David Rotenstein
@davidrotenstein.bsky.social
Writer. Folklorist. Historian. https://blog.historian4hire.net/about/ | My pro-democracy sign is my byline. Also @steelcityvice.com.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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I've been reposting everyone replying to this post with their own ACA (and sometimes employer!) price hikes. Feel free to add yours. There is some comfort in knowing you aren't alone and knowing we'll all be voting on this issue in a year.
Chuck Schumer should be chucked out. #chuckchuck
Chuck Schumer should be chucked out. #chuckchuck
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I've been reposting everyone replying to this post with their own ACA (and sometimes employer!) price hikes. Feel free to add yours. There is some comfort in knowing you aren't alone and knowing we'll all be voting on this issue in a year.
Chuck Schumer should be chucked out. #chuckchuck
Chuck Schumer should be chucked out. #chuckchuck
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Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Everyone's a critic.
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Everyone's a critic.
The Beverly Hills Supper Club burned to the ground May 28, 1977. Most of the victims packed inside the popular nightclub died in the fire or within hours. Others lingered for days & months. The final victim, No. 165, died 9 months later. I've met several folks whose parents were out that night. 1/2
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The Beverly Hills Supper Club burned to the ground May 28, 1977. Most of the victims packed inside the popular nightclub died in the fire or within hours. Others lingered for days & months. The final victim, No. 165, died 9 months later. I've met several folks whose parents were out that night. 1/2
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Trump’s disastrous economy is hurting all Americans:
He’s deporting legal immigrants in the system
He’s starving the poor
He’s taking away healthcare from the sick
He’s alienated us from our closest allies
And his solutions are even worse.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
He’s deporting legal immigrants in the system
He’s starving the poor
He’s taking away healthcare from the sick
He’s alienated us from our closest allies
And his solutions are even worse.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Trump’s disastrous economy is hurting all Americans:
He’s deporting legal immigrants in the system
He’s starving the poor
He’s taking away healthcare from the sick
He’s alienated us from our closest allies
And his solutions are even worse.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
He’s deporting legal immigrants in the system
He’s starving the poor
He’s taking away healthcare from the sick
He’s alienated us from our closest allies
And his solutions are even worse.
#ProudBlue
#Voices4Victory
We have plumbers working inside the house today. Crews, The World’s Bravest Cat™️ has achieved invisibility.
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We have plumbers working inside the house today. Crews, The World’s Bravest Cat™️ has achieved invisibility.
Should subject matter experts take into consideration a newsroom's demographics and body of work before agreeing to become a source? My opinion is yes, they should. blog.historian4hire.net/2025/02/12/a...
Atlanta’s all-white newsroom
There’s an Atlanta area newsroom with no Black full-time staff. Though DeKalb County is 53% Black, Decaturish, a blog that covers the county and neighboring Atlanta, has no Black editors, pho…
blog.historian4hire.net
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Should subject matter experts take into consideration a newsroom's demographics and body of work before agreeing to become a source? My opinion is yes, they should. blog.historian4hire.net/2025/02/12/a...
Atlanta’s all-white newsroom
There's an Atlanta area newsroom with no Black full-time staff. Though DeKalb County is 53% Black, Decaturish, a blog that covers the county and neighboring Atlanta, has no Black editors, photographers, or staff reporters.
There's an Atlanta area newsroom with no Black full-time staff. Though DeKalb County is 53% Black, Decaturish, a blog that covers the county and neighboring Atlanta, has no Black editors, photographers, or staff reporters.
Atlanta’s all-white newsroom
There's an Atlanta area newsroom with no Black full-time staff. Though DeKalb County is 53% Black, Decaturish, a blog that covers the county and neighboring Atlanta, has no Black editors, photographers, or staff reporters.
blog.historian4hire.net
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Atlanta’s all-white newsroom
There's an Atlanta area newsroom with no Black full-time staff. Though DeKalb County is 53% Black, Decaturish, a blog that covers the county and neighboring Atlanta, has no Black editors, photographers, or staff reporters.
There's an Atlanta area newsroom with no Black full-time staff. Though DeKalb County is 53% Black, Decaturish, a blog that covers the county and neighboring Atlanta, has no Black editors, photographers, or staff reporters.
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Covington does little to tell the stories about the city’s colorful history as one of the most criminally and politically corrupt places in the United States.
