Brian Kelly
@briankellyrh.bsky.social
History, geography, and politics…but trying to create a little more distance from the latter in order to dream it all up again.
Mets, Steelers, Tottenham. Cats, obviously.
Poughkeepsie, New York.
Mets, Steelers, Tottenham. Cats, obviously.
Poughkeepsie, New York.
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Brian Kelly
@briankellyrh.bsky.social
· Nov 30
Profile pic: Ogallala, Nebraska.
Banner: Dolly Sods Wilderness, West Virginia.
Trying to keep us all tied together.
Banner: Dolly Sods Wilderness, West Virginia.
Trying to keep us all tied together.
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THIS IS WHY WE NEED THE HUMANITIES IN SCHOOL
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
THIS IS WHY WE NEED THE HUMANITIES IN SCHOOL
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If people look at what Tesla Capitalism has wrought and are told that any attempt to reform it would be “socialism,” they will eventually say, “Who are these socialists of who you speak, and what is their phone number?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/welcome-to...
www.thebulwark.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to Tesla Capitalism
Or: JVL explains why Americans are toying with socialism.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If people look at what Tesla Capitalism has wrought and are told that any attempt to reform it would be “socialism,” they will eventually say, “Who are these socialists of who you speak, and what is their phone number?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/welcome-to...
www.thebulwark.com/p/welcome-to...
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Clio Pecan is as skeptical about generative AI as I am! Finally, though, an actual hardcopy book is in hand. Delightful! Grateful to everyone, especially @briankellyrh.bsky.social and my parents for their love and patience with me.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Use code PALAUT for 20% off
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Use code PALAUT for 20% off
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Clio Pecan is as skeptical about generative AI as I am! Finally, though, an actual hardcopy book is in hand. Delightful! Grateful to everyone, especially @briankellyrh.bsky.social and my parents for their love and patience with me.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Use code PALAUT for 20% off
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Use code PALAUT for 20% off
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NEW in NOV: A Journal of Southern History special issue, for those who teach about the South, in the South and beyond #openaccess
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55697
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55697
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
NEW in NOV: A Journal of Southern History special issue, for those who teach about the South, in the South and beyond #openaccess
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55697
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55697
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One thing I'm seeing over and over again is that leftward-shifts aren't only being driven by places with sky-high turnout; places with lower turnout also shifted left around the same amount, implying a decent amount of voters changing their minds
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
One thing I'm seeing over and over again is that leftward-shifts aren't only being driven by places with sky-high turnout; places with lower turnout also shifted left around the same amount, implying a decent amount of voters changing their minds
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In major upset, the New Jersey Democrats have flipped a seat in #LD25, a Trump+1 district in Morris County.
Despite no major help from the state Democrats, Marisa Sweeney will become the first Democrat to represent this district in over 30 years.
Despite no major help from the state Democrats, Marisa Sweeney will become the first Democrat to represent this district in over 30 years.
November 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
In major upset, the New Jersey Democrats have flipped a seat in #LD25, a Trump+1 district in Morris County.
Despite no major help from the state Democrats, Marisa Sweeney will become the first Democrat to represent this district in over 30 years.
Despite no major help from the state Democrats, Marisa Sweeney will become the first Democrat to represent this district in over 30 years.
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Don't fire workers if you want them to vote for you:
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Don't fire workers if you want them to vote for you:
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Folks - let them think this. I’ve spent 25 years doing campaigns - when you think like this after a loss like last night, you are doomed to lose again.
Mike Johnson: "What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night's election results."
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Folks - let them think this. I’ve spent 25 years doing campaigns - when you think like this after a loss like last night, you are doomed to lose again.
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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The only truly devestating interview you could do with Trump is a series of factual questions asked by someone with no affect: “How does a bill become a law?” “Name three countries where American troops are stationed.” “Will you be raising tariffs on Wakanda?”
November 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The only truly devestating interview you could do with Trump is a series of factual questions asked by someone with no affect: “How does a bill become a law?” “Name three countries where American troops are stationed.” “Will you be raising tariffs on Wakanda?”
As a past winner, I highly recommend your participation (I can't do gluten anymore so I'm out of the running)!
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Good luck, one and all!
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Good luck, one and all!
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November 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
As a past winner, I highly recommend your participation (I can't do gluten anymore so I'm out of the running)!
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On further reflection, handing operation of our Universities over to a professional administrative class with no personal investment in the educational mission of the university or the creation and maintenance of knowledge might have been somewhat in error.
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
On further reflection, handing operation of our Universities over to a professional administrative class with no personal investment in the educational mission of the university or the creation and maintenance of knowledge might have been somewhat in error.
