Eddie Valentin
@evalentin25.bsky.social
Public historian, personal research interests: Reconstruction, borderlands history, and the military experiences of Black Americans. Views expressed here are my own.
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Eddie Valentin
@evalentin25.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Hi new followers! Most of my current work as a public historian focuses on WWII, but my personal research interests center on Reconstruction and the experiences of Black soldiers in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. I post about books, current events, history, and sports from time to time.
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Question for US military historians: where can I find information about where, when and how the My Lai Massacre is taught as part of US military training and instruction (1969-present)? I'm also thinking about it historically - when did the events of March 16, 1968 become an actual subject to study?
September 10, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Question for US military historians: where can I find information about where, when and how the My Lai Massacre is taught as part of US military training and instruction (1969-present)? I'm also thinking about it historically - when did the events of March 16, 1968 become an actual subject to study?
I bet there’s a lot of overlap between these people and the “swing voters” we always hear so much about.
August 23, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I bet there’s a lot of overlap between these people and the “swing voters” we always hear so much about.
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Looking for a chapter or article about enslaved women that will actually work well with baby undergrad students. Please recommend any that you've actually used - not one you think or guess might work well. Can be of any vintage, since these are students with no prior experience/knowledge
August 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Looking for a chapter or article about enslaved women that will actually work well with baby undergrad students. Please recommend any that you've actually used - not one you think or guess might work well. Can be of any vintage, since these are students with no prior experience/knowledge
Jude Bellingham carrying this team.
July 11, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Jude Bellingham carrying this team.
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🗃️ Skystorians help out!
Historians! Does anyone have an article or chapter that you set as an intro to the field & methods of intellectual history/history of ideas? Looking for something short and snappy that would work for final-year undergraduates. And curious in general about how people teach int. hist. to undergrads!
July 11, 2026 at 1:42 PM
🗃️ Skystorians help out!
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If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree just about making more money? n.pr/4aMrgMO
Under a new federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid
If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree just about making more money?
n.pr
July 9, 2026 at 9:05 AM
If an undergraduate program's graduates don't earn more than workers who never went to college, that program could be cut off from federal student loans. But is a degree just about making more money? n.pr/4aMrgMO
I thought England was about to run away with it, but Mexico stepped it up.
July 6, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I thought England was about to run away with it, but Mexico stepped it up.
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What to the Colored Conventions was the Declaration of Independence?
Normally we hear Frederick Douglass on the 4th of July. This year, we are trying something new.
From now until Monday night, we are posting quotes every half hour from the Colored Conventions movement.
coloredconventions.org
Normally we hear Frederick Douglass on the 4th of July. This year, we are trying something new.
From now until Monday night, we are posting quotes every half hour from the Colored Conventions movement.
coloredconventions.org
July 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
What to the Colored Conventions was the Declaration of Independence?
Normally we hear Frederick Douglass on the 4th of July. This year, we are trying something new.
From now until Monday night, we are posting quotes every half hour from the Colored Conventions movement.
coloredconventions.org
Normally we hear Frederick Douglass on the 4th of July. This year, we are trying something new.
From now until Monday night, we are posting quotes every half hour from the Colored Conventions movement.
coloredconventions.org
Did they finally get rid of Alexi Lalas?
July 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Did they finally get rid of Alexi Lalas?
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The Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act and BIL made it easy to convert diesel into electric buses.
School districts got money to buy union-made electric school buses.
Teachers supported workers in Georgia to churn out 10X more electric buses for over 1000 school districts
These things happened!
School districts got money to buy union-made electric school buses.
Teachers supported workers in Georgia to churn out 10X more electric buses for over 1000 school districts
These things happened!
How Federal Funding Sparked Electric School Bus Production in the Southeast - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE)
Federal investment has turned the Southeast into a surprising hub for electric school bus production, creating hundreds of new jobs and accelerating the shift to zero-emission transportation.
cleanenergy.org
July 1, 2026 at 4:40 AM
The Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act and BIL made it easy to convert diesel into electric buses.
School districts got money to buy union-made electric school buses.
Teachers supported workers in Georgia to churn out 10X more electric buses for over 1000 school districts
These things happened!
School districts got money to buy union-made electric school buses.
Teachers supported workers in Georgia to churn out 10X more electric buses for over 1000 school districts
These things happened!
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Attention federal student loan borrowers: Major changes are coming your way, starting Wednesday. Here's what you need to know. https://cnn.it/4eTLiWY
July 1, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Attention federal student loan borrowers: Major changes are coming your way, starting Wednesday. Here's what you need to know. https://cnn.it/4eTLiWY
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📢 Just two days left to submit to SHoW 2026!
We welcome proposals on all aspects of the history of war and violence, including irregular warfare, military identities, gender, memory and commemoration, civil wars, cultures of violence, and experiences of war.
