Tim Bowman
@tbowmanhist.bsky.social
Historian of Texas, the Southwest, and modern America. Books: Blood Oranges (2016), and You Will Never be One of Us (2022). Currently working on a history of the Texas farmworkers movement. Opinions my own.
Weekend vinyl hall. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Weekend vinyl hall. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity
A little Sunday morning grading music. #vinylcommunity #nowspinning
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A little Sunday morning grading music. #vinylcommunity #nowspinning
More people need to be talking about this. The US government needs to put all possible pressure on the UAE to stop the absolute barbarism going on in Sudan.
Sudan Is in Free Fall www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Sudan Is in Free Fall www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Opinion | Sudan Is in Free Fall
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
More people need to be talking about this. The US government needs to put all possible pressure on the UAE to stop the absolute barbarism going on in Sudan.
Sudan Is in Free Fall www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Sudan Is in Free Fall www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Thrilled to have a piece out in the new issue of Labor. This gives me the opportunity to say that @greeneland.bsky.social and her team at the journal were truly top notch—the best experience I’ve had with journal publishing. Let me know if you happen to read it!
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October 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thrilled to have a piece out in the new issue of Labor. This gives me the opportunity to say that @greeneland.bsky.social and her team at the journal were truly top notch—the best experience I’ve had with journal publishing. Let me know if you happen to read it!
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My favorite record in AC/DC’s entire catalog (not that there’s any bad ones).
#nowspinning #vinylcommunity
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October 20, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My favorite record in AC/DC’s entire catalog (not that there’s any bad ones).
#nowspinning #vinylcommunity
#nowspinning #vinylcommunity
For those interested in agriculture, farm labor, civil rights, the border, etc. I had the pleasure of interviewing Harrington for my research earlier this spring. Fascinating guy who’s done so much good for countless people.
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In books: "I never aspired to be a badass and usually don’t think of myself as one. For me, my career was all about being a zealous advocate for people who are poor, disenfranchised, and oppressed."
Book Excerpt: 'The Arc Doesn’t Bend Itself'
A new memoir traces the evolution of a trailblazing civil rights group in Texas.
www.texasobserver.org
October 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
For those interested in agriculture, farm labor, civil rights, the border, etc. I had the pleasure of interviewing Harrington for my research earlier this spring. Fascinating guy who’s done so much good for countless people.
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The world needs a little more of this one these days. Iykyk. #vinylcommunity #nowspinning
September 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The world needs a little more of this one these days. Iykyk. #vinylcommunity #nowspinning
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The 1892 Geary Act did far more than extend the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act indefinitely. It added a new & especially authoritarian detail: all Chinese Americans would have to carry at all times a “resident permit” or risk immediate deportation if they were stopped by authorities for any reason. 🗃️+
September 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The 1892 Geary Act did far more than extend the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act indefinitely. It added a new & especially authoritarian detail: all Chinese Americans would have to carry at all times a “resident permit” or risk immediate deportation if they were stopped by authorities for any reason. 🗃️+
September 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🚨BREAKING: Cleta Mitchell thinks President Donald Trump may declare a national emergency to allow him to take control of national elections. Her comments will add to growing concern that Trump is plotting a way to use his power over the military and federal law enforcement to rig next year’s vote.
Cleta Mitchell Thinks Trump Will Use Emergency Powers to Take Control of Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🚨BREAKING: Cleta Mitchell thinks President Donald Trump may declare a national emergency to allow him to take control of national elections. Her comments will add to growing concern that Trump is plotting a way to use his power over the military and federal law enforcement to rig next year’s vote.
Listening to some records as I get some work done on Labor Day, and here’s a perfect example of a recent album that somehow sounds way better on vinyl.
#VinylCommunity #NowSpinning #Metallica
#VinylCommunity #NowSpinning #Metallica
September 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Listening to some records as I get some work done on Labor Day, and here’s a perfect example of a recent album that somehow sounds way better on vinyl.
