Prussian-Stepping Goose
Professor of History. War & religion in EM Europe; Denmark. Author of FIREPOWER (Basic, 2021); DENMARK, 1513-1660 (Oxford UP, 2007). Current project - Days of Wrath: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Søren Jensen Quist.
Doer of several things.
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- Not only did Dayton, Ohio have a workhouse in 1917... the workhouse also had a piggery! TBH I appreciated confirmation that "piggery" is indeed a word. #skystorians
- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping GooseI am speechless. "The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a 'racist.'" 🗃️ mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
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- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping GooseYes, because when you put all that stuff together, you basically don’t have a case. Do better people. #orangepedo #GuardiansOfPedophiles #ChildSexTrafficking #SheShed
- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping GooseOn Wednesday 4th February, Dr Sebastian Graf (Visiting IMH Researcher) will give the paper “War, Memorialisation, and Digitality: Mnemonic Practices of Ukrainian Virtual Museums in the Russian War against Ukraine" 📆 4 Feb 2026 🕝 15:00 CET 📍RAAB or Zoom (dm for link)
- SW Ohio friends - I've been hearing rumors that there will be an ICE surge imminently, possibly this week, in Springfield. Not a surprise given the high profile given to the Haitian community there. Has anyone heard anything more concrete? It's not that far from where I am so...
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- Cleaning out my office and found this document. IIRC some kid, now nearly 20, just kind of appeared on that day and completely messed up my schedule.
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- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping GooseCould you have ever imagined the sheer ignorance, disinformation, and hate of this statement came from our own govt? This is some serious brown shirt shit. They’re trying to convince you that immigrants are why housing is too expensive. It’s not. Seek truth. Don’t turn on your neighbors. #Pinks
- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping GooseRaw Story: The police chief of a Minnesota city intervened to prevent ICE from arresting a Minnesotan. ICE chased her, boxed her in, drug her from her car & took her. The chief called an ICE supervisor & the woman was returned & driven home by the chief.❤️ #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #ICEholes
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- My new friends in Albany gave me a tour of the storage rooms at the NY State Museum. Here’s a rare gem: the only surviving 1782 Fidelity Medallion, given to the 3 men who captured John André and uncovered Benedict Arnold’s treason in 1780. #skystorians #RevWar
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- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping Goose“I’m not even sure it qualifies as a documentary, exactly, so much as an elaborate piece of designer taxidermy, horribly overpriced and ice-cold to the touch and proffered like a medieval tribute to placate the greedy king on his throne.” www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
- Panel on the role of government oversight in democracies, hosted by Lucy Lang, IG of the State of NY. Great conversation; happy that history was integrated into the discussion seamlessly, and honored to have been included. Video forthcoming. #skystorians
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- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping GooseThe coolest Congresswoman there’s ever been.
- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping Goose📌9 February 2026 | ⌚14:30 Don’t miss the seminar “Blasphemy, Mysticism, and Possession,” co-organized by EMoDiR, bringing together leading scholars to explore the multiple dimensions of unholy speech! 🌍Università di Verona | 💻Online: univr.zoom.us/j/8865889593... #EarlyModern #ReligiousHistory
- Tomorrow I’m doing a thing. I get lots of opportunities to chat about Steuben, but it’s weird to have been invited by the IG of New York State to weigh in on government oversight. #skystorians #MilHist lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xfkmt...
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- Today's vundertegn: a daughter born to 43yo Johanne Eylersdatter of Sokkelund Herred in Aug 1625, with an enlarged head in 'the form of a helmet that is used in war'. The message: God's righteous wrath is about to descend on wicked Denmark. #earlymodern #skystorians #bookhistory #skystorians
- Ten yrs ago today. Smol Boy and Lorge Cat #academiccats #catsofbluesky
- Snowfall over the past 12 hours - about 10 inches. View of garden and of formerly Chonk Cat, who appears to be entranced by it all. #academiccats #catsofbluesky
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- I watched this again after reading about Alex Pretti. At first I didn't know what I was looking at, but... ICE just murdered a man on the street. It's all there. He wasn't armed; he was trying to pull another civilian out of the fray, and those bastards shot him. What the fuck is wrong with us?
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- I love you, Dad’s iPad #academiccats #catsofbluesky
- So...my personal syndicalist fervor isn't misplaced after all.
- 2 more and we have FIVE HUNDRED businesses shut down for the Minnesota General Strike. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
- JFC, GOP - if you're not going to impeach him or invoke the 25th, can't you at least make him shut the fuck up? www.reuters.com/world/trumps...
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- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping GoosePresident Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the U.S. to be reviewed and potentially removed.
- Lots of great talks here (thanks to @profmurdoch.bsky.social), but may I draw your attention to the event on 1 Apr, where @warmatters.bsky.social and I will be yakking (in Stockholm) about the history of firearms #MilHist #firearmshistory #skystorians
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- My handsome boy trying to tell me that reading about confessional politics in the HRE 1609-14 is far less important than acknowledging him. He may have a point. #catsofbluesky #academiccats
- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping Goose"The horrifying details of Trump’s rant aside, what strikes me about the Trump administration’s performance at Davos — not just Trump himself but his minions — was the utter lack of purpose. The whole Trump team seems to have gone to Europe with no goal other than to belittle and insult their hosts"
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- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping GooseTelling me that I personally am at fault for what that shitheel president is doing is certainly your right but also he'd euthanize me if possible as a queer autistic so maybe understand He is the windshield, I am the bug.
- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping GooseExhibition | Savonnerie Carpets of Louis XIV enfilade18thc.com/2026/01/18/e... #C17th #materialculture #earlymodern
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- I felt a bit like a buzzkill but this was fun. Thanks, Cassidy!
- Yet another reason to feel sick this morning. bbc.com/news/article...
- Sorry to pester, but if any of my court studies/ court culture/ royal studies friends could throw me a line here I’d be v grateful. #courtcultures #courtstudies #hofkultur #royalstudies #earlymodern
- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping GooseIn February 1775, 240 Redcoats came to Salem MA to confiscate artillery secreted just over the North River. Locals raised the drawbridge just before they arrived. It was freezing. Swearing & furious, the British commander threatened to open fire if they didn't lower the bridge. 1/4
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- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping Goose#GVerse #BreakingNews Thousands of Danes and Greenlanders are protesting #Shit4Brain’s annexation efforts today in Copenhagen to make clear we shouldn’t annex Greenland. We stand with our NATO partners.
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- Not from Kejserkrigen but informative. Taking a cue from this good Lutheran man from Augsburg, watch out for Jesuits taking the form of a devil and trying to seduce your spouse. It might be a good idea to keep a sword and stridzhammer close by. #earlymodern #skystorians #bookhistory #danishhistory
- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping GooseCopenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now. Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations. Source: dr.dk
- Reposted by Prussian-Stepping GooseI spent the summer of 2024 in Leuven on a LECTIO fellowship, and I highly recommend it. Fabulous libraries, delightful town, great colleagues. Plus they put you up in the Beguinage! #earlymodern 🗃️
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- Revisiting Danish miracle/disaster lit from Kejserkrigen anent my Vejlby project and reacquainted myself with this gem, on the eruption of Katla in September 1625 and just how much God is pissed at us. From the ever prolific Niels Helvad #earlymodern #skystorians #bookhistory #danishhistory #iceland
