#OTD January 30
Fred Korematsu Day
Korematsu challenged his own government for imprisoning citizens without due process. History reminds us that temporary powers rarely end on their own, and always require resistance.
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#history #civilrights #korematsu
Fred Korematsu Day
Korematsu challenged his own government for imprisoning citizens without due process. History reminds us that temporary powers rarely end on their own, and always require resistance.
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#history #civilrights #korematsu
January 31, 2026 at 12:35 AM
#OTD January 30
Fred Korematsu Day
Korematsu challenged his own government for imprisoning citizens without due process. History reminds us that temporary powers rarely end on their own, and always require resistance.
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#history #civilrights #korematsu
Fred Korematsu Day
Korematsu challenged his own government for imprisoning citizens without due process. History reminds us that temporary powers rarely end on their own, and always require resistance.
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#history #civilrights #korematsu
#OTD January 30, 1972
British paratroopers open fire on civil rights marchers in Derry on Bloody Sunday. When protest is redefined as threat, enforcement escalates, and truth follows years later.
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#january30th #history #civilrights #stateviolence
British paratroopers open fire on civil rights marchers in Derry on Bloody Sunday. When protest is redefined as threat, enforcement escalates, and truth follows years later.
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#january30th #history #civilrights #stateviolence
January 31, 2026 at 12:17 AM
#OTD January 30, 1972
British paratroopers open fire on civil rights marchers in Derry on Bloody Sunday. When protest is redefined as threat, enforcement escalates, and truth follows years later.
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#january30th #history #civilrights #stateviolence
British paratroopers open fire on civil rights marchers in Derry on Bloody Sunday. When protest is redefined as threat, enforcement escalates, and truth follows years later.
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#january30th #history #civilrights #stateviolence
#OTD January 30, 1956
Martin Luther King Jr.’s home is bombed in retaliation for organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Intimidation is often the response when movements expose moral weakness in authority.
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#history #civilrights #resistance
Martin Luther King Jr.’s home is bombed in retaliation for organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Intimidation is often the response when movements expose moral weakness in authority.
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#history #civilrights #resistance
January 30, 2026 at 11:53 PM
#OTD January 30, 1956
Martin Luther King Jr.’s home is bombed in retaliation for organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Intimidation is often the response when movements expose moral weakness in authority.
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#history #civilrights #resistance
Martin Luther King Jr.’s home is bombed in retaliation for organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Intimidation is often the response when movements expose moral weakness in authority.
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#history #civilrights #resistance
#OTD January 30, 1933
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany through legal and procedural means. Authoritarianism rarely arrives by force first, it arrives by paperwork, appointments, and normalization.
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#history #fascism #institutions
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany through legal and procedural means. Authoritarianism rarely arrives by force first, it arrives by paperwork, appointments, and normalization.
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#history #fascism #institutions
January 30, 2026 at 10:46 PM
#OTD January 30, 1933
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany through legal and procedural means. Authoritarianism rarely arrives by force first, it arrives by paperwork, appointments, and normalization.
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#history #fascism #institutions
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany through legal and procedural means. Authoritarianism rarely arrives by force first, it arrives by paperwork, appointments, and normalization.
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#history #fascism #institutions
#OTD January 30, 1930
Soviet Politburo orders the confiscation of land from Kulaks during Dekulakization. Administrative actions framed as policy become tools of punishment when power seeks compliance over consent.
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#history #statepower #repression
Soviet Politburo orders the confiscation of land from Kulaks during Dekulakization. Administrative actions framed as policy become tools of punishment when power seeks compliance over consent.
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#history #statepower #repression
January 30, 2026 at 10:44 PM
#OTD January 30, 1930
Soviet Politburo orders the confiscation of land from Kulaks during Dekulakization. Administrative actions framed as policy become tools of punishment when power seeks compliance over consent.
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#history #statepower #repression
Soviet Politburo orders the confiscation of land from Kulaks during Dekulakization. Administrative actions framed as policy become tools of punishment when power seeks compliance over consent.
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#history #statepower #repression
#OTD January 30, 1835
The first assassination attempt against a sitting U.S. president fails. Polarization hardens when leaders cultivate crisis and emergency becomes a permanent condition.
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#january30th #history #democracy #power
The first assassination attempt against a sitting U.S. president fails. Polarization hardens when leaders cultivate crisis and emergency becomes a permanent condition.
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#january30th #history #democracy #power
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
#OTD January 30, 1835
The first assassination attempt against a sitting U.S. president fails. Polarization hardens when leaders cultivate crisis and emergency becomes a permanent condition.
