The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session. Want to know why? Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out. Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later. harpers.org/archive/1941...

Oh yes, this is clearly now.

Senate Republicans just voted to shut down the government — blocking our bill to fund it responsibly, protect health care, and stop Trump from getting a blank check for his lawlessness. They’d rather please their Dear Leader than deliver for the American people. Shameful.

AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance However, they are weaker than they look…

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is 200 today! @c19americanists.bsky.social @digblk.bsky.social @ccp-org.bsky.social @blkgrlpoet.bsky.social @profgabrielle.bsky.social @npr.org She’s just as fabulous, relevant, and fiery now as she was in C19! For a sample, see commonplace.online/article/vol-...

Something I’ve been thinking about: History as a profession has long relied on affiliation. Your university or museum pays your salary, and in return, you give time to edit journals, peer review articles, write book reviews, consult on exhibits, and volunteer for institutional support. 1/

Discover the legacy of Mary Church Terrell, cofounder of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, educator, and women’s rights advocate who fought segregation. www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smiths...

New in PN: Dems need get serious about DC statehood. For real. "Republicans act like DC residents need to earn their political rights, something they supposedly have not yet done. But consider this: If DC were populated by white Republicans, would it have statehood by now? We all know the answer."

“Mr. Van Hollen saw a different lesson [from his role in the Abrego Garcia case]. ‘This finger in the wind stuff has got to end. We also need to stop deluding ourselves that the problem is all about messaging, or about volume, or style. We don’t just need to fight. We need to fight for something.’”

Woke up early ish and set up the table to mark up a draft Dog: no, only couch with me I guess we made up the draft on the couch then 🤷🏻‍♀️

SCOTUS has allowed ICE’s discriminatory raids in LA for the time being. While I am closely monitoring the situation, know that EVERYONE has the right to: ❗️Remain silent ❗️Refuse entry without a valid search warrant ❗️Speak with an attorney Protect yourself and your loved ones by knowing your rights.

I’m having visions of bachelorette parties on pedal bars getting stopped at military run checkpoints and it’s both terrifying and hilarious to imagine

My fav part of being the unofficial neighborhood babysitter is the imaginative questions that toddlers come up with and mostly answering with “wow that’s a big/ interesting/ cool question- let’s find out together”

Blessed to live in the state of Maryland

As Tennessee becomes the fifth state to send "red" troops to Washington, @joanwalsh.bsky.social writes for The Nation about how this may be part of an idea I call "slow civil war." www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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A useful WaPo map of where Trump Storm Troops are actually operating in DC. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... If you know DC, what this map tell you is: They're making the gaudy show of strength in areas where it matters least and will do least good. Except for sheer spectacle.

Trump is invoking Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act, which authorizes him to seize control of the entire DC police department for a maximum of 30 days. This is insane stuff. D.C. is not in the grip of a crime wave. Crime has been falling for three years now. Violent crime is at a 30-year low.

Imagine being born in slavery and living up until 5 months before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Anna Julia Cooper is one of my favorite people in history. She was born on August 10, 1858, and lived to the age of 105. I can't sum her up in a single post, but she was born 167yrs ago today

Volcanos and their impact on society- took it to fulfill a science requirement and loved it

Everything is terrible and yet the flowers still bloom and the dog still smiles and the sun should still come up tomorrow so let’s fight another day

Also space! When it’s hot out we love having people over in our backyard, but our house is small and cannot feasibly host a party the way we can in the yard. Also I’ve been intentionally shifting to potluck style- food is expensive!

The only explanation I have: Racism is one hell of a drug

I was going to post something very similar to this earlier today, and then I realized how irrationally optimistic it is. We're going to need something less New Deal and more Constitutional Convention. But first we're going to need to win a War of Independence. This is gonna suck so bad.

Home is where the puppy is 🥰

Aye, If you are taking any SSRIs: Fluoxetine (Prozac), Sertraline (Zoloft), Paroxetine (Paxil), Citalopram (Celexa), & Escitalopram (Lexapro)… You have an increased risk of heat rash, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Especially if you are neurodivergent & struggle with Interoception.

Well, well, well. If it isn't our old nemesis deadly heatwave.

Heading back to DC this morning and there’s a whole second tsa screening to get on the plane, weird.

I’m never going to see precedented times

AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

It’s so tiring to live through unprecedented times, do I get a punch card where the 10th event I get a prize or my student loans forgiven or something?

Super grateful to be at #sawh2025 sharing some more of my research

Always, not just for #juneteenth, this exceptional work of Texas history is American history, family history is American history, Black history is American history!

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

The most important words of our Constitution are the first three: We the People. We have no Kings here, no monarchs, no slaves and no subjects. We the People.

So, this week, in lieu of a film review, I shared a learning resource I wrote a few years ago that was published behind a paywall. Some of our best scholarly sources are locked away from the people who would benefit from them most and I find that despicable. open.substack.com/pub/vaughnjo...

The presidential memorandum never mentions Los Angeles or California. It’s a blank check for mobilizing National Guard and active duty troops to deploy anywhere to protect federal personnel or functions wherever protests “are occurring or are likely to occur.” www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

In an attempt to honor my #AuDHD sensory needs I packed my crochet hooks to help keep my hands busy during #naaspirations panels- I didn’t expect to finish a cowl in the process! It will be henceforth know as naas cowl

I'm looking forward to participating in this session next month with Nina Öhman at the Nordic Association for American Studies conference. #NAASpirations @fasafinland.bsky.social @naas2025.bsky.social

Keynote by Elisabeth Anker: ”We Gow Low.” #NAASpirations #NAASpirations2025 @johnmortoncenter.bsky.social @fasafinland.bsky.social

Talking in Finland about why it’s time to fight dirty for democracy. Can you tell how much I want to join a “girl gang”? At @naas2025.bsky.social #naaspirations

I’m so grateful for these last few days at NAAS 2025 #naaspirations

And this is why having American aviation communications rely on Starlink was always a terrifying idea

I knew/ figured he would start firing Leg Branch positions, but I guess I didn’t think it would be this soon Spouse thinks their leg branch job is safe, I do not.

For 66 days the Netanyahu government has blocked ALL food and aid from going into Gaza. Now we're told it plans to seize and reoccupy huge parts of Gaza, as it pushes for Trump's plan to force 2 million Palestinians to leave. That would be ethnic cleansing by another name. We can’t stand for it.