Amanda Virtue
@virtue64.bsky.social
History Geek who once had her dream job for the National Archives. Working to get back there, but Patience is not my Virtue.
F1 / Lewis Hamilton / rock music / just overall fun (just ask me 😉)
F1 / Lewis Hamilton / rock music / just overall fun (just ask me 😉)
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HE. IS. NOT. A. DOCTOR.
wtf is this nonsense? He thinks he can understand kid’s “mitochondrial challenges” just by looking at them?
This is an insane person.
This is an insane person.
August 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
HE. IS. NOT. A. DOCTOR.
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Today is the National Park Service’s birthday! 🥳🏞️
You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!
You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!
August 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Today is the National Park Service’s birthday! 🥳🏞️
You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!
You know what would be a great birthday gift? Not firing staff or cutting funds from the agency responsible for keeping our public lands pristine and accessible!
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An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
www.newyorker.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
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The thing that disturbs me most about DC isn't the military pageantry or even the bursts of federal violence. It's the emptiness. The strange, dead silence.
People should not be afraid to come to America's capital, see the sights, and have dinner afterwards They didn't used to be. They are now.
People should not be afraid to come to America's capital, see the sights, and have dinner afterwards They didn't used to be. They are now.
The Silence Of DC
Dispatches from the Occupied Zone
www.bannedinyourstate.com
August 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The thing that disturbs me most about DC isn't the military pageantry or even the bursts of federal violence. It's the emptiness. The strange, dead silence.
People should not be afraid to come to America's capital, see the sights, and have dinner afterwards They didn't used to be. They are now.
People should not be afraid to come to America's capital, see the sights, and have dinner afterwards They didn't used to be. They are now.
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We are fighting about what we want the US to be.
Five years ago, I wrote this article on how history—real-life fact based history—can help in the crisis of now.
It’s even MORE relevant today.
Hopefully a gift link. Let me know if it isn’t.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Five years ago, I wrote this article on how history—real-life fact based history—can help in the crisis of now.
It’s even MORE relevant today.
Hopefully a gift link. Let me know if it isn’t.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
I’m a Historian. I See Reason to Fear—And to Hope.
We can’t assume that all will be fine in the end, but history shows us that times of unrest are opportunities, too.
www.theatlantic.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
We are fighting about what we want the US to be.
Five years ago, I wrote this article on how history—real-life fact based history—can help in the crisis of now.
It’s even MORE relevant today.
Hopefully a gift link. Let me know if it isn’t.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Five years ago, I wrote this article on how history—real-life fact based history—can help in the crisis of now.
It’s even MORE relevant today.
Hopefully a gift link. Let me know if it isn’t.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.
August 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.
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“You can only leave if you do it OUR way.”
“Otherwise, we’re holding you here.”
Rule by force.
That’s what we’re watching.
Said to someone who represents Texans—who are ALSO being disrespected & denied their right of representation.
“Otherwise, we’re holding you here.”
Rule by force.
That’s what we’re watching.
Said to someone who represents Texans—who are ALSO being disrespected & denied their right of representation.
Per NBC’s Ryan Chandler: Rep Nicole Collier is locked inside of the Texas House chamber because she refuses to sign a “permission slip” to leave the floor with a DPS escort.
August 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“You can only leave if you do it OUR way.”
“Otherwise, we’re holding you here.”
Rule by force.
That’s what we’re watching.
Said to someone who represents Texans—who are ALSO being disrespected & denied their right of representation.
“Otherwise, we’re holding you here.”
Rule by force.
That’s what we’re watching.
Said to someone who represents Texans—who are ALSO being disrespected & denied their right of representation.
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Trying to "align" the Smithsonian w/DJT's preferences is part of an attack on knowledge
Universities
The Park Service
The Nat'l Endowment for the Humanities
PBS & CPB
& more.
Why the attack?
Knowledge is power
It empowers people
And empowerment & independent thought are NOT authoritarian friendly
Universities
The Park Service
The Nat'l Endowment for the Humanities
PBS & CPB
& more.
Why the attack?
Knowledge is power
It empowers people
And empowerment & independent thought are NOT authoritarian friendly
August 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Trying to "align" the Smithsonian w/DJT's preferences is part of an attack on knowledge
Universities
The Park Service
The Nat'l Endowment for the Humanities
PBS & CPB
& more.
Why the attack?
Knowledge is power
It empowers people
And empowerment & independent thought are NOT authoritarian friendly
Universities
The Park Service
The Nat'l Endowment for the Humanities
PBS & CPB
& more.
