Derek Litvak (He/Him)
@dereklitvak.bsky.social
Black historian doing Black historian stuff. Views and opinions only belong to me and the voices inside my head.
Weird way to say your adult son has no idea how to read a menu, but pop off king.
yes, absolutely, sir. extremely based. tremendous parenting.
March 21, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Weird way to say your adult son has no idea how to read a menu, but pop off king.
Robert Mueller bent over backwards to protect Trump and this is what he (very predictably) got for it.
Trump: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I'm glad he's dead.”
March 21, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Robert Mueller bent over backwards to protect Trump and this is what he (very predictably) got for it.
The same way we took back the airports during the Revolutionary War.
March 16, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The same way we took back the airports during the Revolutionary War.
Seeing this gave me Vietnam flashbacks to having to teach shitheads like this.
Sometimes I miss being in academia. A lot of the time I don’t.
Sometimes I miss being in academia. A lot of the time I don’t.
This is Nathan Cavanaugh, another DOGE staffer explaining how he flagged grants at NEH for "DEI" which would be reviewed for termination. 404 Media has reviewed hours of this footage and we'll have more soon.
Part of a lawsuit by @acls1919.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social + @historians.org
Part of a lawsuit by @acls1919.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social + @historians.org
March 12, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Seeing this gave me Vietnam flashbacks to having to teach shitheads like this.
Sometimes I miss being in academia. A lot of the time I don’t.
Sometimes I miss being in academia. A lot of the time I don’t.
I seriously cannot wait to find time to read this book.
Anna’s research has been looking amazing for years. Considering I never have time to actually do any real research these days on my own work, it’s going to be great to read something from a scholar with similar research interests.
Anna’s research has been looking amazing for years. Considering I never have time to actually do any real research these days on my own work, it’s going to be great to read something from a scholar with similar research interests.
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I seriously cannot wait to find time to read this book.
Anna’s research has been looking amazing for years. Considering I never have time to actually do any real research these days on my own work, it’s going to be great to read something from a scholar with similar research interests.
Anna’s research has been looking amazing for years. Considering I never have time to actually do any real research these days on my own work, it’s going to be great to read something from a scholar with similar research interests.
And then do absolutely nothing. Best prepare yourself.
Democrats gonna flip 100 House seats.
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 3, 2026 at 4:36 AM
And then do absolutely nothing. Best prepare yourself.
“With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike” aptly describes that situation we have been in.
NEW ‼️ Judge has ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Ramos 🙏🏼
January 31, 2026 at 8:50 PM
“With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike” aptly describes that situation we have been in.
Jake Tapper posting these screenshots like he isn’t about to just completely ignore all of it and write another book about Democrats being horrible.
DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
January 30, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Jake Tapper posting these screenshots like he isn’t about to just completely ignore all of it and write another book about Democrats being horrible.
This guy legitimately thinks he’s doing a good job.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:23 AM
This guy legitimately thinks he’s doing a good job.
Two posts into this summarization and already pissed.
When the Supreme Court inevitably destroys any logical, constitutional, or historical understanding of birthright citizenship they’ll use idiotic shit like this to justify themselves.
And I’ll want to rip my eyes out so I don’t have to read it.
When the Supreme Court inevitably destroys any logical, constitutional, or historical understanding of birthright citizenship they’ll use idiotic shit like this to justify themselves.
And I’ll want to rip my eyes out so I don’t have to read it.
Ilan Wurman's anti-birthright citizenship Supreme Court amicus. I won't mince words. He bastardizes the common law. It is a methodologically bankrupt approach to the history of Anglo-American constitutionalism. It is little more than preening to gain someone's favor, but certainly not a scholar's.
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Two posts into this summarization and already pissed.
When the Supreme Court inevitably destroys any logical, constitutional, or historical understanding of birthright citizenship they’ll use idiotic shit like this to justify themselves.
And I’ll want to rip my eyes out so I don’t have to read it.
When the Supreme Court inevitably destroys any logical, constitutional, or historical understanding of birthright citizenship they’ll use idiotic shit like this to justify themselves.
And I’ll want to rip my eyes out so I don’t have to read it.
Being so racist that you not only believe in phrenology, but believe in phrenology for dogs as well is crazy.
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Being so racist that you not only believe in phrenology, but believe in phrenology for dogs as well is crazy.
The most annoying thing about Democratic leadership isn’t actually their cowardliness. That’s expected.
It’s the lack of protest from the supposedly progressive wing of the party. Why haven’t progressives been pushing for new leaders and publicly calling out Schumer, Jeffries, et al?
