I study history in order to understand and help others understand the crazy world in which we live. Environment, climate, borders, violence and memory are key. Also @refusing2forget.bsky.social. My opinions are mine, sadly almost never my employer's.https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mkokoxn2js2fwonderful statement by @historians.org. especially good for emphasizing the right of students to understand the world they live in, which includes gay people, however infuriating some bigots find that fact. https://www.historians.org/news/aha-opposes-restrictions-on-teaching-and-learning-at-texas-tech-university/30 Apr 2026 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkokoxn2js2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mjvd52z2dk2mGREAT editorial from @houstonchronicle.com on Texas history. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/declaring-independence-texas-history-politics-22210351.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vb3Bpbmlvbi9lZGl0b3JpYWxzL2FydGljbGUvZGVjbGFyaW5nLWluZGVwZW5kZW5jZS10ZXhhcy1oaXN0b3J5LXBvbGl0aWNzLTIyMjEwMzUxLnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTc3NjY0NjQwMjc4NA%3D%3D&rid=NGRhNjFlN2UtNjdiOS00MzY3LWIwODgtYjM5ZWQxYWJiN2Zh&sharecount=MA%3D%3D&fbclid=IwY2xjawRSXmZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFzOVRPMU4wQTBxM1dQQnFFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkJ6sC1pjkijvEwP99nZqyAyXu-TwIw0GuEdne5etX7PEt8oRrQhkcGKVjnX_aem_Uwh8043KauiJekgrolPCEg20 Apr 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvd52z2dk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mhinmyd5ik24This is the way [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhinmyd5ik24https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mheuwkpgj22zMore on Chavez, Huerta, and the stakes of recognizing these kinds of grim histories [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mheuwkpgj22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mgvxomwnd22hCan’t make this shit up [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Mar 2026 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvxomwnd22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mg4qwgslfs22on the "everything bad and old is back again" front (KKK, fascism, wars of aggression, megalomaniacal dictators etc) comes this news. /1 https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/red-fever/dallas-love-field-texas-rangers-statue-installed-ballpark/3992110/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQTI7RleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpNXVjd01UeUczZ2duTHhWc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhKQQ2trJtro1ihGsdK768ojsvZgP4eyxIzIynLnW0k8_HybDWeDmVdkLhxw_aem_gA4_W7LYSx56thkU4mVkIQ03 Mar 2026 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4qwgslfs22https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mfxoemndas25Paying my respects01 Mar 2026 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfxoemndas25https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mfwugwqrfs27Insane in the membrane [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Feb 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwugwqrfs27https://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mfpm4it27k2dour murderous federal government [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpm4it27k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mfn5uex35k2o"the liturgies unfolding over the past year are different from those predecessors because they bear witness to atrocities unfolding here on U.S. soil, to the authoritarian violence afflicting American cities, neighborhoods, schools, and businesses." https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/nickerson-ice-mass-ash-wednesday-chicago-cupich-trump-immigration-cspl?fbclid=IwY2xjawQK_UNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJBNjZXQm5JcVE1RHZlUE1Bc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqOO_oJEbw6eV6MZDFC1TEc4PG9KC53bwB7wNjvu9Dx-5ahpTPXl0bOvxBc4_aem_-Ja2ZxS7vkTs_f2tgZ_zdQ24 Feb 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfn5uex35k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mfka4yxbi22pThis Texas historian thoroughly agrees with María del Carmen Unda that ". . . You cannot teach Texas history honestly without confronting conquest, segregation, labor exploitation, border regimes, and racialized policymaking." https://www.texasobserver.org/ut-system-new-controversial-topics-policy-policing-knowledge/23 Feb 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfka4yxbi22phttps://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mfdjh2znds2sthe 2020s, sadly so much like the 1910s https://refusingtoforget.org/terror-is-the-point-henry-ransom/21 Feb 2026 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfdjh2znds2shttps://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3mfagha4jt22iMy governor, learning from history [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfagha4jt22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3meynyt44zc2jThe OAH is running a discussion about history and democracy tomorrow morning, with three distinguished international scholars of US history as panelists. You can register here https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JnCb8rU_Q6ySJksKmiqc7Q and find a brief description if you scroll down here: https://www.oah.org/2026/01/13/upcoming-oah-events-in-2026/16 Feb 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3meynyt44zc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social/post/3meqtwd5d6k2gso much winning [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:kgejwu2daxl736drto4fhwyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqtwd5d6k2g