Ike Makos
@ikemakos.bsky.social
Toiling away in the history mines. Public history professional. Board & tabletop gaming enthusiast. MA in Public History 2020. BA in History 2016. Pronouns are he/him/his.
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Ike Makos
@ikemakos.bsky.social
· Nov 6
In 1776 William Knox had in his possession a gorget that had once displayed the coat of arms of the British monarch. Over this symbol of autocratic rule someone stamped the Latin phrase INIMICA TYRANNIS - “hostile to tyrants”
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DHS was absolutely formed to be The Agency For Fighting The Terrorists, with all the nebulous combative paranoia that entails being ingrained in their institutional culture
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
DHS was absolutely formed to be The Agency For Fighting The Terrorists, with all the nebulous combative paranoia that entails being ingrained in their institutional culture
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Anytime I see Jeff Bezos mentioned I remember the time he flew to space with William Shatner and when a very emotoinal Shatner was trying to describe the experience Bezos interrupted by spraying champagne like an idiot child
February 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Anytime I see Jeff Bezos mentioned I remember the time he flew to space with William Shatner and when a very emotoinal Shatner was trying to describe the experience Bezos interrupted by spraying champagne like an idiot child
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Whether it’s Billie Eilish saying we live on stolen land, or Donald Trump planning to steal land in Venezuela and Greenland, both sides have a stolen land problem.
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Whether it’s Billie Eilish saying we live on stolen land, or Donald Trump planning to steal land in Venezuela and Greenland, both sides have a stolen land problem.
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Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
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part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not
February 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not
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Austria's Benjamin Karl wins the gold medal snowboard slalom and immediately removes 4 layers of clothing in like 15 seconds to flex
February 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Austria's Benjamin Karl wins the gold medal snowboard slalom and immediately removes 4 layers of clothing in like 15 seconds to flex
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the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
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People also go "Well MiTcH McCoNnElL!" without understanding that the dems literaly denied UC so much that it ground the senate to the halt and forced Thune to change the rules in a way that McConnell refused to do.
They were literally more obstructive than any McConnell-era shenanigans in 2025!
They were literally more obstructive than any McConnell-era shenanigans in 2025!
February 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
People also go "Well MiTcH McCoNnElL!" without understanding that the dems literaly denied UC so much that it ground the senate to the halt and forced Thune to change the rules in a way that McConnell refused to do.
They were literally more obstructive than any McConnell-era shenanigans in 2025!
They were literally more obstructive than any McConnell-era shenanigans in 2025!
the debate over the permanent location of the United States capital, circa 1790:
getting a lot of responses from people in places other than the New York City metropolitan area. please understand this is not about you, it’s about us. everything is about us.
February 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
the debate over the permanent location of the United States capital, circa 1790:
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I probably shouldn’t say this out loud bc so many of you follow me for football reasons but I keep forgetting the Super Bowl is happening tomorrow
February 7, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I probably shouldn’t say this out loud bc so many of you follow me for football reasons but I keep forgetting the Super Bowl is happening tomorrow
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Italians would be SICK if they knew there was an ad running during the Olympics in America implying that some Italians intentionally drink Starbucks coffee
February 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Italians would be SICK if they knew there was an ad running during the Olympics in America implying that some Italians intentionally drink Starbucks coffee
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THE REPUBLICANS STARTED THIS MID-DECADE REDISTRICTING UNDER THE RATHER CHILDISH DELUSION THAT THEY WOULD GERTYMANDER DEMOCRATS, BUT THAT DEMOCRATS WOULDN'T GERRYMANDER THEM BACK
THEY HAVE SOWED THE WIND
THEY SHALL REAP THE WHIRLWIND
THEY HAVE SOWED THE WIND
THEY SHALL REAP THE WHIRLWIND
February 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM
THE REPUBLICANS STARTED THIS MID-DECADE REDISTRICTING UNDER THE RATHER CHILDISH DELUSION THAT THEY WOULD GERTYMANDER DEMOCRATS, BUT THAT DEMOCRATS WOULDN'T GERRYMANDER THEM BACK
THEY HAVE SOWED THE WIND
THEY SHALL REAP THE WHIRLWIND
THEY HAVE SOWED THE WIND
THEY SHALL REAP THE WHIRLWIND
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The new appointee in charge is learning the costs of politicization. He has no criminal justice experience. The people who know what they are doing are leaving. Actual criminal prosecutions are not being done.
Authoritarianism inevitably bends towards incompetence.
Authoritarianism inevitably bends towards incompetence.
February 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The new appointee in charge is learning the costs of politicization. He has no criminal justice experience. The people who know what they are doing are leaving. Actual criminal prosecutions are not being done.
Authoritarianism inevitably bends towards incompetence.
Authoritarianism inevitably bends towards incompetence.
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you give me and the fellas 24 ice cold high life bottles and we’ll come up with 8-12 new must see Winter Olympics sports, I know that
February 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
you give me and the fellas 24 ice cold high life bottles and we’ll come up with 8-12 new must see Winter Olympics sports, I know that
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this is how the British press talked about Mussolini lol
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
this is how the British press talked about Mussolini lol
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What if I simply went outside and shot the snow with a gun
February 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
What if I simply went outside and shot the snow with a gun
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You wanted a Schmittian struggle and enemies. Well congratulations, you got it. But the enemy gets a fucking vote.
The GOP getting to the reaping part (and we have only begun the ratfucking. 2028 is gonna be worse.) and everyone whining about fairness and how could the democraps be so antidemocracy is the funniest fucking thing.
Get bent assholes.
Get bent assholes.
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 PM
You wanted a Schmittian struggle and enemies. Well congratulations, you got it. But the enemy gets a fucking vote.
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The Reluctant Bride, by Auguste Toulmouche, 1866
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The Reluctant Bride, by Auguste Toulmouche, 1866
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It’s crazy that biathlon was only invented in 1978 to promote The Spy Who Loved Me but it’s stuck around as an Olympic sport ever since
February 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
It’s crazy that biathlon was only invented in 1978 to promote The Spy Who Loved Me but it’s stuck around as an Olympic sport ever since
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so funny to see republicans complaining about this as if they have not been pulling this shit for 15 years.
February 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
so funny to see republicans complaining about this as if they have not been pulling this shit for 15 years.
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You should be required to house one beer during a curling time out
February 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
You should be required to house one beer during a curling time out