Jeff MacGregor
@macgsmithsonianmag.bsky.social
Writer-at-Large / Smithsonian Magazine Tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral, pastoral-comical, historical-pastoral, tragical-historical, tragical-comical-historical-pastoral, scene individable, or poem unlimited.
What wilt thou do, old man? Think'st thou that duty shall have dread to speak, When power to flattery bows?
Good morning, my friends. Your Smithsonian castle, radiant.
First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
For more than a year, the White House has threatened and criticized the Smithsonian—but going after museums may not be the base-galvanizing issue Trump thinks it is, @kelseyables.bsky.social reports.
One Problem With Attacking the Smithsonian? Americans Like It.
Coming after a history museum may not be the base-galvanizing issue Trump thinks it is.
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Happy book birthday to @edgeofsports.bsky.social "Dave Zirin’s masterful recounting of Howard Zinn's life is rich in political detail & ideological insight, yet delightfully warm & compelling in its storytelling." — J. Nichols Order from Bookshop or library ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/materials/th...
The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
Book — Non-fiction. By Dave Zirin. 2026. 400 pages. A biography of iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, examining his life and work as a progressive icon and thought leader through the story of the t...
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For more than a year, the White House has threatened and criticized the Smithsonian—but going after museums may not be the base-galvanizing issue Trump thinks it is, @kelseyables.bsky.social reports.
One Problem With Attacking the Smithsonian? Americans Like It.
Coming after a history museum may not be the base-galvanizing issue Trump thinks it is.
bit.ly
Tonight! Tomorrow: Toronto. Thursday: Ottawa.
Zoë Sahay@drsdesk.bsky.social · 3d agoWinnipeg! @colsonwhitehead.com is visiting our one-of-a-kind city for the first time on Tuesday. Let’s show up and support these types of events in our Canadian cultural hot-spot! Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/an-evening...
For more than a year, the White House has threatened and criticized the Smithsonian—but going after museums may not be the base-galvanizing issue Trump thinks it is, @kelseyables.bsky.social reports.
One Problem With Attacking the Smithsonian? Americans Like It.
Coming after a history museum may not be the base-galvanizing issue Trump thinks it is.
bit.ly
First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Good morning, my friends. Your Smithsonian castle in the summer sun.
My friend, Howard.
Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X)@markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 2d ago"With mainstream money comes the mainstream language...Her whiteness sells. Her whiteness and straightness in a time of nationwide anti-blackness and homophobia sell even more. Cunningham doesn’t fight it. She bathes in it." -- Howard Bryant www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...
this is not true. there was no conspiracy. it didn't matter whether the streetcars were publicly owned (seattle, detroit) or private (los angeles, atlanta). a thread (because i wrote a whole-ass book on this): 1/?
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d agoIs everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.
Good morning, my friends. Your Smithsonian castle in the summer sun.
First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
We've been pushing for a federal reporter's privilege law for years, but the Trump administration is making the case better than we ever could. The next Congress needs to pass the PRESS Act so FBI agents stop showing up at freelance journalists' doors with subpoenas.
Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources (Gift Article)
A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.
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Ugh, no, don't. A hardcore antisemite. What a giant unforced error.
Deadline@deadline.com · 5d agoJohn Galliano will be the subject of its spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition, with the Met Gala set to celebrate the acclaimed British designer.
Good morning, my friends. Your Smithsonian castle, all lit up by that butter sun.
Set honour in one eye and death i' the other, And I will look on both indifferently, For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honour more than I fear death.
First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Set honour in one eye and death i' the other, And I will look on both indifferently, For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honour more than I fear death.
