brittany
@brimetime.bsky.social
exhibits - museums - academic libraries - PA history
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1965 was the last time the Fed Govt called up the National Guard WITHOUT Governor authorization
The reason
They were called up to protect the protestors from fucking Gov Wallace and the KKK local police at Selma, Alabama
The reason
They were called up to protect the protestors from fucking Gov Wallace and the KKK local police at Selma, Alabama
June 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
1965 was the last time the Fed Govt called up the National Guard WITHOUT Governor authorization
The reason
They were called up to protect the protestors from fucking Gov Wallace and the KKK local police at Selma, Alabama
The reason
They were called up to protect the protestors from fucking Gov Wallace and the KKK local police at Selma, Alabama
I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Hayden two years ago. She’s an incredible leader and this angers me to my core.
•••••PURGE ALERT•••••
Trump gleefully fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the first woman and the first Black American to serve as the librarian of Congress.
Hayden was appointed in 2016 by President Barack Obama.
It seems the Trump regime has identified Dr. Hayden as “anti-Trump” and “woke.”
On…
Trump gleefully fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the first woman and the first Black American to serve as the librarian of Congress.
Hayden was appointed in 2016 by President Barack Obama.
It seems the Trump regime has identified Dr. Hayden as “anti-Trump” and “woke.”
On…
May 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Hayden two years ago. She’s an incredible leader and this angers me to my core.
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The President just fired our extraordinary Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. As Chair of Senate Rules I worked closely w/her. She was dedicated to the Library and highly respected by Democratic AND Republican senators. This is an outrage and a big loss.
May 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The President just fired our extraordinary Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. As Chair of Senate Rules I worked closely w/her. She was dedicated to the Library and highly respected by Democratic AND Republican senators. This is an outrage and a big loss.
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One thing that has been clarifying in this centennial history course I taught this semester is that this type of interpretation of the founding emerged over time, most notably embraced and amplified by Douglass, and was itself historically contingent. We make meaning and it changes over time.
April 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
One thing that has been clarifying in this centennial history course I taught this semester is that this type of interpretation of the founding emerged over time, most notably embraced and amplified by Douglass, and was itself historically contingent. We make meaning and it changes over time.
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This is a critical point everybody in the media should be amplifying:
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is a critical point everybody in the media should be amplifying:
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Take ACTION to stop Trump’s steal of our money, our resources, our safety nets. No more talking. Less focus on getting electeds to “do something.” WE must take local actions to stop Trump. Watch this video with Democrat messaging guru Anat Shenker-Osirio #Voices4Victory
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TRANSCRIPT: Anat Shenker-Osorio's *actual* plan to beat fascism
Read a masterclass from the political sage on how to fight back against Trump II, create "social proof," mobilize your community, stop waiting for Democrats, and start getting it DONE
the.ink
February 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Take ACTION to stop Trump’s steal of our money, our resources, our safety nets. No more talking. Less focus on getting electeds to “do something.” WE must take local actions to stop Trump. Watch this video with Democrat messaging guru Anat Shenker-Osirio #Voices4Victory
the.ink/p/transcript...
the.ink/p/transcript...
I imagine if Thomas Paine knew how Donald Trump used the phrase “Common Sense” as repeatedly and inaccurately as he does, he’d implode.
February 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I imagine if Thomas Paine knew how Donald Trump used the phrase “Common Sense” as repeatedly and inaccurately as he does, he’d implode.
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Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
January 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
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Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including:
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
January 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including:
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
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A big misconception about Greenland is that since it’s labeled a Danish colony, its residents are just a bunch of white dudes named Kristian—which is extremely harmful and inaccurate.
The population is 85% Indigenous! It belongs to the Kalaallit people, not to Denmark and CERTAINLY not to the U.S.
The population is 85% Indigenous! It belongs to the Kalaallit people, not to Denmark and CERTAINLY not to the U.S.
January 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A big misconception about Greenland is that since it’s labeled a Danish colony, its residents are just a bunch of white dudes named Kristian—which is extremely harmful and inaccurate.
The population is 85% Indigenous! It belongs to the Kalaallit people, not to Denmark and CERTAINLY not to the U.S.
The population is 85% Indigenous! It belongs to the Kalaallit people, not to Denmark and CERTAINLY not to the U.S.
Americans got rag tag groups together to overthrow the monarch’s rule partly because of taxes on newspapers and playing cards. But when hard fought rights are on the line, we shrug lol
January 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Americans got rag tag groups together to overthrow the monarch’s rule partly because of taxes on newspapers and playing cards. But when hard fought rights are on the line, we shrug lol
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Spotted at California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
They’re taking H5N1 bird flu seriously
They’re taking H5N1 bird flu seriously
December 31, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Spotted at California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.
They’re taking H5N1 bird flu seriously
They’re taking H5N1 bird flu seriously
Just imagine if Reconstruction wasn’t a failure.
December 12, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Just imagine if Reconstruction wasn’t a failure.
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What's the deal with vertical farming?
*Can* potentially work for a small group of crops: mostly greens and possibly some fruits.
But far too expensive for cereals or other staple crops.
My latest Substack which digs into the numbers:
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/vertical-f...
*Can* potentially work for a small group of crops: mostly greens and possibly some fruits.
But far too expensive for cereals or other staple crops.
