bobjordan.bsky.social
@bobjordan.bsky.social
FWIW They were Radical for the progressive cause of abolition.
December 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
FWIW They were Radical for the progressive cause of abolition.
In the 1860s the Democratic Party was the Conservative Party.
December 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
In the 1860s the Democratic Party was the Conservative Party.
Thad Stevens and Charles Sumner called themselves Radicals.
December 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Thad Stevens and Charles Sumner called themselves Radicals.
That accounts for 4 of her dozens of ancestors. What about the rest.
December 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
That accounts for 4 of her dozens of ancestors. What about the rest.
Isn’t shaking hands a sign of stroke?
December 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Isn’t shaking hands a sign of stroke?
We are pirates now
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We are pirates now
Stopping a boat is not a war crime. Killing the survivors of a sinking ship is.
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Stopping a boat is not a war crime. Killing the survivors of a sinking ship is.
I think they were more or less equally unfree. 1/2 dozen of one v. 5.9 out of 12.
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I think they were more or less equally unfree. 1/2 dozen of one v. 5.9 out of 12.
Yeah. The choice in Rome was oligarchy disguised as a Republic v. Autocracy disguised as populism.
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Yeah. The choice in Rome was oligarchy disguised as a Republic v. Autocracy disguised as populism.
Besides, the point was that the US was fighting a two front war. It wasn’t just sitting still.
October 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Besides, the point was that the US was fighting a two front war. It wasn’t just sitting still.
LOL. The least they could have done was declare war on Japan as an act of moral support to their ally even if they didn’t/couldn’t send troops. They did finally get around to it when they saw an opportunity to grab land.
October 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
LOL. The least they could have done was declare war on Japan as an act of moral support to their ally even if they didn’t/couldn’t send troops. They did finally get around to it when they saw an opportunity to grab land.
The USSR didn’t declare war on Japan until the last few days of the war while the US fought a two front war.
October 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The USSR didn’t declare war on Japan until the last few days of the war while the US fought a two front war.
Don’t forget the USSR didn’t “jump in” to fight the Japanese until the last few days of the war while the US fought a two front war.
October 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Don’t forget the USSR didn’t “jump in” to fight the Japanese until the last few days of the war while the US fought a two front war.
For the most part, Congress is made up of millionaires. They don’t care if they miss paychecks.
October 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For the most part, Congress is made up of millionaires. They don’t care if they miss paychecks.
Their commanders should have. These are kids they only know what their commanders tell them.
October 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Their commanders should have. These are kids they only know what their commanders tell them.
In other words, if everything is an emergency nothing is an emergency.
September 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In other words, if everything is an emergency nothing is an emergency.
Other than naming the bases after the Union Generals that beat the traitors, I thought we should name them after high profile Generals. Such as Ridgway for Bragg.
June 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Other than naming the bases after the Union Generals that beat the traitors, I thought we should name them after high profile Generals. Such as Ridgway for Bragg.