Lori Dowd
@elardee.bsky.social
retired teacher - perpetual learner:
preoccupied with needle arts, cats, compassion, and deep thinking
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preoccupied with needle arts, cats, compassion, and deep thinking
she/her
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If you love Heather Cox Richardson and haven't discovered her conversations with fellow historian Joanne Freeman, you're in for a treat. I love their wisdom, knowledge, rapport, and laughter. Here's today's (12/27) broadcast. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jbf1755.bsky.social
What the Heck Just Happened?
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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December 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If you love Heather Cox Richardson and haven't discovered her conversations with fellow historian Joanne Freeman, you're in for a treat. I love their wisdom, knowledge, rapport, and laughter. Here's today's (12/27) broadcast. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jbf1755.bsky.social
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Grateful for every chance to let history speak a little louder.
Catch my 2025 History Teacher of the Year interview on C-SPAN 2 | American History TV
We talk teaching, truth-telling, and staying committed to students and stories in a moment that asks a lot of educators.
#NHTOY #NCHTOY
Catch my 2025 History Teacher of the Year interview on C-SPAN 2 | American History TV
We talk teaching, truth-telling, and staying committed to students and stories in a moment that asks a lot of educators.
#NHTOY #NCHTOY
December 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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NOTE: On the DOJ slow-walking beat, DOJ waited until the closing days (12/18) of the 60-day appeal deadline to appeal a preliminary injunction granted on 10/20 against DOD's removal of books from DOD schools based on anti-DEI, anti-trans, and other Trump EOs. The appeal goes to the Fourth Circuit.
December 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
NOTE: On the DOJ slow-walking beat, DOJ waited until the closing days (12/18) of the 60-day appeal deadline to appeal a preliminary injunction granted on 10/20 against DOD's removal of books from DOD schools based on anti-DEI, anti-trans, and other Trump EOs. The appeal goes to the Fourth Circuit.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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First, Trump and Bondi pledged to release the files.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
December 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
First, Trump and Bondi pledged to release the files.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
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The "Pettysburg Address"
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Trump’s promise Wednesday to pay troops a “warrior dividend” bonus is actually a military housing stipend already approved by Congress, and not a generous new White House program.
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Trump’s promise Wednesday to pay troops a “warrior dividend” bonus is actually a military housing stipend already approved by Congress, and not a generous new White House program.
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Womp womp
BREAKING MS NOW:
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI’s No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he’s moving on
Controversial deputy director has cleared out his office, sources tell MS NOW.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Womp womp
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Sounds like they need humanities majors…..
Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Sounds like they need humanities majors…..
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This threatened military action directly contradicts what Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth told my Senate colleagues and I today about the mission and goals of their operations in the Caribbean. 1/2
December 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This threatened military action directly contradicts what Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth told my Senate colleagues and I today about the mission and goals of their operations in the Caribbean. 1/2
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Hey folks!
I’ll be talking Hamilton in Charlottesville in January.
Details below.
I’ll be talking Hamilton in Charlottesville in January.
Details below.
I don’t think ACHS is on here, but a very exciting announcement just landed in my inbox, and it’s free! We get to hear from the great @jbf1755.bsky.social 🤩
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Save the Date for Our Annual Program! 📆
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December 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Hey folks!
I’ll be talking Hamilton in Charlottesville in January.
Details below.
I’ll be talking Hamilton in Charlottesville in January.
Details below.
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😶
December 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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I have a question for the press covering Trump — at what point does “I know nothing about it” stop being an acceptable answer to a legitimate question you know he knows plenty about?
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I have a question for the press covering Trump — at what point does “I know nothing about it” stop being an acceptable answer to a legitimate question you know he knows plenty about?
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Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
She was one of the Clinton 12, Black students who broke a race barrier by entering a Tennessee high school in 1956 in the face of harassment by white segregationists.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
She was one of the Clinton 12, Black students who broke a race barrier by entering a Tennessee high school in 1956 in the face of harassment by white segregationists.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Jo Ann Allen Boyce Dies at 84; Braved Mobs in Integrating a School
She was one of the Clinton 12, Black students who broke a race barrier by entering a Tennessee high school in 1956 in the face of harassment by white segregationists.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
She was one of the Clinton 12, Black students who broke a race barrier by entering a Tennessee high school in 1956 in the face of harassment by white segregationists.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
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Trump sent Vance there twice. He threatened to cut off all federal spending to the state. He vowed to back primary challengers of any Republican who voted against him here. He posted their names online, prompting his fans to send them death threats.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
Reporter: The senate in Indiana voted against the redistricting effort.
Trump: I wasn't working on it very hard. I wasn't very much involved
Trump: I wasn't working on it very hard. I wasn't very much involved
December 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Trump sent Vance there twice. He threatened to cut off all federal spending to the state. He vowed to back primary challengers of any Republican who voted against him here. He posted their names online, prompting his fans to send them death threats.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
But all that failed, so now he wasn't involved.
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This is so bonkers and lawless that newspapers are struggling to find a headline that fits. “Trump announces pardon…” “Trump asserts he has pardoned…” “Trump symbolically pardons…” Which is kind of a running theme, as Trump routinely announces he’s doing things he has no power to do.
NEW: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) says Colorado will not release Tina Peters after President Trump announced he is pardoning her state-level convictions.
"This is a lawless act. It's an act of intimidation," Weiser said. "It has no basis in the American law."
"This is a lawless act. It's an act of intimidation," Weiser said. "It has no basis in the American law."
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
This is so bonkers and lawless that newspapers are struggling to find a headline that fits. “Trump announces pardon…” “Trump asserts he has pardoned…” “Trump symbolically pardons…” Which is kind of a running theme, as Trump routinely announces he’s doing things he has no power to do.
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DO YOU WHAT THAT “CURRENT LAW” IS CALLED?
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
DO YOU WHAT THAT “CURRENT LAW” IS CALLED?
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
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Folks!
Note the URL!
We’re in the process of transitioning to YouTube.
We’ll be meeting there tomorrow.
The link is below.
Note the URL!
We’re in the process of transitioning to YouTube.
We’ll be meeting there tomorrow.
The link is below.
Tomorrow on my live podcast, History Matters:
Profiting Off the Presidency:
Why the Gold and Gifts Matter
The founders and framers had STRONG feelings about public officials not accepting foreign gifts.
Why?
Let’s take a dive into corruption.
Friday 10AM ET
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Profiting Off the Presidency:
Why the Gold and Gifts Matter
The founders and framers had STRONG feelings about public officials not accepting foreign gifts.
Why?
Let’s take a dive into corruption.
Friday 10AM ET
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Dr. Joanne Freeman
Professor Joanne Freeman is an award-winning historian who studies the politics and culture of America's past to better understand our history as a nation, and the roads and choices that have led us t...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Folks!
Note the URL!
We’re in the process of transitioning to YouTube.
We’ll be meeting there tomorrow.
The link is below.
Note the URL!
We’re in the process of transitioning to YouTube.
We’ll be meeting there tomorrow.
The link is below.
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I know we’ve been talking about the 25th Amendment being invoked for years now, but we should probably be talking about it a lot more and a lot more seriously right now.
Couple of things here:
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I know we’ve been talking about the 25th Amendment being invoked for years now, but we should probably be talking about it a lot more and a lot more seriously right now.
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Historians have the right to expect that discussion of their historical work will be conducted in a civil manner, free from harassment and intimidation. The AHA provides resources for historians to support themselves and colleagues if faced with threats, punitive restrictions, and harassment. 🗃️
Supporting Historians Under Threat
This guide is intended to provide resources for historians working in a range of different environments to support themselves and colleagues if faced with threats, punitive restrictions, and harassmen...
www.historians.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Historians have the right to expect that discussion of their historical work will be conducted in a civil manner, free from harassment and intimidation. The AHA provides resources for historians to support themselves and colleagues if faced with threats, punitive restrictions, and harassment. 🗃️
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Please listen to historian Joanne Freeman from 45:29-46:00 into this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=isBC...
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American “Heritage” vs. American History | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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December 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Please listen to historian Joanne Freeman from 45:29-46:00 into this video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=isBC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=isBC...
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
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"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."
A war criminal without a war
It's just murder.
www.publicnotice.co
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."