Meggie
@teddybearparker.bsky.social
A queer Public Historian with a focus on queer history. Hobbies include ttrpgs, cross-stitch, cosplay, and Dracula. She/they, 32.
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Nick is a good dude and this is an excellent read.
"History also can be used as a force against advocacy, or, put another way, to advocate for the status quo."
When Is History Advocacy?
Advocacy should not be a dirty word.
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April 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Nick is a good dude and this is an excellent read.
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Take a moment to breathe in the air of resistance and community.
And relish it.
It’s ours.
And it matters.
And relish it.
It’s ours.
And it matters.
April 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Take a moment to breathe in the air of resistance and community.
And relish it.
It’s ours.
And it matters.
And relish it.
It’s ours.
And it matters.
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TIL that the first ship built for the Massachusetts Naval Militia (1776) was called TYRANNICIDE
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March 15, 2025 at 3:07 AM
TIL that the first ship built for the Massachusetts Naval Militia (1776) was called TYRANNICIDE
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ten thousand lifetimes have passed since this happened
1 year ago today, the infamous 'Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience' took place.
February 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
ten thousand lifetimes have passed since this happened
Christopher Seider is going to Joseph Warren for improv classes.
February 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Christopher Seider is going to Joseph Warren for improv classes.
I did not actually need my field guide to American Houses to be able to definitively say that this house is not Georgian Architecture.
Or post-medieval English colonial vernacular.
Or 18th century in general.
Or post-medieval English colonial vernacular.
Or 18th century in general.
February 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I did not actually need my field guide to American Houses to be able to definitively say that this house is not Georgian Architecture.
Or post-medieval English colonial vernacular.
Or 18th century in general.
Or post-medieval English colonial vernacular.
Or 18th century in general.
I am currently organizing the articles I've written, and I just discovered they have been changed without my consent because I dared to include "trans" in my work.
I know they are technically the NPS's intellectual property, but other rangers were at least given a say in what happens to their work.
I know they are technically the NPS's intellectual property, but other rangers were at least given a say in what happens to their work.
February 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I am currently organizing the articles I've written, and I just discovered they have been changed without my consent because I dared to include "trans" in my work.
I know they are technically the NPS's intellectual property, but other rangers were at least given a say in what happens to their work.
I know they are technically the NPS's intellectual property, but other rangers were at least given a say in what happens to their work.
Shouting to the void, but I feel like I’m going mad for thinking “Friday was the NPS purge. Looks like today is the National Archives. I wonder who’s getting purged next.”
I feel like I’m living at the start of every dystopian piece of media ever written where this is just a casual thought to have.
I feel like I’m living at the start of every dystopian piece of media ever written where this is just a casual thought to have.
February 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Shouting to the void, but I feel like I’m going mad for thinking “Friday was the NPS purge. Looks like today is the National Archives. I wonder who’s getting purged next.”
I feel like I’m living at the start of every dystopian piece of media ever written where this is just a casual thought to have.
I feel like I’m living at the start of every dystopian piece of media ever written where this is just a casual thought to have.
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Breaking — All probationary employees at OPM were just fired in a mass phone call.
Acting Director Chuck Ezell told staffers, "I encourage you to use this as an opportunity for your next step forward," per recording I reviewed.
On site staffers were given less than an hour to leave.
Acting Director Chuck Ezell told staffers, "I encourage you to use this as an opportunity for your next step forward," per recording I reviewed.
On site staffers were given less than an hour to leave.
February 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Breaking — All probationary employees at OPM were just fired in a mass phone call.
Acting Director Chuck Ezell told staffers, "I encourage you to use this as an opportunity for your next step forward," per recording I reviewed.
On site staffers were given less than an hour to leave.
Acting Director Chuck Ezell told staffers, "I encourage you to use this as an opportunity for your next step forward," per recording I reviewed.
On site staffers were given less than an hour to leave.
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The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
February 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
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They’re doing project 2025, just like we said they would
February 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
They’re doing project 2025, just like we said they would
With everything happening in the NPS right now, I really didn’t think I could get more upset. But a project I worked on that meant the world to me was quietly deleted to follow the orders of the fascists in power. So much of this was already personal, but this is on another level.
February 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
With everything happening in the NPS right now, I really didn’t think I could get more upset. But a project I worked on that meant the world to me was quietly deleted to follow the orders of the fascists in power. So much of this was already personal, but this is on another level.
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The Stonewall Riots happened because trans people, particularly of color, rose up against state violence. You can’t even begin to tell the story without our trans ancestors and elders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Stonewall Riots happened because trans people, particularly of color, rose up against state violence. You can’t even begin to tell the story without our trans ancestors and elders. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
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Oh my god.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
February 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Oh my god.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service.
"Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights"
WOW.
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Kendrick Lamar deserves to win the very first Nobel Hate Prize
February 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Kendrick Lamar deserves to win the very first Nobel Hate Prize
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Ngl, this is the hater bowl. This is the greatest super bowl for haters ever.
February 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Ngl, this is the hater bowl. This is the greatest super bowl for haters ever.
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NOT NOW, MELVILLE. READ THE ROOM.
February 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
NOT NOW, MELVILLE. READ THE ROOM.
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I’ve never related to Private Joseph Bucklin more in my life.
February 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I’ve never related to Private Joseph Bucklin more in my life.
Hey what the hell is going on with Stonewall National Park right now?
I’m starting to think my partner and I downloading LGBTQ+ articles and resource guides was the correct call.
I’m starting to think my partner and I downloading LGBTQ+ articles and resource guides was the correct call.
February 1, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Hey what the hell is going on with Stonewall National Park right now?
I’m starting to think my partner and I downloading LGBTQ+ articles and resource guides was the correct call.
I’m starting to think my partner and I downloading LGBTQ+ articles and resource guides was the correct call.
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
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This is what it feels to be alive right now—
January 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is what it feels to be alive right now—