Lauren K. Michalak
@laurenkmichalak.bsky.social
Field Experience Coordinator for @jmcmsu. PhD in Early American history from @UMDHistory. Revolutionary politics and the Gordon Riots.
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I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
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“In America, the law is king.”
-Thomas Paine
-Thomas Paine
October 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“In America, the law is king.”
-Thomas Paine
-Thomas Paine
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LET THE GOURDS HEAL YOUR PAIN.
It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...
buff.ly
October 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
LET THE GOURDS HEAL YOUR PAIN.
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An old-school teach-in in the nation’s backyard. Come join us!!
Announcing a good ol’ fashioned Teach-In in Washington, DC on Sunday, October 26th.
We’ll convene for a series of lectures, stories, and conversations to celebrate and stand up for the work of history and museums.
Shoutout to @natedimeo.bsky.social for bringing this idea to us.
See you in DC!
We’ll convene for a series of lectures, stories, and conversations to celebrate and stand up for the work of history and museums.
Shoutout to @natedimeo.bsky.social for bringing this idea to us.
See you in DC!
September 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
An old-school teach-in in the nation’s backyard. Come join us!!
Ruin a band with a Supreme Court Justice
Blackmun Sabbath
Blackmun Sabbath
Ruin a band with a Supreme Court Justice
John Marshall Mathers
John Marshall Mathers
Ruin a band with a Supreme Court Justice
Byron White Stripes
Byron White Stripes
September 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Ruin a band with a Supreme Court Justice
Blackmun Sabbath
Blackmun Sabbath
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In the lead-up to the American Revolution, throughout the colonies, people understood that the punishments Britain waged against Boston were against ALL of them.
Chicago is all of us.
Chicago is all of us.
September 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
In the lead-up to the American Revolution, throughout the colonies, people understood that the punishments Britain waged against Boston were against ALL of them.
Chicago is all of us.
Chicago is all of us.
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National Guard soldiers called into service for President Trump's law enforcement surge in D.C. have been assigned to spread mulch at federal monuments.
Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
August 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
National Guard soldiers called into service for President Trump's law enforcement surge in D.C. have been assigned to spread mulch at federal monuments.
Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
American Studies course on superheroes as American mythology. I reference this course often when talking to students about the joy of doing electives outside your major.
What was your favorite early clas NOT in your eventual major. Mine was Ethnomusicology: an introduction to folk music.
I invariably get, "Ooh anthro that was my favorite class/cool professor" from people I meet. I tend to think soms of it is our outré material, being willing to talk "taboo" subjects in a cross-cultural context.
Ironically MY favorite class was probably Geology 101...
Ironically MY favorite class was probably Geology 101...
July 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
American Studies course on superheroes as American mythology. I reference this course often when talking to students about the joy of doing electives outside your major.
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We have entered the "caning of Charles Sumner" stage of historical parallels.
June 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
We have entered the "caning of Charles Sumner" stage of historical parallels.
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I've spent much of my career studying the legal institution known as "the posse comitatus" as well as "The Posse Comitatus Act." Here's a quick thread. Cites at the end.
Posse comitatus is Latin for "power of the county," or temporarily deputized people obligated to assist law enforcers.
Posse comitatus is Latin for "power of the county," or temporarily deputized people obligated to assist law enforcers.
June 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I've spent much of my career studying the legal institution known as "the posse comitatus" as well as "The Posse Comitatus Act." Here's a quick thread. Cites at the end.
Posse comitatus is Latin for "power of the county," or temporarily deputized people obligated to assist law enforcers.
Posse comitatus is Latin for "power of the county," or temporarily deputized people obligated to assist law enforcers.
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The plane being a White Elephant gift is the funniest turn this saga could have taken
Forbes: The Qataris have been trying to get rid of that ostentatious luxury jet for five years, but no one would buy it. It costs too much to fly, costs more to maintain, and needs too big a landing strip. They had another one they unloaded on Turkey.
Delicious.
www.forbes.com/sites/jeremy...
Delicious.
www.forbes.com/sites/jeremy...
Why The Qataris Are Happy To Dump Their 747 On Trump
The president may be thirsting for a new four-engine jumbo jet, but many governments and royal families are unloading their fuel-guzzling palaces in the sky.
www.forbes.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The plane being a White Elephant gift is the funniest turn this saga could have taken
In Econ 201 we learned there was no such thing as a free lunch…
lol “getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE,” yeah that’s the problem my guy
May 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
In Econ 201 we learned there was no such thing as a free lunch…
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I wish every day didn't remind me of some book I read in grad school.
April 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I wish every day didn't remind me of some book I read in grad school.
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
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As we all think about how we’ll respond to this—in op-eds, advocacy, statements—please remember there’s some really good research about how we can communicate to most effectively build support for thoughtful, inclusive history. Some links ⬇️
Lots of predictably terrible stuff in here, but this order is prime example why historians and history institutions defending their interpretation as “The Truth” is a dead end. There are better ways to do argue for exploring the past in all its depth and complexity www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Truth and Sanity to American History
RESTORING TRUTH IN AMERICAN HISTORY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order restoring truth and sanity to American history by
www.whitehouse.gov
March 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
As we all think about how we’ll respond to this—in op-eds, advocacy, statements—please remember there’s some really good research about how we can communicate to most effectively build support for thoughtful, inclusive history. Some links ⬇️