Rebecca Brannon
@brannon.bsky.social
Historian. Writer. American Loyalists. History of Old Age. American Revolution. 🏳️🌈 mommy. Embrace life and live it.
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not with a bang but with a chatbot-written economic plan
April 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
not with a bang but with a chatbot-written economic plan
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Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual.
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
March 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual.
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
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With the arts and the LGBTQ+ community under a prolonged political attack from far-right politicians, tonight’s Academy Awards offers a number of potentially groundbreaking moments for queer representation on the screen and behind the scenes.
I wrote more about queering the Oscars here:
I wrote more about queering the Oscars here:
What It Means To Be Queer at the Oscars
Put on your ruby slippers to strut down the red carpet as we ask what queerness means for Academy Awards voters past and present.
www.metroweekly.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
With the arts and the LGBTQ+ community under a prolonged political attack from far-right politicians, tonight’s Academy Awards offers a number of potentially groundbreaking moments for queer representation on the screen and behind the scenes.
I wrote more about queering the Oscars here:
I wrote more about queering the Oscars here:
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So, I've heard jokes about the Senate looking like a retirement home... but um, it's kinda true. The age distribution of Senators is almost identical to The Villages, the largest retirement community in the U.S.
December 11, 2024 at 5:54 PM
So, I've heard jokes about the Senate looking like a retirement home... but um, it's kinda true. The age distribution of Senators is almost identical to The Villages, the largest retirement community in the U.S.
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Ashe. “I recommend old age,” Nikki Giovanni said. “There’s just nothing as wonderful as knowing you have done your job.” Rest in power www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81
As a writer, she tackled race, gender, sex, politics and love. She was also a public intellectual who appeared on television and toured the country.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Ashe. “I recommend old age,” Nikki Giovanni said. “There’s just nothing as wonderful as knowing you have done your job.” Rest in power www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
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Today is the birthday of writer Joel Chandler Harris, best known for his Uncle Remus folk stories. Check out Nathaniel Windon's insightful piece in the @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social catalog on old age and the characters of Uncle Tom and Uncle Remus: 🗃️ commonplace.online/article/a-ta...
A Tale of Two Uncles: The Old Age of Uncle Tom and Uncle Remus - Commonplace
Why does Uncle Tom grow old?
commonplace.online
December 9, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Today is the birthday of writer Joel Chandler Harris, best known for his Uncle Remus folk stories. Check out Nathaniel Windon's insightful piece in the @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social catalog on old age and the characters of Uncle Tom and Uncle Remus: 🗃️ commonplace.online/article/a-ta...
Cooking together tonight was joyful!
November 22, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Cooking together tonight was joyful!
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The big takeaway from these convos about nonfiction history book publishing is:
No one (authors, editors, PR) really understands the market.
So:
— Write the book you want to write
— Promote the hell out of it
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social
@lollardfish.bsky.social
@unlawfulentries.bsky.social
No one (authors, editors, PR) really understands the market.
So:
— Write the book you want to write
— Promote the hell out of it
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social
@lollardfish.bsky.social
@unlawfulentries.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 3:21 PM
The big takeaway from these convos about nonfiction history book publishing is:
No one (authors, editors, PR) really understands the market.
So:
— Write the book you want to write
— Promote the hell out of it
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social
@lollardfish.bsky.social
@unlawfulentries.bsky.social
No one (authors, editors, PR) really understands the market.
So:
— Write the book you want to write
— Promote the hell out of it
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social
@lollardfish.bsky.social
@unlawfulentries.bsky.social
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This is a must-watch lecture for higher ed admins, profs, politicians, foundations, donors, and really anyone who cares about America.
Newfield's discussion of public need for humanities research, his data on the near-absence of funding for it, and his vision of a way forward are all essential.
Newfield's discussion of public need for humanities research, his data on the near-absence of funding for it, and his vision of a way forward are all essential.
Here’s a recording of Chris’ amazing, deeply moving, and inspiring talk this afternoon on building a future for the humanities. So much to think about: m.youtube.com/watch?v=yVNc... 🗃️
November 19, 2024 at 12:43 AM
This is a must-watch lecture for higher ed admins, profs, politicians, foundations, donors, and really anyone who cares about America.
Newfield's discussion of public need for humanities research, his data on the near-absence of funding for it, and his vision of a way forward are all essential.
