Proud dad, lucky husband, an existentialist historian of the 18th-century Atlantic, laughing as I go. Author of “The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain” (2021)https://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mrsdu7bgkk2wROAD TRIP!!! Ashland, Oregon… here we come 😃🚙🚙🚙🚙🚘29 Jul 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsdu7bgkk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mrnujqdftc2mTo be clear, crypto currency is just another way for billionaires and corporations to to buy influence in global politics [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnujqdftc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mrntsasx2c2lPerhaps Kalshi is really nothing more than a vehicle of propaganda disguised as a betting venue 🤷🏻 https://www.npr.org/2026/07/27/nx-s1-5905360/kalshi-wisconsin-election-betting-prediction-markets?renderPlatform=nprone_ios&unified=true27 Jul 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrntsasx2c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mrns5c6mfs2dSure you are. The leadership here is about as strong as two-ply tissue in tsunami. Action senator, not words [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrns5c6mfs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mrkuotycyc22China - forward thinking. USA - reversing course per big petroleum's grift. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkuotycyc22https://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mrfhdsr5es2iWelp… all the paperwork has been turned in. I am officially retired. But you know what they say, once a historian, always a historian. Or is that the marine corps?24 Jul 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfhdsr5es2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mraisndxvs2fSo the country that birthed 9/11 is now enriching uranium, and with U.S blessing? Really? This POTUS… jeez https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/us/politics/trump-saudi-nuclear-deal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share22 Jul 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraisndxvs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mr4zybzrws2kScience fiction writers over decades began their stories with just such a scenario. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 05:06 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4zybzrws2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mr4pfkltvs2k😅 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4pfkltvs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mqxi4oaqms2qAnd England defeated France 6-4, today in Futbol. Thanks UK 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jul 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxi4oaqms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mqwirqstuk25Water is a limited resource. Why spend it on centers that combs data bent on invading your privacy? #DataCenters #DataMining #Privacy #PrivacyRights [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwirqstuk25https://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mquafsceus2kPolitics bought by #BigOil, refusing wind, solar, and other renewables, this is why y’all can’t breathe. Get mad, take charge, and vote the “bought and sold” MFs out! #ClimateChangeIsReal. It’s here. It’s now. And you can’t breathe the air [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquafsceus2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joekrulder.bsky.social/post/3mqtppaqvrk2hHumans are a strange species. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:rbak3ynoigfl2bb65zbev5jh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtppaqvrk2h