Pippa Holloway
@pippaholloway.bsky.social
Professor of history and proud AAUP member. Strange but not a stranger. Living in Swansboro, RVA & part time at Buckroe Beach. I like a bit of a cavort.🏳️🌈🍷🧀
Never forget.
A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Never forget.
Ive been wondering what the story is with this low end DOCG prosecco. Seems they cut some corners on the bottling at least .
Over 940,000 Bottles of Costco Prosecco Recalled for Shattering Risk Ahead of Thanksgiving
Holiday celebrations disrupted as federal safety alert warns of injury danger from exploding bottles sold in 12 Midwestern states
www.vinetur.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Ive been wondering what the story is with this low end DOCG prosecco. Seems they cut some corners on the bottling at least .
Is something weird going on with google books? I can’t seem to access the text of books anymore?
November 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Is something weird going on with google books? I can’t seem to access the text of books anymore?
Recommended guidelines for domestic violence must be a MAHA FDA thing?
November 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Recommended guidelines for domestic violence must be a MAHA FDA thing?
As usual it’s easier to blame immigrants than rich people. And while we like to blame LGOs for housing shortages, this is a national issue and a national market which needs national solutions, with changes to tax policies.
Investors are making up the highest share of homebuyers in 5 years
Real estate investors, both individual and institutional, bought one-third of all single-family residential properties sold in the second quarter of 2025.
www.cnbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
As usual it’s easier to blame immigrants than rich people. And while we like to blame LGOs for housing shortages, this is a national issue and a national market which needs national solutions, with changes to tax policies.
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
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‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
WASHINGTON—Responding to recent revelations suggesting the prominent economist was a close associate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a devastated nation reportedly joined together to...
theonion.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
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I scribbled down all my shutdown-related intrusive thoughts and put them in a blog post.
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
The Shutdown Surrender
I just... I mean... Whatever.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I scribbled down all my shutdown-related intrusive thoughts and put them in a blog post.
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
This looks, basically, like a recipe for Yock to me. Amiright #757? #Virginia
Spaghetti Napolitan Recipe
Spaghetti Napolitan should be thought of as a yaki (“fried”) noodle dish more than an Italian-style pasta This smart, effortlessly delicious version comes from ketchup lover Chiaki Ohara of Davelle, a...
cooking.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This looks, basically, like a recipe for Yock to me. Amiright #757? #Virginia
I’m killing time at the Orlando airport, so I thought I’d report on the flight cancellations based on the departures board. Of ~350 flights listed, 14 cancelled. ALTx2, DWT, GPT, IND, MCI, MIA, BNA, LGA, EWRx4, IAD. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I’m killing time at the Orlando airport, so I thought I’d report on the flight cancellations based on the departures board. Of ~350 flights listed, 14 cancelled. ALTx2, DWT, GPT, IND, MCI, MIA, BNA, LGA, EWRx4, IAD. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Last night in Mississippi, Democrats flipped two state senate seats, breaking the GOP supermajority. They also picked up a state house seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Last night in Mississippi, Democrats flipped two state senate seats, breaking the GOP supermajority. They also picked up a state house seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Spanberger shout outs to Barbara Johns and Mary Sue Terry. Leaders who went before her. Very cool.
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Spanberger shout outs to Barbara Johns and Mary Sue Terry. Leaders who went before her. Very cool.
There's nothing quite like doorknocking on election day to remind you of the radical promise of democracy.
November 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
There's nothing quite like doorknocking on election day to remind you of the radical promise of democracy.
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"Even its loudest outcry might not be enough to change policy or sway elections—but then again, it might. At the very least, it would demonstrate that the U.S. Church can still bear prophetic witness to the Gospel’s most basic demands." #PrayForAmerica www.commonwealmagazine.org/bishops-and-...
The Bishops and ICE
Trump's political theater, which threatens the dignity and safety of Chicago migrants, calls for condemnation by the bishops.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"Even its loudest outcry might not be enough to change policy or sway elections—but then again, it might. At the very least, it would demonstrate that the U.S. Church can still bear prophetic witness to the Gospel’s most basic demands." #PrayForAmerica www.commonwealmagazine.org/bishops-and-...
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If you are looking to support federal employees, one good place to donate to is the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund.
They are providing shutdown grants for federal employees that would be making less than $60k.
feea.org/support/
They are providing shutdown grants for federal employees that would be making less than $60k.
feea.org/support/
Support Us - Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund
FEEA relies on individual and institutional donors to support our work. Learn how you can help, and see which companies and organizations contribute.
feea.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
If you are looking to support federal employees, one good place to donate to is the Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund.
They are providing shutdown grants for federal employees that would be making less than $60k.
feea.org/support/
They are providing shutdown grants for federal employees that would be making less than $60k.
feea.org/support/
I am almost home after a sweet weekend in Oxford MS at the Center for Civil War Research. I enjoyed spending time with @gauthamrao.bsky.social, @evanbernick.bsky.social, @arielagross.bsky.social, @rkdcolby86.bsky.social, and others. But I am SO GLAD to be home in Virginia.
October 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I am almost home after a sweet weekend in Oxford MS at the Center for Civil War Research. I enjoyed spending time with @gauthamrao.bsky.social, @evanbernick.bsky.social, @arielagross.bsky.social, @rkdcolby86.bsky.social, and others. But I am SO GLAD to be home in Virginia.
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Why did the thieves get away so easily?
Because it's a Louvre, not a fighter.
Because it's a Louvre, not a fighter.
October 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Why did the thieves get away so easily?
Because it's a Louvre, not a fighter.
Because it's a Louvre, not a fighter.
Ok this is cool. #freedc
Audi Field breaks out a
In a "Free DC" chant once 51:00 appeared in the game clock.
The president of the Spirit Squadron told me last month she hoped the chant would continue after the federal surge.
The Free DC organization is attendance and their flags are all over.
wtop.com/dc/2025/09/w...
In a "Free DC" chant once 51:00 appeared in the game clock.
The president of the Spirit Squadron told me last month she hoped the chant would continue after the federal surge.
The Free DC organization is attendance and their flags are all over.
wtop.com/dc/2025/09/w...
October 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ok this is cool. #freedc
There is something odd about the decor here.
October 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
There is something odd about the decor here.
Weird signs in Oxford, MS
October 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Weird signs in Oxford, MS
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This Day in Labor History: October 9, 1961. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a Tennessee state Supreme Court order revoking the charter of the Highlander Folk School. Let's talk about the most important organizing space int he South for both labor and civil rights!
October 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This Day in Labor History: October 9, 1961. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a Tennessee state Supreme Court order revoking the charter of the Highlander Folk School. Let's talk about the most important organizing space int he South for both labor and civil rights!
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Meanwhile, Des Moines students stage a walkout to protest their superintendent's detention www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gall...
September 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Meanwhile, Des Moines students stage a walkout to protest their superintendent's detention www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gall...