Dan Howlett
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Adjunct at George Mason University and University of Richmond; GMU History PhD researching early American disability and religion; Formerly doing DH at RRCHMN; GWU Fencing coach; Ask Me Anything coordinator at r/AskHistorians
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Between this and the story about the ice agents who ate at a Mexican restaurant and then arrested some of its workers when they were done, it's a reminder that these people reject even the most basic social agreements of hospitality and of helping others. They're sociopaths.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Between this and the story about the ice agents who ate at a Mexican restaurant and then arrested some of its workers when they were done, it's a reminder that these people reject even the most basic social agreements of hospitality and of helping others. They're sociopaths.
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Absolutely top-tier AMA answers are getting handed out like candy in here, come ask more questions so @historybrian.bsky.social never gets to leave.
Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have an AMA with @historybrian.bsky.social for his new book Brown and Blue from @uncpress.bsky.social
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February 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Absolutely top-tier AMA answers are getting handed out like candy in here, come ask more questions so @historybrian.bsky.social never gets to leave.
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Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have an AMA with @historybrian.bsky.social for his new book Brown and Blue from @uncpress.bsky.social
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February 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have an AMA with @historybrian.bsky.social for his new book Brown and Blue from @uncpress.bsky.social
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"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
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Ken Noe is a great scholar and even better person. Go pepper him with Civil War related questions.
Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have an AMA with @kennethwnoe.bsky.social for his new book Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend. Come check it out!
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February 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Ken Noe is a great scholar and even better person. Go pepper him with Civil War related questions.
Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have an AMA with @kennethwnoe.bsky.social for his new book Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend. Come check it out!
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February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have an AMA with @kennethwnoe.bsky.social for his new book Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend. Come check it out!
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Some would say that we're just celebrating natural variance based on a 4-week rolling average that saw their activity metrics decline slightly while ours held stable, but we're historians and therefore not obliged to be numerate.
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Some would say that we're just celebrating natural variance based on a 4-week rolling average that saw their activity metrics decline slightly while ours held stable, but we're historians and therefore not obliged to be numerate.
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One of these platforms has been home to a decade-long project to bring curated, high-quality and in-depth public history content into people's feeds every day.
Just saying.
Just saying.
Trump job approval rating by news platform
🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
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🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40
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February 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
One of these platforms has been home to a decade-long project to bring curated, high-quality and in-depth public history content into people's feeds every day.
Just saying.
Just saying.
We have a great AMA today on @askhistorians.bsky.social with Edward Curtis on Arab and Muslim American history! Come check it out! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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February 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
We have a great AMA today on @askhistorians.bsky.social with Edward Curtis on Arab and Muslim American history! Come check it out! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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It's on now! I am at the AskHistorians Reddit Forum answering questions about KGB spy fiction & my new book #KGBLiterati! See you there! @socintelhist.bsky.social
We have an AMA on KGB spy fiction with @chekistmonitor.bsky.social over on @askhistorians.bsky.social today! Come check it out!
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February 2, 2026 at 7:38 PM
It's on now! I am at the AskHistorians Reddit Forum answering questions about KGB spy fiction & my new book #KGBLiterati! See you there! @socintelhist.bsky.social
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Hello new followers!
We're glad that our goal here resonated, but it's not what this account usually does. We're (mostly) about showcasing the great history questions and answers from our community.
We'd love it if you clicked on them when you see them! It's all free and written by volunteers.
We're glad that our goal here resonated, but it's not what this account usually does. We're (mostly) about showcasing the great history questions and answers from our community.
We'd love it if you clicked on them when you see them! It's all free and written by volunteers.
Please make it your new resolution to visit AskHistorians once a week, because we've never been this invested in overtaking another community.
February 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Hello new followers!
We're glad that our goal here resonated, but it's not what this account usually does. We're (mostly) about showcasing the great history questions and answers from our community.
We'd love it if you clicked on them when you see them! It's all free and written by volunteers.
We're glad that our goal here resonated, but it's not what this account usually does. We're (mostly) about showcasing the great history questions and answers from our community.
