DeeDee Baldwin
@deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social
Engagement librarian at Mississippi State. Researching Black legislators in Mississippi during Reconstruction. Opinions represent me alone. Rocking the AuDHD. 40-something fangirl and secular humanist. Aunt to humans, mom to cats. she/her
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Against All Odds – The First Black Legislators in Mississippi
much-ado.net
My research project, "Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi," is available at https://much-ado.net/legislators. The site provides bios, photos, almost 1000 newspaper clippings and other documents, and excerpts from primary and secondary sources. #Reconstruction
I'm on Bluesky, so I must be out of Mississippi again... 😆
*waves* from New Orleans, where I'm gathering with a bunch of cool people from Monument Lab to talk about exciting projects in the works!
*waves* from New Orleans, where I'm gathering with a bunch of cool people from Monument Lab to talk about exciting projects in the works!
October 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I'm on Bluesky, so I must be out of Mississippi again... 😆
*waves* from New Orleans, where I'm gathering with a bunch of cool people from Monument Lab to talk about exciting projects in the works!
*waves* from New Orleans, where I'm gathering with a bunch of cool people from Monument Lab to talk about exciting projects in the works!
Presenting "Until It Is Faced: Using Primary Sources to Teach the History of Civil Rights in Mississippi" at @asalh-bhm.bsky.social with @jperksmith.bsky.social, Al Dorsey, and Beth Kruse #ASALH2025
September 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Presenting "Until It Is Faced: Using Primary Sources to Teach the History of Civil Rights in Mississippi" at @asalh-bhm.bsky.social with @jperksmith.bsky.social, Al Dorsey, and Beth Kruse #ASALH2025
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this needs to be hammered into the skulls of every elite individual and institution
on every measure - reputationally, financially, morally - you come out better if you fight the guy
stand up! it’s the right thing to do and better for you in every way! how often does that happen?
on every measure - reputationally, financially, morally - you come out better if you fight the guy
stand up! it’s the right thing to do and better for you in every way! how often does that happen?
A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.
September 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
this needs to be hammered into the skulls of every elite individual and institution
on every measure - reputationally, financially, morally - you come out better if you fight the guy
stand up! it’s the right thing to do and better for you in every way! how often does that happen?
on every measure - reputationally, financially, morally - you come out better if you fight the guy
stand up! it’s the right thing to do and better for you in every way! how often does that happen?
Yesterday's ASALH panel on @ccp-org.bsky.social was great! @profgabrielle.bsky.social and @jimccasey1.bsky.social, if y'all ever want another librarian, let me know! 😁
September 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Yesterday's ASALH panel on @ccp-org.bsky.social was great! @profgabrielle.bsky.social and @jimccasey1.bsky.social, if y'all ever want another librarian, let me know! 😁
Looking forward to my second day at @asalh-bhm.bsky.social! I'll be presenting "Until It Is Faced: Using Primary Sources to Teach the History of Civil Rights in Mississippi" with Al Dorsey and @jperksmith.bsky.social at 4:00. #ASALH2025 #TeachTheTruth
September 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Looking forward to my second day at @asalh-bhm.bsky.social! I'll be presenting "Until It Is Faced: Using Primary Sources to Teach the History of Civil Rights in Mississippi" with Al Dorsey and @jperksmith.bsky.social at 4:00. #ASALH2025 #TeachTheTruth
While I have Bluesky access, here are photos, info, and media links from our 150th anniversary commemoration of the Clinton Massacre on Sept 4-6: much-ado.net/legislators/... This season of organized white supremacist violence in 1875 brought about the end of Reconstruction in Mississippi.
The Clinton Massacre 150th Anniversary Commemoration Events – Against All Odds
much-ado.net
September 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
While I have Bluesky access, here are photos, info, and media links from our 150th anniversary commemoration of the Clinton Massacre on Sept 4-6: much-ado.net/legislators/... This season of organized white supremacist violence in 1875 brought about the end of Reconstruction in Mississippi.
I'm aliiiiive! I'm out of Mississippi and in Atlanta for @asalh-bhm.bsky.social, so I was able to get on Bluesky! Full day of panels today. My panel with Jessica Smith and Al Dorsey, "Until it is Faced: Using Primary Sources to Tell the Story of Civil Rights in Mississippi," is tomorrow at 4:00.
September 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I'm aliiiiive! I'm out of Mississippi and in Atlanta for @asalh-bhm.bsky.social, so I was able to get on Bluesky! Full day of panels today. My panel with Jessica Smith and Al Dorsey, "Until it is Faced: Using Primary Sources to Tell the Story of Civil Rights in Mississippi," is tomorrow at 4:00.
At least I can still access Bluesky on my phone. Hope that doesn't change. #Mississippi
August 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
At least I can still access Bluesky on my phone. Hope that doesn't change. #Mississippi
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“See, Mississippi is not actually Mississippi’s problem. Mississippi is America’s problem because if America wanted to do something about it, what’s been going on in Mississippi, it could have been stopped by now.”
—Fannie Lou Hamer
—Fannie Lou Hamer
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“See, Mississippi is not actually Mississippi’s problem. Mississippi is America’s problem because if America wanted to do something about it, what’s been going on in Mississippi, it could have been stopped by now.”
—Fannie Lou Hamer
—Fannie Lou Hamer
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During the first week of September, we'll be commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Clinton Massacre with several events in and around Clinton, Mississippi. Details at much-ado.net/legislators/.... Please help spread the word!
August 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
During the first week of September, we'll be commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Clinton Massacre with several events in and around Clinton, Mississippi. Details at much-ado.net/legislators/.... Please help spread the word!
