David Staniunas
@boxreceiver.bsky.social
archivist at PresbyHistory, menasky-adjacent, obligated to say positions are mine, not PC(USA)'s
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The National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL) is sharing information from the Lebanese Center for Research and Development on the ongoing costs of Israeli violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon (NESSL) is sharing information from the Lebanese Center for Research and Development on the ongoing costs of Israeli violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon
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Chicago Presbytery issues call to action in face of ICE raids
The presbytery seeks "creative action and stubborn hope" and vows to follow the lead of those bearing the brunt of the violence.
The presbytery seeks "creative action and stubborn hope" and vows to follow the lead of those bearing the brunt of the violence.
Chicago Presbytery issues call to action in face of ICE raids
The Chicago Presbytery has released a powerful public statement and urgent call to action addressing the ongoing, federally sanctioned violence impacting communities across Chicago and its suburbs. Unanimously approved during the presbytery’s Nov. 18 meeting and published in both English and Spani...
pres-outlook.pulse.ly
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Chicago Presbytery issues call to action in face of ICE raids
The presbytery seeks "creative action and stubborn hope" and vows to follow the lead of those bearing the brunt of the violence.
The presbytery seeks "creative action and stubborn hope" and vows to follow the lead of those bearing the brunt of the violence.
So I think the works of people when they organize into groups have an innate dignity. And when I see just "pile in a box",, I can deal with that, that's what we train for.
But it makes me think *you* don't think your organization has worth
But it makes me think *you* don't think your organization has worth
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
So I think the works of people when they organize into groups have an innate dignity. And when I see just "pile in a box",, I can deal with that, that's what we train for.
But it makes me think *you* don't think your organization has worth
But it makes me think *you* don't think your organization has worth
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ICE is in #Oakland!
There is a request for a solidarity presence from schools during pick up hours.
Harriet Tubman preschool, 800 33rd street early dismissal
Picket 11am- 11:45
Hoover Elementary 890 Brockhurst street entrance
Picket 12:30 - 2pm
YMCA preschool 3265 market
Picket 2pm - 5pm
There is a request for a solidarity presence from schools during pick up hours.
Harriet Tubman preschool, 800 33rd street early dismissal
Picket 11am- 11:45
Hoover Elementary 890 Brockhurst street entrance
Picket 12:30 - 2pm
YMCA preschool 3265 market
Picket 2pm - 5pm
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
ICE is in #Oakland!
There is a request for a solidarity presence from schools during pick up hours.
Harriet Tubman preschool, 800 33rd street early dismissal
Picket 11am- 11:45
Hoover Elementary 890 Brockhurst street entrance
Picket 12:30 - 2pm
YMCA preschool 3265 market
Picket 2pm - 5pm
There is a request for a solidarity presence from schools during pick up hours.
Harriet Tubman preschool, 800 33rd street early dismissal
Picket 11am- 11:45
Hoover Elementary 890 Brockhurst street entrance
Picket 12:30 - 2pm
YMCA preschool 3265 market
Picket 2pm - 5pm
Ain al Hilweh camp, March 1951 digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/38...
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Ain al Hilweh camp, March 1951 digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/38...
Spent a little time at the presbytery gathering up in Chestnut Hill, got to hear the mods
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Spent a little time at the presbytery gathering up in Chestnut Hill, got to hear the mods
Saw the Depeche Mode, Music for the Masses style landscape of the Louisville Riverwalk
November 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Saw the Depeche Mode, Music for the Masses style landscape of the Louisville Riverwalk
Got to spend a little time at Shawnee Presbyterian Church (Louisville, Ky.) the other day, and our Communications Unit made some hay out of it www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWln...
PHS visits Shawnee Presbyterian Church
YouTube video by Presbyterian Historical Society
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Got to spend a little time at Shawnee Presbyterian Church (Louisville, Ky.) the other day, and our Communications Unit made some hay out of it www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWln...
Transcriber is stealing valor for my surname
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Transcriber is stealing valor for my surname
Had a good hour this morning with Shawnee Presbyterian Church's clerk of session Dianne White, picked up records for deposit and digitization
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Had a good hour this morning with Shawnee Presbyterian Church's clerk of session Dianne White, picked up records for deposit and digitization
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as a bosnian, i cannot accept this depoliticization of the mass murder that was directed against us. to brazenly claim that the violence has "no political or religious motivation" is beneath common sense. it harms any understanding of what happened in sarajevo and bosnia
“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
as a bosnian, i cannot accept this depoliticization of the mass murder that was directed against us. to brazenly claim that the violence has "no political or religious motivation" is beneath common sense. it harms any understanding of what happened in sarajevo and bosnia
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Once again, getting an old audio cassette to play back by frankensteining a new little piece of felt, on a platform of white rubber, so that the tape stays in touch with the playback head
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Once again, getting an old audio cassette to play back by frankensteining a new little piece of felt, on a platform of white rubber, so that the tape stays in touch with the playback head
Once again, getting an old audio cassette to play back by frankensteining a new little piece of felt, on a platform of white rubber, so that the tape stays in touch with the playback head
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Once again, getting an old audio cassette to play back by frankensteining a new little piece of felt, on a platform of white rubber, so that the tape stays in touch with the playback head
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My latest article, "Genocide and the Limits of History in Gaza," was just published in the Journal of Palestine Studies www.tandfonline.com/eprint/4MBPN...
