Meghan O’Donnell
@meghanod.bsky.social
Writing through it at https://saturnien.ghost.io/.
Also a big fan of books, the NY Giants, and history.
Also a big fan of books, the NY Giants, and history.
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NYC comptroller Brad Lander was handcuffed and detained at a Manhattan immigration court today. We should know there is a process of normalization occurring.
June 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
NYC comptroller Brad Lander was handcuffed and detained at a Manhattan immigration court today. We should know there is a process of normalization occurring.
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Because Black people know that there is no such thing as “identification” or “identifying yourself”. They aren’t saying Padilla didn’t identify himself as a U.S. Senator. They are saying that there is only one acceptable identity — credential — being white and, in these times, being pro-Trump.
June 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Because Black people know that there is no such thing as “identification” or “identifying yourself”. They aren’t saying Padilla didn’t identify himself as a U.S. Senator. They are saying that there is only one acceptable identity — credential — being white and, in these times, being pro-Trump.
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That's one of the things that is generally different from the US and France. France has a public that is socialized to accept protest. It's like bad weather annoying but you work around it. The US media has spent half a century treating protest as violence that you shouldn't have to deal with
June 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
That's one of the things that is generally different from the US and France. France has a public that is socialized to accept protest. It's like bad weather annoying but you work around it. The US media has spent half a century treating protest as violence that you shouldn't have to deal with
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When they say peaceful they mean not disruptive. They interpret any interruption of the status quo as violent
"it's not peaceful for people to be on the highway" -LA Mayor Karen Bass right now.
This is what I mean when I say the word "peaceful" as applied to protesters is about prescribing placidity, not nonviolence.
Calmly marching on a freeway is pretty inarguably nonviolent. " Peaceful" you can debate
This is what I mean when I say the word "peaceful" as applied to protesters is about prescribing placidity, not nonviolence.
Calmly marching on a freeway is pretty inarguably nonviolent. " Peaceful" you can debate
June 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
When they say peaceful they mean not disruptive. They interpret any interruption of the status quo as violent
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We hosted our Annual Gala on May 12 and were blown away by the outpouring of generosity & support to help promote our mission of American history education. We celebrated the impact & work of @doriskgoodwin.bsky.social, @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social, & the cast of HAMILTON for their work with #EduHam.
May 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We hosted our Annual Gala on May 12 and were blown away by the outpouring of generosity & support to help promote our mission of American history education. We celebrated the impact & work of @doriskgoodwin.bsky.social, @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social, & the cast of HAMILTON for their work with #EduHam.
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Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
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Brutal account of what it’s like to teach at the University of Florida right now in the NYT—extraordinary climate of fear. People afraid to say intersectional and talk about lynchings. Fake students trying to entrap Muslim faculty or just making things up altogether. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/o...
May 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Brutal account of what it’s like to teach at the University of Florida right now in the NYT—extraordinary climate of fear. People afraid to say intersectional and talk about lynchings. Fake students trying to entrap Muslim faculty or just making things up altogether. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/o...
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1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
May 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.
These are their stories 🧵
These are their stories 🧵
I love you, #Gettysburg. Using these historic crossroads for good. This battle was fought for a reason. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I love you, #Gettysburg. Using these historic crossroads for good. This battle was fought for a reason. #handsoff
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Donald Trump elected not to attend the dignified transfer of 4 fallen U.S. soldiers at Dover Air Force Base. The soldiers died in Lithuania during a training exercise.
Trump was paid millions by the Saudis to attend the LIV Golf dinner in Florida — so he was otherwise occupied.
The…
Trump was paid millions by the Saudis to attend the LIV Golf dinner in Florida — so he was otherwise occupied.
The…
April 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Donald Trump elected not to attend the dignified transfer of 4 fallen U.S. soldiers at Dover Air Force Base. The soldiers died in Lithuania during a training exercise.
Trump was paid millions by the Saudis to attend the LIV Golf dinner in Florida — so he was otherwise occupied.
The…
Trump was paid millions by the Saudis to attend the LIV Golf dinner in Florida — so he was otherwise occupied.
The…
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I asked some friends what they thought of the Gettysburg College- @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social MA in American History program. A.Ham, RBG, Teddy, and President Obama think it’s a great idea to check out our open house on 3/27 Register here: bit.ly/4kYnVO3
#edusky #iteachsocialstudies
#edusky #iteachsocialstudies
March 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I asked some friends what they thought of the Gettysburg College- @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social MA in American History program. A.Ham, RBG, Teddy, and President Obama think it’s a great idea to check out our open house on 3/27 Register here: bit.ly/4kYnVO3
#edusky #iteachsocialstudies
#edusky #iteachsocialstudies
Michael Birkner rocks, and so does this course on Eisenhower. Lots of great info in this course about #NATO, the Cold War, McCarthyism, etc. that are relevant to our current moment.
A new self-paced course is now available! Learn about Dwight D. Eisenhower's career as a soldier, educator, and statesman with Professor Michael J. Birkner (Gettysburg College).
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March 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Michael Birkner rocks, and so does this course on Eisenhower. Lots of great info in this course about #NATO, the Cold War, McCarthyism, etc. that are relevant to our current moment.
Echoing this.
Truly, what's the point of these universities employing all of these scholars who dedicate their lives to studying and learning from history if they're just going to make the same mistakes (re:collaboration) wrt to fascism and authoritarianism again and again
Columbia's Provost evidently sent this message to faculty forbidding them from moving classes offline or canceling them amid ICE activity on campus.
March 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Echoing this.
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He stood alone with courage in the face of tyranny.
March 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
He stood alone with courage in the face of tyranny.
I’m forcing myself to reflect on life these days. Who knows where it’ll take me, but it’s a weird world out there, so I figured I’d try and write my way through it.
A beginning
I have never been a particularly hopeful person. It's always come more naturally for me to sit with melancholy than with joy, even before I started accumulating enough life experiences to warrant it. ...
saturnien.ghost.io
March 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I’m forcing myself to reflect on life these days. Who knows where it’ll take me, but it’s a weird world out there, so I figured I’d try and write my way through it.
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The Army deleted my “Why I served” video where I talked about how I decided I wanted to attend West Point/join the Army after one of the cadets my family used to sponsor died in combat. Probably deleted because she was the first black woman to be CSM at West Point.
March 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The Army deleted my “Why I served” video where I talked about how I decided I wanted to attend West Point/join the Army after one of the cadets my family used to sponsor died in combat. Probably deleted because she was the first black woman to be CSM at West Point.
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It really seems like he have to learn some hard lessons again, on war, on economic policy, on taxes, on democracy, and certainly on vaccines and public health. These lessons would not have to be relearned if Americans had even a shred of historical context or understanding.
In Texas, said one doctor: “We’ve vaccinated multiple kids that have never been vaccinated before, some from families that didn’t believe in vaccines.”
@nbcnews.com #measles
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@nbcnews.com #measles
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February 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
It really seems like he have to learn some hard lessons again, on war, on economic policy, on taxes, on democracy, and certainly on vaccines and public health. These lessons would not have to be relearned if Americans had even a shred of historical context or understanding.
I really wish there were a “read later” button so I don’t have to like every post with info I need to sit down and concentrate to read.
Although it’s not like often returned to read my bookmarks on Twitter anyway so maybe the problem is me. 😂
Although it’s not like often returned to read my bookmarks on Twitter anyway so maybe the problem is me. 😂
February 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I really wish there were a “read later” button so I don’t have to like every post with info I need to sit down and concentrate to read.
Although it’s not like often returned to read my bookmarks on Twitter anyway so maybe the problem is me. 😂
Although it’s not like often returned to read my bookmarks on Twitter anyway so maybe the problem is me. 😂
“Move in the faith that we are going to win. Nobody knows what’s going to happen between now and then, but winning and prevailing is a decision.” - @aoc.bsky.social
We’ve got our marching orders, folks. Let’s do this.
We’ve got our marching orders, folks. Let’s do this.
February 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
“Move in the faith that we are going to win. Nobody knows what’s going to happen between now and then, but winning and prevailing is a decision.” - @aoc.bsky.social
We’ve got our marching orders, folks. Let’s do this.
We’ve got our marching orders, folks. Let’s do this.
Democrats are responding to everything like this steward on the Titanic.
The ship is sinking, guys. The president IS TRYING TO SINK THE SHIP.
The ship is sinking, guys. The president IS TRYING TO SINK THE SHIP.
January 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Democrats are responding to everything like this steward on the Titanic.
The ship is sinking, guys. The president IS TRYING TO SINK THE SHIP.
The ship is sinking, guys. The president IS TRYING TO SINK THE SHIP.
Today has been my worst day so far at handling the news, and none of my old comfort shows are helping, so I had to pull out the big guns: Planet Earth.
January 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Today has been my worst day so far at handling the news, and none of my old comfort shows are helping, so I had to pull out the big guns: Planet Earth.
Please save us, Jayden Daniels!
January 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Please save us, Jayden Daniels!
Man, I wish I’d discovered this account earlier. But better late than never!
January 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Man, I wish I’d discovered this account earlier. But better late than never!
Hero.
Merci madame.
Merci madame.
December 20, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Hero.
Merci madame.
Merci madame.
Kid is playing LIGHTS OUT today
"ZU-BY" chants are ringing around Carnesecca Arena, a la Igor chants at the Garden
December 7, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Kid is playing LIGHTS OUT today