Well done @lollardfish.bsky.social as usual.

This is an absolutely terrific piece from @texastribune.org and reinforces my belief that the best coverage of right-wing cancelations occur at the local level, after years of the national media focusing on threats from the left. www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/t...

When my child who is in her 10th year of school, has more science knowledge & know how than our leaders & their appointees, it’s a sad day. And she states “we kids can do a better job than these people!”

I woke up a year ago 100% certain that I had to make a documentary about the Winston Salem chapter of the Black Panther Party. So I did. We aim to release it early next year. This weekend I’m at Blackstar, looking for inspiration. If you’re in town, DM to meetup.

Hey #gardening folks! I’m doing a bit of research on getting rid of Bermuda grass in an area that I want to make into a full fledged flower bed, but am not interested in digging everything up by the root nor using something that will cause local wildlife to grow additional limbs. Suggestions?

Ted Cruz and I unequivocally agree that suspending Jimmy Kimmel due to pressure by the government is an attack on free speech. When Ted Cruz and I are somehow on the same side opposing you, it's a pretty clear sign that you've never been more in the wrong.

The human brain has a strong negativity bias. It's so important to remember this. It makes so many other things clear.

Was discussing the Odyssey with my 14-year-old daughter, who commented that men will start the Trojan War instead of going to therapy.

"Gender studies scholars and experts on domestic violence have long known that gender-based bigotry is a gateway to violent extremism. It’s time for national security officials to catch up, says @milleridriss.bsky.social" 19thnews.org/2025/09/how-...

As we boycott vile companies, a reminder that many US public libraries offer: 1) Ebooks & audiobooks via the Libby app. Pro tip: use the “notify me” tag to request your library add books by trans, disabled, & BIPOC authors! 2) TV & film streaming via Kanopy 3) Language learning via Mango 💙📚 And:

I’ve realized I am much more sensitive to Civil War references in Westerns than I used to be. Have I historied too much? 😵‍💫🥴☺️ #HATM

This week Historians At The Movies is talking about a film that is absolutely not relevant at all. Join us on Netflix this Sunday, September 21 at 8pm eastern to watch IDIOCRACY. I want everybody here this weekend so share this broadly. Let’s set new #HATM viewership records. See you soon.

Dear American citizens, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933, do that now.

The Dodge Ram “Nothing stops America” commercial is annoying as hell.

Soooo is Corina the name of the server or the name of the person that gave their name at order? Unneccessary rage bait?

Some folks want a Christianity that saves their souls but leaves their power untouched. But Jesus didn't die to protect your social advantages, he came to deliver us from all powers and usher in a new age. Drew G. I. Hart

Pam Bondi deleted a government study showing that right-wingers commit more terrorism. The right cannot think coherently so instead of making their own studies, they censor legitimate ones. But don't worry Pam, I saved it for you web.archive.org/web/20250911...

Welp, we have gumption to ask for what we need, if nothing else.

Seems like they're giving up on the idea of letting Rubio cancel anyone's passport at will. It was especially important because the GOP is pushing HARD for proof of citizenship to vote -- and the passport is the easiest method for most people. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"Women have been describing their experiences of male abuse for centuries – we just haven’t always been ready to listen to them." @drnaomibaker.bsky.social reminds us that if you think domestic and family violence is a new thing, you're not paying attention. theconversation.com/the-17th-cen...

I asked two brilliant journalists, @annneumann.bsky.social & @audiosand.bsky.social, to think about Erika Kirk's public performance of grief with me. slowcivilwar.substack.com/p/the-mourni...

And for information about the economic diversity of rural America, the Economic Research Service of USDA rocks. www.ers.usda.gov/data-product...

In a world that is frequently on fire, we need reminders of “what else is true?” So I appreciate @mollyknight.bsky.social starting this thread. It has been life giving today.

Anyone proposing that an official be allowed to revoke the passport of a citizen for criticizing *this* country would be rightly regarded as batshit insane and deeply hostile to this country's laws and traditions. Proposing that they can do that if we criticize some *other* country? Fuck. That.

