DCPetterson
@dcpetterson.bsky.social
Novelist, former software consultant, guitar, keyboards, esoteric religion, politics, and weird stuff. Author of Lupa Bella and A Melancholy Humour.
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THREAD 🧵On November 14, 1960 six-year-old Ruby Bridges was escorted by federal marshals in order to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, LA. This was done in the wake of SCOTUS Brown v. Board decision that mandated integrated schools.
Who was Ruby Bridges?
Glad you asked.
Who was Ruby Bridges?
Glad you asked.
December 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
THREAD 🧵On November 14, 1960 six-year-old Ruby Bridges was escorted by federal marshals in order to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, LA. This was done in the wake of SCOTUS Brown v. Board decision that mandated integrated schools.
Who was Ruby Bridges?
Glad you asked.
Who was Ruby Bridges?
Glad you asked.
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THREAD 🧵On December 11, 1917, the U.S. Army executed 13 Black soldiers who were court-martialed + denied an appeal. July 1917, the all-Black 3rd Infantry Battalion was stationed at Camp Logan, near Houston to guard white soldiers headed to Europe.
What was this mass execution?
Glad you asked.
What was this mass execution?
Glad you asked.
December 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
THREAD 🧵On December 11, 1917, the U.S. Army executed 13 Black soldiers who were court-martialed + denied an appeal. July 1917, the all-Black 3rd Infantry Battalion was stationed at Camp Logan, near Houston to guard white soldiers headed to Europe.
What was this mass execution?
Glad you asked.
What was this mass execution?
Glad you asked.
Emperor Donald Nero wants to put his face on dollar coins.
I'm serious.
I'm serious.
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Emperor Donald Nero wants to put his face on dollar coins.
I'm serious.
I'm serious.
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THREAD 🧵 December 6, 1915, SCOTUS upheld the racist Expatriation Act of 1907 = stripped American women of their citizenship b/c they married a non-citizen. This law was targeted toward Asian Pacific Islanders; the case was Mackenzie v. Hare.
Don't know about the Expatriation Act?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about the Expatriation Act?
Glad you asked.
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
THREAD 🧵 December 6, 1915, SCOTUS upheld the racist Expatriation Act of 1907 = stripped American women of their citizenship b/c they married a non-citizen. This law was targeted toward Asian Pacific Islanders; the case was Mackenzie v. Hare.
Don't know about the Expatriation Act?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about the Expatriation Act?
Glad you asked.
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THREAD🧵On On December 3, 1970, human rights fighter Cesar Chavez was jailed for his refusal to end a boycott on farmers who engaged in coercive, violent, and unjust labor practices against Latino migrant farm workers.
Who was Cesar Chavez?
Glad you asked.
Who was Cesar Chavez?
Glad you asked.
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
THREAD🧵On On December 3, 1970, human rights fighter Cesar Chavez was jailed for his refusal to end a boycott on farmers who engaged in coercive, violent, and unjust labor practices against Latino migrant farm workers.
Who was Cesar Chavez?
Glad you asked.
Who was Cesar Chavez?
Glad you asked.
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"I cannot, in good conscience, authorize or execute orders that risk innocent lives and compromise the principles I swore to uphold."
No surprise here Adm. Alvin Holsey, who retired recently just a year in his new command, is an HBCU graduate.
Thank you for your moral courage, sir.
No surprise here Adm. Alvin Holsey, who retired recently just a year in his new command, is an HBCU graduate.
Thank you for your moral courage, sir.
December 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"I cannot, in good conscience, authorize or execute orders that risk innocent lives and compromise the principles I swore to uphold."
No surprise here Adm. Alvin Holsey, who retired recently just a year in his new command, is an HBCU graduate.
Thank you for your moral courage, sir.
No surprise here Adm. Alvin Holsey, who retired recently just a year in his new command, is an HBCU graduate.
Thank you for your moral courage, sir.
Brain Worm Guy wants to kill your children.
December 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Brain Worm Guy wants to kill your children.
Trump is blocking federal release of jobs data. Here's the Nov number from ADP, a private firm which does nearly as good with these numbers as the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The 32,000 jobs lost in Nov is private sector only. Doesn't include federal layoffs.
mediacenter.adp.com/2025-12-03-A...
