Jayme Millsap Stone
@jaymeslynne.bsky.social
Professional Historian & Genealogist
OurFamilyBones.com
Mother of sons, lover of dogs, collector of fountain pens. I knit and I know things. (she/her) #WorkingClassPhD
OurFamilyBones.com
Mother of sons, lover of dogs, collector of fountain pens. I knit and I know things. (she/her) #WorkingClassPhD
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The Perfect Storm
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The Perfect Storm
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
1. The National Weather Service vacancy rate at its Texas offices doubled since Trump took office.
2. Kerr County (which voted 77% for Trump) did not have a warning system because local residents didn’t want to spend the money.
3. Climate change is making this happen more often.
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June 22, 2025
June 22, 2025
Last night, exactly a week after his military parade fizzled and more than five million Americans turned out to protest his administration, President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
June 22, 2025
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For the first time in its 116-year history, the NAACP will not invite the president to their convention. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Donald Trump is the first president in 116 years to not be invited to the NAACP convention
The NAACP announced Monday the group will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention next month in Charlotte, North Carolina, the first time the prominent civil rights organization h...
www.pbs.org
June 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
For the first time in its 116-year history, the NAACP will not invite the president to their convention. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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June 12, 2025
June 12, 2025
At a press conference for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in Los Angeles today, Noem’s security assaulted Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), dragged him into the hallway, forced him to the floor,...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
June 12, 2025
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If a US Senator is not safe from being handcuffed and detained for free speech, none of us are safe.
June 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If a US Senator is not safe from being handcuffed and detained for free speech, none of us are safe.
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For the record:
The Confederates fought a war against the United States to defend the institution of slavery.
Period.
The Confederates fought a war against the United States to defend the institution of slavery.
Period.
June 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
For the record:
The Confederates fought a war against the United States to defend the institution of slavery.
Period.
The Confederates fought a war against the United States to defend the institution of slavery.
Period.
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This is — and I cannot stress this enough — a real government website right now.
It is hosted on the Department of Commerce website (the Department of Commerce has no immigration functions whatsoever that I am aware of).
It is hosted on the Department of Commerce website (the Department of Commerce has no immigration functions whatsoever that I am aware of).
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June 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
This is — and I cannot stress this enough — a real government website right now.
It is hosted on the Department of Commerce website (the Department of Commerce has no immigration functions whatsoever that I am aware of).
It is hosted on the Department of Commerce website (the Department of Commerce has no immigration functions whatsoever that I am aware of).
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For many years, ICE has agreed not to deport certain people for humanitarian reasons, including this mother of three with no criminal record who has strong ties to her community.
Now the Trump admin needs "easy" deportations; so they're revoking stays of removal without any warning at all.
Now the Trump admin needs "easy" deportations; so they're revoking stays of removal without any warning at all.
May 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
For many years, ICE has agreed not to deport certain people for humanitarian reasons, including this mother of three with no criminal record who has strong ties to her community.
Now the Trump admin needs "easy" deportations; so they're revoking stays of removal without any warning at all.
Now the Trump admin needs "easy" deportations; so they're revoking stays of removal without any warning at all.
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BREAKING: In a stunning moment, renowned journalist Scott Pelley just highlighted how Donald Trump is working to stifle free speech in America, and how he plans on fighting back. This is huge.
May 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, renowned journalist Scott Pelley just highlighted how Donald Trump is working to stifle free speech in America, and how he plans on fighting back. This is huge.
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Participants in Donald Trump's crypto dinner paid an average of $1.7 million each to attend. That's roughly 500 times the individual donation limit for federal elections.
May 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Participants in Donald Trump's crypto dinner paid an average of $1.7 million each to attend. That's roughly 500 times the individual donation limit for federal elections.
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"In the United States, racism has always gone hand in hand with the concentration of wealth among the very richest people."
- Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social
No one uses current event details and historical facts to indict Trump better Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
- Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social
No one uses current event details and historical facts to indict Trump better Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
May 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"In the United States, racism has always gone hand in hand with the concentration of wealth among the very richest people."
- Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social
No one uses current event details and historical facts to indict Trump better Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
- Heather Cox Richardson @hcrichardson.bsky.social
No one uses current event details and historical facts to indict Trump better Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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There are a lot of fascinating courses to choose from!
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May 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
There are a lot of fascinating courses to choose from!
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DeLAURO: Are you planning to break the law by impounding appropriated funds?
RFK Jr: If you appropriate the funds, I'm going to spend them
D: We have! You're cutting the NIH by $18b. Congress appropriated those funds. How can you justify cutting billions from the biomedical research budget?
RFK Jr: If you appropriate the funds, I'm going to spend them
D: We have! You're cutting the NIH by $18b. Congress appropriated those funds. How can you justify cutting billions from the biomedical research budget?
May 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
DeLAURO: Are you planning to break the law by impounding appropriated funds?
RFK Jr: If you appropriate the funds, I'm going to spend them
D: We have! You're cutting the NIH by $18b. Congress appropriated those funds. How can you justify cutting billions from the biomedical research budget?
