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It’s a ‘hobby,’ a lifestyle choice, a weekend with the lads, just a way to spend a little time each day, ‘hey the (disgraced) former king used to hang out with guys dressed like this.’ I’m in.
A fun 🧵for those building out reading on the Great War
MEMORANDUM OPINION February 16, 2026 “All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary. In no case would it have been possible, once the deed was done, to prove that any falsification had taken place.” George Orwell, 1984' As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984 now existed, with its motto "Ignorance is Strength," this Court is now asked to determine whether the federal government has the power it claims—to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts. It does not. The President's House is a component of Independence National Historical Park that commemorates the site of the first official presidential residence and the people who lived there, including people enslaved by President George Washington. On January 22, 2026, the National Park Service ("NPS") removed panels, displays, and video exhibits that referenced slavery and information about the individuals enslaved at the President's House. Plaintiff City of Philadelphia ("the City" filed this lawsuit under the Administrative Procedures Act ("APA") against the Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum…
CONCLUsION For the reasons stated above, the Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be granted. The preliminary injunction will remain in place pending further litigation in this matter. There can b no prejudice to Defendants' restoration of the status quo as of January 21, 2026, which requires that Defendants reinstall all panels, displays, and video exhibits that were previously in place. Defendants shall further prevent any additions, removals, destruction, or further changes of any kind to the President's House site, except in the event that a mutual written agreement is reachec between Defendants and the City of Philadelphia. An order will be entered.
Federal court orders Trump administration to restore historical panel exhibits at President’s House in Philadelphia.
Happy Presidents Day.
“It feels like someone just lit a match on your eyelid and put out a match on your eyelid”
This is a helluva reporting job by @nbcnews.com with videos, photos & eyewitness accounts of how the ICE rampage through American cities is inflicting "grievous injuries" on people. Read/share:
From Your mouth to Your ear
🧵The experiences of an attorney brought into immigration cases in MN over the past month. Describes the disregard for the law by DHS, abetted by AUSAs. Defiance of court orders, inhumane conditions for prisoners, &c.
Our History UK Pedagogy Forum returns for 2026, beginning with a timely online discussion on narratives around the 'Value' of a history degree (3-4.30pm, Tuesday 24 February 2026)
Please do share, hope to see you there!
#historyeducation #academicsky
historyuk.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/events/2025-...
🧵On the sites the DHS is purchasing to convert into prison camps for detainees. More than $500m spent already, & localities often learn of the plans after the fact. What are the entities who refit the sites? Who will run them? What about local infrastructure capacity (& tax implications)?
This data deserves as wide an audience as you’ve got.
A useful guide to researching environmental history at the national Archives, UK.
Oh no
This.
Amen. The Boss.
Another? They’ve shot another Minnesotan?
Apparently yesterday, while other non-violent actions took place around the Twin Cities. After clergy visited the site where George Floyd was killed, legal observers noticed vehicles following the bus carrying the clergy & began to follow and film. ICE officers proceeded to attack the observers.
If you’re not watching Minnesota, you need to. This is what democracy looks like. This is what people power looks like. Bless them.
Ignore the inevitable, instinctive, ad hominem, knee jerk hostility to a book on slavery and the monarchy in the right wing press. This is a better glimpse of @brookenewman.bsky.social’s new book:
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The brilliant @anamariecox.bsky.social on the ground at the Minneapolis airport. Listen to her describe the reality of people organizing to support community in the face of what has come to MN. This is people power at its finest. Inspirational.
🧵Interesting from Carney in Davos
🔥 MACRON (throwing shade at Trump): "We do prefer respect to bullies…. And we prefer rule of law to brutality. Having a place like Europe which is predictable, loyal, and where you know the rule of the game is the rule of law, it's a good place.”
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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🔊 MN clergy got Target CEO Brian Cornell on the phone.
Target’s motto: “Expect more. Pay less.”
More like expect the bare minimum and get… hung up on? 🤔
We’re not leaving Target HQ until we get a meeting with Brian Cornell.
#ICEOutOfMN #ICEOutForGood #ReneeGood
Minneapolis yesterday. This. 🙏❤️
I’m sorry. Dominant what? And that’s a good thing???
And to you, Nicholas! Would be great to connect. Enjoy the holiday!
Happy New Year, Bluesky 🎉 May peace, care for working folks, racial justice, access to universal healthcare, scientific & historical research, & empathy be our guiding lights.
Oh my
A searching article from three outstanding historians in @irishhiststudies.bsky.social Thinking through how one moves beyond the statist view of history, in Ireland or elsewhere, is essential in the 21st century. I highly recommend this piece.
