The Alternate Historian
@althistorian.bsky.social
I use alternate history and fake maps to talk about real history. Hosted by Matt Mitrovich (he/him). Proud Chicagoan.
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/thealternatehistorian
Email: ahwupdate at gmail dot com
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/thealternatehistorian
Email: ahwupdate at gmail dot com
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What If Rome Conquered Ireland?
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…Thank God for Puppet Shows
February 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM
…Thank God for Puppet Shows
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Actually what is a plausible communist America timeline? Besides Back in the USSA or Reds, is there any good ones out there?
Someday I'll have the bandwidth to research and write a Communist America AH story that actually gets into just how weird such a country would be instead of "USSR, but America."
February 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Actually what is a plausible communist America timeline? Besides Back in the USSA or Reds, is there any good ones out there?
Its me. I'm one of those two dozen.
I do find myself wanting to write a Jess Nevins style annotation on Back in the USSA, which is singularly pointless, since I think there are probably two dozen people who own a copy, and no-one's shown any urge to republish it
February 15, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Its me. I'm one of those two dozen.
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Old golden age of space exploration commuter and trade station bypassed by newer, more longer-range FTL gates.
Concourses and facilities designed as the height of contemporary luxury a hundred years ago or more now mostly abandoned, lit by flickering lights and the occasional lurching automaton.
Concourses and facilities designed as the height of contemporary luxury a hundred years ago or more now mostly abandoned, lit by flickering lights and the occasional lurching automaton.
February 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Old golden age of space exploration commuter and trade station bypassed by newer, more longer-range FTL gates.
Concourses and facilities designed as the height of contemporary luxury a hundred years ago or more now mostly abandoned, lit by flickering lights and the occasional lurching automaton.
Concourses and facilities designed as the height of contemporary luxury a hundred years ago or more now mostly abandoned, lit by flickering lights and the occasional lurching automaton.
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I mean our literal national motto is e pluribus unum and our country is symbolized with a gigantic statue in the harbor of our biggest city announcing our open door.
February 15, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I mean our literal national motto is e pluribus unum and our country is symbolized with a gigantic statue in the harbor of our biggest city announcing our open door.
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Oh my God no way
February 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Oh my God no way
For Stirling, probably not. I didn't really enjoy the first book (just more of the same from the author), but for Wild Cards I'd love to do something on that series. Lot of interesting bits of worldbuilding.
@althistorian.bsky.social Hi big fan of your content. Was wondering if there was a possibility of you doing a review on SM Sterling's make darkness light book series and or doing a timeline overview of George RR Martin's wild card series
February 15, 2026 at 7:50 PM
For Stirling, probably not. I didn't really enjoy the first book (just more of the same from the author), but for Wild Cards I'd love to do something on that series. Lot of interesting bits of worldbuilding.
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It's pedocons all the way down.
Erika Kirk is once again facing controversy over alleged text messages between her and a 15-year-old dating back to 2014.
Some have condemned Erika Kirk's actions, using strong terms such as "disgusting" and "criminal." Meanwhile, the mother of two has yet to address the allegations publicly.
Some have condemned Erika Kirk's actions, using strong terms such as "disgusting" and "criminal." Meanwhile, the mother of two has yet to address the allegations publicly.
Erika Kirk Faces Backlash Over Alleged 'Inappropriate' Texts With A 15-Year-Old: 'Absolutely Vile'
Purported Texts Between Erika Kirk And A 15-Year-Old Go Viral Sparking Backlash And 'Grooming' Allegations
www.yahoo.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
It's pedocons all the way down.
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This is not an area where AOC agrees with JD Vance and Josh Hawley what the fuck are you talking about
"The Ascent of populist movements is telling us that governments have have strayed too far from being responsive to the working class"
This is probably the only area where AOC agrees with JD Vance and Josh Hawley.
This is probably the only area where AOC agrees with JD Vance and Josh Hawley.
February 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This is not an area where AOC agrees with JD Vance and Josh Hawley what the fuck are you talking about
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"Though HHS officials have said RFK Jr. was not involved in the Moderna flu-shot decision, it’s difficult not to see his influence at work given his long (and dishonest) record of attacking mRNA technology."
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like
A shocking move by RFK Jr.’s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.
www.thebulwark.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"Though HHS officials have said RFK Jr. was not involved in the Moderna flu-shot decision, it’s difficult not to see his influence at work given his long (and dishonest) record of attacking mRNA technology."
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-wh...
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Thomas Stevens , the first person to successfully girdle the globe on a bicycle, riding his penny farthing through California's tule grass marshes at dusk
Engraving by H.E. Sylvester after a drawing by William A. Rogers for the April 1885 Outing magazine
Engraving by H.E. Sylvester after a drawing by William A. Rogers for the April 1885 Outing magazine
February 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Thomas Stevens , the first person to successfully girdle the globe on a bicycle, riding his penny farthing through California's tule grass marshes at dusk
Engraving by H.E. Sylvester after a drawing by William A. Rogers for the April 1885 Outing magazine
Engraving by H.E. Sylvester after a drawing by William A. Rogers for the April 1885 Outing magazine
Don't mind me I'm just monte cristoing my counts.
Call me if you want to house my bleak
Who up Greating they Expectations
February 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Don't mind me I'm just monte cristoing my counts.
