Jon in PDX
@11waterfields.bsky.social
People say it isn't polite to discuss religion or politics. I have a Ph.D. in not being polite.
And while I know Sawyer would much better if we had a better team, maybe it’s best he’s moving on.
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
And while I know Sawyer would much better if we had a better team, maybe it’s best he’s moving on.
I wonder if this comes down to logistics and timing, like they don’t think they will be able to hire an AD and coach back to back.
I have a hard time they believe things will get better next year.
I have a hard time they believe things will get better next year.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I wonder if this comes down to logistics and timing, like they don’t think they will be able to hire an AD and coach back to back.
I have a hard time they believe things will get better next year.
I have a hard time they believe things will get better next year.
Also the survivor’s lawyers (I believe) have seen the files, so they can verify if something is missing.
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Also the survivor’s lawyers (I believe) have seen the files, so they can verify if something is missing.
Enough for now. More later.
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Enough for now. More later.
OfC Washington’s status as an enslaver must be acknowledged as a stain on his character, something that didnt have to be & makes him a flawed hero in our founding. Both he & the US owe much to the support they received from enslaved people—this must always be acknowledged.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
OfC Washington’s status as an enslaver must be acknowledged as a stain on his character, something that didnt have to be & makes him a flawed hero in our founding. Both he & the US owe much to the support they received from enslaved people—this must always be acknowledged.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
Washington’s mythic status was so useful to his contemporaries and the place and time he lived that we will almost certainly never know what he was actually like. He is talked about as if he were a superhero—Superman, Captain America, and Dr. Manhattan all rolled together.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Washington’s mythic status was so useful to his contemporaries and the place and time he lived that we will almost certainly never know what he was actually like. He is talked about as if he were a superhero—Superman, Captain America, and Dr. Manhattan all rolled together.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
Breed’s Hill was the highest casualty rate in war for the British until the f-ing Somme?!
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Breed’s Hill was the highest casualty rate in war for the British until the f-ing Somme?!
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
I wonder how different the Revolution would have turned out if the British hadn’t underestimated and absolutely disregarded the colonist on almost every front. The British arrogance is bordering on Dunning-Kruger.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
November 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I wonder how different the Revolution would have turned out if the British hadn’t underestimated and absolutely disregarded the colonist on almost every front. The British arrogance is bordering on Dunning-Kruger.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
I guess I never realized how often people’s head got taken off by cannon balls. Either that or Burns is using every instance mentioned to really hit home how horrifying this war was.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I guess I never realized how often people’s head got taken off by cannon balls. Either that or Burns is using every instance mentioned to really hit home how horrifying this war was.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
This quote from Adams about clocks not striking at the same second as a metaphor for each colony realizing they must declare independence is just so brilliant.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This quote from Adams about clocks not striking at the same second as a metaphor for each colony realizing they must declare independence is just so brilliant.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
It seems so quaint now to think that the colonists believed they could kill redcoats, capture British forts, and for all intents and purposes make war on the king and parliament and then expect things to go back to the way they were before and still be under the crown.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
November 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
It seems so quaint now to think that the colonists believed they could kill redcoats, capture British forts, and for all intents and purposes make war on the king and parliament and then expect things to go back to the way they were before and still be under the crown.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
The fact that Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys had to fight New Yorkers to protect their land 😳 sound like prime candidates to join the British.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The fact that Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys had to fight New Yorkers to protect their land 😳 sound like prime candidates to join the British.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
Concepts of evidence.
November 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Concepts of evidence.
I am proud to share the same alma mater as this amazing person.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I am proud to share the same alma mater as this amazing person.
“Our only comfort lies in the justice of our cause. All our worldly comforts are now at stake—our nearest & dearest connections are hazarding their lives and properties. God give them wisdom and integrity sufficient to the great cause which they are now engaged.
-Abigail Adams
#AmericanRevolution
-Abigail Adams
#AmericanRevolution
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
“Our only comfort lies in the justice of our cause. All our worldly comforts are now at stake—our nearest & dearest connections are hazarding their lives and properties. God give them wisdom and integrity sufficient to the great cause which they are now engaged.
-Abigail Adams
#AmericanRevolution
-Abigail Adams
#AmericanRevolution
Strange that soldiers on both sides just assumed that they would be able to drive the other to capitulation in short order. Perhaps they must tell themselves such things in order to stare death and ruin in the face as willingly and for as long as they can.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Strange that soldiers on both sides just assumed that they would be able to drive the other to capitulation in short order. Perhaps they must tell themselves such things in order to stare death and ruin in the face as willingly and for as long as they can.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
I have only ever heard the “shot heard ‘round the world” described as the fault of the British. I wonder if the British have only ever heard the opposite opinion.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I have only ever heard the “shot heard ‘round the world” described as the fault of the British. I wonder if the British have only ever heard the opposite opinion.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
The loyalists being conservative should tell you something about the nature of conservatism. As long as they stayed in and kept their power & privilege, it did not matter to them who was in power or what those they saw beneath them had to deal with.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The loyalists being conservative should tell you something about the nature of conservatism. As long as they stayed in and kept their power & privilege, it did not matter to them who was in power or what those they saw beneath them had to deal with.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
Money—its creation, acquisition, its holding and withholding—is both the great weakness and great strength of America.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Money—its creation, acquisition, its holding and withholding—is both the great weakness and great strength of America.
#AmericanRevolution
#AmericanRevolution