liam Gallagher watching old Bond movies]
anyway, here's Thunderball.
anyway, here's Thunderball.
December 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
[Liam Gallagher watching old Bond movies]
anyway, here's Thunderball.
anyway, here's Thunderball.
I named my fists Jay and Gatsby because I’m just wanting the green light.
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
I named my fists Blood and Meridian because I’m fixing to Judge your ass.
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I named my fists Jay and Gatsby because I’m just wanting the green light.
Exams passed. Barely but passed nonetheless. Officially ABD!!
September 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Exams passed. Barely but passed nonetheless. Officially ABD!!
Spent the weekend in Chicago seeing Oasis. What an experience!!
September 1, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Spent the weekend in Chicago seeing Oasis. What an experience!!
2/3 written qualifying exams finished. Just one more to go on Friday. And then the weekend to prepare for my oral exam next Wednesday
August 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
2/3 written qualifying exams finished. Just one more to go on Friday. And then the weekend to prepare for my oral exam next Wednesday
Tomorrow morning starts my doctoral qualifying exams. I am ready to get this week over with.
August 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Tomorrow morning starts my doctoral qualifying exams. I am ready to get this week over with.
Taking a little break from reading for quals to finally write a book review I’ve been sitting on for months.
June 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Taking a little break from reading for quals to finally write a book review I’ve been sitting on for months.
First section of my US exam reading list completed. Now on to Antebellum Southern economic and labor history!
May 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
First section of my US exam reading list completed. Now on to Antebellum Southern economic and labor history!
“Terms matter” says man mistakenly arguing that corruption and bribe mean the same thing and are therefore interchangeable.
Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
May 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“Terms matter” says man mistakenly arguing that corruption and bribe mean the same thing and are therefore interchangeable.
Grades are in. Final class is completed. Now a break and then a summer of preparing for qualifying exams!
May 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Grades are in. Final class is completed. Now a break and then a summer of preparing for qualifying exams!
Finally saw Sinners. My god what a movie!!
April 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Finally saw Sinners. My god what a movie!!
I have my dates set for my qualifying exams in August. Now four months to prepare!
April 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I have my dates set for my qualifying exams in August. Now four months to prepare!
This is partially a bad framing of what happened. Too many Senate Democrats did not “play dead.” They ACTIVELY joined with Republicans to pass this. The idea that they “played dead” gives the implication that they just allowed something to happen instead of actively helping it happen.
Today the biggest split among Democrats is between those who want to stand and fight and those who want to play dead.
House Democrats united to stand and fight. Too many Senate Democrats played dead.
We need more leaders from the stand and fight wing of the Democratic Party.
House Democrats united to stand and fight. Too many Senate Democrats played dead.
We need more leaders from the stand and fight wing of the Democratic Party.
March 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is partially a bad framing of what happened. Too many Senate Democrats did not “play dead.” They ACTIVELY joined with Republicans to pass this. The idea that they “played dead” gives the implication that they just allowed something to happen instead of actively helping it happen.
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Headed into the weekend, a gentle reminder that this whirlwind is specifically designed to make us feel exhausted, overwhelmed, resigned, & sapped of energy, and that it is more important now than ever to connect with your community. Hug your family, check on your friends, walk in your neighborhood.
February 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Headed into the weekend, a gentle reminder that this whirlwind is specifically designed to make us feel exhausted, overwhelmed, resigned, & sapped of energy, and that it is more important now than ever to connect with your community. Hug your family, check on your friends, walk in your neighborhood.
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Just imagining how 21st-century headline writers would capture Americans' antebellum conflicts over slavery:
"In His Steely Defense of Slavery, John C. Calhoun Throws Down the Gauntlet to Abolitionists.
"Some Critics Call Him Dangerous and Undemocratic—But That's Not the Whole Story." 🗃️
"In His Steely Defense of Slavery, John C. Calhoun Throws Down the Gauntlet to Abolitionists.
"Some Critics Call Him Dangerous and Undemocratic—But That's Not the Whole Story." 🗃️
January 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Just imagining how 21st-century headline writers would capture Americans' antebellum conflicts over slavery:
"In His Steely Defense of Slavery, John C. Calhoun Throws Down the Gauntlet to Abolitionists.
"Some Critics Call Him Dangerous and Undemocratic—But That's Not the Whole Story." 🗃️
"In His Steely Defense of Slavery, John C. Calhoun Throws Down the Gauntlet to Abolitionists.
