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@history-rob.bsky.social

Husband, father to 4 teenagers, into software development and dabbles in history, politics, architecture, and baking. Hoosier; he / him

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a man is talking to another man with the words he sends one of yours to hospital you send one of his to the morgue ALT: a man is talking to another man with the words he sends one of yours to hospital you send one of his to the morgue
08.08.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rule of Law? Originalist? Text, history, and tradition? Republicans supposedly support these. 🀷

07.08.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œHey Live Nation: I was hit by an SUV and am in a wheelchair for the foreseeable future. I called to switch an @offspring concert ticket to a wheelchair seat and your rep refused bc the handicap seat cost less. I even offered to eat the difference. What cruelty is this? Fix this.” β€” Chris Sikich

12.07.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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When asked if the United States should have a military parade to show off its might, President Eisenhower responded:

β€œAbsolutely not. We are the pre-eminent power on Earth. For us to try and imitate what the Soviets are doing in Red Square would make us look weak.”

07.05.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 12604    πŸ” 4068    πŸ’¬ 250    πŸ“Œ 213

And driving down their public trust and approval by the minute.

Trump has created America’s greatest civil-military relations crisis since the Civil War.

And it’s just getting started.🚨

πŸ“ΊI’ll join CNN & Abby Phillip at 10ET with more on this, LA & whatever madness happens in the next two hours.

11.06.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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WHAT IS TEAR GAS & WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE EXPOSED‼️

3 part video

Watch all and share!

BE SMART! STAY SAFE!

Originally from 2020 during the BLM protests.

IG: @occupyeverything

09.06.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
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Government | Harvard University Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.

Hell yes. My higher ed colleagues just informed me that Harvard is quietly offering FREE online courses on U.S. government and civic engagement.

This. This right here is how you punch a bully in the damn nose, then dunk on him. So proud of my former employer-client.

Let’s gooooβ€ΌοΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

24.05.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 244    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 12
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Perfect…

29.05.2025 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1637    πŸ” 412    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 10
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In memory of all those who have died in service to our country.

Thank you to Valhalla Memory Gardens in #Bloomington, IN for allowing me to play today.

#TapsAcrossAmerica, #HoosierSky

26.05.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alex Palou won. Since it was sold out it was nice to watch it on TV. It was a chaotic race with a wreck before the start of the race and a few other wrecks due to cold track temperatures. The last 30 laps were exciting as the top 5 were battling gas / tire issues and wondering if a yellow would come

25.05.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now is a great time to reach out to your member of Congress who promised not to cut Medicaid.

Or to your conservative friends who don't think we should be exploding the debt.

Because today, Donald Trump met with Republicans on Capitol Hill, trying to pass a bill that would do both.

20.05.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7711    πŸ” 2182    πŸ’¬ 209    πŸ“Œ 71

I know what I’ll be listening to tomorrow morning.

17.05.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Trump Administration Leaned on African Countries. The Goal: Get Business for Elon Musk. The State Department has intervened on behalf of Musk’s satellite internet company in five developing nations. In Gambia, U.S. diplomats have lobbied and browbeat at least seven government ministers a...

Here is what we confirmed: After Musk’s rise to power in the U.S. government, the State Department has repeatedly coaxed, lobbied and browbeat this tiny West African country into giving business to Musk’s satellite company Starlink.

16.05.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3407    πŸ” 1615    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 118
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Yes, I'm pissed about the jumbo jet too. But this is actually the most important story today.

14.05.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 28528    πŸ” 6383    πŸ’¬ 618    πŸ“Œ 302
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Roger Stone called for me to be charged with treason and executed because I introduced a bill to take on Trump’s corruption. Last I checked, that’s my job. Words matter and political violence is personal to my family. This Admin wants to intimidate us, but we can't let them.

11.05.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4041    πŸ” 991    πŸ’¬ 211    πŸ“Œ 73

IYKYK

09.05.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I were JD Vance, I would consider whether God is perhaps sending me some fairly specific messages

08.05.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4405    πŸ” 624    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 31

And here's the data in case anyone's curious:

bsky.app/profile/nerd...

08.05.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey #HoosierSky

06.05.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Indiana Capital Chronicle takes home awards for top journalist, best website β€’ Indiana Capital Chronicle The Society of Professional Journalists honored the ICC with seven awards, including a top recognition for Senior Reporter Casey Smith.

On Friday, the Indiana Capital Chronicle's Casey Smith was honored as Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists. We're so proud!

05.05.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Lawsuit Blasts Indiana for Banning Student IDs at the Polls Read more here.

Last month, Gov. Mike Braun (R) signed into law Senate Bill 10 (SB 10), which bans the use of university-issued IDs as valid voter identification at the polls. A new lawsuit calls this a β€œsurgical attack” on student voting access as Indiana continues to allow other, less secure forms of voter ID.

05.05.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1576    πŸ” 476    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 17

β€œI see four lights!” Picard STNG S6E10-11 Chain of Command

06.05.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Gisele Pelicot with text to the side that says β€œFrance takes Historic Step to Define Rape as Sex Without Consent”
@HEAR HER STORIES

Photo of Gisele Pelicot with text to the side that says β€œFrance takes Historic Step to Define Rape as Sex Without Consent” @HEAR HER STORIES

It’s 2025 and they’re just now defining rape as sex without consent. How women stay non-violent despite our constant dehumanization should be studied.

04.05.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1
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A Commander’s Case for Women, Peace, and Security The program makes the military more effective. The secretary of defense thinks it’s β€œwoke.”

β€œBut I had neglected a key part of the Iraqi society: the women.” My latest for ⁦β€ͺ@thebulwark.com The values of the Women, Peace, and Security Program. www.thebulwark.com/p/a-commande...

01.05.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 176    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
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VoteVets Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg in Cedar Rapids Β· Win the Era The town hall will be an opportunity for Iowans - including Veterans and military families - to come together to discuss the recent wave of policy decisions that have negatively impacted Americans. H...

Join us in Cedar Rapids as @votevets.org hosts a townhall with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social May 13th! I’ll be there!

01.05.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6450    πŸ” 1772    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 56

#hoosiersky cult leaders are never wrong, so I doubt Hoosier voters will let this change their mind that most of TFG’s tariffs are bad

01.05.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is disturbing, devastating, heartbreaking.

Women are half of the population yet don't have the research to make informed health decisions. Those of us who are women’s health warriors need to dig in, channel our righteous anger, and ensure women’s health research isn’t obliterated.

27.03.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 225    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 5
Every woman, should raise their voice about this.  Women’s health research cannot afford to be canceled.

Every woman, should raise their voice about this. Women’s health research cannot afford to be canceled.

@mariashriver.bsky.social

www.science.org/content/arti...

23.04.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1110    πŸ” 310    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 12

This is incredibly cool: if you search for a condition that’s affected your family, the site returns stats on how much NIH has done for that disease, *and* a contact form for reaching out to tell your Members of Congress why you want to see them defend NIH.

Pass it on!

21.04.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 619    πŸ” 407    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

I remember being told in high school and college to follow the AP style guide. I don’t remember a single teacher explaining AP = Associated Press. They write thousands of articles that need to have a consistent style, and we are teaching you how to write in a publishing style.

20.04.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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