Jacob F.
@jacobfhistory.bsky.social
📜Professional Historian🥄
🐱Cat and Horse Dad🐴
🥸Reposts ≠ Endorsements🥸
🐱Cat and Horse Dad🐴
🥸Reposts ≠ Endorsements🥸
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Merry Thanksgiving Eve, every one.
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Merry Thanksgiving Eve, every one.
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50 years ago today, Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank beneath the waves of Lake Superior during a massive storm.
The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.
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The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.
🧵1/20
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
50 years ago today, Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank beneath the waves of Lake Superior during a massive storm.
The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.
🧵1/20
The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.
🧵1/20
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A Japanese firm has created an interactive website where families of U.S. troops killed during the Battle of Okinawa can see their loved ones’ names on the island’s Cornerstone of Peace memorial.
Searchable 3D map highlights names of US casualties at WWII Battle of Okinawa
On a new website, families of U.S. troops killed during the Battle of Okinawa can see their loved ones’ names on the Cornerstone of Peace memorial.
www.stripes.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A Japanese firm has created an interactive website where families of U.S. troops killed during the Battle of Okinawa can see their loved ones’ names on the island’s Cornerstone of Peace memorial.
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#OTD in 1868, John Willis Menard became the first Black man elected to Congress, but he was never seated. Lawmakers claimed it was “too early” to admit a Black member.
Representation remains a fight. #TheMarchContinues
Representation remains a fight. #TheMarchContinues
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#OTD in 1868, John Willis Menard became the first Black man elected to Congress, but he was never seated. Lawmakers claimed it was “too early” to admit a Black member.
Representation remains a fight. #TheMarchContinues
Representation remains a fight. #TheMarchContinues
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Help me out here. When did Biden take office? Who was the FBI director on January 6th? Who appointed that FBI director?
October 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Help me out here. When did Biden take office? Who was the FBI director on January 6th? Who appointed that FBI director?
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Justice Dept has 10 days left to respond to civil lawsuit filed by Jan 6 police responders who are seeking court order to require display of Jan 6 law enforcement honorary plaque at US Capitol
Plaque was required to be hung by 2023 under federal law
It hasn’t been hung
Plaque was required to be hung by 2023 under federal law
It hasn’t been hung
October 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Justice Dept has 10 days left to respond to civil lawsuit filed by Jan 6 police responders who are seeking court order to require display of Jan 6 law enforcement honorary plaque at US Capitol
Plaque was required to be hung by 2023 under federal law
It hasn’t been hung
Plaque was required to be hung by 2023 under federal law
It hasn’t been hung
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It Only Tuesday https://theonion.com/it-only-tuesday-1819569397/
September 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It Only Tuesday https://theonion.com/it-only-tuesday-1819569397/
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Finally, a 1975 San Francisco Zephyr that actually feels like a 1975 San Francisco Zephyr thanks to the 3/4 dome.
Next up, more sleepers and a really unique bag-dorm.
Weathering done by @interurbanera.bsky.social, interiors and research done by myself.
Next up, more sleepers and a really unique bag-dorm.
Weathering done by @interurbanera.bsky.social, interiors and research done by myself.
September 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Finally, a 1975 San Francisco Zephyr that actually feels like a 1975 San Francisco Zephyr thanks to the 3/4 dome.
Next up, more sleepers and a really unique bag-dorm.
Weathering done by @interurbanera.bsky.social, interiors and research done by myself.
Next up, more sleepers and a really unique bag-dorm.
Weathering done by @interurbanera.bsky.social, interiors and research done by myself.
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Original locomotive, original carriages, and timeless Talyllyn rolling through the hills.
⛰️ #RailwayAdventure
📷 Terry Gurd
⛰️ #RailwayAdventure
📷 Terry Gurd
September 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Original locomotive, original carriages, and timeless Talyllyn rolling through the hills.
⛰️ #RailwayAdventure
📷 Terry Gurd
⛰️ #RailwayAdventure
📷 Terry Gurd
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The Harlem Hellfighters, an African-American regiment that fought longer on the front in World War I than any other unit its size, were honored Wednesday with the Congressional Gold Medal after more than a century.
Read about the regiment and see more photos from the ceremony here: bit.ly/461REPp
Read about the regiment and see more photos from the ceremony here: bit.ly/461REPp
September 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Harlem Hellfighters, an African-American regiment that fought longer on the front in World War I than any other unit its size, were honored Wednesday with the Congressional Gold Medal after more than a century.
Read about the regiment and see more photos from the ceremony here: bit.ly/461REPp
Read about the regiment and see more photos from the ceremony here: bit.ly/461REPp
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Immediately after his "segregation forever!" line in his inaugural address, George Wallace asserted that the federal troops at Ole Miss -- sent there after a racist riot killed two and injured hundreds -- were needed more in Washington, DC.
This is a very old, very obvious play from racists.
This is a very old, very obvious play from racists.
August 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Immediately after his "segregation forever!" line in his inaugural address, George Wallace asserted that the federal troops at Ole Miss -- sent there after a racist riot killed two and injured hundreds -- were needed more in Washington, DC.
This is a very old, very obvious play from racists.
This is a very old, very obvious play from racists.
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Maryland will require giant ‘windscreen’ to shield South Baltimore from CSX coal dust
Maryland will require giant ‘windscreen’ to shield South Baltimore from CSX coal dust
Maryland environmental regulators to impose new restrictions on a coal export terminal in South Baltimore, blocking CSX dust from polluting neighborhoods.
buff.ly
July 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Maryland will require giant ‘windscreen’ to shield South Baltimore from CSX coal dust
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I've just watched this. It's a fantastic production, done really well and narrated by Reverend Awdry himself. #TTTE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z0h...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z0h...
'Sir Handel' IN LIVE ACTION! - Talyllyn Railway
YouTube video by Talyllyn Railway
www.youtube.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I've just watched this. It's a fantastic production, done really well and narrated by Reverend Awdry himself. #TTTE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z0h...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z0h...
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Why don’t you pry carrot cake out of my cold, dead hands and give us back Medicaid coverage for millions instead.
Mehmet Oz on Medicaid: "We'll be there for you, the American people, when you need help, but you gotta stay healthy yourself ... don't eat carrot cake. Eat real food."
July 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Why don’t you pry carrot cake out of my cold, dead hands and give us back Medicaid coverage for millions instead.
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Presidents don’t own the country.
It doesn’t belong to them.
It’s ours.
Never forget this basic fact.
It’s ours.
Never normalize dictatorial power grabs.
They’re NOT normal.
It doesn’t belong to them.
It’s ours.
Never forget this basic fact.
It’s ours.
Never normalize dictatorial power grabs.
They’re NOT normal.
July 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Presidents don’t own the country.
It doesn’t belong to them.
It’s ours.
Never forget this basic fact.
It’s ours.
Never normalize dictatorial power grabs.
They’re NOT normal.
It doesn’t belong to them.
It’s ours.
Never forget this basic fact.
It’s ours.
Never normalize dictatorial power grabs.
They’re NOT normal.
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The “Six Triple Eight” was sent to England in 1945 to clear a monstrous backlog of undelivered mail for American service members: some 17 million individual pieces of mail. One of the unit's last surviving members has died.
Anna Mae Robertson, Member of WWII’s ‘Six Triple Eight’ Unit, Dies at 101
The unit of 855 Black women was celebrated for clearing a massive backlog of undelivered mail for American service members.
on.wsj.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The “Six Triple Eight” was sent to England in 1945 to clear a monstrous backlog of undelivered mail for American service members: some 17 million individual pieces of mail. One of the unit's last surviving members has died.
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The 14th Amendment was ratified today in 1868—guaranteeing equal protection under the law.
157 years later, Trump’s trying to erase it like it was a typo.
No birthright citizenship. No due process. Just Trump doing what he does best—breaking the law.
157 years later, Trump’s trying to erase it like it was a typo.
No birthright citizenship. No due process. Just Trump doing what he does best—breaking the law.
July 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The 14th Amendment was ratified today in 1868—guaranteeing equal protection under the law.
157 years later, Trump’s trying to erase it like it was a typo.
No birthright citizenship. No due process. Just Trump doing what he does best—breaking the law.
157 years later, Trump’s trying to erase it like it was a typo.
No birthright citizenship. No due process. Just Trump doing what he does best—breaking the law.
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Tillis says he won’t back any Trump nominees who express support for Jan. 6.
Tillis says he won't back any Trump nominees who express support for Jan. 6
The North Carolina senator is retiring when his term ends in 2027.
www.politico.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Tillis says he won’t back any Trump nominees who express support for Jan. 6.
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Season 2 Episode 16 - Frame 1365 out of 2837
July 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Season 2 Episode 16 - Frame 1365 out of 2837
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Vance’s face when Trump says: “I want to thank everyone - in particular, God. We love you, God.”
June 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Vance’s face when Trump says: “I want to thank everyone - in particular, God. We love you, God.”
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JMW Turner was the first foamer in history when he painted Rain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway in 1844
June 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
JMW Turner was the first foamer in history when he painted Rain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway in 1844
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May 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM