Ryan Abt (He/Him)
@ryanabt.bsky.social
History PhD in the intersection of Education (NYC & Texas), anti-racism, & Holocaust Memory. I also have opinions based on my evangelical upbringing and my anabaptist views.
Protect immigrants, Protect LGBTQ+, Protect PoC, Protect everyone!
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Protect immigrants, Protect LGBTQ+, Protect PoC, Protect everyone!
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Ryan Abt (He/Him)
@ryanabt.bsky.social
· Jun 20
It’s Juneteenth, so I’ve put together a list of history books that have helped me better understand slavery and its impact today. Knowing this can help us better secure the elusive equality for all promised at this nation’s founding.
Please make suggestions. Particularly by scholars of color.
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Please make suggestions. Particularly by scholars of color.
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A very good, succinct primer on fascism.
Most of his voters were not asking for what’s coming.
But they WILL embrace it when it arrives.
miniver.blogspot.com/2020/10/fasc...
But they WILL embrace it when it arrives.
miniver.blogspot.com/2020/10/fasc...
Authoritarian? Fascist? Totalitarian?
Personal blog of Jonathan Korman
miniver.blogspot.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:14 AM
A very good, succinct primer on fascism.
A trend continues
“every single person laid off has been a woman and/or a person of color”
2/9 PM UPDATE: Joining the list of AJC layoffs are:
· Alia Pharr, a metro Atlanta local government reporter
· Maya T. Prabhu, a statehouse reporter whose last day will be the end of the ongoing state legislative session
Again: every single person laid off has been a woman and/or a person of color
· Alia Pharr, a metro Atlanta local government reporter
· Maya T. Prabhu, a statehouse reporter whose last day will be the end of the ongoing state legislative session
Again: every single person laid off has been a woman and/or a person of color
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 AM
A trend continues
That way there is time enough for my question.
Well…it’s more of a comment.
Well…it’s more of a comment.
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 AM
That way there is time enough for my question.
Well…it’s more of a comment.
Well…it’s more of a comment.
Rosen suggesting that immigrants generally make our communities less safe.
I won’t support additional funding for ICE unless we put guardrails in place to make sure ICE is better trained and actually focused on making our communities safer.
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Rosen suggesting that immigrants generally make our communities less safe.
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Do everything you can.
No act of resistance to fascism is too small or not enough.
Do what you can.
Just do it.
No act of resistance to fascism is too small or not enough.
Do what you can.
Just do it.
February 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Do everything you can.
No act of resistance to fascism is too small or not enough.
Do what you can.
Just do it.
No act of resistance to fascism is too small or not enough.
Do what you can.
Just do it.
Weeks before he published his work, Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest you got was when he said, “A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends.”
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest you got was when he said, “A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends.”
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Weeks before he published his work, Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest you got was when he said, “A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends.”
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest you got was when he said, “A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends.”
🎶Panican Woman! Stay away from me!!! Panican Woman! Mama, let me be!!!🎶
Play us a song, you're the panican
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
🎶Panican Woman! Stay away from me!!! Panican Woman! Mama, let me be!!!🎶
I’ve seen the future of America and it’s just gambling, AI slop, and creatine bros.
February 10, 2026 at 1:41 AM
I’ve seen the future of America and it’s just gambling, AI slop, and creatine bros.
This is what cow tools should have been.
![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
This is what cow tools should have been.
Jerry, No!!!
Your drafts sucked so bad they broke the website
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Jerry, No!!!
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"[T]he State...entrusts to the ages the names of those who died for its integrity or in obedience to its laws; it puts forward as an example and recommends to the generations that are to come the leaders who increased its territory and the men of genius who gave it glory." -Benito Mussolini
Last week, the Secretary of Defense called the US a "Christian nation" & said a soldier "finds eternal life" by dying for country. But, sure, some people want to debate if #ChristianNationalism is even a thing.
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/at-nationa...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/at-nationa...
At National Prayer Breakfast, Hegseth Says US Soldiers Gain Salvation by Dying for ‘Christian Nation’
While Trump's remarks dominate the headlines about the event, more concerning Christian Nationalist comments came a few minutes later.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
"[T]he State...entrusts to the ages the names of those who died for its integrity or in obedience to its laws; it puts forward as an example and recommends to the generations that are to come the leaders who increased its territory and the men of genius who gave it glory." -Benito Mussolini
And another thing: I’m not panican. Don’t put in the newspapers that I’m panican.
February 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
And another thing: I’m not panican. Don’t put in the newspapers that I’m panican.
There‘s always one student that thinks I’m playing about them needing to read until they see that I’m not. If you’re in college get acquainted with books. Lord.
February 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
What came first—the chopsticks or the stirfry?
February 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
What came first—the chopsticks or the stirfry?
When I see educators shilling for AI implementation in their preparation I just imagine their students being like:
a close up of a young man 's face with headphones on .
Alt: A young man saying to his father, “I learned it from watching you!”
It is from an old anti-drug ad in which a child is confronted by their father about drug use and asks where they learned to do that.