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#january30th #history #democracy #power
The first assassination attempt against a sitting U.S. president fails. Polarization hardens when leaders cultivate crisis and emergency becomes a permanent condition.
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#january30th #history #democracy #power
#OTD January 30, 1661
Oliver Cromwell is ritually executed more than two years after his death. Even in absence, symbols are punished, because the act is not about justice, but warning the living.
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#january30th #history #power #politicaltheater
Oliver Cromwell is ritually executed more than two years after his death. Even in absence, symbols are punished, because the act is not about justice, but warning the living.
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#january30th #history #power #politicaltheater
January 30, 2026 at 10:33 PM
#OTD January 30, 1661
Oliver Cromwell is ritually executed more than two years after his death. Even in absence, symbols are punished, because the act is not about justice, but warning the living.
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#january30th #history #power #politicaltheater
Oliver Cromwell is ritually executed more than two years after his death. Even in absence, symbols are punished, because the act is not about justice, but warning the living.
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#january30th #history #power #politicaltheater
#OTD January 30, 1649
King Charles I of England is executed after defying Parliament and betraying the public trust. When leaders place themselves above the consent of the governed, law becomes a tool for accountability.
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#history #authoritarianism
King Charles I of England is executed after defying Parliament and betraying the public trust. When leaders place themselves above the consent of the governed, law becomes a tool for accountability.
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#history #authoritarianism
January 30, 2026 at 5:25 PM
#OTD January 30, 1649
King Charles I of England is executed after defying Parliament and betraying the public trust. When leaders place themselves above the consent of the governed, law becomes a tool for accountability.
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#history #authoritarianism
King Charles I of England is executed after defying Parliament and betraying the public trust. When leaders place themselves above the consent of the governed, law becomes a tool for accountability.
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#history #authoritarianism
#OTD January 19, 1977
Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D’Aquino (“Tokyo Rose”), a late correction that shows how fear turns people into symbols, then abandons them.
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#january19th #tokyorose #pardon #history #propaganda #justice
Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D’Aquino (“Tokyo Rose”), a late correction that shows how fear turns people into symbols, then abandons them.
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#january19th #tokyorose #pardon #history #propaganda #justice
January 19, 2026 at 11:39 PM
#OTD January 19, 1977
Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D’Aquino (“Tokyo Rose”), a late correction that shows how fear turns people into symbols, then abandons them.
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#january19th #tokyorose #pardon #history #propaganda #justice
Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri D’Aquino (“Tokyo Rose”), a late correction that shows how fear turns people into symbols, then abandons them.
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#january19th #tokyorose #pardon #history #propaganda #justice
#OTD January 19, 1920
The U.S. Senate votes against joining the League of Nations, a case study in rejecting collective security and then acting surprised when instability spreads.
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#january19th #leagueofnations #uspolitics #history #isolationism
The U.S. Senate votes against joining the League of Nations, a case study in rejecting collective security and then acting surprised when instability spreads.
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#january19th #leagueofnations #uspolitics #history #isolationism
January 19, 2026 at 6:26 PM
#OTD January 19, 1920
The U.S. Senate votes against joining the League of Nations, a case study in rejecting collective security and then acting surprised when instability spreads.
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#january19th #leagueofnations #uspolitics #history #isolationism
The U.S. Senate votes against joining the League of Nations, a case study in rejecting collective security and then acting surprised when instability spreads.
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#january19th #leagueofnations #uspolitics #history #isolationism
#OTD January 19, 1861
Georgia declares secession, showing how quickly a political dispute becomes a break with shared reality once factions decide the rules no longer apply to them.
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#january19th #civilwar #secession #georgia #history #fracture
Georgia declares secession, showing how quickly a political dispute becomes a break with shared reality once factions decide the rules no longer apply to them.
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#january19th #civilwar #secession #georgia #history #fracture
January 19, 2026 at 6:12 PM
#OTD January 19, 1861
Georgia declares secession, showing how quickly a political dispute becomes a break with shared reality once factions decide the rules no longer apply to them.
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#january19th #civilwar #secession #georgia #history #fracture
Georgia declares secession, showing how quickly a political dispute becomes a break with shared reality once factions decide the rules no longer apply to them.
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#january19th #civilwar #secession #georgia #history #fracture
#OTD January 19, 1764
John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel, a reminder that “order” often means punishing speech that embarrasses power.
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#january19th #johnwilkes #freespeech #history #power #dissent
John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel, a reminder that “order” often means punishing speech that embarrasses power.
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#january19th #johnwilkes #freespeech #history #power #dissent
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 PM
#OTD January 19, 1764
John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel, a reminder that “order” often means punishing speech that embarrasses power.
