Annoyed History Guy, MA
@chuckfinley22.bsky.social
John Brown fan, historian of Reconstruction & Lost Cause education, HS teacher of history & political science. Enemy of nostalgia. Long-suffering Chicago Bears fan. Army vet. Heavy metal enthusiast.
Studies by Lilliana Mason & Nathan Kalmoe show polarization is driven by partisan elitesl. Do they believe the drivel they're putting out there or doing it solely for political gain?
Similar studies show that political elites can also reduce polarization & political violence. They need to want to.
Similar studies show that political elites can also reduce polarization & political violence. They need to want to.
Political outrage over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show selection reveals a larger pattern: culture wars now begin in the political sector, manufactured by partisans and amplified by media before the actual event even occurs, according to the author of a book on propaganda. buff.ly/oNAs4QT
Bad Bunny is the latest product of political rage — how pop culture became the front line of American politics
Culture wars once arose from impromptu events that struck a nerve among Americans, but they are now started by partisan agitators who introduce them to politicians and watch them take hold.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Studies by Lilliana Mason & Nathan Kalmoe show polarization is driven by partisan elitesl. Do they believe the drivel they're putting out there or doing it solely for political gain?
Similar studies show that political elites can also reduce polarization & political violence. They need to want to.
Similar studies show that political elites can also reduce polarization & political violence. They need to want to.
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This is real. A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power. A total disgrace.
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is real. A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power. A total disgrace.
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The REAL American Hoax.
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The REAL American Hoax.
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WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.
October 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.
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Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."
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NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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The new “masculinity” is all the permissiveness and entitlement, none of the responsibility. I am not a fan.
October 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The new “masculinity” is all the permissiveness and entitlement, none of the responsibility. I am not a fan.
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Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
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A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge that he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. https://to.pbs.org/4nWzvKF
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries
A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
to.pbs.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge that he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. https://to.pbs.org/4nWzvKF
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Dear everyone in a position of power over others but especially teachers: “compliant with rules” is not always the same thing as “fair and equitable.”
Love, someone whose fingers dislocate when I write by hand for too long
Love, someone whose fingers dislocate when I write by hand for too long
October 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Dear everyone in a position of power over others but especially teachers: “compliant with rules” is not always the same thing as “fair and equitable.”
Love, someone whose fingers dislocate when I write by hand for too long
Love, someone whose fingers dislocate when I write by hand for too long
I mean, if we're being honest, Indiana has, throughout its history, has made life for Black folks. Their just not trying as hard to hide it now, as they were prior to Obama's election.
It's really a return to the 20s, only instead of the Klan hoods, they're wearing red hats.
It's really a return to the 20s, only instead of the Klan hoods, they're wearing red hats.
Indiana Black Legislative Caucus condemns early redistricting campaign for ‘diluting Black voting power.’
Legislative caucus condemns early redistricting campaign for 'diluting Black voting power' • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The news conference came as Indiana Republicans — and President Donald Trump — build support for redrawing the state's blue congressional districts red ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I mean, if we're being honest, Indiana has, throughout its history, has made life for Black folks. Their just not trying as hard to hide it now, as they were prior to Obama's election.
It's really a return to the 20s, only instead of the Klan hoods, they're wearing red hats.
It's really a return to the 20s, only instead of the Klan hoods, they're wearing red hats.
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Indiana Black Legislative Caucus condemns early redistricting campaign for ‘diluting Black voting power.’
Legislative caucus condemns early redistricting campaign for 'diluting Black voting power' • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The news conference came as Indiana Republicans — and President Donald Trump — build support for redrawing the state's blue congressional districts red ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Indiana Black Legislative Caucus condemns early redistricting campaign for ‘diluting Black voting power.’
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The first time the Confederate flag ever paraded through the US Capitol was on January 6, 2021.
The first time the White House was damaged in over 200 years since the US rebuilt in the 1820s after the British burned it in the war of 1812 was mid October, 2025.
The first time the White House was damaged in over 200 years since the US rebuilt in the 1820s after the British burned it in the war of 1812 was mid October, 2025.
