Shane Goodridge 🇨🇦🇨🇦
@shanemg.bsky.social
University professor; historian of American education, enthusiastic scuba diver, fisherman & sports dad!
“Canada thrives because we are Canadian.”
-PM, Mark Carney.
“Canada thrives because we are Canadian.”
-PM, Mark Carney.
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Shane Goodridge 🇨🇦🇨🇦
@shanemg.bsky.social
· Nov 26
#education
@neatoday.bsky.social my new book written for undergraduates, exploring the role of broad historical forces on the shaping of education policy, from the colonial era to the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Coming out in January!
@neatoday.bsky.social my new book written for undergraduates, exploring the role of broad historical forces on the shaping of education policy, from the colonial era to the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Coming out in January!
Agreed! I use portions/excerpts with my undergraduate students
like lots of great books. But Clint's is /specifically/ about memory of slavery, and was #1 NYT best seller for weeks.
February 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Agreed! I use portions/excerpts with my undergraduate students
Historian here: WTF!?
This is, from a historical point of view, insane:
"With the promise of Manifest Destiny beating in every American heart, President James K. Polk took swift action to defend our Nation’s security, our dignity, and our sovereign borders."
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
"With the promise of Manifest Destiny beating in every American heart, President James K. Polk took swift action to defend our Nation’s security, our dignity, and our sovereign borders."
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of Our Victory in the Mexican-American War
Today marks the 178th anniversary of our Nation’s triumph in the Mexican-American War—a legendary victory that secured the American Southwest, reasserted
www.whitehouse.gov
February 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Historian here: WTF!?
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RIP The Washington Post once the terror of tyrants now destroyed by a man who spent obscene amounts on his destination wedding and bribocumentary.
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
RIP The Washington Post once the terror of tyrants now destroyed by a man who spent obscene amounts on his destination wedding and bribocumentary.
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Go Seahawks!!
The guy on the right is New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, photographed at the Kennedy Center premiere of “Melania.” #GoSeahawks!
January 31, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Go Seahawks!!
I really didn’t need another reason to loathe the patriots, but, hey, here we are!
Go Seahawks!!!
In case you don't really have a dog in this fight and haven't decided who to root for yet.
January 29, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I really didn’t need another reason to loathe the patriots, but, hey, here we are!
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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The Secretary of Homeland Security is asserting that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff ultimately bears responsibility for the murder of two American citizens, which is something that would normally generate a dozen congressional inquiries.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The Secretary of Homeland Security is asserting that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff ultimately bears responsibility for the murder of two American citizens, which is something that would normally generate a dozen congressional inquiries.
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Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
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In all seriousness, it's a good thing that these ICE goons are stupid enough to keep announcing their criminal intentions to people recording them.
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
In all seriousness, it's a good thing that these ICE goons are stupid enough to keep announcing their criminal intentions to people recording them.
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
January 24, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
Shocking! you mean RFK Jr. who has absolutely no scientific training was wrong; again, shocking! #politics #RFKJr
No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds
No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds
No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Mind-boggling stuff: ICE has detained 4 Oglala men and is apparently demanding the Lakota--a nation of the continent's original inhabitants--“enter into an immigration agreement with ICE." www.twincities.com/2026/01/13/i...
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
The detained tribal members are experiencing homelessness and living under a bridge in Minneapolis.
www.twincities.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mind-boggling stuff: ICE has detained 4 Oglala men and is apparently demanding the Lakota--a nation of the continent's original inhabitants--“enter into an immigration agreement with ICE." www.twincities.com/2026/01/13/i...
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
I don’t even know what to do with this; just when you think he can’t get any worse, he exceeds expectations #politics #history #civilrights
January 12, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I don’t even know what to do with this; just when you think he can’t get any worse, he exceeds expectations #politics #history #civilrights
Trump Threatens to Take Greenland ‘the Hard Way’
You have to be effing kidding me… really?!
Hey Tillis, I heard you talking about the executive not being “the government” what you got for me now… Your move, big guy!
You have to be effing kidding me… really?!
Hey Tillis, I heard you talking about the executive not being “the government” what you got for me now… Your move, big guy!
Trump Threatens to Take Greenland ‘the Hard Way’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Trump Threatens to Take Greenland ‘the Hard Way’
You have to be effing kidding me… really?!
Hey Tillis, I heard you talking about the executive not being “the government” what you got for me now… Your move, big guy!
You have to be effing kidding me… really?!
Hey Tillis, I heard you talking about the executive not being “the government” what you got for me now… Your move, big guy!
A thoughtful & historicized
Piece, well worth your time!
The Closing of the MAGA Mind #politics #history #education #philosophy
Piece, well worth your time!
The Closing of the MAGA Mind #politics #history #education #philosophy
Opinion | The Closing of the MAGA Mind
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A thoughtful & historicized
Piece, well worth your time!
The Closing of the MAGA Mind #politics #history #education #philosophy
Piece, well worth your time!
The Closing of the MAGA Mind #politics #history #education #philosophy
#education #history all of this is awful; however, when you actively start restricting the use of primary source material from educators that is particularly chilling.
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
#education #history all of this is awful; however, when you actively start restricting the use of primary source material from educators that is particularly chilling.
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
My Halloween nemesis has arrived right on time! And this year, he wants all the pumpkins! #halloween
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
My Halloween nemesis has arrived right on time! And this year, he wants all the pumpkins! #halloween
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This is not a joke. It actually happened.
The Pentagon announces they are replacing The New York Times’ press credentials with the MyPillow guy’s media outlet.
October 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is not a joke. It actually happened.
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To recap Ohtani’s night:
-1st leadoff HR by a pitcher in MLB history
-1st postseason multi-HR game by a pitcher
-1st game in MLB history with 3 HR & 10 strikeouts
-1st player with 2 116+ mph HR in a game under Statcast (2015)
-1st player with 2 career games w/2+ HR & 10+ K
-1st leadoff HR by a pitcher in MLB history
-1st postseason multi-HR game by a pitcher
-1st game in MLB history with 3 HR & 10 strikeouts
-1st player with 2 116+ mph HR in a game under Statcast (2015)
-1st player with 2 career games w/2+ HR & 10+ K
October 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
To recap Ohtani’s night:
-1st leadoff HR by a pitcher in MLB history
-1st postseason multi-HR game by a pitcher
-1st game in MLB history with 3 HR & 10 strikeouts
-1st player with 2 116+ mph HR in a game under Statcast (2015)
-1st player with 2 career games w/2+ HR & 10+ K
-1st leadoff HR by a pitcher in MLB history
-1st postseason multi-HR game by a pitcher
-1st game in MLB history with 3 HR & 10 strikeouts
-1st player with 2 116+ mph HR in a game under Statcast (2015)
-1st player with 2 career games w/2+ HR & 10+ K
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15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.