Douglas Peers
@dpeers.bsky.social
historian, has-dean, and senior staff officer to an alpha-beagle.
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One of the many blue jays on the trails in the Hendrie Valley this morning - hoping it is good omen
November 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
One of the many blue jays on the trails in the Hendrie Valley this morning - hoping it is good omen
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In explaining why to be a truly separate country, Alberta must abolish Aboriginal rights, Bruce Pardy accidentally explains why Alberta can never become its own country. Indigenous rights precede Alberta's existence as a province.
Real genius, that one.
Real genius, that one.
October 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In explaining why to be a truly separate country, Alberta must abolish Aboriginal rights, Bruce Pardy accidentally explains why Alberta can never become its own country. Indigenous rights precede Alberta's existence as a province.
Real genius, that one.
Real genius, that one.
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The East India Company spent most of the half-century prior to 1820 in various states of looming bankruptcy, vexatious scandal, and aggressive war. Famine and revolt erupted routinely on its watch. Is this a good thing?
If the model here is that you let a private company conquer a country, co-opt local elites to exploit it for profit and govern it by force, while providing no public services and never worrying about elections, then, yes - this is a really good analogy, Mr Kruger.
October 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The East India Company spent most of the half-century prior to 1820 in various states of looming bankruptcy, vexatious scandal, and aggressive war. Famine and revolt erupted routinely on its watch. Is this a good thing?
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If the model here is that you let a private company conquer a country, co-opt local elites to exploit it for profit and govern it by force, while providing no public services and never worrying about elections, then, yes - this is a really good analogy, Mr Kruger.
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
If the model here is that you let a private company conquer a country, co-opt local elites to exploit it for profit and govern it by force, while providing no public services and never worrying about elections, then, yes - this is a really good analogy, Mr Kruger.
figure it is about time for this!
October 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
figure it is about time for this!
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Well this is a gut punch.
I was just extolling the virtues of his books to my tutorial students this week. What a loss for the field and his family.
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I was just extolling the virtues of his books to my tutorial students this week. What a loss for the field and his family.
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Tim Cook, chief historian at Canadian War Museum, dies | CBC News
Tim Cook, the chief historian at the Canadian War Museum and the country’s “pre-eminent military historian,” has died, the museum announced Sunday.
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October 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Well this is a gut punch.
I was just extolling the virtues of his books to my tutorial students this week. What a loss for the field and his family.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I was just extolling the virtues of his books to my tutorial students this week. What a loss for the field and his family.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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As a Canadian I resent that when someone was needed to demolish a building at the US White House, our unique 211 year old record of expertise in that was ignored. I trust that in 3 years when it’s time to demolish the Epstein ballroom, Canada’s experience and willingness will be taken into account!
October 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
As a Canadian I resent that when someone was needed to demolish a building at the US White House, our unique 211 year old record of expertise in that was ignored. I trust that in 3 years when it’s time to demolish the Epstein ballroom, Canada’s experience and willingness will be taken into account!
Balfour to Blair www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...
Anne Irfan | Balfour to Blair
By endorsing the Trump plan, Keir Starmer continues the long-standing British position of denying the Palestinian people...
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October 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Balfour to Blair www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...
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"Warrior ethos." What bullshit. We don't have, nor do we want warriors. We have & want soldiers, members of disciplined teams, not individuals who do their own thing. I have a five paragraph vivisection of this in the forthcoming OUP Handbook of American Military History.
September 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Warrior ethos." What bullshit. We don't have, nor do we want warriors. We have & want soldiers, members of disciplined teams, not individuals who do their own thing. I have a five paragraph vivisection of this in the forthcoming OUP Handbook of American Military History.
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Obviously we all know Bluesky is a retirement home for elder millennials but, if you happen to know any 18-30 people who might like to take a shot at this, do pass it on!
September 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Obviously we all know Bluesky is a retirement home for elder millennials but, if you happen to know any 18-30 people who might like to take a shot at this, do pass it on!
Great piece by an old friend and colleague.
Donald Trump’s penchant for bullshit explains MAGA anger about the Epstein files theconversation.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump’s penchant for bullshit explains MAGA anger about the Epstein files theconversation.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump’s penchant for bullshit explains MAGA anger about the Epstein files
Donald Trump’s supporters perceive, perhaps for the first time, that they are now targets of his political bullshit about Jeffrey Epstein rather than amused witnesses to it. And they don’t like it
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September 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Great piece by an old friend and colleague.
Donald Trump’s penchant for bullshit explains MAGA anger about the Epstein files theconversation.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump’s penchant for bullshit explains MAGA anger about the Epstein files theconversation.com/donald-trump...
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Hello everyone. Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax has a tenure-track job in Enlightenment rhetoric and / or 18th-century literature. Tell everyone.
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Full-time Academic positions
Inspired by a strong tradition of social responsibility and an enduring commitment to the advancement of women, Mount Saint Vincent University promotes academic excellence and the pursuit of knowledge...
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August 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hello everyone. Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax has a tenure-track job in Enlightenment rhetoric and / or 18th-century literature. Tell everyone.
www.msvu.ca/about-msvu/c...
www.msvu.ca/about-msvu/c...
History is the Front Line in the Struggle for Democracy www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
History is the Front Line in the Struggle for Democracy | Common Dreams
As the accumulation of executive orders since Trump’s inauguration manifestly shows, the fate of history in America is a bellwether for the future of democracy itself.
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August 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
History is the Front Line in the Struggle for Democracy www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
It is only Monday and already I am identifying with this great blue heron having a bad hair day surrounded by turkey vultures
August 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It is only Monday and already I am identifying with this great blue heron having a bad hair day surrounded by turkey vultures
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Mo Salah is asking the right questions
August 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Mo Salah is asking the right questions
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This is not good and, sadly, resonates with my experiences as a non-white person attending at the past too. I don't do large beer festivals and I don't think that's going to change anytime soon
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It’s a nice day for a beer festival (if you’re a man)
Yesterday, I attended The Great British Beer Festival for the first time in a few years. Mainly because it was in Birmingham and I wanted to show up and support my community – it’s the first …
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August 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is not good and, sadly, resonates with my experiences as a non-white person attending at the past too. I don't do large beer festivals and I don't think that's going to change anytime soon
craftbeerpinup.com/2025/08/06/i...
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JOB: Associate or Full Professor, Palestinian Literature & Culture, University of Toronto
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August 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
JOB: Associate or Full Professor, Palestinian Literature & Culture, University of Toronto
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