@johnmkinder
Historian of #war, #disabilty, #veterans, #zoos. OKSTATE U. Writing book on murder in #WWII MS. Profile: https://tinyurl.com/23xfwzmh. World War Zoos: Humans & Other Animals in the Deadliest Conflict of the Modern Age https://tinyurl.com/4anuu4cp
Step 2: loosen the rules of combat, normalizing higher numbers of non-American casualties.
Step 3: fight much weaker enemies that have little hope of striking US civilians.
Step 4: make talking about US casualties seem unpatriotic or treasonous, as Pete Hegseth would like us to believe.
What we are seeing in Iran is the product of a decades-long project to remove US casaulties from the calculus of American warfare.
Step 1 : remove, as much as possible, US bodies from the field of fire, replacing them with machines.
Trump says that “every time you see someone with missing arms or legs” or a face that’s been “shattered” it was most likely caused by an Iranian “road side bomb.”
Facts and history--they don't matter, not when there are wars to justify.
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Thanks to Sarah Griswold for this story about my recent trip to Vietnam.
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Minneapolis is Gettysburg? Tim Walz is Jeff Davis?
See our brief piece in The Conversation on why folks use the Civil War to make sense of current events.
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#CivilWar #Minneapolis #ICE
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It's February, which means that #snakes are out in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness
Thanks to Gerry Prokopowicz for having Jen Murray and I on Civil War Talk Radio.
Check it out.
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#civilwar #theyaredeadandyettheylive
If you are interested, here is a chance to pick up a copy at 40% off.
“Are you talking to me?” This week is the 50th anniversary of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. Historian @jasonhiggins.bsky.social explains how Taxi Driver, like many #VietnamWar era films, contains historical truths but also reinforces deeply problematic myths about veterans, homecoming, & trauma. 🗃️
What is vegan soul food? What's the deal with Morrissey nowadays? And how much training do you need to make a career of military history?
Find out all this and more on the latest episode of "Military Historians are People, Too."
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Great to see this. Steve contributed a terrific chapter to my new co-edited book on Civil War memory.
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The executive order should be called “Restoring Lies and Insanity to American History.” Another example of “What We Learned from the Lost Cause.”
Excited to announce that I'll be giving a Legacy Lecture at the George Marshall Foundation in this April.
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Jen Murray and I are on the latest episode of the Emerging Civil War Podcast.
We talk about our new edited collection, They Are Dead and Yet They Live, from @univnebpress.bsky.social.
Thanks to Chris Mackowski for having us!
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This collection proved essential when writing my dissertation (then book) on disabled veterans. And I just scratched the surface.
Flyer for book debut of They Are Dead and Yet They Live on Feb 26 at 7 pm
Can't wait to talk to Jen Murray about why the American Civil War matters --now more than ever.
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In lighter news:
Turkey Mountain in Tulsa has started using a herd of goats, and a sleepy herding dog, to clear brush and leaves from the hiking trails.
Animals making the outdoors a better place for humans.
I am looking forward to late career.
Check out the latest episode of the Cross Word Book podcast in which historian Jennifer Murray and I talk about living in the South, predictions of the "next" civil war, & our new edited collection on #CivilWar memory.
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Jen Murray and I just had a great time recording an episode of the Cross Word Books podcast (out soon).
If anyone wants to chat about our new book on #CivilWar memory and American polarization, just hit us up.
I can't wait to read this. Admittedly, I am not very good at keeping track of references to my work. I am just humbled by the fact that, given all the brilliant folks working on these topics, people still find my work on disabled vets useful. (Not fishing for compliments.)
Hot new #AMA is here right now #Skystorians! @johnmkinder.bsky.social and Jen Murray are here to talk about the American Civil War, what it means for us today, and so much more! #CivilWar
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I am crushed that this is happening in Minneapolis...or anywhere for that matter. For the safety of everyone, abolish ICE.
On Monday, Jan 26, Jen Murray and I will be doing a Reddit/Askhistorians #AMA about our new book on #CivilWar memory.
Hit us up with questions about the meaning of the Civil War in an age of BLM, Jan. 6, Trump, and America' s 250.
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Excited for my first trip to Shepherd University!
February 26, 2026 – Book launch for They Are Dead and Yet They Live: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America with Dr. Jennifer Murray and Dr. John Kinder (Oklahoma State University). 7pm, Storer Ballroom – Shepherd University Student Center.
If you care about the environment, if you care about workers, if you care about the treatment of animals, if you care about health, you have to care about this.
There is no getting around it.
Ah! I can’t day how thrilled I am that someone has read this chapter & engaged with it so meaningfully. I truly loved writing it. ❤️
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15/15
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No explanations, no expectations, just covers.
14/15
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No explanations, no expectations, just covers.
13/15
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