Rick Herrera
@herreramilhist.bsky.social
Senior Historian, George Washington Leadership Institute | Ret. Prof., US Army War College | Military historian | 18c & 19c America | Author | Californian in PA | My views mine alone | https://www.amazon.com/author/raherrera
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The U.S. Air Force Academy's academic accreditation is under review following a formal complaint that the institution no longer has sufficient Ph.D.-level faculty as the federal government reduces its civilian workforce // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
Air Force Academy’s accreditation under review after cuts to civilian faculty
Concerned alumni and former faculty told The Denver Post they believe the academy is losing too many civilian Ph.D.-level instructors without the ability to replace them with qualified military mem…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The U.S. Air Force Academy's academic accreditation is under review following a formal complaint that the institution no longer has sufficient Ph.D.-level faculty as the federal government reduces its civilian workforce // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social
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What is the significance of China deploying a new aircraft carrier? youtu.be/2CuP3kst940
ADM STAV ON CNN NEWSROOM 11 9 25
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November 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
What is the significance of China deploying a new aircraft carrier? youtu.be/2CuP3kst940
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
Great time at #GeorgeWashingtonsMountVernon “The American Military at 250: The 2025 George Washington Symposium.”
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The American Military at 250: The 2025 George Washington Symposium
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November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Great time at #GeorgeWashingtonsMountVernon “The American Military at 250: The 2025 George Washington Symposium.”
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Terrific endorsement from
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Coming next Spring.
"Steve Knott has both a magisterial knowledge of the U.S. presidency and a deep loyalty to truly American ideals. Both of these virtues shine from every page of this book,
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Coming next Spring.
"Steve Knott has both a magisterial knowledge of the U.S. presidency and a deep loyalty to truly American ideals. Both of these virtues shine from every page of this book,
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Terrific endorsement from
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Coming next Spring.
"Steve Knott has both a magisterial knowledge of the U.S. presidency and a deep loyalty to truly American ideals. Both of these virtues shine from every page of this book,
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Coming next Spring.
"Steve Knott has both a magisterial knowledge of the U.S. presidency and a deep loyalty to truly American ideals. Both of these virtues shine from every page of this book,
Shout out to my great & good friend, Tony Carlson, #Shaggy @uncpress.bsky.social
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Perilous Waters
Wetlands—particularly swamps—have evoked contradictory responses from different groups in the United States from the early republic to the end of World W...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Shout out to my great & good friend, Tony Carlson, #Shaggy @uncpress.bsky.social
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Check out the handout from the AHA’s Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on tariffs. Panelists @douglasirwin.bsky.social, @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social, & @rauchway.bsky.social discussed how the government has implemented tariffs in the past, & how they have impacted the economy.🗃️
History of Tariffs – AHA
This handout was created for the AHA's Congressional Briefing on the history of deportation.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Check out the handout from the AHA’s Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on tariffs. Panelists @douglasirwin.bsky.social, @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social, & @rauchway.bsky.social discussed how the government has implemented tariffs in the past, & how they have impacted the economy.🗃️
Don't forget the deadline for applications to the June 2026 #SHAFR Summer Institute at The Ohio State University @mershoncenter.bsky.social is Dec. 15. Open to advanced PhD students & early career scholars
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CFP- SHAFR Summer Institute 2026
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November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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This conversation...looks at Samuel Johnson as the cathartic figure whose lexicographic work shaped modern English dictionaries.
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How to Build a Dictionary: On the Hard Art of Popular Lexicography
At the end of the first quarter of the twenty-first century, about 400 million people are native English speakers. With those for whom English is a second language, the number reaches far above: betw…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This conversation...looks at Samuel Johnson as the cathartic figure whose lexicographic work shaped modern English dictionaries.
lithub.com/how-to-build...
lithub.com/how-to-build...
Indeed
Any time I see people feel nostalgic about the Renaissance, it’s a big eye roll from me.
Either they are naive and know almost nothing about the early modern period or are a white supremacist (no middle ground).
Either they are naive and know almost nothing about the early modern period or are a white supremacist (no middle ground).
so i've read this (h/t @annieabrams.bsky.social) and, although I'm also interested in @adapalmer.bsky.social weighing in, I do have some thoughts.
it sucks and the author should feel bad (he won't).
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#medievalsky
it sucks and the author should feel bad (he won't).
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#medievalsky
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Indeed
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"The collapse of the institutions where young people learn to make and critique art stands to greatly benefit companies like OpenAI, which, in the absence of human artists and critics, can both make the stuff and tell us it’s good." lareviewofbooks.org/article/lite...
Literature Is Not a Vibe: On ChatGPT and the Humanities | Los Angeles Review of Books
Rachele Dini discusses OpenAI’s “A Machine-Shaped Hand” and an academic sector in crisis.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"The collapse of the institutions where young people learn to make and critique art stands to greatly benefit companies like OpenAI, which, in the absence of human artists and critics, can both make the stuff and tell us it’s good." lareviewofbooks.org/article/lite...
