Seeing the Past
Gary David Plummer:
Retired journalist and writer and editor with a background in American history;
Middling black & white photographer;
Researcher of coal-mining history in a Western Pennsylvania community.
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@sethrockman.bsky.social
Historian at Brown University: https://history.brown.edu/people/seth-e-rockman Author of _Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery_ Nov. 2024, https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo237040605.html
@larryglickman.bsky.social
Historian at Cornell University and author, most recently, of FREE ENTERPRISE: AN AMERICAN HISTORY. Working on a history of backlash politics in the United States, from Reconstruction to the present.
@michaelhattem.bsky.social
Historian, American Revolution and popular memory | Author of "The Memory of '76" (E209 .H38 2024) and “Past & Prologue” (E210 .H38 2020) | Music: National Steel | @Arsenal
@willpjones.bsky.social
Historian of race and class; Author: The March on Washington & The Tribe of Black Ulysses; Professor, University of Minnesota; President, @umn-tc-aaup.bsky.social; Editor, "Up For Debate" @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social ORCHID: 0000-0001-9295-866X
@mobydickatsea.bsky.social
Random lines from Moby Dick. Bot conceived, coded, and curated by @samplereality.bsky.social. Follow the companion bot @findmobydick.bsky.social for sources.
@kawulf.bsky.social
Historian of #VastEarlyAmerica, gender, family & politics | Director & Librarian @ JCBLibrary | History Prof @ Brown U #LineageTheBook OUP July 2, 2025 | On some other platforms and also @ karinwulf.com | Opinions here just mine.
@dailykos.com
Daily Kos is the nation's largest online progressive media and activism hub. News and more 👉 dailykos.com Newsletters 👉 https://signup.dailykos.com/ Check out our Starter Pack 👉 https://go.bsky.app/BbhKjvc
@pkrugman.bsky.social
@emptywheel.bsky.social
Coverage of American authoritarianism with a focus on legal cases. An American-Irish in Limerick, Ireland. Legendary potty mouth!
@ruralindexing.bsky.social
Buildings, signs, and symbols indexed by keyword. Original photographic documentation since 2010. Chicago, IL — www.ruralindexingproject.com
@sethcotlar.bsky.social
Teaches US History at Willamette Univ. Working on a book about the long history of the US Right. https://sethcotlar.substack.com/
@rachelshelden.bsky.social
Historian & Director of the Richards Civil War Era Center at Penn State. I study U.S. political, legal, & constitutional history. Writing a book about the political activities & political culture of 19th-century Supreme Court justices. rachelshelden.com
@robrakove.bsky.social
Historian at Stanford University, author of "Kennedy, Johnson, and the Nonaligned World" and "Days of Opportunity: The United States and Afghanistan Before the Soviet Invasion." It's good to have options.
@adamrothman.bsky.social
No kings! Historian. Books: Slave Country, Beyond Freedom's Reach. More: https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RXHCAA4/adam-rothman
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social
New York Times opinion columnist; MSNBC contributor; author.
@randalljstephens.bsky.social
American historian, religion, environment, pop culture, the South. Author: The Devil's Music (Harvard, 2018). Prof of Am & Brit Studies, Univ of Oslo. Fulbright alumnus. https://t.co/oGDJUwAhXL
@profmsinha.bsky.social
President of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, author most recently of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic, Draper Chair at UConn
@pbump.com
Washington Post: Columnist Newsletter: "How To Read This Chart" Book: "The Aftermath" Email: philip.bump@washpost.com Signal: pbump.11
@scripting.com
Bluesky: Add two-way RSS, so we can re-establish contact and flow if they go down or sell out. This is "just enough decentralization" for users, could be done in a few weeks. I would help. Then Masto can support it too and we'd be living in the future.
@camerawork.bsky.social
A dreamer of pictures. 📷 Decades documenting life in the eastern US. Work featured in Luxe Magazine and WaPo. Name inspired by the journal published by Alfred Stieglitz over a century ago. Film, hiking, Fins fan, Ska in the am, Reggae in the pm.
