Johnny Smith
@johnnysmith135.bsky.social
United States Historian, Professor, Author.
Next book: THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE: JOE LOUIS’S BATTLE FOR FREEDOM DURING WORLD WAR II (written with Randy Roberts)
Next book: THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE: JOE LOUIS’S BATTLE FOR FREEDOM DURING WORLD WAR II (written with Randy Roberts)
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Exactly right.
The book was released because Democrats on the House Oversight Committee kept up the pressure on Jim Comer and forced a subpoena.
Even in the minority, congressional Democrats can still make an impact.
The book was released because Democrats on the House Oversight Committee kept up the pressure on Jim Comer and forced a subpoena.
Even in the minority, congressional Democrats can still make an impact.
NYT, WaPo, CNN, BBC have Trump-Epstein as the top story. Even Fox has a story on Epstein, albeit about connections to Bill Clinton.
Or, more accurately, they all have a story about a House panel releasing Epstein files.
Media won’t do this themselves. But if you give them a show, they’ll cover it.
Or, more accurately, they all have a story about a House panel releasing Epstein files.
Media won’t do this themselves. But if you give them a show, they’ll cover it.
September 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Exactly right.
The book was released because Democrats on the House Oversight Committee kept up the pressure on Jim Comer and forced a subpoena.
Even in the minority, congressional Democrats can still make an impact.
The book was released because Democrats on the House Oversight Committee kept up the pressure on Jim Comer and forced a subpoena.
Even in the minority, congressional Democrats can still make an impact.
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You deserve a break on Sundays that doesn’t break the bank.
September 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
You deserve a break on Sundays that doesn’t break the bank.
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Live footage of historians these days
a man is playing a game of frog dog at a carnival
Alt: a man playing Whac-A-Mole
media.tenor.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Live footage of historians these days
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It seems to me one of the best arguments to the court is that if this is truly a national emergency, the president’s own party controls Congress but has done nothing to address it with legislation, so how can it possibly be an emergency?
August 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It seems to me one of the best arguments to the court is that if this is truly a national emergency, the president’s own party controls Congress but has done nothing to address it with legislation, so how can it possibly be an emergency?
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
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i am afraid that university leaders see themselves as narrowly defending specific grants and policies, perhaps even asserting university prerogatives, when they are in fact, like it or not, on the front lines of defending democracy.
August 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
i am afraid that university leaders see themselves as narrowly defending specific grants and policies, perhaps even asserting university prerogatives, when they are in fact, like it or not, on the front lines of defending democracy.
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This is the headline I show my students when we talk about Alabama adopting its current state constitution in 1901. I teach in Alabama
August 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This is the headline I show my students when we talk about Alabama adopting its current state constitution in 1901. I teach in Alabama
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The History of Sports in America course I took at Georgia Tech with @johnnysmith135.bsky.social is so foundational to my work now, even I'm in the environmental journalism space.
These odd courses are where students are really pushed beyond their comfort zones intellectually without them knowing it
These odd courses are where students are really pushed beyond their comfort zones intellectually without them knowing it
I could see coach @edsbs.bsky.social teaching the UNT course here
August 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The History of Sports in America course I took at Georgia Tech with @johnnysmith135.bsky.social is so foundational to my work now, even I'm in the environmental journalism space.
These odd courses are where students are really pushed beyond their comfort zones intellectually without them knowing it
These odd courses are where students are really pushed beyond their comfort zones intellectually without them knowing it
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“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.”
August 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.”
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I like this concise explanation for how Germany fell into line behind the Nazis, written by a journalist in 1939 and quoted in Richard J. Evans's 'The Coming of the Third Reich' (2003). (2/6)
January 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I like this concise explanation for how Germany fell into line behind the Nazis, written by a journalist in 1939 and quoted in Richard J. Evans's 'The Coming of the Third Reich' (2003). (2/6)
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I didn’t know until now that in the original Rosie the Riveter painting, she is crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her foot. Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering all the women who crush the serpents of Satan under their heel.
August 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I didn’t know until now that in the original Rosie the Riveter painting, she is crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her foot. Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering all the women who crush the serpents of Satan under their heel.
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New in PN: The sordid origin of 'America First,' explained by a historian
“Mainstream opinion in the '30s wasn't pro-Nazi but it wasn't anti-Nazi in any meaningful way either. People would say, ‘Germany for the Germans — what’s offensive about that?’ Nationalism has a certain accepted sensibility."
“Mainstream opinion in the '30s wasn't pro-Nazi but it wasn't anti-Nazi in any meaningful way either. People would say, ‘Germany for the Germans — what’s offensive about that?’ Nationalism has a certain accepted sensibility."
