Tanya Zanish-Belcher
@tzanish.bsky.social
Archivist, Wake Forest. Midwesterner who lives in the American South. Reader. Nature Lover.
I’m here on this earth to learn, have fun, and make a difference.
(With thanks to Dr. W. Edward Demming)
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I’m here on this earth to learn, have fun, and make a difference.
(With thanks to Dr. W. Edward Demming)
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Hey, Trump. You don’t need to push Putin’s 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine. Just go with the one point plan to end it: Russia gets the hell out of Ukraine.
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Hey, Trump. You don’t need to push Putin’s 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine. Just go with the one point plan to end it: Russia gets the hell out of Ukraine.
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open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... “Not only does this agreement sell out Ukraine and Europe for the benefit of Russia—which attacked Ukraine—it explicitly separates the U.S. from NATO, a long-time goal of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin.” This is a complete capitulation to Russia - it’s treachery
November 21, 2025
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today.
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... “Not only does this agreement sell out Ukraine and Europe for the benefit of Russia—which attacked Ukraine—it explicitly separates the U.S. from NATO, a long-time goal of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin.” This is a complete capitulation to Russia - it’s treachery
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Are you sick of ICE/BORTAC/DHS immoral behavior? I am. Take action today. migrawhistle.carrd.co
#StayLoud
#DemocracyNotDictatorship
#USDemocracy
#voices4Victory
#StayLoud
#DemocracyNotDictatorship
#USDemocracy
#voices4Victory
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Are you sick of ICE/BORTAC/DHS immoral behavior? I am. Take action today. migrawhistle.carrd.co
#StayLoud
#DemocracyNotDictatorship
#USDemocracy
#voices4Victory
#StayLoud
#DemocracyNotDictatorship
#USDemocracy
#voices4Victory
To see her is a Picture -
To hear her is a Tune -
To know her, a disparagement of every other Boon -
To know her not, Affliction -
To own her for a Friend
A warmth as near as if the Sun
Were shining in your Hand -
Emily Dickinson
To hear her is a Tune -
To know her, a disparagement of every other Boon -
To know her not, Affliction -
To own her for a Friend
A warmth as near as if the Sun
Were shining in your Hand -
Emily Dickinson
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
To see her is a Picture -
To hear her is a Tune -
To know her, a disparagement of every other Boon -
To know her not, Affliction -
To own her for a Friend
A warmth as near as if the Sun
Were shining in your Hand -
Emily Dickinson
To hear her is a Tune -
To know her, a disparagement of every other Boon -
To know her not, Affliction -
To own her for a Friend
A warmth as near as if the Sun
Were shining in your Hand -
Emily Dickinson
One thing I have learned in my professional career? Never follow a Baptist preacher in the speaker order!
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
One thing I have learned in my professional career? Never follow a Baptist preacher in the speaker order!
Truth lies in silence.
#sagradafamilia
#sagradafamilia
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Truth lies in silence.
#sagradafamilia
#sagradafamilia
“We know their names, but their stories are still untold.”
There was a New Yorker article about it. The whole thing has been digitized by the California Historical Society. www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
The Dark Purpose Behind a Town Constable’s Journal
Why did a local official, at the turn of the twentieth century, maintain a ledger tracking Chinese residents?
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“We know their names, but their stories are still untold.”
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Marcia Phillips of @zsrspecial.bsky.social shares information about the connections between "The Biblical Recorder" and the Jersey Baptist Church in Davidson County, North Carolina! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary
The American Revolution, The Biblical Recorder and a Country Church
Having begun publication 60 years after the American Revolution, the Biblical Recorder still had that momentous event as a fresh memory. Veterans of the fight for independence were elderly men in chur...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Marcia Phillips of @zsrspecial.bsky.social shares information about the connections between "The Biblical Recorder" and the Jersey Baptist Church in Davidson County, North Carolina! #MyZSR #MoreThanALibrary
November sunset
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
November sunset
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Good day !
The Beatles - Good Day Sunshine
YouTube video by TheBeatlesVEVO
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Good day !
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I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
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Vanishing people from records is part of the protocol used by death squads and the worst South American dictatorships.
