Michael Santos
@michaelsantos56.bsky.social
38 years as a history professor, now retired with time to do all the things I love, like hanging out with my family and friends, sailing, working on old cars, and writing. https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001K86VZO?ccs_id=c763d18b-
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For those who may have slept through middle school Civics, a refresher course.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
For those who may have slept through middle school Civics, a refresher course.
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
As true now as it was then!!!
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
As true now as it was then!!!
As true now as it was in 1942.
November 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
As true now as it was in 1942.
Google has chosen. It is hosting a Customs and Border Protection app while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officials, arguing they are a vulnerable group in need of protection.
Time for us to choose too.
Time for us to choose too.
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Google has chosen. It is hosting a Customs and Border Protection app while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officials, arguing they are a vulnerable group in need of protection.
Time for us to choose too.
Time for us to choose too.
Reasons for despair: Yes. But that is how MAGA wants us to respond.
The key is to focus on our agenda, not theirs. We're approaching critical mass if the 3.5% rule is valid. Latest No Kings was 2.7% of the population.
And I have to believe Gandhi was right. We're in this for the long game.
The key is to focus on our agenda, not theirs. We're approaching critical mass if the 3.5% rule is valid. Latest No Kings was 2.7% of the population.
And I have to believe Gandhi was right. We're in this for the long game.
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Reasons for despair: Yes. But that is how MAGA wants us to respond.
The key is to focus on our agenda, not theirs. We're approaching critical mass if the 3.5% rule is valid. Latest No Kings was 2.7% of the population.
And I have to believe Gandhi was right. We're in this for the long game.
The key is to focus on our agenda, not theirs. We're approaching critical mass if the 3.5% rule is valid. Latest No Kings was 2.7% of the population.
And I have to believe Gandhi was right. We're in this for the long game.
Trump's Pardons . . . Nefarious or Stupid?
November 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Trump's Pardons . . . Nefarious or Stupid?
November 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
November 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Dear Trump Christians:
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’—Matthew 25:35-36
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’—Matthew 25:35-36
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Dear Trump Christians:
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’—Matthew 25:35-36
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’—Matthew 25:35-36
October 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
October 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Approaching critical mass: There are approximately 260 million adults in the United States. Some 7 million turned out for No Kings Rallies across the country. That’s 2.7%.
No government has been able to withstand a nonviolent challenge involving sustained participation from at least 3.5%.
No government has been able to withstand a nonviolent challenge involving sustained participation from at least 3.5%.
October 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Approaching critical mass: There are approximately 260 million adults in the United States. Some 7 million turned out for No Kings Rallies across the country. That’s 2.7%.
No government has been able to withstand a nonviolent challenge involving sustained participation from at least 3.5%.
No government has been able to withstand a nonviolent challenge involving sustained participation from at least 3.5%.