Jesse Tarbert
@jessetarbert.bsky.social
writer / researcher / historian in Washington DC. www.jessetarbert.com Studying the civil service, racism, antigovernment politics. Wrote a book: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/when-good-government-meant-big-government/9780231189736
In Boston, no less
October 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
In Boston, no less
Happy Birthday! (It’s my birthday too!)
September 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Happy Birthday! (It’s my birthday too!)
So, historically speaking, in addition to just being stupid, Trump's plan to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War is essentially a big F-U to the Navy and the other service branches.
September 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
So, historically speaking, in addition to just being stupid, Trump's plan to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War is essentially a big F-U to the Navy and the other service branches.
It would take 26 years, WW2, and the start of the Cold War for reformers to overcome that resistance.
September 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It would take 26 years, WW2, and the start of the Cold War for reformers to overcome that resistance.
Are there any Dem senators physically capable of this?
June 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Are there any Dem senators physically capable of this?
What does it mean to move “right” on immigration? Offer govt services to undocumented a la Reagan and Bush circa 1980 primary? Remove all govt oversight and let the free market decide?
May 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
What does it mean to move “right” on immigration? Offer govt services to undocumented a la Reagan and Bush circa 1980 primary? Remove all govt oversight and let the free market decide?
Reposted by Jesse Tarbert
Much of what DOGE is doing is illegal. Much of it will create long-term and lasting damage to America. This is the clearest example of an action that was illegal, anti-democratic, but also sped past any moral grey zones to being deeply evil.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
May 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Much of what DOGE is doing is illegal. Much of it will create long-term and lasting damage to America. This is the clearest example of an action that was illegal, anti-democratic, but also sped past any moral grey zones to being deeply evil.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-doge-...
Reposted by Jesse Tarbert
In the U.S. in 1825, *452* out of 1000 children born died before their 5th birthday.
By 1925, that number was 135 out of a 1000 children.
Today, in 2025, that number is *7*
And it is entirely due to advances in medicine, public health, and technology.
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By 1925, that number was 135 out of a 1000 children.
Today, in 2025, that number is *7*
And it is entirely due to advances in medicine, public health, and technology.
9/
April 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
In the U.S. in 1825, *452* out of 1000 children born died before their 5th birthday.
By 1925, that number was 135 out of a 1000 children.
Today, in 2025, that number is *7*
And it is entirely due to advances in medicine, public health, and technology.
9/
By 1925, that number was 135 out of a 1000 children.
Today, in 2025, that number is *7*
And it is entirely due to advances in medicine, public health, and technology.
9/
I thought “I know … where I’m going” was a clue, haha!
Btw, I nearly fell over when you explained that Shortnin Bread was a “pig-killing song” in the last episode. So good
Btw, I nearly fell over when you explained that Shortnin Bread was a “pig-killing song” in the last episode. So good
April 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I thought “I know … where I’m going” was a clue, haha!
Btw, I nearly fell over when you explained that Shortnin Bread was a “pig-killing song” in the last episode. So good
Btw, I nearly fell over when you explained that Shortnin Bread was a “pig-killing song” in the last episode. So good