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Nathaniel C. Green

@nathanielcgreen.bsky.social

History professor at Northern Virginia Community College. Author, THE MAN OF THE PEOPLE, by Kansas Press. https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700629961/ Currently writing a book on the history of the three-fifths clause. Opinions solely my own.

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If anything, I think you are too kind to A.I.

03.03.2026 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If they want me back they have to go fully Woke 2, sorry. Whole hog. I gotta be able to get an abortion there

03.03.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 11555    πŸ” 2314    πŸ’¬ 151    πŸ“Œ 66

Worse than that: the people most aggressively pushing A.I. see human pursuits as pointless, and can't seem to see the value in something that requires struggle, failure, and introspection to produce. I fear that will be foisted on many, wealthy and non-wealthy alike.

03.03.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The degree to which certain people are obsessed with @jamellebouie.net is just astounding and bewildering to me.

03.03.2026 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course? The human subconscious is such an interesting thing. No matter how much you think you’ve got it figured out, it’ll always spit out the most random stuff. Take me, for example. After coming home from a...

Commentary: Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course?

02.03.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7635    πŸ” 1419    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 62

So this is what we get instead of drinking water and cheaper electricity?

You don't hate tech companies enough

03.03.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is exactly right

02.03.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you know how easy it is to NOT trip over your own dick into Nazi shit. To not go on Nazi podcasts or retweet Nazis or have Nazi tattoos. It’s the easiest thing most of us have ever done. We all do that every day.

02.03.2026 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 362    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

Once again @jamellebouie.net's patience with people who make outlandish claims about him is really admirable. I am really sorry he has to put up with it

27.02.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Henry Wallace would call JD Vance a fascist to his face. H dubs knew what was up

27.02.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ava Heiden having a great game against Illinois but it may not be enough. Illinois shooting the lights out

27.02.2026 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let me see the money first.

27.02.2026 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or another fucking betting ad. Gambling is worse for your health than snack chips.

27.02.2026 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I move for a bad...court...thingee

26.02.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm telling you, I think we may have to rethink how we even calculate approval ratings when it comes to Mayor Mamdani
bsky.app/profile/prem...

26.02.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Political science folks, is it possible for a politician's approval rating to be above 100%?

26.02.2026 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The key to an effective politician, and the essence of a courageous human being, is their ability to laugh at themselves.

26.02.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We used to dream of a future where technology would *do* things for us: prepare meals, clean the house automatically, or complete rote, repetitive tasks for us in our work. We have a future where technology is being marketed to do the *thinking* for us, while we still do the repetitive tasks.

26.02.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seems particularly cruel to release a book on April Fool's Day. Was your publisher trolling you?

26.02.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A hearty second from me! @jenmercieca.bsky.social's book needs to happen. I would read the hell out of it, and pester my colleagues to read it, too!

26.02.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure, but for first-time authors (either first book or first article), it can be hard to know what to do with peer review comments. I was certainly hesitant to ignore anything the peer reviewers said. My editor did a great job of spelling out what I needed to address and what I could ignore.

26.02.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ideally, a good editor will help you navigate this, at both the book and article levels. They will identify what you need to change (usually if more than one reviewer points something out) what stuff you can acknowledge, and what stuff you can just ignore.

26.02.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, in all seriousness, though:
One of the things I did when an editor expressed interest in my manuscript was to ask him if he would fight for the title I had picked. If you have a title you like, be sure you talk to an editor early on--before you sign your contract--about keeping it.

26.02.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't publish a book right when the world is shutting down because of a global pandemic.

26.02.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A white woman who is not a doctor & doesn’t believe in science is currently undergoing Senate confirmation hearings to be the US Surgeon General.

Black people, don’t EVER let these people tell you that you are a β€œdiversity hire” or don’t deserve the roles you have so richly prepared for & earned.

25.02.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2562    πŸ” 742    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 16
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This looks incredibly silly but I am going to see it anyway
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26.02.2026 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

why do you people do this to yourselves

25.02.2026 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If there is, you know it'll be Kid Rock and RFK, Jr. in a sauna

25.02.2026 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't do drugs, kids. But especially don't elect Donald Trump president

25.02.2026 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bill Cosby

25.02.2026 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0