Beau Cleland
@bclelandgt.bsky.social
Historian, reader, sometimes writer. Sports, archival research, wild fish and game. Used to be in the Army. New book this fall with UGA Press:
Between King Cotton and Queen Victoria: How Pirates, Smugglers, and Scoundrels Almost Saved the Confederacy
Between King Cotton and Queen Victoria: How Pirates, Smugglers, and Scoundrels Almost Saved the Confederacy
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Beau Cleland
@bclelandgt.bsky.social
· May 22
Between King Cotton and Queen Victoria
Between King Cotton and Queen Victoria recenters our understanding of the Civil War by framing it as a hemispheric affair, deeply influenced by the actions o...
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Preorder links are now available for my new book, set to release on Dec. 1st! A perfect stocking stuffer for nerds, dads, or the history-lover in your life 📚 #booksky #history
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Found a 1978 copy of Time in my mom's stuff, and here's Paul Giamatti's dad being made president of Yale
February 16, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Found a 1978 copy of Time in my mom's stuff, and here's Paul Giamatti's dad being made president of Yale
Why do all the young fellows these days dress like line cooks?
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Why do all the young fellows these days dress like line cooks?
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60 years ago today, mild-mannered jim bowl was bitten by a radioactive spider
February 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
60 years ago today, mild-mannered jim bowl was bitten by a radioactive spider
Jesus Christ
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went hunting for dinosaur bones in the Dakotas with child sex traffickers Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
RFK Jr.’s Bizarre Trip With Epstein and Ghislaine Exposed in Files
The trip took place on a Native reservation where collecting fossils without explicit tribal permission is considered looting.
trib.al
February 7, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Jesus Christ
Meanwhile all the snow is gone in southern Alberta. Can you guys send us back our cold? This isn't right
February 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Meanwhile all the snow is gone in southern Alberta. Can you guys send us back our cold? This isn't right
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Death Camp For Cutie over here
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Death Camp For Cutie over here
Lmao, Finkelstein is an all-time great at being caustic
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Lmao, Finkelstein is an all-time great at being caustic
This is a problem. Yes, you should name and shame. Falsified citations are academic misconduct and unless the disciplines where this is seen as ok actually do something about it, the trustworthiness of research will plummet, and rightfully so
January 31, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This is a problem. Yes, you should name and shame. Falsified citations are academic misconduct and unless the disciplines where this is seen as ok actually do something about it, the trustworthiness of research will plummet, and rightfully so
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The Dept. of Appearing to Take Things Rather Seriously While Wearing a Navy Sport Coat and No Tie is actively searching for a Dean of Comfortably Ordering Wine in a DC Steakhouse Where Denny Hastert Used to Sit Right Over There. The position will pay $580,000. The history department is abolished
Yale is launching a new Presidential Senior Fellowship to expand access to the transformative work of universities. As part of this program, author and columnist David Brooks will join the Jackson School of Global Affairs starting February 1.
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
January 29, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The Dept. of Appearing to Take Things Rather Seriously While Wearing a Navy Sport Coat and No Tie is actively searching for a Dean of Comfortably Ordering Wine in a DC Steakhouse Where Denny Hastert Used to Sit Right Over There. The position will pay $580,000. The history department is abolished
I encountered a bobcat the size of a rottweiler on my walk to work this morning, since you asked, @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I encountered a bobcat the size of a rottweiler on my walk to work this morning, since you asked, @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social
PRODUCER: You're gonna love it. It's about a female-led alt rock band that moonlights as crime fighters. They're called to investigate the suspicious death of the front woman's partner
STUDIO EXEC: I love it! What's the title?
PRODUCER:
STUDIO EXEC: I love it! What's the title?
PRODUCER:
These fraught times call for a show with what is either an intentionally or unintentionally hilarious title, and which I will be talking about for the rest of the year
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 AM
PRODUCER: You're gonna love it. It's about a female-led alt rock band that moonlights as crime fighters. They're called to investigate the suspicious death of the front woman's partner
STUDIO EXEC: I love it! What's the title?
