Ken MacLennan

Ken MacLennan

@historiken.bsky.social

But History moves mysteriously, and nothing stays here for too long. Museum curator, tabletop gamer, history guy. He/him. Operator of @copshowtunes.bsky.social This account fights fascism.

2,832 Followers 557 Following 12,177 Posts Joined Jul 2023
6 hours ago

it's on CHILD OF THE '50s, really very short and doesn't say much about the film itself
good album overall, though

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6 hours ago

klein did a pretty funny little bit about this one in his standup act

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20 hours ago
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MAGA's rhetoric of western civilizational emergency is so weird. They look at ICE arresting grandmothers and they see the ancient Greeks defeating the Persians or the Franks stopping the Islamic invaders in 732.

Everyone else sees ICE arresting grandmothers.

newrepublic.com/article/2076...

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18 hours ago
The image depicts a futuristic sci-fi scene. At the center of the composition is a woman in a skintight cybernetic suit. She floats in the air before a huge glowing energy core emitting a bright golden-orange light.

The figure is illuminated by a contrast of cool turquoise and warm orange tones. The character's hair flutters, and dark lines run around her.

Hey, artist! Quote one art to promote yourself!

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8 hours ago

hot l baltimore

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12 hours ago

im grabbing your hand to tell you. it’s not too late to start wearing a mask again. it’s better to wear a mask 1/4 of the time (or whatever your percent looks like) than not at all. there’s no shame in starting to be covid safe again even if you havent been for a long time. its okay

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10 hours ago

i love how it looks like they keep cutting to mazinger for a reaction shot

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2 days ago

1: The ribeye and seafood contracts look like Defense Logistics Agency contracts spread around the world. DLA buys the food served at military dining facilities. Which are more frequented by troops than brass.

2: There's some subsidy, but troops generally pay for their DFAC meals.

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13 hours ago
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Meanwhile in this episode of that’s so 2026…

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10 hours ago

squeeze *really* hard

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10 hours ago

the hague would probably set a better precedent, but tehran would be more satisfying

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14 hours ago

👀 pay attention to who is paying for in person face time with congressional staff. Especially on the most lavish trips. It will show up in law i.e what they heard over beers and in political culture i.e. a transactional view of public service. @sludge.bsky.social

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16 hours ago
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U.S. court allows state bans on gender-affirming care for adults in unprecedented ruling While bans on trans youth’s care have been numerous in recent years, this is the first to restrict care for transgender adults.

NEWS: It was never about the children.

Transgender adults now face care restrictions after the ruling of the federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia.

www.advocate.com/news/court-b...

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13 hours ago
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New York ‘buffer’ bills part of wider crackdown on leftist protests Local bills aim to quash protests against illegal land sales at synagogues, while Trump administration targets organizers using FACE Act

Democrats are working to quash leftwing protests even harder than the Trump admin — even as Trump’s DOJ deploys a previously unused subsection of federal law to unleash sweeping indictments on First Amendment-protected activity.

New from me for @prismreports.org: prismreports.org/2026/03/11/n...

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11 months ago

People think that what Wall Street guys fear is being in the market as it crashes, but the thing that's in all of their heads is the opposite - fear of missing out on the fast market rebound as Trump turns everything around, as many did in 2020 during Covid.

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13 hours ago

voluntarily joined ICE in April 2025 and is proud of her work there. voluntarily became a special AUSA during ICE surge. had a meltdown in court that, while entertaining and confirmed a lot of people's priors, was revealing about her character and abilities, not in a good way. sure, run for office!

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14 hours ago

Is there an online thesaurus that includes weird, outdated, and obscure words?

Dictionaries, yes. Thesaurus, though?

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14 hours ago

I have a few RPG books for sale (trying to drum up $$$ for food). Freeport: City of adventure (New/Mint), Freeport Trilogy collected edition (EX), and Codex of Erde (Fair). Asking $70 OBO for the lot (includes shipping to CONUS). Msg me if interested.

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15 hours ago

Courts should start sanctioning lawyers for simply defending this in court. When you have made the same arguments hundreds of times in court, and courts rejected those arguments hundreds of times, and you keep making those arguments, it is frivolous behavior, which is sanctionable.

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14 hours ago

Into the garbage bin they go, right next to Target.

We don’t need your shitty brands! You’re expendable but trans people are not.

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14 hours ago
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a black and white photo of a man in a suit and hat pointing at something . Alt: cary grant in HIS GIRL FRIDAY saying and gesturing "get out"
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14 hours ago

fran lebowitz was right: you do not know personally anyone as stupid as donald trump

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17 hours ago
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AI fakes spread disinformation. Is the distrust they create even worse? Manipulated images undermine our shared reality—and the democracy built upon it.

I'm going to share this story one more time, because I think the problem it describes -- being unable to determine what is true online or in the news, and just giving up entirely on trying -- is going to get more and more common. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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14 hours ago

neither of the top two positions in the us defense establishment are occupied by mature adults, and the man at the top has gone to great lengths to keep mature adults out of his orbit entirely

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14 hours ago

so you might think

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14 hours ago
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On Courage From a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and a former White House senior advisor, a deeply reported collection of stories about how anyone can...

In other news, my forthcoming book with @fieldsmeyer.com --ON COURAGE, How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear -- is now available for pre-order.

We interviewed 100+ dissidents worldwide to craft a practical guide to personal courage under authoritarianism.

www.harpercollins.com/products/on-...

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22 hours ago

Just over $200 to go as she had to buy food with some aid. Desperately needs power turned back on. paypal.me/MsSoniaD or cashapp $spunkylilminx #HelpSky #UrgentNeed

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15 hours ago

i am not concerned about a trans manager but very concerned about a company so desperate to get its "baby" back. searching for chili's in the files.

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15 hours ago
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FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert The warning came in a bulletin that was reviewed by ABC News.

The FBI thinks you are fucking stupid. Iran has zero capability to cross the Pacific and sea-launch a drone attack on California. This is too fucking dumb for me to comment on further.

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16 hours ago
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Donate to Support My Daughter’s Brain Injury Recovery, organized by Elverda Montgomery My daughter was recently involved in a devastating car accident that le… Elverda Montgomery needs your support for Support My Daughter’s Brain Injury Recovery

I know this young lady personally. She was in a horrific accident that left her with a brain injury and multiple other medical issues. If you can help please help do so

gofund.me/0b8743d3c

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