Brooks D. Simpson
@bds77.bsky.social
Historian. Islanders/Yankees fan. Opinions are my own. Has it ever been otherwise?
Appomattox Court House.
October 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Appomattox Court House.
It's Bobby Murcer 5, Baltimore 4 day ... 1979. My most memorable regular season Yankees game.
Take care, Lemon and Tugboat.
Take care, Lemon and Tugboat.
August 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It's Bobby Murcer 5, Baltimore 4 day ... 1979. My most memorable regular season Yankees game.
Take care, Lemon and Tugboat.
Take care, Lemon and Tugboat.
History is evergreen.
May 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
History is evergreen.
And there was something else.
In 1940 Middleburg came under bombardment during the German invasion of the Netherlands.
Much of it was destroyed.
Thus this caught my eye:
In 1940 Middleburg came under bombardment during the German invasion of the Netherlands.
Much of it was destroyed.
Thus this caught my eye:
May 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
And there was something else.
In 1940 Middleburg came under bombardment during the German invasion of the Netherlands.
Much of it was destroyed.
Thus this caught my eye:
In 1940 Middleburg came under bombardment during the German invasion of the Netherlands.
Much of it was destroyed.
Thus this caught my eye:
Outside of my hotel, there's a memorial space to contemplate the TransAtlantic slave trade.
Never forget.
Never forget.
May 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Outside of my hotel, there's a memorial space to contemplate the TransAtlantic slave trade.
Never forget.
Never forget.
Here are a few of the moments I encountered during an early event stroll ... unplanned.
Never forget.
Never forget.
May 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Here are a few of the moments I encountered during an early event stroll ... unplanned.
Never forget.
Never forget.
I have always enjoyed my time in the Netherlands.
Thirty years ago I spoke at the Roosevelt Institute of American Studies.
Thirty years later, I returned to speak again.
I had some time to explore a little bit.
Thirty years ago I spoke at the Roosevelt Institute of American Studies.
Thirty years later, I returned to speak again.
I had some time to explore a little bit.
May 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I have always enjoyed my time in the Netherlands.
Thirty years ago I spoke at the Roosevelt Institute of American Studies.
Thirty years later, I returned to speak again.
I had some time to explore a little bit.
Thirty years ago I spoke at the Roosevelt Institute of American Studies.
Thirty years later, I returned to speak again.
I had some time to explore a little bit.
And my response, which she clearly found quite objectionable:
May 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
And my response, which she clearly found quite objectionable:
The comments that drew my attention:
May 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The comments that drew my attention:
An academic who derided someone as a white guy and a history fan without a PhD got upset when I asked about the relevance of all that to the argument at hand.
Her response?
Her response?
May 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
An academic who derided someone as a white guy and a history fan without a PhD got upset when I asked about the relevance of all that to the argument at hand.
Her response?
Her response?
Sherman always looking for attention. That's why he's the only person talking in this painting:
April 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Sherman always looking for attention. That's why he's the only person talking in this painting:
FDR was right. Even if he did slip up badly with interning Japanese Americans.
Principles and practices.
Principles and practices.
April 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
FDR was right. Even if he did slip up badly with interning Japanese Americans.
Principles and practices.
Principles and practices.
Always interesting when the person who claims to be the brightest in the room is exposed as a desperate liar and fraud.
March 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Always interesting when the person who claims to be the brightest in the room is exposed as a desperate liar and fraud.
What you have been waiting to hear all day (courtesy Yahoo News):
March 26, 2025 at 4:14 AM
What you have been waiting to hear all day (courtesy Yahoo News):
Trump and Vance await their next visitor.
March 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Trump and Vance await their next visitor.
So many levels of stupid here.
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
So many levels of stupid here.
More honorable than Donald J. Trump ... Neville Chamberlain.
February 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
More honorable than Donald J. Trump ... Neville Chamberlain.
And there you have it ...
February 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
And there you have it ...
Trump will take the oath of office with Lincoln and Grant looking over his shoulders as a sign of the (d)evolution of the Republican party.
January 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Trump will take the oath of office with Lincoln and Grant looking over his shoulders as a sign of the (d)evolution of the Republican party.
Actually, the NYT did not ignore me in 2000. And there's this:
January 3, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Actually, the NYT did not ignore me in 2000. And there's this: