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  1. David Barton insists white lawmakers deserve more credit for ending slavery, downplaying slavery's horrors and amplifying the 13th-15th Amendments' significance. John Amato exposes how Barton’s revisionist claims fuel far-right narratives reshaping civil rights history. Dive into the details here: crooksandliars.com/2025/08/win #JohnAmato #DavidBarton #slavery #whitewashinghistory #civilrights #rightwing #pseudohistory

  2. @paninid Examples such as yours are ones that I believe are productive and useful. Comparative history is important and insightful, when done right (which is why warnings from the Founders are so important). I've been seeing a lot more *248 years is really close to 250* #discourse which is based on Glubb's #pseudohistory which distracts from the rich comparisons of #Catiline and #Caesar

  3. @paninid Examples such as yours are ones that I believe are productive and useful. Comparative history is important and insightful, when done right (which is why warnings from the Founders are so important). I've been seeing a lot more *248 years is really close to 250* #discourse which is based on Glubb's #pseudohistory which distracts from the rich comparisons of #Catiline and #Caesar

  4. @paninid Examples such as yours are ones that I believe are productive and useful. Comparative history is important and insightful, when done right (which is why warnings from the Founders are so important). I've been seeing a lot more *248 years is really close to 250* #discourse which is based on Glubb's #pseudohistory which distracts from the rich comparisons of #Catiline and #Caesar

  5. @paninid Examples such as yours are ones that I believe are productive and useful. Comparative history is important and insightful, when done right (which is why warnings from the Founders are so important). I've been seeing a lot more *248 years is really close to 250* #discourse which is based on Glubb's #pseudohistory which distracts from the rich comparisons of #Catiline and #Caesar

  6. I’ve noticed over the years that some experts kind of get off on quashing misconceptions about the past in a way that disappoints the person they’re talking to. I suspect that this is a contributing factor to the popularity of #pseudohistory.

    I have had more success with the “the truth is even stranger!” approach.

    #history #archaeology #pedagogy

  7. I’ve noticed over the years that some experts kind of get off on quashing misconceptions about the past in a way that disappoints the person they’re talking to. I suspect that this is a contributing factor to the popularity of #pseudohistory.

    I have had more success with the “the truth is even stranger!” approach.

    #history #archaeology #pedagogy

  8. I’ve noticed over the years that some experts kind of get off on quashing misconceptions about the past in a way that disappoints the person they’re talking to. I suspect that this is a contributing factor to the popularity of #pseudohistory.

    I have had more success with the “the truth is even stranger!” approach.

    #history #archaeology #pedagogy

  9. I’ve noticed over the years that some experts kind of get off on quashing misconceptions about the past in a way that disappoints the person they’re talking to. I suspect that this is a contributing factor to the popularity of #pseudohistory.

    I have had more success with the “the truth is even stranger!” approach.

    #history #archaeology #pedagogy

  10. I’ve noticed over the years that some experts kind of get off on quashing misconceptions about the past in a way that disappoints the person they’re talking to. I suspect that this is a contributing factor to the popularity of #pseudohistory.

    I have had more success with the “the truth is even stranger!” approach.

    #history #archaeology #pedagogy

  11. The Dendera lamp is a claim by some conspiracy theorists and "alternate" history nuts that reliefs in the temple of Dendera in #Egypt "prove" that the Ancient Egyptians harnessed electricity and used it for lighting.

    The name "Dendera lamp" is named after the fringe theories; the name wasn't chosen because there's any actual lamp. There isn't.

    #RationalWiki #Denderalamp #pseudohistory #ancientegypt
    rationalwiki.org/wiki/Dendera_

  12. The Dendera lamp is a claim by some conspiracy theorists and "alternate" history nuts that reliefs in the temple of Dendera in #Egypt "prove" that the Ancient Egyptians harnessed electricity and used it for lighting.

    The name "Dendera lamp" is named after the fringe theories; the name wasn't chosen because there's any actual lamp. There isn't.

