Revd. Jonathan McCarty
@magnahistor.bsky.social
Yielder of pithy opines, American Civil War historian/interpreter, favorite uncle, and author. He/Him/His
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“On this rock I will build my church”
“This is the façade of 1st Methodist Church of Marshall, Texas. The Church was built in the 19th century using slave labor and is located downtown at the intersection of West Houston and Lafa…
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This has been a tragic, and exhausting, week. This is not the most through #history of the #First #Methodist #Church in #Marshall #Texas; but it is a reflective one. In the coming weeks, I hope to bring better news.
#Religion #BlackHistory #Slavery #Politics
#Religion #BlackHistory #Slavery #Politics
Having Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney voice John and Abigail Adams was a nice touch.
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Having Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney voice John and Abigail Adams was a nice touch.
Who’se ready?
November 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Who’se ready?
Saying goodbye to my daddy wasn’t the easiest thing to do. Seeing him for the last time today is going to be even harder.
July 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Saying goodbye to my daddy wasn’t the easiest thing to do. Seeing him for the last time today is going to be even harder.
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Imagine seeing news travel in a flash w/the telegraph
Imagine seeing electricity for the 1st time
Imagine seeing the internet for the 1st time
Imagine seeing US democracy failing wholesale
MASSIVE changes
Some seen w/in our lifetimes.
If you're reading this, you're seeing the last one
#RESIST
Imagine seeing electricity for the 1st time
Imagine seeing the internet for the 1st time
Imagine seeing US democracy failing wholesale
MASSIVE changes
Some seen w/in our lifetimes.
If you're reading this, you're seeing the last one
#RESIST
June 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Imagine seeing news travel in a flash w/the telegraph
Imagine seeing electricity for the 1st time
Imagine seeing the internet for the 1st time
Imagine seeing US democracy failing wholesale
MASSIVE changes
Some seen w/in our lifetimes.
If you're reading this, you're seeing the last one
#RESIST
Imagine seeing electricity for the 1st time
Imagine seeing the internet for the 1st time
Imagine seeing US democracy failing wholesale
MASSIVE changes
Some seen w/in our lifetimes.
If you're reading this, you're seeing the last one
#RESIST
Trump solving a problem that Trump created in three pictures.
June 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Trump solving a problem that Trump created in three pictures.
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Three Māori lawmakers in New Zealand received record suspensions of up to three weeks on Thursday over a protest haka they performed in Parliament last year against a contentious bill.
Maori lawmakers suspended over protest haka performed in New Zealand Parliament
The three lawmakers, whose record suspensions last up to three weeks, drew global attention last year when they performed the ceremonial dance to protest a contentious bill.
nbcnews.to
June 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Three Māori lawmakers in New Zealand received record suspensions of up to three weeks on Thursday over a protest haka they performed in Parliament last year against a contentious bill.
There a hole in my heart where John Redcorn should go.
King of the Hill is going to be a lot sadder now.
King of the Hill is going to be a lot sadder now.
June 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
There a hole in my heart where John Redcorn should go.
King of the Hill is going to be a lot sadder now.
King of the Hill is going to be a lot sadder now.
The election of the first American pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV.
May 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The election of the first American pope, Cardinal Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV.
Andor needs to stop fucking with my feelings.
May 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Andor needs to stop fucking with my feelings.
The galaxy is watching! We are the Ghorm!
May 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The galaxy is watching! We are the Ghorm!
Boston Corbett, the man who killed John Wilkes Booth on this day in 1865.
April 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Boston Corbett, the man who killed John Wilkes Booth on this day in 1865.
The first three episodes of Andor with no context, but absolutely with a spoiler.
Note: When you realize what the spoiler is, you can blame me.
Note: When you realize what the spoiler is, you can blame me.
April 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The first three episodes of Andor with no context, but absolutely with a spoiler.
Note: When you realize what the spoiler is, you can blame me.
Note: When you realize what the spoiler is, you can blame me.
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Historians agree.
They are grabbing people off the street
They are disappearing them
They are savaging gov't institutions
They are laughing at guardrails & ethics.
They are scoffing at the rule of law.
They are threatening members of Congress into silence & compliance
They are destroying democracy
They are grabbing people off the street
They are disappearing them
They are savaging gov't institutions
They are laughing at guardrails & ethics.
They are scoffing at the rule of law.
They are threatening members of Congress into silence & compliance
They are destroying democracy
"A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism." www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism
Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.
www.npr.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Historians agree.
They are grabbing people off the street
They are disappearing them
They are savaging gov't institutions
They are laughing at guardrails & ethics.
They are scoffing at the rule of law.
They are threatening members of Congress into silence & compliance
They are destroying democracy
They are grabbing people off the street
They are disappearing them
They are savaging gov't institutions
They are laughing at guardrails & ethics.
They are scoffing at the rule of law.
They are threatening members of Congress into silence & compliance
They are destroying democracy
“You made this decision long ago. The Empire can not win. You will never feel right unless you are doing what you can to stop them. You’re coming home to yourself. You’ve become more than you fear. Let that protect you.”
Six minutes in and Andor is 🔥. Damn I love this series.
Six minutes in and Andor is 🔥. Damn I love this series.
April 23, 2025 at 1:15 AM
“You made this decision long ago. The Empire can not win. You will never feel right unless you are doing what you can to stop them. You’re coming home to yourself. You’ve become more than you fear. Let that protect you.”
Six minutes in and Andor is 🔥. Damn I love this series.
Six minutes in and Andor is 🔥. Damn I love this series.
May the Lord bless and keep His Holiness, Pope Francis. May he be gracious to him, and ever may he lift him up and shed his countenance upon him, and bring him only to peace.
To my Catholic friends: You have my sincerest condolences in your time of mourning. Please know my heart is with you.
To my Catholic friends: You have my sincerest condolences in your time of mourning. Please know my heart is with you.
April 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
May the Lord bless and keep His Holiness, Pope Francis. May he be gracious to him, and ever may he lift him up and shed his countenance upon him, and bring him only to peace.
To my Catholic friends: You have my sincerest condolences in your time of mourning. Please know my heart is with you.
To my Catholic friends: You have my sincerest condolences in your time of mourning. Please know my heart is with you.
Well.
The Last of Us.
Happy Easter.
The Last of Us.
Happy Easter.
April 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Well.
The Last of Us.
Happy Easter.
The Last of Us.
Happy Easter.
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Easter good news:
• God's got a big ol' but
• Peter isn't defined by his worst moment, & neither are you
• Jesus isn't defined by the hate spewed at him, & neither are you
• Violence, vengeance, death, and dehumanizing hate don't get the last word
• Life, grace, redemption, and hope do
• Love wins
• God's got a big ol' but
• Peter isn't defined by his worst moment, & neither are you
• Jesus isn't defined by the hate spewed at him, & neither are you
• Violence, vengeance, death, and dehumanizing hate don't get the last word
• Life, grace, redemption, and hope do
• Love wins
April 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Easter good news:
• God's got a big ol' but
• Peter isn't defined by his worst moment, & neither are you
• Jesus isn't defined by the hate spewed at him, & neither are you
• Violence, vengeance, death, and dehumanizing hate don't get the last word
• Life, grace, redemption, and hope do
• Love wins
• God's got a big ol' but
• Peter isn't defined by his worst moment, & neither are you
• Jesus isn't defined by the hate spewed at him, & neither are you
• Violence, vengeance, death, and dehumanizing hate don't get the last word
• Life, grace, redemption, and hope do
• Love wins
I’m watching the documentary “The Dark Side of the Power Rangers” and it’s reminding me juat how much tragedy was involved with the show that I didn’t know was going on as a kid.
And it makes me miss my favorite Ranger, Thuy Trang.
💛
And it makes me miss my favorite Ranger, Thuy Trang.
💛
April 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I’m watching the documentary “The Dark Side of the Power Rangers” and it’s reminding me juat how much tragedy was involved with the show that I didn’t know was going on as a kid.
And it makes me miss my favorite Ranger, Thuy Trang.
💛
And it makes me miss my favorite Ranger, Thuy Trang.
💛
I’m rewatching The Last of Us before season 2 premieres, and the first episode with the experts discussing how fungi could evolve to consume us. It made me think about a fungal infection years ago. It was one of the naturally occurring ones on the human body. It spread easily because of body heat.
April 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I’m rewatching The Last of Us before season 2 premieres, and the first episode with the experts discussing how fungi could evolve to consume us. It made me think about a fungal infection years ago. It was one of the naturally occurring ones on the human body. It spread easily because of body heat.
160 years ago today the formal surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia took place.
Does the Lost Cause predate the Civil War itself, or did it come about post-war? Truthfully, it is rooted in decades of events before the rebellion, nurtured by the bloodshed, and tended to fruition after it.
Does the Lost Cause predate the Civil War itself, or did it come about post-war? Truthfully, it is rooted in decades of events before the rebellion, nurtured by the bloodshed, and tended to fruition after it.
The Birth of the Lost Cause
At 4:30 in the morning of April 12, 1861, artillery emplacements around Charleston Harbor in South Carolina opened fire on Fort Sumter in the harbor. Four years later to the day, the formal surrend…
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April 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
160 years ago today the formal surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia took place.
Does the Lost Cause predate the Civil War itself, or did it come about post-war? Truthfully, it is rooted in decades of events before the rebellion, nurtured by the bloodshed, and tended to fruition after it.
Does the Lost Cause predate the Civil War itself, or did it come about post-war? Truthfully, it is rooted in decades of events before the rebellion, nurtured by the bloodshed, and tended to fruition after it.
Happy Appomattox 160!
April 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Happy Appomattox 160!
Just finished Daredevil. It needs to be next week NOW.
😳
😳
April 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Just finished Daredevil. It needs to be next week NOW.
😳
😳
“The results of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle…”
#Appomattox160
#Appomattox160
April 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“The results of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle…”
#Appomattox160
#Appomattox160
INCREDIBLE TO WATCH!
Sen. Cory Booker breaks Senate record for longest floor speech set by Strom Thurmond in 1957 | CNN Politics
Sen. Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest floor speech in modern Senate history, surpassing the late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 24 hour and 18-minute speech in 1957.
www.cnn.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
INCREDIBLE TO WATCH!
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This pointless stunt by Cory Booker is accomplishing nothing but drawing attention to the Trump administration’s wrongdoing and delaying the work of the Senate and energizing the Democratic base and, wait, hang on, let me come in again
April 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This pointless stunt by Cory Booker is accomplishing nothing but drawing attention to the Trump administration’s wrongdoing and delaying the work of the Senate and energizing the Democratic base and, wait, hang on, let me come in again