Yeah, except kings today (and for a long while, except in corners of the world) don’t have much power at all. You mean “dictator.” Say “dictator.”

Kings have fewer powers today that you think. Try using the word dictator instead. You’ll be closer to the mark, and sound better informed about history.

Don’t underestimate the drive for revenge—on both sides—which may well control access to that common ground you see reemerging.

A Confederacy of Toddlers The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.

Trump’s voters have become like the members of the administration, delighting in the crassness and obscenity that pours out of the president and his circle whenever they are challenged. But policies suffer and the public is poorly served.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

“Have become”?

I’m still for her.

What he said Part 2: 💯 🎯

No, Reagan and Bush 1 aren’t the same as Trump. But they werethe fifth and ninth steps out of fifteen leading to the basement.

Kinda embarrassing how little he understands.

“I’m not a king.” True. Dictator wannabe maybe, but not king.

Front page of Jamie Bryson's TRHS article: 'Russian History without Russia: Archive Encounters in an Era of Restricted Access'. Full abstract: "This comment is the personal reflection of an early career historian on the challenges of working on Russian history during a time of geopolitical change and declining access. As libraries and archives in the Russian Federation become increasingly difficult to use following the invasion of Ukraine, early-career and younger historians are being forced to adopt remote or indirect methods of research due to formal and informal barriers. I reflect on some of the ethical, practical and epistemological dilemmas of conducting historical investigations at a distance, drawing chiefly on my own experiences working on the tsarist secret police during the First World War. I argue that this is not a return to Cold War constraints, but a new era that demands fresh strategies and a redefinition of expertise."

What's it like to be a UK historian of Russia in the 2020s?

'Russian History without Russia: Archive Encounters in an Era of Restricted Access', by Jamie Bryson bit.ly/47gd8J8

New article in 'Transactions of the Royal Historical Society' - and the latest in our series on 'archive encounters' 1/2

But if we WERE going to have a king….:

Exactly. As pertains to (b). It’s a privilege to watch him play.

Some Americans recognize that too.

The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Russ Vought—and it can’t happen soon enough.

"Those who study the law and are experts on the balance of power warn that unless Congress reasserts its authority soon, we may end up unable to repair the guardrails that have held our government together for centuries." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-other-...

Toronto is the clue. Hmmmm….

Excellent piece.

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/2025/04/22/n...

An important (and transferable) statement and stance!

Image of badges with logo 'I know the value of history' and text 'The value and provision of history and the humanities: it's time for a political response.'

"We live at a time of considerable uncertainty and peril. We believe this future will be easier (if never easy) to navigate with recourse to the skills and temperaments integral to a historical approach to life."

RHS President, Lucy Noakes, writes on the Society's blog bit.ly/3KBX7Fw #Skystorians

Trump and his regime are not invulnerable They taunt us from a place seemingly above the law to make us feel helpless and demoralized. But Democrats can act now to hold them accountable.

Trump and his regime are not invulnerable... brilliant suggestions open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Congratulations to @jimmykimmel.com on his triumphant return!
Last night he was pitch-perfect. Inspirational, self-reflective, gracious to his haters, championing the 1st Amendment & most importantly: FUNNY.

(Shout-out to Robert DeNiro as the mob-boss head of the FCC)😆

More like Congress makes a mockery of itself.

Yeah, but it’s the shoes that catch the eye. Allen Edmonds, I hope.

Transcript: Congressman Crow's Floor Speech on the Concerning State of US Politics & the Path Forward to Unite Our Country WASHINGTON — A transcript of Congressman Jason Crow's (D-CO-06) full speech from the House floor.

Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:

Appalling.

Hilarious.

ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live! From the Air ‘Indefinitely’ The decision follows conservative backlash to a comment the late-night host made about Charlie Kirk.

I don’t know when it’s going to pop for a lot of normies that they are living under an authoritarian regime, but the cancellation of popular TV shows that make fun of the administration might do it www.vulture.com/article/abc-...

It just means he doesn’t play an instrument—or that, if he does, not very well. Deep dive into any musical instrument as a kid (to the point, say, of being able decently to sight read) and you can’t help but be wowed by Zep”s musicianship. So not a question of taste. It’s a question of skill.

Spot on in re parliamentary vs presidential, except I think you might have touted the advantages of a monarch as head of state over the concocted substitution of an elected ceremonial president .