Genocide and the Limits of History in Gaza
This essay, parts of which were initially delivered at the annual Indigenous art gathering aabaakwad in December 2024 at the University of Toronto, offers three contributions to the historiography ...
www.tandfonline.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My latest article, "Genocide and the Limits of History in Gaza," was just published in the Journal of Palestine Studies www.tandfonline.com/eprint/4MBPN...
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One of the most important articles you will read this year. Esmat Elhalaby, "Genocide and the Limits of History in Gaza," Journal of Palestine Studies. @esmat.bsky.social 🗃️
Genocide and the Limits of History in Gaza
This essay, parts of which were initially delivered at the annual Indigenous art gathering aabaakwad in December 2024 at the University of Toronto, offers three contributions to the historiography ...
doi.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
One of the most important articles you will read this year. Esmat Elhalaby, "Genocide and the Limits of History in Gaza," Journal of Palestine Studies. @esmat.bsky.social 🗃️
James Forman addressing the General Assembly of the NCC in Detroit, the Wednesday morning of their meeting in 1969 "Brothers and sisters, FBI agents"
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
James Forman addressing the General Assembly of the NCC in Detroit, the Wednesday morning of their meeting in 1969 "Brothers and sisters, FBI agents"
Got a 16mm motion picture in a rusty can, and I've got a spare polyester core and an ancient spooling device, so it's time to do low-wattage film intervention
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Got a 16mm motion picture in a rusty can, and I've got a spare polyester core and an ancient spooling device, so it's time to do low-wattage film intervention
Christmas in Batouri, Cameroon, 1953, from the Greig family papers
November 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Christmas in Batouri, Cameroon, 1953, from the Greig family papers
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As we at @pressfreedom.bsky.social have argued, Israel must allow independent access to Gaza. The ban on journalists from outside the strip is unprecedented.
www.cjr.org/news/israel-...
www.cjr.org/news/israel-...
The push to get international reporters into Gaza.
Even after the ceasefire, Israel has blocked members of the press from entering. The country has said “there will come a time soon” when journalists flood in—but preemptively cast doubt on the story t...
www.cjr.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
As we at @pressfreedom.bsky.social have argued, Israel must allow independent access to Gaza. The ban on journalists from outside the strip is unprecedented.
www.cjr.org/news/israel-...
www.cjr.org/news/israel-...
Look at my famous liberal UTS theologian dawg we're not going to make it
November 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Look at my famous liberal UTS theologian dawg we're not going to make it
Oh my shop may be cooking up processing work on a cool and good personal records batch that I curated in here six years ago, and I feel like
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Oh my shop may be cooking up processing work on a cool and good personal records batch that I curated in here six years ago, and I feel like
From records of the 1969 General Assembly of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., flyer from the Youth of Amerika
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
From records of the 1969 General Assembly of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., flyer from the Youth of Amerika
"I love history, I used to work down the courthouse"
Ah yeah
"I found a book there from 1848 had all the dockets and trials listed"
Oh cool
"And I donated it to the public library"
Oh!
"I took it from the court house"
Oh sibling no
Ah yeah
"I found a book there from 1848 had all the dockets and trials listed"
Oh cool
"And I donated it to the public library"
Oh!
"I took it from the court house"
Oh sibling no
October 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"I love history, I used to work down the courthouse"
Ah yeah
"I found a book there from 1848 had all the dockets and trials listed"
Oh cool
"And I donated it to the public library"
Oh!
"I took it from the court house"
Oh sibling no
Ah yeah
"I found a book there from 1848 had all the dockets and trials listed"
Oh cool
"And I donated it to the public library"
Oh!
"I took it from the court house"
Oh sibling no
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[Dorothy] Day was "nourished by so many odd and beautiful things" — freshly rolled cigarettes, her black cat named Social Justice, the smell of perfume, a piano song, and Dostoyevsky books.
sojo.net/articles/cul...
sojo.net/articles/cul...
‘Unruly Saint’ Explores What Dorothy Day’s Biographers Overlook
“There are many excellent biographies of Dorothy Day already written,” D.L. Mayfield writes. “This book does not claim to be one of them.”
sojo.net
October 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
[Dorothy] Day was "nourished by so many odd and beautiful things" — freshly rolled cigarettes, her black cat named Social Justice, the smell of perfume, a piano song, and Dostoyevsky books.
sojo.net/articles/cul...
sojo.net/articles/cul...
It's good that we live in an age where we have multiple sources of biographical information on people, because this bio note does not include any mention of how this civil rights leader died www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findi...
Guide to the Robert W. Spike Papers 1838-2005
www.lib.uchicago.edu
October 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It's good that we live in an age where we have multiple sources of biographical information on people, because this bio note does not include any mention of how this civil rights leader died www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/scrc/findi...