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Steve Campbell
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Early 19th c. U.S. historian. Lecturer @ Cal Poly Pomona. Author of The Bank War and the Partisan Press (Univ Press of Kansas 2019) tinyurl.com/35v4jnf2
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    Steve Campbell
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    Sep 16, 2024
    My 4-part series on Inflation and the Economy. Explores all the positive and negative indicators, media bias, and partisanship. - Part 1: x.com/Historian_Stev… - Part 2: x.com/Historian_Stev… - Part 3: x.com/Historian_Stev… - Part 4:
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    Steve Campbell
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    Aug 18, 2024
    1. The last in my series of THREADS on Inflation and the Economy (Part 4 of 4) poses a media-centered explanation for Americans’ negative impressions of the economy and concludes with an exposition of key concepts intended to help us understand the complexities of our economy.
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    Steve Campbell
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    Jan 12, 2024
    Your periodic reminder that less ice at the Arctic is consistent with a weaker jet stream that allows cold air to drift down into the Great Plains. The frigid temps you're experiencing happen BECAUSE of a warming planet, not in spite of it.
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    Steve Campbell
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    Jul 30, 2023
    It depresses me deeply that for the third presidential election in a row there will be a disproportionate media focus on Trump, Trump voters, and his rallies. These. voters. never. spoke. for. a. majority. of. Americans. Not once. And we're sick of hearing about them.
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    Steve Campbell
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    Jan 12, 2024
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    Don't let anyone claim that it's "elite" or condescending toward "real" Americans to know this. Those are bullshit arguments designed to preserve fossil fuel profits. Rather, it's liberating to actually take an interest in knowing how things work.
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    Steve Campbell
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    May 9, 2024
    oh FFS I am NOT transcribing this. I HATE coming across this crap in collections. The things people would do to save a few pennies. If I was the recipient of this letter I'd be pissed.
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    Steve Campbell
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    Mar 13, 2024
    1/ THREAD. How do we know the #CivilWar was caused by #slavery? Academic historians will know this but this is intended for others. It's not enough just to say it. Let's get the evidence out there.
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    Steve Campbell
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    Oct 21, 2023
    Replying to @FromPhDtoLife
    There's a lot of politics. Fellow academics are not as open minded or willing to consider evidence as you might expect if it challenges their preconceived worldviews. There's conformity. It's a business where students are customers. Success does not reflect talent or hard work.
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    Steve Campbell
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    Feb 12, 2022
    1. THREAD. My thoughts on Jonathan Levy’s Ages of American Capitalism, with links and images!
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    Steve Campbell
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    Jul 7, 2020
    Replying to @PreetBharara
    1. Historian here. Manifest Destiny was a justification for imperialism and white supremacy. It had significant northern support but was largely about the westward expansion of southern slaveholders, with tragic consequences for Native Americans and African Americans.
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    Steve Campbell
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    Oct 24, 2021
    When conservatives complain about "woke" academia, they're usually referring to the humanities. Yet engineering departments tied financially to defense contractors and fossil fuel giants are just as much a part of academia as the humanities. Who has more power & influence?
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    Steve Campbell
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    Nov 18, 2020
    For most periods in U.S. history we've had two political parties offering contrasting ideological programs within the confines of a democratic republic. Today we have one political party that accepts democratic norms while the other is a de facto authoritarian party.
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    Steve Campbell
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    Apr 21, 2020
    There isn't a day that goes by that I wonder to myself, where did we go wrong? There are lots of valid responses. The 1980 election is one because we're still suffering the consequences. But I can't shake the feeling that Bush v. Gore was where it all went wrong.
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    Steve Campbell
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    Jun 3, 2024
    Replying to @David_Charts
    One of those things that seems too "partisan" to be true, but is, in fact, true. Just like what I've included here from the NYT Feb 2021
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    Steve Campbell
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    Aug 17, 2022
    Here's a very good example of why historians should keep up on the news and encourage their students to do so, too. If you teach the early U.S. history survey like I do, this would be good to include. #NativeAmericans @twitterstorians #Archaeology
    Fossilized human footprints that a White Sands National Park program manager first discovered.
    Ancient Footprints Push Back Date of Human Arrival in the Americas (Published 2021)
    From nytimes.com