Thousands Of Jailed Immigrants in Chicago Have Vanished From Federal Records, Human Rights Attorneys Claim
"These are folks that have been here for decades, have long standing ties to the community, family members, employment, businesses that are all being torn apart," said one attorney
www.latintimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Vanishing people from records is part of the protocol used by death squads and the worst South American dictatorships.
One need not be a Chamber - to be Haunted -
One need not be a House -
The Brain has Corridors - surpassing
Material Place -
Emily Dickinson
One need not be a House -
The Brain has Corridors - surpassing
Material Place -
Emily Dickinson
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
One need not be a Chamber - to be Haunted -
One need not be a House -
The Brain has Corridors - surpassing
Material Place -
Emily Dickinson
One need not be a House -
The Brain has Corridors - surpassing
Material Place -
Emily Dickinson
Call for donations—https://www.cityofws.org/2642/African-American-Heritage-Initiative?utm_term=wstoday
African-American Heritage Initiative | City of Winston-Salem, NC
The city's African-American Heritage Initiative addresses this shortcoming by collecting the history of Winston-Salem during segregation as well as the efforts of desegregation.
www.cityofws.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Call for donations—https://www.cityofws.org/2642/African-American-Heritage-Initiative?utm_term=wstoday
Seeking peace and tranquility from the mountains
#blueridgeparkwaync
#blueridgeparkwaync
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Seeking peace and tranquility from the mountains
#blueridgeparkwaync
#blueridgeparkwaync
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He’s destroying…
The Constitution
Due Process
Public Safety
Free Speech/Press
The Economy
Small businesses
Farms
Jobs
Healthcare
Women’s access to safe healthcare
ACA Subsidies
Medicaid/Medicare
SNAP/Food access programs for children/elderly
Voting Rights
Our military
…And the actual White House
The Constitution
Due Process
Public Safety
Free Speech/Press
The Economy
Small businesses
Farms
Jobs
Healthcare
Women’s access to safe healthcare
ACA Subsidies
Medicaid/Medicare
SNAP/Food access programs for children/elderly
Voting Rights
Our military
…And the actual White House
October 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
He’s destroying…
The Constitution
Due Process
Public Safety
Free Speech/Press
The Economy
Small businesses
Farms
Jobs
Healthcare
Women’s access to safe healthcare
ACA Subsidies
Medicaid/Medicare
SNAP/Food access programs for children/elderly
Voting Rights
Our military
…And the actual White House
The Constitution
Due Process
Public Safety
Free Speech/Press
The Economy
Small businesses
Farms
Jobs
Healthcare
Women’s access to safe healthcare
ACA Subsidies
Medicaid/Medicare
SNAP/Food access programs for children/elderly
Voting Rights
Our military
…And the actual White House
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15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
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🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2
October 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2
Autumnal on the Blue Ridge Parkway 🍁
October 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Autumnal on the Blue Ridge Parkway 🍁
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Remote Work: RFQ Video QC Tool Developer, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Remote Work: RFQ Video QC Tool Developer, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
archivesgig.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Remote Work: RFQ Video QC Tool Developer, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Some words were never spoken, like leaves falling silently in autumn wind.
They rest between heartbeats, carrying all the truths we could not say.
—angrilysilenthex
They rest between heartbeats, carrying all the truths we could not say.
—angrilysilenthex
October 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Some words were never spoken, like leaves falling silently in autumn wind.
They rest between heartbeats, carrying all the truths we could not say.
—angrilysilenthex
They rest between heartbeats, carrying all the truths we could not say.
—angrilysilenthex
If equal affection cannot be,
Let the more loving one be me
W.H. Auden
Let the more loving one be me
W.H. Auden
October 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
If equal affection cannot be,
Let the more loving one be me
W.H. Auden
Let the more loving one be me
W.H. Auden
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*DEVELOPING*: I've updated my scoop with previously unreported details about the State Dept. staffer who requested the sword, NARA's response, and that the gift Trump gave King Charles III wasn't even a replica of Eisenhower's West Point Officer's Sabre:
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
October 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
*DEVELOPING*: I've updated my scoop with previously unreported details about the State Dept. staffer who requested the sword, NARA's response, and that the gift Trump gave King Charles III wasn't even a replica of Eisenhower's West Point Officer's Sabre:
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...