"Some Critics Call Him Dangerous and Undemocratic—But That's Not the Whole Story." 🗃️
I mean what’s it gonna be..this type of attitude or following Booker and Warren trying to figure out how to go viral.
Seems that some Dem leadership will let it all burn down if they think Trump and the GOP will let them rule a portion of the ashes.
Seems that some Dem leadership will let it all burn down if they think Trump and the GOP will let them rule a portion of the ashes.
One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
January 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I mean what’s it gonna be..this type of attitude or following Booker and Warren trying to figure out how to go viral.
Seems that some Dem leadership will let it all burn down if they think Trump and the GOP will let them rule a portion of the ashes.
Seems that some Dem leadership will let it all burn down if they think Trump and the GOP will let them rule a portion of the ashes.
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A president’s executive order cannot undo a law or a Supreme Court decision, let alone a provision of the Constitution. Forget that and you do have a dictatorship on day one.
January 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A president’s executive order cannot undo a law or a Supreme Court decision, let alone a provision of the Constitution. Forget that and you do have a dictatorship on day one.
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Respectfully (and I genuinely mean this), I’ve never heard a single regular person ask for “bipartisanship.” That’s inside nonsense.
They want things to work.
If the other party refuses to work for people, be the ones who will. Fight for people. Make it plain who isn’t, and who THEY’RE for.
They want things to work.
If the other party refuses to work for people, be the ones who will. Fight for people. Make it plain who isn’t, and who THEY’RE for.
It is time to look to the future.
The challenges that face America are many and great.
The Senate must respond with resolve, bipartisanship, and fidelity to the working and middle class of this country.
The challenges that face America are many and great.
The Senate must respond with resolve, bipartisanship, and fidelity to the working and middle class of this country.
January 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Respectfully (and I genuinely mean this), I’ve never heard a single regular person ask for “bipartisanship.” That’s inside nonsense.
They want things to work.
If the other party refuses to work for people, be the ones who will. Fight for people. Make it plain who isn’t, and who THEY’RE for.
They want things to work.
If the other party refuses to work for people, be the ones who will. Fight for people. Make it plain who isn’t, and who THEY’RE for.
First day of spring semester starts with an 8 AM lecture on Monday morning for the class I am a TA for.
January 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
First day of spring semester starts with an 8 AM lecture on Monday morning for the class I am a TA for.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
3/20
3/20
January 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
3/20
3/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
2/20
2/20
December 31, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
2/20
2/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
1/20
December 30, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
1/20
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People can debate what Jimmy Carter's political legacy was. But his human legacy was an astoundingly positive one, worthy of deep admiration.
December 29, 2024 at 9:09 PM
People can debate what Jimmy Carter's political legacy was. But his human legacy was an astoundingly positive one, worthy of deep admiration.
As the semester winds down and comes to an end, it is almost time to begin reading for my qualifying exams. Starting two independent studies in January to work through two of my fields before exams next August.
December 9, 2024 at 11:01 PM
As the semester winds down and comes to an end, it is almost time to begin reading for my qualifying exams. Starting two independent studies in January to work through two of my fields before exams next August.
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Just in time for gift-giving season, it's giveaway time!
I've got some free downloads of the audiobook of Missionary Diplomacy & would love to share. Repost to enter and I'll pass along codes to the winners. And if you don't win, you can order at the link below!
www.audible.com/pd/Missionar...
I've got some free downloads of the audiobook of Missionary Diplomacy & would love to share. Repost to enter and I'll pass along codes to the winners. And if you don't win, you can order at the link below!
www.audible.com/pd/Missionar...
Missionary Diplomacy
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Missionary Diplomacy illuminates the crucial place of religion in nineteenth-century American diplomacy. From the 1810s through the 1920s, Protestant missio...
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December 5, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Just in time for gift-giving season, it's giveaway time!
I've got some free downloads of the audiobook of Missionary Diplomacy & would love to share. Repost to enter and I'll pass along codes to the winners. And if you don't win, you can order at the link below!
www.audible.com/pd/Missionar...
I've got some free downloads of the audiobook of Missionary Diplomacy & would love to share. Repost to enter and I'll pass along codes to the winners. And if you don't win, you can order at the link below!
www.audible.com/pd/Missionar...