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Covington hides some of its gambling history
Covington’s 514 Club, once a mob-run casino, loses its historic sign amid debates over preservation and city oversight.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Covington does little to tell the stories about the city’s colorful history as one of the most criminally and politically corrupt places in the United States.
linknky.com/culture/2025...
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What a loss, for Pittsburgh, for journalism, and for my friend Rob. www.publicsource.org/honoring-mag...
Honoring Maggie Patterson’s decade of service to Pittsburgh’s Public Source
As a founding board member to Pittsburgh's Public Source, Maggie Jones Patterson offered her time, expertise and thoughtfulness.
www.publicsource.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What a loss, for Pittsburgh, for journalism, and for my friend Rob. www.publicsource.org/honoring-mag...
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Bluesky now banning authors whose works contribute to the public discourse is an attack on democracy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Bluesky now banning authors whose works contribute to the public discourse is an attack on democracy.
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Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
I think I'd rather read a boiler repair manual that anything this guy wrote. I hope Pennsylvania voters send him home to Braddock ASAP.
"[B]rooding but not particularly thoughtful. Fetterman offers generalized contempt instead of pointed arguments ... A preoccupation with tough-guy masculinity ... Not especially long, but it starts to feel interminable."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/books/review/unfettered-john-fetterman.html
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/books/review/unfettered-john-fetterman.html
John Fetterman’s Memoir Is Unlike Any Politician’s Book You’ve Read
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I think I'd rather read a boiler repair manual that anything this guy wrote. I hope Pennsylvania voters send him home to Braddock ASAP.
Timely message seen 12 years ago in Atlanta.
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Timely message seen 12 years ago in Atlanta.
Dig into the history of some of Pittsburgh's infamous pre-Epstein "black books." 🗃️ My latest for @pghcitypaper.com www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/histo...
Move over, Epstein: Pittsburgh has its own history of "black books"
Though some black books disappeared or were destroyed, Pittsburgh sex workers kept close tabs on famous clients.
www.pghcitypaper.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Dig into the history of some of Pittsburgh's infamous pre-Epstein "black books." 🗃️ My latest for @pghcitypaper.com www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/histo...
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It's going to take a lot more than a little white paint to conceal one Northern Kentucky city's gambling history. My latest for @link-nky.bsky.social tells the story of how Covington preservation planners approved a mural that conceals a historically significant sign. 🗃️ linknky.com/culture/2025...
Covington hides some of its gambling history
Covington’s 514 Club, once a mob-run casino, loses its historic sign amid debates over preservation and city oversight.
linknky.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It's going to take a lot more than a little white paint to conceal one Northern Kentucky city's gambling history. My latest for @link-nky.bsky.social tells the story of how Covington preservation planners approved a mural that conceals a historically significant sign. 🗃️ linknky.com/culture/2025...
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
It's going to take a lot more than a little white paint to conceal one Northern Kentucky city's gambling history. My latest for @link-nky.bsky.social tells the story of how Covington preservation planners approved a mural that conceals a historically significant sign. 🗃️ linknky.com/culture/2025...
Covington hides some of its gambling history
Covington’s 514 Club, once a mob-run casino, loses its historic sign amid debates over preservation and city oversight.
linknky.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It's going to take a lot more than a little white paint to conceal one Northern Kentucky city's gambling history. My latest for @link-nky.bsky.social tells the story of how Covington preservation planners approved a mural that conceals a historically significant sign. 🗃️ linknky.com/culture/2025...
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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Scholars - if you're publishing articles behind a paywall, why not make your work accessible to everyone by also publishing a preprint version?
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Scholars - if you're publishing articles behind a paywall, why not make your work accessible to everyone by also publishing a preprint version?
“Trump sleeping during an Oval Office …” v. “Trump appearing to close his eyes …” — it’s a no brainer: pick the more accurate, more concise option every time. It’s easy, legacy media. You should try it out.
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“Trump sleeping during an Oval Office …” v. “Trump appearing to close his eyes …” — it’s a no brainer: pick the more accurate, more concise option every time. It’s easy, legacy media. You should try it out.
Material culture post of the week: meet the horsey horseless!
As seen in Poor Things (2023)
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Material culture post of the week: meet the horsey horseless!