#VinylCommunity #NowSpinning #Metallica
#VinylCommunity #NowSpinning #Metallica
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If you enjoy…
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
September 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
If you enjoy…
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Was reminded this morning Bluesky that needs more dog pics. Here’s our one year-old Dolly doing what she does best: playing and having a great time. #dogsofbluesky
August 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Was reminded this morning Bluesky that needs more dog pics. Here’s our one year-old Dolly doing what she does best: playing and having a great time. #dogsofbluesky
“The border…is invading America…it is a stalking power, a mobile regime of racial control that snakes through the Americas, leaving bruises, breaking bones, ending lives.” 🗃️
The Border Is Invading America www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...
The Border Is Invading America www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...
Opinion | The Border Is Invading America
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“The border…is invading America…it is a stalking power, a mobile regime of racial control that snakes through the Americas, leaving bruises, breaking bones, ending lives.” 🗃️
The Border Is Invading America www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...
The Border Is Invading America www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...
Excellent piece by @dcsackman.bsky.social on the continued racialization of farm labor under the Trump administration.
That is what I says....
(Just between me and you...the president of the Agricultural History Society said he hopes "a million people read it." With all that is going on, I'm hoping for 25 people following on here taking a look today).
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(Just between me and you...the president of the Agricultural History Society said he hopes "a million people read it." With all that is going on, I'm hoping for 25 people following on here taking a look today).
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Trump’s contradictions on farmworkers echo a long history of romanticizing farming — one bound up with race, nature, exploitation, and the nation’s identity, says a historian of agriculture and labor.
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By @dcsackman.bsky.social, University of Puget Sound
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By @dcsackman.bsky.social, University of Puget Sound
August 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Excellent piece by @dcsackman.bsky.social on the continued racialization of farm labor under the Trump administration.
Great message to all history teachers as we start another year. Oddly, the terrible mess that our country is in has given me a renewed sense of focus and purpose inside of the classroom in particular. Couldn’t agree more that we do is as important as ever in 2025.
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A Back-To-School Message For My Fellow History Teachers #historyteacher #sschat 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
A Back-To-School Message For My Fellow History Teachers
I want to start off this week by taking a few minutes to wish those of you, who are heading back into the classroom this year, all the best.
open.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Great message to all history teachers as we start another year. Oddly, the terrible mess that our country is in has given me a renewed sense of focus and purpose inside of the classroom in particular. Couldn’t agree more that we do is as important as ever in 2025.
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Almost forgot how brilliant this album is. #vinylcommunity #nowspinning
August 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Almost forgot how brilliant this album is. #vinylcommunity #nowspinning
Excellent thread on U of Chicago and the history of US higher education.
the crisis in which the University of Chicago is now engulfed -- one entirely of its own making, and which has led to the (hopefully temporary) suspension of admissions into numerous PhD programs in the humanities -- represents I think a seismic event in the history of American higher education
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August 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Excellent thread on U of Chicago and the history of US higher education.
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In Middleton, NY.
This guy probably saved his neighbors from Trump's masked thugs.
This is how you firmly assert your rights and stand up for our communities.
This guy probably saved his neighbors from Trump's masked thugs.
This is how you firmly assert your rights and stand up for our communities.
August 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In Middleton, NY.
This guy probably saved his neighbors from Trump's masked thugs.
This is how you firmly assert your rights and stand up for our communities.
This guy probably saved his neighbors from Trump's masked thugs.
This is how you firmly assert your rights and stand up for our communities.
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The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”: Climate Change is Already Forcing People From Their Homes
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
www.propublica.org
August 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
July 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Message Hidden Backward In Black Sabbath Album Wishes Everyone A Good Time Listening To Rock And Roll
Message Hidden Backward In Black Sabbath Album Wishes Everyone A Good Time Listening To Rock And Roll
OMAHA, NE—Subliminally influencing those who have purchased the 1971 album to sit back and enjoy the music, a hidden message discovered Wednesday when local heavy metal fans played Black Sabbath’s Mas...
theonion.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Message Hidden Backward In Black Sabbath Album Wishes Everyone A Good Time Listening To Rock And Roll
#nowspinning arguably two of the greatest solo records in the history of rock ‘n roll/heavy metal, in honor of a fallen legend.
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July 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
#nowspinning arguably two of the greatest solo records in the history of rock ‘n roll/heavy metal, in honor of a fallen legend.
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