We'd love it if you clicked on them when you see them! It's all free and written by volunteers.
We have an AMA on KGB spy fiction with @chekistmonitor.bsky.social over on @askhistorians.bsky.social today! Come check it out!
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February 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
We have an AMA on KGB spy fiction with @chekistmonitor.bsky.social over on @askhistorians.bsky.social today! Come check it out!
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As I'm always saying, people are hungry for good history! And AskHistorians is the community that offers you nothing but the best!
Please make it your new resolution to visit AskHistorians once a week, because we've never been this invested in overtaking another community.
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 PM
As I'm always saying, people are hungry for good history! And AskHistorians is the community that offers you nothing but the best!
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Also if you're a historian intrigued that we get more visitors in a week than the Smithsonian Museum of American History, then please do keep us in mind for your public engagement needs.
February 1, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Also if you're a historian intrigued that we get more visitors in a week than the Smithsonian Museum of American History, then please do keep us in mind for your public engagement needs.
Next weekend is my birthday, please give this to me!
Please make it your new resolution to visit AskHistorians once a week, because we've never been this invested in overtaking another community.
February 1, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Next weekend is my birthday, please give this to me!
Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have Foster Chamberlin for an AMA about UnCivil Guard: Policing, Military Culture, and the Coming of the Spanish Civil War
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January 30, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social we have Foster Chamberlin for an AMA about UnCivil Guard: Policing, Military Culture, and the Coming of the Spanish Civil War
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Check out #AskHistorians Reddit forum, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, 11 AM US Eastern Time!
I'll be doing a live Q&A session known as Ask Me Anything (AMA) on my new book #KGBLiterati.
Your chance to "ask me anything" about KGB spy fiction. @socintelhist.bsky.social
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I'll be doing a live Q&A session known as Ask Me Anything (AMA) on my new book #KGBLiterati.
Your chance to "ask me anything" about KGB spy fiction. @socintelhist.bsky.social
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January 29, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Check out #AskHistorians Reddit forum, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, 11 AM US Eastern Time!
I'll be doing a live Q&A session known as Ask Me Anything (AMA) on my new book #KGBLiterati.
Your chance to "ask me anything" about KGB spy fiction. @socintelhist.bsky.social
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I'll be doing a live Q&A session known as Ask Me Anything (AMA) on my new book #KGBLiterati.
Your chance to "ask me anything" about KGB spy fiction. @socintelhist.bsky.social
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We have an AMA with @schoolfuss.bsky.social today over on @askhistorians.bsky.social talking about the history of education culture wars! Come check it out! @uchicagopress.bsky.social
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AMA: The Education Culture Wars, 1970 to the Present
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January 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM
We have an AMA with @schoolfuss.bsky.social today over on @askhistorians.bsky.social talking about the history of education culture wars! Come check it out! @uchicagopress.bsky.social
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Rep. Veronica Escobar on a homicide in a Texas immigrant detention facility: "I've learned nothing else from DHS, and I think what's also very telling is DHS tried to deport the witnesses to this homicide"
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Rep. Veronica Escobar on a homicide in a Texas immigrant detention facility: "I've learned nothing else from DHS, and I think what's also very telling is DHS tried to deport the witnesses to this homicide"
We have a timely AMA today with @johnmkinder.bsky.social and Jen Murray on the memory of the Civil War in a polarized America over on @askhistorians.bsky.social- Come check it out!
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January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
We have a timely AMA today with @johnmkinder.bsky.social and Jen Murray on the memory of the Civil War in a polarized America over on @askhistorians.bsky.social- Come check it out!
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
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Almost 256 years ago, when British soldiers were occupying a city that was restless in their presence but still firmly part of the empire, a confrontation ended in the shooting death of five people, with 6 more wounded. This offset image of the Boston Massacre is so evocative. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Almost 256 years ago, when British soldiers were occupying a city that was restless in their presence but still firmly part of the empire, a confrontation ended in the shooting death of five people, with 6 more wounded. This offset image of the Boston Massacre is so evocative. 1/
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People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.