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Janneken @janneken.org · 29/06/2026

Bob Brady on Philadelphia voter turnout. If a gun to the head won’t work, what possible other options are there for getting people to vote? 🤷🏻‍♀️

And I cannot understand how come there is such a low turnout," he said.
When asked if the party is doing
anything to change that, he said:
"We can't get a gun, put a gun to their head. You knock on somebody's door.
Nine times out of 10 in this day and
age, nobody answers. We send out, every ward sends out, we send out door knockers. We send out mailers.
We do everything we can."
He says he doesn't know what else the
party can do.
"Anybody have any ideas on how to
increase turnout let me know," he said.

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Janneken @janneken.org · 22/06/2026

Wow, look at this group of historians @nytimes.com. What do they all have in common?

list of 7 white male historians and one white woman.

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Janneken @janneken.org · 02/05/2026

Celebrating #MayDay in Philly with all the best labor chants, my pals from @apscuf.org and my fearless leader @laurenrinaldi.bsky.social of the mighty mighty @ward18dems.bsky.social and of course antifa’s official band

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Janneken @janneken.org · 02/02/2026

Never a bad time to enjoy Bisa Butler’s work, but I especially need her joy right now as we start Black History Month. Broom Jumpers (2019), cotton, silk, wool and velvet, 87" x 52 1/4"; Source: artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu

Figurative quilt showing man and woman on in ornate dress bright pink ground.

Broom Jumpers (2019), cotton, silk, wool and velvet, 87" x 52 1/4"; Source: artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu

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Janneken @janneken.org · 27/11/2025

Please don’t ask me how my writing is going. But please buy these books for your great aunts, cousins, crafty pals, & art lovers who like to learn about history. americanart.si.edu/books/patter... www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/internationa...

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Janneken @janneken.org · 18/10/2025

No Kings on Independence Mall for a history lesson with the great professor of constitutional law, @raskin.house.gov #nokings Philly

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Janneken @janneken.org · 18/10/2025

Entry to Independence Mall. #nokings Philly overthrew kings before and we will do it again.

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Janneken @janneken.org · 18/10/2025

No Kings, Go Birds, Fuck Ice, Free Palestine. #nokings Philly

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Janneken @janneken.org · 15/10/2025

Just new Historic New Orleans exhibit on Civil Rights. I feel just gutted, today of all days.

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Janneken @janneken.org · 12/08/2025

all the free Smithsonian museums showing “art” such as quilts seems so dangerous.

woman in a museum leaning in to look at an Amish quilt composed of small squares and a wide outer border

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Janneken @janneken.org · 25/07/2025

Girard and Columbia. Please @penndotsec.bsky.social let us make this street safer.

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Janneken @janneken.org · 13/06/2025

The world is dark but today my daughter received the 8th Grade Award for Congeniality and Positivity. I’m finding it hard to channel that right now, but she’s beautiful and creative and cool and unbelievably smart so I must fine a grain of optimism.

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Janneken @janneken.org · 30/05/2025

For years, my pacifist family watched M*A*S*H in syndication at 7 pm every evening. Hot Lips showed me what a tough woman in a man’s world could be. Thank you, Loretta.

Loretta Swift, blond woman in gray t-shirt with dog tags around neck, in character as major Margaret Houlihan.

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Janneken @janneken.org · 02/05/2025

It turns out I really needed the solidarity today!

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Janneken @janneken.org · 18/02/2025

We’ll talk about the myth and reality of scrap quilts, the ways quiltmakers expressed their hopes and frustrations through their quilts, and the important of quilting for hire as a way to make ends meet. Hope to see you there!

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Janneken @janneken.org · 18/02/2025

I’m thrilled to make my debut as a QuiltCon lecturer. On Saturday I’ll share highlights from my recent book, A New Deal for Quilts, that suggest some of the Depression era precursors to the modern quilting movement. Saturday, Feb 22, 5-6 pm #QuiltCon, Phoenix #quiltsky #skyquilt

colorful poster advertising QuiltCon, Feb 20-23, Phoenix

slide with black and white photo of 3 women sitting around quilt in process, dated 1934

black and white photo by Andrew Herman featuring two sets of hands working on a tied quilt

color photograph of hands touching scrap quilt blocks

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Janneken @janneken.org · 01/02/2025

I need to see this Taylor Swift themed quilt for research purposes

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Janneken @janneken.org · 29/01/2025

Hey social studies/history teachers: stay strong, teach what you know as good interpretation. It’s *patriotic* to tackle the hard stuff by encouraging students to analyze sources and understand the evidence.

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Janneken @janneken.org · 30/11/2024

I have copies of “A New Deal for Quilts” and “Pattern And Paradox” that I am happy to sign and ship for any of your gift giving needs. Just let me know and we can figure out details.