Leon Jackson
@drleonj.bsky.social
Professor @ USC. I write about African American life in early national and antebellum Boston.
My posts are my own opinions and do not reflect those of my employer.
My posts are my own opinions and do not reflect those of my employer.
I see what you did there!
January 29, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I see what you did there!
Sounds like Instagram would be a better fit for you. BlueSky isn’t really a multiple-hashtags and give-me-likes sort of place
January 29, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Sounds like Instagram would be a better fit for you. BlueSky isn’t really a multiple-hashtags and give-me-likes sort of place
Google ‘drop shipping.’ Thank me later.
January 29, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Google ‘drop shipping.’ Thank me later.
I love activist genealogy with every shred of my being! Receipts! Righteousness! Rigor!
January 28, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I love activist genealogy with every shred of my being! Receipts! Righteousness! Rigor!
Thanks so much for the recommendation! Off to check out now . . .
January 28, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Thanks so much for the recommendation! Off to check out now . . .
Garrison Keillor for me. I just loved the Lake Wobegon stories.
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Garrison Keillor for me. I just loved the Lake Wobegon stories.
It should be a punishable offense to even have a name like Chetwynd Chetwynd.
January 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM
It should be a punishable offense to even have a name like Chetwynd Chetwynd.
“That name again is Mr Plow”
January 28, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“That name again is Mr Plow”
lol at Nigel Biggar being considered "one of the foremost moral philosophers of our age." The Torygraph is always good for a chuckle!
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
lol at Nigel Biggar being considered "one of the foremost moral philosophers of our age." The Torygraph is always good for a chuckle!
Thank you, Hilary! 🙏🏻
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Thank you, Hilary! 🙏🏻
He looks like an enormous white teddybear!
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
He looks like an enormous white teddybear!
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Humble suggestion, Congress should rename the Minneapolis VA Med Center the Alex Pretti VA Medical Center as a remembrance to Alex as well as the fight against fascism. Spread the word.
January 27, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Humble suggestion, Congress should rename the Minneapolis VA Med Center the Alex Pretti VA Medical Center as a remembrance to Alex as well as the fight against fascism. Spread the word.
I missed it, but I’m off to check out now. Thanks!
January 28, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I missed it, but I’m off to check out now. Thanks!
Good catch! Yes, an error on my part. Thank you, @older.bsky.social! 🙏🏻
January 28, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Good catch! Yes, an error on my part. Thank you, @older.bsky.social! 🙏🏻
Oh, this looks fantastic. Thanks for flagging it, Judith!
January 28, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Oh, this looks fantastic. Thanks for flagging it, Judith!
Honestly, the first thing that comes to mind is sociologist Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone, because while the impetus for the book was the decline of communal support, he has so much to say about how bonds function, both at the abstract level of social social capital, but also with empirical examples
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Honestly, the first thing that comes to mind is sociologist Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone, because while the impetus for the book was the decline of communal support, he has so much to say about how bonds function, both at the abstract level of social social capital, but also with empirical examples
What an exemplary fellow!
January 28, 2026 at 12:36 AM
What an exemplary fellow!
That's genuinely heartwarming! The goodness of people from cold weather states seems to be the theme of the month!
January 28, 2026 at 12:31 AM
That's genuinely heartwarming! The goodness of people from cold weather states seems to be the theme of the month!
I see what you did there!
January 27, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I see what you did there!