Tim Hannapel
@timhannapel.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 history nerd, grandpa, retired Union lawyer, reconciler of untold stories. Helped rename Wilson HS to Jackson-Reed HS in DC, and Lafayette-Pointer Park.
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Tim Hannapel
@timhannapel.bsky.social
· Nov 18
D.C. Council votes to rename Woodrow Wilson High School to Jackson-Reed High School
The council voted Tuesday on the new moniker, which is a combination of namesakes: Vince Reed, the school’s first Black principal and Edna Jackson, the school’s first Black teacher.
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Hello Bluesky! Chronicling here a 4-year campaign I helped lead in DC to rename Woodrow Wilson HS to Jackson-Reed HS, to stop honoring segregationist-in-chief and KKK supporter Woodrow Wilson, in favor of legendary DC Black educators Edna Jackson and Vince Reed. Gift: wapo.st/4hRcoOZ
An an outstanding piece by our modern day prophet of freedom Ta-Nehisi Coates, exploring the misbegotten concept of The Homeland, and comparing Renee Good and Alex Pretti to slain civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo. Well worth the read.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: The culture war is an actual war.
www.vanityfair.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:26 AM
An an outstanding piece by our modern day prophet of freedom Ta-Nehisi Coates, exploring the misbegotten concept of The Homeland, and comparing Renee Good and Alex Pretti to slain civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo. Well worth the read.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Wow, Prof. Segall really nails it here: we can't reform the Supreme Court until we call it for what it is, not even a real "court of law." Well done, and well framed. His essay is so short and sweet, highly recommend!
“Wearing black robes and sitting in a courtroom doesn’t make lawyers act like judges-a minimal respect for prior law is what distinguishes judges from legislators but our Supreme Court has now shown that it does not place much value, if any, on prior law.” www.dorfonlaw.org/2026/01/the-...
The Term From Hell and the Court that Isn't a Court
For two decades, I have argued that the Supreme Court of the United States is not a real court of law and its justices do not perform their ...
www.dorfonlaw.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Wow, Prof. Segall really nails it here: we can't reform the Supreme Court until we call it for what it is, not even a real "court of law." Well done, and well framed. His essay is so short and sweet, highly recommend!
In 1871, Congress found that the KKK was essentially a white supremacist paramilitary organization that carried out "murders, whippings, intimidation and violence" against its opponents. Sound familiar to anyone? @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jamellebouie.net @adamserwer.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
In 1871, Congress found that the KKK was essentially a white supremacist paramilitary organization that carried out "murders, whippings, intimidation and violence" against its opponents. Sound familiar to anyone? @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jamellebouie.net @adamserwer.bsky.social
A great town hall to watch from start to finish. As impressive as Pete was, I was even more inspired by the thoughtful questions from the audience. One not clipped here was from a military and police dept. veteran who was concerned about how we achieve justice -- not vengeance -- for the 1/3
Buttigieg: Some say you can’t talk about any of the things that were wrong about America because that must mean you hate America. To me, anytime we talk about something that wrong, it’s because some of the finest moments that brought out the greatest character of this country is how we put it right.
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
A great town hall to watch from start to finish. As impressive as Pete was, I was even more inspired by the thoughtful questions from the audience. One not clipped here was from a military and police dept. veteran who was concerned about how we achieve justice -- not vengeance -- for the 1/3
Honestly, Zürich is a public transit paradise.
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Honestly, Zürich is a public transit paradise.
Please: @vanhollen.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov @eleanornorton.bsky.social launch an immediate investigation into this outrageous whitewashing of DC history. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
In an outrageous Trumpian assault on the Chevy Chase community’s multi-year effort to reconcile its racially-segregated founding, the National Park Service has removed the sign at Chevy Chase Circle interpreting the complicated racist legacy of Sen Francis Newlands.
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Please: @vanhollen.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov @eleanornorton.bsky.social launch an immediate investigation into this outrageous whitewashing of DC history. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
In an outrageous Trumpian assault on the Chevy Chase community’s multi-year effort to reconcile its racially-segregated founding, the National Park Service has removed the sign at Chevy Chase Circle interpreting the complicated racist legacy of Sen Francis Newlands.
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In an outrageous Trumpian assault on the Chevy Chase community’s multi-year effort to reconcile its racially-segregated founding, the National Park Service has removed the sign at Chevy Chase Circle interpreting the complicated racist legacy of Sen Francis Newlands.
