Matthew Jagel
@matthewjagel.bsky.social
Historian - US Foreign Relations, Cold War, Cambodia, Vietnam, Southeast Asia
Instructor - Aurora University; Waubonsee CC
Author - Khmer Nationalist
https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501769337/khmer-nationalist/#bookTabs=1
I like music.
Instructor - Aurora University; Waubonsee CC
Author - Khmer Nationalist
https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501769337/khmer-nationalist/#bookTabs=1
I like music.
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Matthew Jagel
@matthewjagel.bsky.social
· Jul 27
Khmer Nationalist by Matthew Jagel | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Khmer Nationalist is a political history of Cambodia from World War II until 1975, examining the central role of Sõn Ngọc Thành. It is a story of nationalistic independence movements, political...
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It is here! Covering French Colonialism, Japanese Empire, the Cold War, coup attempts, the CIA, US Diplomacy, the war in Vietnam, and more, Khmer Nationalist looks at how Cambodia navigated the post-WW2 era. CODE 09BCARD FOR 30% OFF
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Well, well, well...look what I found @bradleymorgan.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Well, well, well...look what I found @bradleymorgan.bsky.social
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Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963.
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"
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Drs J&J discuss agitators, bums, and the Kent St Minnesota connection as they dive deep into the song "Ohio." Tough to record, but we hope you find it more important than our usual crud. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the hypocrisy. #vietnam #minnesota
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Napalm in the morning Presents: Ohio
Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss agitators, bums, and the Kent State and Minnesota connection as they dive deep into the song
soundcloud.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Drs J&J discuss agitators, bums, and the Kent St Minnesota connection as they dive deep into the song "Ohio." Tough to record, but we hope you find it more important than our usual crud. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the hypocrisy. #vietnam #minnesota
soundcloud.com/user-6075520...
soundcloud.com/user-6075520...
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Could be coming
Tomorrow Annie GIF
ALT: Tomorrow Annie GIF
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Could be coming
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Today is the 178th anniversary of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, formally ending the Mexican-American War, which dramatically enlarged the US, propelled the nation toward Civil War, & was a conflict U.S. Grant described as "One of the most unjust (wars) ever waged"🗃️... www.cfr.org/articles/twe...
TWE Remembers: A War “Unnecessarily and Unconstitutionally” Begun | Council on Foreign Relations
The motion before the House of Representatives was blunt: It denounced “a war unnecessarily and unconstitutionally begun by the President of the United States,” and it created a congressional commissi...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Today is the 178th anniversary of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, formally ending the Mexican-American War, which dramatically enlarged the US, propelled the nation toward Civil War, & was a conflict U.S. Grant described as "One of the most unjust (wars) ever waged"🗃️... www.cfr.org/articles/twe...
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The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
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Assuming this is an Epstein victim's diary, this seems to be a pretty notable thing? I haven't seen anyone post this yet!?
January 31, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Assuming this is an Epstein victim's diary, this seems to be a pretty notable thing? I haven't seen anyone post this yet!?
Thanks to @mymorningjacket.bsky.social for new Peacelands album in support of Minnesota.
January 31, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Thanks to @mymorningjacket.bsky.social for new Peacelands album in support of Minnesota.
Sounds like the death dealers of Charlie Company of My Lai "fame." If only they had more training!
January 31, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Sounds like the death dealers of Charlie Company of My Lai "fame." If only they had more training!
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Think about it like this. This ICE agent was on camera and unmasked — fulfilling one of three "demands" Democratic leader Chuck Schumer just issued in order to agree to save Republicans and give DHS even more money.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Think about it like this. This ICE agent was on camera and unmasked — fulfilling one of three "demands" Democratic leader Chuck Schumer just issued in order to agree to save Republicans and give DHS even more money.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
And he was still threatening to kill someone.
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Something could be cooking?
a woman in a chef 's hat is holding a spoon in her mouth
ALT: a woman in a chef 's hat is holding a spoon in her mouth
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Something could be cooking?
