Norberto Barreto Velázquez
@norbertobarreto.bsky.social
Puerto Rican historian and blogger working on American history, US-Latin American relations, and US-Peruvian relations.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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German Exhibition Stamps, 1924–1934 (Merrill C. Berman Collection, #skystorians) mcbcollection.com/campaigns/vi...
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
German Exhibition Stamps, 1924–1934 (Merrill C. Berman Collection, #skystorians) mcbcollection.com/campaigns/vi...
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Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian farmland near the outpost established on the lands of Atara, north of Ramallah.
December 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian farmland near the outpost established on the lands of Atara, north of Ramallah.
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🏺 Love this: "one dog who accidentally walked his way into history" - that must definitely have been a good boy! 🐾
#tilesontuesday 🗃️
#tilesontuesday 🗃️
Somewhere in a Roman brickyard, around 1800 years ago, a fresh tile was drying ahead of firing - until a dog trotted straight across it.
Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2
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Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2
📷me
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🏺 Love this: "one dog who accidentally walked his way into history" - that must definitely have been a good boy! 🐾
#tilesontuesday 🗃️
#tilesontuesday 🗃️
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While three snow removal trucks are busy across the street, I’m reading Lucy Caplan’s wonderful new book on early 20th-century Black opera, which we will discuss with her when she joins our Carleton American Studies Winter Workshop tomorrow (via Zoom - have I mentioned the snow removal trucks?). 🗃️
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
While three snow removal trucks are busy across the street, I’m reading Lucy Caplan’s wonderful new book on early 20th-century Black opera, which we will discuss with her when she joins our Carleton American Studies Winter Workshop tomorrow (via Zoom - have I mentioned the snow removal trucks?). 🗃️
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It was a real treat to talk about my new book— Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis—with Miranda Melcher at @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Thanks for having me on the show! 🗃️https://newbooksnetwork.com/opium-slavery
Jonathan S. Jones, "Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid Crisis" (UNC Press, 2025) - New Books Network
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December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It was a real treat to talk about my new book— Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis—with Miranda Melcher at @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Thanks for having me on the show! 🗃️https://newbooksnetwork.com/opium-slavery
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Good mail day. Emilie Connolly’s new book that I am excited to read. 🗃️
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Good mail day. Emilie Connolly’s new book that I am excited to read. 🗃️
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Marc Carpenter's WAR ON ILLAHEE gets an excellent writeup
@yalepress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale until December 5th
use code GIFT30: yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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@yalepress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale until December 5th
use code GIFT30: yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
🗃️
“The War on Illahee” Describes How Progressive-Era Historians Papered Over the Genocide of Northwest Tribes
Oregon-raised historian Marc James Carpenter’s book reveals how misunderstood former Governor Joseph Lane’s legacy was even by his own family.
www.wweek.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Marc Carpenter's WAR ON ILLAHEE gets an excellent writeup
@yalepress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale until December 5th
use code GIFT30: yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
🗃️
@yalepress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale until December 5th
use code GIFT30: yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
🗃️
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182 years ago, on the 28th of November 1843, England and France recognized Hawaiian independence. This day is still celebrated as the Hawaiian Independence Day (or Lā Kūʻokoʻa) by proponents of Hawaiian sovereignty. Hawaii became an American territory in 1900 and a state in 1959. #otd #history 🗃️
November 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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“Scholarly effort is in decline everywhere as never before. Indeed, cleverness is shunned at home and abroad. What does reading offer to pupils except tears?”
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
‘Doing the Readings’
Dr Will Pooley (Associate Professor in Modern History), University of Bristol The students, we often grumble, don’t read the secondary readings we set for class. Every year, we find ourselves press…
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November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“Scholarly effort is in decline everywhere as never before. Indeed, cleverness is shunned at home and abroad. What does reading offer to pupils except tears?”
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
this guy has his finger on the pulse amirite
www.history-uk.ac.uk/history-in-p... 🗃️
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Adrian Horton, ‘We have to be able to ask difficult questions’: who really took the iconic Napalm Girl photo? (@theguardian.com; #skystorians) www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
‘We have to be able to ask difficult questions’: who really took the iconic Napalm Girl photo?
A controversial Netflix documentary follows an investigation into the truth behind one of the most important wartime photos ever taken
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November 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Adrian Horton, ‘We have to be able to ask difficult questions’: who really took the iconic Napalm Girl photo? (@theguardian.com; #skystorians) www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
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53 years ago, on the 29th of November 1972, Atari released Pong, which was originally created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise. It was based on the ping-pong game available on the Magnavox Odyssey home video game console. Pong was the first commercially successful video game. #otd #history 🗃️
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Is Steve Witkoff a Russian Asset?
Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff’s Russia Ties Scrutinized: What to Know
A report revealed the U.S. diplomat to be advising Russia on how to get through to Trump, raising questions about his priorities and foreign business ties.
time.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Is Steve Witkoff a Russian Asset?
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Thanksgiving is not a colonial/Pilgrim holiday. It’s a Civil War holiday. & we think otherwise in part because of the Lost Cause. 🗃️
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Let’s talk the real #history of #Thanksgiving & the #LostCause history of the #CivilWar Follow @karencoxhistorian “Forgotten America” is available on @thegreatcourses plus & @Audible
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Thanksgiving is not a colonial/Pilgrim holiday. It’s a Civil War holiday. & we think otherwise in part because of the Lost Cause. 🗃️
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#OnThisDay, 25 Nov 1960, sisters Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Mirabal were assassinated for their political opposition to the Dominican dictator Trujillo.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #16Days 🗃️
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #16Days 🗃️
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November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
#OnThisDay, 25 Nov 1960, sisters Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Mirabal were assassinated for their political opposition to the Dominican dictator Trujillo.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #16Days 🗃️
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #16Days 🗃️
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