MC
@samalamanphd.bsky.social
Indefatigable reader and baker. Probably post way too many pix of books, bakes & my dog!
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I deleted my previous post about the US National Archives. Turns out it was a change in parking policy only.
I heard from someone who works there that management needs better messaging skills - I mean, that:
the research rooms are still open to researchers, no change in that policy
buses and cars will no longer be able to drive up right to the building, that is the change in policy
the research rooms are still open to researchers, no change in that policy
buses and cars will no longer be able to drive up right to the building, that is the change in policy
June 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I deleted my previous post about the US National Archives. Turns out it was a change in parking policy only.
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Trying to help spread the word about NARA. It isn't as bad as we thought, but bad news spreads quickly and is hard to rebut. 🗃️
False panic here. I could just delete this 🧵, but instead will explain what I learned after speaking with a colleague who works there.
This was a messaging error.
The only policy change was no longer allowing buses and cars to drive up to the building.
There is no change to research access.
This was a messaging error.
The only policy change was no longer allowing buses and cars to drive up to the building.
There is no change to research access.
This is a huge restriction on access to federal records.
First he fires the archivist.
Then most of the senior employees.
Now few will be able to read federal records that used to be public.
This impacts historians, politicians, journalists, genealogists, …
Closing access to knowledge & evidence
First he fires the archivist.
Then most of the senior employees.
Now few will be able to read federal records that used to be public.
This impacts historians, politicians, journalists, genealogists, …
Closing access to knowledge & evidence
June 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Trying to help spread the word about NARA. It isn't as bad as we thought, but bad news spreads quickly and is hard to rebut. 🗃️
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To be in public office right now is to constantly ask yourself: How do I make sure I'm standing on the right side of history?
There's a simple answer.
The wrong side of history will always tell you to be afraid - the right side of history will always expect you to be brave.
There's a simple answer.
The wrong side of history will always tell you to be afraid - the right side of history will always expect you to be brave.
June 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
To be in public office right now is to constantly ask yourself: How do I make sure I'm standing on the right side of history?
There's a simple answer.
The wrong side of history will always tell you to be afraid - the right side of history will always expect you to be brave.
There's a simple answer.
The wrong side of history will always tell you to be afraid - the right side of history will always expect you to be brave.
Well well just look at what the CBP didnt do to their federal employees:
May 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Well well just look at what the CBP didnt do to their federal employees:
Also if you really really want to dive down the rabbit hole of Roman Catholic clerical dress: why, when, what the materials are & the significance of each garment and the ceremonial life of the Church, pick up a copy of James Charles Noonan’s The Church Visible:
May 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Also if you really really want to dive down the rabbit hole of Roman Catholic clerical dress: why, when, what the materials are & the significance of each garment and the ceremonial life of the Church, pick up a copy of James Charles Noonan’s The Church Visible:
I know everyone is talking about “Conclave” & don’t mistake me-I love Fiennes Tucci Lithgow & La Rossellini but please watch “The Shoes of the Fisherman” from the late Cold War 60s when a Ukrainian bishop & political prisoner in Siberia is elected pope. Filmed on location in Rome & St John Lateran.
May 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I know everyone is talking about “Conclave” & don’t mistake me-I love Fiennes Tucci Lithgow & La Rossellini but please watch “The Shoes of the Fisherman” from the late Cold War 60s when a Ukrainian bishop & political prisoner in Siberia is elected pope. Filmed on location in Rome & St John Lateran.
Je suis penguin. 🐧 team penguin. Flippers up!!
a picture of a penguin with the words " penguins win " on the bottom
ALT: a picture of a penguin with the words " penguins win " on the bottom
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April 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Je suis penguin. 🐧 team penguin. Flippers up!!
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Don't forget to follow Steve here too: open.substack.com/pub/inottern...
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Steve's New Home
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April 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Don't forget to follow Steve here too: open.substack.com/pub/inottern...
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Scottish Airways aviation poster by Leffler c1937.
The airplane is a Spartan "Cruiser" Mark III bearing marking G-ADEL.
The airplane is a Spartan "Cruiser" Mark III bearing marking G-ADEL.
March 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Scottish Airways aviation poster by Leffler c1937.
The airplane is a Spartan "Cruiser" Mark III bearing marking G-ADEL.
The airplane is a Spartan "Cruiser" Mark III bearing marking G-ADEL.
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How do we hold our government accountable?
In part, government records.
The kind that Signal-gate made impossible.
It's not just incompetence.
It's not only national security.
It was an attack on democracy as well.
On this episode of "History Matters" -- link below.
In part, government records.
The kind that Signal-gate made impossible.
It's not just incompetence.
It's not only national security.
It was an attack on democracy as well.
On this episode of "History Matters" -- link below.
This week’s History Matters (...and so does Coffee!) is a special pre-recorded edition! Joanne Freeman beams in to reflect on the implications of “Signalgate,” highlighting the critical importance of transparency, paper trails, and historical accountability in a democracy.
Watch::
Watch::
A Crisis of Accountability
buff.ly
March 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
How do we hold our government accountable?
In part, government records.
The kind that Signal-gate made impossible.
It's not just incompetence.
It's not only national security.
It was an attack on democracy as well.
On this episode of "History Matters" -- link below.
In part, government records.
The kind that Signal-gate made impossible.
It's not just incompetence.
It's not only national security.
It was an attack on democracy as well.
On this episode of "History Matters" -- link below.
“You’re all things I’ve got to remember.” One of my favorite lines from an 80s song. Tell me some of yours!! Let’s get some good ear worms going!! 🎶👂🏼🐛
March 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“You’re all things I’ve got to remember.” One of my favorite lines from an 80s song. Tell me some of yours!! Let’s get some good ear worms going!! 🎶👂🏼🐛
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Forgot to show off my hellebores: they really great this year!!
March 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Forgot to show off my hellebores: they really great this year!!
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Be aware that government records belong to the government—& the American people.
And that those records can hold people w/political power ACCOUNTABLE for what they do.
The accountability of politicians to the people who gave them power is the ESSENCE of democracy.
Signal prevents accountability.
And that those records can hold people w/political power ACCOUNTABLE for what they do.
The accountability of politicians to the people who gave them power is the ESSENCE of democracy.
Signal prevents accountability.
March 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Be aware that government records belong to the government—& the American people.
And that those records can hold people w/political power ACCOUNTABLE for what they do.
The accountability of politicians to the people who gave them power is the ESSENCE of democracy.
Signal prevents accountability.
And that those records can hold people w/political power ACCOUNTABLE for what they do.
The accountability of politicians to the people who gave them power is the ESSENCE of democracy.
Signal prevents accountability.
Heads up for all my record manager & GLAM peeps:
Hey folks:
Due to conflicting schedules, tomorrow’s “History Matters” episode won’t be live
It’s pre-recorded—about the vital importance of government records & accountability to democracy.
It will be posted at NCHEteach.org/conversations at our normal time: 10AM ET
I’ll post YouTube links later
Due to conflicting schedules, tomorrow’s “History Matters” episode won’t be live
It’s pre-recorded—about the vital importance of government records & accountability to democracy.
It will be posted at NCHEteach.org/conversations at our normal time: 10AM ET
I’ll post YouTube links later
Conversations
NCHEteach.org
March 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Heads up for all my record manager & GLAM peeps:
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The stages in MAGA responding to a negative story:
1: It's all lies
2: Most of it is lies
3: Some of it's true, but it doesn't matter
4. It's all true, but it's fine when we do it
5. F**k you
1: It's all lies
2: Most of it is lies
3: Some of it's true, but it doesn't matter
4. It's all true, but it's fine when we do it
5. F**k you
March 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The stages in MAGA responding to a negative story:
1: It's all lies
2: Most of it is lies
3: Some of it's true, but it doesn't matter
4. It's all true, but it's fine when we do it
5. F**k you
1: It's all lies
2: Most of it is lies
3: Some of it's true, but it doesn't matter
4. It's all true, but it's fine when we do it
5. F**k you
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"A tariff is a regressive tax. It hurts people more the less money they have. The most progressive thing progressives wanted to do back in the McKinley era was replace tariffs with an income tax." — @rauchway.bsky.social
Trump's hopeless tariffs confusion, explained by a historian
"The president seems to believe he can impose prohibitively high tariffs *and* collect revenue, which you can’t do."
www.publicnotice.co
March 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"A tariff is a regressive tax. It hurts people more the less money they have. The most progressive thing progressives wanted to do back in the McKinley era was replace tariffs with an income tax." — @rauchway.bsky.social
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Brand new online release of over 60 articles from the Book of the Old Edinburgh Club (2010-2019). The 35 volumes in the Original Series (1908-1985) are now split into over 250 articles for reading and download. Enjoy over 400 Edinburgh history tales!
oldedinburghclub.org.uk/improving-ac...
oldedinburghclub.org.uk/improving-ac...
Improving access to the Book of the Old Edinburgh Club - The Old Edinburgh Club
Improving access to the Book of the Old Edinburgh Club by making more articles available, adding metadata and enhancing search
oldedinburghclub.org.uk
March 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Brand new online release of over 60 articles from the Book of the Old Edinburgh Club (2010-2019). The 35 volumes in the Original Series (1908-1985) are now split into over 250 articles for reading and download. Enjoy over 400 Edinburgh history tales!
oldedinburghclub.org.uk/improving-ac...
oldedinburghclub.org.uk/improving-ac...
Just early morning photos from Penn Quarter to cleanse everyone’s timeline!
March 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Just early morning photos from Penn Quarter to cleanse everyone’s timeline!
Bernie Sanders: "I'm gonna vote no. I think the American people are sick and tired of Elon Musk, the richest guy in the world, running around, slashing Social Security, veterans programs. That Republicans are moving for massive tax breaks and cutting Medicaid ... you gotta draw a line."
March 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Bernie Sanders: "If you do nothing, you sit back and say, 'it's gonna be terrible.' And that's right. A shutdown will be terrible. But our job is to put the onus on the Republican president, the Republican House, the Republican Senate, the people who control the govt"
March 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Bernie Sanders: "If you do nothing, you sit back and say, 'it's gonna be terrible.' And that's right. A shutdown will be terrible. But our job is to put the onus on the Republican president, the Republican House, the Republican Senate, the people who control the govt"
Why has no one sent JD any eyeliner?? Wouldn’t want him to run out!
March 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Why has no one sent JD any eyeliner?? Wouldn’t want him to run out!
You keep doing you Steve!!
March 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
You keep doing you Steve!!