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#january19th #johnwilkes #freespeech #history #power #dissent
John Wilkes is expelled from the British House of Commons for seditious libel, a reminder that “order” often means punishing speech that embarrasses power.
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#january19th #johnwilkes #freespeech #history #power #dissent
#OTD January 14, 1943
Roosevelt and Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference, where history is steered behind closed doors and ordinary people pay the cost of strategies they never consented to.
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#january14th #casablancaconference #wwii #history
Roosevelt and Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference, where history is steered behind closed doors and ordinary people pay the cost of strategies they never consented to.
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#january14th #casablancaconference #wwii #history
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
#OTD January 14, 1943
Roosevelt and Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference, where history is steered behind closed doors and ordinary people pay the cost of strategies they never consented to.
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#january14th #casablancaconference #wwii #history
Roosevelt and Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference, where history is steered behind closed doors and ordinary people pay the cost of strategies they never consented to.
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#january14th #casablancaconference #wwii #history
#OTD January 14, 1784
Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, sealing independence on paper. Proving that legitimacy is often something power declares, then demands everyone repeat.
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#january14th #treatyofparis #ratificationday #history #power
Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, sealing independence on paper. Proving that legitimacy is often something power declares, then demands everyone repeat.
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#january14th #treatyofparis #ratificationday #history #power
January 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
#OTD January 14, 1784
Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, sealing independence on paper. Proving that legitimacy is often something power declares, then demands everyone repeat.
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#january14th #treatyofparis #ratificationday #history #power
Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, sealing independence on paper. Proving that legitimacy is often something power declares, then demands everyone repeat.
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#january14th #treatyofparis #ratificationday #history #power
#OTD January 13, 1898
Émile Zola publishes “J’accuse…!”. Aiming state injustice out loud when institutions demand silence.
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#january13th #jacuse #press #accountability #history
Émile Zola publishes “J’accuse…!”. Aiming state injustice out loud when institutions demand silence.
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#january13th #jacuse #press #accountability #history
January 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
#OTD January 13, 1898
Émile Zola publishes “J’accuse…!”. Aiming state injustice out loud when institutions demand silence.
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#january13th #jacuse #press #accountability #history
Émile Zola publishes “J’accuse…!”. Aiming state injustice out loud when institutions demand silence.
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#january13th #jacuse #press #accountability #history
#OTD January 13, 1893
U.S. Marines land in Honolulu. Stability arrives at gunpoint, and a monarchy’s fate is decided by someone else’s interests.
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#january13th #hawaii #intervention #imperialism #history
U.S. Marines land in Honolulu. Stability arrives at gunpoint, and a monarchy’s fate is decided by someone else’s interests.
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#january13th #hawaii #intervention #imperialism #history
January 13, 2026 at 11:14 PM
#OTD January 13, 1893
U.S. Marines land in Honolulu. Stability arrives at gunpoint, and a monarchy’s fate is decided by someone else’s interests.
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#january13th #hawaii #intervention #imperialism #history
U.S. Marines land in Honolulu. Stability arrives at gunpoint, and a monarchy’s fate is decided by someone else’s interests.
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#january13th #hawaii #intervention #imperialism #history
#OTD January 13, 1842
Dr. Brydon reaches Jalalabad as the lone survivor. An empire’s confidence collapses into one exhausted witness.
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#january13th #afghanistan #empire #war #history
Dr. Brydon reaches Jalalabad as the lone survivor. An empire’s confidence collapses into one exhausted witness.
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#january13th #afghanistan #empire #war #history
January 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
#OTD January 13, 1842
Dr. Brydon reaches Jalalabad as the lone survivor. An empire’s confidence collapses into one exhausted witness.
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#january13th #afghanistan #empire #war #history
Dr. Brydon reaches Jalalabad as the lone survivor. An empire’s confidence collapses into one exhausted witness.
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#january13th #afghanistan #empire #war #history
#OTD January 13, 1833
Andrew Jackson rejects South Carolina’s nullification. Federal authority vs. local defiance collides in a national power test.
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#january13th #nullification #federalism #history #politics
Andrew Jackson rejects South Carolina’s nullification. Federal authority vs. local defiance collides in a national power test.
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#january13th #nullification #federalism #history #politics
January 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
#OTD January 13, 1833
Andrew Jackson rejects South Carolina’s nullification. Federal authority vs. local defiance collides in a national power test.
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#january13th #nullification #federalism #history #politics
Andrew Jackson rejects South Carolina’s nullification. Federal authority vs. local defiance collides in a national power test.
