Nicole Belolan she her
@nicolebelolan.bsky.social
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consulting public historian | historian of disability & material culture | cat mom & native plant mom | house restorer | local Green Team Chair | antique lover | not complying | resisting fascism| views my own
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nicolebelolan.bsky.social
Philadelphia-area/South Jersey/Northern DE Fam! Can you help Catalina? She has been our foster nugget since Feb and really needs a safe, permanent home. Thanks for spreading the word!
nicolebelolan.bsky.social
Philadelphia region peeps: Looking for a chill lap cat? Consider adopting Catalina from PAWS! She's been our buddy for several months but would love a permanent home with you. Let me know if you have questions. Learn more here: phillypaws.org/adopt/animal...
Cat behind banister in living room setting. Striped pillow and antique lamp in foreground.
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martharichart.bsky.social
Made this for October 18. I’m sick of these a-holes.
A poster for No Kings March on October 18. It features a yellow background with a black cat head. At the top of the page it says “no kings” in puffy black hand-written type. Between the cat’s ear is a small black crown with an X on it. There are black stars flowers and shapes around the head. The cat has stripes in lots of different colors. Its fangs are out. Below the head it says October 18th and below that it says nokings.org, all in puffy black hand-written type. Next to that type it says “power is ours. Time to use it” also in puffy black hand-written type. Art is ©️Martha Rich
nicolebelolan.bsky.social
Catalina is still looking for a home...she has been with us as a foster through PAWS (Philadelphia) since February. If you know someone who is looking for an independent cat who also likes laps and windows, please send her info along to them!

And #Resist.
nicolebelolan.bsky.social
Philadelphia region peeps: Looking for a chill lap cat? Consider adopting Catalina from PAWS! She's been our buddy for several months but would love a permanent home with you. Let me know if you have questions. Learn more here: phillypaws.org/adopt/animal...
Cat behind banister in living room setting. Striped pillow and antique lamp in foreground.
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rossb-brighton.bsky.social
One for my German followers - there's a free queer ecology walk in Berlin on 4 October: www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/participa... 🌲🌈🐞🏳️‍⚧️🦢

@mfnberlin.bsky.social has a terrific audio queer guide to its collections (in English): www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/en/visit/fur... #GLAMS #QueerInSTEM
Queering Nature - in the park
A queer-historical view of nature and science
www.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin
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juliametraux.bsky.social
For a @motherjones.com piece, I'm looking to chat with 3-4 retirees about how they've been volunteering for causes that push back against what the Trump administration is doing. Please email [email protected]
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caitlindeangelis.bsky.social
Reposting for the morning crowd:

Join us on Sept. 25, 6:00 ET for a presentation of research on Black History at the Vassall Estate, currently the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site in Cambridge, MA.

Register:
harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Cover page of the special history study, "Black History at the Vassall Estate" featuring the signatures of Anthony, Cuba, Darby, Cyrus, James, Catherine, and Abigail Vassall, and Flora Vassall Maranday
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wearegonnafindout.bsky.social
At least 9 baby monarchs in this little patch 🤯 and at least one over in the butterfly weed. The gardening is working

🌱🐛🦋
#nativeplants
#insects
A frankly bedraggled patch of swamp milkweed. There are a lot of stripey monarch caterpillars in it, though not all may be visible.
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marc-fischer.bsky.social
If you saw my earlier posts with this same intro header, Tasks for the National Guard in Chicago, they have become the latest Public Collectors zine. I finished it this morning. It's a single folded sheet and I made 425 copies. Get one free on 8/31, 11-6 at the Hairpin Arts Center, at #ZineMercado
A pink folded sheet shown next to a bone folder with the title: 

TASKS FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD IN CHICAGO

What follows is a preliminary list of 25 recommended tasks in advance of the pointless military occupation of Chicago by the 
National Guard, ordered by the president. These tasks may be completed in no particular order but they must be completed. Once finished to our satisfaction, new tasks can be assigned as needed. Good luck, troops.
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lollardfish.bsky.social
“Someday, I hope, we’re going to have a reckoning over the horrors of this moment, but I don’t think we can do it without a clearer understanding of how this fits into U.S. history. There’s a tendency to say, “This isn’t who we are,” and I get the impulse, but history is never that simple.”
Opinion | Concentration camps are not just part of our past, but our present and future
From David M. Perry: From Minnesota’s Fort Snelling to Japanese internment camps to Florida's Alligator Alcatraz, these camps have become an American tradition.
www.startribune.com
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juliametraux.bsky.social
Ugly laws led to poor, disabled people being institutionalized. It's now part of the strategy Trump plans to use to get rid of unhoused people, in DC and beyond.

For @motherjones.com, I spoke to @okaysoldierschweik.bsky.social, who wrote a book about ugly laws.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Ugly laws: the blueprint for Trump's anti-homeless crusade
DC's crackdown is just the latest in a long war on being poor and disabled in public.
www.motherjones.com
nicolebelolan.bsky.social
Do you know someone who has no other pets and is looking for an easy-going senior kitty? Consider Catalina! Adoption fee waived through Sept. 6!
nicolebelolan.bsky.social
Philadelphia region peeps: Looking for a chill lap cat? Consider adopting Catalina from PAWS! She's been our buddy for several months but would love a permanent home with you. Let me know if you have questions. Learn more here: phillypaws.org/adopt/animal...
Cat behind banister in living room setting. Striped pillow and antique lamp in foreground.
nicolebelolan.bsky.social
Would love the making of nature if you're willing to share! I am the chair of my local green team and am always trying to build my historical knowledge in this domain.
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cjdenial.bsky.social
Now updated with more links (thanks to everyone who suggested new material!) and with the years that each article was published. catherinedenial.org/blog/uncateg...
Against Generative AI – Cate Denial
catherinedenial.org
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visibilitybrigade.bsky.social
We need you to #BeBraveWithUs against our nation’s dark turn! On August 15th, The #VisibilityBrigade is launching the #BeBrave movement because it’s #BraveOfUs to fight for our country. To learn more about how you can participate:
www.visibilitybrigade.com/bebraveday @anatosaurus.bsky.social
nicolebelolan.bsky.social
#HandsOff history. ty. Sending good vibes to my colleagues here.
wsj.com
Exclusive: The White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America’s 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with President Trump’s interpretation of American history.
Exclusive | White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump’s Historical Vision
Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.
on.wsj.com