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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈
@drkarenlcox.bsky.social
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Award-winning historian. Professor Emerita. Author of four books. Another in the hopper. My share of op-eds in NYT, WaPo, CNN, Time, & Smithsonian Magazine.

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Karen L. Cox is a historian and professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte who specializes in and has written extensively on Southern history.

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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 1d
Dolly posted a video that she was doing okay so she could quell the rumors. I bet she also had a sit-down with that sister of hers who stirred it up.😅
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 2d
Been listening for a couple of years. Give their pod a try.
How two blond suburban moms gave Democrats an answer to the rightwing media ecosystem
Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan’s podcast I’ve Had It has risen up the charts and created a community with ‘a brand of fuck-you politics’
www.theguardian.com
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d
Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.
Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads: “Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️” Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 3d
Me
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 5d
Color me not surprised.
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renlarson.bsky.social @renlarson.bsky.social · 5d
1/ After a natural disaster, people often turn to FEMA for housing aid.

Income is not supposed to play a role.

A @propublica/@TheAssemblyNC analysis found in rural counties hardest-hit by Helene, the highest-income owners typically received more housing aid.

www.propublica.org/article/fema...
Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene
An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.
www.propublica.org
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renlarson.bsky.social @renlarson.bsky.social · 5d
1/ After a natural disaster, people often turn to FEMA for housing aid.

Income is not supposed to play a role.

A @propublica/@TheAssemblyNC analysis found in rural counties hardest-hit by Helene, the highest-income owners typically received more housing aid.

www.propublica.org/article/fema...
Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene
An analysis by ProPublica and The Assembly of the more rural counties in North Carolina hardest hit by Helene shows that the households that got the most aid tended to have the highest incomes.
www.propublica.org
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 6d
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 6d
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 6d
Please check this website to see if your book(s) were used to train AI. You may be entitled to compensation from the Anthropic settlement. I filed a claim because all of my books were used.

www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com?fbclid=IwY2x...
Homepage | ANT
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 6d
University conference on censorship canceled on account of panelists being . . . censored.

www.sltrib.com/amplify-utah...
‘I was ordered to lie’: Weber State censorship event canceled, after organizers said school wanted to censor speakers
Weber State University's annual Unity Conference tried to tackle the subject of censorship. Organizers said they canceled when school officials said they would have to censor some of the speakers' mat...
www.sltrib.com
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 7d
FFS
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David W. Congdon @dwcongdon.com · 7d
My author, Todd Arrington, was forced to resign as director of the Eisenhower Library and Museum because he wouldn’t give Eisenhower’s personal sword to Trump to use as a gift to King Charles.
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Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword
The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic
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David W. Congdon @dwcongdon.com · 7d
My author, Todd Arrington, was forced to resign as director of the Eisenhower Library and Museum because he wouldn’t give Eisenhower’s personal sword to Trump to use as a gift to King Charles.
www.kake.com/home/directo...
Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword
The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic
www.kake.com
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 3d
Killing education & free speech every day. The latest from the University of North Carolina.

www.wunc.org/education/20...
Who owns a public university syllabus?
Anti-DEI groups claim they belong to the public. University leaders say they are faculty members' intellectual property. A look at the copyright debate.
www.wunc.org

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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 3d
Been listening for a couple of years. Give it a try. #ivehadit

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
How two blond suburban moms gave Democrats an answer to the rightwing media ecosystem
Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan’s podcast I’ve Had It has risen up the charts and created a community with ‘a brand of fuck-you politics’
www.theguardian.com

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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 7d
Generational change.
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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 7d
The number of registered Democrats in NC is declining. So is the number of registered Republicans rising? Find out in this @theassemblync.bsky.social piece by @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social, author of ANATOMY OF A PURPLE STATE 🗳️

www.theassemblync.com/politics/dem...
Democrats Are Losing Members in N.C. But Are the Republicans Gaining?
Much has been made of the decline in registered Democrats. But who is benefiting from that shift, and why, is more complicated.
www.theassemblync.com
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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 7d
The number of registered Democrats in NC is declining. So is the number of registered Republicans rising? Find out in this @theassemblync.bsky.social piece by @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social, author of ANATOMY OF A PURPLE STATE 🗳️

www.theassemblync.com/politics/dem...
Democrats Are Losing Members in N.C. But Are the Republicans Gaining?
Much has been made of the decline in registered Democrats. But who is benefiting from that shift, and why, is more complicated.
www.theassemblync.com
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 8d
Another episode of "They Hate Us" because they aren't just Blue states. There are red voters there, too.

www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...
Republicans Immediately Start Shutdown Payback — And Target A Blue State
The Trump administration announced a hold on a New York infrastructure project and threatened more layoffs for federal workers.
www.huffpost.com
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 8d
"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 8d
Why would they tell you anything? You've lost all credibility as a newspaper since Bezos took over.
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 8d
One of the things the Lost Cause did, and still does, is sanitize slavery and even racial violence.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 9d
Trump is laying the groundwork to come after your Social Security if he shuts the government down
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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 9d
👀 Just Now -- President Trump in the Oval Office said a government shutdown gives his administration the power to cut benefit programs, which include Social Security and Medicare.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for them, and irreversible by them, like cutting vast numbers of people out, cutting things that they like, cutting programs that they like. And, you all know Russell Vought. He’s become very popular recently because he can trim the budget to a level that you couldn't do any other way. So they're taking a risk by having a shutdown. Because of the shutdown, we can do things medically and other ways, including benefits. We can cut large numbers of people. We don't want to do that, but we don't want fraud, waste and abuse.”
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 9d
I'd love to know what those generals are thinking right now. 🤦‍♀️
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d
Trump: "We're the hottest country in world right now. Putin said that to me."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d
Trump: "We're the hottest country in world right now. Putin said that to me."
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 10d
The racism exists in the fabric of America. It isn't just the White House.
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 11d
I’m truly sorry. My being called Mrs. instead of Dr. pales by comparison.
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 11d
I’m seething and it isn’t happening to me.
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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 11d
So exhausting..
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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 11d
So exhausting..
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12d
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 14d
BREAKING: US judge approves $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright settlement with authors reut.rs/3IkzUXU
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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social · 14d
He’s wreaked havoc at every university he’s served. And then picks up a big paycheck.
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Dr. Skeleton Watson @kellylwatson.bsky.social · 14d
An important reminder that an overwhelming vote of no confidence from the faculty meant nothing

www.chronicle.com/article/afte...
After Sweeping Cuts at West Virginia U., Its President Made $2 Million Last Year
E. Gordon Gee was the second-highest paid public-university president last year, according to The Chronicle’s analysis of executive compensation.
www.chronicle.com
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