Rob Taber
@robtaber.bsky.social
Historian of Haiti 🇭🇹 and democracy in the Americas at Fayetteville State.
Working for a welcoming + transformative UNC System & NC. Views my own.
Formerly US ED Partnerships.
Occasional live-poster of obscure panels and events.
Working for a welcoming + transformative UNC System & NC. Views my own.
Formerly US ED Partnerships.
Occasional live-poster of obscure panels and events.
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Rob Taber
@robtaber.bsky.social
· Nov 9
Welcome new followers! I'm a historian of colonial Haiti and the Age of Revolutions. I teach Latin American and Black Atlantic History at Fayetteville State in North Carolina, where I also serve on the UNC Faculty Assembly. I'm an editor at @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social
As a historian of Atlantic Revolutions, this image gives me Thoughts.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
As a historian of Atlantic Revolutions, this image gives me Thoughts.
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Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
Reposted by Rob Taber
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
True story!
In the last 6 months @kimberlyhardync.bsky.social has had more town halls than Rouzer has in the last 6 years.
Has anyone seen David Rouzer? If so post where you saw him. Maybe in the grocery store or pumping gas for his car??
November 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
True story!
Pivot tables are an amazing labor-saving invention.
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Pivot tables are an amazing labor-saving invention.
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In honor of apple picking season: the secret of why Honeycrisp apples are so expensive!
This tree is angry at being alive and will make it your problem (if you plant it)
This tree is angry at being alive and will make it your problem (if you plant it)
Why Honeycrisp Apples Are EXPENSIVE
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In honor of apple picking season: the secret of why Honeycrisp apples are so expensive!
This tree is angry at being alive and will make it your problem (if you plant it)
This tree is angry at being alive and will make it your problem (if you plant it)
In the 1960s, local civil rights activists had to do a similar campaign to get the Fayetteville, NC Harris Teeter to hire Black cashiers. Except what they did was fill up their grocery carts and then abandon the carts when they didn't see a Black cashier. It worked!
I’m doing research for a project and found out about the “don’t buy where you can’t work” movement during the depression, where Black people boycotted and picketed places that wouldn’t hire us. Shout out to everyone who’s not going back to Target!
"Don't Buy Where You Can't Work" | National Museum of African American History & Culture.
<p>“Don’t Buy Where You Can’t Work” campaigns of the 1930s used effective direct-action tactics, such as boycotts and picketing. </p>
www.searchablemuseum.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In the 1960s, local civil rights activists had to do a similar campaign to get the Fayetteville, NC Harris Teeter to hire Black cashiers. Except what they did was fill up their grocery carts and then abandon the carts when they didn't see a Black cashier. It worked!
Remember, while the extra hour comes AFTER the November 1st college app deadlines, it's there to help you recover. #LongDaysJourneyIntoTheNight
November 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Remember, while the extra hour comes AFTER the November 1st college app deadlines, it's there to help you recover. #LongDaysJourneyIntoTheNight
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Damn, @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social absolutely nails it here.
October 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Damn, @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social absolutely nails it here.
Hard fought quiz bowl matches between Terry Sanford and Pinecrest today. Proud of my TSHS Bulldogs for closing a 100-point deficit with a 200-90 run to win that second match by a whisker. Now 6-0 in NCASA AA play. #BattleOfTheSandhills
October 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hard fought quiz bowl matches between Terry Sanford and Pinecrest today. Proud of my TSHS Bulldogs for closing a 100-point deficit with a 200-90 run to win that second match by a whisker. Now 6-0 in NCASA AA play. #BattleOfTheSandhills
"Lawmakers emphasized the need for 'fair compensation commensurate with the aid provided to other crops.'"
Ok, but tobacco farmers also raise soybeans...
Ok, but tobacco farmers also raise soybeans...
Budd and Rouzer urge Trump to protect NC tobacco farmers
Sens. Ted Budd and Rep. David Rouzer urged President Trump to prioritize NC tobacco as China halts purchases, threatening millions in farm exports.
www.carolinajournal.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"Lawmakers emphasized the need for 'fair compensation commensurate with the aid provided to other crops.'"
Ok, but tobacco farmers also raise soybeans...
Ok, but tobacco farmers also raise soybeans...
Reposted by Rob Taber
Chapter 12 bankruptcy protections only cover $12.5M worth of debt. That's not gonna mean anything to Bill Gates.
The people who benefit from expanded chapter 12 bankruptcy protections are your rank-and-file, 6- & low-7 digit net worth, LOCAL multimillionaires.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The people who benefit from expanded chapter 12 bankruptcy protections are your rank-and-file, 6- & low-7 digit net worth, LOCAL multimillionaires.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
October 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Chapter 12 bankruptcy protections only cover $12.5M worth of debt. That's not gonna mean anything to Bill Gates.
The people who benefit from expanded chapter 12 bankruptcy protections are your rank-and-file, 6- & low-7 digit net worth, LOCAL multimillionaires.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The people who benefit from expanded chapter 12 bankruptcy protections are your rank-and-file, 6- & low-7 digit net worth, LOCAL multimillionaires.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but it's the scheduled announcements vs. the reality of the semester.
October 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but it's the scheduled announcements vs. the reality of the semester.
This essay by Kwame Appiah is one of the better pieces I've read about the collision between large language models and higher education, caught up in neither hype nor doom.
The Age of De-Skilling
Will AI stretch our minds—or stunt them?
www.theatlantic.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This essay by Kwame Appiah is one of the better pieces I've read about the collision between large language models and higher education, caught up in neither hype nor doom.
Reposted by Rob Taber
Got the Sunday video up early this time!
