Steve Sarson
@stevesarson.bsky.social
Historian. Latest book--The Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States--coming in November 2025 with @uvapress.bsky.social. Cat gentleman. Occasional blogger: https://sonofsar.blogspot.com
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Steve Sarson
@stevesarson.bsky.social
· Jun 11
The Course of Human Events
<b>How reading the Declaration of Independence as a document of history explains its intended meaning</b><br/><br/> Thomas Jefferson chose his words c
www.upress.virginia.edu
The Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States. Available for pre-order and out in November 2025.
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10151/
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10151/
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1/3 For years now a nexus of well funded right wing groups has been trying either to capture or undermine one of the world’s, & certainly the UK’s most effective media organisation with an impartiality ethic.
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
1/3 For years now a nexus of well funded right wing groups has been trying either to capture or undermine one of the world’s, & certainly the UK’s most effective media organisation with an impartiality ethic.
I spliced together hundreds of quotes in my latest book. Do I have to resign from the BBC now?
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I spliced together hundreds of quotes in my latest book. Do I have to resign from the BBC now?
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Good evening from St Cyr au Mont d'Or.
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Good evening from St Cyr au Mont d'Or.
Beautifully autumnal in St Cyr au Mont d'Or.
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Beautifully autumnal in St Cyr au Mont d'Or.
"Everyone has the right to a nationality.
No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality."
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 15.
No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality."
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 15.
Now I know what ICE will tell the world when I am taken
I was born during my parents' tour of Germany
My dad joined to escape segregation in North Carolina
I joined, too
There's only a handful of countries they can send me to where I won't be killed for MY service...
bsky.app/profile/jenn...
I was born during my parents' tour of Germany
My dad joined to escape segregation in North Carolina
I joined, too
There's only a handful of countries they can send me to where I won't be killed for MY service...
bsky.app/profile/jenn...
November 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"Everyone has the right to a nationality.
No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality."
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 15.
No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality."
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 15.
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Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place
An A-level pupil found the lost grave of the Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano’s daughter, revealing a story of love and solidarity in 18th-century rural England.
Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), also known as Gustavus Vassa, escaped enslavement to become a celebrated author and campaigner in Georgian England. His memoir, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, was a bestseller. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Britain: "a shrinking island that rabble-roused its way to global irrelevance." Hal Wyler in The Diplomat. What could he possibly be talking about?
October 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Britain: "a shrinking island that rabble-roused its way to global irrelevance." Hal Wyler in The Diplomat. What could he possibly be talking about?
For some reason, I couldn't help reading my flight tracker in the voice of Nessa from Gavin and Stacy.
October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
For some reason, I couldn't help reading my flight tracker in the voice of Nessa from Gavin and Stacy.
I wonder if you can get a matching pointy hood to go with these delightful "History" tee-shirts.
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I wonder if you can get a matching pointy hood to go with these delightful "History" tee-shirts.
One month to go until official publication of The Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States. Though you can pre-order ;)
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10151/
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10151/
The Course of Human Events
<b>How reading the Declaration of Independence as a document of history explains its intended meaning</b><br/><br/> Thomas Jefferson chose his words c
www.upress.virginia.edu
October 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
One month to go until official publication of The Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States. Though you can pre-order ;)
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10151/
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10151/
I don't think I've ever seen the Alps so clearly from St Cyr before as I did today.
October 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I don't think I've ever seen the Alps so clearly from St Cyr before as I did today.
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Always great to see authors and their books!
Hannah Spahn, author of “Black Reason, White Feeling” and @stevesarson.bsky.social, author of “The Course of Human Events” stopped by our table at @oieahc.bsky.social
Give them a read today!
Hannah Spahn, author of “Black Reason, White Feeling” and @stevesarson.bsky.social, author of “The Course of Human Events” stopped by our table at @oieahc.bsky.social
Give them a read today!
October 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Always great to see authors and their books!
Hannah Spahn, author of “Black Reason, White Feeling” and @stevesarson.bsky.social, author of “The Course of Human Events” stopped by our table at @oieahc.bsky.social
Give them a read today!
Hannah Spahn, author of “Black Reason, White Feeling” and @stevesarson.bsky.social, author of “The Course of Human Events” stopped by our table at @oieahc.bsky.social
Give them a read today!
My first sight of the new book.
October 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My first sight of the new book.
The Governor's Palace and colonial Capitol in Williamsburg. Got me some colonial political vibes for the 1776 conference here....
October 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The Governor's Palace and colonial Capitol in Williamsburg. Got me some colonial political vibes for the 1776 conference here....
It is Insane o'Clock and I am leaving Lyon for Williamsburg.
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
It is Insane o'Clock and I am leaving Lyon for Williamsburg.
Andrew Windsor retains the title "Prince." Is the headline we should be seeing.
October 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Andrew Windsor retains the title "Prince." Is the headline we should be seeing.
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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!
The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
October 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!
The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
My guess is that, contra the dementia explanation, he knows well enough who was President on J6 and is just putting this out there for the kind of people who think 9/11 wouldn't have happened if GWB had been President instead of Obama.
October 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My guess is that, contra the dementia explanation, he knows well enough who was President on J6 and is just putting this out there for the kind of people who think 9/11 wouldn't have happened if GWB had been President instead of Obama.
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‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right
‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right
A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation
When Mus unfurled the leaflet lying on her driveway, she was left shocked, angry and upset. “White Britons are already a minority in London … it is clear that if these trends continue white people will become a minority in Britain,” it read.
The leaflet, written by a far-right group, was distributed along her street three years ago in Moseley, a leafy suburb of Birmingham. It went on to blame NHS waiting lists, a shortage of social housing and even traffic on “the rising population”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right
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Chapeau to @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social for his wonderful new book which has just arrived, an amazingly global and ecumenical volume, in all senses! Beautifully produced by OUP (and before publication day!?).
A spur to others!
A spur to others!
October 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Chapeau to @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social for his wonderful new book which has just arrived, an amazingly global and ecumenical volume, in all senses! Beautifully produced by OUP (and before publication day!?).
A spur to others!
A spur to others!
The foreseeable and indeed often foreseen outcome of the "employability agenda."
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
MSN
www.msn.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The foreseeable and indeed often foreseen outcome of the "employability agenda."
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...