David Klein
@dtkleinks.bsky.social
Retired high school history teacher. Recovering from eye surgery and likely will return to posting this day in history cartoons in the next month.
At what point did Hitler become a fascist, by your reasoning? Was he a fascist when appointed chancellor in January or perhaps upon passage of the Enabling Act in March 1933? Or did fascism in Germany arise only with the Night of the Long Knives in 1934?
Someone call that judge and tell him that the fascists are in power and that he can't do this
Breaking: Trump-appointed federal judge issues temporary restraining order against Federalized deployment of National Guard in Oregon.
Judge: “this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law.”
Judge: “this is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law.”
October 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
At what point did Hitler become a fascist, by your reasoning? Was he a fascist when appointed chancellor in January or perhaps upon passage of the Enabling Act in March 1933? Or did fascism in Germany arise only with the Night of the Long Knives in 1934?
Republicans were skeptical of the costs of Kennedy's moon mission when announced. Nixon certainly used the success as president to further American soft power interests.
Richard Nixon was president when Americans landed on the moon
I remember the Republican party being hard-headed in the 20th century. But they had respect for science then (okay, to make bombs).
September 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Republicans were skeptical of the costs of Kennedy's moon mission when announced. Nixon certainly used the success as president to further American soft power interests.
Trump making a corrupt bargain with RFK Jr. for his endorsement is more responsible than the two-party system. An actually competitive multiparty system would require constitutional changes, realistically too many structural impediments to a viable third or multi party system.
Two party system is how we ended up with the guy in the WH
Third party candidates is how we ended up in Iraq and with the current mess. #NoThx
July 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Trump making a corrupt bargain with RFK Jr. for his endorsement is more responsible than the two-party system. An actually competitive multiparty system would require constitutional changes, realistically too many structural impediments to a viable third or multi party system.
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. By the time the Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 1971, the public perceived shifted to embrace Ali as fighting an injustice. Boston Globe, June 30, 1971. #history #OTD
June 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. By the time the Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 1971, the public perceived shifted to embrace Ali as fighting an injustice. Boston Globe, June 30, 1971. #history #OTD
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. The Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 1971 in ruling that the DOJ had provided Selective Service with flawed reasoning. Des Moines Register, July 5, 1971. #history #OTD
June 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. The Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 1971 in ruling that the DOJ had provided Selective Service with flawed reasoning. Des Moines Register, July 5, 1971. #history #OTD
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. The Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 1971 in ruling that the DOJ had provided Selective Service with flawed reasoning. Dayton Journal Herald, June 29, 1971. #histry
June 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. District Court Judge Joe Ingraham sentenced Ali to 5 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and a 3-year boxing ban. Philadelphia Daily News, June 22, 1967. #histry #OTD
June 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. District Court Judge Joe Ingraham sentenced Ali to 5 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and a 3-year boxing ban. Des Moines Register, June 22, 1967. #histry #OTD
June 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. Informed by racial and religious bigotry, boxing authorities almost immediately stripped Ali of the heavyweight title. Indianapolis News, May 10, 1967. #history #OTD
June 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. Informed by racial and religious bigotry, boxing authorities almost immediately stripped Ali of the heavyweight title. Columbia State, April 29, 1967. #history #OTD
June 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. The American press and public overwhelmingly viewed Ali as a "draft dodger", hostile to his membership in the Nation of Islam. Pittsburgh Post Gazette, May 10, 1967. #history
June 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. The American press and public overwhelmingly viewed Ali as a "draft dodger", hostile to his membership in the Nation of Islam. Philadelphia Daily News, May 2, 1967. #history
June 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. Ali refused induction into military service in April as a conscientious objector based on his religious beliefs. Fort Worth Star Telegram, April 30, 1967. #history #OTD
June 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM
An all-white jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali of felony draft evasion charges #TDIH in 1967. Ali refused induction into military service in April as a conscientious objector based on his religious beliefs. Louisville Courier Journal, April 19, 1967. #history #OTD
June 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
District Court Judge Joe Ingraham sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to 5 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and 3-year ban from boxing #TDIH in 1967. The all-white jury took just 21 minutes to reach a guilty verdict, unanimously overturned by the Supreme Court in 1971. #history
June 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
District Court Judge Joe Ingraham sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali to 5 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, and 3-year ban from boxing #TDIH in 1967. The all-white jury took just 21 minutes to reach a guilty verdict, unanimously overturned by the Supreme Court in 1971. #history
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Despite early widespread denunciations as a demagogic racist and shameless fraud, Trump secured the Republican nomination and ultimately the presidency in 2016. Tampa Bay Times, November 10, 2016. #history
June 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Despite early widespread denunciations as a demagogic racist and shameless fraud, Trump secured the Republican nomination and ultimately the presidency in 2016. Tacoma News Tribune, July 25, 2015. #history
June 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #OTD in 2015. Criticized on inflammatory immigration rhetoric by Senator John McCain, Trump assailed the Vietnam War veteran as a "loser" and claimed "He's not a war hero." Passaic Herald-News, July 22, 2015. #history #OTD
June 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #OTD in 2015. Criticized on inflammatory immigration rhetoric by Senator John McCain, Trump assailed the Vietnam War veteran as a "loser" and claimed "He's not a war hero." Passaic Herald-News, July 22, 2015. #history #OTD
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #OTD in 2015. Criticized on inflammatory immigration rhetoric by Senator John McCain, Trump assailed the Vietnam War veteran as a "loser" and claimed "He's not a war hero." Fort Worth Star Telegram, July 22, 2015. #history
June 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #OTD in 2015. Criticized on inflammatory immigration rhetoric by Senator John McCain, Trump assailed the Vietnam War veteran as a "loser" and claimed "He's not a war hero." Fort Worth Star Telegram, July 22, 2015. #history
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Critics accused Trump of launching a demagogic camping that appealed to similar racist and isolationist impulses as the original American Firsters. Charlotte Observer, July 31, 2015. #history #OTD
June 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Critics accused Trump of launching a demagogic camping that appealed to similar racist and isolationist impulses as the original American Firsters. South Florida Sun Sentinel, July 27, 2015. #history #OTD
June 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Despite a record that included bankrupting casinos and avoidance of paying taxes, Trump emphatically declared "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created." Orlando Sentinel, October 7, 2016.
June 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Despite a record that included bankrupting casinos and avoidance of paying taxes, Trump emphatically declared "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created." Orlando Sentinel, October 7, 2016.
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Proclaiming the campaign slogan of "Make America Great Again", Trump emphatically declared "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created." Newport News Daily Press, July 28, 2015. #history
June 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Critics assailed his racist depiction of Mexican immigrants as "bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists, and some, I assume, are good people." Fort Worth Star Telegram, July 3, 2015. #history
June 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Critics assailed his racist depiction of Mexican immigrants as "bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists, and some, I assume, are good people." Fort Worth Star Telegram, July 3, 2015. #history
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Critics assailed his racist depiction of Mexican immigrants as "bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists, and some, I assume, are good people." Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 9, 2015. #history
June 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Celebrity businessman Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the presidency #TDIH in 2015. Critics assailed his racist depiction of Mexican immigrants as "bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists, and some, I assume, are good people." Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 9, 2015. #history