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Rodney Wilson

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Teacher and founder of 🌈 History Month USA. LinkTree (for Wikipedia entry, doc-short, speeches, essays, profiles, interviews): linktr.ee/rodneycwilson

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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 6h
From JSTOR (Journal Storage) -- 55 articles to choose from for 2026 #LGBTQHistoryMonth reading. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🎉 🎉 daily.jstor.org/reading-for-...
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Reading for LGBTQ+ History Month - JSTOR Daily
A collection of stories tracing how queer people have built communities, challenged norms, and preserved their histories.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No one is safe in Trump-USA and internationals are staying away. Until we have someone not a Republican living in -- and NOT tearing down!! -- the White House, internationals will keep staying away from this chaotic, turbulent country.
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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I-5 in Seattle
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Insane! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#BoycottTheGOP -- no votes for Republican politicians.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Love the Irish🇮🇪
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“The closet” disrupts and distorts human personality, making it possible for someone like Rev. Wood to be both an LGBTQ pioneer and a man half-living his life. There’s a new biography about him and I wrote about it here: outinstl.com/a-new-biogra...
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Cranky Cracker @timmyturmoil.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Spotted in Seattle
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I wrote down a few things that I feel would be beneficial to the country. :-) Agree? Disagree? Link to essay is here: outinstl.com/a-dozen-ways...
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God @thegodshow.com · 21/08/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
For the first time in US history, America betrays South Korea, one of our closest allies for over 75 years. These exercises in various forms have taken place every year since 1974.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Oh, no. That’s not what a pedophile would say.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Cow helps his Dog pal get his stuffy and they play
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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 31/07/2026
China being assessed more positively than the U.S. is a relatively recent shift in most countries surveyed. These favorability reversals usually come down to two forces moving in opposite directions: China's reputation rising, America's falling.
Chart showing in many countries, the U.S.-China favorability gap has reversed in recent years. 
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
There are too many elite D.C. journalist quislings. We need all of them to have strong backbones, to resist being ensnared in Trump's deadly authoritarian cobwebs.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Had to put together a visual of the Trump Rollercoaster World Economy!
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"...$2.98 a gallon on average before the war..." www.cnn.com/2026/07/20/b...
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Gas prices back at $4 a gallon | CNN Business
The average price US drivers pay for a gallon of gas hit $4 on Monday, as fighting between the United States and Iran intensified, further disrupting oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Republicans -- who hate "special privileges" and "special rights" when such allegeds don't apply to them! -- thinking about worming Lindsey Graham's nepo-sister into his U.S. Senate seat. www.cbsnews.com/news/darline...
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Darline Graham in serious discussions about running for Lindsey Graham's seat
Darline Graham indicated in a White House meeting Thursday that she's weighing a bid, CBS News confirmed.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Everyone is welcome on the Trump Thug Train: "David Brouillette...has a history of terrifying and violent behavior...[Relatives] accuse him of attacking women... and one shared a voicemail...in which he told her that he thought someone should slit her throat." www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-sho...
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ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, relatives say: "He's a danger to society"
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, rel...
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I wrote an essay about the Missouri History Museum's magnificent Gateway to Pride exhibit. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/i-wr...
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I wrote this museum's first ever paper on LGBTQ+ history. Today it's honoring our past in a big way. - LGBTQ Nation
The “Gateway to Pride” exhibit was a magnificent ode to the queer St. Louisans who paved the way for LGBTQ+ people today.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
But I thought... But I thought... But I thought... But I thought... But I thought... But I thought... .
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
He was a decent man and a decent senator ... until he started worshipping Trump. His reputation now is forever frozen in ruin. Sad and tragic. 😥 www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after 'brief and sudden illness'
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham died on July 11 following a "brief and sudden illness," according to a statement from his office.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Imagine the conservative / Republican / Tea Party response if Obama had brought a wrecking ball to the White House!!!! This is white privilege: Conservative white trumpists don't give a shit what white Trump does, but they hated everything Obama did, including wearing a tan suit.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
He's a mob boss who tried to steal the 2020 election and he continues to make moves toward sowing chaos during our elections in 4 months. No one who believes in the democratic-republican experiment that just marked 250 years should support this president. www.propublica.org/article/fede...
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Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources...
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"Today, Davey Hearn pled not guilty — because he is not guilty," Norm Eisen, one of his attorneys, said outside DC Superior Court. "If Mr. Hearn can be charged with a felony for touching the reflecting pool, every American is at risk — and every American should be alarmed about this prosecution."
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
He fell asleep in a meeting with Turkish President Erdogan, referred to Iran as the "Islamic Republic of Japan", TikTok as "Tic Tac", President Zelensky as "President Putin" & once again demanded the U.S. be given control of Greenland. He's much less dangerous while sleeping than when he's awake. 💤
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I’m one of them…I lost my health insurance in January when my premium doubled. Thanks, Trump.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"Though the government has plenty of ways to promote its own viewpoint, puppeteering every university professor in the state is not one of them.” --Judge Britt C. Grant of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit www.fire.org/news/victory...
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VICTORY: Federal appeals court decisively rejects Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE Act’
Ruling rejects Florida’s attempt to enact a “speech ban on all public college and university professors,” protects academic freedom and free inquiry on campus.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Will Trump say this game was rigged? Will he refuse to concede defeat? Will he send his disciples to break into the soccer stadium and demand a recount? Will he blame the liberal media? Congratulations to the Belgian team! 🇧🇪
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
No, Laura. It’s not “Antifa.” It was Patriot Front, a white nationalist organization. They covered their faces because they’re cowards who don’t want to be identified. We’ve been saying for over a year that ICE officers shouldn’t be allowed to wear masks either. They are cowards also.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
America250: A lone defiant Black woman surrounded by racist cowardly masked white nationalist Patriot Front thugs who overwhelmingly (perhaps even unanimously) support Donald Trump. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Trump to mark US 250th anniversary with campaign-style rally on National Mall
Washington's annual July 4 celebration typically draws hundreds of thousands ​of people, who this year will have to contend with stepped-up security, possible thunderstorms and temperatures that could...
