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Gregg Herken is an American historian and museum curator who is Professor Emeritus of modern American diplomatic History at the University of California, Santa Cruz & Merced, whose scholarship mostly concerns the history of the development of atomic energy and the Cold War. .. more

Political science 57%
Philosophy 19%
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"One Damn Thing After Another..."

The Wehrmacht and War Crimes Generaloberst Alfred Jodl Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

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What Did Robert Oppenheimer REALLY Say at Trinity? This Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of the explosion of the first atomic bomb. Robert Oppenheimer, the so-called father of the bomb, codenamed the test site in New Mexico “Trinity”—an oblique tribute to Jean Tatlock, his former lover, whose suicide a year earlier had cast Robert into deep depression. “Batter my heart, three-person'd God, for you/ A…

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Will Trump be the 21st-century's Tojo? Will Trump be the 21st-century's Tojo?

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Now, this could be a problem... Thanks for reading! This post is public so feel free to share it.

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Is the U.S. Prepared to MOP-up Fordo and "Mow the Lawn" in Iran? Is the U.S. Prepared to MOP-up Fordo and "Mow the Lawn" in Iran?

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The Two Joes and Roy The Two Joes and Roy

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Now, about that airplane.. As everybody knows, Donald Trump wants to accept a gift Boeing 747 from Qatar. But what even POTUS should understand is that there is no such thing as a free jet.

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Is political satire still possible?

"Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize." --Tom Lehrer "Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize." --Tom Lehrer

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“A historian who would convey the truth has got to lie.” —Mark Twain

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Gregg Herken @greggherken.bsky.social · Jan 13
Yes, iindeedd!

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Gregg Herken @greggherken.bsky.social · Jan 9
Greetings to Blue Skyers--I have arrived. Looking forward to hearing from friends.