TDMackie
@tdmhistorian.bsky.social
Historian living in both the public and academic worlds.
My presentation on the Lost Cause at Indiana University East.
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
My presentation on the Lost Cause at Indiana University East.
Preparing to teach the Founding Era while the foundations are cracking.
October 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Preparing to teach the Founding Era while the foundations are cracking.
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"A narcissist wants the authority of a king while having the accountability of a toddler." -Anonymous
Explore more quotes:
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#narcissist #king #toddler #accountability
Explore more quotes:
https://loom.ly/PiOcYGo
#narcissist #king #toddler #accountability
October 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"A narcissist wants the authority of a king while having the accountability of a toddler." -Anonymous
Explore more quotes:
https://loom.ly/PiOcYGo
#narcissist #king #toddler #accountability
Explore more quotes:
https://loom.ly/PiOcYGo
#narcissist #king #toddler #accountability
Seems like a very good time to get this book.
September 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Seems like a very good time to get this book.
The AAM (American Alliance of Museums) speaks out against the attacks on museums and their expertise. www.aam-us.org/2025/08/15/a...
AAM Statement on the Growing Threats of Censorship Against U.S. Museums
For Immediate Release Arlington, VA–Today, the American Alliance of Museums, the only organization representing the entire scope of the museum field, issued a statement in response to the gro…
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August 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The AAM (American Alliance of Museums) speaks out against the attacks on museums and their expertise. www.aam-us.org/2025/08/15/a...
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The Confederates always used "state's rights" when it was convenient and the feds to control the states when it wasn't.
We are still fighting the confederates...they weren't punished well enough and they never went away.
We are still fighting the confederates...they weren't punished well enough and they never went away.
August 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The Confederates always used "state's rights" when it was convenient and the feds to control the states when it wasn't.
We are still fighting the confederates...they weren't punished well enough and they never went away.
We are still fighting the confederates...they weren't punished well enough and they never went away.
DC's Inner Ring
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DC's Inner Ring
Photo by Gaurav Pikale on Unsplash
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July 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
DC's Inner Ring
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As we approach 250 anniversary of 1776 crucial to remember that the memory of 1776 has long been used by, well( everyone. Also, founders were keenly aware of the importance of the moment & their legacies & many took steps to preserve/craft it. Listen 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
How did Americans remember the Revolution—and why does it matter? 📜🗽
In Ep 408, Michael Hattem explores how the memory of 1776 helped shape U.S. identity, politics, and patriotism long after the war ended.
#AmericanRevolution #VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250
In Ep 408, Michael Hattem explores how the memory of 1776 helped shape U.S. identity, politics, and patriotism long after the war ended.
#AmericanRevolution #VastEarlyAmerica #History #AmericanRevolution #Revolution250
Episode 408: Michael Hattem, The Memory of 1776
Michael Hattem joins us to discuss the American Revolution and its memory, drawing on details from his book, The Memory of ‘76.
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June 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
As we approach 250 anniversary of 1776 crucial to remember that the memory of 1776 has long been used by, well( everyone. Also, founders were keenly aware of the importance of the moment & their legacies & many took steps to preserve/craft it. Listen 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
June 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Let this sink in.
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence.
During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”
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Coming up next Saturday—a week from tomorrow.
On Flag Day, we're reclaiming patriotism. 🗽
Join Indivisible’s No Kings Day of Defiance—a nationwide push to say loud and clear: we are a democracy, not a dictatorship. No immunity. No coronation. No kings. 👑❌
#NoKings #FlagDay www.mobilize.us/noki...
Join Indivisible’s No Kings Day of Defiance—a nationwide push to say loud and clear: we are a democracy, not a dictatorship. No immunity. No coronation. No kings. 👑❌
#NoKings #FlagDay www.mobilize.us/noki...
June 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Coming up next Saturday—a week from tomorrow.
chng.it/mV9vbTRBS8 Defend the Preservation of Archvies
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Defend the Internet Archive
chng.it
May 31, 2025 at 4:15 AM
chng.it/mV9vbTRBS8 Defend the Preservation of Archvies
Two historians tackle history and politics effectively. They do provide some hope. youtu.be/SdkKG1vyzac?...
How Trump is Using History as a Weapon (with Historians Heather Cox Richardson & Joanne Freeman)
YouTube video by Stay Tuned with Preet Bharara
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May 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Two historians tackle history and politics effectively. They do provide some hope. youtu.be/SdkKG1vyzac?...
An essential item needed on all our shelves!
May 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
An essential item needed on all our shelves!
My place for morning reading.
April 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
My place for morning reading.
Government Book Bans in America: A conversation with Recently Banned AAR Member Authors -- today's mini seminar to keep track of autocracy.
April 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Government Book Bans in America: A conversation with Recently Banned AAR Member Authors -- today's mini seminar to keep track of autocracy.
Museum staff under fire for being honest. news.artnet.com/art-world/di...?
Smithsonian Museum Director Placed on Leave Amid Pressure Campaign
Poet Kevin Young, director since 2021 of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, has been placed on leave.
news.artnet.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Museum staff under fire for being honest. news.artnet.com/art-world/di...?
IMLS attacked by administration. www.aam-us.org/2025/03/17/u...
Urgent: Act Now to Save IMLS
NOW is the time to speak up for museums! On March 14, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, directing further cuts to the Instit…
www.aam-us.org
March 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
IMLS attacked by administration. www.aam-us.org/2025/03/17/u...
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The President does not have the constitutional or statutory authority to dictate the content of voter registration forms. This EO is an incredibly dangerous power grab. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
March 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The President does not have the constitutional or statutory authority to dictate the content of voter registration forms. This EO is an incredibly dangerous power grab. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Images of our long issue with civic religion. The Washington goblet sold by Avon seems to be from the Bicentennial.
March 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Images of our long issue with civic religion. The Washington goblet sold by Avon seems to be from the Bicentennial.
It is evil at all out doors. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
The evil at your door
The deportation action as regime change
open.substack.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It is evil at all out doors. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Convocation Unscripted and the "experience" of the State of the Union Address. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlRo...
Trump's State of the Union and the Season of Lent
YouTube video by The Convocation Unscripted
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March 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Convocation Unscripted and the "experience" of the State of the Union Address. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlRo...
From Current "While the Framers of the Constitution viewed power as a threat to liberty regardless of who wields it, we have tended to be suspicious of power primarily when it’s controlled by the other side." currentpub.com/2025/03/05/l...
LONG FORM: Jackson, Trump and Constitutional Crisis
It’s an old but timely question: ‘What sort of hope have we?’
currentpub.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
From Current "While the Framers of the Constitution viewed power as a threat to liberty regardless of who wields it, we have tended to be suspicious of power primarily when it’s controlled by the other side." currentpub.com/2025/03/05/l...
State of the Disunion tonight. Wow, is this painful. His created “list of wins” is a tremendous work of fantasy.
March 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
State of the Disunion tonight. Wow, is this painful. His created “list of wins” is a tremendous work of fantasy.