Aaron Astor
@aaronastor.bsky.social
Professor of US History, esp. 19th century
A metaphor at the Allentown, PA dump and recycling center…
March 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A metaphor at the Allentown, PA dump and recycling center…
D&G Services got $49 million over 116 contracts...just a tad short of $8 billion.
February 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
D&G Services got $49 million over 116 contracts...just a tad short of $8 billion.
Trump has said this crap forever and a lot of people just rolled their eyes, thinking he'd never act on it. I mean, he has zero understanding of how trade can benefit both parties. But now we get to see it all in action. People will only respond differently when they feel the actual pain.
February 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Trump has said this crap forever and a lot of people just rolled their eyes, thinking he'd never act on it. I mean, he has zero understanding of how trade can benefit both parties. But now we get to see it all in action. People will only respond differently when they feel the actual pain.
Watch for this now.
February 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Watch for this now.
Mexico refused permission for the US to fly over Mexican airspace en route to Guatemala.
January 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Mexico refused permission for the US to fly over Mexican airspace en route to Guatemala.
This was fun. I was interviewed by Asahi TV to talk about the election and the transition. I don't know Japanese at all so I don't know what the words over my face mean...But the interview was an hour and they used a lot of footage from it!
November 20, 2024 at 1:23 PM
This was fun. I was interviewed by Asahi TV to talk about the election and the transition. I don't know Japanese at all so I don't know what the words over my face mean...But the interview was an hour and they used a lot of footage from it!
Had a nice experience keynoting a symposium on East Tennessee's Civil War this weekend. The war was a complicated mess in the Switzerland of America.
November 17, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Had a nice experience keynoting a symposium on East Tennessee's Civil War this weekend. The war was a complicated mess in the Switzerland of America.
This is the new Trump logo:
November 14, 2024 at 11:43 PM
This is the new Trump logo: