Dr. Joe Krulder
@joekrulder.bsky.social
Proud dad, lucky husband, an existentialist historian of the 18th-century Atlantic, laughing as I go. Author of “The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain” (2021)
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What is the value of an introductory college course in history? What are the most effective ways to train students in core elements of historical thinking? Find out with the AHA’s “Designing Introductory History Courses for Student Success” booklet. 🗃️
global.oup.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What is the value of an introductory college course in history? What are the most effective ways to train students in core elements of historical thinking? Find out with the AHA’s “Designing Introductory History Courses for Student Success” booklet. 🗃️
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Read about a guy who busted up a famous scam, made pioneering geographic discoveries, became a leading nature writer, and led a secret life as a black man. 🗃️
worldhistory.substack.com/p/the-making...
worldhistory.substack.com/p/the-making...
The Making of the Gilded West
The intersection between science, speculation, and the conquest of nature
worldhistory.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Read about a guy who busted up a famous scam, made pioneering geographic discoveries, became a leading nature writer, and led a secret life as a black man. 🗃️
worldhistory.substack.com/p/the-making...
worldhistory.substack.com/p/the-making...
In the milieux of religious orthodoxy, mystics are often frowned upon. Such was the case in the early fourteenth century when Eckhart von Hochheim, better known to us today as Meister Eckhart, fell afoul of religious shifts within the Catholic Church. Eckhart, of the Dominican order... 1/ 🗃️
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In the milieux of religious orthodoxy, mystics are often frowned upon. Such was the case in the early fourteenth century when Eckhart von Hochheim, better known to us today as Meister Eckhart, fell afoul of religious shifts within the Catholic Church. Eckhart, of the Dominican order... 1/ 🗃️
Looks as if Santa’s sleigh (UPS, FedX) will struggle this holiday season, best to buy local, not on the Amazon site.
UPS and FedEx grounding MD-11 planes
www.npr.org/2025/11/08/g...
UPS and FedEx grounding MD-11 planes
www.npr.org/2025/11/08/g...
UPS and FedEx grounding MD-11 planes following deadly Kentucky crash
UPS and FedEx will ground their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes "out of an abundance of caution" following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.
www.npr.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Looks as if Santa’s sleigh (UPS, FedX) will struggle this holiday season, best to buy local, not on the Amazon site.
UPS and FedEx grounding MD-11 planes
www.npr.org/2025/11/08/g...
UPS and FedEx grounding MD-11 planes
www.npr.org/2025/11/08/g...
You mean . . . like socialism?
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
You mean . . . like socialism?
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November 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
As Dylan once sang:
🎵The times they are a changin’🎶
🎵The times they are a changin’🎶
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
As Dylan once sang:
🎵The times they are a changin’🎶
🎵The times they are a changin’🎶
I’m getting the feeling the GOP isn’t a serious party
"Republicans are keeping the government closed, starving kids, and making you miss your Thanksgiving flights because they want your healthcare costs to go through the roof" is actually a pretty effective message for Democrats
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I’m getting the feeling the GOP isn’t a serious party
When I first saw this photograph I thought, “Everything he touches dies.” of course, I would never post such a thing.
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
When I first saw this photograph I thought, “Everything he touches dies.” of course, I would never post such a thing.
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250 years ago today Virginia governor Lord Dunmore declared martial law and promised freedom to the enslaved who would join his ranks.
For enslavers like Mark Bird this was a nightmare. But for Cuff Dix this was an opportunity for freedom.
Read Cuff’s story: freedom-seekers.org/story/cuff-d...
For enslavers like Mark Bird this was a nightmare. But for Cuff Dix this was an opportunity for freedom.
Read Cuff’s story: freedom-seekers.org/story/cuff-d...
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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IDK. I kinda like having women in the workplace
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
IDK. I kinda like having women in the workplace
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Man of the people …
Nope.
You *have* to pay to file now.
Nope.
You *have* to pay to file now.
IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.
IRS Direct File won't be available next year. Here's what that means for taxpayers
The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is unclear.
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Man of the people …
Nope.
You *have* to pay to file now.
Nope.
You *have* to pay to file now.
From the NO SHIT SHERLOCK files
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
From the NO SHIT SHERLOCK files
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It’s like he thinks saying “It’s a regulatory tariff not a tax” is a get out of jail free card, and the justices ain’t having it.
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It’s like he thinks saying “It’s a regulatory tariff not a tax” is a get out of jail free card, and the justices ain’t having it.
Woke up to America reaffirming their commitment to democracy, to Constitutional norms, decency, and diversity
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Woke up to America reaffirming their commitment to democracy, to Constitutional norms, decency, and diversity
Holy pill-buster, Batman!
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Holy pill-buster, Batman!
According to the associated press, voters in California have passed proposition 50
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
According to the associated press, voters in California have passed proposition 50
Ouch.
Seeing a disgusting loser get his ass kicked all over New York City really makes me miss the Mets
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Ouch.
Cowardice? Dereliction of duty? Whatever it was, it was self inflicted
The GOP was already freaking out about the impending Trump effect on the midterms.
Now they’re fucking terrified.
Now they’re fucking terrified.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Cowardice? Dereliction of duty? Whatever it was, it was self inflicted
How did this become a norm #RNC?
🚨BREAKING: On Election Day, President Donald Trump renewed claims of election fraud — this time targeting California’s mail voting system, calling it “rigged” and threatening a “legal and criminal review” of ballots being cast in the closely watched special election.
Trump Pushes Baseless Claims of ‘Rigged’ California Election, Promises ‘Criminal Review’ of Mail Ballots
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
How did this become a norm #RNC?
Professor Plum with a candlestick in the library?
Oh, more nefarious than that?
Oh, more nefarious than that?
Across New Jersey, bomb threats at multiple polling locations have prompted closures and relocations today
Bomb threats force closures at some New Jersey polling places
Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said polling sites at School 2 and School 10 in Paterson were shut down after threats were received.
newjersey.news12.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Professor Plum with a candlestick in the library?
Oh, more nefarious than that?
Oh, more nefarious than that?
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Check out the handout from the AHA’s Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on tariffs. Panelists @douglasirwin.bsky.social, @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social, & @rauchway.bsky.social discussed how the government has implemented tariffs in the past, & how they have impacted the economy.🗃️
History of Tariffs – AHA
This handout was created for the AHA's Congressional Briefing on the history of deportation.
www.historians.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Check out the handout from the AHA’s Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on tariffs. Panelists @douglasirwin.bsky.social, @sharonannmurphy.bsky.social, & @rauchway.bsky.social discussed how the government has implemented tariffs in the past, & how they have impacted the economy.🗃️
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There is American blood on battlefields to protect the right to a free and fair vote. Intimidation like this spits on their sacrifice. It's about as anti-American as you can get.
November 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There is American blood on battlefields to protect the right to a free and fair vote. Intimidation like this spits on their sacrifice. It's about as anti-American as you can get.