Andrew Bloomberg
@andrewbloomberg.bsky.social
He/him. Left-wing history dad. Pro Popular Front, pro Sewer Socialism, anti borders. Français par mariage. Minnesotan in Wisconsin exile. Mostly posts bad history jokes and occasionally bad history not jokes.
It’s Armistice Day, and a good day to remember that WWI ended as it began and went on: in ghastly, barely comprehensible obscenity
![After the war, there was a deep shame that so many soldiers died on the final day of the war, especially in the hours after the treaty had been signed but had not yet taken effect. In the United States, Congress opened an investigation to find out why and if blame should be placed on the leaders of the American Expeditionary Forces, including John Pershing. 54] In France, many graves of French soldiers who died on
11 November were backdated to 10 November. 51]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dsscmgxuxcsmo7z4ijovobus/bafkreicgbs3htrydluu5kooqh5w5zount6zgvbjynr5ef5wpgq76vcfm44@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It’s Armistice Day, and a good day to remember that WWI ended as it began and went on: in ghastly, barely comprehensible obscenity
“I would’ve voted for Grant for a third term if I could”
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“I would’ve voted for Grant for a third term if I could”
It begins (also it’s very pretty)
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
It begins (also it’s very pretty)
First snow means first mulled wine, and then also a nap. Hot take but weekends are good
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
First snow means first mulled wine, and then also a nap. Hot take but weekends are good
We do not mess around with Thanksgiving planning, and yes we did bring multiple recipe binders to soccer
November 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We do not mess around with Thanksgiving planning, and yes we did bring multiple recipe binders to soccer
Folks, we’ve reached Negroni o’clock on Friday
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Folks, we’ve reached Negroni o’clock on Friday
Please enjoy these wine buying instructions from my spouse
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Please enjoy these wine buying instructions from my spouse
All about this guy
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
All about this guy
Monet, if he’d been born in the Midwest: “Sunset, Kwik Trip” (there’s another Kwik Trip about two blocks away on the other side of the street, so it’s not like haystacks are the only thing that gives you options)
November 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Monet, if he’d been born in the Midwest: “Sunset, Kwik Trip” (there’s another Kwik Trip about two blocks away on the other side of the street, so it’s not like haystacks are the only thing that gives you options)
Can’t help but notice that, while our birch stand is looking good, the sky is ominously twilight like for before 4 in the afternoon.
Paris is substantially north of Madison, so it got dark much earlier for us last year, but the whole “city of light” thing makes a difference
Paris is substantially north of Madison, so it got dark much earlier for us last year, but the whole “city of light” thing makes a difference
November 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Can’t help but notice that, while our birch stand is looking good, the sky is ominously twilight like for before 4 in the afternoon.
Paris is substantially north of Madison, so it got dark much earlier for us last year, but the whole “city of light” thing makes a difference
Paris is substantially north of Madison, so it got dark much earlier for us last year, but the whole “city of light” thing makes a difference
Happy Halloween. Nobody is getting a handshake.
November 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Happy Halloween. Nobody is getting a handshake.
Halloween night PSA: parents, check your kid’s candy, you never know when some sicko will sneak TERF shit into it
November 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Halloween night PSA: parents, check your kid’s candy, you never know when some sicko will sneak TERF shit into it
A tree that’s not a tree but is made out of tree, this must be absolutely legendary in the Madison woodpecker community
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A tree that’s not a tree but is made out of tree, this must be absolutely legendary in the Madison woodpecker community
*Tom Lehrer voice*
“In German oder Englisch I know how to count down
Und I’m building a reef” says Wernher von Braun
“In German oder Englisch I know how to count down
Und I’m building a reef” says Wernher von Braun
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
*Tom Lehrer voice*
“In German oder Englisch I know how to count down
Und I’m building a reef” says Wernher von Braun
“In German oder Englisch I know how to count down
Und I’m building a reef” says Wernher von Braun
Important update:
The official after dinner cocktail for the winter of 2025-26 is the Stinger. Please plan accordingly.
The official after dinner cocktail for the winter of 2025-26 is the Stinger. Please plan accordingly.
October 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Important update:
The official after dinner cocktail for the winter of 2025-26 is the Stinger. Please plan accordingly.
The official after dinner cocktail for the winter of 2025-26 is the Stinger. Please plan accordingly.
Our Paris friends who are on their way to our house right now told me they had missed my cooking, so I decorated the front door appropriately
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Our Paris friends who are on their way to our house right now told me they had missed my cooking, so I decorated the front door appropriately
Mr. Autumn Man, sitting on my front step with a Boulevardier while the kids gradually achieve and consolidate control over the inside of the house
October 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Mr. Autumn Man, sitting on my front step with a Boulevardier while the kids gradually achieve and consolidate control over the inside of the house
Our friends from Paris are visiting us and it’s so lovely to be able to show them signs of the deep relationship of cultural respect between our two countries
October 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Our friends from Paris are visiting us and it’s so lovely to be able to show them signs of the deep relationship of cultural respect between our two countries
*Puts on fedora* well my good man it appears your argument is a
October 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
*Puts on fedora* well my good man it appears your argument is a
First frosty morning in Madison on the bike ride to daycare and school. Beautiful but ominous. We’ll see you in May. Send mulled wine.
October 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
First frosty morning in Madison on the bike ride to daycare and school. Beautiful but ominous. We’ll see you in May. Send mulled wine.
The only time I should have to think about the state of Maine this much is when I’m considering how Professor Chamberlain helped crush the slaver army on the second day of Gettysburg
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The only time I should have to think about the state of Maine this much is when I’m considering how Professor Chamberlain helped crush the slaver army on the second day of Gettysburg
We got ours when we came back to Madison this summer, and I just passed 500 miles on today’s daycare/school run. Plus I end up with K-Pop Demon Hunters stuck in my head way less than when I take the car. YMMV on whether that’s a selling point or not.
October 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We got ours when we came back to Madison this summer, and I just passed 500 miles on today’s daycare/school run. Plus I end up with K-Pop Demon Hunters stuck in my head way less than when I take the car. YMMV on whether that’s a selling point or not.
Important personal update: I saw some great maples and ashes on my run today, and enjoyed them with my buddies, several turkeys and sandhill cranes
October 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Important personal update: I saw some great maples and ashes on my run today, and enjoyed them with my buddies, several turkeys and sandhill cranes
That new tattoo?
October 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
That new tattoo?