Thomas Heaney
@captainabraham.bsky.social
Historian, Husband, Dad, Teacher, Army Vet, & Annoyance. Another middle-aged white guy for reason, compassion, & tolerance. He/Him. #NAFO
Opinions are my own ¬ the views of my employer
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Opinions are my own ¬ the views of my employer
Games in the History Classroom Project: frc.edu/history/games
Pinned
"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God."
--Ben Franklin
--Ben Franklin
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Bird Report
In the past 2 days I've spotted:
belted kingfisher
pileated woodpecker
American dipper
And, a first for me, a Pacific wren
And Mamdani beat Cuomo.
So, a pretty good week so far.
In the past 2 days I've spotted:
belted kingfisher
pileated woodpecker
American dipper
And, a first for me, a Pacific wren
And Mamdani beat Cuomo.
So, a pretty good week so far.
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Bird Report
In the past 2 days I've spotted:
belted kingfisher
pileated woodpecker
American dipper
And, a first for me, a Pacific wren
And Mamdani beat Cuomo.
So, a pretty good week so far.
In the past 2 days I've spotted:
belted kingfisher
pileated woodpecker
American dipper
And, a first for me, a Pacific wren
And Mamdani beat Cuomo.
So, a pretty good week so far.
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God knows how many times this has happened: Zero.
Much like Vance lying about Haitian immigrants eating people's pets, this is 100% racist bullshit being spewed by an unabashed white nationalist.
Congrats to everyone who patronizes the Nazi bar he runs.
Much like Vance lying about Haitian immigrants eating people's pets, this is 100% racist bullshit being spewed by an unabashed white nationalist.
Congrats to everyone who patronizes the Nazi bar he runs.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
God knows how many times this has happened: Zero.
Much like Vance lying about Haitian immigrants eating people's pets, this is 100% racist bullshit being spewed by an unabashed white nationalist.
Congrats to everyone who patronizes the Nazi bar he runs.
Much like Vance lying about Haitian immigrants eating people's pets, this is 100% racist bullshit being spewed by an unabashed white nationalist.
Congrats to everyone who patronizes the Nazi bar he runs.
Fuck Donald Trump and every soulless ghoul that enables this evil.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Fuck Donald Trump and every soulless ghoul that enables this evil.
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Again, this precise use case is why these systems exist-to proliferate people’s racist (transphobic, misogynistic…) imaginary at scale. This should not be seen as a “misuse” but rather the product being used exactly as intended.
Racist Influencers Using OpenAI's Sora to Make it Look Like Poor People Are Selling Food Stamps for Cash
Folks looking for evidence of SNAP recipients as welfare queens have no shortage of AI generated schlock to use as justification.
futurism.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Again, this precise use case is why these systems exist-to proliferate people’s racist (transphobic, misogynistic…) imaginary at scale. This should not be seen as a “misuse” but rather the product being used exactly as intended.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
@pptsapper.bsky.social, what happened to the old War Stories podcast episodes? I recommended them to a student this morning only to find broken links.
October 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
@pptsapper.bsky.social, what happened to the old War Stories podcast episodes? I recommended them to a student this morning only to find broken links.
I used the word "rizz" today in my lecture on Tecumseh. While I expected a few smiles or snorts in response, I was unprepared for the unanimous roaring outburst from the entire class.
October 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I used the word "rizz" today in my lecture on Tecumseh. While I expected a few smiles or snorts in response, I was unprepared for the unanimous roaring outburst from the entire class.
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This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI
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Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.
October 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.
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The federal criminal justice system is being systematically dismantled and destroyed piece by piece and turned into a mob boss’s network of corrupt consiglieres and thugs, where good people simply doing their jobs are rooted out and eradicated.
October 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The federal criminal justice system is being systematically dismantled and destroyed piece by piece and turned into a mob boss’s network of corrupt consiglieres and thugs, where good people simply doing their jobs are rooted out and eradicated.
New Nuremberg Trial Defense just dropped: "I was just following orders from my phone's app."
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
New Nuremberg Trial Defense just dropped: "I was just following orders from my phone's app."
Goodness me.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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The seeds are being planted to rig the midterms. It’s becoming more explicit.
(Also note the gratuitous shot at the NBA, aka Black athletes who oppose him)
(Also note the gratuitous shot at the NBA, aka Black athletes who oppose him)
October 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The seeds are being planted to rig the midterms. It’s becoming more explicit.
(Also note the gratuitous shot at the NBA, aka Black athletes who oppose him)
(Also note the gratuitous shot at the NBA, aka Black athletes who oppose him)
THIS. Republicans are acting as if the shutdown is effectively a defacto Enabling Act.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enablin...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enablin...
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
THIS. Republicans are acting as if the shutdown is effectively a defacto Enabling Act.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enablin...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enablin...
JFC
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
October 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
JFC
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Denouncing modern art (AKA "Degenerate Art") was the only part of the Nazi playbook that had been missing from Stephen Miller's commentaries.
Stephen Miller: "The scandal is how Democrats & the left scarred the landscape of our country w/grotesque so-called modern art that celebrates ugliness ... very importantly, President Trump is making sure it's in the neo-classical design around which our nation's architecture has long been directed"
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Denouncing modern art (AKA "Degenerate Art") was the only part of the Nazi playbook that had been missing from Stephen Miller's commentaries.