Newfield's discussion of public need for humanities research, his data on the near-absence of funding for it, and his vision of a way forward are all essential.
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Did you know that you could share Commonplace articles directly to Bluesky? On the top of each page next to Share Article, click on the little butterfly 🦋. Want to give it a try? Check out our latest by Patricia Cline Cohen on an 1830s abortion trial in Maine: 🗃️ commonplace.online/article/the-...
The Trial That Sparked Maine's 1840 Abortion Statute - Commonplace
Maine passed its first abortion statute in 1840, not long after the pardon of Dr. Call. Could there be a connection?
commonplace.online
November 18, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Did you know that you could share Commonplace articles directly to Bluesky? On the top of each page next to Share Article, click on the little butterfly 🦋. Want to give it a try? Check out our latest by Patricia Cline Cohen on an 1830s abortion trial in Maine: 🗃️ commonplace.online/article/the-...
I made a curry pumpkin soup from scratch tonight for dinner. Bet with me: How many of my kids will eat it?
1? 2? 3?
My bet is none.
1? 2? 3?
My bet is none.
November 18, 2024 at 10:34 PM
I made a curry pumpkin soup from scratch tonight for dinner. Bet with me: How many of my kids will eat it?
1? 2? 3?
My bet is none.
1? 2? 3?
My bet is none.
Some things don't change over the centuries, and it sure started before 60 years of age! "An inability to retain the urine as long as in early or middle life. Few persons beyond 60 pass a whole night without being obliged to discharge their urine." Benjamin Rush, On Old Age. #agehistory
November 18, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Some things don't change over the centuries, and it sure started before 60 years of age! "An inability to retain the urine as long as in early or middle life. Few persons beyond 60 pass a whole night without being obliged to discharge their urine." Benjamin Rush, On Old Age. #agehistory
Hopeful request for the hivemind! I know that some 7 US states including New York had mandatory maximum age limits/mandatory retirement ages for judges in the early Republic. What can I read about this in any state?
January 4, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Hopeful request for the hivemind! I know that some 7 US states including New York had mandatory maximum age limits/mandatory retirement ages for judges in the early Republic. What can I read about this in any state?
A fun short piece for someone!
Are you going to be in NYC before March 24 and are interested in doing an exhibit review for Commonplace? I am looking for someone to review "Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North" at the American Folk Art Museum. Let me know. 🗃️ folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/...
Unnamed Figures | American Folk Art Museum
folkartmuseum.org
January 4, 2024 at 6:57 PM
A fun short piece for someone!
Hivemind #twitterstorians -- What should I read to learn about salaries for public officials in the early republic? I am interested in relative value of different offices in particular. Thoughts?
December 8, 2023 at 4:38 PM
Hivemind #twitterstorians -- What should I read to learn about salaries for public officials in the early republic? I am interested in relative value of different offices in particular. Thoughts?
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This story is appalling, but the silver lining is that I found out that the slogan for Blount Pride is apparently "There's Pride in Them/Their Hills" and they deserve all the credit for that one.
I broke the news last night that Blount County, Tennessee’s prosecutor, Ryan Desmond, is threatening this weekend’s pride event with enforcement of the TN anti-drag law that a federal judge in a case out of Shelby County has said is unconstitutional.
Tennessee prosecutor threatens pride event, warning he'll enforce anti-drag law
Law Dork was provided a memo Blount County prosecutor Ryan Desmond sent to law enforcement, Blount Pride, and other officials. A lawsuit is expected.
www.lawdork.com
August 30, 2023 at 6:35 PM
This story is appalling, but the silver lining is that I found out that the slogan for Blount Pride is apparently "There's Pride in Them/Their Hills" and they deserve all the credit for that one.
Again! Gerontocracy problems.
August 30, 2023 at 8:13 PM
Again! Gerontocracy problems.
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This is SO well-said: STEM is "a floating term for what is aligned with futurity by those with power." 👏👏👏
This is it. This correctly acknowledges that "STEM" is not a stable set of areas of inquiry but a floating term for what is aligned with futurity by those with power.
August 26, 2023 at 5:55 PM
This is SO well-said: STEM is "a floating term for what is aligned with futurity by those with power." 👏👏👏
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August 29, 2023 at 7:10 PM
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