Erika Cooke
@weberhistorian.bsky.social
West Texas resident, HS teacher, now APUSH and Dual Credit, formerly AP World and APMicro/Macroecon, colonial and cultural Latin American history, US Constitutional history, wine and whisky enthusiast, cat lover
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Erika Cooke
@weberhistorian.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Well hello followers! I'm a teacher in the oil patch in West Texas. I didn't have many followers on the bird app, but I'm excited to meet new people. Posts may be sporadic, but about history, teaching, and cats. Sorry if I don't follow back, my school is phone free, so I'm not on it during the day.
What's your favorite Bible verse? Wrong answers only.
August 20, 2026 at 2:57 AM
What's your favorite Bible verse? Wrong answers only.
I just love the way this movie ends. Everthing between Kujan and Verbal. And how the pieces fall into place. And then Verbal gets to walk away.
#HATM
#HATM
August 10, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I just love the way this movie ends. Everthing between Kujan and Verbal. And how the pieces fall into place. And then Verbal gets to walk away.
#HATM
#HATM
Oh I'm getting in late, but I've seen this before and it's so good. #HATM
1. This one. The Sting, Sneakers.
2. The Philadelphia Story. Mr. Roberts. Operation Petticoat.
3. Had salmon and beef filet at a friend's.
1. This one. The Sting, Sneakers.
2. The Philadelphia Story. Mr. Roberts. Operation Petticoat.
3. Had salmon and beef filet at a friend's.
That brings us to tonight's #HATM questions:
1) What are your favorite heist films?
2) What movies would you like to see on #HATM next? (@phdrachel.bsky.social will be hosting while I'm gone on fire detail)
3) and what is on the menu at your home tonight?
1) What are your favorite heist films?
2) What movies would you like to see on #HATM next? (@phdrachel.bsky.social will be hosting while I'm gone on fire detail)
3) and what is on the menu at your home tonight?
August 10, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Oh I'm getting in late, but I've seen this before and it's so good. #HATM
1. This one. The Sting, Sneakers.
2. The Philadelphia Story. Mr. Roberts. Operation Petticoat.
3. Had salmon and beef filet at a friend's.
1. This one. The Sting, Sneakers.
2. The Philadelphia Story. Mr. Roberts. Operation Petticoat.
3. Had salmon and beef filet at a friend's.
I deleted a post with an Amazon wishlist because my district doesn't allow them. But I'm sure what I need will be hard to come by.
I'll see how the year goes.
I'll see how the year goes.
August 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I deleted a post with an Amazon wishlist because my district doesn't allow them. But I'm sure what I need will be hard to come by.
I'll see how the year goes.
I'll see how the year goes.
I teach advanced history in Texas (AP and Dual Credit) and I've got a thought about this author's article: it's bullshit.
All hat and no cattle.
All hat and no cattle.
August 4, 2026 at 2:53 AM
I teach advanced history in Texas (AP and Dual Credit) and I've got a thought about this author's article: it's bullshit.
All hat and no cattle.
All hat and no cattle.
I'm so ready for this!
July 17, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I'm so ready for this!
Verify your age:
The first time I got on the Internet was on Prodigy.
Or-
I played this game when it was first released.
The first time I got on the Internet was on Prodigy.
Or-
I played this game when it was first released.
July 12, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Verify your age:
The first time I got on the Internet was on Prodigy.
Or-
I played this game when it was first released.
The first time I got on the Internet was on Prodigy.
Or-
I played this game when it was first released.
I wanted to make it tonight but other birthday plans came up. #HATM
1. For me it's @jrakove.bsky.social.
2. A Revolution in Favor of Government by Max Edling.
3. Fried chicken, potato wedges, and fried okra.
1. For me it's @jrakove.bsky.social.
2. A Revolution in Favor of Government by Max Edling.
3. Fried chicken, potato wedges, and fried okra.
That brings us to tonight's #HATM questions:
1) Who are your favorite historians of early America on Blue Sky? (I get a dollar every time you say @jbf1755.bsky.social)
2) What is your favorite book on the American Revolution?
3) And what is on the menu at your home tonight?
1) Who are your favorite historians of early America on Blue Sky? (I get a dollar every time you say @jbf1755.bsky.social)
2) What is your favorite book on the American Revolution?
3) And what is on the menu at your home tonight?
