Historian and author of Faith, Race, and the Lost Cause: Confessions of a Southern Church. A Clodhopper from North Carolina, forced to live on the mountain of conceit, Richmond, Va. Museums are not neutral.
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Since Republican Senator Eric Schmitt brought up "Continental Army soldiers dying of frostbite at Valley Forge" in his speech arguing that America's heritage is white and Eurocentric, I have to say one thing about the whiteness of Continental units at Valley Forge. š§µ
my two current interests: the washington football team and fighting fascism, all in one place...
Hereās whatās going on with Laura Loomer. (1/5)
a must
I know I said Rockville the other day because it's true. But this is also true as my fav REM song.
Wife and I watched three episodes of Lovejoy last night and drank 2/3 a bottle of wine and if you are wondering if our partying is getting out of control I'd say probably yes.
If I ever flee this country it wonāt be because of the fascists, itāll be because of these daggum mosquitoes
watched it last weekend (for the nth time) and .. yeah... it comes to mind.... why do you ask?
Looking for recommendations on an accessible critical biography of Kurt Vonnegut š
Keep in mind too like half of that fuckin ship was incels. Geordi made a hologram of a real person to kiss, Barclay did that with everyone, Picard doesnāt know what a vagina is, Worf went on to join the Taliban because his girlfriend wore a swimsuit, Riker is the one guy to keep his shit together
Don't know what prompted this, but glad to hear it.
In 1920 he lived where the George Mason Apartments are now.
On this day in 1913, Ray Dandridge was born in Richmond, VA. Considered one of the top third basemen in Negro Leagues (and probably baseball) history. āHooksā was an elite fielder and high level contact hitter. Hereās my in-progress painting of him with Diablos Rojos del MĆ©xico in 1945.
in retrospect it's funny that we were taught about checks and balances as if it were a quiet feature of stable ecosystem that "just appeared" and not the way it actually resembles an ecosystem: a perpetual knife fight that only finds temporary balance until the next massive upheaval
If sexy Watto is what this f*d up universe needs to right this timeline, then sexy Watto is what it gets.
whoa, cool!
Is there an economist available to tell us if this is true or not?
I can
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Okay, timeline cleanse. Please post a photo from your summer that confers peace. Unfortunately been a rough summer so need to go back one year to sitting under a tree in a field outside Zamora, Spain.
I've been there before and know what you are talking about so I can say that this dog is fine considering
THIS is the thing you are concerned about this evening?
John Prine made me whole this evening
Hoping for @pattonoswalt.bsky.social oral history of the post credit scene of Spock and Doug because that was hilarious and I feel like thereās more to the storyā¦
See? Despite everything (cone is to keep her from rubbing her eye) sheās got enough fight to threaten me with a mauling if I donāt get out of her face. She would, too. (She loves taking walks b/c that just increases the opportunities to live her dream: fighting a big beefy mean pit bull)
Dear @jennmcclellanva.bsky.social I know you already know but impeaching this guy should be your top priority rn. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
My elderly dog: [has cushing's disease, a permanently damaged ccl/knee so she hops, collapsing trachea, probably artiritis, a heart murmur, and now some kind of trauma tumor in her eye] Also my elderly dog:
This morning I'm wondering what you can do to protect us from RFKjr who is trying to kill us all. Signed ~ a Virginian with pre-existing conditions.
OMG
Deployed this very quote a couple of weeks ago... It was a sobering moment for a room full of Lee stans. bsky.app/profile/cagr...
Same. Iām terrible with dates but am pretty good when knowing what thing happened before the other and thatās where analysis and interpretation begin
Iām unclear about the footnote on Type 2 diabetes. I have that, but do I have to be pregnant to be eligible for the vaccine?
Dead giveaway
Berry. Mills.
My one or two maga friends on another site have already determined this the shooter was a trans man who hated the president and children.
Spent more time in Union Station than the entire administration combined and there ain't a damn thing wrong with it. As far as I'm concerned, Amtrak's only problem is that the schedule on trains running between Richmond and Columbia is terribly inconvenient for me, personally.
A placard on the nineteenth-century fur trade describes Canada as a sovereign country."
Makes room for a Harriet Jacobs memorial
D-Town Babyyyyyy
The whole thing...
Every episode of this podcast is a banger. Even the milquetoast Anglicans in South Carolina were freaked out by the Quebec Act, and included it in their list of grievances in the preamble to the 1776 state constitution.
This is a very good explanation of the Regulator movement in North Carolina.
What I'm looking for in the 2028 primary is someone who will put Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem in jail, and so far, that's Pritzker
Hey @abigailspanberger.com
So far have found useful essays by T.J. Tomlin and, of course, Jon Butler. Question is... how did European colonists make meaning from the night sky?
