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Senate Dems now

I get that there's language in the bill making things he's doing and wants to do illegal but the stuff he was doing was already illegal.

it’s very difficult at this point to figure out if there is actual movement towards a Dem cave or just a Republican whisper campaign to Axios to make it seem like there’s a Dem cave and I’m going to hold my fire on any of it until something actually happens (or not)

Learn/teach about the roots of SNAP with this explainer on the history of the Food Stamps program from the marvelous Digital Public Library of America dp.la/primary-sour... 🗃️

"air traffic rugged individualism," that's what it is

Absolute queen shit

it's even worse than this. In Biden's spot, they've framed a pic of an autopen i kid you not

beautiful metaphor 🤲

this is fantastic

tonight i talked to a SNAP recipient who is donating to a neighborhood food drive

yay!

i miss Kornacki in khaki

Today is Election Day, but the rest of November will be a tight month for groceries. Food banks, churches and neighbors are stepping up to help. Here's where you can find it!

perfect Election Day thread 🗃️

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We just created a round-up of organizations providing food help for Detroiters! Here it is, feel free to share to anyone who needs it. 🫶🏾

A Nature poll found that 75% of U.S. researchers are considering leaving the country. Guyz, even the *historians* are leaving or contemplating / likely to go. Including, at least 3 historians that I know of in my subfield. 😢

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universities are notorious for this

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Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families? Now you know.

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation. Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

20/20

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historian replies with world's biggest eye-roll

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only

Fun and play are often a part of social movements as the people trust the larger group to hold their values as the conflict with the state expands. The anti-WTO protests in Seattle in 1999 were full of folks dressed like loggerhead turtles and dolphins and stuff dancing to RATM. Very fun + serious.

I like this short guide about "finding your people" - drive.google.com/file/d/1iK83...

#tdih 1837 Colored Convention @ccp-org.bsky.social attendees wrote a petition to state of Ohio to revoke its racist laws. They printed it in a newspaper so it could be cut out and pasted onto larger pages that people could sign. #PeoplesHistory #Organizing Read ⬇️by @katemasur.bsky.social

I am beyond excited (and nervous!) to announce that my first book, "The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is available for sale! This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...

Great truth telling from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social "The Trump administration is using an imagined enemy—“antifa”—to justify turning ICE into an ultra-violent, unaccountable army invading US cities." www.thenation.com/article/acti...

From Kim Phillips-Fein’s brand new review of Melinda Cooper’s COUNTERREVOLUTION. 🗃️ www.thenation.com/article/soci...

historian agrees 👍

omg

Mona Lisa Vito is a fictional character and she is still more worthy of an American holiday than Christopher Columbus.

Today, House Republicans will take their 70th day off with pay in the last 82 days.

Antifa. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeF...

my son is in there, too!

wtaf

Witness an ICE raid, call a local Rapid Response Team! These community networks verify raids, support families & connect people with legal help. Know your rights.

NO LOYALTY OATHS IN HIGHER ED! Trump's attacks on our universities are an attempt to consolidate power. This loyalty oath directly undermines our right to academic freedom & goes against every democratic principle our country should uphold. Please click below, sign, & share. #DefendHigherEd

"State Terror: A brief guide for Americans" Revisiting a piece I wrote in April 2025 "In the history of state terror, the escape from law into coercion takes three forms... the leader principle; the state of exception; and the zone of statelessness." snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror

kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700636037/ Please buy my book. Since I’m unemployed and all.

Thank you, @btarrington.bsky.social, for your service 🗃️