🗓️ Deadline: 3 July
www.show.org.uk
We welcome proposals on all aspects of the history of war and violence, including irregular warfare, military identities, gender, memory and commemoration, civil wars, cultures of violence, and experiences of war.
🗓️ Deadline: 3 July
www.show.org.uk
Society for the History of War
Welcome to the Society for the History of War, a new academic society for academics interested in the History of War.
www.show.org.uk
July 1, 2026 at 6:20 AM
📢 Just two days left to submit to SHoW 2026!
We welcome proposals on all aspects of the history of war and violence, including irregular warfare, military identities, gender, memory and commemoration, civil wars, cultures of violence, and experiences of war.
🗓️ Deadline: 3 July
www.show.org.uk
We welcome proposals on all aspects of the history of war and violence, including irregular warfare, military identities, gender, memory and commemoration, civil wars, cultures of violence, and experiences of war.
🗓️ Deadline: 3 July
www.show.org.uk
I hope this is the last year without electronic line calling at the French Open.
May 31, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I hope this is the last year without electronic line calling at the French Open.
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Consoles with disc drives are the easiest way to enjoy all kinds of physical media, but that could end with the next-gen PlayStation 6 and Microsoft's Project Helix. www.wired.com/story/physic...
Physical Media Is Making a Comeback. The Next Console Generation Might Kill It
Consoles with disc drives are the easiest way to enjoy all kinds of physical media, but that could end with the next-gen PlayStation 6 and Microsoft's Project Helix.
www.wired.com
May 29, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Consoles with disc drives are the easiest way to enjoy all kinds of physical media, but that could end with the next-gen PlayStation 6 and Microsoft's Project Helix. www.wired.com/story/physic...
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Mississippi Republicans quickly began pushing to eliminate Bennie Thompson's district in Mississippi after the VRA ruling.
This would leave Mississippi—where nearly 4-in-10 residents are Black—with four white-majority congressional districts.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
This would leave Mississippi—where nearly 4-in-10 residents are Black—with four white-majority congressional districts.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
May 3, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Mississippi Republicans quickly began pushing to eliminate Bennie Thompson's district in Mississippi after the VRA ruling.
This would leave Mississippi—where nearly 4-in-10 residents are Black—with four white-majority congressional districts.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
This would leave Mississippi—where nearly 4-in-10 residents are Black—with four white-majority congressional districts.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Even if the price of fuel decreases again, those increased fares will stay right where they are.
United Airlines says fares may need to rise up to 20% to offset fuel surge reut.rs/4txrZss
United Airlines says fares may need to rise up to 20% to offset fuel surge
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said on Wednesday ticket prices may need to rise by as much as 15% to 20% to offset a surge in jet fuel costs, signaling a significant test of consumers' willingness to absorb higher fares as the industry grapples with volatile oil prices.
reut.rs
April 22, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Even if the price of fuel decreases again, those increased fares will stay right where they are.
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wrote about unc, and the way that the internet works as an accelerator of cultural appropriation aftermath.site/unc-aave-afr...
That's Not What Unc Means
You’d never know the meaning of unc or its origins in black culture if you looked to mainstream media.
aftermath.site
April 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
wrote about unc, and the way that the internet works as an accelerator of cultural appropriation aftermath.site/unc-aave-afr...
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That's not what unc means: aftermath.site/unc-aave-afric...
April 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
That's not what unc means: aftermath.site/unc-aave-afric...
Great game! I think that’s how most of us were hoping the play in games would be.
April 15, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Great game! I think that’s how most of us were hoping the play in games would be.
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Happy Surrender and Freedom Day! On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac. home.nps.gov/apco/planyou...
April 9, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Happy Surrender and Freedom Day! On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac. home.nps.gov/apco/planyou...
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I don't care who this offends, but veterans don't deserve better healthcare than anyone else.
Signed.
A Veteran.
Signed.
A Veteran.
April 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
I don't care who this offends, but veterans don't deserve better healthcare than anyone else.
Signed.
A Veteran.
Signed.
A Veteran.
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See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission:
See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission
The crew spent about seven hours circling the moon, taking photographs and making observations of never-before-seen features.
www.nbcnews.com
April 7, 2026 at 1:46 PM
See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission:
Even if things stabilize in the Middle East and jet fuel prices decline again, I’m pretty sure that increased baggage fee isn’t going anywhere.
Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the Middle East. https://to.pbs.org/41kiBfs
As jet fuel costs soar, Delta joins growing list of U.S. airlines raising checked bag fees
Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the Middle East.
www.pbs.org
April 8, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Even if things stabilize in the Middle East and jet fuel prices decline again, I’m pretty sure that increased baggage fee isn’t going anywhere.
Signed up to run a 5K in a couple of weeks. Did a test run to see where I am. At 39, I’m not what I used to be, but I’m gonna do some training to get my time under 23:00.
April 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Signed up to run a 5K in a couple of weeks. Did a test run to see where I am. At 39, I’m not what I used to be, but I’m gonna do some training to get my time under 23:00.