Sadness Crying TearsALT: Sadness Crying Tearsstatic.klipy.comJoseph M. AdelmanBecause the 1st is a Saturday, “How is it August already?!” will be observed today, Friday, July 31, 2026. Please panic accordingly.
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Timothy J Lombardo
Профиль VivelyHistorian. Professional and personal interests in cities, politics, labor, punk rock, beer, higher ed, and all things Philadelphia. Author, Blue-Collar Conservatism (https://tinyurl.com/4kspr3ds) Other projects in the works, probably
Yes, but also, when I was 17 I spent the summer in a hospital bed after a bad accident (long story). To pass the pre-internet time I quizzed myself on Trivial Pursuit cards. It was time well spent, but no one would play the game with me after I had "studied" the questions. I guess they had a point
S. KramerWere you a child who read The World Book Encyclopedia for fun?
I think a lot about how almost everything nativists say about Muslims and Latinos today, nativists said about Catholics and Italians a century ago. Every time I hear paranoia about "Sharia Law" coming to the US I think of these KKK cartoons from the 1920s
Kevin M. KruseJust want to drop this bit of nativist paranoia about Italians here. Check out the labels.
Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...
Opinion | Why Do We Tolerate Elon Musk’s Racist Commentary?Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?www.nytimes.com
I'm a humanities scholar and I do think the public hates me, but that has less to do with my work as a historian or professor and more to do with my general vibe
Benjamín Schultz-FigueroaFor the record, I'm a humanities scholar and I don't think the public hates us. I actually don't think they care about us much one way or the other.
I Fact-Checked Trump’s Anti-Woke Report on the American History Museum newrepublic.com/article/2128... via @newrepublic.com
I Fact-Checked Trump’s Anti-Woke Report on the American History MuseumThe document is notably short on evidence—and at odds with what I witnessed during a visit to the museum this week.newrepublic.com
If you want even more analysis like this and a deeper examination of this history, boy have I got a book recommendation for you!
Jim SaksaWatching how Trump's spasmodic toxicity is ruining the semiquincentennial just like how Frank Rizzo ruined the bicentennial in Philly reminded me of this @jblumgart.bsky.social banger. 10 years later, it still holds up! www.phillymag.com/citified/201...
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Blue-Collar Conservatism – Penn PressA nuanced portrait of the blue-collar, white supporters of Philadelphia’s police-commissioner-turned-mayor Frank Rizzo and the populist politics that emerg...www.pennpress.orgPenn PressHave you checked out our 2026 Summer Reading Sale yet? Save 40% on books and 25% on journal subscriptions from now through June 12! https://www.pennpress.org/2026-summer-reading-sale/
Introduce yourself with 10 bands you've seen live (10 is far too short) 1. GWAR (most recent) 2. Subhumans 3. Stiff Little Fingers 4. Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls 5. The Misfits (Graves era, sadly) 6. Defiance 7. Pussy Riot 8. Billy Bragg 9. Oxymoron 10. Social Distortion
Christopher DeutschIntroduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live. 1. Strike Anywhere 2. NOFX 3. Gorilla Biscuits 4. I Promised the World 5. HKFU 6. First Step 7. Bridges 8. Hang Your Hate 9. Orphan Source 10. Iron Roses
May Day = Help me... seize the means of production
Merriam-WebsterMayday = HELP ME May Day = Help me... pick these flowers 🧵⬇️
Neighborhood. As an urban historian, this has been a real problem
Merriam-WebsterWhat word is your spelling nemesis? This is a safe space.
Socialist politics in Reading, Pennsylvania during the 1920s!
Megan L. CookIn honor of me reading all of these thesis proposals, what was *your* senior thesis about?
I don't know. I think her most deceitful trick is calling herself a historian
Kevin M. KruseThis piece begins with Amity Shlaes' most common and most deceitful trick -- citing the unemployment numbers in 1938, when the country fell into a recession because FDR had been persuaded to *ease off* the New Deal, as proof that the New Deal didn't work. Pure hackery.