October 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The first time the Confederate flag ever paraded through the US Capitol was on January 6, 2021.
The first time the White House was damaged in over 200 years since the US rebuilt in the 1820s after the British burned it in the war of 1812 was mid October, 2025.
The first time the White House was damaged in over 200 years since the US rebuilt in the 1820s after the British burned it in the war of 1812 was mid October, 2025.
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A picture is worth 1,000 words.
October 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A picture is worth 1,000 words.
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Watch how the media reports yesterday’s march.
Outlets that don’t report it, or dramatically downplay it are showing you precisely who they are.
When it matters.
Outlets that don’t report it, or dramatically downplay it are showing you precisely who they are.
When it matters.
October 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Watch how the media reports yesterday’s march.
Outlets that don’t report it, or dramatically downplay it are showing you precisely who they are.
When it matters.
Outlets that don’t report it, or dramatically downplay it are showing you precisely who they are.
When it matters.
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The “Party of Law & Order®” strikes again.
October 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The “Party of Law & Order®” strikes again.
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I didn't get a picture of the best sign I saw today, but I remember what it said:
Somewhere in America
A little Hispanic girl
Is hiding in an attic
And keeping a diary.
#NoKings
Somewhere in America
A little Hispanic girl
Is hiding in an attic
And keeping a diary.
#NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I didn't get a picture of the best sign I saw today, but I remember what it said:
Somewhere in America
A little Hispanic girl
Is hiding in an attic
And keeping a diary.
#NoKings
Somewhere in America
A little Hispanic girl
Is hiding in an attic
And keeping a diary.
#NoKings
This is the setup at the venue. Things are going to get real violent real quick.
October 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is the setup at the venue. Things are going to get real violent real quick.
So my day today has been an eighth birthday party for my triplet niece & nephews, 30 minutes at the local No Kings event then a 3 hour drive to Cincinnati to see my son's second live show.
Busy, but productive.
Busy, but productive.
October 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
So my day today has been an eighth birthday party for my triplet niece & nephews, 30 minutes at the local No Kings event then a 3 hour drive to Cincinnati to see my son's second live show.
Busy, but productive.
Busy, but productive.
Somebody didn't learn US History, learned the incorrect version, or are purposefully being obtuse to further own agenda.
I would suggest that it is a combination of all 3.
I would suggest that it is a combination of all 3.
October 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Somebody didn't learn US History, learned the incorrect version, or are purposefully being obtuse to further own agenda.
I would suggest that it is a combination of all 3.
I would suggest that it is a combination of all 3.
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"The tradition that we come from in the Black freedom struggle has a long history of challenging America while also living in America, loving a place that has not loved us back."
sojo.net/articles/don...
sojo.net/articles/don...
Don't Believe The Lie: The Black Freedom Struggle Never Ended
The tradition that we come from in the Black freedom struggle has a long history of challenging America while also living in America, loving a place that has not loved us back.
sojo.net
October 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"The tradition that we come from in the Black freedom struggle has a long history of challenging America while also living in America, loving a place that has not loved us back."
sojo.net/articles/don...
sojo.net/articles/don...
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If white people on the left can’t accept that at the end of the day the issue is race, we won’t get through this. We’re on the cusp of the Supreme Court handing segregationists & white nationalists a huge win. And they know it. This is why we lose elections. More than anything, so imagine post-sec2.
October 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If white people on the left can’t accept that at the end of the day the issue is race, we won’t get through this. We’re on the cusp of the Supreme Court handing segregationists & white nationalists a huge win. And they know it. This is why we lose elections. More than anything, so imagine post-sec2.
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“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…”
~Patrick Henry
~Patrick Henry
October 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…”
~Patrick Henry
~Patrick Henry
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Historian here No Kings is the most American thing you could say and the people opposing it simply don’t believe in our republic or constitutional democracy.
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Historian here No Kings is the most American thing you could say and the people opposing it simply don’t believe in our republic or constitutional democracy.
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I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.