Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 21/08/2026A river otter was spotted in the Bronx for the first time in 100 years. 🦦theguardian.comOtter spotted for first time in 100 years in New York City’s Bronx RiverImage captured in early June shows animal foraging in the waterway in first since early 1900s, signaling its recovery 020
Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Hahaaa! The Guardian: Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the spanish national team. 📸: Javier García/Shutterstock 000
Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I’d gladly take them if no one else is interested… 091
Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Did president trump pardoning J6ers embolden this type of political violence in our nation’s capital? 010
Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 30/04/2026This month has been wonderful for the garden. Chicago. 030
Reposted by Erika DSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 25/01/2026When Mamie Till was on the stand during the trial of her son's murderers in 1955, the defense argued she had misidentified her son's body, was lying in order to claim insurance money for her son, & had staged the whole affair with the aid of Communists & the NAACP. Tills murderers walked free. 12807327
Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 23/01/2026“It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources." Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, 1946. 050
Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 09/12/2025On December 9, 1952, lawyers presented their arguments in the Brown v. Board of Education case to the Supreme Court. The victorious decision was on May 17, 1954. 020
Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 08/12/2025On Dec 7, 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Dorie Miller was an American who demonstrated unbelievable bravery & courage that day. Miller was the first African American awarded the Navy Cross for shooting down at least three Japanese planes and perhaps more aboard the USS West Virginia. 010
Reposted by Erika DCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/11/2025P-BUMP: ".. The problem is that we’re so used to this pattern that its effects are muted. This is the president of the United States suggesting that members of the opposition party should be *killed* .." @pbump.com www.pbump.net/o/so-were-ju...pbump.netSo, we’re just moving on from the sedition-execution thing?It's quite tidy how the whole thing worked out, in a way. Democratic members of Congress, recognizing that President Trump would be more than happy to dispatch the military to aid his political object... 20377136
Reposted by Erika DCourt Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 20/11/2025So here’s the scoop: Prosecutors have charged four individuals — two Americans and two Chinese nationals with secretly smuggling hundreds of Nvidia chips and ten HP supercomputers from the US to China. 8243100
Reposted by Erika Dryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 18/11/2025pretty much beyond question that Larry Summers led the charge against Claudine Gay because he is personally a vitriolic misogynist and racist www.thecrimson.com/article/2024...thecrimson.com88 Days: The Unraveling of Claudine Gay’s Harvard Presidency | News | The Harvard CrimsonHarvard President Claudine Gay resigned on Jan. 2, ending her tenure as the University's 30th president after it was clear the Harvard Corporation lost confidence in Gay's ability to lead amid mountin... 221988405
Reposted by Erika DKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 05/11/2025I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something. 257196845795
Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Yes, the nation’s rich are getting richer. Quite rich (pun intended) that the NYT has chosen to shit on us in Chicago and neither profile their own city‘s inequities nor bolster Mamdani. 020
Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Just a few of my favorites here in Chicago. I was there with my Schoolhouse Rock No More Kings sign. So proud of my city and country. Thank you to the organizers and volunteers. 120
Reposted by Erika D🏴☠️Øracle 671⚓️🌻 @ssnbubblehead.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Happy ANTIFA Day to those who celebrate. 161223314
Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 10/05/2025The Library by extraordinary Jacob Lawrence, 1960. 141
Reposted by Erika DAnise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 03/04/2025I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest. 111649820
Reposted by Erika DStephanie “LB” @lincolnsbible.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Republicans have completely abandoned veterans. Total abandonment. Do not let them ever claim to be patriots again. www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...npr.orgTrump's VA is ending a rescue program that's saved 17,000 military veterans' homesThe Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help. 21834322
Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Blue sky in Oxford. So lovely. Oxford, England, United Kingdom with punters on the River Cherwell tributary of the Thames River. #bluesky #blue #oxford #thamesriver #rivercherwl #unitedkingdom #england #oniondipforbreakfast 040
Erika D @historylovered.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Blue sky as I took in the Cape of Good Hope. #capeofgoodhope #southafrica #capetown #africa #bluesky #oniondipforbreakfast 070