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Hating the apostate more than the pagan
The "both sides are bad" crowd are annoying enough, but the "Republicans are more left then the Dems" people are downright wreckers. Like so called anti-imperialists cheering for Russia.
February 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Hating the apostate more than the pagan
This may also be what I like to call "Texas Derangement Syndrome". This is a misplaced belief that Texas is a secret bastion of progressives and the Dems just need to say the right magic words to manifest Blexas. Meanwhile no amount of polling or chud actions will convince people otherwise.
Look I have my issues with Newsom, but you are certifiably insane if you think trans people have it better under Abbott.
February 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This may also be what I like to call "Texas Derangement Syndrome". This is a misplaced belief that Texas is a secret bastion of progressives and the Dems just need to say the right magic words to manifest Blexas. Meanwhile no amount of polling or chud actions will convince people otherwise.
Look I have my issues with Newsom, but you are certifiably insane if you think trans people have it better under Abbott.
February 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Look I have my issues with Newsom, but you are certifiably insane if you think trans people have it better under Abbott.
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James Gurney's canvas for the 1st edition of John Dalmas' Homecoming (1984)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
February 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
James Gurney's canvas for the 1st edition of John Dalmas' Homecoming (1984)
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist
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The thing about Casablanca being the greatest film of all time is people don't believe you and then they watch it
You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????
February 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The thing about Casablanca being the greatest film of all time is people don't believe you and then they watch it
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There's a lot that's really wrong about this but the part I hate the most is the embrace of the racialist language of "white culture"
I can assure you that you do not in fact want that.
February 15, 2026 at 10:44 AM
There's a lot that's really wrong about this but the part I hate the most is the embrace of the racialist language of "white culture"
I've seen the argument that most people don't know what a totenkopf is and thus it's plausible for a guy to think they're just getting a skull tattoo while drunk in Croatia. But even if I'm willing to accept that for an average person, I don't think I can accept that in this specific situation. 1/
Just gonna say there are plenty of insurgent, anti-establishment candidates WITHOUT Nazi tattoos that the New Republic could have featured instead of Platner.
You could ABSOLUTELY make the point that Ds are mad at the centrist leaders of the party WITHOUT helping rehabilitate this particular guy.
You could ABSOLUTELY make the point that Ds are mad at the centrist leaders of the party WITHOUT helping rehabilitate this particular guy.
February 15, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I've seen the argument that most people don't know what a totenkopf is and thus it's plausible for a guy to think they're just getting a skull tattoo while drunk in Croatia. But even if I'm willing to accept that for an average person, I don't think I can accept that in this specific situation. 1/
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Yeah, the Nazi tattoo is part of the appeal for Platner for a lot of people. His candidacy is supposed to signal the left no longer concerns itself with “woke” issues like public displays of bigotry.
Just gonna say there are plenty of insurgent, anti-establishment candidates WITHOUT Nazi tattoos that the New Republic could have featured instead of Platner.
You could ABSOLUTELY make the point that Ds are mad at the centrist leaders of the party WITHOUT helping rehabilitate this particular guy.
You could ABSOLUTELY make the point that Ds are mad at the centrist leaders of the party WITHOUT helping rehabilitate this particular guy.
February 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Yeah, the Nazi tattoo is part of the appeal for Platner for a lot of people. His candidacy is supposed to signal the left no longer concerns itself with “woke” issues like public displays of bigotry.
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That old Kennedy magic (applies also to dangerous lunatics).
The RFK number seems like a massive failure of the media to explain what RFK is doing to our public health system and how catastrophic it will be
Net favorability of how Americans view
Trump: -18
Hegseth: -15
Vance: -14
Rubio: -10
RFK Jr: -4
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Trump: -18
Hegseth: -15
Vance: -14
Rubio: -10
RFK Jr: -4
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
February 15, 2026 at 2:21 PM
That old Kennedy magic (applies also to dangerous lunatics).
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so much “political” reporting is an endless stream of “Otis. P. Dickhead has demonstrated many times that he’s dumb as a box of rocks and never speaks in good faith. We talked to him to get to the core of his ideas”
February 15, 2026 at 2:21 PM
so much “political” reporting is an endless stream of “Otis. P. Dickhead has demonstrated many times that he’s dumb as a box of rocks and never speaks in good faith. We talked to him to get to the core of his ideas”
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Joe Rogan knows he is bad and continues to do it anyway
Joe Rogan profits from his influence but disclaims responsibility for it. “I talk shit for a living,” he said during a stand-up set. “If you’re taking vaccine advice from me, is that really my fault?” And yet he does not hesitate to dispense it. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/7BFkTt
Listening to Joe Rogan
How a gift for shooting the shit turned into an online empire—and a political force.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Joe Rogan knows he is bad and continues to do it anyway
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The RFK number seems like a massive failure of the media to explain what RFK is doing to our public health system and how catastrophic it will be
Net favorability of how Americans view
Trump: -18
Hegseth: -15
Vance: -14
Rubio: -10
RFK Jr: -4
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Trump: -18
Hegseth: -15
Vance: -14
Rubio: -10
RFK Jr: -4
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
How Americans view key members of the Trump administration
A 58% majority say they have an unfavorable view of President Donald Trump, and 40% have a favorable view.
www.pewresearch.org
February 15, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The RFK number seems like a massive failure of the media to explain what RFK is doing to our public health system and how catastrophic it will be