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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 4h

In today's episode of "I'm Dumber than a Box of Rocks," I was up at 0500, at the Y by 0540, got back, and walked into the library for today's 0800 session. Nobody's here. The calendar shows 0800. Hmmm? What about the schedule? Session starts at 1115. I'm going out for breakfast.

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 4h

Yup. I shared my thoughts about that phrasing with my seminar. The CG’s former ADC, sat mouth agape as I disassembled “cognitive overmatch.” The seminar leader and most of the seminar got my thrust.

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Alan Owlport 🦉 🎃 @alanallport.bsky.social · 5h

There should be such a thing as an anti-CV with all the jobs you didn’t get, the books you never wrote, and the shit that never happened.

Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 7h

Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.
 CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.
 But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.

👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

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Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications

The Art of Learning from Rejection

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 5h

If only you'd read the books and articles I've written. The accolades and prizes I received were humbling. I've been turning down speaking and documentary opportunities to relax and regenerate at the Napa Valley vineyard and winery purchased through my book royalties.

Back to reality. Sigh.

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 5h

"Cognitive overmatch." Ummm

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 15h

NLCS: M’waukee vs. L.A., two cities I love. As an Angeleno, however, Go Doyers!

a logo that says let 's go dodgers on it

ALT: a logo that says let 's go dodgers on it

media.tenor.com

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 17h

Canning or caning?

Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 17h

Sporting a massive EGA.

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 1d

Diversity. An American strength.

Regulars on my Street Without Joy @leyeetsansjoie.bsky.social · 1d

Roy Matsumoto, an inductee in the Ranger Hall of Fame, was a member of the MIS where he taught white officers Japanese before he joined Merrill’s Marauders.

The Pacific War was won with the indispensable contributions of Japanese Americans

Zach Ota @zachota.bsky.social · 1d

If you haven’t heard of the Military Intelligence Service, they were Americans who used their language skills to support Allied operations at Guadalcanal, Bougainville, the Philippines, Burma, Okinawa, and elsewhere.

They eventually facilitated the transformation of Japanese government itself.

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T. J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 1d

Re-upping this. Historically wonky, if you like that kind of thing. Part of my point is that past abuses, like the corruption of the spoils system, were embedded in a context that made sense of them—and, in many cases, actually limited the president’s power. Trump’s dictatorshit is entirely new.

T. J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 2d

When we say Trump is unprecedented, what do we mean?

In this podcast interview, I give a lightning review of American politics & political practice in the nineteenth century, how & why they were reformed, & how Trump is an entirely new threat to the republic.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

What American History can Tell Us About Today

Podcast Episode · Democrats Abroad: The Blue Vote Café · 09/30/2025 · 1h 1m

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Trish, Goblinbrarian 🎃📚💻🇵🇭🇺🇲 @trishgreen.bsky.social · 3d

Sic semper tyrannis...

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 3d

A blinding flash of the obvious.

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 4d

Never let reality intrude?

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 4d

Possible headline: "Helps Establish Peace in Gaza. Incites Violence in U.S. Orders Murders in Caribbean."

It needs some polishing, but...

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 4d

Worth a friendly reminder that the next set of nation-wide No Kings protests are set for October 18th.

There's probably one in your area.

I am not generally a crowds or protests sort of person, but there's one in my town and I'll be at it on the 18th.

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Rick Herrera @herreramilhist.bsky.social · 4d

I'm looking forward to being a part of this, speaking to a broader audience, and getting to meet so many fellow historians whose work I admire.
addran.tcu.edu/history/stud...

LCpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society

This symposium is named in memory of Lance Corporal Benjamin Whetstone Schmidt and generously funded by his parents, Dr. David and Teresa Schmidt. A native of San Antonio and TCU student, Benjamin joi...

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Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 4d

"Considering the rightward trend of country music through the last half-century, it sounds odd to hear a mainstream country singer endorsing communal economic programs. In Cash’s youth, however, country musicians were behind the New Deal."

(We've always known Johnny Cash was cool.)