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Fanny Hubart-Salmon
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Human first, curious second. A Kentuckian from Normandy.
Filmmaker, poet, public historian, researcher, wanderer. 💙
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joshjameswuky.bsky.social
Curious about Lexington’s literary history? As part of #250Lex, @tomeblen.com will be leading a free Lexington Writers Walk at 6:30 p.m. on Kentucky Writers Day, April 24, at Gratz Park, 250 West Third Street.
April 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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civilwarmemory.bsky.social
"When we leave out the hard stuff to protect our feelings, we’re not studying history, we’re studying propaganda."

Teachers get it. #sschat #historyteacher #edusky www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...
Voices: I’m a former history teacher. Displaying a Nazi or Confederate flag in my classroom was never an option.
“In my time as a history teacher, it never crossed my mind to display a Nazi or Confederate flag when teaching about World War II or the Civil War,” writes Ali Harris in an op-ed.
www.sltrib.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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bluegrasspolitics.bsky.social
"If these cuts happen, it'll be awful for our kids." In Bell County, Ky., 84% of voters backed Trump. They also rely heavily on federal aid. They didn't believe he would ever target their money. www.cnn.com/2025/01/19/us/video/invs-school-funding-trump-kentucky-digvid ^JC
‘Catastrophic’ education cuts could hit Trump’s base | CNN
Some low-income communities that voted for Trump worry about GOP efforts to cut education funding. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports.
www.cnn.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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joycechaplin.bsky.social
Benjamin Franklin produced the very first chart of the Gulf Stream and then two more charts of it—here’s the final one, of 1786, showing Dr. Franklin in the lower right-hand corner, lecturing poor old Neptune, behind whom is the source of the Gulf Stream: the Gulf of Mexico
February 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
fannysescapades.bsky.social
SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ > February 27, come for a great party and cool way to help keep The Lexington Writer's Room running -- you'll hear sneak previews of new work by @silashouse.bsky.social and David Arnold, with special host @samarjadecreative.bsky.social!
February 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
fannysescapades.bsky.social
So #MAGA also stands for Make America Grey Again?
February 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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philbildner.bsky.social
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.

Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.

Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.

Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM