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Author of Freeman's Challenge: The Murder That Shook America's Original Prison for Profit and Racial Innocence: Performing American Childhood from Slavery to Civil Rights. https://scholar.harvard.edu/robinbernstein/home ; robinbernsteinphd.com .

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This is exactly what I think.

28.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love this.

27.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 721 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses
"The legislature did not include a grace period."
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Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period." ERIN REED FEB 25, 2026 88 5 21 Share Kansas Sate Capitol // farzinvousoughian

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses.

Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

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Photo of heavy snow on porch near door. Dog's footprints are near door but nowhere else.

Photo of heavy snow on porch near door. Dog's footprints are near door but nowhere else.

Pippin (8 lb chihuahua mix) demanded to go outside in the blizzard. Here's how far she got before she changed her mind.

23.02.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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20.02.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 874 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 8

Same. Crypto is exactly the same as Beanie Babies, but without the Beanie Babies.

05.02.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Monochrome photograph of a young standing white woman in bold stance, wearing a cap, shirt and breeches, smoking, in a photography studio

Monochrome photograph of a young standing white woman in bold stance, wearing a cap, shirt and breeches, smoking, in a photography studio

Norwegian photographer, women's suffragist Marie HΓΈeg (1866-1949) made late 19thc and early 20thc photography including self portraits which challenged how women were expected to be portrayed #WomensArt

27.01.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 458 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

I have some bad news. One, if you need to use ChatGPT for your graduate application letter, you are not ready for graduate school.

Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.

17.01.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 2453 πŸ” 457 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 32

How many women have died with β€œfucking bitch” ringing in their ears? Don’t let the misogyny get erased here

10.01.2026 05:21 πŸ‘ 6660 πŸ” 1797 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 48
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He exposed myth of the South’s β€˜Lost Cause.’ His death shook Richmond. William β€œBill” Martin, 71, died Sunday, Dec. 28, a day after being struck by a car near the Valentine local history museum where he had served as director more than 30 years.

what a terrible loss to the commonwealth www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

03.01.2026 01:12 πŸ‘ 1278 πŸ” 194 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 4

They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!

Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.

31.12.2025 19:55 πŸ‘ 2986 πŸ” 1590 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 121

Why? Why? Why?

31.12.2025 23:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Brief History of Black Doll Designers Since the 1950s - Google Arts & Culture Celebrate the role of Black designers in diversifying dolls to help children build pride and encourage conversation.

The Strong National Museum of Play has put together a lovely online exhibit on Black dolls designers since the 1950s. Enjoy. artsandculture.google.com/story/MAUx6p...

#BlackDolls
#Play
#Toys
#ToyDesigners

30.12.2025 13:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025

27.12.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 3848 πŸ” 1212 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 4
Multicoloured painting with lines, circles and star like motif representing significant meaning

Multicoloured painting with lines, circles and star like motif representing significant meaning

Collaborative artwork,Β 2019 by the senior Indigenous women artists of Amata in the APY Lands of Australia #WomensArt

25.12.2025 07:49 πŸ‘ 743 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.

Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it

19.12.2025 16:46 πŸ‘ 2054 πŸ” 694 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 206
"Moderator: What do you think of Adolf Hitler?

Ashley: I think he was a great leader, to be honest. I think what he was going for was terrible, but I think he showed very strong leadership values.


Andrew: I’m in favor of a strong executive. I think we should have a stronger executive branch. I don’t think we should be killing people or doing mass genocide, obviously, but I do think we should have a strong executive. I feel like one of the biggest problems Trump is running into right now is all these little courts, they want to throw up little blockages against everything he’s trying to do, whether it be his tariffs or deporting people. So I’m very pro-strong executive, strong leader, strong man. I support national sovereignty, and Hitler was a nationalist. He was like, we have to take Germany back for Germans. And I feel like we should do that in America. We should take America back for our native population. So, I’m not an expert on Hitler by any means, but as far as nationalism is concerned, I’m all that.


Brice: I myself am actually Jewish, ancestrally. I’m Christian by faith, but Jewish by blood. I’ve actually read Mein Kampf. The end conclusions that he came to: absolutely abominable. But I strangely understood where he was coming from as far as wanting to improve the national state of Germany."

"Moderator: What do you think of Adolf Hitler? Ashley: I think he was a great leader, to be honest. I think what he was going for was terrible, but I think he showed very strong leadership values. Andrew: I’m in favor of a strong executive. I think we should have a stronger executive branch. I don’t think we should be killing people or doing mass genocide, obviously, but I do think we should have a strong executive. I feel like one of the biggest problems Trump is running into right now is all these little courts, they want to throw up little blockages against everything he’s trying to do, whether it be his tariffs or deporting people. So I’m very pro-strong executive, strong leader, strong man. I support national sovereignty, and Hitler was a nationalist. He was like, we have to take Germany back for Germans. And I feel like we should do that in America. We should take America back for our native population. So, I’m not an expert on Hitler by any means, but as far as nationalism is concerned, I’m all that. Brice: I myself am actually Jewish, ancestrally. I’m Christian by faith, but Jewish by blood. I’ve actually read Mein Kampf. The end conclusions that he came to: absolutely abominable. But I strangely understood where he was coming from as far as wanting to improve the national state of Germany."

From a focus group of Gen Z Republicans. (www.city-journal.org/article/manh...)

Tell me again about how Zohran Mamdani is the big threat to Jewish thriving in the US today.

19.12.2025 18:27 πŸ‘ 2936 πŸ” 788 πŸ’¬ 203 πŸ“Œ 359

AI is a war on Christmas. Spread the word.

14.12.2025 17:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

YES INDEED

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This summer I was in Toronto for the Graphic Medicine conference & on the path called Philosopher’s Walk, I found this memorial & grove of trees planted for the 14 women killed in the Montreal Massacre in 1989. "It is not enough to look back in pain. We must create a new future."

07.12.2023 01:33 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I Set A Trap To Catch Students Cheating With AI. The Result Was Deflating "I am no stranger to students trying to cut corners by copying and pasting from Wikipedia, but the introduction of generative AI has enabled them to cheat in startling new ways."

Yes. Yes. Yes. Sob. Yes.

@huffpost.com #AI #teaching

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/set-tr...

24.11.2025 19:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Fun Home | Huntington Theatre Company

Does #FunHome pass the #BechdelTest? I asked this question in the program notes for the @huntingtontheatre.bsky.social's production of this amazing musical. Hope you'll take a peek at my answer! It's on p. 10. And do check out this show! www.huntingtontheatre.org/whats-on/fun...

17.11.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...

Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process β€” theonion.com/not-sure-how...

13.11.2025 00:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today I had a phone call with a repairman. He called me Carol. I just let it slide. After we hung up, he called me back.
Repair Guy: I just realized I called you Carol. I'm sorry.
Me: That's OK. I've been called worse.
Repair Guy: Thanks for understanding, Robin.
Me: No problem, Carol.

12.11.2025 23:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it’s super weird that Americans normalized spotlighting individual social media posts as β€œnews” and then responding by harassing and doxxing people because of them

Gamergate should have been a show stopper, not a starter

12.11.2025 16:39 πŸ‘ 178 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

I could only think of two: @alisonbechdel.bsky.social and Bill Watterson. I'm curious to hear other people's answers!

12.11.2025 12:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A question for you: who is an author who has written more than 5 books, and you have read every book the author has published? My answers in the first comment.

12.11.2025 12:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, thank you, @afroartnerd.bsky.social ! This really brings a smile to my face.

11.11.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Smiling white person with red shirt, glasses, and green cap. Person holds travel mug that reads "drafting the past."

Smiling white person with red shirt, glasses, and green cap. Person holds travel mug that reads "drafting the past."

Thank you, @draftingthepast.bsky.social! Kate Carpenter interviews #historians about how--and why--we do what we do. I loved talking with her about what I call the "disco ball of integrity." draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis... And now she's sent me this awesome swag! Thanks for this awesome podcast.

11.11.2025 13:40 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

a very easy thing you can do right now if you're worried about the SNAP freeze and don't know how to help is Google "community fridge [your location]" and then drop stuff off at that fridge

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