HistorySmith
@historysmith.bsky.social
Teaching APAfAmStudies and APUSH. Taught Gov, Econ, Philosophy, and US History. Believing strongly in the 1st and 14th Amendments; and that the 19th took too damn long. #HATM #WillWork4Democracy #IKnowTheWayToSanJose (he/him)
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HistorySmith
@historysmith.bsky.social
· May 10
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
Don’t vote for fascists.
The American Public already knows where the Republican Party stands… you’re the only one who doesn’t know where the Republican Party stands. 🤦♂️
Steve Inskeep: You think the Republicans voting with you here will not only agree to these measures, but actually try to do something if the administration ignores them?
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
Sen Cortez Masto: If they go back on their word, then the American public will know where the Republicans stand.
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The American Public already knows where the Republican Party stands… you’re the only one who doesn’t know where the Republican Party stands. 🤦♂️
Just finished reading final student reflections after my AfAmStudies students finished reading “Wake” by @wakerevolt.bsky.social
This book hits so hard; both the stories of women-led revolts and the story of the persistence of Dr Hall inspired my students.
Y’all should read this book. #APAFAM 🗺️
This book hits so hard; both the stories of women-led revolts and the story of the persistence of Dr Hall inspired my students.
Y’all should read this book. #APAFAM 🗺️
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Just finished reading final student reflections after my AfAmStudies students finished reading “Wake” by @wakerevolt.bsky.social
This book hits so hard; both the stories of women-led revolts and the story of the persistence of Dr Hall inspired my students.
Y’all should read this book. #APAFAM 🗺️
This book hits so hard; both the stories of women-led revolts and the story of the persistence of Dr Hall inspired my students.
Y’all should read this book. #APAFAM 🗺️
Somewhere in Colorado, David Lightman is frantically convincing the computer that it's a game not worth playing.... that's my ending 🫠 #HATM
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Somewhere in Colorado, David Lightman is frantically convincing the computer that it's a game not worth playing.... that's my ending 🫠 #HATM
Cliffhanger cut ending!!!!
#HATM
#HATM
a boy sitting at a table with a candle and says you 're killing me smalls
Alt: a boy sitting at a table with a candle and says you 're killing me smalls
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Cliffhanger cut ending!!!!
#HATM
#HATM
OMG... POTUS walks into the arena to "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins...
Absolutley no subtext in that song choice, nope, none at all. #HATM
Absolutley no subtext in that song choice, nope, none at all. #HATM
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
OMG... POTUS walks into the arena to "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins...
Absolutley no subtext in that song choice, nope, none at all. #HATM
Absolutley no subtext in that song choice, nope, none at all. #HATM
Cliffhanger cut to Act III....
#HATM
#HATM
a group of people are sitting around a table in a meeting room
Alt: a group of people are sitting around a table in a meeting room
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Cliffhanger cut to Act III....
#HATM
#HATM
I mean, at some point you're talking about firing a missile at a target going 20000mph on a perpendicular path... You have to try, but the odds are always against you. #HATM
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
So this seems like a good time to share the NukeMap website.
You can drop a nuclear bomb on any map location, select the size of any known tested weapon, and see the various damage radii and fallout patterns. 😬
It's a regular feature when we cover the Cold War in APUSH. #HATM
You can drop a nuclear bomb on any map location, select the size of any known tested weapon, and see the various damage radii and fallout patterns. 😬
It's a regular feature when we cover the Cold War in APUSH. #HATM
NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein
NUKEMAP is a website for visualizing the effects of nuclear detonations.
nuclearsecrecy.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
So this seems like a good time to share the NukeMap website.
You can drop a nuclear bomb on any map location, select the size of any known tested weapon, and see the various damage radii and fallout patterns. 😬
It's a regular feature when we cover the Cold War in APUSH. #HATM
You can drop a nuclear bomb on any map location, select the size of any known tested weapon, and see the various damage radii and fallout patterns. 😬
It's a regular feature when we cover the Cold War in APUSH. #HATM
If nobody refers to that big wall display as "the big board" I want my money back! 🙃
#HATM #HouseOfDynamite #DoctorStrangelove
#HATM #HouseOfDynamite #DoctorStrangelove
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If nobody refers to that big wall display as "the big board" I want my money back! 🙃
#HATM #HouseOfDynamite #DoctorStrangelove
#HATM #HouseOfDynamite #DoctorStrangelove
Jumping in to House of Dynamite 6m late as a boardgaming session (🤓) went late. But I'm all in now for a #HATM watch of a movie that I haven['t seen yet.
