Torbjörn Wandel
@torbjornwandel.bsky.social
Historian, husband, father of three. Gooner, Chicagoan, lead guitar @ Strange Accents.
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i'm actually dying laughing at "baruck obama"
“A legitimate PhD-level expert in anything,” they said.
“Show me a diagram of the US presidents since FDR, with their names and years in office under their photos,” I said.
“Show me a diagram of the US presidents since FDR, with their names and years in office under their photos,” I said.
August 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
i'm actually dying laughing at "baruck obama"
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I know it’s sort of cliche to “back in my day” everything, but I feel this, too. I learned about adverbs and death and imaginary friends and how not to be ashamed of being poor from Sesame Street. I don’t know how to imagine a childhood without all that.
August 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I know it’s sort of cliche to “back in my day” everything, but I feel this, too. I learned about adverbs and death and imaginary friends and how not to be ashamed of being poor from Sesame Street. I don’t know how to imagine a childhood without all that.
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***Historian hivemind***
My colleague and friend, @legg.bsky.social , is an engaged historian of Indigenous and Civil War history. Any leads are greatly appreciated.
My colleague and friend, @legg.bsky.social , is an engaged historian of Indigenous and Civil War history. Any leads are greatly appreciated.
To my academic friends! I’m looking for online adjunct opportunities for this fall and spring semester. If your department is looking for online/asynchronous support in history, please check out my academic website to learn more about my work.
www.johnlegg.org
www.johnlegg.org
johnlegg.org
photo credit: Dr. Jen Andrella, Michigan State University, 2021.
www.johnlegg.org
July 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
***Historian hivemind***
My colleague and friend, @legg.bsky.social , is an engaged historian of Indigenous and Civil War history. Any leads are greatly appreciated.
My colleague and friend, @legg.bsky.social , is an engaged historian of Indigenous and Civil War history. Any leads are greatly appreciated.
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***Historian hivemind***
Does anyone happen to have any secondary source recommendations (articles, books, etc.) on anti-apartheid activism at U.S. college campuses during the 1980s?
Does anyone happen to have any secondary source recommendations (articles, books, etc.) on anti-apartheid activism at U.S. college campuses during the 1980s?
July 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
***Historian hivemind***
Does anyone happen to have any secondary source recommendations (articles, books, etc.) on anti-apartheid activism at U.S. college campuses during the 1980s?
Does anyone happen to have any secondary source recommendations (articles, books, etc.) on anti-apartheid activism at U.S. college campuses during the 1980s?
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Kids playing Ozzy's Crazy Train on xylophones
July 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Kids playing Ozzy's Crazy Train on xylophones
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
June 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Wake tf America
March 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Wake tf America
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
My work also stolen and used for profit without permission
My work also stolen and used for profit without permission
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
My work also stolen and used for profit without permission
My work also stolen and used for profit without permission
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NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
![I am the immigration attorney for Jerce Reyes Barrios, born in January 16, 1989 in Venezuela. 2. In February and March 2024, Mr. Reyes Barrios marched in two demonstrations in Venezuela protesting the authoritarian rule of Maduro. At the second demonstration, he was detained and taken to a clandestine building where he was tortured (electric shocks and suffocation) along with other demonstrators. 3. Shortly after his release, he fled Venezuela for the United States. He registered with CBP One in Mexico, then presented himself to CBP officials on the day of his appointment. He was taken into custody and detained at Otay Mesa Detention Facility in September 2024. 4. We applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection in December 2024. His final individual hearing is set for April 17, 2025 before Judge Robinson at the Otay Mesa Immigration Court. 5. On March 15, 2025, Mr. Reyes Barrios was deported to El Salvador with no notice to counsel or family. It was not until March 18, 2025 that counsel was able to reach an ICE official and learn that he had in fact been deported. 6. Mr. Reyes Barrios was/is a professional soccer player in Venezuela. He has never been arrested or charged with a crime. He has a steady employment record as a soccer player, as well as a soccer coach for children and youth. 7. Initially, Mr. Reyes Barrios was placed in maximum security at Otay Mesa and accused of being a Tren de Aragua gang member. The accusation is based on two things. First, he has a tattoo on his arm of a crown sitting atop a soccer ball with a rosary and the word "Dies." OHS alleges that this tattoo is proof of gang membership. In reality, he chose this tattoo, because it is similar to the logo for his favorite soccer team Real Madrid. See logo below. [pictures of the tattoo and the pictures of the logo]. 8. Second, OHS reviewed his social media posts and found a photo of Mr. Reyes Barrios making a hand gesture that they allege is proof of gang membership.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifncv2sfxob3h7ozdkoymku3wfpbknlroa6bric46v5y7asbrzrim@jpeg)
March 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
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Meanwhile over on the other place, rightwing free speech warriors (this guy is a former DeSantis campaign staffer) are calling for me to be denaturalized and deported because they don’t like my political speech. This is what fascism and racism looks like, folks.
March 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Meanwhile over on the other place, rightwing free speech warriors (this guy is a former DeSantis campaign staffer) are calling for me to be denaturalized and deported because they don’t like my political speech. This is what fascism and racism looks like, folks.
