Mary Block
@mentalblock.bsky.social
Professor of history | Historian of violent misogyny | 🐈 Owned by cats 🐈⬛
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Want to hear re: a president who wanted his opponents physically beaten & was accused of wanting to be king?
My lecture on Andrew Jackson
In this cartoon from his presidency, he’s standing on a shredded Constitution w/a book titled “Judiciary of the US” at his feet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vri7...
My lecture on Andrew Jackson
In this cartoon from his presidency, he’s standing on a shredded Constitution w/a book titled “Judiciary of the US” at his feet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vri7...
October 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Want to hear re: a president who wanted his opponents physically beaten & was accused of wanting to be king?
My lecture on Andrew Jackson
In this cartoon from his presidency, he’s standing on a shredded Constitution w/a book titled “Judiciary of the US” at his feet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vri7...
My lecture on Andrew Jackson
In this cartoon from his presidency, he’s standing on a shredded Constitution w/a book titled “Judiciary of the US” at his feet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vri7...
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Want to hear about a party that isn’t too keen on democracy, deporting people who side with their opposition and stifling the opposition press to remain in power?
The Alien and Sedition Acts have a LOT to say.
The Alien and Sedition Acts have a LOT to say.
America at 250: A History
Lecture 7: “What Kind of Nation? Democracy, Hamilton, Jefferson, and More” with Professor Joanne Freeman
The relevance of revisiting The Whiskey Rebellion will shock you
RIYL “Hamilton”
youtu.be/jMJLuErzYtg
Lecture 7: “What Kind of Nation? Democracy, Hamilton, Jefferson, and More” with Professor Joanne Freeman
The relevance of revisiting The Whiskey Rebellion will shock you
RIYL “Hamilton”
youtu.be/jMJLuErzYtg
DeVane Lecture, Class 7 – What Kind of Nation? Democracy, Hamilton, Jefferson, and More
YouTube video by YaleCourses
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Want to hear about a party that isn’t too keen on democracy, deporting people who side with their opposition and stifling the opposition press to remain in power?
The Alien and Sedition Acts have a LOT to say.
The Alien and Sedition Acts have a LOT to say.
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We've got over 100 history podcasts featured here. We especially love other academic history podcasts - like our friends at amplifypodcastnetwork.ca, so let us know if you'd like to be included!
August 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
We've got over 100 history podcasts featured here. We especially love other academic history podcasts - like our friends at amplifypodcastnetwork.ca, so let us know if you'd like to be included!
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New from me: Republicans are going after Obamacare AND ITS PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS PROTECTIONS again, they just aren’t bragging about it the way they did a decade ago. 🧵 www.offmessage.net/p/republican...
Republicans Prepare Sleeper Attack On Pre-Existing Conditions Protections
It's the same old Obamacare sabotage, they're just not bragging about it this time.
www.offmessage.net
June 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New from me: Republicans are going after Obamacare AND ITS PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS PROTECTIONS again, they just aren’t bragging about it the way they did a decade ago. 🧵 www.offmessage.net/p/republican...
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My department is hiring a new Full Time Instructor (FTI) in American History and we're looking for someone with a speciality in post-Civil War America, Appalachia or Upper Ohio Valley, and experience with public history projects.
#AmericanHistory #Appalachia #PublicHistory #shawneestateuniversity
#AmericanHistory #Appalachia #PublicHistory #shawneestateuniversity
Full Time Instructor, Social Sciences - History
The Department of Social Sciences at Shawnee State University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track Instructor in American History. This is a renewable annual appointment beginning in...
www.schooljobs.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My department is hiring a new Full Time Instructor (FTI) in American History and we're looking for someone with a speciality in post-Civil War America, Appalachia or Upper Ohio Valley, and experience with public history projects.
#AmericanHistory #Appalachia #PublicHistory #shawneestateuniversity
#AmericanHistory #Appalachia #PublicHistory #shawneestateuniversity
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This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
WOW. Watch a constitutional law expert completely DEBUNK Republicans’ censorship crusade, while articulating exactly how Donald Trump is threatening freedom of speech. 🔥
March 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This segment from @maryannefranks.bsky.social is an incredibly tight argument that captures the breadth of the Trump assault on free speech perfectly and in less than a minute.
Spread it far and wide.
Spread it far and wide.
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Will be interesting to see how this scandal resulted from DEI
Maybe all the people who could have told them not to plan wars on Signal were DEI-fired
Gotta say the white men aren't recommending themselves
Maybe all the people who could have told them not to plan wars on Signal were DEI-fired
Gotta say the white men aren't recommending themselves
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Will be interesting to see how this scandal resulted from DEI
Maybe all the people who could have told them not to plan wars on Signal were DEI-fired
Gotta say the white men aren't recommending themselves
Maybe all the people who could have told them not to plan wars on Signal were DEI-fired
Gotta say the white men aren't recommending themselves
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America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color—and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
America Chose the Monster
We all make mistakes.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color—and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
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They are monsters. There is no way around it. It is both dangerously bad foreign policy and it is grotesquely inhumane. The vast majority of Americans don't get it and need to wake up to what is happening here, to how disastrous it is for us and the world, how dangerous it is for our future.
The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
Killing children is by design, I'm afraid. "Pro-natalists" like Musk claim they aren't racist, but their pressure to have children is solely focused on white women, while they back policies that literally kill of non-white children.
He's a eugenicist.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
He's a eugenicist.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They are monsters. There is no way around it. It is both dangerously bad foreign policy and it is grotesquely inhumane. The vast majority of Americans don't get it and need to wake up to what is happening here, to how disastrous it is for us and the world, how dangerous it is for our future.
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The Trump Presidency belongs to Putin and Musk.
It'll take a while for the MAGA cult to realize they've been played but should be clear to everyone else by now. America is for sale.
It'll take a while for the MAGA cult to realize they've been played but should be clear to everyone else by now. America is for sale.
March 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Trump Presidency belongs to Putin and Musk.
It'll take a while for the MAGA cult to realize they've been played but should be clear to everyone else by now. America is for sale.
It'll take a while for the MAGA cult to realize they've been played but should be clear to everyone else by now. America is for sale.
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Dems need new leadership.
March 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Dems need new leadership.
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Funny how almost anyone who tells you to “follow the money” and “do your own research” has no idea how to do either
March 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Funny how almost anyone who tells you to “follow the money” and “do your own research” has no idea how to do either
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Schumer sucks, Jeffries is useless, Cuomo is a menace, Biden fell on his face. Demand better leaders. That’s what democracy is for.
March 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Schumer sucks, Jeffries is useless, Cuomo is a menace, Biden fell on his face. Demand better leaders. That’s what democracy is for.
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As it turns out the only immigrant coming for your job is Elon Musk.
February 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
As it turns out the only immigrant coming for your job is Elon Musk.
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The leader of the Republican Party is Donald Trump. If you are a registered voter of the party, you are a supporter of Donald Trump.
If you're a Republican, you're MAGA.
If you're a Republican, you're MAGA.
February 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The leader of the Republican Party is Donald Trump. If you are a registered voter of the party, you are a supporter of Donald Trump.
If you're a Republican, you're MAGA.
If you're a Republican, you're MAGA.
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Not a great time for citizens who have chosen to serve their country by working in government, when the current leaders have nothing but contempt for your very existence.
I have an idea, run for office against a Republican who is enabling it - which is all of them.
I have an idea, run for office against a Republican who is enabling it - which is all of them.
February 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Not a great time for citizens who have chosen to serve their country by working in government, when the current leaders have nothing but contempt for your very existence.
I have an idea, run for office against a Republican who is enabling it - which is all of them.
I have an idea, run for office against a Republican who is enabling it - which is all of them.
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When they say Kamala Harris wasn't qualified, do they mean she had too much pigment or do they mean she didn't have a penis?
February 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
When they say Kamala Harris wasn't qualified, do they mean she had too much pigment or do they mean she didn't have a penis?
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We had someone in our office after the tRaitor tRump tax increase on regular Americans. They usually received a tax refund. This time they owed thousands. She said to my face, as long as the money goes to the wall, she didn’t care. Their hatred drives them.
January 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
We had someone in our office after the tRaitor tRump tax increase on regular Americans. They usually received a tax refund. This time they owed thousands. She said to my face, as long as the money goes to the wall, she didn’t care. Their hatred drives them.
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Wilson, because there was already a record of hundreds of competent African-American workers throughout the federal government at different levels and he still authorized its segregation.
I mean this is the most racist government since… Woodrow Wilson? Jefferson Davis?
January 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wilson, because there was already a record of hundreds of competent African-American workers throughout the federal government at different levels and he still authorized its segregation.
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For a good explainer of why autocrats and demagogues target trans people, recommend this from Sohini Desai and @justinflorence.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/why-are-au...
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/why-are-au...
January 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
For a good explainer of why autocrats and demagogues target trans people, recommend this from Sohini Desai and @justinflorence.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/why-are-au...
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/why-are-au...
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Costco responded to shareholders requesting that it withdraw from DEI policies. The response was direct and to the point: Costco says, "Our board has considered this proposal and believes that our commitment to an enterprise rooted in respect & inclusion is appropriate & necessary."
❤️COSTCO♥️
❤️COSTCO♥️
December 27, 2024 at 4:46 AM
Costco responded to shareholders requesting that it withdraw from DEI policies. The response was direct and to the point: Costco says, "Our board has considered this proposal and believes that our commitment to an enterprise rooted in respect & inclusion is appropriate & necessary."
❤️COSTCO♥️
❤️COSTCO♥️
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Now seems like a good time to remind you that the Pentagon just failed its seventh consecutive annual audit.
'Humiliated': Pentagon fails 7th audit in a row
The DOD has never passed the fiscal test, but has plenty of excuses as to why.
responsiblestatecraft.org
December 7, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Now seems like a good time to remind you that the Pentagon just failed its seventh consecutive annual audit.
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I've come to understand religion as a moral justification to be inhumane. Having a moral basis is how we can deny truth, including hurting others. Until one must accept their morality is immoral, inhumanity will pass as moral.
America as we know it survives or dies on this.
America as we know it survives or dies on this.
December 7, 2024 at 6:32 PM
I've come to understand religion as a moral justification to be inhumane. Having a moral basis is how we can deny truth, including hurting others. Until one must accept their morality is immoral, inhumanity will pass as moral.
America as we know it survives or dies on this.
America as we know it survives or dies on this.
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MAGAts bitching about liberals’ responses to the UHC assassination when they cheered Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder of an unarmed man protesting police brutality and made him their folk hero brings hypocrisy to such an epic level that I can’t even wrap my brain around it
December 7, 2024 at 5:39 PM
MAGAts bitching about liberals’ responses to the UHC assassination when they cheered Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder of an unarmed man protesting police brutality and made him their folk hero brings hypocrisy to such an epic level that I can’t even wrap my brain around it
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Stuff I never would have thought of to protect democracy. Fill up a large area with vehicles to inhibit helicopters landing. ✅
Thousands now rallying in front of the Korean Natl. Assembly waiting for impeachment vote. According to VOA reporter @williamgallo.bsky.social , the vehicles on the grass were placed to stop any more helicopter landings, as occurred Tuesday night.
December 7, 2024 at 5:21 AM
Stuff I never would have thought of to protect democracy. Fill up a large area with vehicles to inhibit helicopters landing. ✅