I said hi to the amazing @tressiemcphd.bsky.social and hear her very powerful talk. Come on down to the Teach-In, resuming at about 2 pm, going until sunset.
October 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I said hi to the amazing @tressiemcphd.bsky.social and hear her very powerful talk. Come on down to the Teach-In, resuming at about 2 pm, going until sunset.
Nice turnout at the Teach-In!
October 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Nice turnout at the Teach-In!
Happening now! Calling all DC people interested in history and justice. A good ol-fashioned “teach-in” located on the Mall in front of Smithsonian American History museum.
October 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Happening now! Calling all DC people interested in history and justice. A good ol-fashioned “teach-in” located on the Mall in front of Smithsonian American History museum.
Let the Dad Jokes begin!
August 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Let the Dad Jokes begin!
Was it the famous “ham sandwich?”
August 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Was it the famous “ham sandwich?”
Very good news here: the proud people of DC are not putting up with Gestapo tactics by federal LEOs and out-of-control DOJ.
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Very good news here: the proud people of DC are not putting up with Gestapo tactics by federal LEOs and out-of-control DOJ.
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Hi DC friends, please join me on July 16 at 6 pm, for a fun canal history talk, complete with beer, wine and light refreshments. Maybe a little bit of Drunk History?😊
www.eventbrite.com/e/history-un...
www.eventbrite.com/e/history-un...
History Unlocked: Captain George Pointer and Canal Fever
Join us for an evening of learning and socializing onboard the docked Georgetown Heritage Canal Boat!
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June 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Hi DC friends, please join me on July 16 at 6 pm, for a fun canal history talk, complete with beer, wine and light refreshments. Maybe a little bit of Drunk History?😊
www.eventbrite.com/e/history-un...
www.eventbrite.com/e/history-un...
Hello DC friends! Please join me for a great talk on Wed June 18! Learn about the C&O Canal, Capt George Pointer, socialize with friends, all aboard the beautiful (docked) canal boat.
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Join us for History Unlocked June 18th
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June 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hello DC friends! Please join me for a great talk on Wed June 18! Learn about the C&O Canal, Capt George Pointer, socialize with friends, all aboard the beautiful (docked) canal boat.
mailchi.mp/e09239aad3df...
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Playing "John Henry" on Joe Thompson’s back porch with Justin Robinson just like old times. Thank you Justin "Demeanor" Harrington for joining us on bones.
You can hear the full track on our new album ‘What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow’ - listen now: giddensrobinson.lnk.to/BlackbirdCrow
You can hear the full track on our new album ‘What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow’ - listen now: giddensrobinson.lnk.to/BlackbirdCrow
May 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Playing "John Henry" on Joe Thompson’s back porch with Justin Robinson just like old times. Thank you Justin "Demeanor" Harrington for joining us on bones.
You can hear the full track on our new album ‘What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow’ - listen now: giddensrobinson.lnk.to/BlackbirdCrow
You can hear the full track on our new album ‘What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow’ - listen now: giddensrobinson.lnk.to/BlackbirdCrow
Hooray, Happy Pride, everybody!
June 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Hooray, Happy Pride, everybody!
Brilliant historians Profs. Martha Jones and Kate Masur forcefully show how birthright citizenship was sought by FREE Black Americans for many decades before the enactment of the 14th Amendment. Gives the lie to the facile and inaccurate claim that the 14A should apply only to freed enslaved people.
I’ve told the story many times. Now @katemasur.bsky.social and I have filed it in federal court: Free Black Americans were first to recognize BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP in the US. When denied it, they fought to secure it. They show us what the 14th Amendment meant and what it meant to live without it.
Historian @marthasjones.bsky.social & @katemasur.bsky.social, a member of the Historians Council on the Constitution, filed a brief against the birthright citizenship executive order. History contradicts the administration's claim that the 14th Amendment applies only to “newly freed slaves.”
May 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Brilliant historians Profs. Martha Jones and Kate Masur forcefully show how birthright citizenship was sought by FREE Black Americans for many decades before the enactment of the 14th Amendment. Gives the lie to the facile and inaccurate claim that the 14A should apply only to freed enslaved people.
@maddow.msnbc.com great showing of 2-3,000 in Durham NC #HandsOff
April 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com great showing of 2-3,000 in Durham NC #HandsOff
