Historical Marker Ahead
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Yes, I’m pulling the car over to look at plaques. I’ll be just a minute. Not a historian, but did minor in history at Indiana University. Formerly notgoingpro on other socials.
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Inside Indiana’s 'best-kept secret,’ historical markers • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The Indiana State Historical Marker Program began in 1946 and has administered more than 750 historical markers across the state.
indianacapitalchronicle.com
A good primer on historical markers: how they’re researched, approved and made. And, why they matter, and the biggest threats to their existence. Thanks for the tip, @grrlherstorian.bsky.social! indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/21/i...
Thanks to @allthebeset.bsky.social for pointing out the Underground Railroad marker by the Maywood, Ill., McDonald’s. Feel free to tag me when you share a historical marker! (And use alt text in your photos. It helps with accessibility and allows you to add information that won’t fit in your skeet!)
There’s a Harriet Tubman quote on the marker that says:
If ya' wanna be free, keep a goin'
If ya' tired, keep a goin'
If ya' scared, keep a goin'
If ya hungry, keep a goin'
If ya' wanna taste freedom, keep a goin'
If ya' wanna be free, keep a goin'
If ya' tired, keep a goin'
If ya' scared, keep a goin'
If ya hungry, keep a goin'
If ya' wanna taste freedom, keep a goin'
February 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Thanks to @allthebeset.bsky.social for pointing out the Underground Railroad marker by the Maywood, Ill., McDonald’s. Feel free to tag me when you share a historical marker! (And use alt text in your photos. It helps with accessibility and allows you to add information that won’t fit in your skeet!)
Who wants to clean and polish some historical markers?
Have you noticed a #HistoricalMarker in your community that could use a little care? Join this webinar with the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to learn about how you can care for that marker during National Historic Marker Weekend. https://community.ncph.org/event/HistoricMarkerWeekend #LocalHistory
February 12, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Who wants to clean and polish some historical markers?
It’s working
Brooklyn halftime strategy is how to not win so hard
February 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
It’s working
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Quinn Buckner has given us two “And then depression sets in” lines this season and 0 “smothered chickens”
February 12, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Quinn Buckner has given us two “And then depression sets in” lines this season and 0 “smothered chickens”
Chinese New Year night in Brooklyn vs the Noblesville Boom: for the fans, it’s the gift of a red envelope filled with nothing.
It's Nets 31, Pacers 18 after one quarter. Pacers are 8/22 from the field and 2/11 from deep, plus three turnovers. Nets made half of their shots from deep. Poor defense from the available Pacers.
February 12, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Chinese New Year night in Brooklyn vs the Noblesville Boom: for the fans, it’s the gift of a red envelope filled with nothing.
Further evidence that America’s 250th is a live discovery of why the founders were moved to write the Declaration of Independence.
The WH sidelined America250, the congressionally-formed group charged with organizing a bipartisan celebration of the country's anniversary, in favor of Trump's sketchy Freedom250, as we detailed recently. And AP reports here that the admin is starving America250 of $. wtop.com/animals-pets...
February 11, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Further evidence that America’s 250th is a live discovery of why the founders were moved to write the Declaration of Independence.
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Holy shit this is the best thing I've read in a month www.actioncookbook.com/welcome-to-t...
Welcome to the Group Chat
There's a new member, whether you like it or not!
www.actioncookbook.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Holy shit this is the best thing I've read in a month www.actioncookbook.com/welcome-to-t...
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Haskell House was built in the Clarksville Austin freedom colony of ex-slaves in 1876, & still stands as a museum presenting the history of this unique central neighborhood & its former residents.
City of Austin has made a really cool 20 min doc about it!
📷P Monaghan 2015
youtu.be/nWE42dozBAw?...
City of Austin has made a really cool 20 min doc about it!
📷P Monaghan 2015
youtu.be/nWE42dozBAw?...
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Haskell House was built in the Clarksville Austin freedom colony of ex-slaves in 1876, & still stands as a museum presenting the history of this unique central neighborhood & its former residents.
City of Austin has made a really cool 20 min doc about it!
📷P Monaghan 2015
youtu.be/nWE42dozBAw?...
City of Austin has made a really cool 20 min doc about it!