RFK Jr: If you appropriate the funds, I'm going to spend them
D: We have! You're cutting the NIH by $18b. Congress appropriated those funds. How can you justify cutting billions from the biomedical research budget?
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Every day.
It’s still hard for me to process that we voted last November to chomp down on the cyanide capsule
May 7, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Every day.
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and…
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb.)
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Russia killed her as a prisoner, then harvested her organs and months later returned her remains to Ukraine.
Trump believes we should be making deals with this government.
Trump believes we should be making deals with this government.
Journalist was tortured and had her organs removed in Russian captivity, report says
Viktoriia Roshchyna, 27, was captured after she traveled to the Russian-occupied region of Zaporizhzhia in eastern Ukraine, the joint media report said.
www.nbcnews.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Russia killed her as a prisoner, then harvested her organs and months later returned her remains to Ukraine.
Trump believes we should be making deals with this government.
Trump believes we should be making deals with this government.
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Jesus would be so ashamed at what MAGAs do in his name.
69% of white evangelical Christians say the ethical standards of the Trump administration are “excellent” or “good,” according to a new poll.
White evangelicals continue to stand out in their support for Trump
Most White evangelicals (72%) say they approve of how Trump is doing as president. Other religious groups are more divided or disapprove.
www.pewresearch.org
April 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Jesus would be so ashamed at what MAGAs do in his name.
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When a reporter asked Trump about China’s denial, he said: “Well, they had a meeting this morning.” The reporter answered: “Who’s they?” Trump replied: “I can’t tell you. It doesn’t matter who ‘they’ is. We may reveal it later.”
This is Un-f-n-believable. This Econimist cover is spot on.
This is Un-f-n-believable. This Econimist cover is spot on.
April 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
When a reporter asked Trump about China’s denial, he said: “Well, they had a meeting this morning.” The reporter answered: “Who’s they?” Trump replied: “I can’t tell you. It doesn’t matter who ‘they’ is. We may reveal it later.”
This is Un-f-n-believable. This Econimist cover is spot on.
This is Un-f-n-believable. This Econimist cover is spot on.
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Historians agree.
They are grabbing people off the street
They are disappearing them
They are savaging gov't institutions
They are laughing at guardrails & ethics.
They are scoffing at the rule of law.
They are threatening members of Congress into silence & compliance
They are destroying democracy
They are grabbing people off the street
They are disappearing them
They are savaging gov't institutions
They are laughing at guardrails & ethics.
They are scoffing at the rule of law.
They are threatening members of Congress into silence & compliance
They are destroying democracy
"A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism." www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism
Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.
www.npr.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Historians agree.
They are grabbing people off the street
They are disappearing them
They are savaging gov't institutions
They are laughing at guardrails & ethics.
They are scoffing at the rule of law.
They are threatening members of Congress into silence & compliance
They are destroying democracy
They are grabbing people off the street
They are disappearing them
They are savaging gov't institutions
They are laughing at guardrails & ethics.
They are scoffing at the rule of law.
They are threatening members of Congress into silence & compliance
They are destroying democracy
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Join APG on 18 May for the New Voices webinar, "Reparative Genealogy: A Discussion on Ethics and Healing." Panelists will explore how genealogical research on the family trees of both enslavers & the enslaved, colonizers & colonized can lead to healing & repair. www.apgen.org/news_manager...
April 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Join APG on 18 May for the New Voices webinar, "Reparative Genealogy: A Discussion on Ethics and Healing." Panelists will explore how genealogical research on the family trees of both enslavers & the enslaved, colonizers & colonized can lead to healing & repair. www.apgen.org/news_manager...
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The next time Florida tries to ban a book to "protect the children," remember that they want to change laws to make 14 year-old work overnight shifts.
They don't care about children, they just care about erasing women and all people who are LGBTQ or of color.
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They don't care about children, they just care about erasing women and all people who are LGBTQ or of color.
wsvn.com/news/local/f...
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New York (CNN) — Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/ne...
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March 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The next time Florida tries to ban a book to "protect the children," remember that they want to change laws to make 14 year-old work overnight shifts.
They don't care about children, they just care about erasing women and all people who are LGBTQ or of color.
wsvn.com/news/local/f...
They don't care about children, they just care about erasing women and all people who are LGBTQ or of color.
wsvn.com/news/local/f...
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There are RULES for gov’t documents—who has them, sees them, keeps them, where they’re kept—because they’re a record of gov’t business.
Not open to all—but containing the doings & ACCOUNTABILITY of what our gov’t does.
The Nat’l Archives stores much of that vital data.
DJT fired the archivist.
Not open to all—but containing the doings & ACCOUNTABILITY of what our gov’t does.
The Nat’l Archives stores much of that vital data.
DJT fired the archivist.
March 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There are RULES for gov’t documents—who has them, sees them, keeps them, where they’re kept—because they’re a record of gov’t business.
Not open to all—but containing the doings & ACCOUNTABILITY of what our gov’t does.
The Nat’l Archives stores much of that vital data.
DJT fired the archivist.
Not open to all—but containing the doings & ACCOUNTABILITY of what our gov’t does.
The Nat’l Archives stores much of that vital data.
DJT fired the archivist.
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Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.
March 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.