Has anyone tried accessing the National Museum of African American History website lately nmaahc.si.edu? A lot of past exhibits are gone, and it seems exceedingly slow. Has anyone else experienced this?

JD Vance wants to end birthright citizenship, but if you’re born in the US and winning Olympic medals, you should represent the United States. www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

Today, Ross Douthat compared the coming AI revolution to European presence in the Americas. About this, Douthat writes, “the Age of Discovery changed the world completely without changing the fundamentals of human existence.” You really have to be blind to a lot of human history to say this.

New Books Network just dropped @amyefarrell.bsky.social’s interview about her new history of Girl Scouts, _Intrepid Girls _! newbooksnetwork.com/intrepid-girls

www.npr.org/2025/10/15/n... #RecipesfromtheAmericanSouth On NPR!!! please share!

During a powerful opening monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, guest host Diego Luna highlighted the essential contributions of immigrants to the U.S. “There are a lot of lies flying around about immigrants, but I'm sure you have more than one story that can attest to the contrary. Talk about it.”

I am so very pleased to share the cover of my forthcoming book on the history of the Girl Scouts, forthcoming in October. I think UNC Press did such a beautiful job with the cover. Those are actually my badges from when I was a girl. Even the stitching is my own.

“BRING HIM HOME” 🔥

Justice Robert A. Jackson, from his dissent in Korematsu v. United States (1944), reprinted in Eric Foner, _Voices of Freedom _, volume 2, 5E.

“Many celebrities of the time, including Lorraine Hansberry, Langston Hughes, and Paul Robeson, were targeted by the FBI for their outspoken Marxist views. The government wanted to force them out of public life and erase their influence.”

Post-Selma op-eds: Carville: "Bonehead bridge stunt alienates working class whites" Durbin: "Protesters lack decorum!" Fetterman: Why I'm co-sponsoring Josh Hawley's 'Free the Bridges' act, allowing motorists to run over protesters Jeffries: "God still on the throne" www.npr.org/2025/03/09/n...

I can really relate to that goat. #wicked

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People who hate Jews but rail against antisemitism are fucking dangerous.