Anyone have leads on vernacular astrology/astronomy or planting by astrological signs in colonial North America? šļø
And of course he's blaming the victims...
What an emotional roller-coaster this last month has been. My soul was bruised but we'll be healed by Terry breaking all the records.
Same, TJ, same...
This is quite enlightening.
Appropriate use of the 18th century definition of virtue as a political quality that so animated American patriots.
Every damn day is another violation of a grievance in the Declaration of Independence.
As a Civil War guy turned Rev War guy recently to work on an exhibit ā¦. my god
Just watched a Lovejoy episode with Brian Blessed and Mako as co-stars and I couldnāt have been more delighted.
The Army of the Potomac and the Army of the James negotiated with the Army of Northern Virginia
Words and phrases Democrats should never use: Outfit My car is broke Anything in a fake British accent My family's a joke I'm bigger than Jesus
Understood that reference dot gif
She grew up to become Dr. Woolard, a Virginia state epidemiologist and as far as I can tell, is still with us.
Again... Thomas Jeremeiah.
There's a short story in there somewhere š¤£
No cheating, last photo of your pet.
Listen up, kids, this is how it worked: When an admirer decided to write to you, theyād take a sheet of paper, inscribe deep thoughts upon it, and mail it. That was how to slide into someoneās DMs, 1980s style. And 1660s style? You can see that at āVermeerās Love Letters,ā on view at The Frick.
Aug. 22, 1775: Wealthy South Carolina plantation owner Thomas Lynch Jr. signs this receipt indicating payment to his father āfor a Negro executed.ā The grim document is considered highly valuable as it contains a rare signature of a man who will sign the Declaration of Independence.
Interesting placement. Would be funny if all of this wasn't so horrifying.
@aaslh.org gonna be spicy this year
@civilwarmemory.bsky.social is right to point out how slapdash this is... some flunky looking at websites... Is this the extent of the review? I guess the real damage is what they will do in terms of governance and budget based on these obvious pretexts.
I mean, you can dispute this on a factual basis (because the historical claims they whine about are actually true) but they don't care and it's not about that anyhow. What else can you do? Wish I was a better troll because the mockery potential here is š¤
LMAO, actually.
LOL
Itās a sign of the times, indeed šø open.spotify.com/track/6u4Z42...
So the interesting thing about Nova schools trans policies is that #rva public schools need $40 million+ a year for building maintenance and only get $2.5 million and we're not the only Virginia school system in this position.
OMG š¤£
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Doesnāt he have other things to do than sit around waiting for random restaurateurs to call?
Them: But it's not fair to say they supported "white supremacy," that's just your woke spin on the past The Past: [We can be bipartisan on this]
My dad taught me that hate is a terrible feeling and my faith teaches me to love unconditionally and I really really try... but... good lord I hate this mf'er so much.
The party "protecting history from Wokeism" repeating the actions of the British Army before the Revolution is REALLY FUNNY. www.nbcboston.com/news/local/i...
The Sons of Lee Marvin, 1985. š·: Deborah Feingold
Hey @calibansfolly.bsky.social hope you're safe from all the crimey vagrants at Union Station. Praying for you.
Aug. 20, 1775: William Tennent, who is in South Carolina's upcountry trying to stir patriot sentiment, warns the Council of Safety that the Tories are strong. "There is here all the appearance of an hellish plot; and the friends of America have no ammunition, and may be surprised without remedy."
Reading Orwell, as one does during these times. TrumpWorld
Wait... Dr. Pulaski (Diana Muldaur) too? [I'm learning so much today]
theweek.com/speedreads/8...
Currently working with the former director of the LEMELSON CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF INVENTION AND INNOVATION but this jackass wouldn't know that exists.
"You there, boy, what day is it?"
...keep saying... [Actually writing this exact part of the exhibit as we post]
breaking into the exhibit and putting this thing on to gain the Power of Free Speech but the first thing that comes out of my mouth is āBarry Lyndon is too longā and the crowd immediately turns on me
I say use because you are never getting this money back
Anyone got half a mil I could use?
Are they repro'ing this and selling it in their gift shop? If not, why are they leaving easy money on the table?
goddammit
essentially my dissertation and my book...
...and to my wife, who is back in RPS today.
Really important. While Patriot leaders in CT watched British punitive actions in Boston, this event triggered fear of servile revolt. Brits not planning to provoke one but Patriots believed it & this--as much as anything--tipped SC Patriots from wanting reconciliation to accepting independence
will never not repost this or his one about walking to the post office
Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is. This is 2022 and my man here starts college tomorrow at VUU.