Dave Fortin
@davidwfortin.bsky.social
History teacher in Philadelphia. APUSH, AP Govt, AP Euro. Dogfather. Irish dance dad. STL Cards, Blues, and STLCity fan. Army vet (Gulf War). Notre Dame alum. Gen X. "The air tasted of lies.” S. De Beauvoir
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Dave Fortin
@davidwfortin.bsky.social
· Aug 19
Watchers of the Sky Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Documentary HD
YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Indie
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Rewatching "The Watchers of the Skies" which is a hard but beautiful film on genocide. Rafael Lemkin quote:
"It is not the cargo of a vessel that is at stake, but humanity with its spiritual heritage in which the whole world partakes."
youtu.be/1e0HFCKcVhc?...
"It is not the cargo of a vessel that is at stake, but humanity with its spiritual heritage in which the whole world partakes."
youtu.be/1e0HFCKcVhc?...
I'm a vet and employer doesn't take the day off, so I always have this thing where I debate what I'm teaching is more important than calling out and doing my thing.
This year I think I'll go in. If y'all want a film rec, Coppola's Gardens of Stone is one of the best.
youtu.be/nXbEHBE7DFc?...
This year I think I'll go in. If y'all want a film rec, Coppola's Gardens of Stone is one of the best.
youtu.be/nXbEHBE7DFc?...
Gardens of Stone (1987) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
YouTube video by HD Retro Trailers
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November 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I'm a vet and employer doesn't take the day off, so I always have this thing where I debate what I'm teaching is more important than calling out and doing my thing.
This year I think I'll go in. If y'all want a film rec, Coppola's Gardens of Stone is one of the best.
youtu.be/nXbEHBE7DFc?...
This year I think I'll go in. If y'all want a film rec, Coppola's Gardens of Stone is one of the best.
youtu.be/nXbEHBE7DFc?...
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I feel silly publicizing a book in these times BUT my book describes how constitutional structures allowed the accumulation of generational wealth + rights for settlers and white people. These are the same advantages MAGA is trying to preserve today. Pre-order page:
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I feel silly publicizing a book in these times BUT my book describes how constitutional structures allowed the accumulation of generational wealth + rights for settlers and white people. These are the same advantages MAGA is trying to preserve today. Pre-order page:
I'm reading the new book of essays by Foner---he included this essay from Politico on the Fugitive Slave Act and how this broad expansion of federal power was at odds with the usual states' rights rhetoric from the South--very similar to our issues with ICE and CBP:
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
When the South Wasn’t a Fan of States’ Rights
The strange, often forgotten, history of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I'm reading the new book of essays by Foner---he included this essay from Politico on the Fugitive Slave Act and how this broad expansion of federal power was at odds with the usual states' rights rhetoric from the South--very similar to our issues with ICE and CBP:
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
I wish our pols would listen more to Bruce, but he's out there still doing his thing after all of these years---here he is live in May with the E Street Band doing The Land of Hope and Dreams and he tells it like it is:
youtu.be/M2-y-3a9RPg?...
youtu.be/M2-y-3a9RPg?...
Bruce Springsteen - Land of Hope and Dreams (Manchester May 14, 2025 [Official Live Video])
YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I wish our pols would listen more to Bruce, but he's out there still doing his thing after all of these years---here he is live in May with the E Street Band doing The Land of Hope and Dreams and he tells it like it is:
youtu.be/M2-y-3a9RPg?...
youtu.be/M2-y-3a9RPg?...
So, Tarrant County is full-on Nazi?
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
So, Tarrant County is full-on Nazi?
My life as the chauffeur for a teen girl:
Friday drive 2 hours each way to pick her up and bring her to Philly
Saturday get up stupid early for the 5K Italian Stallion Rocky Run
Sunday at an Irish dance—
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Friday drive 2 hours each way to pick her up and bring her to Philly
Saturday get up stupid early for the 5K Italian Stallion Rocky Run
Sunday at an Irish dance—
rockyrun.com/wp-content/u...
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My life as the chauffeur for a teen girl:
Friday drive 2 hours each way to pick her up and bring her to Philly
Saturday get up stupid early for the 5K Italian Stallion Rocky Run
Sunday at an Irish dance—
rockyrun.com/wp-content/u...
Friday drive 2 hours each way to pick her up and bring her to Philly
Saturday get up stupid early for the 5K Italian Stallion Rocky Run
Sunday at an Irish dance—
rockyrun.com/wp-content/u...
Reading the WSJ on-line and in their article on Trump and affordability they're throwing some serious shade with this photo/caption:
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Reading the WSJ on-line and in their article on Trump and affordability they're throwing some serious shade with this photo/caption:
Reposted by Dave Fortin
Via @alexhairysun.bsky.social:
"EPD has been notified by the FBI that there is a federal investigation into the incident and will be serving the City and Department with legal process to prohibit release of incident and crash reports, BWC footage, and other evidence associated with this incident."