    #RationalWiki #Denderalamp #pseudohistory #ancientegypt
    rationalwiki.org/wiki/Dendera_

  13. The Dendera lamp is a claim by some conspiracy theorists and "alternate" history nuts that reliefs in the temple of Dendera in #Egypt "prove" that the Ancient Egyptians harnessed electricity and used it for lighting.

    The name "Dendera lamp" is named after the fringe theories; the name wasn't chosen because there's any actual lamp. There isn't.

    #RationalWiki #Denderalamp #pseudohistory #ancientegypt
    rationalwiki.org/wiki/Dendera_

  14. The Dendera lamp is a claim by some conspiracy theorists and "alternate" history nuts that reliefs in the temple of Dendera in #Egypt "prove" that the Ancient Egyptians harnessed electricity and used it for lighting.

    The name "Dendera lamp" is named after the fringe theories; the name wasn't chosen because there's any actual lamp. There isn't.

    #RationalWiki #Denderalamp #pseudohistory #ancientegypt
    rationalwiki.org/wiki/Dendera_

  15. Las afirmaciones sin fundamento, conspiranoicas, se olvidan o quedan como un residuo de origen desconocido. En Las dos babilonias (1853), Alexander Hislop decía que el catolicismo era una extensión apocalíptica de la religión babilónica fundada por la pseudo-virgen Semíramis, esposa de Nemrod, que dio a luz a Tammuz, que era reencarnación de su padre. Por supuesto, el protestantismo era el cristianismo verdadero. #pseudohistoria #pseudohistory

  16. Las afirmaciones sin fundamento, conspiranoicas, se olvidan o quedan como un residuo de origen desconocido. En Las dos babilonias (1853), Alexander Hislop decía que el catolicismo era una extensión apocalíptica de la religión babilónica fundada por la pseudo-virgen Semíramis, esposa de Nemrod, que dio a luz a Tammuz, que era reencarnación de su padre. Por supuesto, el protestantismo era el cristianismo verdadero. #pseudohistoria #pseudohistory

  17. Las afirmaciones sin fundamento, conspiranoicas, se olvidan o quedan como un residuo de origen desconocido. En Las dos babilonias (1853), Alexander Hislop decía que el catolicismo era una extensión apocalíptica de la religión babilónica fundada por la pseudo-virgen Semíramis, esposa de Nemrod, que dio a luz a Tammuz, que era reencarnación de su padre. Por supuesto, el protestantismo era el cristianismo verdadero. #pseudohistoria #pseudohistory

  18. Las afirmaciones sin fundamento, conspiranoicas, se olvidan o quedan como un residuo de origen desconocido. En Las dos babilonias (1853), Alexander Hislop decía que el catolicismo era una extensión apocalíptica de la religión babilónica fundada por la pseudo-virgen Semíramis, esposa de Nemrod, que dio a luz a Tammuz, que era reencarnación de su padre. Por supuesto, el protestantismo era el cristianismo verdadero. #pseudohistoria #pseudohistory

  19. #Crank magnetism is the condition where people become attracted to multiple crank ideas at the same time. Crank magnetism also denotes the tendency — even for otherwise "lone issue" cranks — to accumulate more crank beliefs over time. You know that old saying about not being so open-minded that your brain falls out? People with crank magnetism didn't pay attention to that. Crank magnetism is an important stepping stone on the path towards being wrong all of the time. Its opposite is the stopped clock (which is when otherwise overly credulous people actually find some crankery that they won't believe in, and may even actively denounce it).

    #RationalWiki #crankmagnetism #kooks #pseudoscience #pseudohistory
    rationalwiki.org/wiki/Crank_ma

  20. #Crank magnetism is the condition where people become attracted to multiple crank ideas at the same time. Crank magnetism also denotes the tendency — even for otherwise "lone issue" cranks — to accumulate more crank beliefs over time. You know that old saying about not being so open-minded that your brain falls out? People with crank magnetism didn't pay attention to that. Crank magnetism is an important stepping stone on the path towards being wrong all of the time. Its opposite is the stopped clock (which is when otherwise overly credulous people actually find some crankery that they won't believe in, and may even actively denounce it).