June 29, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I wanted to make it tonight but other birthday plans came up. #HATM
1. For me it's @jrakove.bsky.social.
2. A Revolution in Favor of Government by Max Edling.
3. Fried chicken, potato wedges, and fried okra.
1. For me it's @jrakove.bsky.social.
2. A Revolution in Favor of Government by Max Edling.
3. Fried chicken, potato wedges, and fried okra.
#HATM My husband retired so we're celebrating this weekend. But:
1. My great grandmother Clara Angie Bond Dye who also was a post mistress after WWI before suffrage.
2. I wish I could recommend one.
1. My great grandmother Clara Angie Bond Dye who also was a post mistress after WWI before suffrage.
2. I wish I could recommend one.
May 25, 2026 at 1:00 AM
#HATM My husband retired so we're celebrating this weekend. But:
1. My great grandmother Clara Angie Bond Dye who also was a post mistress after WWI before suffrage.
2. I wish I could recommend one.
1. My great grandmother Clara Angie Bond Dye who also was a post mistress after WWI before suffrage.
2. I wish I could recommend one.
Sad I missed #HATM tonight!
1. It definitely predicts a lot with surveillance, access, and government need to protect cyber security.
2. The Sting, though this one is really good.
3. Chicken and snacks at a pool party.
1. It definitely predicts a lot with surveillance, access, and government need to protect cyber security.
2. The Sting, though this one is really good.
3. Chicken and snacks at a pool party.
That brings us to tonight's #HATM questions:
1) Looking back now, does the film feel more like a Cold War caper or a prophecy about the surveillance world we live in today?
2) What is your favorite Redford film?
3) And what is on the menu at your home tonight?
The movie kicks off in 15 minutes.
1) Looking back now, does the film feel more like a Cold War caper or a prophecy about the surveillance world we live in today?
2) What is your favorite Redford film?
3) And what is on the menu at your home tonight?
The movie kicks off in 15 minutes.
May 18, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Sad I missed #HATM tonight!
1. It definitely predicts a lot with surveillance, access, and government need to protect cyber security.
2. The Sting, though this one is really good.
3. Chicken and snacks at a pool party.
1. It definitely predicts a lot with surveillance, access, and government need to protect cyber security.
2. The Sting, though this one is really good.
3. Chicken and snacks at a pool party.
Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only—
Columbo
How I Met Your Mother
Star Trek (Original Series)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Firefly
Dollhouse
Frasier
News Radio
Law & Order (original run)
Midsomer Murders
Doctor Who
This Old House
Top Gear
Futurama
The Closer
Columbo
How I Met Your Mother
Star Trek (Original Series)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Firefly
Dollhouse
Frasier
News Radio
Law & Order (original run)
Midsomer Murders
Doctor Who
This Old House
Top Gear
Futurama
The Closer
Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only—
Deadwood
Taskmaster
Peep Show
The Leftovers
Human Remains
Inside No. 9
Westworld
The Wire
Six Feet Under
Veep
Righteous Gemstones
Carnivàle
The Pitt
Always Sunny
Dark
Deadwood
Taskmaster
Peep Show
The Leftovers
Human Remains
Inside No. 9
Westworld
The Wire
Six Feet Under
Veep
Righteous Gemstones
Carnivàle
The Pitt
Always Sunny
Dark
Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only—
Kids in the Hall
MST3K
Simpsons
Homicide
News Radio
Arrested Development
The Shield
The Wire
Deadwood
Breaking Bad
Justified
Schitt's Creek
Shrinking
30 Rock
Veep
Kids in the Hall
MST3K
Simpsons
Homicide
News Radio
Arrested Development
The Shield
The Wire
Deadwood
Breaking Bad
Justified
Schitt's Creek
Shrinking
30 Rock
Veep
May 2, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only—
Columbo
How I Met Your Mother
Star Trek (Original Series)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Firefly
Dollhouse
Frasier
News Radio
Law & Order (original run)
Midsomer Murders
Doctor Who
This Old House
Top Gear
Futurama
The Closer
Columbo
How I Met Your Mother
Star Trek (Original Series)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Firefly
Dollhouse
Frasier
News Radio
Law & Order (original run)
Midsomer Murders
Doctor Who
This Old House
Top Gear
Futurama
The Closer
So glad to make it tonight!
1. There's some good stories from the town I grew up in in Central Texas.
2. Haven't watched the newer ones yet.
3. Beans and oryx petin and cheese sausage and a nice Tempranillo.
#HATM
1. There's some good stories from the town I grew up in in Central Texas.
2. Haven't watched the newer ones yet.
3. Beans and oryx petin and cheese sausage and a nice Tempranillo.
#HATM
April 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM
So glad to make it tonight!
1. There's some good stories from the town I grew up in in Central Texas.
2. Haven't watched the newer ones yet.
3. Beans and oryx petin and cheese sausage and a nice Tempranillo.
#HATM
1. There's some good stories from the town I grew up in in Central Texas.
2. Haven't watched the newer ones yet.
3. Beans and oryx petin and cheese sausage and a nice Tempranillo.
#HATM
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif.
Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.
Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.
April 26, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif.
Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.
Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.
I went to school central Texas with a girl named Texas. No lie.
April 26, 2026 at 6:02 AM
I went to school central Texas with a girl named Texas. No lie.
Well dang it, a friend's visit tonight means I'm not going to make it.