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That a federal judge had to block the Trump administration from pushing millions of Americans into hunger says everything about this President and the party he leads.
Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.
Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.
In a major victory, a court ruled the Trump administration must use emergency funds to provide food stamps to Americans.
No one should choose between paying bills and buying groceries.
We'll continue our lawsuit to fight for our families and the services they deserve.
No one should choose between paying bills and buying groceries.
We'll continue our lawsuit to fight for our families and the services they deserve.
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
That a federal judge had to block the Trump administration from pushing millions of Americans into hunger says everything about this President and the party he leads.
Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.
Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.
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'The brilliance of Pulp was always to embrace the darkness of sex, the ooze and the horror, the guilt and the shame, the power and submission...'
Many Happy Returns to #Pulp’s Different Class, which turns 30 today!
buff.ly/w09aeU0
Many Happy Returns to #Pulp’s Different Class, which turns 30 today!
buff.ly/w09aeU0
October 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
'The brilliance of Pulp was always to embrace the darkness of sex, the ooze and the horror, the guilt and the shame, the power and submission...'
Many Happy Returns to #Pulp’s Different Class, which turns 30 today!
buff.ly/w09aeU0
Many Happy Returns to #Pulp’s Different Class, which turns 30 today!
buff.ly/w09aeU0
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Logging in today and I see that @kevinmkruse.bsky.social has tagged in for @radiofreetom.bsky.social. Making a reasonable and nuanced observation that immediately causes people who are unable to balance multiple ideas at once to fully meltdown.
When I explain that boycotting an election over an issue has never once forced a politician to embrace that issue, I'm not "scolding people to vote." I'm explaining reality.
Feel free to sit on your ass! Just don't pretend that your lazy apathy is somehow going to advance your agenda.
Feel free to sit on your ass! Just don't pretend that your lazy apathy is somehow going to advance your agenda.
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Logging in today and I see that @kevinmkruse.bsky.social has tagged in for @radiofreetom.bsky.social. Making a reasonable and nuanced observation that immediately causes people who are unable to balance multiple ideas at once to fully meltdown.
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BREAKING: Both Satmar factions decide not to endorse a candidate for mayor and decry the vicious campaign against Mamdani that paints him as hostile to Jews.
In letters to their community members, the Satmar leadership calls the attacks against Mamdani false and dangerous.
In letters to their community members, the Satmar leadership calls the attacks against Mamdani false and dangerous.
October 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
BREAKING: Both Satmar factions decide not to endorse a candidate for mayor and decry the vicious campaign against Mamdani that paints him as hostile to Jews.
In letters to their community members, the Satmar leadership calls the attacks against Mamdani false and dangerous.
In letters to their community members, the Satmar leadership calls the attacks against Mamdani false and dangerous.
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Thanks @scifri.bsky.social for the lil midweek bump www.sciencefriday.com/articles/aud...
What can I say? The people yearn for a good map.
What can I say? The people yearn for a good map.
We Asked What Maps You Love. Here’s What You Showed Us.
Maps aren’t just for navigation. They’re also about stories, identity, and understanding the world around us–even if the picture is incomplete.
www.sciencefriday.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Thanks @scifri.bsky.social for the lil midweek bump www.sciencefriday.com/articles/aud...
What can I say? The people yearn for a good map.
What can I say? The people yearn for a good map.
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Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.
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What do Patriots do when those in power abandon our founding principles?
We STAND UP, we SPEAK OUT, and we FIGHT BACK.
Couldn’t be more proud of our Gardiner community — can’t wait to see more Hudson Valley Patriots at events throughout the day 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
We STAND UP, we SPEAK OUT, and we FIGHT BACK.
Couldn’t be more proud of our Gardiner community — can’t wait to see more Hudson Valley Patriots at events throughout the day 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
October 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
What do Patriots do when those in power abandon our founding principles?
We STAND UP, we SPEAK OUT, and we FIGHT BACK.
Couldn’t be more proud of our Gardiner community — can’t wait to see more Hudson Valley Patriots at events throughout the day 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
We STAND UP, we SPEAK OUT, and we FIGHT BACK.
Couldn’t be more proud of our Gardiner community — can’t wait to see more Hudson Valley Patriots at events throughout the day 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
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"Who cares?" says the president about a day of peaceful NO KINGS protest in approximately 2,500 cities, towns, villages all over the United States, and in many other parts of the world.
October 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Who cares?" says the president about a day of peaceful NO KINGS protest in approximately 2,500 cities, towns, villages all over the United States, and in many other parts of the world.
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
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1860 vs 2025
October 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
1860 vs 2025
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If your business model requires theft perhaps you should be charged with crimes.
Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
on.wsj.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
If your business model requires theft perhaps you should be charged with crimes.