Betsy Bradley
@betsybradley.bsky.social
New York history, unvarnished. Author of KNICKERBOCKER and NEW YORK: CITYSCOPES. Washington Irving whisperer. Museums, libraries, teaching primary documents, wholeheartedly supporting K-12 educators: these are a few of my favorite things.
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Tony Hinchcliffe, the comedian who got on stage at a Trump rally and mocked Puerto Rican, Latinx, Black, Jewish, and Palestinian communities, just secured a lucrative Netflix deal for multiple new com...
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Dear @cnn.com,
The judge did not “vacate” the trial. He adjourned it. Then he appointed an amicus curiae to argue against dismissing the charges. Who writes your headlines?
The judge did not “vacate” the trial. He adjourned it. Then he appointed an amicus curiae to argue against dismissing the charges. Who writes your headlines?
February 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Dear @cnn.com,
The judge did not “vacate” the trial. He adjourned it. Then he appointed an amicus curiae to argue against dismissing the charges. Who writes your headlines?
The judge did not “vacate” the trial. He adjourned it. Then he appointed an amicus curiae to argue against dismissing the charges. Who writes your headlines?
"You need to be the answer to the question, 'who is going to stop this?!'"
February 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"You need to be the answer to the question, 'who is going to stop this?!'"
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"We should not resist calling this for what it is—a deep animus toward anything that detracts from a white-centered view of American history.
Yes, racism." 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/frederick-...
Yes, racism." 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/frederick-...
Frederick Douglass Parade Canceled After 54th Massachusetts Pulls Out
The Trump administration’s ongoing crusade to roll back DEI initiatives was never out of a concern for fairness or challenging what it sees as unjust discrimination.
kevinmlevin.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"We should not resist calling this for what it is—a deep animus toward anything that detracts from a white-centered view of American history.
Yes, racism." 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/frederick-...
Yes, racism." 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/frederick-...
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“When you support a king you make yourself a beggar.” @jbf1755.bsky.social History Matters
February 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“When you support a king you make yourself a beggar.” @jbf1755.bsky.social History Matters
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My webcast from this morning's episode of "History Matters" -- "On Kings" -- will be archived within the next day or two at:
NCHEteach.org/conversations
And on my YouTube page:
www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
NCHEteach.org/conversations
And on my YouTube page:
www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Looks like I missed this. Is it, or will it be, archived for later viewing?
February 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My webcast from this morning's episode of "History Matters" -- "On Kings" -- will be archived within the next day or two at:
NCHEteach.org/conversations
And on my YouTube page:
www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
NCHEteach.org/conversations
And on my YouTube page:
www.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
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Susan Collins chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee and has the power to push back against the Trump-Musk misuse of federal funds.
If you live in Maine and are ... concerned? troubled? worried? ... let her know and let her know often.
If you live in Maine and are ... concerned? troubled? worried? ... let her know and let her know often.
The first is Susan Collins from Maine. Yes, she is a coward, but she needs to be visited in DC and in her Maine offices, and we need to call her every day until this stops. 2/ www.collins.senate.gov
Home | U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Susan Collins of Maine
www.collins.senate.gov
February 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Susan Collins chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee and has the power to push back against the Trump-Musk misuse of federal funds.
If you live in Maine and are ... concerned? troubled? worried? ... let her know and let her know often.
If you live in Maine and are ... concerned? troubled? worried? ... let her know and let her know often.
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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
More courage. Also, public libraries cannot become soap boxes.
Punters > kickers
🔥🔥🔥 Former Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was arrested for civil disobedience after speaking against a MAGA display that the city council of Huntington Beach agreed to put up at the public library…..that’s what’s up….every word👇
February 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
More courage. Also, public libraries cannot become soap boxes.
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Never forget they feel inferior-because morally they are! All GOP that did not speak up this week!
February 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Never forget they feel inferior-because morally they are! All GOP that did not speak up this week!
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Keep booing, Canada
February 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Keep booing, Canada
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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind data analysis.