Got distracted earlier but the DH Lawrence quote at the beginning of the movie 😳 “The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never melted.” #HATM

I've noticed news articles about the looming 2026 #ACA premium hikes claiming that "average" increases will be 18%. This is based on a @kff.org study from last month, but that's not what it said. It said MEDIAN rate hikes will be 18%. AVERAGE increases? 23.4%. acasignups.net/25/09/03/exc...

“It is sometimes considered gauche, in the world of American political commentary, to give words the weight of their meaning.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/o...

Kash Patel’s FBI puts two pounds of methamphetamine in the incinerator at an animal shelter, sending 14 people to the hospital, and exposing some 75 cats and dogs to the narcotic. www.bbc.com/news/article...

“Calling the incident "heartbreaking", Halverson is asking the public for donations to source supplies like dog and cat food, blankets and bottles. "We are displaced, lost, and homeless. For many of us — staff, volunteers, and fosters — YVAS is our safe space," she said.” yvas.org

On this day in 1874, 1,500 members of the White League—a militia of Confederate veterans opposed to the civil rights goals of Reconstruction—attacked New Orleans and overthrew the Louisiana government.

“We can’t have an open society and one that talks about politics if everybody’s worried about getting shot,” Bentz said” We’ll, apparently we can’t have an open society that sends their kids to school to learn of everybody’s worried about getting shot either, Mr. Bentz.

The end of the enhanced Obamacare subsidies could be "the foundation for a big political backlash, one that might come disproportionately from Republican districts and states—and some key GOP constituencies too." ICYMI @citizencohn.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/if-the-gov...

All right, I wrote about it:

@itsmebenmarsh.bsky.social doing an awesome job of explaining things here. Doing a better job than people who are paid to be journalists on tv. Channel 12 needs to give you a call Ben.

@espiers.bsky.social gets a follow from me based on this. Well done, well written and said.

Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...

Malcolm X: “If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

This week Historians At The Movies talks about Cheyenne history and the West. Join us on Netflix this Sunday September 14 at 8pm eastern for HOSTILES. Keep #HATM growing by sharing and we’ll see you soon!

The day before we found out from the President himself that actually political violence is unacceptable the Supreme Court said it’s legal for masked men to bust your car window and snatch you away from your family for having the wrong skin color.

Really hoping I can sell at least 2 painting today to make the credit card payment because I have not been late on a payment and if we can pay at least half the car payment, it will buy us time to get caught up. ko-fi.com/johnniejae/l...

Becky the ZZ plant says Happy Friday. #pottedplant #indoorgarden #BeckyZZ #Plantsky

This is how you do it ya’ll

“Refusing to harden your heart is a radical act.” — @artofmarza.bsky.social It’s hard to stand in the face of a movement that hates empathy and respond with… empathy. It’s hard to counter cruelty with compassion. But that’s the way forward. If I become like my enemy, my enemy has won.

The landscape in higher ed is bleak right now, but here's a bright light at my institution: there's a new tenure track position at @davidsoncollege.bsky.social in Gender & Sexuality Studies. Please share widely!

Your Aunt Amanda loves you too.

Whether or not you support political violence won’t change where we’ve come to, nor where we’ve been for some time in this country. I am quite taken aback by how many people only invoke the term ‘political violence’ when it happens to a person with power. It’s political violence the other way too.

I bet no one from World Relief gets paid $1000 a day to do their work helping refugees and to not be racist & hateful. @holypostmedia.bsky.social @esaumccaulley.bsky.social @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Friends, what are we even doing?

@knittingcultlady.bsky.social they came out of the army and started their own cult. And are getting paid nearly $1,000 a day to provide “security” at an aid station in Gaza. 🤮

Wow! Covid vaccine development and delivery cost $79.4 billion, but the health and economic benefits of vaccination were valued between $4.83 trillion–$37.8 trillion. A return on investment of $59.8–$475 per dollar invested!! This is why vaccine equity matters! www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...