This week's playlist now available. Link: open.spotify.com/playlist/0e8...

Senator Padilla was driven violently to his knees–as if made to kneel before the authority of the executive–because the administration called his questions “disrespectful”. This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.

1775. A shot heard around the world. 2025. An elected United States senator was put in cuffs for asking a question at a press conference. The click of those cuffs echoed that past sound Who will answer the call? #1IfByLand #spiritof1775 #nokingsprotest 📷 Brian/Facebook

Mood. #resist

This. #resist

This.

I keep posting on the Birdhouse because I was there before they are. Their throttling of accounts is so pathetic and obvious. Just like everything else they do.

okay this is distressing as hell but after more than 20 years of doing this job I've learned that the only way the book gets written is if you sit your arse in the chair and write the book. unacceptable really.

AI is not intelligent. Don't use it. We can always tell. If you can't write your own sentences and research, you shouldn't be a journalist, novelist, student, scholar, or member of Congress. Full. Stop.

If shoes could talk... #spiritualmiddensaremyjam

The first Augustinian was elected pope. Ask your neighborhood medieval or early modern historian why this is important in 2025. Hint: it has to do with the importance of learning

Also: Harvard for the win.

From @VillanovaU mission statement. This is the university that Pope Leo XIV attended, highlighting learning as the path to truth, respecting diversity as a path to unity, and compassion as a way to unconditional love. We need this kind of leadership. #veritas #unitas #caritas

I am immensely proud to be a historian at this moment and see my field represented with this excellent scholarship by @kathleenduval.bsky.social, Edda Fields Black, and @sethrockman.bsky.social.

This year's Pulitzer in history is shared by @kathleenduval.bsky.social and Edda L Fields-Black

And another round of applause for anoyher UCDavis historian, @sethrockman.bsky.social, for being one of the three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in history. #GoAggies

Congratulations to fellow UCDavis historian kathleenduval.bsky.social for winning the Pulitzer Prize in history for her pathbreaking work on Native American history.

Today's #gratitude: 🥑 avocado toast 🇲🇽 celebrating the peoples and cultures of Mexico ♥️ celebrating 30 years of partnership, love, and commitment with my sweetie #lifeisaspecialoccasion

Today's #gratitude--music edition. 🎧 new music from Van Morrison!!! Two tracks on Spotify and album in June! 🎶 my Lean On Me playlist on @Spotify 🎻 the great @katerusby

Today's #gratitude: 💐 roses from my garden 🧬 genealogical research 🩸 all of the strong, smart, and capable women who live on in my blood and inspire me with their ability to not just survive but thrive in the most challenging circumstances. They give me hope and resilience.

If you are not following this account you are missing out. #letsgetthispartystarted @silencedogoodbos.bsky.social

Dreaming of a world in which @petebuttigieg.bsky.social, @gretchenmcc.bsky.social, @aoc.bsky.social, @corybooker.com, and @klobuchar.senate.gov form a five-person co-presidency and lead us out of the Hellmouth and into the light.

Today's #gratitude: 🇺🇸 Scott Pelley for standing up to fascism and restrictions on free press. 🇺🇸 all my grandmothers and grandfathers who risked everything to say "NO KINGS" 🇺🇸 the lessons from history

Good morning. @60Minutes announced last night that today's date is actually October 4, 1933. From the Bronson Archives, Goebbels' Schriftleitergesetz (Editor’s Law).

I've got a secret... #TBBO #TBBODeck

Today's gratitude: 🧋 sun tea season 🧠 mental health providers 🌱 the sweet smell of spring #Gratitude #simplethings #lifeisaspecialoccasion

This is his idea of leadership. #NoKings

Today's gratitude: 🫙mason jar lunches ⚖️ the wisdom of @JoyceWhiteVance which is keeping me sane and focused--thank you! 🌈 sticking to my intentions #gratitude #simplethings #lifeisaspecialoccasion

Today's #gratitude: 💐 lush, over the top bouquets 🎧 the ability to make infinite playlists on @Spotify (you can follow me there at the same handle) 🍯 honey simple syrup (equal amounts of honey and warm water) for my iced tea

Everybody feeling beautiful today, watching your retirement go up in smoke? #FAFO2025 #IVotedForHer #HandsOff

April 2025 playlist to remind us of the power of peaceful protest. #handsoff open.spotify.com/playlist/0xO...

What 60 looks like.

Mark your calendars! Today's date is actually 1943, when the Nazis destroyed all Jewish records in Warsaw, including burial records for the 83-acre cemetery started in 1806

Haven't been able to see or make posts on the Evil Empire of Misinformation for 2 days and it turns out that only posting to three social media platforms is way better than four... #XMarksTheSpotWhereDemocracyDiedInDarkness #BlueSkyThinking

Today's gratitude: 🥥 coconut chocolate macaroons 👯‍♀️ my dear Cat, still a most excellent room-mate after 40 years 🧹 spring cleaning #gratitude #simplethings #lifeisaspecialoccasion

Today's gratitude: 🍎 Mary Berry cinnamon apple muffins 🥮 jumbo muffin cups in regular tins--the secret to no overflow 🫘 cacao turmeric lattes #gratitude #simplethings #lifeisaspecialoccasion (Sorry for the gap in posts. Life has been challenging. )

"To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead." Thomas Paine #UpholdAndDefendTheConstitution

@booker.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social: Why hasn't someone gathered @housedemocrats.bsky.social & @dscc.bsky.social at Capitol to repeat oath of office to uphold/defend Constitution in front of cameras so we the people can see our elected reps en masse declare their intention to resist the coup?

Calling on my Americanist friends: I inherited three dolls from my godmother (b WV c. 1930). Two are African American dolls and one is white. Hints on museums or cultural centers who might want these for their collection would be most welcome. I am not interested in selling them!

"The law is king." Thomas Paine #CommonSense #UpholdAndDefendTheConstitution

✨✨✨ The magic continues... ✨✨✨ We are delighted to reveal the spellbinding cover for the paperback edition of #TheBlackBirdOracle by @debharkness.bsky.social, coming this May! You can pre-order now: geni.us/TBBOpb

"In America, THE LAW IS KING." Thomas Paine, 1776. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bjj...

Historical suggestion: Look up "Charles I and Personal Rule" Welcome to 1629. Scores of my direct ancestors did not fight & die in the War of Independence so that someone in 2025 could subvert the constitution, declare himself above the law, & become king. #CommonSense🏴‍☠️

This is a public service announcement. Please get a library card. And read your news on paper. And talk to people face to face. Because anything you are reading on this or any other screen may not be real. We need to go old school. Send letters. Meet for lunch. Read newspapers. ♥️

Please set your clocks to 1934. US immigration is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Today's #gratitude: 🛟 first responders 🎗️the people who offer support rather than pointing fingers of blame 🦉 great horned owls--even young ones like this! #simplethings #lifeisaspecialoccasion #hugtheonesyoulove

Today's gratitude: 🍜 ramen 🫚 golden milk with espresso--@miravalresorts created a monster 🙏 breathing in peace, breathing out truth #gratitude #simplethings #lifeisaspecialoccasion

I am so pleased to announce the title of the sixth book in the All Souls Series: THE FALCON AND THE ROSE. (#TFATR) More news soon on publication date, pre-orders, cover, foreign translations, audiobook, and all the rest. #AllSoulsSeries #AllSoulsSeriesBook6 #BuckleYourSeatbelts

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