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Marty Olliff

@martyolliff.bsky.social

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Retired Prof of History at Troy Univ. Dothan Campus, Director of the Wiregrass Archives. My opinions are absolutely my own. #NOKINGS

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · Nov 16

I collected ~416 Jim Crow Statutes in Alabama, 1876-1903. Here is a link to the Google Drive folder containing the Excel spreadsheet, MS Word Project Explainer, and AL course of study lesson plans for grades 4&11.Pls use freely https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TjEqwwlaL7NtfCLTxcAGL77oPz-aip9e

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 4m

Cricket would like a word.

Micah @rincewind.run · 10h

there is really nothing like the stress of extra inning playoff baseball in the rest of sports

for instance, other sports actually finish their games

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 7m

I guess your cat can read.

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 8m

The trouble with representative democracy is that we deposit all the levers of power in governing institutions, so when those institutions conspire against us, we have only indirect leverage to effect change. Resistance is proper, but has no direct enforcement mechanism. Resist nonetheless.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19h

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 14m

We’ve exchanged Boolean Operators for Bayesian Priors.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 17m

But Trump DOES have the heart of a man in his mid-60s. It’s in a jar in the Oval Office.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 18m

That’s SO “when searches worked” ago.

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 21m

So . . . the American Farm Bureau usually does not endorse presidential candidates, but the state bureaus do. Did bureaus from states with high numbers of bankruptcies in Trump 1 endorse Trump for round 2?

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 36m

I don’t know if she’s a true believer or if this is just a smart tactic to keep the biggest dick in the hemisphere on her side.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 56m

Trouble is, we don’t have to imagine. We’re getting a full-meal-deal of reactions from Trump.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

OTOH, “work” is, after all, a four-letter word.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

Also, Trump, Johnson, Milei, even Orban. What’s WRONG with these gormless asshats?

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

I probably should have hyphenated it to be “slightly-better” to give the full effect.

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

Fucking duh. Bobby The Lesser is vaxxed to the max, too.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

The Messiah-Industrial Complex has such a short half-life that I had to think about who you meant before developing a smart-ass comment.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

I hypothesize that one thing (among many) driving the advanced age of US reps and sens is the need for great resources to run for and maintain the seat. Winners usually need a shitload of $ and a big-ass network, which take time to develop.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

“Stanchions” or “Not”?

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

Her rap name is either Puppy Killah or Deadeye Barbie.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

They’re sticking you in the arm and the pocketbook.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

So, Trumpism with a slightly better haircut.

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

If these fucking billionaires weren’t fucking billionaires, they’d all be lunatics in sackcloth and sandwich boards patrolling the streets yelling “the end is near!”

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

Has Macron seen the light (non) or is he just a desperate windsock (oui)?

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Kyle Sweetser @kyleforalabama.bsky.social · 4h

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

There’s a TV ad from the ‘60 about “defensive driving,” the last line of which go, “he was right, dead right, as he sped along. But he’s just as dead as if he was wrong.”

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 1h

With luck, this stuff will eventually bite Russ in the ass. Unfortunately, he’s wrecked at least a generation of progress so far.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 3d

🎶Thicker than
A deep dish pie
Joints are sore
Blood pressure high
Pudding, flan
And crème brûlée
None are safe
From the Green Beignets🎶

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