It’s the lack of protest from the supposedly progressive wing of the party. Why haven’t progressives been pushing for new leaders and publicly calling out Schumer, Jeffries, et al?
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:35 AM
The most annoying thing about Democratic leadership isn’t actually their cowardliness. That’s expected.
It’s the lack of protest from the supposedly progressive wing of the party. Why haven’t progressives been pushing for new leaders and publicly calling out Schumer, Jeffries, et al?
It’s the lack of protest from the supposedly progressive wing of the party. Why haven’t progressives been pushing for new leaders and publicly calling out Schumer, Jeffries, et al?
Democrats are so damn predictable.
January 25, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Democrats are so damn predictable.
The most recent ICE killing really illustrates just how much these guys just want to play dress up and feel tough.
That guy was motionless on the ground, (possibly already dead), and not a threat. But multiple agents shot his body after a couple of seconds b/c they just wanted to shoot their guns.
That guy was motionless on the ground, (possibly already dead), and not a threat. But multiple agents shot his body after a couple of seconds b/c they just wanted to shoot their guns.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The most recent ICE killing really illustrates just how much these guys just want to play dress up and feel tough.
That guy was motionless on the ground, (possibly already dead), and not a threat. But multiple agents shot his body after a couple of seconds b/c they just wanted to shoot their guns.
That guy was motionless on the ground, (possibly already dead), and not a threat. But multiple agents shot his body after a couple of seconds b/c they just wanted to shoot their guns.
The media helping Republicans break international law is old news, and that in and of itself is maddening.
🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The media helping Republicans break international law is old news, and that in and of itself is maddening.
Has anyone talked about the how Republicans thinking an entire country now falls under their control just because they have their chief executive in custody is yet another indicator of how much they believe Trump, (and any future Republican president for that matter), is a king?
January 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Has anyone talked about the how Republicans thinking an entire country now falls under their control just because they have their chief executive in custody is yet another indicator of how much they believe Trump, (and any future Republican president for that matter), is a king?
Umm…the history of law enforcement in this country begs to differ…
the administration wants to frame this (bizarrely) as law enforcement. but if law enforcement conducted a raid for a suspect and killed 40 people, including an unknown number of unarmed civilians, it would be treated as a clear disaster like Waco.
NYT:
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
At least 40 people were killed in the US attack on Venezuela, including military personnel and civilians.
January 4, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Umm…the history of law enforcement in this country begs to differ…
Hard to overstate how absolutely bonkers things have gotten in the last decade that the United States openly kidnapped a foreign head of state and this country didn’t grind to a halt in response.
January 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Hard to overstate how absolutely bonkers things have gotten in the last decade that the United States openly kidnapped a foreign head of state and this country didn’t grind to a halt in response.
I don’t know how correct ChatGPT is when transcribing handwritten historical documents. But I have to think there’s no way it looked at that word and thought it said “yankees.”
Lash is literally just lying, and hoping people can’t read cursive and just blindly trust his representation of ChatGPT.
Lash is literally just lying, and hoping people can’t read cursive and just blindly trust his representation of ChatGPT.
So, I read through the transcription part of the Lash paper again. Again, I am okay with using AI to assist with difficult handwriting samples.
That said. I’m really not convinced that it says “Yankees” after Irish. It looks like Irish Indian to me with missing comma. I’ll chew on that.
HOWEVER:
That said. I’m really not convinced that it says “Yankees” after Irish. It looks like Irish Indian to me with missing comma. I’ll chew on that.
HOWEVER:
December 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I don’t know how correct ChatGPT is when transcribing handwritten historical documents. But I have to think there’s no way it looked at that word and thought it said “yankees.”
Lash is literally just lying, and hoping people can’t read cursive and just blindly trust his representation of ChatGPT.
Lash is literally just lying, and hoping people can’t read cursive and just blindly trust his representation of ChatGPT.
All I want for Christmas is for Jeffries to lose his primary.
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
All I want for Christmas is for Jeffries to lose his primary.
I’ve been saying this for weeks now, but you cannot convince me that CNN isn’t working with Marjorie Taylor Greene to rehabilitate her image as a crazy far-right extremist.
CNN: In the last couple of weeks or so, she's become kind of an ally on some issues. What do you make of this?
Auchincloss: No, John, she hasn't.
Auchincloss: No, John, she hasn't.
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I’ve been saying this for weeks now, but you cannot convince me that CNN isn’t working with Marjorie Taylor Greene to rehabilitate her image as a crazy far-right extremist.
When you’re listening to the senior scholar in your field provide completely irrelevant comments for the panel.
November 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
When you’re listening to the senior scholar in your field provide completely irrelevant comments for the panel.