If you've been seeing news about "oh no there's a spike in farm bankruptcy"- it is NOT as simple as "farms go out of business & then investors buy them all."
hoooooo boy
youtu.be/xon9A5_4tQw
If you've been seeing news about "oh no there's a spike in farm bankruptcy"- it is NOT as simple as "farms go out of business & then investors buy them all."
hoooooo boy
youtu.be/xon9A5_4tQw
Farm Bankruptcy: What They're Not Telling You
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Got the Sunday video up early this time!
If you've been seeing news about "oh no there's a spike in farm bankruptcy"- it is NOT as simple as "farms go out of business & then investors buy them all."
hoooooo boy
youtu.be/xon9A5_4tQw
If you've been seeing news about "oh no there's a spike in farm bankruptcy"- it is NOT as simple as "farms go out of business & then investors buy them all."
hoooooo boy
youtu.be/xon9A5_4tQw
Solving the "male loneliness epidemic" one DnD game/roommate reunion at a time.*
*Commemorative t-shirts optional.
*Commemorative t-shirts optional.
October 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Solving the "male loneliness epidemic" one DnD game/roommate reunion at a time.*
*Commemorative t-shirts optional.
*Commemorative t-shirts optional.
So apparently Trump's political team IS scared of @kimberlyhardync.bsky.social and knows David Rouzer needs backup. Help Kimberly win: secure.actblue.com/donate/nc07s...
October 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
So apparently Trump's political team IS scared of @kimberlyhardync.bsky.social and knows David Rouzer needs backup. Help Kimberly win: secure.actblue.com/donate/nc07s...
For the past year, the UNC System Faculty Assembly has been talking about how to define academic freedom. While it's mentioned in UNC Code, it isn't as spelled-out as the policies on free speech or political activity. I particularly like the idea of it being used in trainings BEFORE incidents occur.
UNC System Faculty Seek to Define ‘Academic Freedom’
Amid growing concern about academic freedom, a faculty group wants UNC officials to be more precise about what activities are protected.
www.theassemblync.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
For the past year, the UNC System Faculty Assembly has been talking about how to define academic freedom. While it's mentioned in UNC Code, it isn't as spelled-out as the policies on free speech or political activity. I particularly like the idea of it being used in trainings BEFORE incidents occur.
Last day of the French Revolution game:
Maury executed.
Louis XVI escapes, joins invading émigré/Austro-Prussian army.
Lafayette blamed, executed.
Grégoire appointed new National Guard commander, cuts deal with Danton for levée en masse.
Invaders defeated, France declared Republic.
Maury executed.
Louis XVI escapes, joins invading émigré/Austro-Prussian army.
Lafayette blamed, executed.
Grégoire appointed new National Guard commander, cuts deal with Danton for levée en masse.
Invaders defeated, France declared Republic.
October 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Last day of the French Revolution game:
Maury executed.
Louis XVI escapes, joins invading émigré/Austro-Prussian army.
Lafayette blamed, executed.
Grégoire appointed new National Guard commander, cuts deal with Danton for levée en masse.
Invaders defeated, France declared Republic.
Maury executed.
Louis XVI escapes, joins invading émigré/Austro-Prussian army.
Lafayette blamed, executed.
Grégoire appointed new National Guard commander, cuts deal with Danton for levée en masse.
Invaders defeated, France declared Republic.
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He's still getting paid, too.
October 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
He's still getting paid, too.
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How many classes today were canceled because a whole suite of EdTech services are built atop AWS?
You know what platform never crashes?
You know what platform never crashes?
October 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
How many classes today were canceled because a whole suite of EdTech services are built atop AWS?
You know what platform never crashes?
You know what platform never crashes?
It was great being able to talk with Heather Bigley at Voiceover about #RememberTheTitans, including how history is presented in film, how this movie has been used in leadership trainings, and why Remember the Titans succeeded when similar films didn't.
Remember the Titans: Brotherhood & Race
Podcast Episode · Voiceover: Movies that Move Us · 10/20/2025 · 52m
podcasts.apple.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It was great being able to talk with Heather Bigley at Voiceover about #RememberTheTitans, including how history is presented in film, how this movie has been used in leadership trainings, and why Remember the Titans succeeded when similar films didn't.
The real question: does Canvas use AWS?
Amazon internet outage breaks dozens of major apps, websites and banks: Latest
DownDetector has been flooded with huge spikes for many apps people use every day
www.the-independent.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The real question: does Canvas use AWS?
Hank Green is getting home-taught* and doesn't know.
*Yeah, yeah, "ministered to"
*Yeah, yeah, "ministered to"
I have two friends who are ex Mormons and they are the best of all of my friends at reaching out to hang out or do something together /and/ they almost never flake and I need this to be studied.
October 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Hank Green is getting home-taught* and doesn't know.
*Yeah, yeah, "ministered to"
*Yeah, yeah, "ministered to"
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This week's post is up!
I did a lot of manual labor jobs that most men in the US won't do. Back when I was a schoolgirl.
So let's talk about well-off people who talk about how much they respect manual labor... because talk is cheaper than paying people right.
youtu.be/v4XM-mQgRO0
I did a lot of manual labor jobs that most men in the US won't do. Back when I was a schoolgirl.
So let's talk about well-off people who talk about how much they respect manual labor... because talk is cheaper than paying people right.
youtu.be/v4XM-mQgRO0
Doing The Jobs That "Americans Won't Do"
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This week's post is up!
I did a lot of manual labor jobs that most men in the US won't do. Back when I was a schoolgirl.
So let's talk about well-off people who talk about how much they respect manual labor... because talk is cheaper than paying people right.
youtu.be/v4XM-mQgRO0
I did a lot of manual labor jobs that most men in the US won't do. Back when I was a schoolgirl.
So let's talk about well-off people who talk about how much they respect manual labor... because talk is cheaper than paying people right.
youtu.be/v4XM-mQgRO0