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Mark Zuckerberg says 'fact-checkers have a liberal bias.' But facts are facts—they don't have a bias. What he's really saying is that liberals are factually correct more often... and somehow that's a bad thing. 🤔
January 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Mark Zuckerberg says 'fact-checkers have a liberal bias.' But facts are facts—they don't have a bias. What he's really saying is that liberals are factually correct more often... and somehow that's a bad thing. 🤔
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/o...
If your students work hard on all your assignments and don’t learn the material, maybe check the quality of your assignments, Professor Grant?
If your students work hard on all your assignments and don’t learn the material, maybe check the quality of your assignments, Professor Grant?
Opinion | No, You Don’t Get an A for Effort
High marks reward excellence, not grit.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:16 AM
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/o...
If your students work hard on all your assignments and don’t learn the material, maybe check the quality of your assignments, Professor Grant?
If your students work hard on all your assignments and don’t learn the material, maybe check the quality of your assignments, Professor Grant?
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Bluesky!
December 25, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Bluesky!
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I've seen a child with tetanus, I've treated near fatal infections after chicken pox, and I've pronounced children dead from COVID whose parents refused to have them vaccinated.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
December 13, 2024 at 1:38 PM
I've seen a child with tetanus, I've treated near fatal infections after chicken pox, and I've pronounced children dead from COVID whose parents refused to have them vaccinated.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
We have lost our minds... and are about to lose so many of our precious children.
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Ok, what happened to Nancy Mace this time
December 12, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Ok, what happened to Nancy Mace this time
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Right? “We’ll do this right away, sir, just please order your Republican members to vote with us!” Do itttt!!!
Chuck Schumer should immediately announce Democrats will accede to Trump's wishes here and do away with the Electoral College once and for all.
Here's that bipartisan push the pundits are looking for. Let's go!
Here's that bipartisan push the pundits are looking for. Let's go!
um what’re we doin here
December 10, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Right? “We’ll do this right away, sir, just please order your Republican members to vote with us!” Do itttt!!!
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“Gabbard’s longstanding association with a shadowy rightwing cult, history of suspicious uses of campaign funds, habitual conspiracism and advocacy for bloodthirsty dictators (including Syria’s Assad as well as Putin) all raise a multiplicity of red flags.”
www.publicnotice.co/p/tulsi-gabb...
www.publicnotice.co/p/tulsi-gabb...
Tulsi Gabbard and Trump's scheme to gut the intel agencies
It's hard to envision a less suited intelligence chief. That’s a feature, not a bug.
www.publicnotice.co
November 29, 2024 at 6:29 PM
“Gabbard’s longstanding association with a shadowy rightwing cult, history of suspicious uses of campaign funds, habitual conspiracism and advocacy for bloodthirsty dictators (including Syria’s Assad as well as Putin) all raise a multiplicity of red flags.”
www.publicnotice.co/p/tulsi-gabb...
www.publicnotice.co/p/tulsi-gabb...
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U.S. border agents seized 3,000 fake Gibson guitars that arrived from Asia at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport.
They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history.
They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history.
U.S. Border Agents Seize 3,000 Fake Gibson Guitars
They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history, officials said.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:21 AM
U.S. border agents seized 3,000 fake Gibson guitars that arrived from Asia at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport.
They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history.
They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history.
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Did the Truth sign hit Vivek over the head again at Mar-a-Lago???
November 28, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Did the Truth sign hit Vivek over the head again at Mar-a-Lago???
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Indeed. Must have been commissioned by Obergruppenführer Musk.
November 28, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Indeed. Must have been commissioned by Obergruppenführer Musk.
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Watch this. Every damn day.
Everyday is a good day to watch Jon Stewart obliterate a Republican hypocrite. lol
November 27, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Watch this. Every damn day.
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From 2013-2023, Canada's overall crime rate has stayed pretty flat but the rate of shootings has doubled. 90% of handguns in Canada come from the US.
No Canadian politician is proposing tariffs on the US until they stop their flow of guns, but it would be more reasonable than Trump's fentanyl bluff
No Canadian politician is proposing tariffs on the US until they stop their flow of guns, but it would be more reasonable than Trump's fentanyl bluff
November 26, 2024 at 3:34 PM
From 2013-2023, Canada's overall crime rate has stayed pretty flat but the rate of shootings has doubled. 90% of handguns in Canada come from the US.
No Canadian politician is proposing tariffs on the US until they stop their flow of guns, but it would be more reasonable than Trump's fentanyl bluff
No Canadian politician is proposing tariffs on the US until they stop their flow of guns, but it would be more reasonable than Trump's fentanyl bluff
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Pathetic seeing people take Elon's DOGE BS seriously.
People dislike government in the abstract but like most of the things it does.
And we've been cutting gov for decades. Fed workforce is about half of what it was 50 years ago relative to population. There's not much meat left on the bone.
People dislike government in the abstract but like most of the things it does.
And we've been cutting gov for decades. Fed workforce is about half of what it was 50 years ago relative to population. There's not much meat left on the bone.
November 26, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Pathetic seeing people take Elon's DOGE BS seriously.
People dislike government in the abstract but like most of the things it does.
And we've been cutting gov for decades. Fed workforce is about half of what it was 50 years ago relative to population. There's not much meat left on the bone.
People dislike government in the abstract but like most of the things it does.
And we've been cutting gov for decades. Fed workforce is about half of what it was 50 years ago relative to population. There's not much meat left on the bone.