"EPD has been notified by the FBI that there is a federal investigation into the incident and will be serving the City and Department with legal process to prohibit release of incident and crash reports, BWC footage, and other evidence associated with this incident."
FBI investigating recent incident involving feds in Evanston, blocks city from releasing records - Evanston RoundTable
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation into the car crash and subsequent confrontation between federal immigration agents and
evanstonroundtable.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Via @alexhairysun.bsky.social:
"EPD has been notified by the FBI that there is a federal investigation into the incident and will be serving the City and Department with legal process to prohibit release of incident and crash reports, BWC footage, and other evidence associated with this incident."
"EPD has been notified by the FBI that there is a federal investigation into the incident and will be serving the City and Department with legal process to prohibit release of incident and crash reports, BWC footage, and other evidence associated with this incident."
Speaking of sandwiches, I made a pit stop on the way home IYKYK
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Speaking of sandwiches, I made a pit stop on the way home IYKYK
V for Vendetta - The Revolutionary Speech
YouTube video by ΑιχμηροΣ
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November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
From the Inquirer:
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
From the Inquirer:
Arroyo is from Puerto Rico and will be Lancaster's first Latino mayor.
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Arroyo is from Puerto Rico and will be Lancaster's first Latino mayor.
Reposted by Dave Fortin
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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just in: Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner is on track to win easily.
With roughly a quarter of the vote reporting, he leads Pat Dugan 81% to 19%.
Krasner already beat Dugan in the Dem primary... and Dugan kept running as the GOP nominee. (My write-up: boltsmag.org/2025-prosecu...)
With roughly a quarter of the vote reporting, he leads Pat Dugan 81% to 19%.
Krasner already beat Dugan in the Dem primary... and Dugan kept running as the GOP nominee. (My write-up: boltsmag.org/2025-prosecu...)
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
just in: Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner is on track to win easily.
With roughly a quarter of the vote reporting, he leads Pat Dugan 81% to 19%.
Krasner already beat Dugan in the Dem primary... and Dugan kept running as the GOP nominee. (My write-up: boltsmag.org/2025-prosecu...)
With roughly a quarter of the vote reporting, he leads Pat Dugan 81% to 19%.
Krasner already beat Dugan in the Dem primary... and Dugan kept running as the GOP nominee. (My write-up: boltsmag.org/2025-prosecu...)
One of the Philly suburban counties will have polls open until 10 PM, likely holding up the PA results until later due to a snafu by the county elections board:
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
One of the Philly suburban counties will have polls open until 10 PM, likely holding up the PA results until later due to a snafu by the county elections board:
Reposted by Dave Fortin
I've been tied up getting my Q1 grades completed and conducting a review of a fellow prep school's history program, so I've fallen behind in the Arendt QOTD. For election day today, something from Bonhoeffer on the importance of the state to protect against the Void:
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I've been tied up getting my Q1 grades completed and conducting a review of a fellow prep school's history program, so I've fallen behind in the Arendt QOTD. For election day today, something from Bonhoeffer on the importance of the state to protect against the Void:
I've been tied up getting my Q1 grades completed and conducting a review of a fellow prep school's history program, so I've fallen behind in the Arendt QOTD. For election day today, something from Bonhoeffer on the importance of the state to protect against the Void:
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I've been tied up getting my Q1 grades completed and conducting a review of a fellow prep school's history program, so I've fallen behind in the Arendt QOTD. For election day today, something from Bonhoeffer on the importance of the state to protect against the Void:
Reposted by Dave Fortin
1st for Masyn Winn.
4th #stlcards shortstop to win.
100th Gold Glove for #Cardinals club.
More here: www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
4th #stlcards shortstop to win.
100th Gold Glove for #Cardinals club.
More here: www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
Shortstop Masyn Winn secures 1st career Gold Glove Award, wins Cardinals' 100th overall
Winn, a finalist for Rawlings' top honor in each of his two seasons as the Cardinals' everyday shortstop, becomes the fourth Cardinals shortstop to win.
www.stltoday.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
1st for Masyn Winn.
4th #stlcards shortstop to win.
100th Gold Glove for #Cardinals club.
More here: www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
4th #stlcards shortstop to win.
100th Gold Glove for #Cardinals club.
More here: www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
Reposted by Dave Fortin
Rogers Hornsby: People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
Rogers Hornsby's Therapist: Let's unpack that, Roger.
Rogers Hornsby: It's "Rogers"
Rogers Hornsby's Therapist: Let's unpack that, Roger.
Rogers Hornsby: It's "Rogers"
November 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Rogers Hornsby: People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
Rogers Hornsby's Therapist: Let's unpack that, Roger.
Rogers Hornsby: It's "Rogers"
Rogers Hornsby's Therapist: Let's unpack that, Roger.
Rogers Hornsby: It's "Rogers"