Tom Ferguson
@drtcfergus.bsky.social
Ruining history for people since 2001.
Siri, show me the best example of replacing actual Christianity and what the Bible actually says with white Christian nationalism…
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 4, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Siri, show me the best example of replacing actual Christianity and what the Bible actually says with white Christian nationalism…
Just got my annual hearing test and reprogramming of hearing aids and wow the world is a scarily noisy place how do you normals do this every day. Freaked out that my tongue makes so much noise when I talk. Usually takes my brain 7-14 days to readjust....
a man in a suit and tie is screaming with his mouth open and the words `` loud noises '' written on his face .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is screaming with his mouth open and the words `` loud noises '' written on his face .
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February 2, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Just got my annual hearing test and reprogramming of hearing aids and wow the world is a scarily noisy place how do you normals do this every day. Freaked out that my tongue makes so much noise when I talk. Usually takes my brain 7-14 days to readjust....
5 classes you took at university
1. Geological Catastrophes
2. 3 Generals in the Lord's Army: Religion and Slave Revolts
3. Newton to Einstein: the Story of Light
4. Non-Canonical Gospels
5. The One that had Dar Williams In It
1. Geological Catastrophes
2. 3 Generals in the Lord's Army: Religion and Slave Revolts
3. Newton to Einstein: the Story of Light
4. Non-Canonical Gospels
5. The One that had Dar Williams In It
5 classes you took in university
1. Introduction to Byzantine History
2. Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon Cultural History
3. The Reformation in Mecklenburg
4. German literature of the Crusades
5. NT Greek
1. Introduction to Byzantine History
2. Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon Cultural History
3. The Reformation in Mecklenburg
4. German literature of the Crusades
5. NT Greek
5 classes you took in university:
1. Invertebrate anatomy
2. Environmental biology
3. Evolutionary psychology
4. Symbiosis and parasitology
5. Dissertation: Self directed behaviour in the Sulawesi Black Crested Macaque.
1. Invertebrate anatomy
2. Environmental biology
3. Evolutionary psychology
4. Symbiosis and parasitology
5. Dissertation: Self directed behaviour in the Sulawesi Black Crested Macaque.
February 1, 2026 at 12:53 PM
5 classes you took at university
1. Geological Catastrophes
2. 3 Generals in the Lord's Army: Religion and Slave Revolts
3. Newton to Einstein: the Story of Light
4. Non-Canonical Gospels
5. The One that had Dar Williams In It
1. Geological Catastrophes
2. 3 Generals in the Lord's Army: Religion and Slave Revolts
3. Newton to Einstein: the Story of Light
4. Non-Canonical Gospels
5. The One that had Dar Williams In It
“Charles I was unjustly convicted & wrongly executed but calling him martyr is an oversimplification of complex intersection of religion and politics in the 1600s, even a rewriting of history, as well as potentially expanding concept of martyrdom in really problematic areas.”
January 30, 2026 at 6:32 PM
“Charles I was unjustly convicted & wrongly executed but calling him martyr is an oversimplification of complex intersection of religion and politics in the 1600s, even a rewriting of history, as well as potentially expanding concept of martyrdom in really problematic areas.”
A reminder of one of Commander Adama's most important convictions: "There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state. The other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
a man in a black uniform says so say we all in front of flags
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January 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
A reminder of one of Commander Adama's most important convictions: "There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state. The other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
On day Most Rev & Rt Hon Sarah Mullally formally becomes Archbishop of Canterbury, giving thanks for this historic appointment, and finding it still emblematic of Anglicanism's imperial hangover that while a woman can be appointed, a non-British or non-Commonwealth citizen cannot.
January 28, 2026 at 7:39 PM
On day Most Rev & Rt Hon Sarah Mullally formally becomes Archbishop of Canterbury, giving thanks for this historic appointment, and finding it still emblematic of Anglicanism's imperial hangover that while a woman can be appointed, a non-British or non-Commonwealth citizen cannot.
Dog was all “Nope” and turned around to come back inside.
January 28, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Dog was all “Nope” and turned around to come back inside.
“The theme song to WKRP in Cincinnati is a better nostalgic post relationship song than ‘Maggie May’ by Rod Stewart or ‘Hello’ by Adele.”
January 27, 2026 at 11:25 PM
“The theme song to WKRP in Cincinnati is a better nostalgic post relationship song than ‘Maggie May’ by Rod Stewart or ‘Hello’ by Adele.”
How high is the snow? We have reached and surpassed “higher than my dog’s junk and she let me know”
January 26, 2026 at 12:57 AM
How high is the snow? We have reached and surpassed “higher than my dog’s junk and she let me know”
Wait Nolan is making the “Odyssey” which means another movie that consists of 3 hours of Matt Damon trying to get home ?
