@abigail-b.bsky.social
Confirmed medievalist. Retired Marine & instructor of U.S. history, military strategy, & tactics. Focused on Britain & Europe, 1066–1603. Liberal-minded, historically grounded, and deeply uneasy about America’s path. I don’t posture. I remember.
Fred Trump’s Limerick
I built from bricks and the grime,
Made fortunes one buck at a time.
Taught my boy to pretend,
That the truth’s just to bend—
And cheating’s not theft—if it’s mine.
I built from bricks and the grime,
Made fortunes one buck at a time.
Taught my boy to pretend,
That the truth’s just to bend—
And cheating’s not theft—if it’s mine.
June 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Fred Trump’s Limerick
I built from bricks and the grime,
Made fortunes one buck at a time.
Taught my boy to pretend,
That the truth’s just to bend—
And cheating’s not theft—if it’s mine.
I built from bricks and the grime,
Made fortunes one buck at a time.
Taught my boy to pretend,
That the truth’s just to bend—
And cheating’s not theft—if it’s mine.
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Spread the love and acceptance #pridemonth
June 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Spread the love and acceptance #pridemonth
Retired Marine & historian. I write plainly about the past and what it warns us. Not here for noise. If you value sober minds and hard truths, you're welcome.
May 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Retired Marine & historian. I write plainly about the past and what it warns us. Not here for noise. If you value sober minds and hard truths, you're welcome.
The Despot Cometh
Among the sheep
invective flies,
Where voices bleat
for despot sly.
Ignorant minds
in fervor roar,
Misplaced rage
upon the poor.
He cries “Freedom!”
with chains that bind,
A hater's grip
upon the blind.
On despot’s face,
equality fades,
As truth is lost
his lies invade.
Among the sheep
invective flies,
Where voices bleat
for despot sly.
Ignorant minds
in fervor roar,
Misplaced rage
upon the poor.
He cries “Freedom!”
with chains that bind,
A hater's grip
upon the blind.
On despot’s face,
equality fades,
As truth is lost
his lies invade.
April 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Despot Cometh
Among the sheep
invective flies,
Where voices bleat
for despot sly.
Ignorant minds
in fervor roar,
Misplaced rage
upon the poor.
He cries “Freedom!”
with chains that bind,
A hater's grip
upon the blind.
On despot’s face,
equality fades,
As truth is lost
his lies invade.
Among the sheep
invective flies,
Where voices bleat
for despot sly.
Ignorant minds
in fervor roar,
Misplaced rage
upon the poor.
He cries “Freedom!”
with chains that bind,
A hater's grip
upon the blind.
On despot’s face,
equality fades,
As truth is lost
his lies invade.
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People on X are calling for AOC's arrest for posting this.... so I am posting it everywhere!
April 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM
People on X are calling for AOC's arrest for posting this.... so I am posting it everywhere!
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"It has come for science because it was never just about the Humanities, but about how we assess American progress through infrastructures of new knowledge and its application." scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/02/t...
The Humanities as Canary: Understanding this Crisis Now - The Scholarly Kitchen
The Humanities have always been the canary in the coal mine of the full knowledge industry. What information can help us understand this crisis and its implications?
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
April 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"It has come for science because it was never just about the Humanities, but about how we assess American progress through infrastructures of new knowledge and its application." scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/02/t...
A real story would be Man Bites Dog.
Well, they lied. Obviously.
March 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A real story would be Man Bites Dog.
Oh, yes, I believe every word this clown has to say. x.com/i/status/189...
March 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Oh, yes, I believe every word this clown has to say. x.com/i/status/189...
Sadly, there are huge sectors of our society that would disagree they've been free from oppression. In the remote chance the current situation can be turned around we need to keep those multitudes in mind.
We’re taking it back. If you choose to stay ashamed of the flag because it was hijacked and misused, I guess that’s all you get. But it’s a symbol of freedom from oppression. And we’ve saved it and will use it for the symbol it’s meant to be. Freedom
February 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Sadly, there are huge sectors of our society that would disagree they've been free from oppression. In the remote chance the current situation can be turned around we need to keep those multitudes in mind.
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Uh. Holy shit. We always knew and yet.
Byline Times is facing major DDOS (malicious traffic-flooding) issues on our site apparently after this article went live...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
bylinetimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Uh. Holy shit. We always knew and yet.
I've been beating this drum since 2015, but everyone told me I was overreacting.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I've been beating this drum since 2015, but everyone told me I was overreacting.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...