Joanne Freeman
@jbf1755.bsky.social
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
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.
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
Timeline cleanse.
I gave Rosie a new toy, and she is SO HAPPY.
Bought it a long time ago and forgot I had it.
I gave Rosie a new toy, and she is SO HAPPY.
Bought it a long time ago and forgot I had it.
On this day, I ruined the workplace.
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
On this day, I ruined the workplace.
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
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
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
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
Dinner.
Sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi, and beet and horseradish salad.
SO good.
(I recommend Veselka in the bottom food court at Grand Central.)
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
Dinner.
Sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi, and beet and horseradish salad.
SO good.
(I recommend Veselka in the bottom food court at Grand Central.)
Sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi, and beet and horseradish salad.
SO good.
(I recommend Veselka in the bottom food court at Grand Central.)
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.
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
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.
Trust me when I say that I got home, and Rosie greeted me with peeps, cheeps, and head-bobbing.
Happy birb.
Happy human.
I just got good news from a doctor.
So…cheers!
So…cheers!
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I just got good news from a doctor.
So…cheers!
So…cheers!
Rosie is enjoying her Friday night peeps.
October 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Rosie is enjoying her Friday night peeps.
This makes me sick.
That’s our House, our history.
The fact that it happened today stinks of retribution for Saturday.
That’s our House, our history.
The fact that it happened today stinks of retribution for Saturday.
October 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This makes me sick.
That’s our House, our history.
The fact that it happened today stinks of retribution for Saturday.
That’s our House, our history.
The fact that it happened today stinks of retribution for Saturday.
New York City.
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
New York City.
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
New York City.
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
New York City.
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025
Rosie the Resistance Bird says:
Take a stand!
We can do it!
Take a stand!
We can do it!
October 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Rosie the Resistance Bird says:
Take a stand!
We can do it!
Take a stand!
We can do it!
Welp.
No inflatable animal.
But…
No inflatable animal.
But…
October 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Welp.
No inflatable animal.
But…
No inflatable animal.
But…
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.
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
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.
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.
Not gonna lie.
A hard week.
A hard week.
October 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Not gonna lie.
A hard week.
A hard week.
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...
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
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...
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...
Some Rosie the Peep therapy—with a new toy.
October 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Some Rosie the Peep therapy—with a new toy.
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.
So here’s a gift she gave me today.
October 4, 2025 at 9:30 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.
So here’s a gift she gave me today.
September 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM