Mechanical / Electrical engineer on the south coast of Massachusetts, 20 year (and counting) DoD contract employee. All opinions expressed are those of my dog, Theo. Sorry, no DM’shttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mvpk3hrjmk2fOn September 17, 1862, Union forces halted the Confederate advance on Maryland during the Battle of Antietam. The battle resulted in more than 26,000 casualties, making it one of the bloodiest days of the American Civil War.17 Sep 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpk3hrjmk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mvmzp5xxk226For no particular reason, here’s a picture of President and First Lady Obama at the Kennedy Center. They were somehow able to enjoy a performance without taking credit for it, or slapping their name on the building. Weird, right?16 Sep 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmzp5xxk226https://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mumekgzejc2iThe American Revolution officially comes to an end when the United States, Great Britain, Spain and France sign the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783. The signing signified America’s status as a free nation, as Britain formally recognized the independence of its 13 American colonies03 Sep 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumekgzejc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3muhd3zx3hs25On September 1, 1939, German forces under the control of Adolf Hitler bombard Poland on land and from the air. World War II had begun.01 Sep 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhd3zx3hs25https://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mu5atvwa7k2uOn August 28, in 1963, some 200,000 people marched on Washington, D.C., an event that became a high point of the civil rights movement, especially remembered for the famous “I Have a Dream” speech of Martin Luther King, Jr28 Aug 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5atvwa7k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mty7uwkc2226A casual reminder that as our orange asshole destroys our economy with stupid Canadian tariffs, it’s his trade agreement that was in place between our nations. If “Canada has been ripping us off for decades”, he wrote the deal that allowed it.26 Aug 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mty7uwkc2226https://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mtubxm5py22jI’m going to be eating a lot more locally sourced fish, ground beef suddenly seems sketchy24 Aug 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtubxm5py22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mtjfq5gqhs2eThis should be getting far more attention https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-the-two-largest-reservoirs-in-the-us-have-hit-record-low-levels20 Aug 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjfq5gqhs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mtj5jhxpcc2rOn August 20, 1866, President Andrew Johnson issues Proclamation 157, declaring the "insurrection" in Texas over and officially ending the US Civil War20 Aug 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtj5jhxpcc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mte4h3u2k22fOn August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified after Tennessee—by just one vote—became the 36th state to approve it, capping the 72-year fight to win women the right to vote in the United States18 Aug 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mte4h3u2k22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mt22vgqzsk26Exactly two months ago, dear leader issued the following proclamation. Safe to assume that this aged like expired sushi left in the August sun14 Aug 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt22vgqzsk26https://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3msuzsnes522fThis is one of the most bizarre and disturbing things I’ve read, these assholes are literally trying to rape Greenland. What part of “no means no” do these wealthy, entitled scumbags not understand? https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/us-company-stokes-greenland-tensions-161812791.html12 Aug 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuzsnes522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3msfwdhlgxc2wOn August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act, which sought to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote; the legislation was weakened through several lawsuits in the 21st century.06 Aug 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfwdhlgxc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mrudvr36ss2sOn July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed amendments to the Social Securities Act (1935) that established Medicare and Medicaid30 Jul 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrudvr36ss2shttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mrpciw2jps2pJuly 28, 1868: Following its ratification by the necessary three-quarters of U.S. states, the 14th Amendment, granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—is officially adopted into the U.S. Constitution28 Jul 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpciw2jps2phttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mrmqybwiyc2xOn July 27, 1974, the House Judiciary Committee recommends that America’s 37th president, Richard Nixon, be impeached and removed from office. The impeachment proceedings resulted from a series of political scandals involving the Nixon administration that came to be collectively known as Watergate.27 Jul 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmqybwiyc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mra7x4dr4k23On July 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln informs his chief advisors and cabinet that he will issue a proclamation to free enslaved people, but adds that he will wait until the Union Army has achieved a substantial military victory to make the announcement.22 Jul 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mra7x4dr4k23https://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mr5ptonqq22fOn July 21, in 1925, John T. Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution in Tennessee, a violation of the state’s Butler Act. During the circus-like Monkey Trial, the defense undercut the prosecution’s reliance on biblical text21 Jul 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5ptonqq22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mqtnepmun22rOn July 17, 2020, in the midst of a pandemic and a time of unparalleled tensions in the United States, the nation loses one of the last towering figures of the civil rights movement, John Lewis. Rest in power, sir17 Jul 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtnepmun22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mqr5kdxol22zA quick flashback to July 16, 2018 when president trump met with Putin in Helsinki and accepted the word of Russia over that of all U.S. intelligence agencies over meddling in the 2016 election16 Jul 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqr5kdxol22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mqm4wal5fs2lOn July 14, 1969 the classic movie Easy Rider is released in theaters. One of my all time favorites, and arguably the catalyst of Jack Nicholson’s career14 Jul 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqm4wal5fs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mqkf7bws5c2oToday is Theo’s third anniversary of his gotcha day, and unofficial 5th birthday. At this point, I’m not sure who rescued who13 Jul 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkf7bws5c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mqbzyywm322mJuly 10, 1925: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called Scopes Monkey Trial begins with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law.10 Jul 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbzyywm322mhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mq4ysd6d322bMitch McConnell spotted having breakfast at a local Waffle House, his staff insists he will be back to work “in a very short period of time, probably about two weeks” https://static.klipy.com/ii/39f2394ae36df6e199be9eb7c9fa1012/56/01/gVB4qq78.gif?hh=224&ww=400&mp4=AEHkRSqJfZx1r&webm=sz4rGkLmLuxz08 Jul 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4ysd6d322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mq2icrt2vs2qOn July 7, 1946, James Earl “Jimmy” Carter marries Eleanor Rosalynn Smith at the Plains Methodist Church in Plains, Georgia. When the couple met, she was 18 and working in a hair salon. He was 21 and a recent graduate of the Annapolis Naval Academy07 Jul 2026 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2icrt2vs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mpswqv6ir22uHappy birthday America, get well soon. I still love you, but you’ve changed. I hope you get the help you need, and we can regain the joy and hope we once shared. That seems like a lifetime ago04 Jul 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpswqv6ir22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mpo5ordn2k2uPlease remember to keep a close eye on any pets, or any other animals, during this extreme heat. Heatstroke can occur in dogs in as little as 10 minutes, make sure if you can’t get them into air conditioning that they have plenty of shade and cool water available02 Jul 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo5ordn2k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mpnwy4eunk2mOn July second in 1964, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, perhaps the most important U.S. law on civil rights since Reconstruction (1865–77) and a hallmark of the American civil rights movement02 Jul 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnwy4eunk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mplfziug4c2wThe Dominion of Canada was formed on July first, in 1867, an event subsequently celebrated as an annual Canadian holiday (its current name, Canada Day, was adopted in 1982) marked by parades, fireworks, and the display of flags. Happy Canada Day to our friendly northern neighbors01 Jul 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplfziug4c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/edenzer.bsky.social/post/3mpivyf4qes2dOn June 30, 1934, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler orders a bloody purge of his own political party, assassinating hundreds of Nazis whom he believed had the potential to become political enemies in the future. The event became known as the Night of the Long Knives.30 Jun 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:mwblpxm2tz252exja4tjpkry/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpivyf4qes2d