PRODUCER:
STUDIO EXEC: I love it! What's the title?
PRODUCER:
Tragic loss of a great writer. RIP Dan.
I think the key that unlocks Dan was his desire to share the things he loved with other people. Wouldn’t be the worst way to honor him if we make the effort to do that for the things we love, too. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Tragic loss of a great writer. RIP Dan.
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ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin
Hit da bricks
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Hit da bricks
Teaching @adamrothman.bsky.social 's chapter on the Slave Power this week and finding it hard to shake the idea that we never really escaped from its clutches.
January 26, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Teaching @adamrothman.bsky.social 's chapter on the Slave Power this week and finding it hard to shake the idea that we never really escaped from its clutches.
lmfao, jesus christ he does
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January 26, 2026 at 7:49 AM
lmfao, jesus christ he does
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Unfortunately, HJR 140 passed the House. Please contact your Senators and ask them to vote against it. This affects you no matter where you live in the US. Contact your Senators TODAY. Tell them to vote NO on H.J. Res. 140.
The vote is tomorrow. Tell your elected representatives to vote NO on HJR 140. I give a short explanation why in the attached. This affects how MAGA goes after ALL public land, not just the BWCA, so please take action, no matter where you live.
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Fighting for Canoe Country...Again
Call to Action to stop another tactic to put a copper-sulfide mine in the BWCA watershed. The vote is tomorrow. This affects ALL public land, not just Minnesota.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Unfortunately, HJR 140 passed the House. Please contact your Senators and ask them to vote against it. This affects you no matter where you live in the US. Contact your Senators TODAY. Tell them to vote NO on H.J. Res. 140.
Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social ww have @bclelandgt.bsky.social doing an AMA! Come check it out!
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January 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social ww have @bclelandgt.bsky.social doing an AMA! Come check it out!
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January 21, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Today on @askhistorians.bsky.social ww have @bclelandgt.bsky.social doing an AMA! Come check it out!
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I want to emphasize that at this time the unconfirmed reports that President Trump has both arms stuck "elbow deep" in the airplane toilet are just that. We will be monitoring this story. Please be responsible about spreading news that both his arms are "as far as they can go" into the toilet hole.
January 21, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I want to emphasize that at this time the unconfirmed reports that President Trump has both arms stuck "elbow deep" in the airplane toilet are just that. We will be monitoring this story. Please be responsible about spreading news that both his arms are "as far as they can go" into the toilet hole.
This is Dred Scott, Roger Taney-ass logic btw
Supreme Court seems likely to rule that Hawaii's "vampire rule" that restricts people bringing guns onto private property without permission infringes on the Second Amendment:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court skeptical of Hawaii's 'vampire rule' for gun owners
Justices are weighing the state's requirement that people with firearms seek consent from owners before entering private property — much like Dracula.
www.nbcnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM
This is Dred Scott, Roger Taney-ass logic btw
Ok internet, what should we name our new surveillance and extortion vehicles at my university? I'm thinking "Vito Car-leone"
January 19, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Ok internet, what should we name our new surveillance and extortion vehicles at my university? I'm thinking "Vito Car-leone"
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rioters are now dropping BANANA PEELS right outside the doorway of ICE Minneapolis in order to make agents SLIP AND FALL. This is DISGUSTING
rioters are now propping up large ANVILS over the doorway of ICE Minneapolis in order to make agents GET GIANT BUMPS ON THEIR HEADS. This is DISGUSTING
rioters are now propping up large ANVILS over the doorway of ICE Minneapolis in order to make agents GET GIANT BUMPS ON THEIR HEADS. This is DISGUSTING
January 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM
rioters are now dropping BANANA PEELS right outside the doorway of ICE Minneapolis in order to make agents SLIP AND FALL. This is DISGUSTING
rioters are now propping up large ANVILS over the doorway of ICE Minneapolis in order to make agents GET GIANT BUMPS ON THEIR HEADS. This is DISGUSTING
rioters are now propping up large ANVILS over the doorway of ICE Minneapolis in order to make agents GET GIANT BUMPS ON THEIR HEADS. This is DISGUSTING