@stephenwest.bsky.social
Historian of Civil War & Reconstruction. Bicyclist, baker, 3d favorite human of Banjo the dog. Views=mine, repost ≠endorsement
@boydshistorical.bsky.social
Preserving our community's history, including the historic one-room Boyds Negro School (1895-1936), the Boyds Historic District, & the B&O Railroad, in Montgomery County, Maryland. 501(c)(3) See photos at https://boydspics.weebly.com/ !
@profgidlow.bsky.social
Historian of US politics, voting rights, women, race, 19thA Wrote TheBigVote & Obama,Clinton,Palin Radcliffe Fellow@Harvard. Swam in RFK Sr's pool
@juliarosekraut.bsky.social
JD/PhD | THREAT OF DISSENT: A HISTORY OF IDEOLOGICAL EXCLUSION AND DEPORTATION IN THE UNITED STATES | https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674292352 | Posts are mine, not the views of my employer. ❤️ & Reposts are not endorsements.
@petridishes.bsky.social
I’m not in James Thurber’s attic any more! right now I’m home yay ! I’m the one who writes this column https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/alexandra-petri/ and loves puns
@lauramammina.bsky.social
Historian of 19th c. U.S. race and gender at the University of Southern Mississippi. Faculty Fellow at the Dale Center for the Study of War & Society. Currently reading Black Feminist Theory and writing about U.S. soldiers and southern civilians.
@eichnercarolyn.bsky.social
Historian 19th c. France & empire; gender, race, & sexuality; social movements; Paris Commune; names.
@sheribiesen.bsky.social
Cinema Professor. Film History. Jazz. Books: Through a Noir Lens: Adapting Film Noir Visual Style. Blackout: World War II & Origins of Film Noir. Film Censorship. Music in the Shadows📚 https://noirbooks.blogspot.com https://SheriChinenBiesen.blogspot.com
@christian-s-warren.bsky.social
Studying the history of health & environment. Walking the dogs. Teaching the classes. Writing the books.* Traveling the world, little by little. *Brush With Death [Lead Poisoning] *Starved for Light [Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency]
@gabriellanonino.com
Random photo journeys off the grid. Occasional time traveller. Posting from the rooftop of a very old city. Chaotic timeline.
@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
Author, filmmaker, book dealer. Bookstore: mzs.press. RogerEbert.com editor-at-large. New York Magazine writer.
@mjsdc.bsky.social
Senior writer at Slate covering courts and the law. Dad to one toddler and several other animals.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
Levin Professor of History at Yale. Author of "On Freedom," "On Tyranny," with 20 new lessons on Ukraine, "Our Malady," "Road to Unfreedom," "Black Earth," and "Bloodlands"
@draftingthepast.bsky.social
A podcast about the craft of writing history, hosted by Kate Carpenter. Find it at draftingthepast.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social
Boston: Civil War historian, educator, and public speaker. Author: _Searching For Black Confederates_ https://amzn.to/4c2KSuT. Biography of Robert Gould Shaw forthcoming with UNC Press Join my Civil War Memory newsletter: https://kevinmlevin.substack.com
@drkarenlcox.bsky.social
Award-winning historian. Professor Emerita. Author of four books w/two more in the wings. My share of op-eds in NYT, WaPo, CNN, Time, & Smithsonian Magazine. #NC #WV
@historians.org
The American Historical Association is the largest professional organization serving historians in all fields and all professions. http://historians.org/join
@caseynewton.bsky.social
Email salesman at Platformer.news and podcast co-host at Hard Fork.
@nytimes.com
In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@edeggans.bsky.social
NPR TV critic/analyst. This fall, I start teaching as Knight Professor of Media Ethics at Washington&Lee U. Blerd. Drummer. Author: Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation. Media bloviator.
@jayrosen.bsky.social
I teach journalism at NYU, critique the press, try to suggest reforms. PressThink is the name of my subject and my site.
@jamellebouie.net
The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group. Send me your mutual aid requests.