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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

1913 slang Don’t know if it is about cotton prices going up or diseased cotton or something else. (The Lexington Advertiser May 23 1913)

D. A. Killebrew ordered some new cotton seed to plant which have come up, and P. H. Zeigler said the cotton had a nickle on each leaf. Some of you men may not believe it but we have Mr. Zeigler's word for it. I think Mr. Zeigler ought to have the cake.

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Does this duck figure mean anything on Trump’s lapel or is it just bad AI? This is from the “Long Live the King” Trump photo posted by The White House.

Closeup of the official White House photo of “Long Live the King”

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Nice gem that I found today on Newspapers.com The McComb City Enterprise McComb, Mississippi · Thursday, July 26, 1917

First Women Railroaders in America
Lorain, Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Are there any genealogists using OpenStreetMap? Is it a good alternative for mapping historical rural United States locations? #genealogy

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Sean Vanderfluit @deckofancestors.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I'd love to see all you genealogy bloggers including a "share" button for Bluesky! So many more platforms and hosting services are including it as an option. I added it to my blog - plus I ditched the one for that bird site!

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

According to @motherjones.com, the Deputy (Acting) Archivist has been forced out of the National Archives #nara. William Bosanko has been at NARA since 1993. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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National Archives head resigns as Trump takes control of records

Sources name conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt and far-right journalist John Solomon as potential replacements.

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I think Google AI is gaslighting me today.

Google Maps did not rename the Gulf of Mexico. This is a false claim.

There was an incident in 2025 when the Gulf of Mexico was briefly labeled as the "Gulf of America" on Google Maps for users in the United States. This change was made in response to an executive order signed by then-President Donald Trump. However, the change was quickly met with criticism and protests, and Google reverted the name back to the Gulf of Mexico.

The incident raised concerns about the potential for political influence on Google Maps, but Google has stated that it does not censor or change information for political reasons.

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The two biggest hurdles for me to #degoogle: Maps - I have several pins of cemeteries & ancestors’ locations #genealogy YouTube - I watch several content creators (Minecraft, Genealogy and Tech Tutorials)

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 12/02/2025

Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: -We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. -The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous. 🧵⬇️

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Had to watch the Super Bowl half time show this morning because all the racist MAGA folks in my town are upset. 😂

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

How would the general public know if Congress was notified? Where do I need to look? #nationalarchives #nara 44 USC 2103: Officers Chapter 21 The Archivist may be removed from office by the President. The President shall communicate the reasons for any such removal to each House of the Congress.

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Gaines County has one of the lowest rates of childhood vaccination in Texas. At a local public school district in the community of Loop, only 46% of kindergarten students have gotten vaccines against measles, mumps, and rubella.

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Measles Outbreak Mounts Among Children in One of Texas’ Least Vaccinated Counties - KFF Health News

With hospitalizations and at least nine confirmed cases, health officials race to contain a growing outbreak in a community with low vaccination.

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Reclaim The Records @reclaimtherecords.org · 06/02/2025

New York was also the first stop for most US immigrants in the late 19th-20th centuries. Many of their grandchildren qualify for dual citizenship-by-descent, particularly for NY's large Italian and Irish populations. If those files proving descent become inaccessible... 😬 bsky.app/profile/btwn...

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Megan Smolenyak @megansmolenyak.com · 06/02/2025

Dark days coming for #genealogy in the U.S., part 2

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

If you do New York #genealogy, you should read this. The State of New York wants to restrict access to viral records.

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I miss Rootsweb. Facebook groups aren’t as good. Wish an alternative was available. #genealogy

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 29/01/2025

Emergency Video: Where are the Dems and what is the message?! Oppose this agenda now! Come back from vacation! adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...

adamkinzinger.substack.com

Emergency Video (Extreme Emergency) Jan 2025

WHERE IS DEMOCRATIC MESSAGING AND FIGHT?!

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Amalia S. Levi, PhD @amaliasl.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Layers of information in an archival document: - What is said - What is not said - What is alluded to - What is omitted intentionally (and unintentionally) - What is misleading - What is ambiguous - What is highlighted - What is downplayed - What is weaponized - What is unintelligible today ...

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I thought the Trump honeymoon period would last longer than a week. #stockmarket

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Wasn’t the Boston Tea Party caused by high tariffs/tax on tea? #colombia #coffee #tariffs

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

What can go wrong with this🤬 Native Americans and a Puerto Rican vet have already been detained. What day are we on?

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

This is becoming absurd—federal employees are now being told to remove pronouns from their email signatures. We will always stand by our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, no matter how many things we’re asked to delete or change. Inclusivity is at the core of who we are.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination. Our response: Book bans are real. Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...

Book Bans Are Real. American Library Association

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Reclaim The Records @reclaimtherecords.org · 26/01/2025

Our new BIRLS.org site, which lets researchers search millions of records of deceased US veterans and also order their full C-Files from the VA, has now been online (and out of beta) for a month. And so far, in this first month, we've enabled over 3400 researchers to file over 9100 FOIA requests.

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Search the BIRLS Database - over 18 million records about deceased US veterans, from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, now online and FREE from Reclaim The Records

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katelanddeck.bsky.social @katelanddeck.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

The USAF removed Tuskegee Airmen & Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII from basic training curriculum. For 30 years I promised these women I would not let them ever be forgotten again. We worked for decades to have them remembered. The Airmen too. Knowledge is power. 🗃️ www.msn.com/en-us/societ...

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Is anyone else worried (with everything else) that the next administration will have a vendetta against the National Archives? #genealogy #history

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/11/2024

In case you need a primer explaining why RFK Jr. being the head of the HHS would be a DISASTER. 👀 ⬇️

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Great great grandfather’s (John W Heather. 111th Illinois Company F) POW record from Andersonville Prison. Recent #genealogy find.

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Wendy @wenplans.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I left xBird when a certain person bought it. It’s fun seeing a bunch of #genealogy folks here 😊

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