Why the attack?
Knowledge is power
It empowers people
And empowerment & independent thought are NOT authoritarian friendly
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Worth reading.
If you read one thing this weekend: And above all, keep faith in the long game. While narcissistic dynamics rely on urgency and alarm, deep change comes from staying calm, clear and connected.
Here’s What We Need To Do To Stop Trump.
www.huffpost.com/entry/psycho...
Here’s What We Need To Do To Stop Trump.
www.huffpost.com/entry/psycho...
I’m A Psychologist Who Specializes In Narcissists. Here’s What We Need To Do To Stop Trump.
"The same patterns that destabilize families destabilize democracies."
www.huffpost.com
May 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Worth reading.
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Please enjoy this stock photo the local CBS affiliate chose for a story about traffic this summer
May 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Please enjoy this stock photo the local CBS affiliate chose for a story about traffic this summer
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
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In case you needed another reason to eat ice cream.
May 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
In case you needed another reason to eat ice cream.
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Seriously the movie National Treasure never gets old. I will watch it (and recite it) every time I find it on tv
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media.tenor.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Seriously the movie National Treasure never gets old. I will watch it (and recite it) every time I find it on tv
The life I want. 2 pillows and an eeyore
This is Gunner. He is a big strong dog who happens to not be able to sleep until he's tucked into bed with two pillows and his Eeyore stuffy. 13/10
May 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The life I want. 2 pillows and an eeyore
IT CAME!!! IT FINALLY CAME! ITS SO PRETTY AND THE BAG... I MEAN 😍🥰😍
May 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
IT CAME!!! IT FINALLY CAME! ITS SO PRETTY AND THE BAG... I MEAN 😍🥰😍
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The Pitt: So realistic that ER doctors and nurses have said the show gets it right.
Also The Pitt: Characters toss cans of beer, one drops theirs on the ground, none of the beer explodes when opened.
Also The Pitt: Characters toss cans of beer, one drops theirs on the ground, none of the beer explodes when opened.
April 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The Pitt: So realistic that ER doctors and nurses have said the show gets it right.
Also The Pitt: Characters toss cans of beer, one drops theirs on the ground, none of the beer explodes when opened.
Also The Pitt: Characters toss cans of beer, one drops theirs on the ground, none of the beer explodes when opened.
Yessss!!!!
‘THE PITT’ Season 2 will premiere in January 2026.
• Set during Fourth of July weekend
• Max plans to release a new season every year.
• Set during Fourth of July weekend
• Max plans to release a new season every year.
April 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yessss!!!!
@honestdogbooks.bsky.social I almost don't want to unwrap my books!
April 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
@honestdogbooks.bsky.social I almost don't want to unwrap my books!
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had a “race-centered ideology” when the Vice President of the Confederacy said “it’s cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the Negro is not equal to the White man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition.” 2/2
www.npr.org/2025/03/28/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/28/n...
Trump wants to restore statues and monuments. Will that happen?
The President's executive order on "restoring truth and sanity to American history" calls on the Department of the Interior to ensure that any monuments, statues or memorials under its jurisdiction "d...
www.npr.org
March 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
had a “race-centered ideology” when the Vice President of the Confederacy said “it’s cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the Negro is not equal to the White man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition.” 2/2
www.npr.org/2025/03/28/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/28/n...
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Trump ordered the restoration of Confederate monuments *and* the removal of "divisive race-centered ideology" from the Smithsonian. Apparently, in Trump’s American history of “truth” and “sanity,” the Confederates were neither “divisive” in triggering the Civil War that divided the states nor. . 1/2
March 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Trump ordered the restoration of Confederate monuments *and* the removal of "divisive race-centered ideology" from the Smithsonian. Apparently, in Trump’s American history of “truth” and “sanity,” the Confederates were neither “divisive” in triggering the Civil War that divided the states nor. . 1/2
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WTF?
The Trump administration's Signal group chat leak may be the world's most relatable fail. Who hasn't added a stranger to a text thread or group chat?
'We've all done this': Trump admin group chat scandal is its most relatable fail
The Trump administration's Signal group chat leak may be the world's most relatable fail. Who hasn't added a stranger to a text thread or group chat?
bit.ly
March 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
WTF?
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Psst… take 12 seconds away from doom scrolling, to take a deep breath and relax with these sweet otters 🦦
🔊
🎥Nature
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🎥Nature
March 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Psst… take 12 seconds away from doom scrolling, to take a deep breath and relax with these sweet otters 🦦
🔊
🎥Nature
🔊
🎥Nature