Andy Hernandez
@andytercero.bsky.social
Historian. Research interests include Nicaragua’s Grand Canal, the Indian Slave Trade, the Plan de San Diego, and the Borderlands in general. Dabbling in math, sci-fi, and miniature painting.
Application for intramural research grant—submitted. Letter of interest to be president of my university—submitted. Granted, those are two radically different futures.
December 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Application for intramural research grant—submitted. Letter of interest to be president of my university—submitted. Granted, those are two radically different futures.
Yesterday I thought it was okay to build today’s to-do list around my last goodbye to a beloved family member and writing 250 words on the horrific proportion of Indian children in adoptive/foster care services in the 20th century. Time travelers can feel free to kick the shit out of yesterday me.
September 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Yesterday I thought it was okay to build today’s to-do list around my last goodbye to a beloved family member and writing 250 words on the horrific proportion of Indian children in adoptive/foster care services in the 20th century. Time travelers can feel free to kick the shit out of yesterday me.
Same as it ever was
"The dog understands: 'Take it!' It does not understand: 'Put it down!'" True 3,900 years ago when a young Mesopotamian scribe copied the proverb onto a round school tablet; still true today! #cuneiform #Mesopotamia #dogs Tablet: BM U.17207.77, CDLI P346305; sculpture: Louvre AO 4349, CDLI P386356
September 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Same as it ever was
Taking one of my brothers and his fam to a Chihuahuas game (minor league baseball) tonight. He’s always been big into the sportsball.
August 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Taking one of my brothers and his fam to a Chihuahuas game (minor league baseball) tonight. He’s always been big into the sportsball.
I always enjoyed watching my kids in everything from dance to sports to academic competitions. I’m surprised but loving that I’m still in the stands cheering them on. Today it’s watching my thirty-something speak to legislators about her analysis on early childhood spending.
August 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I always enjoyed watching my kids in everything from dance to sports to academic competitions. I’m surprised but loving that I’m still in the stands cheering them on. Today it’s watching my thirty-something speak to legislators about her analysis on early childhood spending.
Is there a programmatic accreditation that would encompass history programs specifically or humanities programs in general? #academicsky
August 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Is there a programmatic accreditation that would encompass history programs specifically or humanities programs in general? #academicsky
Such a terrible fate and far worse of a situation than the folks searching for political and economic sanctuary face.
August 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Such a terrible fate and far worse of a situation than the folks searching for political and economic sanctuary face.
Jobs won’t come back because “globalization has conditioned the average American consumer to want what the average American worker cannot provide.”
Reaaaaally love this Businessweek story from @viajoshhunt.bsky.social about the world’s largest zipper-maker, YKK, which is totally fascinating in too many ways to enumerate in a post. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Can the World’s Largest Zipper Manufacturer Survive Trump’s Tariffs?
The world’s largest zipper manufacturer has spent decades mastering the global supply chain. Now it has to weather the Trump-tariff era.
www.bloomberg.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Jobs won’t come back because “globalization has conditioned the average American consumer to want what the average American worker cannot provide.”
A margarita with the El Paso Margaritas (Chihuahuas)!Tonight’s giveaway is a reminder that Día de los Muertos is 100ish days away. And now it’s time to put up the phone and brace for incoming balls.
July 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A margarita with the El Paso Margaritas (Chihuahuas)!Tonight’s giveaway is a reminder that Día de los Muertos is 100ish days away. And now it’s time to put up the phone and brace for incoming balls.
A threat and the shape of things to come all rolled into one.
Noem: "What you saw happen in Texas was much more how FEMA will look in the future."
July 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A threat and the shape of things to come all rolled into one.
Make Coke Mexican again!
July 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Make Coke Mexican again!
Reposted by Andy Hernandez
One of my colleagues and a union comrade was abducted at the Camarillo action yesterday.
We still don't know where he is, who is holding them, or any other information about his status.
If you're in the area, please reach out to the folks listed in the press release and donate to the bail fund.
We still don't know where he is, who is holding them, or any other information about his status.