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#january13th #nullification #federalism #history #politics
#OTD January 13, 1435
Pope Eugene IV issues Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement of Indigenous converts. Morality arrives late, and only for the approved.
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#january13th #colonialism #church #humanrights #history
Pope Eugene IV issues Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement of Indigenous converts. Morality arrives late, and only for the approved.
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#january13th #colonialism #church #humanrights #history
January 13, 2026 at 9:07 PM
#OTD January 13, 1435
Pope Eugene IV issues Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement of Indigenous converts. Morality arrives late, and only for the approved.
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#january13th #colonialism #church #humanrights #history
Pope Eugene IV issues Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement of Indigenous converts. Morality arrives late, and only for the approved.
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#january13th #colonialism #church #humanrights #history
#OTD January 13, 532
The Nika riots erupt in Constantinople. Public anger detonates after people decide the system answers only to itself.
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#january13th #nikariots #protest #statepower #history
The Nika riots erupt in Constantinople. Public anger detonates after people decide the system answers only to itself.
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#january13th #nikariots #protest #statepower #history
January 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
#OTD January 13, 532
The Nika riots erupt in Constantinople. Public anger detonates after people decide the system answers only to itself.
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#january13th #nikariots #protest #statepower #history
The Nika riots erupt in Constantinople. Public anger detonates after people decide the system answers only to itself.
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#january13th #nikariots #protest #statepower #history
#OTD January 13, 27 BC
Octavian returns authority to the Senate, then quietly keeps the provinces that matter, building a republic-shaped shell around one-man rule.
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#january13th #rome #power #republic #history #authoritarianism
Octavian returns authority to the Senate, then quietly keeps the provinces that matter, building a republic-shaped shell around one-man rule.
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#january13th #rome #power #republic #history #authoritarianism
January 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
#OTD January 13, 27 BC
Octavian returns authority to the Senate, then quietly keeps the provinces that matter, building a republic-shaped shell around one-man rule.
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#january13th #rome #power #republic #history #authoritarianism
Octavian returns authority to the Senate, then quietly keeps the provinces that matter, building a republic-shaped shell around one-man rule.
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#january13th #rome #power #republic #history #authoritarianism
#OTD January 8, 2023
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s Congress. When strongman politics can’t accept losing, democracy becomes optional and mobs become “patriots.”
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#january8th #brazil #democracy #history #authoritarianism #politics
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s Congress. When strongman politics can’t accept losing, democracy becomes optional and mobs become “patriots.”
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#january8th #brazil #democracy #history #authoritarianism #politics
January 9, 2026 at 2:28 AM
#OTD January 8, 2023
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s Congress. When strongman politics can’t accept losing, democracy becomes optional and mobs become “patriots.”
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#january8th #brazil #democracy #history #authoritarianism #politics
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s Congress. When strongman politics can’t accept losing, democracy becomes optional and mobs become “patriots.”
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#january8th #brazil #democracy #history #authoritarianism #politics
#OTD January 8, 2011
Rep. Gabby Giffords is shot in Tucson. Political violence doesn’t arrive out of nowhere; it arrives after years of dehumanizing rhetoric.
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#january8th #tucson #gunviolence #politics #history #usa
Rep. Gabby Giffords is shot in Tucson. Political violence doesn’t arrive out of nowhere; it arrives after years of dehumanizing rhetoric.
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#january8th #tucson #gunviolence #politics #history #usa
January 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
#OTD January 8, 2011
Rep. Gabby Giffords is shot in Tucson. Political violence doesn’t arrive out of nowhere; it arrives after years of dehumanizing rhetoric.
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#january8th #tucson #gunviolence #politics #history #usa
Rep. Gabby Giffords is shot in Tucson. Political violence doesn’t arrive out of nowhere; it arrives after years of dehumanizing rhetoric.
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#january8th #tucson #gunviolence #politics #history #usa
#OTD January 8, 2002
No Child Left Behind becomes law. Proof that big slogans can mask quiet damage when education is treated like branding instead of a public trust.
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#january8th #education #usa #history #policy #schools
No Child Left Behind becomes law. Proof that big slogans can mask quiet damage when education is treated like branding instead of a public trust.
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#january8th #education #usa #history #policy #schools
January 9, 2026 at 1:39 AM
#OTD January 8, 2002
No Child Left Behind becomes law. Proof that big slogans can mask quiet damage when education is treated like branding instead of a public trust.
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#january8th #education #usa #history #policy #schools
No Child Left Behind becomes law. Proof that big slogans can mask quiet damage when education is treated like branding instead of a public trust.
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#january8th #education #usa #history #policy #schools