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@Photo55 Thanks. Will fix that

Watching Trump’s Venezuela adventurism, I keep thinking about how often U.S. power gets sold as “necessary” and “for their own good,” right up until the bill comes due.
I turned that into a teacher-friendly lesson using Library of Congress political cartoons. It stays usable in class while still asking hard questions. https://peterpappas.com/2026/01/the-constable-or-the-conqueror-debating-u-s-intervention.html #HistoryTeacher #HISTED #SSchat #History #HistoryMatters #Cartoon #politics #Trump #comics

Color political cartoon from Judge titled "A Thing Well Begun Is Half Done." A caricature of President William McKinley stands on a map of North and Central America, using a pick axe to dig a canal across the isthmus between the Atlantic and the Pacific. U.S.-flagged ships crowd both coasts, and American flags mark places like Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. In the background, Uncle Sam stands near the U.S. Capitol carrying tools and a flag, implying Washington is backing the project as part of national expansion.

Pro tip: when a White House builds a “Media Offenders” list, you can pretty much read it as “Start here for solid Trump coverage.” Thanks for the reading list, Mr. President.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/?cst

Turn your students into historical detectives. I just posted a way to use AI to create custom mystery activities where every student holds a clue and the whole class has to argue their way to an explanation. https://peterpappas.com/2025/12/design-your-own-historical-mysteries-with-ai.html #HistoryTeacher #EdTech #TeachingWithAI #HISTED #SSchat

Roadside billboard reading “MYSTERY SPOT” in large blue letters on a white arrow, with a red question mark in the center, yellow ovals that say “MILLION VISITORS” and “FOUR ATTRACTIONS,” and a smaller panel reading “WORLD FAMOUS OPEN RAIN OR SHINE 200 FT,” set against trees and flagpoles under a clear blue sky.

Young Republican’s racist chat leaks are not a shock to history teachers. Currier and Ives’ “Darktown comics” sold by the tens of thousands and trained Americans to laugh at brutality. See the comics and connect the dots. https://forgottenfiles.substack.com/p/the-cruelty-of-the-darktown-comics #racism #history

Currier and Ives, 1887 lithograph, “The Darktown Fire Brigade, Under Full Steam. Now den Squirt, for all She’s Wuff.” Racist caricatures of Black firefighters scramble at a blaze. A steam pumper smokes at left. Water strikes a woman sliding down a pole. Men lug logs, a striped mattress, and two infants. The caption uses minstrel dialect to mock Black competence.

@ktneely No. iPhone 16 Pro + Photomator filter + vignette

Portland wakes to a warm dawn, the horizon already hinting at the furnace that awaits #PDX #photography #sunrise

Predawn view from Southwest Portland: Mt. Hood’s silhouette glows beneath a fiery orange sky, forested ridgelines recede in hazy layers, and the cable-stayed Tilikum Crossing sparkles above the Willamette River while South Waterfront buildings shine below—an early scene that foreshadows a sweltering day ahead.

AI took the coding jobs. The philosophers are just asking why.
#AI

Bar chart titled “Unemployment Rate of Recent Graduates showing lower unemployment rates for Philosophy and Art History Majors than Computer engineering or Computer Science

"From 1910s 'Better Baby' fairs to MAGA's fertility crusade--discover how America's eugenic past still shapes today's immigration and family policies." https://forgottenfiles.substack.com/p/better-babies-bitter-legacy #History #HistoryMatters #Eugenics #MAGA #Demography #SocialJustice

Composite header: on the left, a black-and-white photo of a toddler in a diaper standing hands-on-hips; on the right, a vintage poster that reads "Better Baby Contest -- Indiana State Fair, Aug. 31 to Sept. 7." The pairing evokes early-20th-century baby competitions linked to the eugenics movement.

Teaching historical thinking with a million-year timeline, three clashing perspectives - and a little help from ChatGPT https://peterpappas.com/2025/06/rewinding-history-with-ai-a-timeline-technique-that-teaches-perspective.html #history #AI #chatGPT

@royterdw @xankarn It's a treasure

@xankarn Good luck. I’ve biked the sections around Rochester

@random_industries Just used the default photo setting in iPhone 16 Pro

@jawnsy Ferry dock south east of downtown.

@adub last week

Toronto Sunset. No filters. #photography #sunset #toronto

Photo of Toronto skyline from the water. Blazing sunset reflected in the water. Silhouette of city

@bluestocking More here https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=7c54ee6eea2635c1&lns_surface=44&hl=en-US&udm=48&si=APYL9btjK_SNHmRaLFZVMyGWr-LxT8rQIr8yewLrph5b0QvV687i4otOMPkih6w3Y8GPY-mGnFtR9VBZg99EClbuM7_hMHNFMUUzLFtsOZ11HVn1-ojq5mLevK42sUnJucoUypPExZn76KfLLVzLpY97IXuinVoEgBSvvP25A4MLxsQe7ZtMEcrOHWvR_b4zsQjWsQShCLUf&vsint=CAIqDAoCCAcSAggiGAAgATojChYNAAAAPxUAAAA_HQAAgD8lAACAPzABEJ4GGPsEJQAAgD8&vsrid=CKSAmaazjrezsgEQAhgBIiQzZGY2Y2IzMS1lYjQzLTQ3ZTUtOWE1Yy00OWM2ZTcxMGJkYTE&gsessionid=0DunReNsVzXFVZXRcOUbhEPfv9yvV6W-qK3R-komosw5EVGenGh90Q&lsessionid=JiyU-QjaZX872JMRRefmwVc0St_cwoJLr2FfQySMPNU1hZUuup1YXQ&vsdim=798,635&lns_mode=un&source=lns.web.cntpubb&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzrtummMqMAxUYJNAFHWtDHYAQpOwNegQIYRAA&biw=1612&bih=1033&dpr=2

@bluestocking Great photo. Here's some info https://tineye.com/search/772d435fde90326447e42c572e38c5ce3b701d51?sort=score&order=desc&page=1

Somewhere in this setup is the illusion of productivity. #MarchMadness #PDX #Thorns #RCTID #macos #macmini

Dual-monitor desk setup showing a March Madness basketball game on one screen and a Portland Thorns soccer match on the other, with Apple devices neatly arranged—everything suggests productivity, but none is happening.

Good food, good friends.Looked up from my plate and found a masterpiece in the shadows. Cheers to the little moments. #SpontaneousArt #photography #abstract #art

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