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Michael P. Breen

@mpbreen21.bsky.social

Historian of early modern French law & society at Reed College. Prattles on about history, dogs, politics, soccer, & hoops. H-France Editor-in-Chief (www.h-france.net)

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That’s ok, he lost it years ago

09.10.2025 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So many DOJ lawyers are going to have to be permanently disbarred when all this is said and done

09.10.2025 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the lesson of 2025

09.10.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4801    πŸ” 1031    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 9

Portland is so peaceful Republicans had to go all the way to South America to find photos from years ago for their bad memes.

07.10.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 711    πŸ” 230    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 8

Trump is moving us closer to authoritarianism with each deployment of troops into states.

From Illinois to Oregon to Californiaβ€”

None of our states asked for this, nor need this.

I and every U.S. Senator from these states are demanding Trump to end these deployments ASAP.

08.10.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 715    πŸ” 154    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 7

β€œWe’re currently clean on opsec”

09.10.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So what you’re saying is that she rose to become the head of a major network news operation entirely on the basis of merit?

09.10.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
General Charles de Gaulle, who rejected Vichy collaboration with the Nazis and created β€œFree France” with broadcasts from London, pictured here with BBC microphone.

General Charles de Gaulle, who rejected Vichy collaboration with the Nazis and created β€œFree France” with broadcasts from London, pictured here with BBC microphone.

Antifa

s.rfi.fr/media/displa...

09.10.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They are who we thought they were

09.10.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The last few weeks of the 2024 campaign was basically Kamala Harris & Democrats warning that this would happen & a bunch of very seriousℒ️ journalists, pundits, & left-wing activists laughing them off as hysterical fear-mongerers…

09.10.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Night of the Long Sporks

09.10.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

The SNL cold open this weekend is just going to be a literal reading of the transcript of this event

08.10.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
08.10.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2830    πŸ” 503    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 21
Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

β€œA second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

08.10.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 11510    πŸ” 2063    πŸ’¬ 157    πŸ“Œ 92

Truer words have never been spoken

08.10.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Take that Second City!

08.10.2025 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t know how to break the news to you…

08.10.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The same thing that happened to the Tooth Fairy & the Easter Bunny…

08.10.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou’re damn right I ordered the Code Red!”

08.10.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They’ve had eight months and haven’t managed to get around to it yet for some reason πŸ€”

Which brings me back to my original point…

08.10.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Passed a whole bunch of intact store windows on the drive into work today as a matter of fact…

08.10.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We will rebuild!

08.10.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oregon

08.10.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta take care of Portland first

08.10.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People here have been begging for help for years now

08.10.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unnecessary marionberries on fine dining menus is the real Dream of the Nineties in Portland

08.10.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œA new left-wing political approach must emerge from the Supreme Court’s destruction of laws and rightsβ€”an approach that doesn’t rely on the courts to enforce social progress, but relies on the people to force social progress on the courts.”

As always, he’s correct.

07.10.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 207    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Those who want to believe absurdities want to commit atrocities

08.10.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for PapersπŸ“£: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns. Join us in Florence. We look forward to hosting you in May 2026πŸ˜Žβ˜€οΈ @eui-history.bsky.social #skystorians #academicsky #earlymodern

08.10.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

We need this kind of unsparing β€˜truth to power’ dominating the airways so that no one can ignore it or unhear it or unsee it! πŸ”₯

08.10.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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