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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
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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 ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 1d
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All the Neo-Confederate and Confederate revisionist history accounts turned out be Serbs. lol. lmao even.

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Kraut @derparrot.bsky.social ยท 2d
All the Neo-Confederate and Confederate revisionist history accounts turned out be Serbs. lol. lmao even.

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 3d
I love it!

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 3d
Have I missed anything today? Another absurdity coming from the WH? Maybe there's some good news somewhere that I need to know about.

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 5d
And congratulations!

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 5d
There's a 50% discount on the press site for all of its books. It's a holiday sale. I got my copy that way.

Reposted by Cathy N. Davidson, Karen L. Cox

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David Brody @dbrody.bsky.social ยท 5d
Good example of how an acronym can dehumanize consequences and mask whatโ€™s going on. Syntactically, โ€œDiversity slayer,โ€ โ€œequity slayer,โ€ or โ€œinclusion slayerโ€ sounds weird. They arenโ€™t โ€œslayingโ€ these things; theyโ€™re promoting and supporting their opposites: segregation, unfairness, and exclusion.
Wall Street Journal headline โ€œTrumpโ€™s DEI Slayer is just getting started.โ€

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brent is Saw Gerrera-pilled @therealbrent.bsky.social ยท 5d
The Washington Post, everyone!

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 5d
Heather Ann Thompsonโ€™s latest on the Bernie Goetz shootings of 1984 and the untold story of the Bronx boys he shotโ€”like her Pulitzer Prize winning Blood in the Water, it reads like a novel, a page turner. Itโ€™s called Fear and Fury.
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Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 5d
Heather Ann Thompsonโ€™s latest on the Bernie Goetz shootings of 1984 and the untold story of the Bronx boys he shotโ€”like her Pulitzer Prize winning Blood in the Water, it reads like a novel, a page turner. Itโ€™s called Fear and Fury.

Reposted by Melanie C. Green, Elizabeth Stevenson, Karen L. Cox , and 3 more

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social ยท 5d
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.

Reposted by David S. Cohen, Karen L. Cox

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Mike Johnson's final words during a press conference where he announces the Epstein coverup will not only continue but deepen: "They're trying to attack President Trump. That's it."

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 7d
Here in Charlotte: Do yourself a favor and donโ€™t read the comments on local news about ICE & border patrol. Youโ€™ll swiftly learn how xenophobic & racist your neighbors are.

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 7d
You're probably right.

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 8d
Re: Epstein files. Release them. Let everyone who was involved--politicians, academics, businessmen, etc.--get their just desserts. None of them should be protected for what they did.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social ยท 8d
Raskin: We are a big tent. We must be a huge, vast tent. I say this is a party thatโ€™s got room for Marjorie Taylor Greene if she wants to come over.

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 11d
I live here and can promise that this is totally unnecessary. Iโ€™m very concerned for the neighbors in my community who are going to get targeted for their skin color to meet racist quotas.

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Mecklenburg sheriff says Border Patrol agents are heading to Charlotte
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are expected in Charlotte for an immigration operation as soon as Saturday.
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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 12d
Preorder the 2nd edition of my book No Common Ground using the code 01SOCIAL30 on uncpress.org to get 30% off. @uncpress.bsky.social #confederate #monuments

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 15d
Pardons for only the WORST people.
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President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republicanโ€™s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a Justice Department official says.
https://to.pbs.org/3JMklZu
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
Government pardon attorney Ed Martin posted on social media a signed proclamation of the pardons.
www.pbs.org

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PBS News @pbsnews.org ยท 15d
President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republicanโ€™s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a Justice Department official says.
https://to.pbs.org/3JMklZu
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
Government pardon attorney Ed Martin posted on social media a signed proclamation of the pardons.
www.pbs.org

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 15d
The retirees have spoken.
The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown
There are few obvious threads connecting the group who broke the partisan impasse.
www.politico.com

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 15d
If Dem senators cave to a promise of a vote on the ACA they are toast if they run for reelection. Hold the damn line.

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 16d
The Heritage Foundationโ€™s racism knows no bounds.
chriso-wiki.bsky.social ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social ยท 16d
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. โฌ‡๏ธ

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 16d
This is a terrific piece of writing and insight about where we are with the Times, and where the Times is with us.
Maybe Donโ€™t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
Itโ€™s remarkable, the people youโ€™ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institutionโ€”the term they tend to prefer is โ€œeliteโ€โ€”and odds are that eventually someone who was a studenโ€ฆ
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. โฌ‡๏ธ

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 17d
New intro that covers last 5 years.

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 17d
Yes! Good eye.

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 17d
Hereโ€™s the link:

www.uncpress.org/book/9781469...
No Common Ground, Second Edition
When it comes to Confederate monuments, there is no common ground. Debates over their meaning have sparked legislative battles, courtroom fights, and public ...
www.uncpress.org

Reposted by Anna O. Law

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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @drkarenlcox.bsky.social ยท 18d
Exciting news. Weโ€™ve got a pub date for the 2nd edition of No Common Ground & itโ€™s in paperback! Itโ€™ll be out Feb. 1, 2026 & thereโ€™s a 30% discount on preorders by using the code 01SOCIAL30. @uncpress.bsky.social

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social ยท 18d
No Common Ground, 2nd edition by @drkarenlcox.bsky.social

The go-to book on Confederate monuments, newly updated through the years since George Floyd. Removals, lawsuits, reckonings, and still, no common ground in sight. uncpress.org/978146969596...
No Common Ground, Second Edition
When it comes to Confederate monuments, there is no common ground. Debates over their meaning have sparked legislative battles, courtroom fights, and public ...
uncpress.org