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@proffrisch

Asst. Teaching Prof of History, Penn State University, Scranton. Late Medieval England and theatre enthusiast. I attempt to study treason and its evolution.

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Grading a bunch of Mid Terms over the last 3 days and on occasion I get really odd typos, which I expect. But this one really was a nice little gem to get a laugh out of.

"The Manchurian Incident was enacted by the Japanese Kawasaki army"

That is a funny visual.

09.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He could have also asked why Russia was giving Iran strategic intelligence about US forces in the region, to help with targeting US forces. But he didn't.

09.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can we just start calling this the ENABLING ACT already since that is exactly what it is designed to do.

08.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Carolina falls 76-61 in its rematch against Duke.

Tune in for postgame coverage on 97.9 The Hill.

πŸ“» RADIO: 97.9 FM/1360 AM
πŸ’» STREAM: wchl.streamon.fm
πŸ“Έ: AP Photo/Ben McKeown

08.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Meme triptych of Duke Leto and Paul Atreides

Text:

We must not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.
Why not?
Because people are fucking idiots, Paul.
They're just... incredibly stupid.

Meme triptych of Duke Leto and Paul Atreides Text: We must not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind. Why not? Because people are fucking idiots, Paul. They're just... incredibly stupid.

05.03.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 1043 πŸ” 305 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 6

He absolutely walks around the Pentagon either challenging random people to fist fights, or does push ups in the hallway without a shirt on, and is way sweatier than he should be. Most likely does the latter before the former on a daily basis.

07.03.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Again, it is going to be so crazy that no one in this admin is going to see the inside of a jail cell for the crimes they are committing, which will include all war crimes as well.

Also you know he will give blanket pardons as well.

06.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have zero motivation today to do anything. I also have 2 classes doing Mid Terms today and 1 that submitted them last night.
I really do need this Spring Break coming up next week.

06.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Forgot to add
History of Healthcare Initiatives

Classes I used to teach but don't anymore
World Regional Geography
Cultural Geography
World History I and II

06.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Laugh all you want but it's the lads in the bottom picture I'd chat to in the pub, they look like they might be into history in stead of something boring.

06.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 191 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

Academic history colleagues, list all the different courses you teach
Mine are:
1 Early US
2 Modern US
3 Western Civ I & II
4 WWII
5 Nazism & Fascism
6 Holocaust
7 Crusades
8 Ancient Rome
9 Ancient Greece
10 Ancient Med
11 Communism
12 WWI
13 Medieval Civ
14 Modern Europe
Plus a few more

06.03.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was booking my flight to Leeds this summer and my Uni has a place we have to use, and found out that if I flew from Philly it was $2000, if I flew from Newark it was $1100. Both were same airlines, both were direct to London, only difference was the city, which is not far apart from each other.

05.03.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Guarantee Fetterman will be added to this list.

05.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Steel mill worker
WWII and Air Force vet and general contractor

05.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As expected the far right is not actually against war if they’re allowed to brutalize brown people at home.

05.03.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 2474 πŸ” 324 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 50

How the mighty have fallen. IYKYK.

04.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'll always be obsessed with this edit made by @tommchenry.bsky.social

04.03.2026 07:33 πŸ‘ 952 πŸ” 279 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Putin nods in agreement.

04.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spanish PM SΓ‘nchez responds to Trump:

"Spain is against this disaster... Govts are here to improve people's lives... It is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are unable to fulfill that mission use the smoke of war to hide their failure, and in the process, fill the pockets of a few."

04.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 8345 πŸ” 2882 πŸ’¬ 201 πŸ“Œ 450

Sadly, not all profs will understand. I have had a few examples told to me and verified. There are some really terrible people out there.

04.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The problem, is someone actually has to read that section and it might currently be on fire.

03.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black fluffy cat with big round eyes peeking from green hills, holding a small white flower, under a colorful textured sky with the text: β€œStay hopeful, even now. Especially now.”

Black fluffy cat with big round eyes peeking from green hills, holding a small white flower, under a colorful textured sky with the text: β€œStay hopeful, even now. Especially now.”

A tiny flower of hope for you πŸˆβ€β¬›πŸŒΌ

03.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 888 πŸ” 285 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 16

I guess the writ of habeas corpus just doesn't exist anymore. I only wish the founder put that in a document or something.

03.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Catching up on shows I missed while watching Olympics, and just finished WONDER MAN, and that was a great little series. Sir Ben Kingsley was so damn good in it. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was phenomenal. Really recommend checking it out.

03.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am sorry, did you not see what curtains are going to be in the ballroom? The best.

03.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Historian here, 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 *deep breath* 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

02.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Does everyone schedule their daily existential crisis or do you just let them happen as the day goes along?

Trying to figure out the best way to do that.

02.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"We are going to commit so many war crimes" - Hegseth

02.03.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Media Matters analyzed a year of NYT coverage of anti-trans bills and found that 66% of the time the paper didn't quote a trans person. Further, it found that the paper often quoted right wing sources without mentioning their histories of anti-trans rhetoric.
So "right-wing rag" is pretty accurate.

02.03.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 3022 πŸ” 798 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 21