The sordid origin of 'America First,' explained by a historian
"They were not keen on fighting Nazis."
www.publicnotice.co
August 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New in PN: The sordid origin of 'America First,' explained by a historian
“Mainstream opinion in the '30s wasn't pro-Nazi but it wasn't anti-Nazi in any meaningful way either. People would say, ‘Germany for the Germans — what’s offensive about that?’ Nationalism has a certain accepted sensibility."
“Mainstream opinion in the '30s wasn't pro-Nazi but it wasn't anti-Nazi in any meaningful way either. People would say, ‘Germany for the Germans — what’s offensive about that?’ Nationalism has a certain accepted sensibility."
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Something that I have been thinking about with attribution of "PhD level intelligence" or "PhD level expertise" to a machine is that it reflects an increasing trend among these AI bros and their sycophants to want the products of highly skilled training without actually doing any of the work.
August 9, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Something that I have been thinking about with attribution of "PhD level intelligence" or "PhD level expertise" to a machine is that it reflects an increasing trend among these AI bros and their sycophants to want the products of highly skilled training without actually doing any of the work.
@pablo.show Pablo, I thoroughly enjoyed the Jesse Owens episode. Question: can you please follow me back so I can send you a DM or email me at jsmith427@gatech.edu?
August 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
@pablo.show Pablo, I thoroughly enjoyed the Jesse Owens episode. Question: can you please follow me back so I can send you a DM or email me at jsmith427@gatech.edu?
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This is awful
Okay this is worse than I thought. A large # of academic press books (incld. a textbook I use in class) have been moved to a platform called Ebook Central. It's like Kindle paired w/ AI. No footnotes. No page #s No facsimile PDFs are available. I just wrote a lengthy complaint to my library. Sigh.
AI rant of the day. My library is using a new ebook platform for Leon Litwack's book "Trouble in Mind." You can no longer see page numbers or footnotes. And there is a running AI summary of the book next to the text. It's USELESS now.
August 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This is awful
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Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration.
June 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration.
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Gee. What will he do with election results he doesn’t like?
August 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Gee. What will he do with election results he doesn’t like?
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“‘This is an unprecedented situation where hundreds of detainees are held incommunicado, with no ability to access the courts, under legal authority that has never been explained and may not exist,’ they argued.”
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Lawyers question legality of Alligator Alcatraz, ask federal judge to intervene
“This is an unprecedented situation where hundreds of detainees are held incommunicado, with no ability to access the courts, under legal authority that has never been explained and may not exist,” pl...
www.miamiherald.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“‘This is an unprecedented situation where hundreds of detainees are held incommunicado, with no ability to access the courts, under legal authority that has never been explained and may not exist,’ they argued.”
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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The common thread across these bills is to disempower faculty, staff and students who live on campus and subject them to the whims of politicians pen.org/with-a-wave-...
Wave of New State Bills in 2025 Cast a Web of Control over Higher Education
Lawmakers have passed a stunning wave of educational gag orders that directly censor higher ed teaching, as well as laws that target tenure and traditional faculty governance, intervene in how academi...
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July 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The common thread across these bills is to disempower faculty, staff and students who live on campus and subject them to the whims of politicians pen.org/with-a-wave-...
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In my view @johnnysmith135.bsky.social is one of the best sports historians in the game. If he writes something, I'm going to read it.
I just pre-ordered his latest, co-authored with Randy Roberts, and can't wait to check it out.
www.amazon.com/Fight-His-Li...
I just pre-ordered his latest, co-authored with Randy Roberts, and can't wait to check it out.
www.amazon.com/Fight-His-Li...
The Fight of His Life: Joe Louis’s Battle for Freedom During World War II
Amazon.com: The Fight of His Life: Joe Louis’s Battle for Freedom During World War II: 9781541605060: Roberts, Randy, Smith, Johnny: Books
www.amazon.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
In my view @johnnysmith135.bsky.social is one of the best sports historians in the game. If he writes something, I'm going to read it.
I just pre-ordered his latest, co-authored with Randy Roberts, and can't wait to check it out.
www.amazon.com/Fight-His-Li...
I just pre-ordered his latest, co-authored with Randy Roberts, and can't wait to check it out.
www.amazon.com/Fight-His-Li...
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Don't worry. They're going to take care of Cletus and make sure his rural hospital doesn't go belly-up when Medicaid money dries up.
But for um, more "urban" Medicaid populations? lol
But for um, more "urban" Medicaid populations? lol
July 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Don't worry. They're going to take care of Cletus and make sure his rural hospital doesn't go belly-up when Medicaid money dries up.
But for um, more "urban" Medicaid populations? lol
But for um, more "urban" Medicaid populations? lol