J.P. Wilson
@historyjip.bsky.social
History PhD Student at University of South Carolina. Focus: Globalizing small ports in Maritime Early America.
Dachshund dad; mediocre fiddle player; sea shanty enjoyer
Dachshund dad; mediocre fiddle player; sea shanty enjoyer
Excited to present later this summer at the Revolutionary War Visitor Center in Camden, SC on Transatlantic Music. My talk will be on July 10 at 6pm.
RSVP here:
simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursd...
RSVP here:
simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursd...
June 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Excited to present later this summer at the Revolutionary War Visitor Center in Camden, SC on Transatlantic Music. My talk will be on July 10 at 6pm.
RSVP here:
simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursd...
RSVP here:
simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursd...
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Unironically they should buy up the domains for about 60 defunct local newspapers in swing states. Hire two reporters to write almost exclusively about highschool sports and new restaurants opening with every 10th article about how the local GOP is screwing over people.
NEWS:
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan."
We've got pitch decks, investor meetings, and internal docs.
One Democrat has a spreadsheet of 26 different proposals.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Unironically they should buy up the domains for about 60 defunct local newspapers in swing states. Hire two reporters to write almost exclusively about highschool sports and new restaurants opening with every 10th article about how the local GOP is screwing over people.
Honored to have presented last week at the NASOH Conference in Natchez, MS. I presented my paper "Cosmopolitan Georgetown: Slavery, Rice, Indigo, and the World" alongside my brilliant colleagues on the "Ports, Rivers, and Fleets of South Carolina" panel.
#maritime #schistory #nasoh
#maritime #schistory #nasoh
May 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Honored to have presented last week at the NASOH Conference in Natchez, MS. I presented my paper "Cosmopolitan Georgetown: Slavery, Rice, Indigo, and the World" alongside my brilliant colleagues on the "Ports, Rivers, and Fleets of South Carolina" panel.
#maritime #schistory #nasoh
#maritime #schistory #nasoh
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Could you all share? We're advertising a 2 yr postdoc position for someone who works in #VastEarlyAmerica #VastEarlyAmericas to help coordinate the @jcblibrary.bsky.social projects and programs around 2026. Fuller info here: apply.interfolio.com/159279 and v happy to answer questions!
December 5, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Could you all share? We're advertising a 2 yr postdoc position for someone who works in #VastEarlyAmerica #VastEarlyAmericas to help coordinate the @jcblibrary.bsky.social projects and programs around 2026. Fuller info here: apply.interfolio.com/159279 and v happy to answer questions!
Show me a picture (or 4) on your phone that has your energy and is not a selfie.
November 28, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Show me a picture (or 4) on your phone that has your energy and is not a selfie.
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One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 23, 2024 at 1:29 AM
One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Democracy, true democracy, is often messy, costly, and has trouble getting off the ground. But the beauty it brings outshines the brightest stars. It was closer than it should have been, but I applaud the people of Alaska for choosing to retain their right to ranked-choice voting.
Ranked choice voting and open primaries retained in Alaska after final ballot count
The ballot measure to repeal ranked choice voting and open primaries was on track to fail by 664 votes.
www.adn.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Democracy, true democracy, is often messy, costly, and has trouble getting off the ground. But the beauty it brings outshines the brightest stars. It was closer than it should have been, but I applaud the people of Alaska for choosing to retain their right to ranked-choice voting.
Elizabeth City, NC is a town at the mouth of the Pasquotank River. Initially a tiny sleepy port, EC's fortunes were completely upturned by the Dismal Swamp Canal (completed 1805). The canal, built mainly by enslaved people, connected EC to Norfolk and allowed expansion of the Chesapeake markets.
November 22, 2024 at 12:56 AM
Elizabeth City, NC is a town at the mouth of the Pasquotank River. Initially a tiny sleepy port, EC's fortunes were completely upturned by the Dismal Swamp Canal (completed 1805). The canal, built mainly by enslaved people, connected EC to Norfolk and allowed expansion of the Chesapeake markets.
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The correct response to Republican harassment is to clarify that an attack on our transgender colleagues and friends is an attack on all of us. Every Democrat should be saying: "To get to her, you will have to come through me."
November 21, 2024 at 4:04 AM
The correct response to Republican harassment is to clarify that an attack on our transgender colleagues and friends is an attack on all of us. Every Democrat should be saying: "To get to her, you will have to come through me."
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"This is the truth. This is what's happening, and this is what we have to stand against."
I spoke with PoliticsGirl about the dangers America faces, how 45 years of an increasingly rigged economy brought us to this moment, and where we go from here.
I spoke with PoliticsGirl about the dangers America faces, how 45 years of an increasingly rigged economy brought us to this moment, and where we go from here.
Do Not Become Hopeless: A Conversation with Robert Reich
As today’s guest, Robert Reich reminds us, wishful thinking won’t save us from what’s coming, but neither should we bury ourselves in cynicism. The truth is,...
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November 21, 2024 at 1:00 AM
"This is the truth. This is what's happening, and this is what we have to stand against."
I spoke with PoliticsGirl about the dangers America faces, how 45 years of an increasingly rigged economy brought us to this moment, and where we go from here.
I spoke with PoliticsGirl about the dangers America faces, how 45 years of an increasingly rigged economy brought us to this moment, and where we go from here.
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Starter pack on the world as we know it. Eg the foundational early Americas. Fields & implications too vast for 1, here are 2 w terrific scholars working on essential history. Room to grow in the second so let me know if I missed you. 1/ #VastEarlyAmerica #VastEarlyAmericas 🗃️ go.bsky.app/RDvzxbj
November 18, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Starter pack on the world as we know it. Eg the foundational early Americas. Fields & implications too vast for 1, here are 2 w terrific scholars working on essential history. Room to grow in the second so let me know if I missed you. 1/ #VastEarlyAmerica #VastEarlyAmericas 🗃️ go.bsky.app/RDvzxbj
Georgetown, South Carolina was built circa 1730 for rice and indigo planters who'd settled along Winyah Bay to ship without having to go through Charleston. By the 1840s, the sheer amount of rice exports harvested by enslaved people made Georgetown the second richest port in the United States.
November 20, 2024 at 4:43 AM
Georgetown, South Carolina was built circa 1730 for rice and indigo planters who'd settled along Winyah Bay to ship without having to go through Charleston. By the 1840s, the sheer amount of rice exports harvested by enslaved people made Georgetown the second richest port in the United States.