Did I miss anything crucial in the 1st 6m? 🤔
Did I miss anything crucial in the 1st 6m? 🤔
And welcome to Historians At The Movies! Tonight we are talking about the worse possible scenario (other than a Duke basketball championship) with A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE on Netflix at 8pm eastern. #HATM 1/
This week Historians At The Movies talks about something not relevant at all. Join us on Netflix this Sunday, November 9 at 8pm eastern for A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE.
Keep #HATM growing by sharing and we’ll see you soon!
Keep #HATM growing by sharing and we’ll see you soon!
November 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Jumping in to House of Dynamite 6m late as a boardgaming session (🤓) went late. But I'm all in now for a #HATM watch of a movie that I haven['t seen yet.
Did I miss anything crucial in the 1st 6m? 🤔
Did I miss anything crucial in the 1st 6m? 🤔
Reposted by HistorySmith
"I will teach real history. I will celebrate diversity. I will welcome and love every student regardless of any of the labels they were made to feel bad for. I refuse to silently watch as our country descends into fascism."
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/ther...
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/ther...
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"I will teach real history. I will celebrate diversity. I will welcome and love every student regardless of any of the labels they were made to feel bad for. I refuse to silently watch as our country descends into fascism."
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/ther...
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/ther...
Stay classy, America. Part Trois.
He was elected thanks to microplastics so it makes sense he’d decorate with macroplastics
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Stay classy, America. Part Trois.
Death by Lightning is phenomenal.
🤩
They tell a really good story while packing in so many Garfield/Guiteau Easter eggs… it was so much fun to watch.
I cannot wait for the Reckoning #HATM podcast with @herberthistory.bsky.social and @btarrington.bsky.social (maybe? yes? 🤞) 🗺️
🤩
They tell a really good story while packing in so many Garfield/Guiteau Easter eggs… it was so much fun to watch.
I cannot wait for the Reckoning #HATM podcast with @herberthistory.bsky.social and @btarrington.bsky.social (maybe? yes? 🤞) 🗺️
Watch Death by Lightning | Netflix Official Site
The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.
www.netflix.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Death by Lightning is phenomenal.
🤩
They tell a really good story while packing in so many Garfield/Guiteau Easter eggs… it was so much fun to watch.
I cannot wait for the Reckoning #HATM podcast with @herberthistory.bsky.social and @btarrington.bsky.social (maybe? yes? 🤞) 🗺️
🤩
They tell a really good story while packing in so many Garfield/Guiteau Easter eggs… it was so much fun to watch.
I cannot wait for the Reckoning #HATM podcast with @herberthistory.bsky.social and @btarrington.bsky.social (maybe? yes? 🤞) 🗺️
Starting a watch of “Death by Lightening” and I’m already geeking out. Literally starts with Guiteau’s brain!!! 🤩
Also, re the opening title card…
I did not forget! #HATM 🤓
Also, re the opening title card…
I did not forget! #HATM 🤓
November 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Starting a watch of “Death by Lightening” and I’m already geeking out. Literally starts with Guiteau’s brain!!! 🤩
Also, re the opening title card…
I did not forget! #HATM 🤓
Also, re the opening title card…
I did not forget! #HATM 🤓
Stay classy, America. Part Deux.
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Stay classy, America. Part Deux.
With no due respect, fuck the Roberts’ Court.
This just into the newsroom
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court issues emergency order temporarily blocking full SNAP food aid payments.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court issues emergency order temporarily blocking full SNAP food aid payments.
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
With no due respect, fuck the Roberts’ Court.
I had zero chill about getting this screener. Here's the first of three pieces on @netflix's Death by Lightning
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts...
A Presidential Historian Explains What to Know Before Watching 'Death by Lightning'
The series dives into the assassination of President James A. Garfield.
www.townandcountrymag.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM