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YouTube video by The Partisans Moments of levity

Five of my favorite moments of levity in "The Partisans." #booksky #UShistory #history #GildedAge #Blaine #Conkling

Faith, courage, and resistance Gospel stories of resistance in an occupied city that speak to us today.

Minneapolis, resistance and faith: #ICE #resistance #UMC

Robert B. Mitchell (@robertbmitchell) I don't have anything to say about the massive layoffs today at the Washington Post that hasn't already been said - eloquently and passionately - by the women and men whose lives and careers have been...

A quick comment on yesterday's grim news from the Washington Post: #Post #media substack.com/@robertbmitc...

YouTube video by The Partisans A short history of the 1884 presidential campaign

A short history of the 1884 presidential campaign #booksky #thepartisanbook #gildedage #blaine #maine youtube.com/shorts/rkmn6...

James G. Blaine was an accomplished writer as well as an astute politician. Why I love his "Twenty Years of Congress." #booksky #thepartisansbook #Blaine #GildedAge #History youtube.com/shorts/7K2jD...https://youtube.com/shorts/7K2jDdZBSHI?feature=share

James G. Blaine was an accomplished writer as well as an astute politician. Why I love his "Twenty Years of Congress." #booksky #thepartisansbook #Blaine #GildedAge #History youtube.com/shorts/7K2jD...

Echoes of our past in Minneapolis Furor stoked by the Fugitive Slave Act bears stunning similarities to the resistance of Minnesotans to ICE brutality.

Furor stoked by the Fugitive Slave Act bears stunning similarities to the resistance of Minnesotans to ICE brutality. #minnesota #trump #ICE

Literally and seriously President Donald Trump's bluster is damaging and dangerous. It should no longer be possible for conservatives to shrug it off.

After the Greenland affair, it should no longer be possible for conservatives to cling to the "seriously not literally" dodge when it comes to President Trump. #Greenland #Trump

YouTube video by The Partisans Intriguing personalities #history #americanhistory

@robertmitchellbsky.bsky.social Besides Blaine and Conkling, there are many fascinating personalities in "The Partisans" #booksky #UShistory #history #GildedAge

Love seeing The Partisans and more history on indie shelves, and as a fellow author nothing beats spotting your work in the wild. Big cheers to Main St. Books and Scrawl for keeping book love local #booksky

A friend reports seeing "The Partisans" at Main St. Books in St. Charles, Mo. It's a good reminder that my book on James G. Blaine and Roscoe Conkling can be found at local bookstores -- like Scrawl, in Reston, Va. -- as well as on amazon. #booksky #history mainstreetbooks.indielite.org

When Roscoe Conkling protected the peaceful transfer of power Disputed results from a closely fought presidential election 150 years ago could have provoked partisan violence. But an unlikely advocate of compromise helped forestall partisan chaos.

Roscoe Conkling, the supremely partisan Republican of the Gilded Age, acted to protect the peaceful transfer of power after the disputed presidential election of 1876 #booksky #GildedAge #Trump

How paranoia about vote fraud fueled Jan. 6 Mistrust and cynicism fueled by Donald Trump and years of unfounded allegations of fraudulent voting drove the attempt to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power.

Five years ago, the peaceful transfer of power was violently challenged for the first time in U.S. history. Years of unfounded allegations of rampant voter fraud, amplified by President Donald Trump, fueled the rampage. #Jan6 #Trump

What now? Nicolas Maduro was ready to fall from power. The question is, what comes next?

Even with Maduro in custody, risks remain #Trump #Venezuela

Hi #DMV friends: I'll be talking about James G. Blaine and Roscoe Conkling on Jan. 24 in the Community Room at Grace United Methodist Church in Manassas, Va. Please fill out the attached form if you plan to attend. Hope to see one and all there! #booksky www.cognitoforms.com/.../Politics....

Blaine and the lessons of the "Mulligan letters" Why James G. Blaine couldn't outrun the biggest scandal of his political career.

I couldn't help myself and nerded out on James G. #Blaine and the Mulligan letters #booksky #UShistory #history #Maine #GildedAge

YouTube video by The Partisans Blaine and the Mulligan Letters

A short history of the James G. #Blaine and the Mulligan letters, the scandal that plagued him into the 1880s #booksky #history #GildedAge

Trump's "battleship" boondoggle Seeking another opportunity for self-aggrandizement, President Trump announces plans for a new fleet of warships named for himself.

The "Trump class battleships" aren't really battleships at all. Nor are they likely to be built. But that may not be the point for a president intent on self-aggrandizement. #trump #navy

Gifts from my daughter and son-in-law, both of whom clearly have a sense of humor.

Yes, Virginia, believing in Santa Claus is awesome A New York newspaper's timeless hymn to the power of hope and faith is an invitation to awe.

One of my favorite pieces of 19th-century journalism is remembered as an exercise in holiday sentimentality. But there is more to it than that #history #christmas #santaclaus

YouTube video by The Partisans Correcting the record #history #historyfacts

Just a few of my gripes with "Death by Lightning" #booksky #ushistory #history #Blaine #Conkling #deathbylightning youtube.com/shorts/AxRwF...

Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism His insane overreaches are giving Americans a new appreciation for free trade, immigration, and international alliances.

The most thorough, damning summary of this administration's failure I've seen comes with a hopeful note: Americans are turning hard against it. #politics #trump

I enjoyed a great afternoon of literature, conversation, and friendship during a book-signing for The Partisans at Scrawl Books in Reston, Va. Many thanks to my hosts Rachel Wood and Stephen Ahearn. #booksky

Christmas, Chicago style Reflections on the holiday from two of the city's greatest secular storytellers.

#Chicago isn't the London of "A Christmas Carol," but it has produced two timely holiday reflections. #christmas

What Blaine saw when Garfield was shot

James G. Blaine was an eyewitness to the fatal shooting of President James A. Garfield. My latest stab at a podcast looks at his courtroom testimony about what happened on July 2, 1881 #booksky #history #gildedage #deathbylightning

The wrong villain Roscoe Conkling gets a bum rap in "Death by Lightning."

One more post about "Death by Lightning:" Roscoe Conkling gets a bum rap. #history #booksky #netflix open.substack.com/pub/robertbm...

YouTube video by The Partisans The real story

The real story about Garfield, Blaine, and Conkling #booksky #history #blaine #conkling #maine #newyork

YouTube video by The Partisans Conkling's courtesy

One of my favorite moments from "The Partisans:" The day Roscoe Conkling welcomed Black Republican Blanche Kelso Bruce to the Senate while Bruce's white colleagues ignored him #booksky #GildedAge #Conkling #BlancheKBruce #Mississippi

YouTube video by The Partisans The perfect holiday gift

"The Partisans: James G. Blaine, Roscoe Conkling, and the Politics of Rivalry and Revenge in the Gilded Age." Perfect for the history nerd on holiday gift list #booksky #ushistory #gildedage #blaine

How Ben-Hur led me to Advent Lew Wallace's 19th-century novel begins with a powerful story of the spiritual longing that Christians experience in the weeks before Christmas.

How Ben-Hur (of all things) led me to Advent #Christmas #Advent #booksky