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Drew McKevitt

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John D. Winters Endowed Professor of History at Louisiana Tech University. Books: GUN COUNTRY (2023) and CONSUMING JAPAN (2017).

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Death of a Unicorn is a defense of the humanities

04.08.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Listen pal if you’re going to be a 30 year old baby you’re going to need to have a Bluesky account

03.08.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4018    πŸ” 507    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 11

No more funding for rain

03.08.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Idk it's raining pretty hard out there, I'm concerned they're going to be properly trained and prepared for this

03.08.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Our pilots on this flight to Shreveport are a black man and a white woman and I'm worried everything's gonna be a little too professional and efficient on this DEI plane

03.08.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I just left terminal A! It was very nice

03.08.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You hate to admit it: Newark is a nice airport now

03.08.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I like the way you think

03.08.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm in a basement in NJ and I felt NOTHING, came all this way for absolutely nothing, thanks for nothing

03.08.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

This is true because it is also these same people who teach boys how to be shitty men

03.08.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Attention, Men: Books Are Sexy!

Attention, Men: Books Are Sexy!

RIP books being cool, 1750-2025

02.08.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

One important observation he makes is that the press completely fails us when it says something like "Trump is imposing a 15% tariff on Japan." He's not imposing anything on Japan. Nothing changes for Japan. Instead imposes a 15% tax on Americans who buy things from Japan. This is not complicated!

02.08.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

We're really overdue for a book already on this new era of consumer history, or maybe the end of consumer history, in which companies no longer care how their actions affect the people who pay for their services

02.08.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

We need a Steve Miller for the left.

Someone who’ll turn the Democratic Party into a big ol’ jetliner that’ll fly like an eagle, take the money and run. Abracadabra, just like that.

02.08.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3793    πŸ” 379    πŸ’¬ 373    πŸ“Œ 83

It's the free market maximizing efficiency

02.08.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"we need a Joe Rogan of the left" "we need a Stephen Miller of the left" no you guys we just need a regular old Lenin

02.08.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4

Delta cancelled my flight once again. Second time in ten days. Nationalize these trash companies already

02.08.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Why do men, across the board, continue to be so goddamn weird about this stuff

02.08.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I thought you might like to know what Norwegians call a speed hump

01.08.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 181    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2
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University sidelines scientist who exposed toxic metals in Lake Maurepas The SELU scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in Lake Maurepas was abruptly removed from her research position without explanation.

University sidelines scientist who exposed toxic metals in Lake Maurepas lailluminator.com/2025/07/31/s...

01.08.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you look really closely you can see a wasp driving the crane

01.08.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh

01.08.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey the Soviets lied about economic data all the time and everything turned out fine for them

01.08.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
β€˜Hot Wasps’ Found at Nuclear Facility in South Carolina
Four radioactive wasp nests may indicate previously undetected environmental contamination at the decades-old Savannah River Site. Here’s what to know.

β€˜Hot Wasps’ Found at Nuclear Facility in South Carolina Four radioactive wasp nests may indicate previously undetected environmental contamination at the decades-old Savannah River Site. Here’s what to know.

I bet you didn't have "radioactive wasps" on your 2025 bingo card

01.08.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

I was planning to write another kind of scholarly history book but I think instead I'd rather write a book about how conservative men today are a bunch of goddamn whiny diaper babies, in historical context

01.08.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Your little Nintendo will be more expensive, again

01.08.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Among the caveats are that you teach 9 classes a year and don't wrap up until May 20

01.08.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character with hearts coming out of his head . Alt: a cartoon character with hearts coming out of his head .

Hey y'all it's August! Our fall quarter doesn't start until after Labor Day

01.08.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Never speak to me or my son Jardiance ever again

01.08.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just gasped audibly when I learned that I am older than Emil Bove, who looks like the crypt keeper

31.07.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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