John S. Huntington
@johnshuntington.bsky.social
Historian and community college professor. Author of Far-Right Vanguard. Fan of soccer, acoustic guitars, and black labs. Posts are my own.
You can follow my leukemia journey here: https://johnshuntington.substack.com
You can follow my leukemia journey here: https://johnshuntington.substack.com
The Ruby Bridges painting is amazing, but very few paintings that I've seen in person have affected me as much as Norman Rockwell's "Murder in Mississippi."
November 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The Ruby Bridges painting is amazing, but very few paintings that I've seen in person have affected me as much as Norman Rockwell's "Murder in Mississippi."
I wrote this nearly right years ago and conservatives keep proving me right.
September 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I wrote this nearly right years ago and conservatives keep proving me right.
This is excellent from Ganz. I agree wholeheartedly. We need leaders who excite and inspire with their rhetoric, not who try to campaign by solely sifting through the chicken bones of polling data.
August 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is excellent from Ganz. I agree wholeheartedly. We need leaders who excite and inspire with their rhetoric, not who try to campaign by solely sifting through the chicken bones of polling data.
Is Musk trying to bring back the nativist American Party of the late 19th century, who eventually became the infamous Know-Nothing Party?
The Know-Nothings, incidentally, called themselves the American Party, too (or even the Native American Party 😬).
The Know-Nothings, incidentally, called themselves the American Party, too (or even the Native American Party 😬).
July 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Is Musk trying to bring back the nativist American Party of the late 19th century, who eventually became the infamous Know-Nothing Party?
The Know-Nothings, incidentally, called themselves the American Party, too (or even the Native American Party 😬).
The Know-Nothings, incidentally, called themselves the American Party, too (or even the Native American Party 😬).
Hey same! After Sylvester Turner's death in March, Abbott has prevented a special election to keep the seat open. Love having democracy and freedom in Texas!
July 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Hey same! After Sylvester Turner's death in March, Abbott has prevented a special election to keep the seat open. Love having democracy and freedom in Texas!
Just absolute monsters.
June 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Just absolute monsters.
I do not care for AI evangelicals. They insist upon themselves.
June 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I do not care for AI evangelicals. They insist upon themselves.
This is your brain on reactionary centrism.
June 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This is your brain on reactionary centrism.
Man, I'm not a New Yorker, but I felt this part in particular.
My entire life has been shaped by 9/11 and the far-right forces of Texas, and I've been waiting a long time for the break of dawn. Seeing Mamdani win gives me hope.
My entire life has been shaped by 9/11 and the far-right forces of Texas, and I've been waiting a long time for the break of dawn. Seeing Mamdani win gives me hope.
June 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Man, I'm not a New Yorker, but I felt this part in particular.
My entire life has been shaped by 9/11 and the far-right forces of Texas, and I've been waiting a long time for the break of dawn. Seeing Mamdani win gives me hope.
My entire life has been shaped by 9/11 and the far-right forces of Texas, and I've been waiting a long time for the break of dawn. Seeing Mamdani win gives me hope.
What actor's expression in a movie will stay with you the rest of your life?
June 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
What actor's expression in a movie will stay with you the rest of your life?
The Republican healthcare plan:
June 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Republican healthcare plan:
There were four groups of 3 participating in the scavenger hunt, and from my recollection at least two groups got pictures with some elbows.
I mean, I think this album cover says it all:
I mean, I think this album cover says it all:
June 21, 2025 at 5:06 AM
There were four groups of 3 participating in the scavenger hunt, and from my recollection at least two groups got pictures with some elbows.
I mean, I think this album cover says it all:
I mean, I think this album cover says it all:
If only it had elbow rims!
And if you just said to yourself, "what the fuck are elbow rims?" Then allow me to introduce you:
And if you just said to yourself, "what the fuck are elbow rims?" Then allow me to introduce you:
June 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
If only it had elbow rims!
And if you just said to yourself, "what the fuck are elbow rims?" Then allow me to introduce you:
And if you just said to yourself, "what the fuck are elbow rims?" Then allow me to introduce you:
I saw this absolute beauty a couple of days ago.
A candy-painted lowrider with hydraulics, parked with the front elevated, in a Med Center parking garage. Just Houston in a nutshell.
A candy-painted lowrider with hydraulics, parked with the front elevated, in a Med Center parking garage. Just Houston in a nutshell.
June 21, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I saw this absolute beauty a couple of days ago.
A candy-painted lowrider with hydraulics, parked with the front elevated, in a Med Center parking garage. Just Houston in a nutshell.
A candy-painted lowrider with hydraulics, parked with the front elevated, in a Med Center parking garage. Just Houston in a nutshell.
You're out there looking like the dad from Boondock Saints.
Also ✊
Also ✊
June 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
You're out there looking like the dad from Boondock Saints.
Also ✊
Also ✊
For the uninitiated:
June 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
For the uninitiated:
Blocked this account because he claims to be a journalist yet I can't find his writing anywhere.
Also anyone who says Democrats should give up their values in order to appeal to "real" Americans is either a troll or an idiot.
Also anyone who says Democrats should give up their values in order to appeal to "real" Americans is either a troll or an idiot.
June 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Blocked this account because he claims to be a journalist yet I can't find his writing anywhere.
Also anyone who says Democrats should give up their values in order to appeal to "real" Americans is either a troll or an idiot.
Also anyone who says Democrats should give up their values in order to appeal to "real" Americans is either a troll or an idiot.
Look no further than the Stamp Act protests!
My favorite anecdote comes from Rhode Island, where a tax collector was nearly buried alive by a mob because he, at first, refused to resign from his position.
My favorite anecdote comes from Rhode Island, where a tax collector was nearly buried alive by a mob because he, at first, refused to resign from his position.
June 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Look no further than the Stamp Act protests!
My favorite anecdote comes from Rhode Island, where a tax collector was nearly buried alive by a mob because he, at first, refused to resign from his position.
My favorite anecdote comes from Rhode Island, where a tax collector was nearly buried alive by a mob because he, at first, refused to resign from his position.
Maybe you should use your podcast as a fireside chat to help support your constituents instead of whatever the fuck this is:
June 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Maybe you should use your podcast as a fireside chat to help support your constituents instead of whatever the fuck this is:
Any person who has a bio that looks like this is immediately suspect
June 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Any person who has a bio that looks like this is immediately suspect
Hilarious that Musk is trying to claim that he represents the center while proposing a party name linked to George Wallace.
June 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Hilarious that Musk is trying to claim that he represents the center while proposing a party name linked to George Wallace.
Hey NPR, instead of framing this like a personal interest story, you should probably use the actual headline here:
"Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent.'"
"Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent.'"
June 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hey NPR, instead of framing this like a personal interest story, you should probably use the actual headline here:
"Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent.'"
"Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent.'"
And here's Andrew McCarty of National Review supporting the Patriot Act, stating that the only downside is that it will allow "venting by polemicists."
May 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
And here's Andrew McCarty of National Review supporting the Patriot Act, stating that the only downside is that it will allow "venting by polemicists."
Back in 2005, a concerned listener called Rush Limbaugh about the Patriot Act. He more or less justified the act based on its "success."
Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2005/0...
Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2005/0...
May 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Back in 2005, a concerned listener called Rush Limbaugh about the Patriot Act. He more or less justified the act based on its "success."
Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2005/0...
Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2005/0...