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An American anniversary to be remembered.
#OnThisDay in 1865, the United States officially ends the practice of slavery after the 13th Amendment is ratified.
Read #ConstitutionDaily to learn more about the 13th Amendment: https://ow.ly/4Icw50XAixX
Read #ConstitutionDaily to learn more about the 13th Amendment: https://ow.ly/4Icw50XAixX
On this day: The United States formally outlaws slavery | Constitution Center
On December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment was ratified after the state of Georgia approved the amendment as it was proposed to the states by Congress. That act officially ended the practice of slavery in the United States.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
An American anniversary to be remembered.
US citizen and veteran George Retes:”What’s happening right now isn’t right.”
George Retes is an American citizen and veteran who was unjustly pepper-sprayed, arrested, and imprisoned for three days by ICE.
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
Yet he won't be intimidated by this lawless administration. He's speaking up and telling his story as part of a new $250k @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social campaign. 👇
December 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
US citizen and veteran George Retes:”What’s happening right now isn’t right.”
Kathleen DuVal discussing Native Nations—well worth making time to attend. Speaking as a former student of Dr. DuVal.
This #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, historian Kathleen DuVal explores a thousand years of Native history.
Register to attend #AmericasTownHall on Nov. 4 at noon ET: https://ow.ly/XmzK50Xcu9g
Register to attend #AmericasTownHall on Nov. 4 at noon ET: https://ow.ly/XmzK50Xcu9g
October 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Kathleen DuVal discussing Native Nations—well worth making time to attend. Speaking as a former student of Dr. DuVal.
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Well-behaved sandwiches rarely make history
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Well-behaved sandwiches rarely make history
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Hey #AcademicSky and #CommSky! Check out this special issue of Journalism and Communication Monographs on race in communication research! Some thought-provoking commentary by @professordavidoh.bsky.social @llop14.bsky.social @melitagarza.bsky.social and more! journals.sagepub.com/toc/JMO/curr...
May 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Hey #AcademicSky and #CommSky! Check out this special issue of Journalism and Communication Monographs on race in communication research! Some thought-provoking commentary by @professordavidoh.bsky.social @llop14.bsky.social @melitagarza.bsky.social and more! journals.sagepub.com/toc/JMO/curr...
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@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: Mexican Navy tragedy at the Brooklyn Bridge shows us how real New Yorkers respond www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
May 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: Mexican Navy tragedy at the Brooklyn Bridge shows us how real New Yorkers respond www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
"A system that delivers the same penalty for committing a violent crime and for driving with a broken taillight is inherently unjust." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...
Opinion | The Profound Inhumanity of ICE Raids
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May 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"A system that delivers the same penalty for committing a violent crime and for driving with a broken taillight is inherently unjust." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...
In this Mother's Day OpEd published in Newsweek today 5/9/2025, I write a remembrance of my mother growing up in the Great Depression and coming of age in World War II in San Antonio, Texas. www.newsweek.com/our-elders-s...
This Mother's Day, Let's Honor Our Elders by Listening | Opinion
History can only be forgotten if we let it.
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May 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In this Mother's Day OpEd published in Newsweek today 5/9/2025, I write a remembrance of my mother growing up in the Great Depression and coming of age in World War II in San Antonio, Texas. www.newsweek.com/our-elders-s...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal. (Gift Article)
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
@dr-isabelskinner.bsky.social kinner reveals "algorithmic funny business" in the Trump administration's mass deportation PR campaign in this must read piece: thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
Tracking Mass Deportation by the Numbers, Not Smoke and Mirrors
“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.”The not-so-ethereal Wizard infamously demands this in the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz, directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 novel by...
thefulcrum.us
February 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
@dr-isabelskinner.bsky.social kinner reveals "algorithmic funny business" in the Trump administration's mass deportation PR campaign in this must read piece: thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
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Please give a listen to Brian Sicknick's brother Craig and show your support to him and his family. They deserve so much better @jan6risingvoice.bsky.social
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Brian Sicknick's family 'angered' after Jan. 6 pardons
YouTube video by NJ Spotlight News
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January 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Please give a listen to Brian Sicknick's brother Craig and show your support to him and his family. They deserve so much better @jan6risingvoice.bsky.social
youtu.be/X4X6Y8A78u4?...
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I was really hoping all the Canadian and Mexican firefighters would save us from more than just the fires.
January 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I was really hoping all the Canadian and Mexican firefighters would save us from more than just the fires.
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This is the way we start a new day!
Share something that gives you joy.
Poetry
Share something that gives you joy.
Poetry
January 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This is the way we start a new day!
Share something that gives you joy.
Poetry
Share something that gives you joy.
Poetry
Sharing my piece published this week in The Fulcrum: thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
Mediating Mexicans: Immigrant news portrayals time can’t erase
A recent cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz, winner of the Herblock Prize, shows a brown-skinned man standing at a street corner and holding a large homemade sign.
As a couple in a red Volkswagen approach, perha...
thefulcrum.us
December 4, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Sharing my piece published this week in The Fulcrum: thefulcrum.us/governance-l...