Reposted by Rachel DobsonJon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We will vote to rebuke him so decisively no president will dare such abuses again for centuries. 28062971495
Rachel Dobson @rachelzd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yes, sing while you check your registration and GO VOTE! 000
Rachel Dobson @rachelzd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Live at 5 pm (CDT) Sep 3: John Archibald will talk about the 60s and 70s in Birmingham, Ala., with his h.s. friend the same age, who is Black: "underneath, we discovered, there is very much we never talked about or understood." johnarchibald.substack.com/p/growing-up...johnarchibald.substack.comGrowing up Bombingham‘63x63, live at 5 tonight 000
Reposted by Rachel DobsonAlabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · 28/08/2026Via Ralph Chapoco: A Morgan County judge Friday denied a new trial for a former Alabama death row inmate who cited evidence that his attorney at his first trial had ties to the Ku Klux Klan. alabamareflector.comJudge denies new trial for Alabama inmate who cited defense attorney's ties to KKK | Alabama ReflectorThe judge says that Alabama law bars Myers from getting another chance at another trial after he already appealed his sentence once. 03218
Reposted by Rachel DobsonStacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Jennifer Nelson’s entry to this year’s Minnesota State Fair crop art 6342611314
Reposted by Rachel DobsonStars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A civilian geography professor was fired from West Point for pushing back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change.stripes.comWest Point professor fired after pushing back on limitations to teaching climate change, lawsuit saysAdam Kalkstein pushed back after department officials barred faculty from teaching that humans contribute to climate change, the lawsuit says. 49077463703
Reposted by Rachel DobsonTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Note from my notebook (2016) 1530363
Reposted by Rachel DobsonHelen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I’m an anxious-avoidant writer (paralytically terrified of starting), I justify procrastination as “percolating” etc. And yet! whenever I force myself to actually sit down and barf shit out, the thoughts that emerge are totally fresh, previously unknown to my conscious mind, and often pretty good! 25665101
Reposted by Rachel DobsonRadio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Heard on our walk yesterday: ✔️ crickets, wind in the long grass, a raven, buzzards, ❌ chinook helicopter, chainsaw, endless jet planes = no recording even though we optimistically carried the (heavy) Lento box the whole way. 4452
Reposted by Rachel Dobsonmichnutrish.bsky.social @michnutrish.bsky.social · 07/08/2026#VisibilityBrigade #southdakota #constitution #democracy #rights #epstein #immigrants #war #iran @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @thegodshow.com @emmatk.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social #midterms #vote #fascism #corruption #affordability #usa #medicare #medicaid 123656
Reposted by Rachel DobsonBrian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026A FWIW: @andreadotweb.bsky.social did a granular study of this in Alabama back in May.alabamareflector.comDemocratic voting turnout surges, Republican turnout falls during May 19 primary | Alabama ReflectorIn 2022, Republican ballots made up nearly 78% of the total number of ballots cast. Last week, that number fell to 58%. 2208
Reposted by Rachel DobsonHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026August 1, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comAugust 1, 2026In a classic Friday night news dump, the Department of Justice last night moved to dismiss the criminal charges against David Hearn, the U.S. 531078354
Rachel Dobson @rachelzd.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Y'all! Alabama Historical Assoc'n invites paper proposals for its 79th Annual Meeting in Montgomery, April 8-10, 2027. Open to scholars, educators, public & local historians, students & members of the public who share an interest in the history of Alabama. https://www.alabamahistory.net/meetings 232
Reposted by Rachel DobsonKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/07/2026It's darkly depressing that the entire GOP -- from the White House to Congress to the Supreme Court -- insists that the president and his aides cannot be held accountable for all the very clear crimes that they clearly committed, but they think Dr. Fauci should hang for alleged mishandling of COVID. 763133652
Reposted by Rachel DobsonHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 29/07/2026This. 1112508868
Reposted by Rachel DobsonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/07/2026Reminder that on his last day of his first term, Trump awarded a commendation to Dr Fauci "in recognition of his exceptional effort on Operation Warp Speed" 12358682150
Reposted by Rachel DobsonColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Rand Paul--who doesn't believe in evolution--holding a hearing of Dr. Fauci--a retired, life-long public servant-- while we are *actively* in the midst of SEVERAL disease outbreaks due to unnecessary public health cuts and corporate lobbying shows exactly how unserious Republicans are. 582524712
Reposted by Rachel DobsonRick McKee @rmckee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I drew this August 23, 2022, and it’s coming to pass. 273186794692
Reposted by Rachel DobsonBrian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Reversal of climate change. 2345
Reposted by Rachel DobsonPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Thinking about why women might not want to use a product that has forced itself into every software interface to confidently shout things that are wrong 6070191615
Reposted by Rachel DobsonJillian @nogoodwyfe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026the time is SO RIPE for an arts and crafts movement revival. William Morris wasn’t cursed enough to see the rise of AI but his words are so applicable it’s astonishing 3236
Reposted by Rachel Dobson👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 24/07/2026Listen, i work in historic preservation and conservation and this headline is misleadingly skipping the key point: this specifically and pointedly destroys the protections for Native American sacred sites. built heritage matters but not as much as the rights of indigenous folk. 61297633
Rachel Dobson @rachelzd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026At the top of my page this morning as I work on Wikitree.com: "Please be patient if you are experiencing problems. We are dealing with extraordinarily abusive AI scraping." #abusiveAI #AIrobbery #AIthievery #corporatethieverywikitree.comWikiTree.comA community of genealogists connecting the human family on one FREE and accurate tree using traditional genealogy and DNA testing. 074
Reposted by Rachel DobsonTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 20/07/2026By far away and away my best charity shop find of recent times. £1.75. 1532722