My latest Substack which digs into the numbers:
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/vertical-f...
Vertical farming: a local solution for greens, but not feeding the world any time soon
While it has lots of benefits, the economics just don't work.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:35 PM
What's the deal with vertical farming?
*Can* potentially work for a small group of crops: mostly greens and possibly some fruits.
But far too expensive for cereals or other staple crops.
My latest Substack which digs into the numbers:
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/vertical-f...
*Can* potentially work for a small group of crops: mostly greens and possibly some fruits.
But far too expensive for cereals or other staple crops.
My latest Substack which digs into the numbers:
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/vertical-f...
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An interesting way to help people visualize what a ruin used to be.
November 26, 2024 at 11:54 AM
An interesting way to help people visualize what a ruin used to be.
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Probably the number one reason I love social media is sometimes people just say things perfectly
when you stop reading "believe women" as "women never lie" and see it as "one of the foundational myths of patriarchy is that women can never be trusted" it makes a lot more sense.
November 25, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Probably the number one reason I love social media is sometimes people just say things perfectly
An AAM Museums and Trust study from 2021 found museums rank as the number one trusted source for information.
Yet, a lot of US museums don’t take on long-term, significant educational efforts on serious issues like climate change and disinformation because (surprise) high end donors don’t want it.
Yet, a lot of US museums don’t take on long-term, significant educational efforts on serious issues like climate change and disinformation because (surprise) high end donors don’t want it.
November 24, 2024 at 2:04 PM
An AAM Museums and Trust study from 2021 found museums rank as the number one trusted source for information.
Yet, a lot of US museums don’t take on long-term, significant educational efforts on serious issues like climate change and disinformation because (surprise) high end donors don’t want it.
Yet, a lot of US museums don’t take on long-term, significant educational efforts on serious issues like climate change and disinformation because (surprise) high end donors don’t want it.
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Attn: Yesterday, the Supreme Court revived the nondelegation doctrine, a legal theory that limits Congress’s ability to delegate power to federal agencies like the EPA—even if Congress wants to. (1/3)
November 23, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Attn: Yesterday, the Supreme Court revived the nondelegation doctrine, a legal theory that limits Congress’s ability to delegate power to federal agencies like the EPA—even if Congress wants to. (1/3)
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Like clockwork
November 23, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Like clockwork
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"The widespread cessation of arable farming" seems ... extremely bad.
This has massive implications for the UK and Europe. One study found that after a[n AMOC] tipping point we could see the 'widespread cessation of arable farming' www.nature.com/articles/s43...
For me this just means we need an even faster food system transition that would be better for everyone.
For me this just means we need an even faster food system transition that would be better for everyone.
November 21, 2024 at 8:47 AM
"The widespread cessation of arable farming" seems ... extremely bad.
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I spent days digging into the public statements of every single Trump Cabinet pick to see what they've said about climate change and it was a horrible process but I did it because Journalism Is Important and climate change is actually real so please click it I beg you heated.world/p/trumps-ent...
Trump's entire Cabinet misrepresents climate change
I analyzed the public statements of each nominee. It was awful. (Though Matt Gaetz was surprising?)
heated.world
November 20, 2024 at 4:14 PM
I spent days digging into the public statements of every single Trump Cabinet pick to see what they've said about climate change and it was a horrible process but I did it because Journalism Is Important and climate change is actually real so please click it I beg you heated.world/p/trumps-ent...
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Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez proposed a new task for to look at electoral reforms which could break up the two party system in Congress, expand the number of House districts, and move the House to a form of proportional representation.
It's a very, very good idea.
It's a very, very good idea.
Blue Dogs Propose New Task Force to Look at ‘Winner-Take-All’ Election System
The bipartisan task force would investigate structural reforms like multimember districts and adding more House members in an effort to address growing polarization and distrust of Congress.
www.notus.org
November 19, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez proposed a new task for to look at electoral reforms which could break up the two party system in Congress, expand the number of House districts, and move the House to a form of proportional representation.
It's a very, very good idea.
It's a very, very good idea.
LinkedIn is another universe. You absolutely would not know the world is falling apart if that was your only form of social media. Amazing.
November 19, 2024 at 12:54 PM
LinkedIn is another universe. You absolutely would not know the world is falling apart if that was your only form of social media. Amazing.
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Pro-democracy Organizing against Autocracy in the United States: A Strategic Assessment & Recommendations
Erica Chenoweth
Zoe Marks
Harvard Kennedy School, 2022
"This report proposes nonviolent resistance strategies and support systems."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Erica Chenoweth
Zoe Marks
Harvard Kennedy School, 2022
"This report proposes nonviolent resistance strategies and support systems."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Pro-Democracy Organizing against Autocracy in the United States: A Strategic Assessment & Recommendations
Many groups in the US are focused on preventing the further rise of authoritarian forces by raising alarms about authoritarian power-grabs in key states; by bui
papers.ssrn.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Pro-democracy Organizing against Autocracy in the United States: A Strategic Assessment & Recommendations
Erica Chenoweth
Zoe Marks
Harvard Kennedy School, 2022
"This report proposes nonviolent resistance strategies and support systems."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Erica Chenoweth
Zoe Marks
Harvard Kennedy School, 2022
"This report proposes nonviolent resistance strategies and support systems."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....