Steven Maher
@smaher24.bsky.social
30-year history education veteran & amateur chronographer, still checking footnotes and looking for answers. Thoughts are mine alone and do not reflect those of my employer. Sharing ideas and lessons at https://infinitude.maherpages.net/
The Times lives on clicks and attention. The world will be a better place when it gets neither
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Times lives on clicks and attention. The world will be a better place when it gets neither
Maybe out of respect for the woodchipper
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Maybe out of respect for the woodchipper
"Sure, he stole a car. But it was a Honda Civic, it's not like he stole a Ferrari" [-warning - "Objects in analogy are objects, not people"]
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"Sure, he stole a car. But it was a Honda Civic, it's not like he stole a Ferrari" [-warning - "Objects in analogy are objects, not people"]
Who am I? Why am I here? ~Admiral Stockdale, October 13, 1992
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Who am I? Why am I here? ~Admiral Stockdale, October 13, 1992
9.6 million people in LA County share two senators with the 30 million other people that live in California but the 9.5 million people in 10 states (Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, the Dakotas, Delaware, Montana, Rhode Island Maine and New Hampshire) have 20 Senators all to themselves.
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
9.6 million people in LA County share two senators with the 30 million other people that live in California but the 9.5 million people in 10 states (Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, the Dakotas, Delaware, Montana, Rhode Island Maine and New Hampshire) have 20 Senators all to themselves.
John Fetterman's office is booting the calls, couldn't even leave a voicemail
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
John Fetterman's office is booting the calls, couldn't even leave a voicemail
Get that list into the hands of every high school guidance counselor in the country
November 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Get that list into the hands of every high school guidance counselor in the country
Halloween was last week
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Halloween was last week
The New Jersey Student Learning Standards require students to understand that "there are legal consequences to utilizing or sharing another’s originals works without permission or appropriate credit." A standard politely ignored by many advocating the use of AI with students
November 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The New Jersey Student Learning Standards require students to understand that "there are legal consequences to utilizing or sharing another’s originals works without permission or appropriate credit." A standard politely ignored by many advocating the use of AI with students
Andromeda Strain at six freaked me out
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Andromeda Strain at six freaked me out
Yes, it speaks to so many people who've lost family members to the disinformation war
October 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Yes, it speaks to so many people who've lost family members to the disinformation war
Every night, just like counting the days during the Iranian hostage crisis
October 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Every night, just like counting the days during the Iranian hostage crisis
Agreed, loudly cancelling feels good. Not talking about that company anymore would help also.
October 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Agreed, loudly cancelling feels good. Not talking about that company anymore would help also.
The Dept of Defense defines information superiority as “the capability to collect, process, disseminate an uninterrupted flow of information to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific enemy while exploiting or denying that ability to the enemy.” We're in an information war
October 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The Dept of Defense defines information superiority as “the capability to collect, process, disseminate an uninterrupted flow of information to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific enemy while exploiting or denying that ability to the enemy.” We're in an information war
"The greatest vacuum in American politics is to the right of Ronald Reagan," Pat Buchanan, 1987
October 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"The greatest vacuum in American politics is to the right of Ronald Reagan," Pat Buchanan, 1987
Disputes like this (Pres. says video fake, Reagan Library says video misleading) are important for history teachers helping students work with primary source documents. Throwing both videos into NotebookLM is one way to get into these comments (It is not fake, "misleading" is an indeterminate word)
October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Disputes like this (Pres. says video fake, Reagan Library says video misleading) are important for history teachers helping students work with primary source documents. Throwing both videos into NotebookLM is one way to get into these comments (It is not fake, "misleading" is an indeterminate word)