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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 9h

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Davis J. Papelbon @beeliner.bsky.social · Jun 14

"modified version of Kenyon Cox's beaux-arts painting of the Goddess Columbia holding a sword aloft, with the inspiring text 'WE BOW TO NO KING' above her."

This image was used for a US Navy recruitment poster.

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 9h

October 18th ❌ 👑
#NoKings

WW1 poster repurposed for #NoKings

The female figure of Liberty with a raised sword and a caption: We bow to no king.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 1d

You could write a different version of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” for every week this year

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Lisa Takeuchi Cullen @lisatakeuchicullen.bsky.social · 1d

“History has a way of humbling predictions. The future rarely turns out the way the headlines warn us it will. But let me make one prediction I know I can stand by today: DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork—not now, not ever”

gizmodo.com/dc-comics-ji...

Jim Lee Says DC Comics Will Never Support Generative AI

So long as Lee is president of DC Studios, the company will not have its heroes drawn or written by AI.

gizmodo.com

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 1d

October 18th ❌ 👑
@indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Finally, Pritzker says more Dems must sound the alarm, though he notes some exceptions (like Chris Murphy).

"I am surprised that more leaders have not stood up," he says.

He urges people to join No Kings protests to let the country know something's wrong. 5/5

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 1d

I think the proper term is “antipepe”

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 2d

Live cam look at the Hatch Act.

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 2d

This is a good plan.

HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 2d

Also… the WSJ may be the very definition of “uncool” so it’s understandable that they might fail to recognize the cool archetypes. 😎

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 2d

I read The Tempest in class during my college English Final and wrote the essay during the same test period… and got an A. Turns out I loved the play, who knew? [Prob the English prof 🤷‍♂️]

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 2d

Currently waiting to find out if I am a lifelong Cubs or lifelong Brewers fan 😬 ⚾️🐻🍺

HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 10d

Did I say Reds? I meant Phillies. I am a lifelong Philadelphia Phillies phan.

Mike Schmitt, John Kruk, and Grover Cleveland Alexander… those guys are all still on the team, right?

#GoPhilles #BeatLA

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 2d

On a related note: I was rearranging ss seating and had big a ❌ on desks I didn’t want ss to sit at.

One ss asked what the ❌ meant?

“It’s a scarlet ❌ so we know who to shun.”

The ss pulls a book out of their backpack, holds it up, and says, “I get that reference” with a big grin on their face.

a man in captain america 's uniform says i understood that reference

Alt: a man in captain america 's uniform says i understood that reference

media.tenor.com

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 2d

What’s the word for something that is totally absurd and yet existentially terrifying?

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 3d

This could have been an amazing iteration of this franchise.

In Slave Revolt on Screen, @drsepinwall.bsky.social discusses Assassins Creed: Freedom's Cry which deals w/topics adjacent to the Haitian Revolution and enslavement and did a fair job of it.

@ubisoft.com had the potential do this right.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 3d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 3d

Keep your cell phone on. 😏

HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 3d

Madonna?

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 9d

"How to Report ICE" 10/2:

Buffalo, CA, Chicago, CO, DC Metro, DE, FL, Indianapolis, KC Metro, MD, MA, NC Triangle, much of NJ, NM, NYC, Phoenix, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, RI, Rochester NY, St. Louis Metro, St. Peter & Mankato MN, VA, WI, WY

San Francisco in Spanish

tinyurl.com/mupyyr2x

Aloe plant "reading" a "How to Report ICE" zine.

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Sarah Rose @thesarahrose.bsky.social · 4d

A friend wrote an Amelia Earhart book now in hard back with secret government documents from an unnamed government source… so someone has been revealing Amelia files from inside the government prior to this

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 4d

To borrow a phrase…
This is America.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is in Portland meeting with ICE, Border Patrol and DHS officials; Nick Sortor posted video of Noem saying a prayer for the safety of their officers at the start of the meeting.

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court.

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 4d

“At least one budget expert questioned the legality of the Trump administration directing tariff funds to WIC.”

AT LEAST ONE?!?!?

Did ya’ talk to more than one?

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 4d

On tap for today in #APAFAM - Slavery & Legal Codes. Woot 😒

Covering Dred Scott v Sandford -
Inquiry Prompt: Summarize Taney's rationale... or explain why Taney's opinion demonstrates he's a racist son-of-a-b****.

I feel like that question is appropriate historical inquiry for the topic. 🤷‍♂️

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 4d

Trying to explain to a student how the two-letter abbreviations for state works...

If it's a two-word state, it's the 1st letter of each name (NJ).
Otherwise it's the 1st & 2nd letter of the name (WA), unless its the 1st & last letter (ME). Or its Arizona (AZ) bc... idk 🤷‍♂️

#EduSky 🗺️

a woman is looking at a triangle with a mathematical equation written on it .

ALT: a woman is looking at a triangle with a mathematical equation written on it .

media.tenor.com

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 4d

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HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 5d

They also did something so that my morning alarm made no sound.

I have the manual silent switch engaged, a pair of wired earbuds connected to the phone, and an on-phone song file selected as the alarm sound. Previously, with those factors in place, the alarm would play the song. Today... silence 😒

HistorySmith @historysmith.bsky.social · 5d

They also did something so that my morning alarm made no sound.

I have the manual silent switch engaged, a pair of wired earbuds connected to the phone, and an on-phone song file selected as the alarm sound. Previously, with those factors in place, the alarm would play the song. Today... silence 😒

9to5Mac @9to5mac.com · 5d

iOS 26.1 beta 2 makes alarms harder to accidentally dismiss

Apple redesigned the alarm screen in iOS 26 with much larger buttons than before, but now it’s making another change in iOS 26.1: there’s a new ‘Slide to stop’ gesture for dismissing an alarm as of beta 2. more…

9to5mac.com

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