Doug Sackman
@dcsackman.bsky.social
Historian, Nature and Culture, author of Orange Empire and Wild Men and editor of A Companion to American Environmental History
https://sites.google.com/view/douglassackman/home
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Orangeskin Stadium?
November 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Orangeskin Stadium?
Women historians have definitely made my work place better, and more dedicated to truth seeking about history.
I wish Douthat had followed up and asked Andrews what "areas of inquiry" have been "ruled out of bounds in history" because they are "too controversial" and lead historians away from "truth seeking."
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Women historians have definitely made my work place better, and more dedicated to truth seeking about history.
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Let’s hear it for librarians and libraries!
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Let’s hear it for librarians and libraries!
I'm AOK with a primary challenger to him.
I'm done with this joker
Chuck Schumer's inability to say whether he voted for the Democratic nominee in a general election in his city is the final straw for @ryanlcooper.com.
prospect.org/2025/11/06/c...
prospect.org/2025/11/06/c...
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I'm AOK with a primary challenger to him.
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“Tuesday’s election night was a resounding repudiation of those who insist that Democrats must cut their trans constituents loose in order to win elections.”
For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Democrats’ election wins showed they don't need to hide their support for trans rights
Republicans repeated Trump's anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.
www.msnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
“Tuesday’s election night was a resounding repudiation of those who insist that Democrats must cut their trans constituents loose in order to win elections.”
This is why Trump, silver spooned scion of a millionaire slum lord, won the who is a more authentic former McDonald's worker battle against Harris, an actual former McDonald's employee.
the best and most consistent use case i have seen for AI is making right wing influencers weepy with nostalgia for a sepia-toned past that they fever dreamed once when they saw an immigrant and blacked out from rage
mmmm my favorite mcdonald’s food, Dore, Caprer, and a side of Cchinges
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This is why Trump, silver spooned scion of a millionaire slum lord, won the who is a more authentic former McDonald's worker battle against Harris, an actual former McDonald's employee.
Love the Power of History (Sherill and Mamdani), language and culture (Spanberger), and small liberal arts college (Bowdoin/Mamdani) education
The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout:
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Humanities where the cool jobs at
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Love the Power of History (Sherill and Mamdani), language and culture (Spanberger), and small liberal arts college (Bowdoin/Mamdani) education
"Donald Trump does not believe in free and fair elections." Important message from the flawed messenger, Governor Newsom.
Proud of California
Proud of California
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Donald Trump does not believe in free and fair elections." Important message from the flawed messenger, Governor Newsom.
Proud of California
Proud of California
"To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
Mamdani
Mamdani
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
"To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
Mamdani
Mamdani
You win some, and you lose some...in this case, Winsome, you lose, and Dems win.
HUGE. Important first result tonight. Decision Desk has called Virginia governor for Spanberger. election-night.decisiondeskhq.com/date/2025-11...
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
You win some, and you lose some...in this case, Winsome, you lose, and Dems win.
We are in the midst of the 140 year anniversary of the three day reign of anti-Chinese terror in Tacoma (though that terror preceded and extended far after Chinese Tacomas were driven out by a mob led by the Tacoma mayor).
www.tacomamethod.com#home-section
www.tacomamethod.com#home-section
The Tacoma Method
www.tacomamethod.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We are in the midst of the 140 year anniversary of the three day reign of anti-Chinese terror in Tacoma (though that terror preceded and extended far after Chinese Tacomas were driven out by a mob led by the Tacoma mayor).
www.tacomamethod.com#home-section
www.tacomamethod.com#home-section
The Onions Exploded on his Ballistic Vest. (Not from The Onion).
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Onions Exploded on his Ballistic Vest. (Not from The Onion).
First ketchup, on the ballroom walls, when dodgers refuse to kiss the ring
November 2, 2025 at 6:06 AM
First ketchup, on the ballroom walls, when dodgers refuse to kiss the ring
And setting an example: don't throw trans people under the bus.
Listen up, Newsom, and the dem consultants.
Listen up, Newsom, and the dem consultants.
Obama: "They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and blame DEI for every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? Must be DEI. Your wife kicked you out? DEI. Who knew?"
November 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
And setting an example: don't throw trans people under the bus.
Listen up, Newsom, and the dem consultants.
Listen up, Newsom, and the dem consultants.
"This administration has upgraded the earlier model, showing through word and action that it believes the shameful sides of America’s past were, in fact, good—even examples to follow today." Good piece on whitewash built up into a mighty toxic rollback wave...
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-pro-mass...
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-pro-mass...
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"This administration has upgraded the earlier model, showing through word and action that it believes the shameful sides of America’s past were, in fact, good—even examples to follow today." Good piece on whitewash built up into a mighty toxic rollback wave...
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-pro-mass...
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-pro-mass...
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They were careless people...—they smashed up things and . . . then retreated back into their money
Per Danny Kemp via press pool
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:55 AM
They were careless people...—they smashed up things and . . . then retreated back into their money
They were careless people...—they smashed up things and . . . then retreated back into their money
Per Danny Kemp via press pool
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
Trump is at the Halloween party at MAL
“Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody’, we’re told.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:55 AM
They were careless people...—they smashed up things and . . . then retreated back into their money
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the idea that AI could just take the expertise part of our jobs (me ancient history, 10 years of school, her art history, six years of school) and leave us with the other assumed roles? I can't stop thinking about how maddening it is, aaaaaghhhh thank you for your attention to this matter!
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
the idea that AI could just take the expertise part of our jobs (me ancient history, 10 years of school, her art history, six years of school) and leave us with the other assumed roles? I can't stop thinking about how maddening it is, aaaaaghhhh thank you for your attention to this matter!
Does the alien detection app contain a smidgen of kryptonite, just to make sure?
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Does the alien detection app contain a smidgen of kryptonite, just to make sure?
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It's becoming chillingly clear: an administration that gleefully dismantled USAID and consigned countless people to slow death by starvation and preventable disease will not hesitate to inflict hunger on tens of millions of Americans by cutting off SNAP funds.
October 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It's becoming chillingly clear: an administration that gleefully dismantled USAID and consigned countless people to slow death by starvation and preventable disease will not hesitate to inflict hunger on tens of millions of Americans by cutting off SNAP funds.
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Lia Smith, transgender student athlete at Middlebury College, died to suicide last week after being banned from participating in competition.
A somber piece by @alyssaur.bsky.social describes how she's being remembered by her friends and family.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
A somber piece by @alyssaur.bsky.social describes how she's being remembered by her friends and family.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Transgender Student-Athlete Lia Smith Remembered as a Friend and Fierce Advocate — Assigned
Lia Smith, a 21-year-old trans student-athlete in Vermont, took her own life last week. Her friends, family and community mourn, and remember her as a bright young woman who spoke on behalf of her com...
www.assignedmedia.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Lia Smith, transgender student athlete at Middlebury College, died to suicide last week after being banned from participating in competition.
A somber piece by @alyssaur.bsky.social describes how she's being remembered by her friends and family.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
A somber piece by @alyssaur.bsky.social describes how she's being remembered by her friends and family.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Has he even read a Civil War letter, asks blood & soil Vance. Why yes he has, says Patrick Rael. And he heard the voices of ex-laves like Douglass, who was part of a very American tradition of urging the country to close the gap between Declared values and realities.
A few thoughts about this deeply-flawed Jeremy W. Peters article.(Gift link.) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
How a Small Elite College in Maine Influenced Mamdani’s World View
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Has he even read a Civil War letter, asks blood & soil Vance. Why yes he has, says Patrick Rael. And he heard the voices of ex-laves like Douglass, who was part of a very American tradition of urging the country to close the gap between Declared values and realities.
now they are throwing to the ground 67 year old guys training for a marathon.
This incident is spreading through Chicago running circles. A 67 year old man, driving back from a long run with his friends, is pulled from the car and thrown to the ground by ICE (or BP?) agents because he did... something.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAw...
67-year old American citizen left with broken ribs by ICE #breakingnews #iceraids #savedemocracy
YouTube video by Nick Valencia News
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
now they are throwing to the ground 67 year old guys training for a marathon.