Marty Olliff
@martyolliff.bsky.social
Retired Prof of History at Troy Univ. Dothan Campus, Director of the Wiregrass Archives. My opinions are absolutely my own. #NOKINGS
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Marty Olliff
@martyolliff.bsky.social
· Nov 16
I collected ~416 Jim Crow Statutes in Alabama, 1876-1903. Here is a link to the Google Drive folder containing the Excel spreadsheet, MS Word Project Explainer, and AL course of study lesson plans for grades 4&11.Pls use freely https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TjEqwwlaL7NtfCLTxcAGL77oPz-aip9e
And you thought Daylight Saving Time sucked . . .
In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
And you thought Daylight Saving Time sucked . . .
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The late Glenn Burke, who hit .340 for the Spokane Indians in 1972, was born on this day in 1952. A talented outfielder for the Dodgers and A's, Burke was the first openly gay player in MLB and is also credited with inventing the high five. He tragically died from AIDS-related complications in 1995.
November 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The late Glenn Burke, who hit .340 for the Spokane Indians in 1972, was born on this day in 1952. A talented outfielder for the Dodgers and A's, Burke was the first openly gay player in MLB and is also credited with inventing the high five. He tragically died from AIDS-related complications in 1995.
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A reminder that when Christian Nationalists in the Republican Party lecture you about the importance of "religious freedom," they are not talking about YOUR religion or YOUR freedom. They are talking about THEIR freedom to impose THEIR religion on you.
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A reminder that when Christian Nationalists in the Republican Party lecture you about the importance of "religious freedom," they are not talking about YOUR religion or YOUR freedom. They are talking about THEIR freedom to impose THEIR religion on you.
So “just rub some dirt on it” was actually GOOD advice?
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
So “just rub some dirt on it” was actually GOOD advice?
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Today’s Find: Alabama Yesterdays blog post “Birmingham Airport Exhibit about Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth” tinyurl.com/dsa8m8mz #Alabama
November 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today’s Find: Alabama Yesterdays blog post “Birmingham Airport Exhibit about Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth” tinyurl.com/dsa8m8mz #Alabama
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Major US cities are experiencing outbreaks of violence caused by armed gang members. These thugs are masked and dangerous. They attack and kidnap people off the streets and at their places of work. The group should be designated as a domestic terrorist organization. They call themselves ICE.
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Major US cities are experiencing outbreaks of violence caused by armed gang members. These thugs are masked and dangerous. They attack and kidnap people off the streets and at their places of work. The group should be designated as a domestic terrorist organization. They call themselves ICE.
US foreign policy under Trump: Our national penis is large again!
November 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
US foreign policy under Trump: Our national penis is large again!
There's a reason that the two-equally-sized-wheel bicycles are called safety bikes.
For those wondering how you get on and off a penny-farthing.
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
November 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
There's a reason that the two-equally-sized-wheel bicycles are called safety bikes.
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Seriously.
Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
November 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Seriously.
Wait a second. Wasn't Kai e just complaining that House members were interfering in Senate business?
Tim Kaine: "It would be political malpractice of the highest order for the House to not take up a bipartisan bill coming out of the Senate."
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Wait a second. Wasn't Kai e just complaining that House members were interfering in Senate business?
If you didn't see this coming . . .
she was doing okay for a while there and then 😵💫
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Dana Bash: "You should have Nick Fuentes on your show"
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If you didn't see this coming . . .
Kaine is carrying on the Senate's long tradition of being proudly unresponsive to the people even a century after passage of the 17th Amendment.
Tim Kaine: "I don't tell Ro Khanna or AOC or anybody else who you should pick as your House leader, because I got a full time job being a senator. I don't need to freelance opinions about House leadership. They should focus on their own leadership and let senators do what we need to do."
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Kaine is carrying on the Senate's long tradition of being proudly unresponsive to the people even a century after passage of the 17th Amendment.
This is true.
If they think scandals don't make a difference, I'd like them to explain Doug Jones beating Roy Moore in Alabama
November 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is true.
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If you have Charlotte contacts please tell them to not just video, which is important, but report too:
www.stopice.net/platetracker...
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www.stopice.net/platetracker...
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Stop ICE Plate Tracker
Lookup ICE vehicle plates in your area
www.stopice.net
November 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
If you have Charlotte contacts please tell them to not just video, which is important, but report too:
www.stopice.net/platetracker...
icelist.is
www.stopice.net/platetracker...
icelist.is
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[Because the US government flipped sides]
How Britain replaced the US as Russia’s villain of choice www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
How Britain replaced the US as Russia’s villain of choice
London and Moscow’s rivalry stretches back to the imperial era, but the Ukraine war has brought relations to a new low
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
[Because the US government flipped sides]
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heritage strawberries, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1908
November 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
heritage strawberries, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1908
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November 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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My column this week. When Alabama leaders need to give more money to out-of-state corporations or punish transgender people, they move ruthlessly through state law to reach their goals. When 726,000 Alabamians face hunger, lawmakers are suddenly helpless before the Code of Alabama.
Hunger doesn't seem to be an emergency for Alabama leaders | Alabama Reflector
When Alabama leaders see an emergency, they act fast. Which makes their passivity as 726,000 Alabamians face hunger more striking.
alabamareflector.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
My column this week. When Alabama leaders need to give more money to out-of-state corporations or punish transgender people, they move ruthlessly through state law to reach their goals. When 726,000 Alabamians face hunger, lawmakers are suddenly helpless before the Code of Alabama.
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A quarter of the entire deployed US Navy is now stationed in the Caribbean.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A quarter of the entire deployed US Navy is now stationed in the Caribbean.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
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dew strawberries, painted by amanda almira newton, 1915
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
dew strawberries, painted by amanda almira newton, 1915
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One of America's many problems is that too many of its citizens are ignorant of history and get what little they do know from Hollywood, where the facts take second place to a good story.
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
One of America's many problems is that too many of its citizens are ignorant of history and get what little they do know from Hollywood, where the facts take second place to a good story.
Following this account is like microdosing acid.
November 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Following this account is like microdosing acid.
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For no particular reason, a thread of books on presidential power that I recommend. 🧵📚
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
For no particular reason, a thread of books on presidential power that I recommend. 🧵📚
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We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...