Joanne Freeman
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Joanne Freeman
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Historian of early US politics & culture; howl re: democracy—a lot. Last book: The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress & the Road to Civil War. Owned by Newbie the History Bird & Rosie the Resistance Bird.

https://www.youtube.com/@joannefreeman1755
Timeline cleanse.

I gave Rosie a new toy, and she is SO HAPPY.

Bought it a long time ago and forgot I had it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
On this day, I ruined the workplace.
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This is what I meant yesterday when I said the blue wave wasn’t about the Democratic Party

The Party didn’t do much. In some cases, it risked doing damage by approving or disapproving candidates regardless of what voters wanted

The wave was created by voters DESPITE the Party

And that’s democracy
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Dinner.

Sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi, and beet and horseradish salad.

SO good.

(I recommend Veselka in the bottom food court at Grand Central.)
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
So...somehow, I seem to be unable to post videos with audio.

Trust me when I say that I got home, and Rosie greeted me with peeps, cheeps, and head-bobbing.

Happy birb.
Happy human.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Yup.
November 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Happy Halloween!
November 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I just got good news from a doctor.

So…cheers!
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Rosie is enjoying her Friday night peeps.
October 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
October 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This makes me sick.
That’s our House, our history.

The fact that it happened today stinks of retribution for Saturday.
October 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
New York City.
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
New York City
October 18, 2025
#nokings
October 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
New York City.
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rosie the Resistance Bird says:

Take a stand!
We can do it!
October 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Welp.

No inflatable animal.

But…
October 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
And now for something completely different:

I had pierogi and a potato pancake from Veselka at Grand Central.

And it’s really good.

Really.

That is all.

The photo doesn’t do it justice.

It’s really good.
October 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Not gonna lie.
A hard week.
October 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Want to hear re: a president who wanted his opponents physically beaten & was accused of wanting to be king?

My lecture on Andrew Jackson

In this cartoon from his presidency, he’s standing on a shredded Constitution w/a book titled “Judiciary of the US” at his feet

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vri7...
October 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
October 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Some Rosie the Peep therapy—with a new toy.
October 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Don’t know about you, but seems like a Rosie the Peep post is necessary right about now.

So here’s a gift she gave me today.
October 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
IT IS TIME
September 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
September 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Well worth reading.

Gift article.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...

Quote below is from Jamelle Bouie.
September 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM