Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social
Author of THE LOST TRADITION OF ECONOMIC EQUALITY IN AMERICA, 1600-1870, and many works on Native peoples in New England 1600-1900. Emeritus prof of history, Truman State University, now happy to be in Worcester Mass., aka Nipmuc homelands. He/him/FDJT
Trump had a similarly close relationship with Roy Cohn, and since Cohn’s death has often said he really wants another attorney like Cohn. Since Epstein’s death, he’s probably been wondering how he can get a similar pimp.
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Trump had a similarly close relationship with Roy Cohn, and since Cohn’s death has often said he really wants another attorney like Cohn. Since Epstein’s death, he’s probably been wondering how he can get a similar pimp.
Scotch, of course. H/t Mark Sandlin.I
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Scotch, of course. H/t Mark Sandlin.I
The original No Kings protest.
To paraphrase Patrick Henry: Charles I had his Cromwell, and Trump … ought to learn from that example.
To paraphrase Patrick Henry: Charles I had his Cromwell, and Trump … ought to learn from that example.
October 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The original No Kings protest.
To paraphrase Patrick Henry: Charles I had his Cromwell, and Trump … ought to learn from that example.
To paraphrase Patrick Henry: Charles I had his Cromwell, and Trump … ought to learn from that example.
This one happened 124 years earlier. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
October 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This one happened 124 years earlier. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
Yes, fall is here huzzah.
October 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Yes, fall is here huzzah.
MIT and Penn faculty are rejecting the Trump regime’s “compact.” The other seven need to do the same.
October 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
MIT and Penn faculty are rejecting the Trump regime’s “compact.” The other seven need to do the same.
Also there’s the list of participating organizations, including the openly anti-semitic (Jack Posobiec), notorious liars about history (WallBuilders), and a large smorgasbord of reactionary theocratic evangelical and Catholic groups.
October 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Also there’s the list of participating organizations, including the openly anti-semitic (Jack Posobiec), notorious liars about history (WallBuilders), and a large smorgasbord of reactionary theocratic evangelical and Catholic groups.
There are SO many things wrong this drech. Begin with the deliberate shattering of long-held church-state norms and the clear advocacy of particularly reactionary Christianity. Then the embrace of ahistorical crap, highlighted by that image of GW praying — probably never happened.
October 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
There are SO many things wrong this drech. Begin with the deliberate shattering of long-held church-state norms and the clear advocacy of particularly reactionary Christianity. Then the embrace of ahistorical crap, highlighted by that image of GW praying — probably never happened.
Whatdayaknow, the Trump regime has found another law to violate.
October 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Whatdayaknow, the Trump regime has found another law to violate.
Clearly an Antifa plot.
September 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Clearly an Antifa plot.
Does Eric Adams have style or what?
September 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Does Eric Adams have style or what?
Alito keeps insisting that “religious liberty is besieged.” Bullshit: his conservative Christianity is about the only liberty that’s NOT threatened here.
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Alito keeps insisting that “religious liberty is besieged.” Bullshit: his conservative Christianity is about the only liberty that’s NOT threatened here.
Just for that I am designating Trump A SICK, DANGEROUS, DEMENTED DISASTER AND A MAJOR CORRUPT JACKASS.
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Just for that I am designating Trump A SICK, DANGEROUS, DEMENTED DISASTER AND A MAJOR CORRUPT JACKASS.
September 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The Trump regime doubles down on fascist whitewashing. Time for creative sabotage that restores these images and info to public view at these sites.
September 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The Trump regime doubles down on fascist whitewashing. Time for creative sabotage that restores these images and info to public view at these sites.
At least one country in the Americas is willing to defend democracy.
September 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
At least one country in the Americas is willing to defend democracy.
So race CANNOT be used as a criteria to get past centuries of discrimination and “make a more perfect union,” but it CAN be used as hammer for repressive police actions. Got it.
September 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
So race CANNOT be used as a criteria to get past centuries of discrimination and “make a more perfect union,” but it CAN be used as hammer for repressive police actions. Got it.
Nothing new: just the President literally threatening to make war on an American city.
September 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Nothing new: just the President literally threatening to make war on an American city.
“Moral virtue” and the Trump regime are oxymorons.
September 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“Moral virtue” and the Trump regime are oxymorons.
National Guard DC service medal just unveiled.
August 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
National Guard DC service medal just unveiled.
Of course the corrupt jackass is targeting a black woman, but he’s not a racist nossir!
August 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Of course the corrupt jackass is targeting a black woman, but he’s not a racist nossir!
So DJT will try to decree that states cannot use mail-in voting nor voting machines. Apparently he thinks computers can’t be trusted to count votes, yet he loves AI and crypto-currency — no doubt because he gets to profit bigly from it.
August 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
So DJT will try to decree that states cannot use mail-in voting nor voting machines. Apparently he thinks computers can’t be trusted to count votes, yet he loves AI and crypto-currency — no doubt because he gets to profit bigly from it.
Borg Bondi say what? www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
August 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Borg Bondi say what? www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...