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Katrina Ponti

@kmp5440

Historian of the US Department of State/ US Early Republic/ Citizen Diplomacy/ Maritime World. IKEA connoisseuse. https://kponti0.wixsite.com/website

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What can an early Americanist teach you about applied and contemporary history? If you're in Ohio, you can find out!

17.10.2025 18:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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And now the final panel…and it’s a big one!

The state of the early American field/profession with @agordonreed.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social @johannneem.bsky.social Darren Staloff chaired by Jon Lauck

#JMCatSOC

16.09.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Happy to share my latest podcast appearance for the NWC Strategy and Policy Department! Check out the department's Strategy Matters Podcast, "A Fort Between Two Waters: Symbolism, Strength, and Strategy in a Hybrid War."
digital-commons.usnwc.edu/strategy-mat...

03.09.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications
May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications YouTube video by Road Less Marveled

One of my favorite speeches in support of my favorite @pbs.org

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7...

02.07.2025 16:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just remembered the existence of Marvin Bush today.

28.04.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Writing Fellowship, Summer 2025 at The Onion

NGL sounds like a pretty cool altac opportunity!
jobs.gusto.com/postings/the...

17.03.2025 19:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. deports hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, despite court order It was not clear if the deportations happened before a D.C. federal judge ordered the administration to stop using wartime powers to deport anyone immediately, and turn around any planes in the air.

If anyone needs someone to give them context for laws from the 1790s, I'm your gal. www.npr.org/2025/03/16/g...

17.03.2025 12:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Early American Foreign Service Appointments Map

Consulate diplomacy was fundamental to US state development and friendly relations in the Early Republic.
Here is just one of many projects attesting to that!
eafsmap.org/map.html

07.03.2025 13:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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American Experience | The Gilded Age | Season 30 | Episode 3 The Gilded Age: Full Film

Here to share a PBS documentary worth revisiting...
www.pbs.org/video/the-gi...

06.03.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

pre covid there was a server in the campus cafeteria who would always tell us to have a "happy silly day." We thought it was kinda odd. But now I feel like having a happy silly day is an act of rebellion and we should definitely do it.

07.02.2025 16:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just realized that if you look at the names, you can probably track the course of his vessel through the IndoPac

03.02.2025 18:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oathbreakers β€œFascinating.” β€” The Wall Street Journal β€œAn enlightening portrait of the medieval mindset.” β€” Publishers Weekly The authors of The Bright Ages return with a β€œreal-life Game of Thrones” (New York Time...


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24.01.2025 05:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@lollardfish.bsky.social giving a great talk about how historians tell a story from contradictory sources.

24.01.2025 00:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't even have to go all the way up to Providence, you'll be in Barrington 😊

21.01.2025 22:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fun fact, General Montgomery took a bullet in the neck in Quebec because Canada didn't want to join the Americans. They shot a few more bullets when we tried invading Canada again in 1812.

08.01.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a white tank top and hat is standing on a boat in the ocean . ALT: a man in a white tank top and hat is standing on a boat in the ocean .

it's been a minute!

05.12.2024 20:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Of Hindsight and Foresight: An Introduction to β€œRethinking Applied History” Visit the post for more.

Why historians of the Early Republic must be present in modern policy discussions.

15.02.2024 17:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Listening to a military friend mumbling in the archives: "the signal to noise ratio is too damn high..."

30.11.2023 17:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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History 2023-24 Pages for academic jobs in History posted in the 2023-24 hiring season. These pages are for jobs that begin in 2024. [June 1 2023] Most of these pages do not yet exist and/or need content. If you are ...

On the history job market? Keep an eye on the searches here!
academicjobs.fandom.com/wiki/History...

13.11.2023 17:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
H-Diplo|RJISSF Roundtable Review 15-12 on Verney, _A Great and Rising Nation_ | H-Net H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum Roundtable Review 15-12 Michael A. Verney. A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic. Chicago...

Awesome book and an awesome roundtable!
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07.11.2023 17:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

History is the vernacular of public policy

02.11.2023 17:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hear me out: a Pokemon-based international order

11.10.2023 18:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello Blue new world! I'll be fangirling my brilliant friends and doing academic things!

09.10.2023 16:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0