Rebecca Fachner
@rebeccafachner.bsky.social
Historian. Tour guide. Traveler. Smart ass.
DC based. New England raised.
History pod is Tour Guide Tell All
DC based. New England raised.
History pod is Tour Guide Tell All
Pinned
The only bit of hope i can really give you is that, historically, movements that are trying to forestall societal change usually end up accelerating it.
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After careful thought, I did not like the Ken Burns Am Rev doc.
Too much about battles.
Jefferson was non existent
As was any woman not named Adams or Warren
Too much Washington, honestly.
Too much about battles.
Jefferson was non existent
As was any woman not named Adams or Warren
Too much Washington, honestly.
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
After careful thought, I did not like the Ken Burns Am Rev doc.
Too much about battles.
Jefferson was non existent
As was any woman not named Adams or Warren
Too much Washington, honestly.
Too much about battles.
Jefferson was non existent
As was any woman not named Adams or Warren
Too much Washington, honestly.
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Will we though?
Opinion | D.C. will miss Mayor Muriel Bowser when she’s gone
The Democrat put the capital city before her own political ambitions.
wapo.st
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Will we though?
Nothing but love for our brave librarians
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Nothing but love for our brave librarians
After careful thought, I did not like the Ken Burns Am Rev doc.
Too much about battles.
Jefferson was non existent
As was any woman not named Adams or Warren
Too much Washington, honestly.
Too much about battles.
Jefferson was non existent
As was any woman not named Adams or Warren
Too much Washington, honestly.
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
After careful thought, I did not like the Ken Burns Am Rev doc.
Too much about battles.
Jefferson was non existent
As was any woman not named Adams or Warren
Too much Washington, honestly.
Too much about battles.
Jefferson was non existent
As was any woman not named Adams or Warren
Too much Washington, honestly.
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My ranking of pies:
1. cherry
2. pecan
3. pumpkin (w/ whip cream, w/o GFTO)
4. apple
5. sweet potato (w/ marshmallow topping, w/o GTFO)
6. lemon meringue
7. key lime
8. cranberry
If the above are unavailable in some tragic circumstance and blueberry is there, I'll eat it but unenthusiastically.
1. cherry
2. pecan
3. pumpkin (w/ whip cream, w/o GFTO)
4. apple
5. sweet potato (w/ marshmallow topping, w/o GTFO)
6. lemon meringue
7. key lime
8. cranberry
If the above are unavailable in some tragic circumstance and blueberry is there, I'll eat it but unenthusiastically.
But charlotte.
WHAT PIES?!?!?!?
WHAT PIES?!?!?!?
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
My ranking of pies:
1. cherry
2. pecan
3. pumpkin (w/ whip cream, w/o GFTO)
4. apple
5. sweet potato (w/ marshmallow topping, w/o GTFO)
6. lemon meringue
7. key lime
8. cranberry
If the above are unavailable in some tragic circumstance and blueberry is there, I'll eat it but unenthusiastically.
1. cherry
2. pecan
3. pumpkin (w/ whip cream, w/o GFTO)
4. apple
5. sweet potato (w/ marshmallow topping, w/o GTFO)
6. lemon meringue
7. key lime
8. cranberry
If the above are unavailable in some tragic circumstance and blueberry is there, I'll eat it but unenthusiastically.
And the media will run 5000 think pieces about trumps age, ala Biden, yes?
Yes?
Yes?
November 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
And the media will run 5000 think pieces about trumps age, ala Biden, yes?
Yes?
Yes?
Will we though?
Opinion | D.C. will miss Mayor Muriel Bowser when she’s gone
The Democrat put the capital city before her own political ambitions.
wapo.st
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Will we though?
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"you'll be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits
The three spirits
December 24, 2024 at 1:36 PM
"you'll be visited by three spirits"
The three spirits
The three spirits
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Trump couldn’t even make it through the turkey pardon without taking a jab at Pelosi and Schumer, and making fat jokes at JB Pritzker.
At the turkey pardon.
At the turkey pardon.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Trump couldn’t even make it through the turkey pardon without taking a jab at Pelosi and Schumer, and making fat jokes at JB Pritzker.
At the turkey pardon.
At the turkey pardon.
Trump couldn’t even make it through the turkey pardon without taking a jab at Pelosi and Schumer, and making fat jokes at JB Pritzker.
At the turkey pardon.
At the turkey pardon.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Trump couldn’t even make it through the turkey pardon without taking a jab at Pelosi and Schumer, and making fat jokes at JB Pritzker.
At the turkey pardon.
At the turkey pardon.
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Better late than never.
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Better late than never.
Better late than never.
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Better late than never.
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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My Huz says we won’t be able to watch this together since I’ll want to pause it ever 5 seconds for a comment
I said that he knew what he was getting when he married me
I said that he knew what he was getting when he married me
By the way, Ken Burns’ next documentary series is apparently in the can — LBJ & The Great Society
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
LBJ & the Great Society - Ken Burns
This three-part, six-hour series will chronicle the life and times of Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the most capable, colorful, and controversial men ever to occupy the White House. A figure of extraordin...
kenburns.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
My Huz says we won’t be able to watch this together since I’ll want to pause it ever 5 seconds for a comment
I said that he knew what he was getting when he married me
I said that he knew what he was getting when he married me
My Huz says we won’t be able to watch this together since I’ll want to pause it ever 5 seconds for a comment
I said that he knew what he was getting when he married me
I said that he knew what he was getting when he married me
By the way, Ken Burns’ next documentary series is apparently in the can — LBJ & The Great Society
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
LBJ & the Great Society - Ken Burns
This three-part, six-hour series will chronicle the life and times of Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the most capable, colorful, and controversial men ever to occupy the White House. A figure of extraordin...
kenburns.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
My Huz says we won’t be able to watch this together since I’ll want to pause it ever 5 seconds for a comment
I said that he knew what he was getting when he married me
I said that he knew what he was getting when he married me
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Thanksgiving is not a colonial/Pilgrim holiday. It’s a Civil War holiday. & we think otherwise in part because of the Lost Cause. 🗃️
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UrgXv1/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UrgXv1/
Let’s talk the real #history of #Thanksgiving & the #LostCause history of the #CivilWar Follow @karencoxhistorian “Forgotten America” is available on @thegreatcourses plus & @Audible
TikTok video by PhDRachel
www.tiktok.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Thanksgiving is not a colonial/Pilgrim holiday. It’s a Civil War holiday. & we think otherwise in part because of the Lost Cause. 🗃️
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UrgXv1/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UrgXv1/
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One thing about Trump 2.0 that brings me unalloyed joy is the way every single photo of Marco Rubio shows him even more dead in eyes than before.
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
One thing about Trump 2.0 that brings me unalloyed joy is the way every single photo of Marco Rubio shows him even more dead in eyes than before.
One thing about Trump 2.0 that brings me unalloyed joy is the way every single photo of Marco Rubio shows him even more dead in eyes than before.
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
One thing about Trump 2.0 that brings me unalloyed joy is the way every single photo of Marco Rubio shows him even more dead in eyes than before.
Books make many things better
Happy 2025 Books We Love Day. So excited to share this with you. If you love books or you're looking for something great to read NPR has the handpicked, heartfelt recs for you! Proud to be a contributor again this year. Dig in.
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Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Books make many things better
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When you’re a sad boy and can’t make friends, you can just have a woman create friends for you.
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
When you’re a sad boy and can’t make friends, you can just have a woman create friends for you.
People actually take this man seriously?
Like, really?
Like, really?
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
People actually take this man seriously?
Like, really?
Like, really?
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Please post some data for these claims.
In fact you have none, because the US economy WAS in good shape. Before Trump.
In fact you have none, because the US economy WAS in good shape. Before Trump.
Brooke Rollins: "What we inherited was an absolute economic mess ... Americans we believe will see real relief very, very soon."
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Please post some data for these claims.
In fact you have none, because the US economy WAS in good shape. Before Trump.
In fact you have none, because the US economy WAS in good shape. Before Trump.
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The president wants people to understand that their objective experience is lying to them
Lutnick: "The president wants the American people to understand how great tariffs are for them"
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The president wants people to understand that their objective experience is lying to them
When you’re a sad boy and can’t make friends, you can just have a woman create friends for you.
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
When you’re a sad boy and can’t make friends, you can just have a woman create friends for you.
Please post some data for these claims.
In fact you have none, because the US economy WAS in good shape. Before Trump.
In fact you have none, because the US economy WAS in good shape. Before Trump.
Brooke Rollins: "What we inherited was an absolute economic mess ... Americans we believe will see real relief very, very soon."
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Please post some data for these claims.
In fact you have none, because the US economy WAS in good shape. Before Trump.
In fact you have none, because the US economy WAS in good shape. Before Trump.