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Jayne Converse

@jayneconverse3.bsky.social
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Independent civics and history educator. Breaking down current events, policy and resistance movements through a historical lens.

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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
The Recap - Lessons 1-20 of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder.  #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Patriotism redefined  #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Patriotism - Be as brave as you can.  #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
True patriotism - loyalty to principles, not people.  #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
The power of courage - taking a stand.  #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Guard against dangerous words.  #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
How authoritarian regimes manipulate minds.  #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
You swore an oath. To the Constitution. To justice. To the people. But now the question isn’t legal. It’s moral. History will remember this moment. Not as a technical ruling. But at the moment the Court chose tyranny over truth. 🇺🇸 #SCOTUS #knowledge #trending
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The dangerous game of authoritarians.  #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
This isn’t about left or right. It’s about money, power, and who your representatives really answer to. This isn't to diminish Senator Whitehouse's work. I chose him because the conversation has to include everyone.  Track the money: OpenSecrets.org FollowTheMoney.org #knowledge #MoneyInPolitics
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Colbert spoke out. CBS caved. This is about more than a late-night show. It’s about power, fear, and the fight for truth.  #fightfordemocracy #firstamendment  #Superman 🇺🇸
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
The power of language - speak truth to power.  #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
This is not the beginning. This is the middle. Because that’s what dictators do. They create fear and use it to take everything. Watch the full video. Share it. Speak out. While we still can. #Authoritarianism #ResistNow #OnTyranny #KnowYourHistory 🇺🇸
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Robber barons. Corrupt courts. Bought politicians. Sound familiar? We didn’t just fail to learn from the Gilded Age, we brought it back to life. This is the history behind our current crisis, and what the last generation of reformers did to fight back. Now it’s our turn.  #TheGildedAge #knowledge 
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
The power of speaking up.  #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
The quiet revolution of small talk.  #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
The dangers of surveillance. Are you being watched?  #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
The true danger of totalitarianism. #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
The subtle start of authoritarianism. #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
The people always lose when one party wins. #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Protect Institutions. A call to action. #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Silence is complicity. The vital role of people in institutions. #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
How we unknowingly empower authoritarians. #ontyranny #timothysnyder
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Jayne Converse @jayneconverse3.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
McCarthyism and the present. Oh, how history echoes.
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