Jayne Converse
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Jayne Converse
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Independent civics and history educator. Breaking down current events, policy and resistance movements through a historical lens.
What They Erased, We Remember:  When a governor has to remind the president that states cannot invade one another, the crisis is already here.  - STAY LOUD!
Martial Law Was Always the Plan
When a governor has to remind the president that states cannot invade one another, the crisis is already here.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  A South Carolina judge’s home burns to the ground just days after she ruled against the federal government.  - STAY LOUD!
When Judges Become Targets
A South Carolina judge’s home burns to the ground just days after she ruled against the federal government.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  This is what history looks like when it’s not finished with us.  - STAY LOUD!
Chicago Wasn’t an Outlier. It Was a Mirror.
This is what history looks like when it’s not finished with us.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  Illinois Governor JB Pritzker recently called for Donald Trump to be removed under the 25th Amendment.  - STAY LOUD!
The 25th Amendment Won’t Save Us
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker recently called for Donald Trump to be removed under the 25th Amendment.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  The government shut down at midnight on Sept.  - STAY LOUD!
Generals Ordered: Serve Trump, Not the People
The government shut down at midnight on Sept.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  The government has shut down before.  - STAY LOUD!
The Republican Strategy - Manufactured Crisis
The government has shut down before.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  Donald Trump’s UN speech was supposed to project power.  - STAY LOUD!
From UN Embarrassment to Domestic Crackdown
Donald Trump’s UN speech was supposed to project power.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  In Germany’s 1930s crisis, conservatives thought they could contain Hitler.  - STAY LOUD!
Why Trump’s “Full Force” Threat Is a Turning Point
In Germany’s 1930s crisis, conservatives thought they could contain Hitler.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  Trump’s memo branding activists and nonprofits as part of a “terror network” is shocking, but it also fits into a much older American struggle: who gets to define loyalty, and...  - STAY LOUD!
Teaching Truth is Not Terrorism. Protest is Not Terrorism.
Trump’s memo branding activists and nonprofits as part of a “terror network” is shocking, but it also fits into a much older American struggle: who gets to define loyalty, and who gets to decide what counts as dangerous
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November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  When Americans talk about democracy, we often describe the Constitution as if it were sacred scripture; fixed, perfect, untouchable.  - STAY LOUD!
The Forgotten Democratic Tool: Amending the Constitution
When Americans talk about democracy, we often describe the Constitution as if it were sacred scripture; fixed, perfect, untouchable.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  This week, the U.S.  - STAY LOUD!
The Federal Government Just Partnered With Extremists to Rewrite History
This week, the U.S.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  This isn’t politics as usual.  - STAY LOUD!
The Shakedown Presidency
This isn’t politics as usual.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  In June, Minnesota lawmakers were shot in a targeted far-right political attack.  - STAY LOUD!
The DOJ Deleted the Truth About Domestic Terrorism
In June, Minnesota lawmakers were shot in a targeted far-right political attack.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  Teachers have always walked a tightrope: citizens with voices, but employees bound by rules.  - STAY LOUD!
Teachers, Free Speech, and the Fear of Speaking Truth
Teachers have always walked a tightrope: citizens with voices, but employees bound by rules.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  A Fox News host just suggested that homeless people should be killed.  - STAY LOUD!
Fox News and the Danger of Silence
A Fox News host just suggested that homeless people should be killed.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  Martyrdom is one of the oldest tools in the authoritarian playbook.  - STAY LOUD!
When Regimes Sanctify the Fallen
Martyrdom is one of the oldest tools in the authoritarian playbook.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  For years, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse have carried the weight of silence while the men in his orbit, politicians, businessmen, even royalty, walked away unscathed.  - STAY LOUD!
Populism and the Epstein Files
For years, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse have carried the weight of silence while the men in his orbit, politicians, businessmen, even royalty, walked away unscathed.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  This is a rallying cry.  - STAY LOUD!
Where are the Democrats?
This is a rallying cry.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  The Roberts Court is not conservative; it is destructive.  - STAY LOUD!
The Most Dangerous Court in Modern History
The Roberts Court is not conservative; it is destructive.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  For the first time since 1947, the United States once again has a Department of War.  - STAY LOUD!
The Return of the Department of War: What It Means for America and the World
For the first time since 1947, the United States once again has a Department of War.
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October 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  Donald Trump’s Truth Social post, “I love the smell of deportations in the morning,” isn’t a joke.  - STAY LOUD!
The President Turns Citizens Into Enemies
Donald Trump’s Truth Social post, “I love the smell of deportations in the morning,” isn’t a joke.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  Vaccines once freed us from polio, measles, and other deadly diseases.  - STAY LOUD!
From Salk to MAGA: The War on Vaccines
Vaccines once freed us from polio, measles, and other deadly diseases.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  The women who survived Jeffrey Epstein stood before Congress this week and spoke their truth.  - STAY LOUD!
Believe Women
The women who survived Jeffrey Epstein stood before Congress this week and spoke their truth.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  Trump just lost in federal court.  - STAY LOUD!
Judge Rules Trump Violated Posse Comitatus Act
Trump just lost in federal court.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What They Erased, We Remember:  We are living through an authoritarian takeover.  - STAY LOUD!
Fight for a Future, Not a Fake Past
We are living through an authoritarian takeover.
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October 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM