Thaisa Way
@thaisaway.bsky.social
Landscape and environmental historian
A must read on history and the NPS and truth: www.historians.org/perspectives...
On Myths and Monuments – AHA
How do you tell the story of Mount Rushmore? The answer has changed over time.
www.historians.org
July 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A must read on history and the NPS and truth: www.historians.org/perspectives...
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It is a great loss for all of us that you are gone Steven.
After seven years at the Center for the Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, two as Andrew W. Mellon Professor and five as Dean, I will retire from the National Gallery of Art on July 18.
I am proud of what we have accomplished since 2020. (1/3)
I am proud of what we have accomplished since 2020. (1/3)
July 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It is a great loss for all of us that you are gone Steven.
The brilliant Steven Nelson and his remarkable community of NGA staff and speakers at our cohosted conference “Color Lines across the United States and Mexico”. So sad to see he is no longer The Center Dean. Huge loss for all of us
July 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The brilliant Steven Nelson and his remarkable community of NGA staff and speakers at our cohosted conference “Color Lines across the United States and Mexico”. So sad to see he is no longer The Center Dean. Huge loss for all of us
Huge loss at The Center/ National Gallery of Art with early retirement of Steven Nelson as Dean. We so badly need his leadership in the art and art history worlds. mailchi.mp/nga/center-n.... I am so disappointed the NGA would let this happen.
News from Dean Steven Nelson
mailchi.mp
July 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Huge loss at The Center/ National Gallery of Art with early retirement of Steven Nelson as Dean. We so badly need his leadership in the art and art history worlds. mailchi.mp/nga/center-n.... I am so disappointed the NGA would let this happen.
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USAID didn’t fail. It fed 127,000 kids—then was erased mid-crisis. No speech. No tribute. Just silence. They didn’t end a program. They liquidated a covenant. The last American promise not built on conquest—but care.
🔗 thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
🔗 thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
USAID didn’t fail. It fed 127,000 kids—then was erased mid-crisis. No speech. No tribute. Just silence. They didn’t end a program. They liquidated a covenant. The last American promise not built on conquest—but care.
🔗 thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
🔗 thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
@kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social great interview with Peniel Joseph. Thank you
June 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
@kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social great interview with Peniel Joseph. Thank you
@kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social i would learn much from you interviewing Molly crabapple on her new book on the Jewish labor bund. That history offers another view of potential futures
June 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
@kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social i would learn much from you interviewing Molly crabapple on her new book on the Jewish labor bund. That history offers another view of potential futures
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Hard to believe this isn’t already the law.
Fox News host Will Cain: "The 'No Secret Police Act' would ban local, state, and federal law enforcement from covering their faces when interacting with the public. Officers would also have to wear identifying information on them, like name tags. Hard to believe this is real!"
June 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hard to believe this isn’t already the law.
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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
June 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.
This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
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1/ A case VERY similar to #AbregoGarcia should get more attention
- Trump admin sent 'Cristian' to El Salvador's prison in violation of court-enforced agreement
- DOJ gave no evidence to judge of TdA public safety threat
- Judge (a Trump appointee) has ordered USG to facilitate Cristian's release
- Trump admin sent 'Cristian' to El Salvador's prison in violation of court-enforced agreement
- DOJ gave no evidence to judge of TdA public safety threat
- Judge (a Trump appointee) has ordered USG to facilitate Cristian's release
May 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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As we’ve said before now confirmed. FOIA requests reveal that DOGE employees are pulling in six-figure salaries, with many holding the title of “Expert,” a specific Office of Personnel Management (OPM) designation that pays around $190,000 a year.
May 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
As we’ve said before now confirmed. FOIA requests reveal that DOGE employees are pulling in six-figure salaries, with many holding the title of “Expert,” a specific Office of Personnel Management (OPM) designation that pays around $190,000 a year.
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“I urge you to keep going, keep doing what is right for our country, and I do believe that history will vindicate your service," Jackson told fellow judges.
A Supreme Court Justice Finally Just Stood up to Trump
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the president's unsettling attacks on the judiciary.
newrepublic.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“I urge you to keep going, keep doing what is right for our country, and I do believe that history will vindicate your service," Jackson told fellow judges.
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You can’t “deport” American citizens ... phenomenal explainer
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
You can’t “deport” American citizens
Earlier this week, ICE forcefully exiled three U.S.
open.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
You can’t “deport” American citizens ... phenomenal explainer
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
How can we laud AI as some great tool when we cant even get it to do simple customer service or store checkout? I want people who can offer real service not stupid AI
April 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
How can we laud AI as some great tool when we cant even get it to do simple customer service or store checkout? I want people who can offer real service not stupid AI
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My thoughts from watching right wing media work over the last decade… changing language around diversity, equity, and inclusion is a trap. You end up confirming their allegations that your commitments to DEI were wrong, and you’ll later be accused of covering up programs that you know to be wrong.
April 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My thoughts from watching right wing media work over the last decade… changing language around diversity, equity, and inclusion is a trap. You end up confirming their allegations that your commitments to DEI were wrong, and you’ll later be accused of covering up programs that you know to be wrong.
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Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects www.yahoo.com/news/trump-a...
Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects
At least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to capture and digitize stories of the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children in boarding schools at the hands of the U.S. gover...
www.yahoo.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects www.yahoo.com/news/trump-a...
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AOC: Donald Trump is a criminal. He was found guilty of 34 felony counts of fraud, found liable for sexual abuse. If he wants to find the rapists and criminals in this country, he should look in the mirror
April 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
AOC: Donald Trump is a criminal. He was found guilty of 34 felony counts of fraud, found liable for sexual abuse. If he wants to find the rapists and criminals in this country, he should look in the mirror
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We’re not sure what separates the Trump admin from the “terrorists” it claims to be fighting. You watch whats happening and can’t even process it—what the hell is going on is all we can think. Our Constitution grants everyone within this country the same legal protections, regardless of citizenship.
April 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
We’re not sure what separates the Trump admin from the “terrorists” it claims to be fighting. You watch whats happening and can’t even process it—what the hell is going on is all we can think. Our Constitution grants everyone within this country the same legal protections, regardless of citizenship.
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🚨House voting on SAVE Act today, worst voter suppression bill ever considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million w/out access to citizenship docs
-69 million women who took spouses last name
-ends online + mail registration & voter reg drives
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million w/out access to citizenship docs
-69 million women who took spouses last name
-ends online + mail registration & voter reg drives
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
House Republicans are set to pass a voter suppression bill that would disenfranchise millions
“It's a five-alarm fire for American voters and for election officials”
www.motherjones.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🚨House voting on SAVE Act today, worst voter suppression bill ever considered by Congress. Could disenfranchise:
-21 million w/out access to citizenship docs
-69 million women who took spouses last name
-ends online + mail registration & voter reg drives
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-21 million w/out access to citizenship docs
-69 million women who took spouses last name
-ends online + mail registration & voter reg drives
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.
April 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.
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Nearly 150 international students have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration. Many weren’t given a reason.
Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation
Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days. For many, the reasons are unclear.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Nearly 150 international students have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration. Many weren’t given a reason.
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Sackets Harbor, NY school principal Jaime Cook speaks to a reporter about protesting today for her three students who were abducted by ICE:
www.wwnytv.com/2025/04/04/7...
www.wwnytv.com/2025/04/04/7...
April 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Sackets Harbor, NY school principal Jaime Cook speaks to a reporter about protesting today for her three students who were abducted by ICE:
www.wwnytv.com/2025/04/04/7...
www.wwnytv.com/2025/04/04/7...