Lisa Childs
@lisachildsar.bsky.social
Historian of the long 19th century and of Arkansas. Working on a book about the Ouachita [wash-it-ah] Mountains of SE Oklahoma and SW Arkansas, among other things. (Views are my own. Of course.)
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Anybody in Chicago want to start a band?
I'm serious enough about this--I haven't had a ton of luck on Craigslist and Bandmix thinks I'm willing to travel further than I am.
I primarily play sax. And I'm up for almost any style of music (except metal, punk, or country). Or all styles! 1/
I'm serious enough about this--I haven't had a ton of luck on Craigslist and Bandmix thinks I'm willing to travel further than I am.
I primarily play sax. And I'm up for almost any style of music (except metal, punk, or country). Or all styles! 1/
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Anybody in Chicago want to start a band?
I'm serious enough about this--I haven't had a ton of luck on Craigslist and Bandmix thinks I'm willing to travel further than I am.
I primarily play sax. And I'm up for almost any style of music (except metal, punk, or country). Or all styles! 1/
I'm serious enough about this--I haven't had a ton of luck on Craigslist and Bandmix thinks I'm willing to travel further than I am.
I primarily play sax. And I'm up for almost any style of music (except metal, punk, or country). Or all styles! 1/
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Also, a thing that I mention sometimes but is often lost in all that’s going on:
By RNS’ count, at least 55 religious organizations — including the leaders of entire Christian and Jewish denominations — have signed on to lawsuits against the Trump admin this year, mostly related to immigration.
By RNS’ count, at least 55 religious organizations — including the leaders of entire Christian and Jewish denominations — have signed on to lawsuits against the Trump admin this year, mostly related to immigration.
October 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Also, a thing that I mention sometimes but is often lost in all that’s going on:
By RNS’ count, at least 55 religious organizations — including the leaders of entire Christian and Jewish denominations — have signed on to lawsuits against the Trump admin this year, mostly related to immigration.
By RNS’ count, at least 55 religious organizations — including the leaders of entire Christian and Jewish denominations — have signed on to lawsuits against the Trump admin this year, mostly related to immigration.
It me! Thanks @billchilds.bsky.social for thinking of me - I love little puzzles!
A thread about Bsky, angelic historians, and black history. Edward T. Rhone faced racial discrimination in 1897 in Duluth. He sued under the MN civil rights act. He was born into slavery in Arkansas. I found Rhones there but I couldn't link him to them. Enter historian @lisachildsar.bsky.social
I had forgotten how history sometimes hits you like a gut punch.
Today, I hit a dead end on finding the origins of a formerly enslaved man born in Phillips County, Arkansas in 1855. The 1860 slave register shows 706 five-year-old boys held in slavery. Seven hundred and six
Today, I hit a dead end on finding the origins of a formerly enslaved man born in Phillips County, Arkansas in 1855. The 1860 slave register shows 706 five-year-old boys held in slavery. Seven hundred and six
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It me! Thanks @billchilds.bsky.social for thinking of me - I love little puzzles!
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‼️ ICYMI: Amazon Ring announced a partnership with the notorious surveillance tech company Flock, which was recently exposed for secretly sharing camera data w/ ICE & law enforcement investigating people who travel for abortion care.
October 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
‼️ ICYMI: Amazon Ring announced a partnership with the notorious surveillance tech company Flock, which was recently exposed for secretly sharing camera data w/ ICE & law enforcement investigating people who travel for abortion care.
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Reporter's notebook: I actually began working on this story shortly after footage of the incident showed up last month.
But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.
But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
October 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Reporter's notebook: I actually began working on this story shortly after footage of the incident showed up last month.
But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.
But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.
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1. As Chris notes, in addition to journalist plaintiffs in here, there's a religious plaintiff: Rev. David Black, a Presbyterian minister who was filmed being shot by federal agents with what appeared to be pepper balls while praying outside the Broadview ICE office.
I just spoke with that pastor…
I just spoke with that pastor…
NEW: I'm listening in on a second new lawsuit out of Illinois today, addressing First Amendment freedoms surrounding protests, including press and religious claims.
Judge Sara Ellis, an Obama appointee, is hearing the TRO motion and has found the plaintiffs, for TRO purposes, have standing.
Judge Sara Ellis, an Obama appointee, is hearing the TRO motion and has found the plaintiffs, for TRO purposes, have standing.
October 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
1. As Chris notes, in addition to journalist plaintiffs in here, there's a religious plaintiff: Rev. David Black, a Presbyterian minister who was filmed being shot by federal agents with what appeared to be pepper balls while praying outside the Broadview ICE office.
I just spoke with that pastor…
I just spoke with that pastor…
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Please note: protesters, clergy and a neighbor are also on this suit/also making claims here (it's a lot of reporters, but not only reporters!)
JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Please note: protesters, clergy and a neighbor are also on this suit/also making claims here (it's a lot of reporters, but not only reporters!)
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Great thread. Read to the end.