During the first week of September, we'll be commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Clinton Massacre with several events in and around Clinton, Mississippi. Details at much-ado.net/legislators/.... Please help spread the word!
August 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
During the first week of September, we'll be commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Clinton Massacre with several events in and around Clinton, Mississippi. Details at much-ado.net/legislators/.... Please help spread the word!
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The AI Slop Overload Does Not Taste Good - The Scholarly Kitchen
The AI Slop Overload Does Not Taste Good - The Scholarly Kitchen
AI-generated recipes are taking over the internet. How do they taste?
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
August 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The AI Slop Overload Does Not Taste Good - The Scholarly Kitchen
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I wonder when all the national media is going to start breathlessly reporting every day on how all the rollbacks of equity programs, scholarships, and social justice centers on college campuses at behest of this admin makes black, brown, trans, and queer folks feel unsafe
August 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I wonder when all the national media is going to start breathlessly reporting every day on how all the rollbacks of equity programs, scholarships, and social justice centers on college campuses at behest of this admin makes black, brown, trans, and queer folks feel unsafe
In today's mail! I've been waiting for this to come out. 😁 @upmississippi.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
In today's mail! I've been waiting for this to come out. 😁 @upmississippi.bsky.social
"I am, at any given moment, Schrodinger's criminal. So are you. So are all of us."
I got to deliver a talk on the history and legacy of the Hays Code and the Comics Code, contemporary censorship efforts, and the necessity of identifying with criminality. You can watch and read the whole thing here:
Read Like a Criminal
Big Gay Read 2025 Keynote Speech
stone-soup.ghost.io
July 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
"I am, at any given moment, Schrodinger's criminal. So are you. So are all of us."
Honoring Emmett Till's birthday at the national monument in Sumner, MS
July 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Honoring Emmett Till's birthday at the national monument in Sumner, MS
This is the small newspaper clipping that I show to my Governor's School students to show the callous establishment reaction to the murder.
July 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This is the small newspaper clipping that I show to my Governor's School students to show the callous establishment reaction to the murder.
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Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged.
Descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites have been flagged for review in connection with an executive order from President Trump.
Descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites have been flagged for review in connection with an executive order from President Trump.
Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged.
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged.
Descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites have been flagged for review in connection with an executive order from President Trump.
Descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites have been flagged for review in connection with an executive order from President Trump.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi’s new DEI ban
U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate on Sunday approved the request for a temporary restraining order sought by a coalition of civil rights and legal organizations on behalf of students, parents and educators.
U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate on Sunday approved the request for a temporary restraining order sought by a coalition of civil rights and legal organizations on behalf of students, parents and educators.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi’s new DEI ban
U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate on Sunday approved the request for a temporary restraining order sought by a coalition of civil rights and legal organizations on behalf of students, parents and educators.
mississippitoday.org
July 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi’s new DEI ban
U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate on Sunday approved the request for a temporary restraining order sought by a coalition of civil rights and legal organizations on behalf of students, parents and educators.
U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate on Sunday approved the request for a temporary restraining order sought by a coalition of civil rights and legal organizations on behalf of students, parents and educators.
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When you are feeling weary or despairing, remember that there are people in every corner of the world taking life affirming action in the direction of more justice. The fact that you can't see it all is a comfort because it means there is an excess of positive actions happening all at once. #onwards
July 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
When you are feeling weary or despairing, remember that there are people in every corner of the world taking life affirming action in the direction of more justice. The fact that you can't see it all is a comfort because it means there is an excess of positive actions happening all at once. #onwards
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"ICE isn’t helping anyone. They’re not making us safer or more prosperous. With every new headline, I find it harder to understand what role they’re playing that would allow us to even call them public servants."
I published some thoughts today on ICE and the meaning of public service.
I published some thoughts today on ICE and the meaning of public service.
This isn’t public service, and these are not public servants — The McPherson Square Group
Fred Rogers, who entertained and taught children for more than 50 years, once said, “when I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You w...
www.themcphersonsquaregroup.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"ICE isn’t helping anyone. They’re not making us safer or more prosperous. With every new headline, I find it harder to understand what role they’re playing that would allow us to even call them public servants."
I published some thoughts today on ICE and the meaning of public service.
I published some thoughts today on ICE and the meaning of public service.
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OPINION: Amid federal budget cuts, "Mississippi has lost millions in science funding so far and is poised to lose tens of millions more for biomedical research from NIH alone," Logan Havard writes.
Opinion | Why Scientists Need Your Tax Dollars
Logan G. Havard writes about how federal funding cuts affect scientific research that could otherwise benefit people at the local and national levels.
buff.ly
July 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
OPINION: Amid federal budget cuts, "Mississippi has lost millions in science funding so far and is poised to lose tens of millions more for biomedical research from NIH alone," Logan Havard writes.
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you've heard about the college kids who can't do anything without ChatGPT's help—but what about the students who oppose generative A.I. for myriad reasons and refuse to rely on it as a shortcut? well, I found and spoke with a few of them here: slate.com/life/2025/07...
What It’s Like to Be a Student Who Hates ChatGPT
“Everyone is using it”—almost everyone.
slate.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
you've heard about the college kids who can't do anything without ChatGPT's help—but what about the students who oppose generative A.I. for myriad reasons and refuse to rely on it as a shortcut? well, I found and spoke with a few of them here: slate.com/life/2025/07...
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We can circle the barn all day voicing opinions on using AI for writing but eventually you get to the heart of the matter, which is that you either enjoy thinking or you don’t.
July 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We can circle the barn all day voicing opinions on using AI for writing but eventually you get to the heart of the matter, which is that you either enjoy thinking or you don’t.