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defianthistorian.bsky.social

@defianthistorian.bsky.social
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Parent. Historian. Into research, small dogs, big trees, lightening bugs, and crafting.

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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fact.
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
While national headlines focus on the high-profile “Cornell Seven” civil lawsuit, a strikingly similar breakdown of campus justice is unfolding at Louisiana State University. This time, a young Black woman, Kendall Francis, is blowing the (cont.) www.theroot.com/after-cornel...
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dozens of Black employees at Tesla’s flagship plant in California said they were subject to racist slurs, unequal pay and promotions, and bullying by supervisors on a daily basis, a situation management did little to nothing to fix. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial
Lawyers say Black employees at Tesla experienced ‘rampant racism’ that was left unchecked for years at their flagship factory in California
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026
The AI industry wants you to say "the AI just did that thing on its own!" Like, United Health's AI that's denying a shitload of claims with a 90% error rate? They wanted you to think it's just the AI.
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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Happening now in TX: Voters in battleground Tarrant County are telling GOP local officials what they think of their plan to cut 30% of voting locations this year “Nothing you can do can stop us from removing you in November”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/09/2026
🚨 TEXAS: THEY’RE TRYING TO CLOSE 92 ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACES Tarrant County officials are set to vote TODAY on cutting Election Day voting locations from 316 to 224, nearly 1 in 3 polling places gone. Civil rights groups warn the cuts could disproportionately burden Black, Latino & Asian voters
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
He tore down a wing of the White House and got stopped by a preservation society. Not the Army. Not Congress. A preservation society. Awesome. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
"The proposed rules could make it easier to change or destroy sites like Native American burial grounds or historic downtowns, or build projects that change the view from historic sites such as power lines near Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello estate." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump officials vote to rewrite historic preservation rules, in boon for arch
The president’s plan to build a 250-foot triumphal arch has been bound up in reviews under the law, known as Section 106.
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defianthistorian.bsky.social @defianthistorian.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Pretty architectural details around Hot Springs, Arkansas #architecture #architecturalhistory
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Dr Prit Buttar @dienekes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Just magnificent.
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defianthistorian.bsky.social @defianthistorian.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Ooooof, here we go
AP: Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn in US Senate primary runoff
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
For all the studious, self-serious, resource-sucking attention on every utterance from the president, I'm surprised this one very unique, very consistent tic of his hasn't had more attention: www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/04/2026
NEWS: Bette Midler just released a new music video for her remake of "All You Fascists Bound to Lose"—featuring Barbara Hershey, other celebrities, and crowds from the No Kings protests in a joyful, powerful show of resistance. You have to see this.
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Wow.
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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 25/01/2026
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun. Any second now, I'm sure. He was a white guy, if that helps? Hello? NRA?
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defianthistorian.bsky.social @defianthistorian.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
For an architectural historian, NYC is a bacchanalian feast for the eyes 😍
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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defianthistorian.bsky.social @defianthistorian.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Shame shame shame, this is disgusting (just like everything this egomaniac does). apnews.com/article/trum...
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The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom
The White House has started tearing down part of the East Wing to build the ballroom President Donald Trump wants added to the building. Demolition started Monday.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:
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Transcript: Congressman Crow's Floor Speech on the Concerning State of US Politics & the Path Forward to Unite Our Country
WASHINGTON — A transcript of Congressman Jason Crow's (D-CO-06) full speech from the House floor.
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defianthistorian.bsky.social @defianthistorian.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Public comment period open for two short weeks, make your voice heard to protect our forests! apple.news/Am9IoJ9xKQ1W...
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The Trump Administration Is Trying to Revoke the ‘Roadless Rule.’ The Public Won’t Have Much Time to Weigh In — Inside Climate News
The rule protecting remote wilderness areas received 1.6 million public comments when it was developed. People will have just 14 business days to comment on a key part of its rescission.
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defianthistorian.bsky.social @defianthistorian.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
The historic tax credit program (through the HPF) has added billions in GDP, created jobs, and repurposed thousands of historic properties throughout the U.S. The program is largely funded from offshore oil and gas lease revenue, not general fund tax dollars. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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'All-out assault': Trump proposes largest cuts in National Park Service history
The Trump administration wants to cut almost 40% of funding for the National Park Service.
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defianthistorian.bsky.social @defianthistorian.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
What could possibly go wrong? www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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Elon Musk's DOGE is now running America's national parks
A major shakeup in leadership is underway at the National Park Service, which is now run by DOGE.
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defianthistorian.bsky.social @defianthistorian.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
#handsoff Way to go Austin, Texas
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defianthistorian.bsky.social @defianthistorian.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Comment period open on ending implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act. These regulations protect our natural, biological, and cultural resources and take into account community impacts. This would be devastating. Please comment in support of NEPA! www.regulations.gov/document/CEQ...
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