Rob-in-New Mexico
@rob-in-newmexico.bsky.social
Rob Vaughan. Got my PhD in my 50s in American Studies from Univ of Hawai`i. Along the way I taught college for 20 yrs. Then high school for 5. Retired now. Before teaching, 20 years in trucking. CDL to PhD. Long strange trip, etc.
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They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this.
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Hi all,
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
Hello!
I am Nathan Ellstrand, a historian of transnational politics and religion between the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. I am passionate about social justice and education.
Learn more about me and my work here:
nathanellstrand.com
I am Nathan Ellstrand, a historian of transnational politics and religion between the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. I am passionate about social justice and education.
Learn more about me and my work here:
nathanellstrand.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Hi all,
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
'68 Ford Galaxy station wagon w/ 390 cid, 4 bbl carb. Drove one of these bad boys back in the mid 70s. Could pass everything on the road, as they'd say, except a gas station.
December 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
'68 Ford Galaxy station wagon w/ 390 cid, 4 bbl carb. Drove one of these bad boys back in the mid 70s. Could pass everything on the road, as they'd say, except a gas station.
Not a medical doctor, just speculating. Leqembi is a drug for Alzheimer’s patients to slow progression of the disease. It’s given by IV (bruising on hand) and requires follow-up MRIs to detect possible brain bleeds. For shits & giggles google it and see if what we know of Trump doesn’t match up.
December 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Not a medical doctor, just speculating. Leqembi is a drug for Alzheimer’s patients to slow progression of the disease. It’s given by IV (bruising on hand) and requires follow-up MRIs to detect possible brain bleeds. For shits & giggles google it and see if what we know of Trump doesn’t match up.
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"Strong floor, no ceiling" is very literally the basis of like every Gilded Age political cartoon
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"Strong floor, no ceiling" is very literally the basis of like every Gilded Age political cartoon
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So wild to me that monumental advances in fundamental biomedical research are happening at the same time as a farcical, lethal hatred of science is taking over our public health systems
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
So wild to me that monumental advances in fundamental biomedical research are happening at the same time as a farcical, lethal hatred of science is taking over our public health systems
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Trump & Hegseth didn't have a problem with treason when they renamed military bases after Confederates.
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Trump & Hegseth didn't have a problem with treason when they renamed military bases after Confederates.
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This is a real photo.
This explains a lot.
This explains a lot.
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This is a real photo.
This explains a lot.
This explains a lot.
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Melania saw that giant tree and instantly thought: "Finally, something in this house that knows how to stay upright and satisfy expectations.”
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Melania saw that giant tree and instantly thought: "Finally, something in this house that knows how to stay upright and satisfy expectations.”
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Though the online ur-text for this that remains Undefeated is probably @pptsapper.bsky.social 's "Stop Calling Us Warriors."
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
Stop Calling Us Warriors
If you’ve been in the Army longer than five minutes, you’ve probably been called “warrior” already. Or maybe “hero,” usually used sarcastically when referring to…
angrystaffofficer.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Though the online ur-text for this that remains Undefeated is probably @pptsapper.bsky.social 's "Stop Calling Us Warriors."
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
angrystaffofficer.com/2016/12/14/s...
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Cartoon by David Horsey.
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Cartoon by David Horsey.
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A depraved and decadent Trump WH dinner for MBS was a stunning low for an American ruling class that's stopped pretending to carry a moral compass
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
The night America’s doomed ruling class gorged on lamb, blood, and oil
For America’s deeply corrupt billionaires, time heals all wounds — even from a murderous Saudi prince’s bone saw.
www.inquirer.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A depraved and decadent Trump WH dinner for MBS was a stunning low for an American ruling class that's stopped pretending to carry a moral compass
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
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Surprise! We took last week's Historians At The Movies Watch Party on Ken Burns' The American Revolution and turned it into a podcast. So join me, @lizcovart.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social & the #HATM community right here.
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Episode 167: Ken Burns' The American Revolution (Historians' Commentary)
Podcast Episode · Reckoning with Jason Herbert · 11/23/2025 · 2h 13m
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November 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Surprise! We took last week's Historians At The Movies Watch Party on Ken Burns' The American Revolution and turned it into a podcast. So join me, @lizcovart.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social @craigbrucesmith.bsky.social & the #HATM community right here.
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Every day Team Trump has a major, amateurish screwup. Every day this Casey Stengel quote goes through my head.
November 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Every day Team Trump has a major, amateurish screwup. Every day this Casey Stengel quote goes through my head.
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This Day in Labor History: November 22, 1909. Approximately 20,000 garment workers in New York City went on strike against the horrendous conditions of their sweatshops. This strike, known as the Uprising of the 20,000, was the largest strike led by women in American history to that time!!!
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 22, 1909. Approximately 20,000 garment workers in New York City went on strike against the horrendous conditions of their sweatshops. This strike, known as the Uprising of the 20,000, was the largest strike led by women in American history to that time!!!
At the eye doctor's yesterday. Background music in the waiting room: "Only Sixteen." Love Sam Cooke, but couldn't help feeling a bit creeped out.
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
At the eye doctor's yesterday. Background music in the waiting room: "Only Sixteen." Love Sam Cooke, but couldn't help feeling a bit creeped out.
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New Mexico Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury reported that she reviewed the Epstein files and Donald Trump is named repeatedly and is tagged in a discussion of his rape of at least one 13 year old child. #OpDeathEaters
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
New Mexico Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury reported that she reviewed the Epstein files and Donald Trump is named repeatedly and is tagged in a discussion of his rape of at least one 13 year old child. #OpDeathEaters
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Mamdani could do the funniest thing and show up to the Trump meeting with "tribute" like the Swiss dude. But the NYC mayor-elect should gift him a Karl Marx statue spray painted gold.
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Mamdani could do the funniest thing and show up to the Trump meeting with "tribute" like the Swiss dude. But the NYC mayor-elect should gift him a Karl Marx statue spray painted gold.
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Tariffs are taking a toll on American consumers and business.
Trump’s chaotic flip-flops on tariffs and work visas have created so much uncertainty that businesses are afraid to invest in the USA.
Trump’s chaotic flip-flops on tariffs and work visas have created so much uncertainty that businesses are afraid to invest in the USA.
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Tariffs are taking a toll on American consumers and business.
Trump’s chaotic flip-flops on tariffs and work visas have created so much uncertainty that businesses are afraid to invest in the USA.
Trump’s chaotic flip-flops on tariffs and work visas have created so much uncertainty that businesses are afraid to invest in the USA.
Next Nobel Awards season gonna be lit! Trump's Peace Prize pretty much already in hand. Physics? Read this word salad and tell me it isn't his too. Fucking magnets! Literature? Re-read that paragraph! Move over Ernest Hemingway, Toni Morrison, and Mario Vargas Llosa! Dude probably runs the table!
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Next Nobel Awards season gonna be lit! Trump's Peace Prize pretty much already in hand. Physics? Read this word salad and tell me it isn't his too. Fucking magnets! Literature? Re-read that paragraph! Move over Ernest Hemingway, Toni Morrison, and Mario Vargas Llosa! Dude probably runs the table!
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instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."