A very nice spicy tonkotsu ramen at Yido in Alexandria, VA. I spiced it up even more. Some coughing, slightly watery eyes, a runny nose, and a slight bit of perspiration on my forehead. My lips are burning. Fantastic.
November 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A very nice spicy tonkotsu ramen at Yido in Alexandria, VA. I spiced it up even more. Some coughing, slightly watery eyes, a runny nose, and a slight bit of perspiration on my forehead. My lips are burning. Fantastic.
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Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place
An A-level pupil found the lost grave of the Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano’s daughter, revealing a story of love and solidarity in 18th-century rural England.
Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), also known as Gustavus Vassa, escaped enslavement to become a celebrated author and campaigner in Georgian England. His memoir, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, was a bestseller. Continue reading...
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November 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
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Der Reiter
Albrecht Dürer 1498 (Albertina, Vienna)
Albrecht Dürer 1498 (Albertina, Vienna)
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Der Reiter
Albrecht Dürer 1498 (Albertina, Vienna)
Albrecht Dürer 1498 (Albertina, Vienna)
My running list of fellowships and other opportunities has been updated, including a veteran fellowship recently highlighted by Jason Galui - the Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program at the Bush Presidential Center.
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Fellowships and Seminars
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November 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Historical work is best done in a context of free exchange across the globe. The AHA has compiled resources that might help individuals and departments navigate difficult international situations, especially regarding travel and academic freedom. 🗃️
Resources for Foreign Scholars - AHA
Supporting Foreign Scholars Historical work is best done in a context of free exchange across the globe. Current conditions affecting foreign scholars and international travel can inhibit that free ex...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sobering. I've visited but a few WWI battlefields and cemeteries. They're profoundly moving and at once numbing.
October 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Sobering. I've visited but a few WWI battlefields and cemeteries. They're profoundly moving and at once numbing.
The New Orleans Drink That’s Back From the Dead www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/d...
The New Orleans Drink That’s Back From the Dead
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October 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The New Orleans Drink That’s Back From the Dead www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/d...
The joys of federal retirement. Signed up in July for Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) to carry my Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) until next year, when I turn 65. Ticked all the boxes, approved. Yay!
I've been paying premiums since August.
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I've been paying premiums since August.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The joys of federal retirement. Signed up in July for Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) to carry my Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) until next year, when I turn 65. Ticked all the boxes, approved. Yay!
I've been paying premiums since August.
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I've been paying premiums since August.
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The AHA recognizes that our colleagues in the federal govt. are facing unprecedented workforce reductions & furloughs & has compiled resources in support. We are offering one year of free membership in the AHA to former employees of the federal govt. who have been terminated or resigned since 1/20.
Resources for Federal Historians - AHA
Published March 2025, Updated October 2025. The American Historical Association supports historians employed by the federal government. We appreciate the important work they do every day to preserve, ...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The AHA recognizes that our colleagues in the federal govt. are facing unprecedented workforce reductions & furloughs & has compiled resources in support. We are offering one year of free membership in the AHA to former employees of the federal govt. who have been terminated or resigned since 1/20.
Submission no. 500 at the Journal of Scandinavian Military Studies (SJMS) landed this morning!
We publish in the field of military studies: multidisciplinary, practice‑relevant, with Scandinavian roots and a global scope
All open access
Learn more about @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....
We publish in the field of military studies: multidisciplinary, practice‑relevant, with Scandinavian roots and a global scope
All open access
Learn more about @sjms.bsky.social: sjms.nu/articles/10....
October 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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As signing bonuses decline; regions will likely increase coercion to meet draft quotas and this too will be unpopular.
In Russia's regions, signing up to fight in Ukraine has long been associated with hefty sign-on bonuses and military salaries.
That may be starting to change.
That may be starting to change.
Regions Calling: Governments Cut Back on Once-Lucrative Military Enlistment Payments - The Moscow Times
Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to developments beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
As signing bonuses decline; regions will likely increase coercion to meet draft quotas and this too will be unpopular.
I curtsey my thanks for this high praise, @peterlucier.bsky.social!
Happy Publication Day and congratulations to Dr. @kschake.bsky.social !
A brilliant scholar of civ-mil relations, her prose is joyful and well crafted, and her narrative, compelling.
This is a foundational, urgently needed text. I cannot recommend more strongly.
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A brilliant scholar of civ-mil relations, her prose is joyful and well crafted, and her narrative, compelling.
This is a foundational, urgently needed text. I cannot recommend more strongly.
www.amazon.com/State-Soldie...
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Come and join us on 15 November
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Centre Film Festival 2025
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October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Come and join us on 15 November
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