Robert Greene II

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Robert Greene II on Seth Rockman’s *Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery* | Society for US Intellectual History Seth Rockman’s work, Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery offers a tantalizing display of historical craftsmanship that should appeal to historians of material culture, antebellum-...

@robgreeneii.bsky.social on Seth Rockman’s *Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery*
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Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson - AAIHS The passing of the Reverend Jesse Jackson (1941-2026) leaves the world without one of its major remaining ties to the Civil Rights era. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Jackson embodied the Bla...

Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson By @robgreeneii.bsky.social
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Robert Greene II on Seth Rockman’s *Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery* | Society for US Intellectual History Seth Rockman’s work, Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery offers a tantalizing display of historical craftsmanship that should appeal to historians of material culture, antebellum-...

"each section, on its own, would merit a monograph. But one of the strengths of @sethrockman.bsky.social writing is his ability to link these disparate parts of the material culture...into a strong compelling cohesive narrative" @robgreeneii.bsky.social @susih.bsky.social s-usih.org/2026/02/robe...

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I remain absolutely furious that all this shit in Minneapolis started because a barely-literate homeschooled mormon made a video trying to run up in daycare centers trying to find people of Somalian descent doing fraud despite the ringleader (a white woman) being in jail since March. Demonic.

"Vulcans! If only the rest of the galaxy worked the way they think it does! If it were true, the Klingons would surrender just to avoid the endless lectures."

CHAPTER 13 OF THE ARSENAL OF FREEDOM - THE BALANCE OF TERROR - IS LIVE NOW

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U.S. launches military strikes on Venezuela as Trump escalates pressure on Maduro regime, sources say President Trump ordered strikes on sites inside Venezuela, including military facilities, U.S. officials told CBS News, ratchet up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

U.S. launches military strikes on Venezuela as Trump escalates pressure on Maduro regime, sources say www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...

BREAKING: Hearing reports of explosions in Caracas, Venezuela. Source with family on the ground says people advising each other to shelter in place.

I'm a huge fan of @badsocialism.bsky.social's work!

Just reading through this, it's such an extraordinary accomplishment.

The honor is certainly mine!

Makes me recall our conversation with star New Orleans chef Aarón Sanchez on our podcast Our New South podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... He wrote 'Where I Come From: Life Lessons From A Latino Chef’

The Falcons were created in a lab to piss me off

The re-segregation of America - for there is no other term for what is happening - is happening quietly and quickly, not through the courts and Congress but through the consent of private citizens who wanted it anyway

Uni Watch: 1999–2025 After a long run, Uni Watch’s coverage of athletics aesthetics is coming to a close.

Grateful to Paul, his team, and the site's community for shedding some light on and giving some respect to sports design. I started specializing in this niche 35 years ago—there were probably 5 people total who were there with me. RIP Uni Watch

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Right back at you!

the extent to which media elites treat liberal americans as if they do not count in the body politic is a real problem

D'Angelo Dead at 51 Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

What?!

I am so sorry for your loss.

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#ScholarSunday Thread 245 (10/12/25) – Black and White and Read All Over Here it is, my 245th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more in comments below, please share widely, & en...

Here it is, my 245th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more in comments below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️

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🌈 Today is #NationalComingOutDay!

Whether you’re out, not out, questioning, or can’t share your truth safely, you’re valid, seen, loved and part of community regardless of how visible you are.

Coming out is personal. Be proud of who you are, in whatever way feels right for you. ❤️

If you‘re not following my sis @drcaberry.bsky.social or my friend @robgreeneii.bsky.social or historian @agordonreed.bsky.social #Smart People #academia then I’d suggest you start if you’re like me & admire intelligence & love to follow ppl you can Learn from!
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Democrats Must Embrace War Mindset We have exited a long period of peace and entered into a struggle not unlike war, in which all the old certainties have gone malleable and the future of the republic is at stake.

this piece has been in the works a while but honestly i could not have asked for a better foil than ezra klein's interview with ta-nehisi coates. klein longs for peacetime--but you don't get to decide when you're in a fight.

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In 1900, Black librarian Daniel Murray began a bibliography of works by Black Americans, his goal “to secure every book and pamphlet in existence, by a Negro Author”, exhibit them at the 1900 Paris Exposition, and then archive them at @LibraryCongress: publicdomainreview.org/collection/d...