Chris Graham, Journeyman Buzzkill
@cagraham.bsky.social
Historian and author of Faith, Race, and the Lost Cause: Confessions of a Southern Church.
A Clodhopper from North Carolina, forced to live on the mountain of conceit, Richmond, Va.
Museums are not neutral.
A Clodhopper from North Carolina, forced to live on the mountain of conceit, Richmond, Va.
Museums are not neutral.
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"car collision"
Cmon, man. He was hit by a car while crossing in a crosswalk.
Cmon, man. He was hit by a car while crossing in a crosswalk.
Longtime Valentine Director William “Bill” J. Martin died on Dec. 28 after succumbing to injuries from a Richmond car collision Dec. 27.
“His dedication to sharing Richmond’s stories has left an indelible impact on the Valentine and the greater community,” acting museum director Meg Hughes said.
“His dedication to sharing Richmond’s stories has left an indelible impact on the Valentine and the greater community,” acting museum director Meg Hughes said.
Longtime director of The Valentine, Bill Martin, dead at 71
Martin helped foster conversation of Richmond’s history in the community through his work.
www.vpm.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"car collision"
Cmon, man. He was hit by a car while crossing in a crosswalk.
Cmon, man. He was hit by a car while crossing in a crosswalk.
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A beloved RVA figure killed by a driver in broad daylight is a tragedy made worse by how preventable it was. City leaders love touting Vision Zero, but dither on redesigning demonstrably dangerous roads out of incompetence, lack of urgency, fear of inconveniencing drivers, etc. This is the result.
December 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A beloved RVA figure killed by a driver in broad daylight is a tragedy made worse by how preventable it was. City leaders love touting Vision Zero, but dither on redesigning demonstrably dangerous roads out of incompetence, lack of urgency, fear of inconveniencing drivers, etc. This is the result.
Oh goddammit
The director of The Valentine museum was struck by a car in downtown Richmond and died on Sunday.
William J. 'Bill' Martin, director of the Valentine museum, fatally struck by car
The director of The Valentine museum was struck by a car in downtown Richmond and died on Sunday.
richmond.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Oh goddammit
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Revised National Parks Webpage Describes Harriet Tubman As Human Trafficker https://theonion.com/revised-national-parks-webpage-describes-harriet-tubman-as-human-trafficker/
December 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Revised National Parks Webpage Describes Harriet Tubman As Human Trafficker https://theonion.com/revised-national-parks-webpage-describes-harriet-tubman-as-human-trafficker/
J.D. Vance = Robert Lewis Dabney you can't change my mind
December 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
J.D. Vance = Robert Lewis Dabney you can't change my mind
Prefer American Heritage tbh
December 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Prefer American Heritage tbh
Thanks. I hate it.
Hey look at that huge empty bunch of seats in Washington. Watch Stranger Things
December 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Thanks. I hate it.
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Pope Leo vs. Franklin Graham
December 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Pope Leo vs. Franklin Graham
Contributing to the AI discourse by closing this app to argue with myself over the relative merits of Dudley Connell’s v John Duffey’s Seldom Scene cover of Baby Blue (no contest imho) while doing a crossword puzzle.
December 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Contributing to the AI discourse by closing this app to argue with myself over the relative merits of Dudley Connell’s v John Duffey’s Seldom Scene cover of Baby Blue (no contest imho) while doing a crossword puzzle.
Dang BCP calling me out in public wtf?
but they were only begun, and never read through
December 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Dang BCP calling me out in public wtf?
This is good stuff. I was at the 2015 memorial dedication and the sermon Bishop Porter Taylor gave was stunningly good.
St. John in the Wilderness trails bring enslaved people’s stories to light – Mountain Xpress
mountainx.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This is good stuff. I was at the 2015 memorial dedication and the sermon Bishop Porter Taylor gave was stunningly good.
I want you to know that I--a middle aged white man--don't get most of the jobs I apply for because I am usually a mediocre candidate at best and when I actually get an interview, I crash and burn right in front of them.
It's all on me, tbh.
It's all on me, tbh.
December 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I want you to know that I--a middle aged white man--don't get most of the jobs I apply for because I am usually a mediocre candidate at best and when I actually get an interview, I crash and burn right in front of them.
It's all on me, tbh.
It's all on me, tbh.
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>Sullivan's Island had been the quarantine spot for incoming slave ship cargos. It's basically Ellis Island for enslaved Africans.
>They built a fort on this spot from which Moultrie repulsed a British attempt to capture the city in 1776 and which SC'ians haven't stopped talking about since.
>Sullivan's Island had been the quarantine spot for incoming slave ship cargos. It's basically Ellis Island for enslaved Africans.
>They built a fort on this spot from which Moultrie repulsed a British attempt to capture the city in 1776 and which SC'ians haven't stopped talking about since.
Dec. 19, 1775: A settlement of runaway slaves on Sullivan's Island in the harbor of Charleston becomes the target of a raid by South Carolina patriots. The camp has drawn a trickle of escapees seeking protection from British warships, which are anchored nearby with guns that threaten the city. 1/4
December 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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>Sullivan's Island had been the quarantine spot for incoming slave ship cargos. It's basically Ellis Island for enslaved Africans.
>They built a fort on this spot from which Moultrie repulsed a British attempt to capture the city in 1776 and which SC'ians haven't stopped talking about since.
>Sullivan's Island had been the quarantine spot for incoming slave ship cargos. It's basically Ellis Island for enslaved Africans.
>They built a fort on this spot from which Moultrie repulsed a British attempt to capture the city in 1776 and which SC'ians haven't stopped talking about since.
RIP Greg Biffle
(Too many RIPs in my feed these days)
(Too many RIPs in my feed these days)
Greg Biffle, family die in plane crash; NASCAR legend was 55
Greg Biffle, one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers, died along with three family members in a plane crash Thursday. He was 55.
www.nascar.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
RIP Greg Biffle
(Too many RIPs in my feed these days)
(Too many RIPs in my feed these days)
search your camera roll for hell
December 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
search your camera roll for hell
RIP
She Never Spoke Spanish To Me
YouTube video by Joe Ely - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
RIP
Can't wait to learn what he has to say about Benjamin Harrison.
Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
December 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Can't wait to learn what he has to say about Benjamin Harrison.
I'm trying to emphasize that British & Patriots worked hard to leverage Cherokee military support. But the Cherokee were not puppets, and made choices for themselves in a way that makes it hard to say they "supported the British." They were doing their own thing and it kinda looked like support.
Dec. 17, 1775: Britain’s Indian affairs superintendent in the South, John Stuart, sends London a recommendation that supplies of ammunition and trade goods for Cherokee Indians in South Carolina and Georgia should be halted as a way of fomenting hostility against the patriot governments.
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I'm trying to emphasize that British & Patriots worked hard to leverage Cherokee military support. But the Cherokee were not puppets, and made choices for themselves in a way that makes it hard to say they "supported the British." They were doing their own thing and it kinda looked like support.
I understand that Ed Slipek, Jr. has passed away. Can't do Richmond's history without him. RIP
December 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I understand that Ed Slipek, Jr. has passed away. Can't do Richmond's history without him. RIP
Hell yeah
December 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hell yeah