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
When I see educators shilling for AI implementation in their preparation I just imagine their students being like:
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Reupping this because a colonoscopy is no big deal and anyone over 40 should be talking to their doctor about getting one.
Take care of yourselves, people.
Take care of yourselves, people.
The prep isn't nearly as bad as it used to be, the surgery is the best nap you'll ever have, and the first meal after is a religious experience.
Just got a colonoscopy this week! Unlike poor Saavik here, prep was basically painless for me. Drink the goop, poop a lot, done. Really the whole thing was smooth & easy & not worth the dread lots of folks bring to it.
If you're nearing or above 50, do it!
If you're nearing or above 50, do it!
February 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Reupping this because a colonoscopy is no big deal and anyone over 40 should be talking to their doctor about getting one.
Take care of yourselves, people.
Take care of yourselves, people.
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Lotta folk saying FAMU should fight back & resist or whatever but FAMU & other HBCUs above all else need to Remain Open.
That is their job right now. To remain open.
Harvard should fight. Yale should fight. Ivy League schools with war chests rivaling small countries should fight.
They fell first.
That is their job right now. To remain open.
Harvard should fight. Yale should fight. Ivy League schools with war chests rivaling small countries should fight.
They fell first.
February 8, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Lotta folk saying FAMU should fight back & resist or whatever but FAMU & other HBCUs above all else need to Remain Open.
That is their job right now. To remain open.
Harvard should fight. Yale should fight. Ivy League schools with war chests rivaling small countries should fight.
They fell first.
That is their job right now. To remain open.
Harvard should fight. Yale should fight. Ivy League schools with war chests rivaling small countries should fight.
They fell first.
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Netanyahu is a war criminal who belongs in the Hague, but the only references to Netanyahu in the Epstein files are emails sent exchanging articles about him, or others discussing him.
I think it's very bad that the most popular left-wing streamer on the internet is a raging antisemite.
I think it's very bad that the most popular left-wing streamer on the internet is a raging antisemite.
February 7, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Netanyahu is a war criminal who belongs in the Hague, but the only references to Netanyahu in the Epstein files are emails sent exchanging articles about him, or others discussing him.
I think it's very bad that the most popular left-wing streamer on the internet is a raging antisemite.
I think it's very bad that the most popular left-wing streamer on the internet is a raging antisemite.
I pray this is true and if it isn’t yet let’s make it true.
I've been taking in the reporting on dissatisfaction and resentment within the federal paramilitaries.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
February 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I pray this is true and if it isn’t yet let’s make it true.
Seconded.
All of the incorrect references in my work are done by the hands of a human! I don't need AI to help make my errors!
February 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Seconded.
In fact, one massive response to this evidence has been a pseudo-academic machinery built around denying its consequences or even suggesting that those consequences are the reverse of what they are.
People make millions as a response to the data Doghouse Reilly mentions here.
People make millions as a response to the data Doghouse Reilly mentions here.
People like to act as if the concept of racism and the material consequences of racism are somehow nebulous and opaque but the empirical data has been around for decades.
February 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
In fact, one massive response to this evidence has been a pseudo-academic machinery built around denying its consequences or even suggesting that those consequences are the reverse of what they are.
People make millions as a response to the data Doghouse Reilly mentions here.
People make millions as a response to the data Doghouse Reilly mentions here.
Wife: “let’s do our leg lifts”
Me: “I am gonna put this down first”
*begins leg lifts even though wife is gone*
*finishes and goes into the bedroom*
W: *with Nutella snack*
M: “We were gonna do leg lifts.”
W: *stares*
M: “Did you sneak that in here so I wouldn’t see while I exercised?”
W:🤭
Me: “I am gonna put this down first”
*begins leg lifts even though wife is gone*
*finishes and goes into the bedroom*
W: *with Nutella snack*
M: “We were gonna do leg lifts.”
W: *stares*
M: “Did you sneak that in here so I wouldn’t see while I exercised?”
W:🤭
February 7, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Wife: “let’s do our leg lifts”
Me: “I am gonna put this down first”
*begins leg lifts even though wife is gone*
*finishes and goes into the bedroom*
W: *with Nutella snack*
M: “We were gonna do leg lifts.”
W: *stares*
M: “Did you sneak that in here so I wouldn’t see while I exercised?”
W:🤭
Me: “I am gonna put this down first”
*begins leg lifts even though wife is gone*
*finishes and goes into the bedroom*
W: *with Nutella snack*
M: “We were gonna do leg lifts.”
W: *stares*
M: “Did you sneak that in here so I wouldn’t see while I exercised?”
W:🤭
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if ted cruz wants to enfrachise the gop in VA, he has an easy path forward. it will involve enfranchising Ds in Texas.
February 7, 2026 at 4:33 AM
if ted cruz wants to enfrachise the gop in VA, he has an easy path forward. it will involve enfranchising Ds in Texas.
This is absolutely key. Academia should not stand for adjunctification.
@grundrza.bsky.social also reflects on the fact that exploiting existing inequalities between tenure track and adjunct faculty makes it easier to implement censorship. Without workplace protections, adjuncts can't refuse to teach censored books.
February 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
This is absolutely key. Academia should not stand for adjunctification.