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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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H-Net Job Guide @h-net-job-guide.bsky.social · 56m

New job:

History of Modern Europe, post 1700

Bilkent University, Ankara

jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69290

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 20m

Comey should wander the land of elite dinner party invitations like his fellow pariah Dersh, but this is persecution by lawfare and should be burned to the ground along with the careers of any apparatchik who participates in it.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 52m

"Daniel Richman—a law professor who prosecutors allege Comey authorized to leak information to the press—told investigators that the former FBI director instructed him not to engage with the media on at least two occasions ...
abcnews.go.com/US/central-w...

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 25m

Mikey continues his long streak of keeping his priorities in order. 🤪

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 26m

Editors once forced me to turn a screed into an award-winning article.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 29m

Good on both counts.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 32m

Because you left Twitter, but even more importantly, because they’re Dinesh (Felonious Punk) and Candace (Mme. Macron is a MAN, baby!)

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 35m

But, but, but . . . ECONOMY OF SCALE !!!11!!

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 37m

Given the quality of the speakers at the anti-Antifa conference, falling asleep was the best option.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump's mouth starts drooping as he struggles to stay awake during this antifa roundtable

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Tony Michaels 🎙 @thetonymichaels.bsky.social · 12h

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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 18h

One week left to apply for these awesome @shafrhistorians.bsky.social awards - including the Hogan Language Fellowship. I’m a previous Hogan winner & I have the honor of chairing the Hogan committee this year so apply or tell your PhD students to apply! #SHAFR #skystorians 🗃️

SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨 Reminder: SHAFR January awards deadline is Oct 15! Apply now for the Bernath Lecture Prize, Williams Emerging Scholar Grant, Hogan Language Fellowship & grad dissertation grants. Details: tinyurl.com/5n6e6h8z

#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians

October 15 Deadline - Apply for SHAFR Awards

www.shafr.org

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 10h

A red flag as large as something a Bolshevik would wave on a barricade.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 10h

That one makes my Oregonian wife crazy.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 15h

Trying to speedrun martial law before the economy collapses

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 12h

The name of the river that bisects Portland (it’s Will-AM-ette, damn it).

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 16h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 12h

How much will it cost us to get Walter Reed to keep him?

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 12h

Oh, the HUMANITY!

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 13h

Well, that’s good news.

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The French Republican Calendar @sansculottid.es · 14h

Today is Octidi the 18th of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate buckwheat.#JacobinDay

More information on buckwheat

An old time-y illustration of a Buckwheat.

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 13h

Wow! The wonders that advanced wood technology can accomplish.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 13h

Supporting the unfettered power of corporations, as usual.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 13h

The first emotion you feel when hearing the President of the fucking U.S. of A should NOT be pity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 13h

A founder of Antifa . . . who will remain unidentified . . .

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 13h

Obviously, the natural response to the murder of Kirk is to wreck any semblance of representative democracy, regardless of WHO killed him!

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Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 13h

If he doesn’t know any place worse than Portland, Old Boy should get out more.

Marty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 13h

It’s not going to stick until Republicans do so.