📷P Monaghan 2015
youtu.be/nWE42dozBAw?...
North Carolina’s short historical markers demand you seek more information. It’s especially true of Pauli Murray, who fought issues of race, sexuality and gender long before intersectionality was a term. I’m intentionally not using pronouns for a reason. youtu.be/Uh4r95VBU2Q?...
February 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
North Carolina’s short historical markers demand you seek more information. It’s especially true of Pauli Murray, who fought issues of race, sexuality and gender long before intersectionality was a term. I’m intentionally not using pronouns for a reason. youtu.be/Uh4r95VBU2Q?...
I’m happy the Pacers interrupted the tank to beat the Knicks in MSG and make everyone feel sad
February 11, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I’m happy the Pacers interrupted the tank to beat the Knicks in MSG and make everyone feel sad
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PASCAL SIAKAM CLIMATISE LE PUTAIN DE MADDISON SQUARE GARDEN
ISOLATION SUR JOSH HART, FICELLE, CEST QUI QUI RIGOLE MAINTENANT ????
+3 PACERS, BALLE KNICKS 12 SEC À JOUER.
ENCORE LE TIR DE LA WIN POUR SIAKAM CETTE SAISON ?
ISOLATION SUR JOSH HART, FICELLE, CEST QUI QUI RIGOLE MAINTENANT ????
+3 PACERS, BALLE KNICKS 12 SEC À JOUER.
ENCORE LE TIR DE LA WIN POUR SIAKAM CETTE SAISON ?
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 AM
PASCAL SIAKAM CLIMATISE LE PUTAIN DE MADDISON SQUARE GARDEN
ISOLATION SUR JOSH HART, FICELLE, CEST QUI QUI RIGOLE MAINTENANT ????
+3 PACERS, BALLE KNICKS 12 SEC À JOUER.
ENCORE LE TIR DE LA WIN POUR SIAKAM CETTE SAISON ?
ISOLATION SUR JOSH HART, FICELLE, CEST QUI QUI RIGOLE MAINTENANT ????
+3 PACERS, BALLE KNICKS 12 SEC À JOUER.
ENCORE LE TIR DE LA WIN POUR SIAKAM CETTE SAISON ?
As always, punch back
NEWS: A chorus of Democratic leaders is calling on the Trump administration to immediately restore the Pride flag to the Stonewall National Monument in NYC.
www.advocate.com/politics/new...
www.advocate.com/politics/new...
Mamdani, Schumer & NYC Council demand National Park Service return Pride flag to Stonewall National Monument
“New York is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, and no act of erasure will ever change, or silence, that history,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
www.advocate.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
As always, punch back
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As someone who has co-written two National Historic Landmarks, I know just how much work goes into getting these important sites designated (even more so for monuments). I keep thinking about the group of scholars who must have dedicated so much time to this, only to have it made meaningless.
“This is a deliberate act of erasure . . . The Pride Flag is history, resistance, and Pride born at Stonewall itself. Taking it down does not diminish our community. It exposes an administration afraid of visibility and truth."
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🍎
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🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🍎
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
As someone who has co-written two National Historic Landmarks, I know just how much work goes into getting these important sites designated (even more so for monuments). I keep thinking about the group of scholars who must have dedicated so much time to this, only to have it made meaningless.
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Oh No Johns as Had a Major Disaster with The Minelab Manticore. youtube.com/shorts/lwFlr...
Oh No Johns as Had a Major Disaster with The Minelab Manticore
YouTube video by John's History & Detecting Adventures
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February 10, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Oh No Johns as Had a Major Disaster with The Minelab Manticore. youtube.com/shorts/lwFlr...
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“If our colleges and universities do not breed men who riot, who rebel, who attack life with all the youthful vim and vigor, then there is something wrong with our colleges. The more riots that come on college campuses, the better world for tomorrow.”
William Allen White
William Allen White
February 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM
“If our colleges and universities do not breed men who riot, who rebel, who attack life with all the youthful vim and vigor, then there is something wrong with our colleges. The more riots that come on college campuses, the better world for tomorrow.”
William Allen White
William Allen White
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"Sand Creek Massacre Foundation alleges ICE actions echo the federal government’s treatment of Native Americans"
Sand Creek Massacre Foundation alleges ICE actions echo the federal government's treatment of Native Americans
The foundation was created more than 150 years after the Sand Creek Massacre when the US army open-fired on 230 unsuspecting Native Americans.
www.cpr.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
"Sand Creek Massacre Foundation alleges ICE actions echo the federal government’s treatment of Native Americans"
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How the military criminalized blackness in Vietnam: my essay on an eye-opening new history of the war. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/b...
How Vietnam Inflamed the Civil Rights Movement
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:28 PM
How the military criminalized blackness in Vietnam: my essay on an eye-opening new history of the war. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/b...
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When a headline says it all:
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:24 AM
When a headline says it all:
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HISTORIC CONCERNS: President Donald Trump has appointed Gov. Jeff Landry to a federal council that preservation advocates fear will weaken or eliminate protections for historically significant sites across the country. @jsodonoghue.bsky.social reports
Trump adds Landry to historic preservation council that advocates fear will peel back protections • Louisiana Illuminator
President Donald Trump has appointed Gov. Jeff Landry to a federal council that historic preservation advocates fear will weaken or eliminate protections for historically significant sites across the ...
lailluminator.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
HISTORIC CONCERNS: President Donald Trump has appointed Gov. Jeff Landry to a federal council that preservation advocates fear will weaken or eliminate protections for historically significant sites across the country. @jsodonoghue.bsky.social reports
“I fell to my death saving a woman whose parachute got wrapped around the wing of my plane and all I got was this lousy suburban Chicago office park retention pond named after me 85 years later” www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
February 10, 2026 at 4:39 AM
“I fell to my death saving a woman whose parachute got wrapped around the wing of my plane and all I got was this lousy suburban Chicago office park retention pond named after me 85 years later” www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
I see all this stuff about skullmogging and bonemogging. But I only believe in Phil Mogging. youtu.be/hRChTEsDZYc?...
UFO - Lights Out - Live at Roundhouse 1977 (Remastered)
YouTube video by BrunoSamppa
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February 10, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I see all this stuff about skullmogging and bonemogging. But I only believe in Phil Mogging. youtu.be/hRChTEsDZYc?...
This sucks for him and also confirms after the All-Star break most Pacers starters will sit with “soreness” or play 15 minutes per game.
JUST IN: Indiana Pacers swingman Johnny Furphy underwent an MRI today, which confirmed he has a torn right ACL, league sources told @hoopshypeofficial.bsky.social. Furphy, a key contributor who the organization is high on, has started 21 of 35 games for Indiana this season.
February 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM
This sucks for him and also confirms after the All-Star break most Pacers starters will sit with “soreness” or play 15 minutes per game.
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On Feb. 8, 1968, police opened fire on Black students at South Carolina State, killing 3 & wounding 28. The “Orangeburg Massacre” was the 1st time police killed student protesters on a U.S. campus. AAHIAH examines the tragedy, its impact, & its place in the fight for justice.
On Feb. 8, 1968, police opened fire on Black students at South Carolina State, killing 3 & wounding 28. The “Orangeburg Massacre” was the 1st time police killed student protesters on a U.S. campus. AAHIAH examines the tragedy, its impact, & its place in the fight for justice.
AAHIAH SPECIAL - Killed for Protesting at South Carolina State [A Massacre in Orangeburg]
YouTube video by African American History Is AMERICAN History
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February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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On Feb. 8, 1968, police opened fire on Black students at South Carolina State, killing 3 & wounding 28. The “Orangeburg Massacre” was the 1st time police killed student protesters on a U.S. campus. AAHIAH examines the tragedy, its impact, & its place in the fight for justice.
On Feb. 8, 1968, police opened fire on Black students at South Carolina State, killing 3 & wounding 28. The “Orangeburg Massacre” was the 1st time police killed student protesters on a U.S. campus. AAHIAH examines the tragedy, its impact, & its place in the fight for justice.
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
This could have been where Blur and Oasis finally come together as one. Alas…
a selection of songs that will be used in the today's ice dance competition at the Winter Olympics, where competitors are required to use "music of the 1990s" for their rhythm dance programs
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
This could have been where Blur and Oasis finally come together as one. Alas…