Beth Finneran
@historianonwheels.bsky.social
Passionate HS history teacher, writer, cyclist, RVer, advocate for public education and justice. “Study the past if you would define the future. “ - Confucius.
For all my fellow history nerds… in one hour… Ken Burns’ The American Revolution series begins!!!😄 Check out your local PBS channel.
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a NEW Six-Part Film from Ken Burns, to Premiere on WPBS | WPBS | Serving Northern New York and Eastern Ontario
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November 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
For all my fellow history nerds… in one hour… Ken Burns’ The American Revolution series begins!!!😄 Check out your local PBS channel.
www.wpbstv.org/the-american...
www.wpbstv.org/the-american...
Great writing advice from C.S. Lewis!
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Great writing advice from C.S. Lewis!
I am so grateful to New York State Parks for enabling me to enjoy this beautiful view of the Hudson River!
October 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I am so grateful to New York State Parks for enabling me to enjoy this beautiful view of the Hudson River!
“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”
One of the grievances against King George that the colonists listed in The Declaration of Independence in 1776.
One of the grievances against King George that the colonists listed in The Declaration of Independence in 1776.
October 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.”
One of the grievances against King George that the colonists listed in The Declaration of Independence in 1776.
One of the grievances against King George that the colonists listed in The Declaration of Independence in 1776.
“Parents, educators, and community leaders won’t be silent as Trump and his allies take a wrecking ball to public schools and the futures of the 50 million students in rural, suburban and urban communities across America.”
- Betsy Pringle, President, NEA
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
- Betsy Pringle, President, NEA
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
What’s Next for Trump’s Plans to Dismantle the Education Department
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“Parents, educators, and community leaders won’t be silent as Trump and his allies take a wrecking ball to public schools and the futures of the 50 million students in rural, suburban and urban communities across America.”
- Betsy Pringle, President, NEA
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
- Betsy Pringle, President, NEA
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...
Listening to The King Center’s Panel for Be Love Day. Check it out! www.youtube.com/live/bMdpSfL...
Be Love Day 2025: Humanity First – Reframing Immigration with Dignity
YouTube video by The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
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July 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Listening to The King Center’s Panel for Be Love Day. Check it out! www.youtube.com/live/bMdpSfL...
Other nations are doing a lot more to counter climate change. We really need to be more responsible.
June 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Other nations are doing a lot more to counter climate change. We really need to be more responsible.
I really feel for my students!
Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...
Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...
Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I really feel for my students!
Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...
Tuition Increases and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...
I’ll be thinking about this during the upcoming heatwave!
Repeal of Clean Energy Law Will Mean a Hotter Planet, Scientists Warn www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/c...
Repeal of Clean Energy Law Will Mean a Hotter Planet, Scientists Warn www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/c...
Repeal of Clean Energy Law Will Mean a Hotter Planet, Scientists Warn
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I’ll be thinking about this during the upcoming heatwave!
Repeal of Clean Energy Law Will Mean a Hotter Planet, Scientists Warn www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/c...
Repeal of Clean Energy Law Will Mean a Hotter Planet, Scientists Warn www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/c...
Juneteenth celebrated on LI with stories honoring the past, reminders of a changing political present
June 20, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Juneteenth celebrated on LI with stories honoring the past, reminders of a changing political present
Iceland adopted the 4-day workweek in 2019. Now, Gen Z’s early predictions about its impact are becoming a reality.
June 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Iceland adopted the 4-day workweek in 2019. Now, Gen Z’s early predictions about its impact are becoming a reality.
Reposted by Beth Finneran
Best image of the day:
June 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Best image of the day:
@amnanawaz.bsky.social Created this song, Kermit’s Blues, to help advocate for PBS. suno.com/song/38c3acb...
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June 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
@amnanawaz.bsky.social Created this song, Kermit’s Blues, to help advocate for PBS. suno.com/song/38c3acb...
Spread the love!
June 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Spread the love!
This looks like an interesting book that I’m going to add to my reading list. youtu.be/3rEEI8KyjVI?...
'Girl on Girl' explores pop culture's impact on women
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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May 31, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This looks like an interesting book that I’m going to add to my reading list. youtu.be/3rEEI8KyjVI?...
Very excited to read this new book about Dr. King’s experience in the North.
May 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Very excited to read this new book about Dr. King’s experience in the North.
Wow! Came across this poem today by Langston Hughes, originally published in 1925. 100 years later and his words still ring true.
May 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Wow! Came across this poem today by Langston Hughes, originally published in 1925. 100 years later and his words still ring true.
I am really impressed with the way Preservation Long Island is working to make history a “we conversation.” I can’t wait to visit the Joseph Lloyd Manor and experience the Juniper Hammond Project. Check it out…
Treasures of New York | Joseph Lloyd Manor & the Jupiter Hammon Project | Season 2023
On Long Island, a new interpretation for an 18th-century historic home.
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May 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I am really impressed with the way Preservation Long Island is working to make history a “we conversation.” I can’t wait to visit the Joseph Lloyd Manor and experience the Juniper Hammond Project. Check it out…
Yesterday at the Rockville Centre Library, Becky Aikman, author of Spitfires,spoke about these amazing American female pilots who flew for Great Britain during World War II because the U.S. military wouldn’t accept women pilots. Can’t wait to read the book!
May 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yesterday at the Rockville Centre Library, Becky Aikman, author of Spitfires,spoke about these amazing American female pilots who flew for Great Britain during World War II because the U.S. military wouldn’t accept women pilots. Can’t wait to read the book!
This is immoral.
By @alejandrabee.bsky.social
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
Congress moves to loosen toxic air pollution rules
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
www.npr.org
May 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This is immoral.
Reposted by Beth Finneran
By @alejandrabee.bsky.social
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
Congress moves to loosen toxic air pollution rules
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
By @alejandrabee.bsky.social
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.
Reposted by Beth Finneran
Today marks the 71st anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision—a momentous step forward for education justice.
There are powerful people who would have our country slide backwards and undo the progress of the last 70+ years.
Not on our watch.
There are powerful people who would have our country slide backwards and undo the progress of the last 70+ years.
Not on our watch.
May 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Today marks the 71st anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision—a momentous step forward for education justice.
There are powerful people who would have our country slide backwards and undo the progress of the last 70+ years.
Not on our watch.
There are powerful people who would have our country slide backwards and undo the progress of the last 70+ years.
Not on our watch.