Glenna Matthews
@lagunalady.bsky.social
Historian, Mom and Grandma, fan of SF Giants and Golden State Warriors, lover of 19th-century literature
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The True Origin of Thanksgiving
Let’s forget about the pilgrims for a second to celebrate the woman who made Abraham Lincoln recognize the holiday.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Historian here No Kings is the most American thing you could say and the people opposing it simply don’t believe in our republic or constitutional democracy.
October 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Historian here No Kings is the most American thing you could say and the people opposing it simply don’t believe in our republic or constitutional democracy.
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Needs to be REPOSTED.
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Needs to be REPOSTED.
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD
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@theshebeen.bsky.social I read today's piece about mayors. May I point out that San Francisco elected an Irish American mayor, Frank McCoppin, in 1867.
June 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
@theshebeen.bsky.social I read today's piece about mayors. May I point out that San Francisco elected an Irish American mayor, Frank McCoppin, in 1867.
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The best thing about Lincoln was his capacity for growth. Great piece, @profmsinha.bsky.social
Fantastic reflection by @profmsinha.bsky.social on how Black abolitionists laid the groundwork for emancipation by helping Abraham Lincoln eventually arrive at the position that slavery must be fully eradicated.
Abraham Lincoln Wasn't Born an Abolitionist, He Became One
We live in polarized times when freedom is threatened but this Juneteenth we should remind ourselves that we have overcome far worse
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June 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The best thing about Lincoln was his capacity for growth. Great piece, @profmsinha.bsky.social
Great turnout in Laguna Beach, California
June 15, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Great turnout in Laguna Beach, California
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Nowhere is the lawlessness of the Trump admin more clear than in how they’ve completely ignored the Hatch Act, which Congress enacted to prevent staffers from abusing their offices to promote political agendas.
I went to the floor to talk about the stunning corruption of Trump and his minions.
I went to the floor to talk about the stunning corruption of Trump and his minions.
May 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
There's bs and then there's uber bs. Children don't go to the Library of Congress.
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
There's bs and then there's uber bs. Children don't go to the Library of Congress.
@sethrockman.bsky.social I see that Plantation Goods was a finalist for the Pulitzer. Heartiest congratulations!
May 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
@sethrockman.bsky.social I see that Plantation Goods was a finalist for the Pulitzer. Heartiest congratulations!
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These past 100 days have been the most illegal, most immoral, and most incompetent first 100 days of any Presidential administration in history.
April 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.
April 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen is on his way to El Salvador to discuss bringing Kilmar Abrgeo Garcia back home.
April 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Senator Chris Van Hollen is on his way to El Salvador to discuss bringing Kilmar Abrgeo Garcia back home.
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
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“The wealthiest universities must pledge to use all available endowment funds as a backstop for federal funding cuts to research, educational programs or student financial aid at schools, barring donor restrictions. Endowments could even fund legal defense.”
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Opinion | Universities Can Afford to Fight Trump
Every university president will face a choice similar to Columbia University’s in the coming months.
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March 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“The wealthiest universities must pledge to use all available endowment funds as a backstop for federal funding cuts to research, educational programs or student financial aid at schools, barring donor restrictions. Endowments could even fund legal defense.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...
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Pete Hegseth and his group chat are an embarrassment to our national security.
Why are they on an unsecure app? Why was one of them in Russia? What information is being shared right now using disappearing messages?
I joined @cnn.com this morning to demand oversight.
Why are they on an unsecure app? Why was one of them in Russia? What information is being shared right now using disappearing messages?
I joined @cnn.com this morning to demand oversight.
March 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Yes!
Historian here the north won the war but the south won the peace after violently overthrowing Reconstruction. The U.S. may have won the Cold War with the collapse of the Soviet Union but Putin is winning now that Trump and the GOP are his lapdogs.
March 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Yes!
An interesting sky!
February 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
An interesting sky!
