Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large
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Historian, author, college prof, public speaker, podcaster. Seen on
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Mike Johnson tries to sell some fake Congressional history
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Mike Johnson tries to sell some fake Congressional history #ushistory #mikejohnson #Greatsociety #FDR #HistoryTikTok
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December 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Mike Johnson tries to sell some fake Congressional history
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...and here's Klan leader Hiram Evans in 1926 on the school culture-war. Can you see any difference between this and today's GOP talk?
December 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
...and here's Klan leader Hiram Evans in 1926 on the school culture-war. Can you see any difference between this and today's GOP talk?
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It has long been clear that unalloyed racism lies at the core of Trumpism, and he is becoming increasingly explicit about this.
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Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
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December 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It has long been clear that unalloyed racism lies at the core of Trumpism, and he is becoming increasingly explicit about this.
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Time for a third reconstruction of American democracy.
The U.S. is the only democracy in the world with:
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Time for a third reconstruction of American democracy.
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What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
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it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
7 reasons why Marjorie Taylor Greene shouldn’t teach history after leaving Congress
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7 reasons why Marjorie Taylor Greene shouldn’t teach history after leaving Congress #ushistory #marjorietaylorgreene #founders #declarationofindependence #HistoryTikTok
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December 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
7 reasons why Marjorie Taylor Greene shouldn’t teach history after leaving Congress
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Wisconsin tribe reburies 67 ancestors once held in museum, but many Native American remains await repatriation knpr.org/2025-11-28/w... #ushistory #nativeamerican #museum
Wisconsin tribe reburies 67 ancestors, but many Native American remains await repatriation
This month, the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin reburied the remains of 67 ancestors that were excavated in the 1960s and held for decades by the Milwaukee Public Museum.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Wisconsin tribe reburies 67 ancestors once held in museum, but many Native American remains await repatriation knpr.org/2025-11-28/w... #ushistory #nativeamerican #museum
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
Blacklisted during McCarthyism, she's speaking out against Florida’s new teaching standards about communism wtop.com/education/20... #ushistory #APUSH #socialstudies
Lee Grant, blacklisted during McCarthyism, is speaking out against Florida’s teaching standards - WTOP News
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — At 100 years old, Lee Grant knows the cost of McCarthyism better than almost anyone else on the planet. One of the last surviving actors to be blacklisted during the anti…
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November 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Blacklisted during McCarthyism, she's speaking out against Florida’s new teaching standards about communism wtop.com/education/20... #ushistory #APUSH #socialstudies
The barn where Emmett Till was killed to open as a memorial ahead of the 75th anniversary of his lynching www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/u... #ushistory #blackhistory #emmetttill
The barn where Emmett Till was killed to open as a memorial ahead of the 75th anniversary of his lynching | CNN
The barn in Mississippi where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed will open to the public as a “sacred” memorial site by 2030, the new owner announced.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The barn where Emmett Till was killed to open as a memorial ahead of the 75th anniversary of his lynching www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/u... #ushistory #blackhistory #emmetttill
JD Vance makes false claims about Christianity and Native American history
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JD Vance makes false claims about Christianity and Native American history #ushistory #nativeamerican #JDVance #colonialism #HistoryTikTok
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November 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
JD Vance makes false claims about Christianity and Native American history
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Secretary Pete Hegseth, a Princeton graduate, was unable to comprehend that photographs create mirror images of their subjects. Here's why affirmative action has lowered the standards of Ivy League admissions.
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Secretary Pete Hegseth, a Princeton graduate, was unable to comprehend that photographs create mirror images of their subjects. Here's why affirmative action has lowered the standards of Ivy League admissions.
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Thanksgiving is not a colonial/Pilgrim holiday. It’s a Civil War holiday. & we think otherwise in part because of the Lost Cause. 🗃️
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Let’s talk the real #history of #Thanksgiving & the #LostCause history of the #CivilWar Follow @karencoxhistorian “Forgotten America” is available on @thegreatcourses plus & @Audible
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Thanksgiving is not a colonial/Pilgrim holiday. It’s a Civil War holiday. & we think otherwise in part because of the Lost Cause. 🗃️
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Mike Pence makes a ridiculous claim about the Founding Fathers and Israel.