But!
1. a.co/d/00yxfkHu
2. Texas brisket, creamed corn, pinto beans, a cold lager, and peach cobbler with Blue Bell vanilla ice cream.
#HATM
But!
1. a.co/d/00yxfkHu
2. Texas brisket, creamed corn, pinto beans, a cold lager, and peach cobbler with Blue Bell vanilla ice cream.
#HATM
April 20, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Well dang it, a friend's visit tonight means I'm not going to make it.
But!
1. a.co/d/00yxfkHu
2. Texas brisket, creamed corn, pinto beans, a cold lager, and peach cobbler with Blue Bell vanilla ice cream.
#HATM
But!
1. a.co/d/00yxfkHu
2. Texas brisket, creamed corn, pinto beans, a cold lager, and peach cobbler with Blue Bell vanilla ice cream.
#HATM
The Strait of Hormuz is open but only if you're trying to save the Kobayashi Maru.
The Strait of Hormuz is open but you must answer me these questions three, ere the other side you see
The Strait of Hormuz is open but may only be traversed by the Ship of Theseus.
April 19, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The Strait of Hormuz is open but only if you're trying to save the Kobayashi Maru.
Couldn't make it tonight but:
1. The Replacements
2. Are there really people that like that movie? I think they're just saying something that will get attention.
3. We had salmon at a friend's house.
Hopefully next week! #HATM
1. The Replacements
2. Are there really people that like that movie? I think they're just saying something that will get attention.
3. We had salmon at a friend's house.
Hopefully next week! #HATM
That brings us to tonight's #HATM questions:
1) What is your favorite Gene Hackman film
2) No it can't be Hoosiers.
3) And what is on the menu at your home tonight?
The show kicks off in 15 minutes.
1) What is your favorite Gene Hackman film
2) No it can't be Hoosiers.
3) And what is on the menu at your home tonight?
The show kicks off in 15 minutes.
April 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Couldn't make it tonight but:
1. The Replacements
2. Are there really people that like that movie? I think they're just saying something that will get attention.
3. We had salmon at a friend's house.
Hopefully next week! #HATM
1. The Replacements
2. Are there really people that like that movie? I think they're just saying something that will get attention.
3. We had salmon at a friend's house.
Hopefully next week! #HATM
I still cringe when I think about the old men that would make comments to me when I worked as a cashier at a grocery store in high school. The old men coaches and subs at my high school though I've shot back at and while no one supported me, they made sure they were respectful else get called out.
One of my regrets is that when I was in my 20s (I’m in my 50s now) and I saw old men being disgusting towards women in fandom, I wouldn’t say anything.
April 12, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I still cringe when I think about the old men that would make comments to me when I worked as a cashier at a grocery store in high school. The old men coaches and subs at my high school though I've shot back at and while no one supported me, they made sure they were respectful else get called out.
They are *almost* there. They are almost realizing that what they really need to do is talk to a teacher, a real human being, because the work is so different that what they think. Just because they went to school and were a student, does not mean they know anything about how to teach students.
Khan Academy’s founder says its AI chatbot was a “non-event” for most students.
The education of Sal Khan and the limits of his chatbot
Khan Academy’s founder says its AI chatbot was a “non-event” for most students.
bit.ly
April 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
They are *almost* there. They are almost realizing that what they really need to do is talk to a teacher, a real human being, because the work is so different that what they think. Just because they went to school and were a student, does not mean they know anything about how to teach students.
I just opened up the app to see what has been in the discourse today and this just takes the cake.
My Lutheran self is now saying oh boy bring on the third pope/antipope and I'll look out for the Jan Hus in this scenario.
My Lutheran self is now saying oh boy bring on the third pope/antipope and I'll look out for the Jan Hus in this scenario.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE TAGGING ME IN ON THE VATICAN / PENTAGON BEEF HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT
April 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I just opened up the app to see what has been in the discourse today and this just takes the cake.
My Lutheran self is now saying oh boy bring on the third pope/antipope and I'll look out for the Jan Hus in this scenario.
My Lutheran self is now saying oh boy bring on the third pope/antipope and I'll look out for the Jan Hus in this scenario.
Just because you went to school doesn't mean you know how a school actually works and what a teacher's job is.
What's something that experts/practitioners in your field universally agree upon, but that remains a "hot take" among the general public?
March 30, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Just because you went to school doesn't mean you know how a school actually works and what a teacher's job is.
So basically it's a Hallmark series?
I didn't know that about Sheridan's company, but even the first ep of "The Madison" is pretty much: City people are shallow morons, rural life is Real Life.
As my wife said, by the end of the ep, you don't want to spend anymore time with any of them.
As my wife said, by the end of the ep, you don't want to spend anymore time with any of them.
March 17, 2026 at 2:38 AM
So basically it's a Hallmark series?