Dan Mandell

Dan Mandell

@dhistoryman.bsky.social

Author of THE LOST TRADITION OF ECONOMIC EQUALITY IN AMERICA, 1600-1870, and many works on Native peoples in New England 1600-1900. Emeritus prof of history, Truman State University, now happy to be in Worcester Mass., aka Nipmuc homelands. He/him/FDJT

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Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

"But, will some say is it a crime to be rich? Yes, certainly. AT THE PUBLICK EXPENCE, or to the Danger of the Publick." An important lesson in 1748; seems even more important today. My piece in TIME, part of Historians for 2026, abridged version; full text to be posted online in a few days.

Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

Univ. New Hampshire's library will destroy 300,000 books (supposedly) not checked out in the last decade, gutting a key resource. The head of the library has decided that actual books are no longer essential. Is Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" on the burn list? www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-e...

unionleader.comPatricia Emison: UNH library plans to discard up to 300,000 ...UNH’s library plans to discard up to 300,000 volumes, prompting art history professor Patricia Emison to warn that the move could weaken long-term scholarly res...

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Marisa Kabas
@marisakabas.bsky.social

if you know anything about senator schmitt's monumental fuck up in the jack smith hearing, i implore you to reach out. can be anonymous. signal: marisakabas.04 email: marisa@thehandbasket.co

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

renaissance painting when the renaissance is really fucking stupid

Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

Great news: the #AAS - NEH long term fellowship is being reinstated!!!! That's the fellowship that allowed me to do most of the work for "The Lost Tradition of Economic Equality in America, 1600-1870." It's also when I began to consider Worcester for our home after retiring from Truman.

Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

This coming Saturday, conference "Revisiting King Philip's War," perhaps the most devastating war in colonial America, 350 years ago. Yes, it's not just a year to remember the American Revolution. www.historic-deerfield.org/events/confe... #WeWantMoreHistory

historic-deerfield.orgRevisiting King Philip’s War - The War for New England after 350 years - Historic DeerfieldIN-PERSON REGISTRATION IS SOLD OUT. ZOOM REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN. Historic Deerfield, with support from the Massachusetts Historical Society, is hosting a one-day conference: “Revisiting King Phili...

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Mark Harris
@markharris.bsky.social

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Also, he purged the Kennedy Center of a collection of African art that was given in tribute to JFK, but he installed this, from the Tony Montana Meets Saddam Hussein Collection.

Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

This is great. Also fuck AI.

Scott Sandage@scottsandage.bsky.social

#ThatFeelingWhen you’ve got 26 original printings of The Columbian Orator, enough to put one into the hands of each student as you begin teaching how #FrederickDouglass taught himself #HowToRead and #SpeakTruthToPower

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Scott Sandage
@scottsandage.bsky.social

#ThatFeelingWhen you’ve got 26 original printings of The Columbian Orator, enough to put one into the hands of each student as you begin teaching how #FrederickDouglass taught himself #HowToRead and #SpeakTruthToPower

Scott Sandage@scottsandage.bsky.social

Teaching a favorite session today on #FrederickDouglass #Narrative — after decades of scrounging cheap original printings (1799 - 1832) of the #ColumbianOrator … I finally have enough to give one to each student & say, DISCUSS: What kinds of things could an enslaved teenager learn with this book?

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑
@emilylhauser.bsky.social

"Is not practicing Jewish" is an old antisemitic weapon; they get to decide who is & is not Jewish ~enough~ to count as Jewish; every other Jew is thus deserving of the smears & dehumanization. Left unsaid is that The Real Jews™ are also dehumanized but in a "so sad you're going to hell" way.

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Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

“Must proceed” to make the Corrupt Jackass feel better about his tiny fingers. Hope those organizations tell the admins to fuck off into the sun. Also hope it’s easy to tear down in two years. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comTrump’s arch will harm historic sites but must proceed, federal officials sayNational Park Service officials acknowledge that President Donald Trump’s planned arch would harm dozens of historic sites but say it must move forward anyway.
Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

"Appropriate recognition" would be impeachment and removal.

Forbes@forbes.com

The internal document notes that Trump is willing to raise funding for the Kennedy Center to address its financial woes, but will only do so if he gets “appropriate recognition.”

forbes.comTrump Needs ‘Appropriate Recognition’ To Help Kennedy Center Fundraise, Internal Document Reportedly SaysThe internal document notes that Trump is willing to raise funding for the Kennedy Center to address its financial woes, but will only do so if he gets “appropriate recognition.”
Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

THIS Washington? “Washington, Washington [thirty feet tall, weighs fifty tons] Opponents beware, opponents beware He's coming, he's coming, he's coming . . . Let me lay it on line, he had two on the vine I mean two sets of testicles, so divine . . . “

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Wow -- RNC video: "On June 14th, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, 'I need a caretaker,' so God gave us Trump." It only gets more unhinged and culty from there.

Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

Great: SCOTUS slaps down the Missouri Sec of State and AG -- and the Trumpy fed district judge. A victory for Missouri voters and the (very) useful initiative process in that state.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

BREAKING: The Supreme Court blocks a district court TRO that had through Missouri’s congressional maps into chaos. There are no noted dissents. This should mean that the 2022 maps, not the new HB1 maps, will be used. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/dueling-ru...

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David Rothkopf
@djrothkopf.bsky.social

So, let me get this straight, the US illegally attacks a country, kidnaps its president, threatens its government with massive military force, gets them to hand over to US control a huge portion of their national assets, hails the billions it has already brought in and promises billions more...

Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

“The center welcomed the opportunity to make its case in court and receive more information on the National Guard deployments through the process of discovery.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...

nytimes.comTrump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a CriticIt was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

Last time I checked that “voice” is supposed to be a vote by Congress (representing the people of the U.S.), not G-d and certainly not #CorruptDementedTrump

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Trump lethargically lumbering his way through what the teleprompter is telling him to say, trying to warn the audience that at the first event he had a really powerful strong speech that would've destroyed them. He sounds like he's been hit with a tranq dart.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

whatever magic Trump once had as a public speaker to non-cult audiences is long gone

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Joel S.
@joelhs.bsky.social

Whatever else can be said about the United States, we had a higher education system that was truly the envy of the world. Now we're destroying it entirely for no reason other than racism. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...

bostonglobe.comTrump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy - The Boston GlobeThe new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.

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Jessica Valenti
@jessicavalenti.bsky.social

Trump's pick for Attorney General all but promised to prosecute abortion providers who ship pills across state lines, agreeing to “ensure the faithful enforcement of the Comstock Act and other federal pro-life acts." That said, I’m not convinced the Trump administration wants that kind of heat

Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

Seems a simple choice: Trump could die before the coin is issued, or his toadies will be sued for breaking the law. Regardless, it’s more evidence that this Corrupt Demented Jackass thinks he’s above the law, and is the guy the Founders feared might rise with great wealth corrupting the republic.

Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social

Also, besides other issues, it highlights how peer review and editing has been terribly undermined since 1980 esp due to fewer and bigger publishers cutting staff to make bigger profits.

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jamelle
@jamellebouie.net

this is like the literal opposite of true. the most fruitful eras of the modern democratic party coincided with periods where the walls separating political radicals from the mainstream were way less solid

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

Democrats became great by fighting the far left—and today’s party can learn crucial lessons from those battles, David Brooks argues:

bit.lyDemocrats Became Great By Fighting the LeftIn the DSA era, liberals need to remember their history and fight for their values.