Historian of Indigenous America, writer of books, and hearer of bands you’ve never heard in dingy clubs you’ve not likely visited. Good at trivia. MichaelLeroyOberg.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mk6f4tyazc2oBill Kristol favors expansion of the Supreme Court. Why can’t Democrats? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6f4tyazc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mk5uuaq4ts2gCorporate destruction of land sacred to Indigenous people is a constant threat. Help support Apache Stronghold’s efforts to save Oak Flat. https://becketfund.org/media/apache-stronghold-returns-to-court-to-halt-destruction-of-oak-flat/23 Apr 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5uuaq4ts2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mk46j5pbi22tOne way for Republicans to gain seats in Congress or on the Court is for ancient and vain Democratic politicians to die in office. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk46j5pbi22thttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mk3mawlshk2aMet with a history major today, a sophomore. He’s not enjoying it. He wants to leave. I asked him about his plans. He likes landscaping. Has lots of work. He was glowing telling me about his business plans. College is great. I think you should go to college. But it’s more important to be happy. https://media.tenor.com/kqfJ2bdhrwcAAAAC/good-luck-captain-america.gif?hh=466&ww=49822 Apr 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3mawlshk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mk3km6xjqk2aPuerto Rico statehood as well, if the people of Puerto Rico want it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3km6xjqk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mjwlcqwtas24April 20th, Rochester NY. It is snowing on the daffodils.20 Apr 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwlcqwtas24https://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mjw24fhoss2xI’ve updated my website. Please feel free to follow the blog here. I try to post a couple of new pieces each month. michaelleroyoberg.com/blog/ https://michaelleroyoberg.com/blog/20 Apr 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw24fhoss2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mjvpkzuodk2kHow much does a name cost? [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2026 05:15 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvpkzuodk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mjplahyrf226I’ve been a professor for 32 years. My 25-year old daughter just just started her career as a physician’s assistant and her salary is the same as mine: [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjplahyrf226https://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mjp25c6yek2w…just like it was before the war…. Iran War Live Updates: Strait of Hormuz Is ‘Completely Open’ After Lebanon Deal, Iran and U.S. Say https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/17/world/iran-us-war-trump?smid=nytcore-ios-share17 Apr 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp25c6yek2whttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mjn4lubi4s27FOR THE ZILLIONTH TIME, YALE IS NOT HIGHER ED. If you want to know why higher ed is in crisis a better place to look is at massive declines in public funding for colleges and a national economic situation that views recent graduates and workers generally as a step away from becoming Soylent Green. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/yale-report-colleges-unversities-trust.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share16 Apr 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn4lubi4s27https://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mjn2wy75j223In the course of working on my research project, I came across a truly horrifying story. I also read the news, and there were parallel horrors there. https://open.substack.com/pub/nativeamerica/p/the-widows-cause?r=c8kse&utm_medium=ios16 Apr 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn2wy75j223https://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mjmeby5f2s26Friends, please help stop the monstrous and environmentally destructive STAMP project in Genesee County. Its a hige corrupt boondoggle that will damage to the Tonawanda Seneca Nation. Please share with your friends. Thanks! https://act.nyrenews.org/public-comments-on-stream-us-data-centers-stamp-data-center-complex116 Apr 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmeby5f2s26https://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mjlektegys2gA new post, reflecting on the most recent madness. https://michaelleroyoberg.com/uncategorized/the-widows-cause/16 Apr 2026 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlektegys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mji577o6o22i14 Apr 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji577o6o22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mjgcfwquf22vIf you are planning on being in Pultneyville next month, stop by and say hello. NY could not have become the Empire State without a systematic program of Indigenous dispossession. The Revolution was integral to that process. https://www.waynehistory.org/event-details-registration/wayne-co-250-keynote-speaker-dr-michael-oberg14 Apr 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgcfwquf22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mj5nc4ihec2sPlease help. It will only take you a second. https://act.nyrenews.org/public-comments-on-stream-us-data-centers-stamp-data-center-complex1?r=g7xTkfda10 Apr 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5nc4ihec2shttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3miteewonu222Donald Trump should be happy that anyone, anywhere, is still going to malls. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3miteewonu222https://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3mir5qbrqvc2qI read a post like Trump’s and think, yes, this guy would use nuclear weapons. A chilling thought on Easter Sunday.05 Apr 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3mir5qbrqvc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3migqi7r5ec2kThis is a really good point. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3migqi7r5ec2khttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social/post/3migm72kx6k2kBefore I began writing my book on Onondaga Nation, I did research connected to the cleanup of the lake. Onondagas said then, and are saying now, that the DEC underestimated the amount of mercury pollution in the lake. So, a couple of lessons:/ https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/04/surprising-discovery-of-mercury-in-onondaga-lake-marina-raises-concern-of-broader-contamination.html01 Apr 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:pmq7ipaky342kntr6eqsbsir/app.bsky.feed.post/3migm72kx6k2k