    #RationalWiki #crankmagnetism #kooks #pseudoscience #pseudohistory
    rationalwiki.org/wiki/Crank_ma

  21. #Crank magnetism is the condition where people become attracted to multiple crank ideas at the same time. Crank magnetism also denotes the tendency — even for otherwise "lone issue" cranks — to accumulate more crank beliefs over time. You know that old saying about not being so open-minded that your brain falls out? People with crank magnetism didn't pay attention to that. Crank magnetism is an important stepping stone on the path towards being wrong all of the time. Its opposite is the stopped clock (which is when otherwise overly credulous people actually find some crankery that they won't believe in, and may even actively denounce it).

    #RationalWiki #crankmagnetism #kooks #pseudoscience #pseudohistory
    rationalwiki.org/wiki/Crank_ma

  22. #Crank magnetism is the condition where people become attracted to multiple crank ideas at the same time. Crank magnetism also denotes the tendency — even for otherwise "lone issue" cranks — to accumulate more crank beliefs over time. You know that old saying about not being so open-minded that your brain falls out? People with crank magnetism didn't pay attention to that. Crank magnetism is an important stepping stone on the path towards being wrong all of the time. Its opposite is the stopped clock (which is when otherwise overly credulous people actually find some crankery that they won't believe in, and may even actively denounce it).

    #RationalWiki #crankmagnetism #kooks #pseudoscience #pseudohistory
    rationalwiki.org/wiki/Crank_ma

  23. British Israelism is a variant of #fundamentalist #Christian theology based on #pseudoarchaeology. In general it claims the lost tribes of Israel migrated to the British Isles and were the ancestors of today's White British people. It was a popular theory in the early 20th century, at least in the U.K. where it served as a theological pseudo-justification for the British Empire. It fell out of favour because the evidence for it is completely lacking.

    #rationalwiki #Britain #britishisraelism #pseudohistory #britishempire
    rationalwiki.org/wiki/British_

  24. British Israelism is a variant of #fundamentalist #Christian theology based on #pseudoarchaeology. In general it claims the lost tribes of Israel migrated to the British Isles and were the ancestors of today's White British people. It was a popular theory in the early 20th century, at least in the U.K. where it served as a theological pseudo-justification for the British Empire. It fell out of favour because the evidence for it is completely lacking.

    #rationalwiki #Britain #britishisraelism #pseudohistory #britishempire
    rationalwiki.org/wiki/British_

  25. British Israelism is a variant of #fundamentalist #Christian theology based on #pseudoarchaeology. In general it claims the lost tribes of Israel migrated to the British Isles and were the ancestors of today's White British people. It was a popular theory in the early 20th century, at least in the U.K. where it served as a theological pseudo-justification for the British Empire. It fell out of favour because the evidence for it is completely lacking.

    #rationalwiki #Britain #britishisraelism #pseudohistory #britishempire
    rationalwiki.org/wiki/British_

  26. British Israelism is a variant of #fundamentalist #Christian theology based on #pseudoarchaeology. In general it claims the lost tribes of Israel migrated to the British Isles and were the ancestors of today's White British people. It was a popular theory in the early 20th century, at least in the U.K. where it served as a theological pseudo-justification for the British Empire. It fell out of favour because the evidence for it is completely lacking.

    #rationalwiki #Britain #britishisraelism #pseudohistory #britishempire
    rationalwiki.org/wiki/British_

  27. How a Calendar Exposed the Falling Standards of an IIT

    Relying on a baffling mixture of symbols and images, the 2024 calendar claiming to be published by IIT-Kharagpur wrongly propagates that Vedic Aryans were indigenous to the Indus Valley region, and supports 'out-of-India' migration against all evidence. C.P. Rajendran writes.

    #WestBengal #IITKharagpur #IITs #AryanMigration #IndusValleyCivilisation #pseudohistory #hindutva #education #india

    thewire.in/education/how-a-cal