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Manisha Sinha

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Past President of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, author most recently of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic, Draper Chair at UConn

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Oh yeah did I miss Jack booted thugs in our cities and endless wars?

27.02.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I promise you that the government that murdered Alex Pretti and Renee Good does not give a flying fuck about the protests in Iran.

28.02.2026 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 17845    πŸ” 3672    πŸ’¬ 291    πŸ“Œ 103
What was one way they could have stopped this?

By running a better candidate who didn't support a genocide in the 2024 election and winning it.

Anything else?

What was one way they could have stopped this? By running a better candidate who didn't support a genocide in the 2024 election and winning it. Anything else?

In case you were worried that discourse couldn’t get more stupid (the β€œthey” in the first post is Democrats, the β€œthis” is the ongoing military action in Iran):

28.02.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 320    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 6

I know you all think this is stupid, but it's the actual power of Congress. If the war powers act doesn't pass it means the war is officially, indisputably, unequivocally, illegal.

28.02.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1185    πŸ” 225    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 4
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just circling back...

28.02.2026 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1511    πŸ” 215    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 20

Some version of it?

28.02.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Goebbels

Goebbels

Every accusation is a confession from the Trump regime and the MAGAts: pedophilia, dementia, incompetence, un American, Trump crime family, running the economy to the ground, cozying with our enemies around the world, censorship of free speech and of course the biggie, destroying the United States!

27.02.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 154    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Never forget who you’re fighting for.

28.02.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10637    πŸ” 2730    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 55
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US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.

28.02.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 16285    πŸ” 6332    πŸ’¬ 449    πŸ“Œ 543
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Updated:

28.02.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8425    πŸ” 2565    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 67

No justification, no authorization from Congress, and no clear objective.

But none of that matters to Donald Trump β€” and apparently neither do the safety and lives of American service members.

28.02.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3303    πŸ” 875    πŸ’¬ 165    πŸ“Œ 47

Let’s say for arguments sake that all goes well (I’m praying for that) and there is a counter revolution in Iran
Do you really think that this administration and the current administration in Israel will tolerate a leftist government that is democratically elected and takes the national resources?

28.02.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 572    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 4

When I saw the news story about the girls school being bombed, one of my first thoughts was about how unlike American physics, Iranian physics is 50% women at the undergrad level and how some of those girls who had been murdered were going to be physicists one day

28.02.2026 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1233    πŸ” 300    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 12

Pertinent!

28.02.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Historian here posting for no reason at all.

U.S. Constitution, Article II Section 4:

"The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."

11.04.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 8297    πŸ” 2773    πŸ’¬ 392    πŸ“Œ 159
Trump wearing a fuckass USA hat. He looks like a joke, because he is.

Trump wearing a fuckass USA hat. He looks like a joke, because he is.

It’s the least important thing, but I can’t believe our pedophile president just declared an illegal war at 3am in this fuckass hat.

28.02.2026 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2380    πŸ” 458    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 46
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Two Weak Reasons a Weak Trump Attacked a Weakened Iran He bombed to stop a Congressional check on this. This may be the greatest constitutional crisis in American history.

Welcome to the Iraq War as farce.

28.02.2026 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump’s Fury at Canada Backfires in Surprise Blow to GOP’s 2026 Hopes The number of Canadians visiting the U.S. fell off a cliff in 2025. It’s pretty clear why. And this fall, the GOP should be made to pay a political price for it.

This is striking: Trump's deranged attacks on Canada have caused a big drop in Canadian visits to states like Michigan, hurting the state's economy. There are 3 vulnerable House Republicans in Michigan. So this lunacy could help cost GOP the House. 1/

(new piece)

newrepublic.com/article/2071...

28.02.2026 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1305    πŸ” 377    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 32
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DEBATES PARLIAMENT 1680-1685 KINGS CHARLES JAMES PREROGATIVE PRIVILEGE ARMIES

#books #antiquarian #history #17thcentury #parliament #politics #debates #Britain #privilege #prerogative #standingarmy #monarchy #Stuarts #KingCharles #KIngJames #bookauction
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28.02.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

22.06.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 68973    πŸ” 21950    πŸ’¬ 2825    πŸ“Œ 1489

I think the bigger security risk is the gestapo she runs that murders people for standing in the street and kidnaps children to put them in concentration camps. But sure, if the shoe thing gets her shitcanned, do what you gotta do.

27.02.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6380    πŸ” 1016    πŸ’¬ 90    πŸ“Œ 12
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes same-sex marriage.

Woman historian here seems like the MAGAts are coming after the 19th amendment now! www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...

27.02.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

The party of limited government, free markets, & the marketplace of ideas, folks.

28.02.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 777    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 3

When you think about it for more than 5 seconds, it really is both insane and outrageous that *HILLARY CLINTON* - a woman who apparently has never met with nor corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein was one of the first people deposed.

28.02.2026 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 23672    πŸ” 4294    πŸ’¬ 1325    πŸ“Œ 321

Hey @louishyman.bsky.social you were the final clue in @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social and the answer was Sears and Roebuck!

28.02.2026 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes same-sex marriage.

Woman historian here seems like the MAGAts are coming after the 19th amendment now! www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...

27.02.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
27.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 961    πŸ” 291    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 24

Yup he is the tail end of the backlash against Reconstruction! You would think he would know something about it!

27.02.2026 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

27.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Historian of Reconstruction not surprised the man is historically illiterate besides many other things!

27.02.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1