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@Cynical_History
The Cynical Historian on YouTube; professor specializing in American violence during the frontier Southwest; fervent W.Wilson basher
Attacks on American education are a regular problem, heightened by the current administration. So i made my longest scripted episode about that history. We should all care about education, so please watch: youtu.be/B6g8z1Z7Lt4
I have no idea why this is doing so poorly. It is genuinely fun. If the next one is a flop, I may stop making the rest of the series, because clearly it's significantly hindering my channel and a waste of effort. ICYMI: youtu.be/wFj7QQaqiNE
A friend who has notifications turned on says he hasn't been notified in weeks. Has anyone else experienced this? Episodes have been seriously underperforming
Thomas Edison interviews Kaiser Wilhelm II on phonographic cylinder about Namibia in 1904 who complains about hyphenated-Americans and Mormonism being used to support Bantu terrorists -COLORIZED (actual recording was the Kaiser reading a decree, a 1st in audio history)
Currently working on a brief episode about the Colorado River Compact and it's the MOST advocacy I've ever done. Yet none will complain: "Keep your politics out of history." They're too ignorant; revealing how little they care. Those saying that wanna silence historians
I like MovieBob, but this episode straight up claims that genre fatigue killed the western's dominance. Genre fatigue does NOT exist. I debunked this exact falsehood half a decade ago ago: youtu.be/x6zD1sjnClM
Going live in an hour to discuss how the White House has partnered with PragerU to indoctrinate visitors and propagandize the United States 250th anniversary: youtube.com/live/5IHPKYFFr…
Odd seeing MAGA oppose Trump over Epstein, after his prior convictions, Capitol Insurrection, vaccines, conspiracism, anti-veterans, Project 2025, Wilsonianism, tariffs, ethnic cleansing Hispanics, transphobia, anti-education, etc. What's the end to fascism? This ain't enough
I have an idea for settling personal disputes in Congress. Instead of bringing back dueling, we enact HR-8 (1838) but mandate this instead:
Dunno if I can stream
Tuesday at 3pm PST, I will discuss live on YouTube and Twitch the terrible advances PragerU propaganda has made, including their museum in the White House. This will including watching some of their AI "exhibits" and reading materials. MAGA indoctrination is horrifying
Odd seeing southerners happily tout how much they wanna be California. See my episode about their hatred rooted in jealousy: youtu.be/33lxwDi9wBU
Genocide comes in many forms. Better comparison to what Israel's extermination of Palestinians is the California Genocide or other places with an already captive population that periodically lashed out. We've seen this type before and it isn't that 1940s example
Tuesday at 3pm PST, I will discuss live on YouTube and Twitch the terrible advances PragerU propaganda has made, including their museum in the White House. This will including watching some of their AI "exhibits" and reading materials. MAGA indoctrination is horrifying
An important corollary to Santayana's prediction; “Those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it,” - Those who deny history want to repeat it. Or in the immortal words of kindergartners: He who denied it, supplied it
The White House is working with PragerU and Hillsdale "college" to create "exhibits" about 250th anniversary of our independence, replete with AI slop and conspiracism. Truly horrific. Might do a livestream talking about their advancing indoctrination. It's become much worse
