Robyn Schroeder
@reconstitut.bsky.social
teacher of places, nostalgic for things, designated remember / public historian
Emphases I saw here in Williamsburg, VA: much more insistent anti-fascism than last time, even more insistent centrality of constitutional order, rule of law. A lot appeals to history here: "If they want 1939 Germany, we'll give them 1789 France." Some very simple principles as below:
October 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Emphases I saw here in Williamsburg, VA: much more insistent anti-fascism than last time, even more insistent centrality of constitutional order, rule of law. A lot appeals to history here: "If they want 1939 Germany, we'll give them 1789 France." Some very simple principles as below:
Once in a while, a succinct description of a progression of choices takes your breath away with the intentional, focused corruption.
October 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Once in a while, a succinct description of a progression of choices takes your breath away with the intentional, focused corruption.
She shows up with this text. It's ostensibly a 1782 letter chartering Harvard as the alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in Massachusetts, written by some students here at William & Mary.
It quickly became clear, to me at least, that this letter was not in a recognizable language--it must be a cypher.
It quickly became clear, to me at least, that this letter was not in a recognizable language--it must be a cypher.
October 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
She shows up with this text. It's ostensibly a 1782 letter chartering Harvard as the alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in Massachusetts, written by some students here at William & Mary.
It quickly became clear, to me at least, that this letter was not in a recognizable language--it must be a cypher.
It quickly became clear, to me at least, that this letter was not in a recognizable language--it must be a cypher.