January 25, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Wait Nolan is making the “Odyssey” which means another movie that consists of 3 hours of Matt Damon trying to get home ?
Words said to my history class: "White supremacy must be enforced by state violence. They will kill whoever they wish, pass whatever laws, ignore whatever laws, rewrite history openly. No one is held accountable. This has happened in every era of American history from 1619 to today." #AbolishIce
January 25, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Words said to my history class: "White supremacy must be enforced by state violence. They will kill whoever they wish, pass whatever laws, ignore whatever laws, rewrite history openly. No one is held accountable. This has happened in every era of American history from 1619 to today." #AbolishIce
Cold enough for Abominable Snowman slippers. Dog not so sure about this…
January 23, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Cold enough for Abominable Snowman slippers. Dog not so sure about this…
“I’m not mad you’re not giving me any pizza, just disappointed.”
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 PM
“I’m not mad you’re not giving me any pizza, just disappointed.”
Strong Homer Simpson vibes…
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Strong Homer Simpson vibes…
Saw my book on the shelf to flipped it open to my favorite chapter title that I’ve come up with…
January 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Saw my book on the shelf to flipped it open to my favorite chapter title that I’ve come up with…
One of most exclusive relics in medieval Europe was Jesus’ foreskin (as a good Jewish boy he was circumcised). Just behind that was John the Baptist’s head, and there were at a minimum three different ones. And in 3rd place was Loreto, Jesus’ childhood home magically transported to Italy by angels.
Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 AM
One of most exclusive relics in medieval Europe was Jesus’ foreskin (as a good Jewish boy he was circumcised). Just behind that was John the Baptist’s head, and there were at a minimum three different ones. And in 3rd place was Loreto, Jesus’ childhood home magically transported to Italy by angels.
I was once almost arrested by Soviet police for being an East German spy.
(Bonus: I was a cheerleader in high school!)
(Bonus: I was a cheerleader in high school!)
December 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I was once almost arrested by Soviet police for being an East German spy.
(Bonus: I was a cheerleader in high school!)
(Bonus: I was a cheerleader in high school!)
When I was on exchange program in USSR in early 90s locals often wouldn’t believe I was American because I actually could speak Russian, most saying I was East German or Romanian. I’d also speak English with a really stereotypical Russian accent when tourists in Red Square asked for directions.
a tourist once asked me for directions in Cambridge and despite living there I didn't know so I pretended not to speak english. As many people speak eg French or Italian, I pretended to be Czech.
I'm sure you can guess with laser-like precision which country they turned out to be from.
I'm sure you can guess with laser-like precision which country they turned out to be from.
December 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
When I was on exchange program in USSR in early 90s locals often wouldn’t believe I was American because I actually could speak Russian, most saying I was East German or Romanian. I’d also speak English with a really stereotypical Russian accent when tourists in Red Square asked for directions.
Me every year between Christmas and New Years …
a man sitting in a chair with the words is this a what day is this written below him
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December 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Me every year between Christmas and New Years …
How I’m walking out of 2025…
December 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
How I’m walking out of 2025…
A student once objected to the “D” I gave them and said they had written the paper after prayer so I was giving God a “D” and how could I live with that. I said “Well in that case God deserved it, and I can live with it because God knows it’s a D paper, God is omniscient.”
If you actually read the student's essay, it doesn't cite any verses from the Bible, or attempt any explication of where Biblical views of gender might derive from. It just asserts "this is the Biblical worldview" without any evidence. That's not just bad psychology; it's bad religion scholarship.
December 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A student once objected to the “D” I gave them and said they had written the paper after prayer so I was giving God a “D” and how could I live with that. I said “Well in that case God deserved it, and I can live with it because God knows it’s a D paper, God is omniscient.”
Boops McBoopNose likes the new fuzzy blanket which is currently on me.
December 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Boops McBoopNose likes the new fuzzy blanket which is currently on me.
Just finished grading papers, restarting Fallout: New Vegas with the DLC add-ons.
Maybe I’ll start a new playthrough of Witcher 3 or Fallout 4 so I’ll have something to do while the office is closed after Christmas
December 22, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Just finished grading papers, restarting Fallout: New Vegas with the DLC add-ons.
Throughout the 1990s I would do a combination of leaving my coat/jacket at home no matter the weather and/or not wear nice clothes when I went out to bars/clubs (I was young once) because everything I wore would reek of smoke for days after.
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Throughout the 1990s I would do a combination of leaving my coat/jacket at home no matter the weather and/or not wear nice clothes when I went out to bars/clubs (I was young once) because everything I wore would reek of smoke for days after.
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[Opens front door while holding a toy corgi in one arm] Merry Christmas! Oh my God, you made it! I thought you might be stuck at the airport for weeks! Well, because it’s such madness out there. Piper...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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