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Mike Pence makes up stuff about the Founding Fathers and Israel. #ushistory #foundingfathers #presidents #johnadams #HistoryTikTok
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November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Mike Pence makes a ridiculous claim about the Founding Fathers and Israel.
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Ohio officials vote to teach Christi@n n@tion@list fake history in public schools
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Ohio officials vote to teach Christi@n n@tion@list fake history in public schools #ushistory #founders #socialstudies #constitution #HistoryTikTok
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November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Ohio officials vote to teach Christi@n n@tion@list fake history in public schools
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Trump calls for the execution of his political enemies to distract from the You-Know-What-Files
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Trump calls for the execution of his political enemies to distract from the You-Know-What-Files #ushistory #trump #treason #releasethefiles #HistoryTikTok
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November 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Trump calls for the execution of his political enemies to distract from the You-Know-What-Files
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Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
November 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Seen in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854.
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This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.
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I'm currently finishing a book about the early years of the Civil Rights Division, when it famously prosecuted cases *against* the perpetrators of gun violence.
This is such a sick perversion of a storied institution.
This is such a sick perversion of a storied institution.
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division was created to protect the rights of the politically disempowered. Under the leadership of Harmeet K. Dhillon, a lawyer and MAGA-world star, the division is pivoting to knocking down gun restrictions.
At the Justice Department, Civil Rights Now Means Gun Rights
The Civil Rights Division was created to protect the disempowered. Under Trump, it's working to dismantle gun restrictions.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I'm currently finishing a book about the early years of the Civil Rights Division, when it famously prosecuted cases *against* the perpetrators of gun violence.
This is such a sick perversion of a storied institution.
This is such a sick perversion of a storied institution.
A Native American leader who enlisted in the Union Army has been posthumously admitted to the New York bar after 176 years www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/u... #ushistory #nativeamerican
A Native American leader who enlisted in the Union Army has been posthumously admitted to the New York bar after 176 years | CNN
Ely S. Parker, a Tonawanda Seneca from western New York, never took no for an answer.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A Native American leader who enlisted in the Union Army has been posthumously admitted to the New York bar after 176 years www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/u... #ushistory #nativeamerican
A new Oregon marker highlights the courage of Japanese American WWII Soldiers ktvz.com/community/20... #ww2 #ushistory
How a new Oregon marker highlights the courage of Japanese American WWII Soldiers
Update: Adding video BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The community of Hood River, in partnership with the Oregon Travel Information Council, unveiled a new historical marker on Highway 35, south of Hood River. T...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A new Oregon marker highlights the courage of Japanese American WWII Soldiers ktvz.com/community/20... #ww2 #ushistory
Trump administration purges Black history from a World War II cemetery - just in time for Veterans Day
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Trump administration purges Black history from a World War II cemetery - just in time for Veterans Day #ushistory #veteransday #ww2 #blackhistory #HistoryTikTok
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November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Trump administration purges Black history from a World War II cemetery - just in time for Veterans Day
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Virginia social studies leaders warn proposed testing shift could sideline critical thinking
Educators say state plan risks replacing inquiry-based assessments with multiple-choice exams virginiamercury.com/2025/11/10/v... #ushistory #sschat #socialstudies #historyteacher
Educators say state plan risks replacing inquiry-based assessments with multiple-choice exams virginiamercury.com/2025/11/10/v... #ushistory #sschat #socialstudies #historyteacher
Virginia social studies leaders warn proposed testing shift could sideline critical thinking • Virginia Mercury
Some Virginia social studies leaders are sounding the alarm over a proposed change to how student performance in history and social science is measured, warning it could swap critical-thinking assessm...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Virginia social studies leaders warn proposed testing shift could sideline critical thinking
Educators say state plan risks replacing inquiry-based assessments with multiple-choice exams virginiamercury.com/2025/11/10/v... #ushistory #sschat #socialstudies #historyteacher
Educators say state plan risks replacing inquiry-based assessments with multiple-choice exams virginiamercury.com/2025/11/10/v... #ushistory #sschat #socialstudies #historyteacher