Sage Magister
@sagemagister.bsky.social
Environmental historian, professor, author, citizen.
The text of the 25th Amendment, Section 4, becomes more relevant every day for America.
October 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The text of the 25th Amendment, Section 4, becomes more relevant every day for America.
All Democrats running for federal office should pledge to reverse Trump's destruction of the White House and to pass a law prohibiting future presidents from making major alterations to any federal building without Congressional authorization.
October 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
All Democrats running for federal office should pledge to reverse Trump's destruction of the White House and to pass a law prohibiting future presidents from making major alterations to any federal building without Congressional authorization.
Three generations of my family participated in protests today in very red districts. It was awesome. I recommend it to all.
October 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Three generations of my family participated in protests today in very red districts. It was awesome. I recommend it to all.
Got some help with the fall chores!
October 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Got some help with the fall chores!
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Are we at a panic point yet? We should be ORGANIZING resistance to fascism. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream
The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.
www.insidehighered.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Are we at a panic point yet? We should be ORGANIZING resistance to fascism. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Don't buy the right-wing lies parroted by the president and media-- actual *research* shows who is committing most political violence in the US, and it isn't "the far left" at all. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) A comparison of political violence by left-wing, right-wing, and Islamist extremists in the United States and the world
PDF | Although political violence has been perpetrated on behalf of a wide range of political ideologies, it is unclear whether there are systematic... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
www.researchgate.net
September 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Don't buy the right-wing lies parroted by the president and media-- actual *research* shows who is committing most political violence in the US, and it isn't "the far left" at all. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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They had kids, too.
September 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
They had kids, too.
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE! ("This is what democracy looks like!") Repeat... www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/a...
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of plotting coup, sentenced to over 27 years in prison | CNN
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been found guilty of attempting to overturn the country’s 2022 election with a plot prosecutors say included plans to assassinate the president-elect in a ...
www.cnn.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE! ("This is what democracy looks like!") Repeat... www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/a...
Those who preach hate and division should not be eulogized as saints. Period.
September 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Those who preach hate and division should not be eulogized as saints. Period.
No? How about now? Now?
September 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
No? How about now? Now?
Cue the usual suspects, at both ends of the spectrum.
August 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Cue the usual suspects, at both ends of the spectrum.
I wasn't asked (this time) to offer direct criticism, but as a professional historian (and a current board member at a museum) this intrusion of politics is disgusting. Back 30+ years ago historians were aghast when the Smithsonian backed away from a planned exhibit on the Enola Gay. This is worse.
Trump Administration Plan to Oversee Smithsonian Exhibits Draws Criticism From Historians www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/a...
Historians Alarmed by White House Plan to Oversee Smithsonian Exhibits
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I wasn't asked (this time) to offer direct criticism, but as a professional historian (and a current board member at a museum) this intrusion of politics is disgusting. Back 30+ years ago historians were aghast when the Smithsonian backed away from a planned exhibit on the Enola Gay. This is worse.
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I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
This is part of why we can't have nice things. No more money to the Democratic party! Donate directly to good candidates, but cut off the money machine that enriches consultants while accomplishing nothing of import.
The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
open.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This is part of why we can't have nice things. No more money to the Democratic party! Donate directly to good candidates, but cut off the money machine that enriches consultants while accomplishing nothing of import.
Sunset over ice arena construction site in Billings, MT.
August 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sunset over ice arena construction site in Billings, MT.
Santa effigy, 40 miles NE of Mountain Home, ID.
August 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Santa effigy, 40 miles NE of Mountain Home, ID.
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Appropos of nothing, this calf seemed to be very interested in the possibility of eating the cover from our ATV.
August 1, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Appropos of nothing, this calf seemed to be very interested in the possibility of eating the cover from our ATV.
This is disgusting and will be remembered by history. This historian will personally ensure that in fact.
NYT: The Trump administration has drafted a plan to repeal a fundamental scientific finding that gives the United States government its authority to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions and fight climate change, according to two people familiar with the plan.
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is disgusting and will be remembered by history. This historian will personally ensure that in fact.
Wildfire smoke tints the sky at sunset, Morrow County, Oregon.
July 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Wildfire smoke tints the sky at sunset, Morrow County, Oregon.
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Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it will shut down its Office of Research and Development and eliminate thousands of agency jobs. According to the agency, this office has long served as the scientific backbone of its efforts to protect both public health and the environment.
July 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it will shut down its Office of Research and Development and eliminate thousands of agency jobs. According to the agency, this office has long served as the scientific backbone of its efforts to protect both public health and the environment.
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New bombshell from my investigators on Epstein's sex trafficking operation: the Trump administration has an Epstein file detailing 4,725 wire transfers and almost $1.1 billion flowing through just one of his banks. Hundreds of millions more through others.
This Democrat Won’t Let Go of the Jeffrey Epstein Case, Either
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Indeed-- so Donald, who "barely knew the guy," sent him special birthday wishes for his 50th that noted their "secret" bond. One wonders, joint membership in the pedophile association?
For Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, friends created a book of bawdy letters.
One was from Donald Trump.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru... via @WSJ
One was from Donald Trump.
www.wsj.com/politics/tru... via @WSJ
Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump.
The leather-bound book was compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell. The president says the letter ‘is a fake thing.’
www.wsj.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Indeed-- so Donald, who "barely knew the guy," sent him special birthday wishes for his 50th that noted their "secret" bond. One wonders, joint membership in the pedophile association?