🧵 Authoritarianism, Democratization, and Coalition Politics.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
August 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Great thread. Read to the end.
Here’s an important thing we did today. #OutOfCECOT
Demonstrators gather outside Salvadoran Consulate in Springdale to protest deportations
"We are not ok just grabbing people off the street without any due process."
www.5newsonline.com
July 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Here’s an important thing we did today. #OutOfCECOT
It’s me. I’m the “sometimes even funny” newsletter writer. (Go to indivisibleNWA.org to sign up.)
July 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It’s me. I’m the “sometimes even funny” newsletter writer. (Go to indivisibleNWA.org to sign up.)
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Out of CECOT Protest
Activists in Denver, Oakland, Arkansas, New York, Seattle, Chicago, and other cities will GET LOUD on CECOT!
More info and sign-up below 🧵
Activists in Denver, Oakland, Arkansas, New York, Seattle, Chicago, and other cities will GET LOUD on CECOT!
More info and sign-up below 🧵
July 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Out of CECOT Protest
Activists in Denver, Oakland, Arkansas, New York, Seattle, Chicago, and other cities will GET LOUD on CECOT!
More info and sign-up below 🧵
Activists in Denver, Oakland, Arkansas, New York, Seattle, Chicago, and other cities will GET LOUD on CECOT!
More info and sign-up below 🧵
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Keep calling
July 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Keep calling
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June 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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It’s us!
My sister @lisachildsar.bsky.social did a lot of the heavy lifting on this huge march in northwest Arkansas. Never count out states that are currently red.
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‘No Kings’ protest draws thousands to Dickson Street in Fayetteville
Thousands of demonstrators marched through downtown Fayetteville on Saturday calling for the defense of democracy and the rejection of authoritarianism.
fayettevilleflyer.com
June 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It’s us!
Hey - there’s our friend Dortha!
Arkansans were out in Springdale today hoping Congressman Steve Womack would spare a few minutes to talk to his constituents. As usual, he had no time for us. Remember this when election time comes around.
#indivisible #rachelmaddow
#indivisible #rachelmaddow
April 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Hey - there’s our friend Dortha!
An amazing show today! People in northwest Arkansas are ready for our US representative to listen to us and speak out!
Congressman Steve Womack the folks in Northwest Arkansas would like to talk to you. We have many concerns about the way Trump, Elon Musk and the republicans in congress are running our country (into the ground!). Folks are very unhappy…
#Indivisible #Rachelmaddow
#Indivisible #Rachelmaddow
April 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An amazing show today! People in northwest Arkansas are ready for our US representative to listen to us and speak out!
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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Hi! Are you a US researcher who spent time thinking about humans? Then your work is in danger of censorship and loss. I'm here to walk you through basic self-archiving.
Maybe you think I am being hyperbolic. You only worked on bacteria! Not your problem. Do me a favor and join me anyway.
Maybe you think I am being hyperbolic. You only worked on bacteria! Not your problem. Do me a favor and join me anyway.
April 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Hi! Are you a US researcher who spent time thinking about humans? Then your work is in danger of censorship and loss. I'm here to walk you through basic self-archiving.
Maybe you think I am being hyperbolic. You only worked on bacteria! Not your problem. Do me a favor and join me anyway.
Maybe you think I am being hyperbolic. You only worked on bacteria! Not your problem. Do me a favor and join me anyway.
It me! Showing my strength by “challenging narratives of a stark racial divide in the upland South” (the Ouachita Mountains).
U of A Historians Show Their Strength at Fifth Ozarks Studies Association
Faculty and alumni of the Department of History and other U of A programs offered their research on numerous topics related to Ozark history and culture during sessions at Historic Cane Hill.
news.uark.edu
April 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It me! Showing my strength by “challenging narratives of a stark racial divide in the upland South” (the Ouachita Mountains).
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If you have a Republican representing you in the House or Senate, call them to demand they undo Trump's tariffs.
They're already shaken by the 20 point shift in Florida and the Wisconsin loss. You can fuel that feeling.
They're already shaken by the 20 point shift in Florida and the Wisconsin loss. You can fuel that feeling.
April 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
If you have a Republican representing you in the House or Senate, call them to demand they undo Trump's tariffs.
They're already shaken by the 20 point shift in Florida and the Wisconsin loss. You can fuel that feeling.
They're already shaken by the 20 point shift in Florida and the Wisconsin loss. You can fuel that feeling.
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Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
March 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
A little article I wrote about a lynching that didn’t happen of a man who wasn’t Black and who wasn’t in a dispute about share cropping with the dead man.
Truel Thomas “T. T.” Lee (1877–1936) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Beginning on November 21, 1919, and into the next month, at least eighty newspapers across the country ran an erroneous story from the Associated Press ...
encyclopediaofarkansas.net
March 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A little article I wrote about a lynching that didn’t happen of a man who wasn’t Black and who wasn’t in a dispute about share cropping with the dead man.
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This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.
SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings
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February 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.