Amy Laura Hall
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I guess what I am saying is that I so appreciate historians, who can help me better understand the present, not so much by commenting on the latest news, but through careful research and writing.
January 11, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I guess what I am saying is that I so appreciate historians, who can help me better understand the present, not so much by commenting on the latest news, but through careful research and writing.
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I picked up Dan Carter's book *Unmasking the Klansman: The Double Life of Asa and Forrest Carter* in @ugapress.bsky.social's Holiday sale to be read later this year. Wanting to get a feel for the book, I started the preface and now I can't put it down. 🗃️
www.ugapress.org/978158838548...
www.ugapress.org/978158838548...
Unmasking the Klansman
Unmasking the Klansman may read like a work of fiction but is actually a biography of Asa Carter, one of the South's most notorious white supremacists (and s...
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January 11, 2026 at 12:18 PM
I picked up Dan Carter's book *Unmasking the Klansman: The Double Life of Asa and Forrest Carter* in @ugapress.bsky.social's Holiday sale to be read later this year. Wanting to get a feel for the book, I started the preface and now I can't put it down. 🗃️
www.ugapress.org/978158838548...
www.ugapress.org/978158838548...
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Happy Epiphany and remember - Wise Men don’t snitch on refugees
January 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Happy Epiphany and remember - Wise Men don’t snitch on refugees
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A bird nest in the shape of an acorn - Epiphany Day present 🥰🪶🌱🌿🪴
January 10, 2026 at 12:38 PM
A bird nest in the shape of an acorn - Epiphany Day present 🥰🪶🌱🌿🪴
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If your book never gets adapted into a critically acclaimed movie that the author can half-remember, does it even matter?
January 11, 2026 at 1:59 AM
If your book never gets adapted into a critically acclaimed movie that the author can half-remember, does it even matter?
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State terrorism’s fashion plate: masks and camouflage, broad-brim Stetsons, even baseball caps with bills hiding lying eyes.
January 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
State terrorism’s fashion plate: masks and camouflage, broad-brim Stetsons, even baseball caps with bills hiding lying eyes.
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everywhere.” King goes on to assert,
“We are caught in an
inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”
Remember “outsider agitator” is the state’s age-old misnomer and miscalculation.
www.csuchico.edu/iege/_assets...
“We are caught in an
inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”
Remember “outsider agitator” is the state’s age-old misnomer and miscalculation.
www.csuchico.edu/iege/_assets...
www.csuchico.edu
January 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
everywhere.” King goes on to assert,
“We are caught in an
inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”
Remember “outsider agitator” is the state’s age-old misnomer and miscalculation.
www.csuchico.edu/iege/_assets...
“We are caught in an
inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.”
Remember “outsider agitator” is the state’s age-old misnomer and miscalculation.
www.csuchico.edu/iege/_assets...
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“Anyone who lives inside the United States can
never be considered an outsider.” Arguing for “the interrelatedness of all communities and states,” King explains, “I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice 2/
never be considered an outsider.” Arguing for “the interrelatedness of all communities and states,” King explains, “I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice 2/
January 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
“Anyone who lives inside the United States can
never be considered an outsider.” Arguing for “the interrelatedness of all communities and states,” King explains, “I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice 2/
never be considered an outsider.” Arguing for “the interrelatedness of all communities and states,” King explains, “I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice 2/
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As we near Martin Luther King’s birthday on January 15, let us introduce some and review for others, his definition and righteous understanding of “outside agitator” from “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” in which he discusses the “interrelatedness of all communities and states,” arguing that 1/
January 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
As we near Martin Luther King’s birthday on January 15, let us introduce some and review for others, his definition and righteous understanding of “outside agitator” from “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” in which he discusses the “interrelatedness of all communities and states,” arguing that 1/
Being from West Texas, and now 57 years old, and 5’2” . . . I recommend knowing your neighbors well. I don’t recommend using any firearm.
January 11, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Being from West Texas, and now 57 years old, and 5’2” . . . I recommend knowing your neighbors well. I don’t recommend using any firearm.
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I believe she will be the first out woman to represent the US at the Olympics in figure skating
Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.
January 11, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I believe she will be the first out woman to represent the US at the Olympics in figure skating
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WASHINGTON — The League of United Latin American Citizens
called on Congress to launch an immediate and independent investigation into a series of recent use of force incidents involving federal immigration enforcement personnel.
called on Congress to launch an immediate and independent investigation into a series of recent use of force incidents involving federal immigration enforcement personnel.
January 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
WASHINGTON — The League of United Latin American Citizens
called on Congress to launch an immediate and independent investigation into a series of recent use of force incidents involving federal immigration enforcement personnel.
called on Congress to launch an immediate and independent investigation into a series of recent use of force incidents involving federal immigration enforcement personnel.
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LULAC: “Congress has both the authority and the obligation to examine whether current immigration enforcement practices reflect the rule of law, due process, and the values that distinguish the United States as a constitutional democracy." lulac.org/news/pr/LULA...
LULAC, JOINED BY LEADING LEGACY CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, CALLS FOR CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO RECENT FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
The nation's oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization, joined by Common Cause and the League of Women Voters, issues a historic call for oversight, adherence to the Constitution, and public...
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January 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
LULAC: “Congress has both the authority and the obligation to examine whether current immigration enforcement practices reflect the rule of law, due process, and the values that distinguish the United States as a constitutional democracy." lulac.org/news/pr/LULA...
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[Watching every institution of the American right steadily descend into fascism]: "Left? Right? What do these labels even mean nowadays"
January 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
[Watching every institution of the American right steadily descend into fascism]: "Left? Right? What do these labels even mean nowadays"
In case you too need something spooky in a not traumatizing way for hours of house cleaning this weekend.
Halloween Special is here! Catherine Crowe was a wildly acclaimed Victorian novelist, playwright, social critic and…ghost hunter?
So why don’t we remember her? The answer involves a few misbehaving spirits, a little bit of nudity, and a whole lot of mean-spirited gossip by one very famous frenemy.
So why don’t we remember her? The answer involves a few misbehaving spirits, a little bit of nudity, and a whole lot of mean-spirited gossip by one very famous frenemy.
THE BIRD OF ILL OMEN Catherine Crowe: 2025 Halloween Special — What'shername
Catherine Crowe was a wildly acclaimed Victorian novelist, playwright, social critic and …ghost hunter? Her novels were as popular as Charles Dickens,’ and Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harriet Martineau, and ...
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January 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
In case you too need something spooky in a not traumatizing way for hours of house cleaning this weekend.
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Discover a fresh, informative & entertaining history of the world told through the biographies of 80 fascinating women you may not have heard of but definitely should have!
From the creators of the What's Her Name podcast, #AHistoryoftheWorldin80LostWomen is out TODAY! ✨
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From the creators of the What's Her Name podcast, #AHistoryoftheWorldin80LostWomen is out TODAY! ✨
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#BookSky
March 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Discover a fresh, informative & entertaining history of the world told through the biographies of 80 fascinating women you may not have heard of but definitely should have!
From the creators of the What's Her Name podcast, #AHistoryoftheWorldin80LostWomen is out TODAY! ✨
buff.ly/cBenG9f
#BookSky
From the creators of the What's Her Name podcast, #AHistoryoftheWorldin80LostWomen is out TODAY! ✨
buff.ly/cBenG9f
#BookSky
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From Echo Park Tenants Union, 10 people taken today in Echo Park/Silver Lake. Some were gardners, painters, and workers. All of them my neighbors.
January 10, 2026 at 4:21 AM
From Echo Park Tenants Union, 10 people taken today in Echo Park/Silver Lake. Some were gardners, painters, and workers. All of them my neighbors.
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Kind of wild there has been almost no coverage of the fact that the federal government unleashed chemical weapons against literal kids *at school*.
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Kind of wild there has been almost no coverage of the fact that the federal government unleashed chemical weapons against literal kids *at school*.
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
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The decision has been made to break an American city. It is an experiment. We must do all we can (legally) to help Minneapolis hold on.
if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
January 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The decision has been made to break an American city. It is an experiment. We must do all we can (legally) to help Minneapolis hold on.
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Teddy Ruxpin responds to plagiarism allegations
January 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Teddy Ruxpin responds to plagiarism allegations
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We've created a starter pack for History Podcasts - let us know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/DqYJhqc
November 13, 2024 at 3:24 AM
We've created a starter pack for History Podcasts - let us know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/DqYJhqc
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The paperback copy of _Strike_ is out and I have an extra 10 copies. If you are a grad student, please message me with your address if you want a free one! 📖
January 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The paperback copy of _Strike_ is out and I have an extra 10 copies. If you are a grad student, please message me with your address if you want a free one! 📖
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“Let’s remember that after they murdered [Renee Good], they still went to a high school in Minneapolis and still terrorized teenagers in that city. And we in New haven, we as teachers must prepare to protect our students and our neighbors.” #ProtectOurKids @leslieblatteau.bsky.social @aft.org
Advocates Celebrate Avelo's Departure From Deportation Biz - New Haven Independent
Whoops and whistles rang across the Green Thursday as more than 100 immigrant rights advocates took a victory lap after Avelo Airlines announced an end to its deportation flights.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
“Let’s remember that after they murdered [Renee Good], they still went to a high school in Minneapolis and still terrorized teenagers in that city. And we in New haven, we as teachers must prepare to protect our students and our neighbors.” #ProtectOurKids @leslieblatteau.bsky.social @aft.org