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
February 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind data analysis.
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Nice try, snowflakes.
BBC Shuts Down Reports That They're Canceling 'Doctor Who' Due To 'Wokery' Backlash
Nice try, snowflakes.
www.comicsands.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Nice try, snowflakes.
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"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov
February 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Tyranny requires your fear and your silence and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage." -- @govpritzker.illinois.gov
This feels very @nicsigni.bsky.social -worthy. Boobs out, tyrants out.
For no particular reason, what the Commonwealth of Virginia thinks about kings.
February 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This feels very @nicsigni.bsky.social -worthy. Boobs out, tyrants out.
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In 2022, russians killed the mayor of Motyzhyn village, Olha Sukhenko, her husband and son. Before being kidnapped, she was evacuating village residents, delivering food and medicine. Their bodies were found in a mass grave after the liberation of the Kyiv region.
russian occupation is not peace.
russian occupation is not peace.
February 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In 2022, russians killed the mayor of Motyzhyn village, Olha Sukhenko, her husband and son. Before being kidnapped, she was evacuating village residents, delivering food and medicine. Their bodies were found in a mass grave after the liberation of the Kyiv region.
russian occupation is not peace.
russian occupation is not peace.
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I remember when a simple break-in to the DNC’s offices caused an impeachment and a president stepping down.
February 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I remember when a simple break-in to the DNC’s offices caused an impeachment and a president stepping down.
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Yep, DOGE is as incompetent as everyone thought. An $8 million "saving" has been listed as an $8 BILLION saving.
That is 14.5% of their total claimed $55 billion in "savings" having been completely made up.
That is 14.5% of their total claimed $55 billion in "savings" having been completely made up.
February 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Yep, DOGE is as incompetent as everyone thought. An $8 million "saving" has been listed as an $8 BILLION saving.
That is 14.5% of their total claimed $55 billion in "savings" having been completely made up.
That is 14.5% of their total claimed $55 billion in "savings" having been completely made up.
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Jim Acosta: I think the AP should consider whether or not to sue the administration… and the rest of the press corps should start seriously considering whether it’s worth sending everyone into the Oval Office, onto Air Force One, or into the briefing room.
February 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Jim Acosta: I think the AP should consider whether or not to sue the administration… and the rest of the press corps should start seriously considering whether it’s worth sending everyone into the Oval Office, onto Air Force One, or into the briefing room.
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DOGE's new $8 billion savings example wildly off — by a factor of 1,000: reporter
www.rawstory.com/doge-2671177...
www.rawstory.com/doge-2671177...
DOGE's new $8 billion savings example wildly off — by a factor of 1,000: reporter
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency task force is finally providing some numbers purporting to give examples of significant savings to the federal government from terminat...
www.rawstory.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
DOGE's new $8 billion savings example wildly off — by a factor of 1,000: reporter
www.rawstory.com/doge-2671177...
www.rawstory.com/doge-2671177...
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True story: a few years ago, I was being interviewed by a reporter for the New York Times. I mentioned the history of eviction statutes and how they tied into Jim Crow.
The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?"
When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.
The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?"
When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.
February 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
True story: a few years ago, I was being interviewed by a reporter for the New York Times. I mentioned the history of eviction statutes and how they tied into Jim Crow.
The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?"
When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.
The reporter asked "what's Jim Crow?"
When I explained, the reporter didn't believe me and said the US wouldn't do that.
Tyranny through incompetence. Protect our history, protect our documents!
A big-picture concern with the purge at the National Archives (which sets records management rules across fed agencies) and firing of FOIA officials is we may reach a point where we not only can't respond to FOIA requests, but nobody in the govt know what records exist and where they are.
‘Good luck with that.’ Trump administration terminates privacy officials at agency overseeing government hiring and firing | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has quietly fired multiple members of the “privacy team” and other officials from the office that oversees the hiring of federal workers, a move that limits outside access to ...
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February 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Tyranny through incompetence. Protect our history, protect our documents!