DCPetterson
@dcpetterson.bsky.social
Novelist, former software consultant, guitar, keyboards, esoteric religion, politics, and weird stuff. Author of Lupa Bella and A Melancholy Humour.
History teaches us a dictator has superpowers and is invulnerable to opposition ONLY until the moment he is not.
After his downfall, the collapse =always= looks inevitable.
He is only as powerful as the citizens he is oppressing believe he is.
Learn. This. Lesson. Now.
After his downfall, the collapse =always= looks inevitable.
He is only as powerful as the citizens he is oppressing believe he is.
Learn. This. Lesson. Now.
February 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
History teaches us a dictator has superpowers and is invulnerable to opposition ONLY until the moment he is not.
After his downfall, the collapse =always= looks inevitable.
He is only as powerful as the citizens he is oppressing believe he is.
Learn. This. Lesson. Now.
After his downfall, the collapse =always= looks inevitable.
He is only as powerful as the citizens he is oppressing believe he is.
Learn. This. Lesson. Now.
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THREAD #OTD On January 26, 1986 the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff. Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher, would have been the first civilian to travel to space.
Don't know about the Challenger disaster?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about the Challenger disaster?
Glad you asked.
January 28, 2026 at 5:12 PM
THREAD #OTD On January 26, 1986 the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff. Christa McAuliffe, a high school teacher, would have been the first civilian to travel to space.
Don't know about the Challenger disaster?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about the Challenger disaster?
Glad you asked.
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THREAD 🧵"Negroes are human, not superhuman. Like all people, they have differing personalities, diverse financial interests and varied aspirations. There are Negroes who will never fight for freedom. There are Negroes who seek profit for themselves alone from the struggle." 1/4
January 28, 2026 at 10:21 PM
THREAD 🧵"Negroes are human, not superhuman. Like all people, they have differing personalities, diverse financial interests and varied aspirations. There are Negroes who will never fight for freedom. There are Negroes who seek profit for themselves alone from the struggle." 1/4
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THREAD 🧵"It’s time now for you and me to become more politically mature and realize what the ballot is for; what we’re supposed to get when we cast a ballot; and that if we don’t cast a ballot, it’s going to end up in a situation where we’re going to have to cast a bullet." 1/2
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
January 28, 2026 at 10:37 PM
THREAD 🧵"It’s time now for you and me to become more politically mature and realize what the ballot is for; what we’re supposed to get when we cast a ballot; and that if we don’t cast a ballot, it’s going to end up in a situation where we’re going to have to cast a bullet." 1/2
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
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"I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land can never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think, vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done."
January 28, 2026 at 10:31 PM
"I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land can never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think, vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done."
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
The Boss has something to say.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
The Boss has something to say.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
The Boss has something to say.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
The Boss has something to say.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...
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THREAD🧵Author and filmmaker Oscar Micheaux was born January 22, 1884. He was the first Black person to write, produce, direct and own a film company, starting out with the novels he wrote.
Don't know about Oscar Micheaux?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about Oscar Micheaux?
Glad you asked.
January 23, 2026 at 8:54 PM
THREAD🧵Author and filmmaker Oscar Micheaux was born January 22, 1884. He was the first Black person to write, produce, direct and own a film company, starting out with the novels he wrote.
Don't know about Oscar Micheaux?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about Oscar Micheaux?
Glad you asked.
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THREAD On January 23, 1870 the US Army led by Major Eugene Baker massacred over 150 Blackfeet—most of whom were women, children, the elderly, and those suffering from disease— during the Bear Creek/Marias River/Baker massacre in Montana.
Don't know about this massacre?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about this massacre?
Glad you asked.
January 23, 2026 at 10:16 PM
THREAD On January 23, 1870 the US Army led by Major Eugene Baker massacred over 150 Blackfeet—most of whom were women, children, the elderly, and those suffering from disease— during the Bear Creek/Marias River/Baker massacre in Montana.
Don't know about this massacre?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about this massacre?
Glad you asked.
I am damn proud of Minneapolis and Minnesota. I lived there for forty years.
They are not complying. Minnesota will prevail. Trump and Noem will lose.
#ICEout.
They are not complying. Minnesota will prevail. Trump and Noem will lose.
#ICEout.
January 23, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I am damn proud of Minneapolis and Minnesota. I lived there for forty years.
They are not complying. Minnesota will prevail. Trump and Noem will lose.
#ICEout.
They are not complying. Minnesota will prevail. Trump and Noem will lose.
#ICEout.
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THREAD🧵On January 14, 1963, after an overwhelming victory by Alabama voters, infamous racist and segregationist Gov. George Wallace, in his inaugural address, calls for "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."
Don't know about Gov. George Wallace?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about Gov. George Wallace?
Glad you asked.
January 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
THREAD🧵On January 14, 1963, after an overwhelming victory by Alabama voters, infamous racist and segregationist Gov. George Wallace, in his inaugural address, calls for "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."
Don't know about Gov. George Wallace?
Glad you asked.
Don't know about Gov. George Wallace?
Glad you asked.
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THREAD🧵On December 21, 2025 Dr. Renfrew Christie, whose undercover work for the African National Congress was CRITICAL in destroying the apartheid regime's ability to make nuclear bombs, died.
Who was Renfrew Christie?
Glad you asked.
Who was Renfrew Christie?
Glad you asked.
January 16, 2026 at 8:17 PM
THREAD🧵On December 21, 2025 Dr. Renfrew Christie, whose undercover work for the African National Congress was CRITICAL in destroying the apartheid regime's ability to make nuclear bombs, died.
Who was Renfrew Christie?
Glad you asked.
Who was Renfrew Christie?
Glad you asked.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
"On Service," an excerpt of his famous "Drum Major" speech.
youtu.be/WkRdj9L3wyE?...
"On Service," an excerpt of his famous "Drum Major" speech.
youtu.be/WkRdj9L3wyE?...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (To Serve)
YouTube video by Andy Vivanco
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Martin Luther King, Jr.
"On Service," an excerpt of his famous "Drum Major" speech.
youtu.be/WkRdj9L3wyE?...
"On Service," an excerpt of his famous "Drum Major" speech.
youtu.be/WkRdj9L3wyE?...
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@rwack.bsky.social @dcpetterson.bsky.social @almasuono.bsky.social @kitterface.bsky.social @harlinkearsley.bsky.social @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social #History #OTD #BlackSky
THREAD🧵Mathematician, teacher, scientist and key contributor to Global Satellite Positioning (GPS) Dr. Gladys Mae West made her transition January 17, 2026.
If, today, you used GPS to get anywhere?
She largely made that possible.
Who was Dr. Gladys West?
Glad you asked.
If, today, you used GPS to get anywhere?
She largely made that possible.
Who was Dr. Gladys West?
Glad you asked.
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 PM
I want everyone to google "night and fog."
This is where we are.
This is where we are.
January 22, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I want everyone to google "night and fog."
This is where we are.
This is where we are.
MLK Day is the one day each year Republicans pretend they don't hate everything about Black people.
January 19, 2026 at 6:12 AM
MLK Day is the one day each year Republicans pretend they don't hate everything about Black people.
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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.