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I'm going to print this image out and hang it on my wall because the idea that this exists should fill everyone with absolute boiling fucking rage every day.
January 27, 2026 at 5:24 AM
I'm going to print this image out and hang it on my wall because the idea that this exists should fill everyone with absolute boiling fucking rage every day.
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The disparities in these numbers are fucking terrible. A quantification of how much more valuable a white and then American life is than an immigrant POC.
Links to fundraisers in thread.
bsky.app/profile/last...
Links to fundraisers in thread.
bsky.app/profile/last...
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The disparities in these numbers are fucking terrible. A quantification of how much more valuable a white and then American life is than an immigrant POC.
Links to fundraisers in thread.
bsky.app/profile/last...
Links to fundraisers in thread.
bsky.app/profile/last...
Friday night jam is #gratefuldead Austin, Texas 1971. Quite tight (for the Dead) and some fantastic versions of various classics. Love me some '71!
January 24, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Friday night jam is #gratefuldead Austin, Texas 1971. Quite tight (for the Dead) and some fantastic versions of various classics. Love me some '71!
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"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
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Weird how he feels the opposite way when it comes to Confederate stuff. No way of knowing why, though!
January 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Weird how he feels the opposite way when it comes to Confederate stuff. No way of knowing why, though!
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I have no words for this:
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
January 21, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I have no words for this:
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
“The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.”
How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great?
Who will repair their trauma when this is over?
Sickening.
Infuriating
One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Infuriating
Looks like a cool film about an amazing project by Jeff Ament of @pearljam.com to help indigenous communities in Montana
youtu.be/__5G3zMfVvg?...
youtu.be/__5G3zMfVvg?...
Montana Grind Official Trailer
YouTube video by Montana Grind
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January 16, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Looks like a cool film about an amazing project by Jeff Ament of @pearljam.com to help indigenous communities in Montana
youtu.be/__5G3zMfVvg?...
youtu.be/__5G3zMfVvg?...
@napalmpodcast.bsky.social finally stopped being lazy and released an episode? Woah! Sure it's old, but at least it's something! Vietnam War movie history at its best
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Excavated from the ruins of a pre-Trump 2.0 USA, Drs Jones & @matthewjagel.bsky.social (and a live audience!) discuss fragging, haircuts, and body-bag drug smuggling as they dive deep into The Boys in Company C. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the soccer.
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Napalm in the Morning Archives: The Boys in Company C
Excavated from the ruins of a pre-Trump 2.0 America, Drs. Jones and Jagel (and a live, collaborative audience!) discuss fragging, haircuts, and body-bag drug smuggling as they dive deep into The Boys
soundcloud.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM
@napalmpodcast.bsky.social finally stopped being lazy and released an episode? Woah! Sure it's old, but at least it's something! Vietnam War movie history at its best
bsky.app/profile/napa...
bsky.app/profile/napa...
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After posting on the White House website just yesterday that Ashli Babbit was "murdered in cold blood," the administration states that the victim of the ICE shooting in Minnesota was justifiably killed as a "domestic terrorist."
January 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
After posting on the White House website just yesterday that Ashli Babbit was "murdered in cold blood," the administration states that the victim of the ICE shooting in Minnesota was justifiably killed as a "domestic terrorist."
This constant economic retort to every law-breaking step the administration makes is beyond old and beyond pathetic. Will ANYONE stand up and meet the moment?
The White House is laser focused on threatening a military takeover of Greenland.
Where’s the same focus on lowering costs?
Where’s the same focus on lowering costs?
January 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This constant economic retort to every law-breaking step the administration makes is beyond old and beyond pathetic. Will ANYONE stand up and meet the moment?
Been enjoying covid the past two days...it's been a few years and I forgot how much this sucks
January 5, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Been enjoying covid the past two days...it's been a few years and I forgot how much this sucks
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago