“Being taught by that inestimable and invaluable instrument, namely, the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal, and consequently are endowed with unalienable rights, among which are the enjoyments of life, liberty, and the pursuits of happiness.” +

This doesn't sound familiar at all 🙄 From the Raleigh News and Observer, 13 July 1923, archives.lib.duke.edu/catalog/hunt....

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Courtesy of the Journal of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the North Carolina State Teachers' Educational Association from November 1885, page 9, archive.org/details/jour....

I don't know who or what Park's is, but they are absolutely out of patience. From the Hillsboro Recorder (Hillsborough, NC), 15 Sept. 1887, p. 3, newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn91068....

When creating an advertisement, it is important to choose the correct font. This company...did not 🤣 From the Rockingham Rocket (Rockingham, NC), January 12, 1888, p. 4. newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn91068...

I have implemented a means of making my keyboard shortcuts sync across my computers and it feels INCREDIBLE. This may also be the high a non-tech person gets from doing a tech thing successfully.

Douglass Day 2026 continues! We are not done yet! Plenty of time to help transcribe and enrich the records of Black political organizing! www.zooniverse.org/projects/dou...

"We are often told not to look back over the past. . . But remember that all the present rests on the past." from Frederick Douglass's speech at the celebration of his 71st birthday in D.C. [Cleveland Gazette, 3/34/1888] #DouglassDay

For fans of both #BlackHistory and #TheGildedAge, a reference to T. Thomas Fortune! #DouglassDay @douglassday.bsky.social #transcription

#DouglassDay transcribing...this resolution still feels apt in 2026!

✨ On 2/13, join us as we host Douglass Day 2026! This annual celebration honors the legacy of Frederick Douglass and brings together volunteers to transcribe Black history. Find guides to help you bring Douglass Day into your college and K12 classrooms and register via the newsletter linked below.

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Get Ready for Douglass Day 2026! Fresh newsletter out today. - Preview event on Feb 6 - New teaching resources - Swag (trading cards are back!) open.substack.com/pub/douglass... And there's still plenty of time to register for Douglass Day 2026. All Rights for All!

My only strong opinion about this football game is that the Seahawks kicker should be the #MVP. He has scored the most points today, that means he is the most valuable, correct?

Really testing this claim tonight...

Get ready for the... 🎂 Great Douglass Day Bake Off! 🎂 How to enter: 1. Bake a birthday cake! 2. Decorate it! 3. Post a photo on here or IG to #DouglassDay Competition is going to be fierce! Learn more & see past winners: douglassday.org/bake-off/

Alright 20’s you can stop roaring

If the text says she "had shot at the buffalo," I'm going to need people to stop saying she murdered her husband.

I need the sale of Halloween candy to stop moving backwards. It is Halloween Eve, there should NOT be a dearth of candy options at my grocery store. The "sale" prices should also be cheaper, but that's a different rant.

It's here, it's in the world!!!! 😁

Teaching writing-intensive classes can be a lot sometimes, but man, is it worth it when you see a student take an assignment, run with it, and produce something absolutely amazing ❤️

So as someone new to #gardening, my goal for my first year tomato plant was to grow *something* (ideally a tomato, but probably just get the plant bigger). And I am happy to say I ACHIEVED THAT GOAL!!!!

I wish for the casual flexibility of my cat.

"I am ready to admit, if you insist on it, that you [Americans] have numerous defects; and, since you do nothing by halves, I am sure that you are capable of carrying them further than any other nation -- first in the world always!" (Klein viii). Yikes and...not wrong. archive.org/details/InTh...

It feels like 97 degrees here and Nella remains adamant about spending the day on the balcony.

A delightful #cat poem from The Boston Daily Globe of August 1, 1895.

One of my favorite things about historical research is some of the WILD article titles, like this one, "Gossip About Women," which features hard-hitting news items like "Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt and her daughters have gone into bicycle training." The Omaha Evening Bee [Omaha, NE], 14 Aug. 1895, p. 4

Now that the weather is warmer and Nella's love affair with the furnace has been forcibly ended, she has informed me that I need to reinstate her supervisory chair so she can continue overseeing my work from a comfortable position.

I think my cat is happy I've returned from my travels.

Racism. I don't have to read this article to tell you that the answer to everything is America is racism. Sometimes it's racism + some other thing. But when you build a country from the ground up by displacing indigenous people and enslaving others the answer is never not racism.

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What is America’s pro-natalism movement really about? | Moira Donegan

“The Trump Administration Threat To Transgender Adult Care Is Growing At Lightning Speed” — Friends, please be advised.

The Trump Administration Threat To Transgender Adult Care Is Growing At Lightning Speed

Many transgender adults have wondered when their care would be banned by the Trump administration. Now, we are seeing the first vectors to do so.

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Professor in a lecture said he couldn't find anything besides the cover of a magazine featuring a story titled "Daring Davy, The Young Bear Killer." Anyway, here's the story in full (the lecture is ongoing): dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/ob... I definitely don't have a problem.