historian68
@historian68.bsky.social
PhD, professor, history- writing on history of Iran, US Iranian relations, and US military relations with Iran. Focus: The forgotten human stories behind international events.
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historian68
@historian68.bsky.social
· Nov 21
I am pleased to announce that I have accepted the invitation as a visiting scholar with the Institute for Middle East Studies within the Elliot School of International Affairs at The George Washington University for the Spring, 2026 semester.
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I am pleased to announce that I have accepted the invitation as a visiting scholar with the Institute for Middle East Studies within the Elliot School of International Affairs at The George Washington University for the Spring, 2026 semester.
I am citing an article from Teen Vogue in an article I am writing. It is on the Greensboro Massacre on Nov 3, 1979, and how it was pushed back in the news due to the seizure of the US Embassy in Tehran on Nov 4.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I am citing an article from Teen Vogue in an article I am writing. It is on the Greensboro Massacre on Nov 3, 1979, and how it was pushed back in the news due to the seizure of the US Embassy in Tehran on Nov 4.
I am heartbroken 💔 Flew to San Antonio this morning to see a dear friend who has been struggling with cancer. He died this morning before I got here.
There are people whose kindness, generosity, and heart stand out above all others. Reza was that person.
There are people whose kindness, generosity, and heart stand out above all others. Reza was that person.
August 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I am heartbroken 💔 Flew to San Antonio this morning to see a dear friend who has been struggling with cancer. He died this morning before I got here.
There are people whose kindness, generosity, and heart stand out above all others. Reza was that person.
There are people whose kindness, generosity, and heart stand out above all others. Reza was that person.
The Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R. (2018 Mix / Lyric Video)
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August 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
All the levels of you aren't welcome here.
July 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
All the levels of you aren't welcome here.
This is a great overview of budget cuts that will cost Americans lives and money due to cutting forecasts for severe weather.
myradar.com/videos/6060
myradar.com/videos/6060
myradar.com
July 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This is a great overview of budget cuts that will cost Americans lives and money due to cutting forecasts for severe weather.
myradar.com/videos/6060
myradar.com/videos/6060
Ahh, Watergate...what is going on these days makes what happened here look like child's play.
June 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Ahh, Watergate...what is going on these days makes what happened here look like child's play.
Evening walk on the Georgetown waterfront. A rainbow over the Kennedy Center! Hope!
June 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Evening walk on the Georgetown waterfront. A rainbow over the Kennedy Center! Hope!
Sitting across from Senator Raphael Warnock on my flight to DCA from Atlanta. They did a security check on the aircraft and he had a police escort.
June 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Sitting across from Senator Raphael Warnock on my flight to DCA from Atlanta. They did a security check on the aircraft and he had a police escort.
Flying to DC this morning to attend an evening panel on the potential of a nuclear agreement with Iran...or it was supposed to be. The discussion will be very different now and could change again befor 6pm.
June 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Flying to DC this morning to attend an evening panel on the potential of a nuclear agreement with Iran...or it was supposed to be. The discussion will be very different now and could change again befor 6pm.
Where my father lives, the nearest box box is thirty minutes away, and local food choices are very limited and not high quality. I was pleasantly surprised to walk into the local store and find this line of products now available...and mostly organic and non-gmo. I hope the business model succeeds!
May 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Where my father lives, the nearest box box is thirty minutes away, and local food choices are very limited and not high quality. I was pleasantly surprised to walk into the local store and find this line of products now available...and mostly organic and non-gmo. I hope the business model succeeds!
As I was born in 68' this is my car spirit. Went for pizza in tiny Boston GA not realizing there would be a small cars coffee...or more like whatever anyone was drinking at 6:00pm
May 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
As I was born in 68' this is my car spirit. Went for pizza in tiny Boston GA not realizing there would be a small cars coffee...or more like whatever anyone was drinking at 6:00pm
If anyone is wondering if the artic freeze will bring snow to Florida...
January 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
If anyone is wondering if the artic freeze will bring snow to Florida...
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Firefighters from Mexico just arrived at LAX. They'll be joining 14,000+ personnel already battling the #PalisadesFire.
California is immensely grateful to our neighbors' support in the fight against the wildfires in Los Angeles.
California is immensely grateful to our neighbors' support in the fight against the wildfires in Los Angeles.
January 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Firefighters from Mexico just arrived at LAX. They'll be joining 14,000+ personnel already battling the #PalisadesFire.
California is immensely grateful to our neighbors' support in the fight against the wildfires in Los Angeles.
California is immensely grateful to our neighbors' support in the fight against the wildfires in Los Angeles.
Reposted by historian68
Always worth sharing this again.
January 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Always worth sharing this again.
First day of for the spring semester complete. First spring semester workout to de-stress complete.
January 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
First day of for the spring semester complete. First spring semester workout to de-stress complete.
In the new year, I can not just wish for peace and understanding, I will continue to work for it. When we think of peace, we tend to think on a global level, which we need to do. But, we also need understanding and education to create peace in our communities.
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January 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In the new year, I can not just wish for peace and understanding, I will continue to work for it. When we think of peace, we tend to think on a global level, which we need to do. But, we also need understanding and education to create peace in our communities.
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I was in Doha, Qatar at the Doha Forum when Assad fled. We were in a panel on Syria when it happened. It is a complicated situation that I have discussed with media, but I am happy to see Syrians happy on this New Year's Eve...morning for them.
🤯 Damascus, Syria tonight.
2025 will be the first year free of Assad tyranny since 1971 — more than half a century.
2025 will be the first year free of Assad tyranny since 1971 — more than half a century.
January 1, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I was in Doha, Qatar at the Doha Forum when Assad fled. We were in a panel on Syria when it happened. It is a complicated situation that I have discussed with media, but I am happy to see Syrians happy on this New Year's Eve...morning for them.
The bane of every professor's existence becomes a thread that made a lot of people's day...and I now know about Onions!
omg a student somehow accidentally wrote an email addressed to a faculty-wide NYU listserv and my inbox is now a master class on who understands the difference between a listserv and an email chain
December 31, 2024 at 2:44 AM
The bane of every professor's existence becomes a thread that made a lot of people's day...and I now know about Onions!