Rachel Dobson @rachelzd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026it's a shame she gave an exclusive to Audible (owned by Amazon). I can't get it through my favorite (and less destructive) audio bookseller Libro FM 110
Reposted by Rachel DobsonProPublica @propublica.org · 17/07/2026At least 75 career federal officials who’d played important roles in elections have left, been fired or been reassigned. In their place are roughly two dozen people Trump has installed in positions that could affect elections. Ten of them actively worked to reverse the 2020 vote. (Published April)propublica.orgInside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm ElectionsWhen Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election, the institutional guardrails of American democracy held. But if faced with the same tests today, those barriers — and people who held the line — would l... 24819492
Reposted by Rachel DobsonBrian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026And a video version for those who may enjoy that. Finally got a tripod and a microphone. 0168
Reposted by Rachel DobsonScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Court hearing is scheduled for this afternoon for David Hearn, the former Olympian accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool Hearn’s defense team includes Norm Eisen 1192971638
Rachel Dobson @rachelzd.bsky.social · 09/07/2026important conversation about how much we need more reporters reporting, how the T***p admin and MagaReps don't want anyone to talk about Jan 6, and how that silencing is like the way the Civil War aftermath was handled (i.e., the Lost Cause), which we Southerners are very familiar with. LISTEN!! 010
Reposted by Rachel DobsonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/07/2026"Aussie boys are on a bender! Donald Trump is a sex offender!" 933105778
Rachel Dobson @rachelzd.bsky.social · 05/07/2026You bot accounts with one name (Suzy, Tim, etc.), who "live, love, laugh" and assorted b.s.,with no real content, just stay away. I regularly mute and block. BLUESKY, DO A BETTER JOB AT SORTING THE REAL FROM THE FAKE! 220
Rachel Dobson @rachelzd.bsky.social · 05/07/2026“This library is a shrine to books that have disappeared, to authors whose courage unmasks structures of power and control, and to readers who refuse to be told what book they are allowed.” Ron Charles visits a library in Portugal dedicated to banned books: roncharles.substack.com/p/inside-dua...roncharles.substack.comInside Dua Lipa’s Library of Banned BooksA firsthand look at the new collection beneath one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. 010
Reposted by Rachel Dobson250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Senator Doug Jones is a prominent attorney and public servant who became the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama in 25 years. Jones narrates the history of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that took place in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963. #WeAreAmerica250 7396157
Rachel Dobson @rachelzd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026the fastest growing colony in North America was South Carolina, because of slavery...the wealthiest 2% owned two-thirds of the land in the 13 colonies...2 video clips from Ken Burns' American Revolution aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/eco...aptv.pbslearningmedia.orgThe Economies of the British Colonies | The American Revolution | Grades 6-8, 9-12 Social Studies Teaching and Lesson ResourcesExamine how geography, natural resources, and labor systems shaped colonial economies. Students read about regional production, the role geography played in the industries of various colonial regions,... 010
Rachel Dobson @rachelzd.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Katie Phang and Joyce Vance discuss SCOTUS "throwing out the trash" of Pres. Loser's ridiculous appeal and E.Jean Carroll's triumph joycevance.substack.com/p/live-with-...joycevance.substack.comLive with Katie Phang: E. Jean Wins & Other NewsA recording of my conversation with Katie Phang from earlier today 000
Rachel Dobson @rachelzd.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Was just reminded about Dennis Sampson's poetry and found this reading of his poem, "That Laugh" (given by poet Jennifer Horne) -- for anyone who has suddenly felt the presence of a parent in your speech, facial expressions, body movements, or your laugh. youtu.be/YZCiLYTtDzI?...youtu.beMarch 18, 2026 Dennis SampsonYouTube video by Jennifer Horne 000
Reposted by Rachel DobsonBrian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 29/06/2026My column this week. Saturday will mark the nation’s 250th birthday. Thursday will be the 125th anniversary of a lynching in Elmore County, which led to an unprecedented attempt to prosecute the killers. If the bicentennial speaks to our ideals, the murder of Robin White shows our harsh reality.alabamareflector.comThe murder of Robin White and the limits of American promise | Alabama Reflector250 years ago, America was born. 125 years ago, a man was lynched in Elmore County. One event speaks to our ideals. The other shows our reality. 2236
Reposted by Rachel DobsonCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I interviewed Daisy Rockwell last fall about the DHS/ICE recruitment ads featuring Norman Rockwell's paintings (without permission), and the disgust the family felt about this hijacking of his legacy. www.thebulwark.com/p/norman-roc...thebulwark.comThe MAGAfication of Norman RockwellTrump uses the artist’s work—like other cultural icons—to promote Gestapo tactics and nativist ideas. 10792264
Reposted by Rachel DobsonHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 23/06/2026June 22, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJune 22, 2026It appears to be more and more clear that the Trump administration is mired in its own mistakes. 44893298
Reposted by Rachel DobsonJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Facts matter. Trump is trying to restrict mail in voting by taking control of who is eligible. That’s up to the states, but Trump has decided the states can’t mail ballots to anyone who isn’t on his list. Read here to understand the EO & lawsuits challenging it: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...open.substack.comThe Executive Order To Restrict Vote By MailTrump is still trying to suppress your vote 8926621269
Reposted by Rachel DobsonHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 21/06/2026June 20, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJune 20, 2026The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become a metaphor for the Trump presidency. 691097368
Reposted by Rachel DobsonTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 14/06/2026My latest novel is published in paperback on July 2nd. If you pre-order from Blackwell's they'll send it with FREE international delivery & that will help the book get into shops blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... Charles was on the edge of his seat, open-mouthed, all the way through (see alt text). 47437121