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The ignorance is killing us: "[N]early half of Americans (46%) don't know that America's 250th anniversary commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Nearly 60%... do not know why the colonies declared independence from Great Britain." www.npr.org/2026/07/03/n...?
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Nearly half of Americans surveyed don't know what America 250 commemorates
A new national poll reveals a striking paradox in public sentiment ahead of America's 250th anniversary: a disconnect between Americans' strong patriotic pride and their lack of civic knowledge.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
With the annual 4th of July reading of the Declaration of Independence* done, wishing everyone a happy Independence Day. For the occasion, I bought a watermelon – of course – some red-white-blue bling, celebratory cupcakes, and a National Constitution Center Trivial Pursuit U.S. history game**.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
With the annual 4th of July reading of the Declaration of Independence* done, wishing everyone a happy Independence Day. For the occasion, I bought a watermelon – of course – some red-white-blue bling, celebratory cupcakes, and a National Constitution Center Trivial Pursuit U.S. history game**.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"The Thirteen Colonies were the British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America. [They] broke away from the British Crown in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and joined to form the United States of America." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirtee...
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"You got 23 out of 25. Great job! You really know your American History!" 😆😆 (I missed the questions about Thomas Edison and the transcontinental railroad.) www.cnn.com/interactive/...
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America at 250: a quarter millennium quiz
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A reason for many of the problems in this country: "More than 50% of American adults read below the equivalent of a sixth-grade reading level, according to Andrew Roberts, president of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy." www.ky3.com/2025/12/01/m...
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More than half of American adults read below a sixth-grade level
The number of American adults who read below a sixth-grade level is at its highest point ever, creating what experts call a "silent crisis" that affects the economy, health care and communities nation...
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
It's a cult. Trump is the cult leader/god. These people are brainwashed. Eventually, I hope, the spell with break for most of them and they'll begin deprogramming. :-(
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
From the 46-page complaint: "This Administration has adopted a policy of using criminal process and prosecution to punish the President's perceived adversaries." www.cbsnews.com/news/former-...
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Former CIA Director John Brennan sues Justice Dept., Trump officials over criminal probes
Brennan is seeking a court order to force the preservation of records in the investigations targeting him. His attorneys say he's being "vindictively singled out for investigation."
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
This is a good read for this Independence Day weekend: "[S]ome of the words take on new meaning when seen specifically through the more immediate lens of the Trump era." www.cnn.com/interactive/...
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The Declaration of Independence, annotated 250 years later
Applying a modern lens to the Declaration of Independence reveals new meaning in parts of the text.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
“A person who has a fear-based perspective is likely to see fear in everything resulting in strong anxiety and distress in the brain." --Andrew Newberg, neuroscientist and research director at Thomas Jefferson University relevantmagazine.com/current/scie...
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The Neuroscience of Encountering God - RELEVANT
Researchers who scan brains for a living have spent the last two decades doing something that makes both scientists and theologians uncomfortable:
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Researching another matter altogether, today I stumbled on this 82-year-old wire story. It was a "my god!" moment to see the gay-panic defense being used by Nazis! Sharing here the clipping, with my annotation and highlighting.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Coming from the most corrupt Administration in American history, this is an honor I'll treasure forever.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I wrote a little piece for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Here's the link: outinstl.com/america-250-... #lgbtqhistory #queer
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Talarico: Every bar has that guy. He’s loud, he’s obnoxious, he makes all the women in the bar feel uncomfortable. He hears you say your name to the bartender and then adds his drink to your tab when you’re not looking. That’s Paxton. And I don’t know about y’all, but I’m done picking up his tab.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A year after the Gateway to Pride exhibit closed at the Missouri History Museum, here's a chance to relive this exploration of LGBTQ history in the St. Louis region. This film is a beautiful capture of images and compelling narration by lead curator Ian Darnell. youtu.be/vt0ci4oy8BY?...
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Gateway to Pride: Revisiting St. Louis's LGBTQIA+ History
YouTube video by Missouri Historical Society
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
"CNN asked eight [descendants of signers of the Declaration of Independence] to reflect on America’s past, present and future..." www.cnn.com/interactive/...
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Descendants of the signers of the Declaration of Independence talk to CNN about the state of the nation
Join us on a journey around the US, from a soccer field in Iowa, to a mountain in Vermont, to a law school in North Carolina. And take a look at America through these descendants’ eyes.
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
She was always weird. Now we know why. She was being controlled by a cult leader. share.google/0LXpqCUie8nd...
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Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career
I obtained hundreds of confidential memos detailing politics and policy guidance for Gabbard from her years in Congress, then embarked on a quest to identify who was behind them.
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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
💖 the best therapy ~ has fur furever #caturday 💚💛💜🩷
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Rodney Wilson @rodneycwilson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
He's at 30% approval and 66% disapproval, according to this new poll. For comparison: Nixon was at 24% when he resigned the presidency in August 1974; and George W. Bush was at 25% in October 2008, as we entered a fiscal crisis and the Great Recession. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Trump approval hits new low ahead of midterms: poll
A new poll shows Trump at his lowest approval yet, with growing economic concerns shaping voter outlook ahead of the 2026 midterms
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