If you're in the area, please reach out to the folks listed in the press release and donate to the bail fund.
- California Faculty Association
We strongly condemn the abduction of California Faculty Association professor, member and activist Jonathan A. Caravello, Ph.D. and other community
www.calfac.org
July 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr. Who, or Transformers.
July 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from Star Wars, Star Trek, Dr. Who, or Transformers.
If you need a cure for insomnia , I’m at your service.
July 3, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If you need a cure for insomnia , I’m at your service.
I passed through an I-10 border patrol check point once again last night on my way home because, you know, freedom. Instead of the customary citizenship question the agent asked where we were born. It took about 10 minutes for irritation to turn into shock that this is the shape of things to come.
June 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I passed through an I-10 border patrol check point once again last night on my way home because, you know, freedom. Instead of the customary citizenship question the agent asked where we were born. It took about 10 minutes for irritation to turn into shock that this is the shape of things to come.
In one of several cool but solemn moments in this past trip I was able to snorkel near Manaha and free dive 20 feet to touch the wreckage of a Japanese Zero. All went well until… I rolled to come back up, started kicking hard, and my swim trunks pulled down.
June 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
In one of several cool but solemn moments in this past trip I was able to snorkel near Manaha and free dive 20 feet to touch the wreckage of a Japanese Zero. All went well until… I rolled to come back up, started kicking hard, and my swim trunks pulled down.
Hafa Adai! I’ve flown out of some small commuter terminals before but this one has more character than any of them. Off to Tinian we go!
June 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hafa Adai! I’ve flown out of some small commuter terminals before but this one has more character than any of them. Off to Tinian we go!
Peanut butter and jelly M and Ms. Best thing ever or affront to the eyes of god. 
June 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Peanut butter and jelly M and Ms. Best thing ever or affront to the eyes of god. 
And now I’ve been stung by a bee, from the hive in my own front yard no less. Time to roll the dice and see if I have my dad’s horrifically bad allergy to bee stings.
May 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
And now I’ve been stung by a bee, from the hive in my own front yard no less. Time to roll the dice and see if I have my dad’s horrifically bad allergy to bee stings.
I’m quite proud to say that the faculty and librarians at my uni are in the process of unionizing. We had more than 2/3 or eligible members signing up in just a few weeks. www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
May 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’m quite proud to say that the faculty and librarians at my uni are in the process of unionizing. We had more than 2/3 or eligible members signing up in just a few weeks. www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
Here for the Savannah Bananas/Party Animals!
May 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Here for the Savannah Bananas/Party Animals!
So far this week I have shown up a day early at a facility an hour away for a colonoscopy*, blown a deadline by juxtaposing some of the digits in the due date, and preheated an oven and set a timer only to come back and see my pizza sitting by the oven. Like and follow for more tips on mindfulness.
May 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
So far this week I have shown up a day early at a facility an hour away for a colonoscopy*, blown a deadline by juxtaposing some of the digits in the due date, and preheated an oven and set a timer only to come back and see my pizza sitting by the oven. Like and follow for more tips on mindfulness.
Say what you want about ongoing high winds and dust storms but I’m getting pretty efficient at carving up fallen tree limbs.
April 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Say what you want about ongoing high winds and dust storms but I’m getting pretty efficient at carving up fallen tree limbs.
I have “good” insurance. A comprehensive metabolic panel is a $60 copay + 20% of total costs. Or $39 if i pay cash out of pocket.
April 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I have “good” insurance. A comprehensive metabolic panel is a $60 copay + 20% of total costs. Or $39 if i pay cash out of pocket.
I’m jealous of the folks who comprehend how vast space is. If enough people can start to understand how vast time is as well, that would be something. www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Euclid opens data treasure trove, offers glimpse of deep fields
On 19 March 2025, the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission released its first batch of survey data, including a preview of its deep fields. Here, hundreds of thousands of galaxies in different shape...
www.esa.int
March 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I’m jealous of the folks who comprehend how vast space is. If enough people can start to understand how vast time is as well, that would be something. www.esa.int/Science_Expl...