The 32,000 jobs lost in Nov is private sector only. Doesn't include federal layoffs.
mediacenter.adp.com/2025-12-03-A...
ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Shed 32,000 Jobs in November; Annual Pay was Up 4.4%
Private sector employment shed 32,000 jobs in November and pay was up 4.4 percent year-over-year according to the November ADP National Employment Report® produced by ADP Research in...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Trump is blocking federal release of jobs data. Here's the Nov number from ADP, a private firm which does nearly as good with these numbers as the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The 32,000 jobs lost in Nov is private sector only. Doesn't include federal layoffs.
mediacenter.adp.com/2025-12-03-A...
The 32,000 jobs lost in Nov is private sector only. Doesn't include federal layoffs.
mediacenter.adp.com/2025-12-03-A...
This Lincoln Project video is a killer. It's from three years ago. It is terrifying how closely Piggyman is following the playbook.
Please. watch and spread this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7Y-...
Please. watch and spread this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7Y-...
Bloodlines
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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December 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This Lincoln Project video is a killer. It's from three years ago. It is terrifying how closely Piggyman is following the playbook.
Please. watch and spread this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7Y-...
Please. watch and spread this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7Y-...
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On November 26, 1972 journalist, sports columnist and civil rights fighter Wendell Smith made his transition. He was also inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and was a key factor in the integration of baseball.
Don't know about Wendell Smith?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about Wendell Smith?
Glad you asked.
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
On November 26, 1972 journalist, sports columnist and civil rights fighter Wendell Smith made his transition. He was also inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and was a key factor in the integration of baseball.
Don't know about Wendell Smith?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about Wendell Smith?
Glad you asked.
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THREAD 🧵On November 27, 1095, Pope Urban II kicks off the Crusades by calling all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to reclaim the Holy Land, with a cry of “Deus vult!” or “God wills it!”
Don't know about the Crusades?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about the Crusades?
Glad you asked.
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
THREAD 🧵On November 27, 1095, Pope Urban II kicks off the Crusades by calling all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to reclaim the Holy Land, with a cry of “Deus vult!” or “God wills it!”
Don't know about the Crusades?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about the Crusades?
Glad you asked.
In case my followers didn't know, my good friend here used to do these Glad You Asked threads on another platform. He's re-stared the series here. The threads are ALL worth reading. Prepare to learn and to be amazed.
Thank you, my brother!
Thank you, my brother!
On November 28, 1961, Ernie Davis, a running back for Syracuse University in New York, became the first Black person to win the Heisman Trophy. Nicknamed the "Elmira Express," In his lifetime, Davis also fought discrimination and racism.
Who was Ernie Davis?
Glad you asked.
Who was Ernie Davis?
Glad you asked.
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
In case my followers didn't know, my good friend here used to do these Glad You Asked threads on another platform. He's re-stared the series here. The threads are ALL worth reading. Prepare to learn and to be amazed.
Thank you, my brother!
Thank you, my brother!
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🧵THREAD On December 1, 1955 secretary, investigator and founder of Alabama's NAACP Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery. This is often considered the start of the modern civil rights movement.
Don't know about Rosa Parks?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about Rosa Parks?
Glad you asked.
December 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
🧵THREAD On December 1, 1955 secretary, investigator and founder of Alabama's NAACP Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery. This is often considered the start of the modern civil rights movement.
Don't know about Rosa Parks?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about Rosa Parks?
Glad you asked.
Dementia Don is so deep into the sundowning part of his cognitive decline that he fell asleep during his live Cabinet Apprentice show today, even while all the contestants were praising him.
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Dementia Don is so deep into the sundowning part of his cognitive decline that he fell asleep during his live Cabinet Apprentice show today, even while all the contestants were praising him.
Seven years ago this week, the Trump 1 Administration fired tear gas from within the United States across the border into Mexico--thus executing an illegal international chemical weapons attack against women, children and babies seeking asylum in the US.
It got memory holed.
It got memory holed.
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Seven years ago this week, the Trump 1 Administration fired tear gas from within the United States across the border into Mexico--thus executing an illegal international chemical weapons attack against women, children and babies seeking asylum in the US.
It got memory holed.
It got memory holed.
This is what fascism looks like.
The Trump Reich wants to call retired US Navy Captain, and now Senator, Mark Kelly back to active service so they can court martial him for reminding servicemembers that they swore an oath to not obey illegal orders.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
The Trump Reich wants to call retired US Navy Captain, and now Senator, Mark Kelly back to active service so they can court martial him for reminding servicemembers that they swore an oath to not obey illegal orders.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
Pentagon threatens to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to military service for court martial over illegal orders video | CNN Politics
The Pentagon said Monday that it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired US Navy captain, in light of “serious allegations of misconduct” the department has received against him, and co...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is what fascism looks like.
The Trump Reich wants to call retired US Navy Captain, and now Senator, Mark Kelly back to active service so they can court martial him for reminding servicemembers that they swore an oath to not obey illegal orders.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
The Trump Reich wants to call retired US Navy Captain, and now Senator, Mark Kelly back to active service so they can court martial him for reminding servicemembers that they swore an oath to not obey illegal orders.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...
Republicans want to destroy democratic government, because only democratic government can prevent them from preying on you.
That's why they've been trying, for decades, to convince you that government is the enemy.
Because government is =their= enemy.
That's why they've been trying, for decades, to convince you that government is the enemy.
Because government is =their= enemy.
November 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Republicans want to destroy democratic government, because only democratic government can prevent them from preying on you.
That's why they've been trying, for decades, to convince you that government is the enemy.
Because government is =their= enemy.
That's why they've been trying, for decades, to convince you that government is the enemy.
Because government is =their= enemy.
We got a light sprinkling of snow last night. The view this morning looks awesome. This is an unenhanced and unretouched picture off my back deck.
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We got a light sprinkling of snow last night. The view this morning looks awesome. This is an unenhanced and unretouched picture off my back deck.
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THREAD 🧵On November 19, 1985 Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry died in Woodland Hills, CA. The first Black millionaire movie star, he is best known as the character of "Stepin Fetchit", a befuddled, mumbling, shiftless fool.
Who was "Stepin Fetchit"?
Glad you asked.
Who was "Stepin Fetchit"?
Glad you asked.
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
THREAD 🧵On November 19, 1985 Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry died in Woodland Hills, CA. The first Black millionaire movie star, he is best known as the character of "Stepin Fetchit", a befuddled, mumbling, shiftless fool.
Who was "Stepin Fetchit"?
Glad you asked.
Who was "Stepin Fetchit"?
Glad you asked.
The problem we face is that Americans lose interest if you don't say something inflammatory by halfway through the
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The problem we face is that Americans lose interest if you don't say something inflammatory by halfway through the
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-- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863
Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
-- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863
Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863
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THREAD 🧵On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, PA during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address. In fewer than 275 words, Lincoln brilliantly and movingly reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win, the Civil War.
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
THREAD 🧵On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, PA during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address. In fewer than 275 words, Lincoln brilliantly and movingly reminded a war-weary public why the Union had to fight, and win, the Civil War.
Robert F. Kennedy (the real one) was born on this day in 1925. Today marks his 100th birthday.
He was a giant.
He was a giant.
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Robert F. Kennedy (the real one) was born on this day in 1925. Today marks his 100th birthday.
He was a giant.
He was a giant.
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THREAD 🧵On November 11, 1969 Dr. George Carruthers patented an Image Converter that detected electromagnetic radiation. He also designed and invented a spectroscope that was placed on the moon and STILL WORKS TODAY.
Who was Dr. George Carruthers?
Glad you asked.
Who was Dr. George Carruthers?
Glad you asked.
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
THREAD 🧵On November 11, 1969 Dr. George Carruthers patented an Image Converter that detected electromagnetic radiation. He also designed and invented a spectroscope that was placed on the moon and STILL WORKS TODAY.
Who was Dr. George Carruthers?
Glad you asked.
Who was Dr. George Carruthers?
Glad you asked.
The war crimes court of Bangladesh has just sentenced the country's former prime minister to death for crimes against humanity.
Let this be a precedent. Some crimes are too great to ignore.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/a...
Let this be a precedent. Some crimes are too great to ignore.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/a...
Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death after crimes against humanity conviction | CNN
Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes against humanity for the violent suppression of student protests last year that l...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The war crimes court of Bangladesh has just sentenced the country's former prime minister to death for crimes against humanity.
Let this be a precedent. Some crimes are too great to ignore.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/a...
Let this be a precedent. Some crimes are too great to ignore.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/a...