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"From which we are to infer, that the liberation of four millions of slaves and their elevation to manhood, and to the enjoyment of their political and civil rights was more than he could stand, and and so he died.--Frederick Douglass on the cause of Robert E. Lee's death, #OTD in 1870 🗃️
September 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"From which we are to infer, that the liberation of four millions of slaves and their elevation to manhood, and to the enjoyment of their political and civil rights was more than he could stand, and and so he died.--Frederick Douglass on the cause of Robert E. Lee's death, #OTD in 1870 🗃️
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Are any of my followers good at carpentry and/or live near Annapolis?
Someone should build like 20 “little free libraries” and put them up around Annapolis just outside the naval academy and stock them solely with copies of all the books that were banned from the naval academy library.
April 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Are any of my followers good at carpentry and/or live near Annapolis?
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Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad, removing references to slavery, images of Black people on their own, and touting interracial cooperation wapo.st/44exouB
Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow
wapo.st
April 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad, removing references to slavery, images of Black people on their own, and touting interracial cooperation wapo.st/44exouB
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Shadow docket decision upcoming on if the government can knowingly imprison people in other countries' prisons without due process or appeal.
I'm gonna puke
I'm gonna puke
BREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily stayed the district court's order setting a deadline for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return from El Salvador, ordering the man's lawyers to file a response by 5 p.m. Tuesday to the Trump admin's request that SCOTUS block the district court's order.
April 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Shadow docket decision upcoming on if the government can knowingly imprison people in other countries' prisons without due process or appeal.
I'm gonna puke
I'm gonna puke
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It's unfortunate to see several UNC Press titles among the many books removed from the Naval Academy library.
Let's support these authors by:
💚Requesting these books from your local library
💚Following the authors on social media & amplify their voices
💚Purchasing your own copy if possible
Let's support these authors by:
💚Requesting these books from your local library
💚Following the authors on social media & amplify their voices
💚Purchasing your own copy if possible
These Are the 381 Books Removed From the Naval Academy Library
Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and books on the Holocaust were among the works removed in response to an order from the office of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Someday, long after it has ceased to exist, economists will figure out how to do this with the American economy
Startup Colossal Biosciences has edited the DNA of a gray wolf to produce what it says is a de-extincted animal. Does that make it a true dire wolf?
Scientists Claim to Have Brought Back the Dire Wolf
Startup Colossal Biosciences has edited the DNA of a gray wolf to produce what it says is a de-extincted animal. Does that make it a true dire wolf?
wrd.cm
April 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Someday, long after it has ceased to exist, economists will figure out how to do this with the American economy
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I hate to ask this here, in this way, but I'm not sure where to turn.
Does anyone know a good Jewish cemetery in Seattle?
Does anyone know a good Jewish cemetery in Seattle?
April 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I hate to ask this here, in this way, but I'm not sure where to turn.
Does anyone know a good Jewish cemetery in Seattle?
Does anyone know a good Jewish cemetery in Seattle?
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A win for truth and history: A National Park Service page(removed by Musk) on the Underground Railroad has been restored to prominently feature Harriet Tubman, after her image and quote were removed earlier this year. Now, her legacy as a fearless champion for freedom has rightfully been restored. ✊
April 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A win for truth and history: A National Park Service page(removed by Musk) on the Underground Railroad has been restored to prominently feature Harriet Tubman, after her image and quote were removed earlier this year. Now, her legacy as a fearless champion for freedom has rightfully been restored. ✊
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Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk was great. The instrumentation and energy were so dope. I was such a fan of Fabiola Mendez and Luis Sanz on the cuatros. It was *only* missing NUEVAYoL.
Best part? My son clapping along to LA MuDANZA and them getting me to yell "yo soy de P f*ing R!"
I'm not. But too good.
Best part? My son clapping along to LA MuDANZA and them getting me to yell "yo soy de P f*ing R!"
I'm not. But too good.
April 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Bad Bunny's Tiny Desk was great. The instrumentation and energy were so dope. I was such a fan of Fabiola Mendez and Luis Sanz on the cuatros. It was *only* missing NUEVAYoL.
Best part? My son clapping along to LA MuDANZA and them getting me to yell "yo soy de P f*ing R!"
I'm not. But too good.
Best part? My son clapping along to LA MuDANZA and them getting me to yell "yo soy de P f*ing R!"
I'm not. But too good.
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Some great advice: "In class, we professors need to slow down... Slowing down is also necessary to push back on the evasions to thought made possible by generative AI. If students can avoid thinking outside of class, it is imperative that they be asked—indeed forced—to think in class."
In this little piece, I try to offer some hope and strategies to make our classes places sites of intellectual joy-- despite all the challenges students and we face these days. We need to help our students experience what made us fall in love with our work.
Learning to Grapple with the World
By: Johann Neem
theraisedhand.substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Some great advice: "In class, we professors need to slow down... Slowing down is also necessary to push back on the evasions to thought made possible by generative AI. If students can avoid thinking outside of class, it is imperative that they be asked—indeed forced—to think in class."
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Attn: Trump stated, “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO GET RICH, RICHER THAN EVER BEFORE!!!” Many have interpreted this as an indication that he or his allies are using knowledge of tariffs for personal financial gain. This raises serious concerns about insider trading and market manipulation.
April 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Attn: Trump stated, “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO GET RICH, RICHER THAN EVER BEFORE!!!” Many have interpreted this as an indication that he or his allies are using knowledge of tariffs for personal financial gain. This raises serious concerns about insider trading and market manipulation.
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After Trump and Trumpism are consigned to the dust bin of history, we will need to spend a long time earning back the trust and friendship of our allies.
April 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
After Trump and Trumpism are consigned to the dust bin of history, we will need to spend a long time earning back the trust and friendship of our allies.
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I am enjoying seeing all these #handsoff protests springing up around the country in towns both big and small. It's a hopeful thing to witness in such dark, scary times.
And I love these DC protest signs.
And I love these DC protest signs.
April 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I am enjoying seeing all these #handsoff protests springing up around the country in towns both big and small. It's a hopeful thing to witness in such dark, scary times.
And I love these DC protest signs.
And I love these DC protest signs.
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My book may have been purged by the U.S. Naval Academy but you can read it for free through April 11th. @uncpress.bsky.social
www.book2look.com/book/SO9q2ZB...
www.book2look.com/book/SO9q2ZB...
No Common Ground (full reading copy) : The University of North Carolina Press
www.book2look.com
April 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My book may have been purged by the U.S. Naval Academy but you can read it for free through April 11th. @uncpress.bsky.social
www.book2look.com/book/SO9q2ZB...
www.book2look.com/book/SO9q2ZB...
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Today’s topics might include (but are not limited to): tariffs and how Congress can revoke them, NEH funding, not arresting international students, and preserving due process.
Call your congressperson today. Let them know how you feel. Pick an issue. Any issue. Doesn’t matter. Make it clear you are unhappy and want them to break from the president.
April 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Today’s topics might include (but are not limited to): tariffs and how Congress can revoke them, NEH funding, not arresting international students, and preserving due process.
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Hey #sschat! 🗺️ 🍎 our friends @civxnow.bsky.social shared a paid podcasting opp here from KQED:
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Application for Pilot Teachers - Podcasting Democracy: Understanding the Constitution to Inspire Civic Change
Help students connect the Constitution to their everyday lives with a new innovative, hands-on curriculum that centers student media-making, youth voice and civic engagement.
KQED’s Education team ...
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April 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Hey #sschat! 🗺️ 🍎 our friends @civxnow.bsky.social shared a paid podcasting opp here from KQED:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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One of the best things I do each year is advise National History Day. This program does more for history ed in my small school than anything else. Cutting this funding has no other goal than cruelty and power from our fascist government.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/a...
Groups Are Told That Federal Humanities Grants Are Canceled
Letters informed grant recipients that funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities would be redirected to furthering “the president’s agenda.”
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
One of the best things I do each year is advise National History Day. This program does more for history ed in my small school than anything else. Cutting this funding has no other goal than cruelty and power from our fascist government.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/a...
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A friend took these during my @sssaonline.bsky.social paper today. 🗃️
SNEH/husband presents tomorrow!
SNEH/husband presents tomorrow!
April 4, 2025 at 4:08 AM
A friend took these during my @sssaonline.bsky.social paper today. 🗃️
SNEH/husband presents tomorrow!
SNEH/husband presents tomorrow!
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April 4, 1925 - This congressman got overpaid and returned the check #100yearsagotoday . Tucker was part of an old, wealthy, formerly enslaving Virginia family. So maybe easy to do the right thing. He’a best known for writing a definitive, constitutional argument for women’s suffrage. #retropolis
April 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
April 4, 1925 - This congressman got overpaid and returned the check #100yearsagotoday . Tucker was part of an old, wealthy, formerly enslaving Virginia family. So maybe easy to do the right thing. He’a best known for writing a definitive, constitutional argument for women’s suffrage. #retropolis
