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Meredith Hindley
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Rogue history Ph.D. Former public servant. World War II, hockey, lipstick, and classic movies. Colorado and Wyoming bred. DC dweller. Author of DESTINATION CASABLANCA (PublicAffairs).
Visitors to DC do this on the Metro. It does not go over well.
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
I would pay good money for a recreated 1980s mall. Punks smoking outside Waldenbooks. Stoners at the Orange Julius. Weird abstract sculpture fountains. Fake plants hanging from nowhere. A food court that smells like pizza and industrial carpet cleaner.
Niko Stratis@nikostratis.com · 2w agothe nostalgia diner industry should have aged past the 50s. I should be able to go to an era-accurate 90s diner, served a room temp Fruitopia by staff in babydoll dresses, there should be a Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition machine against the wall. They could sell Desert Storm trading cards.
The District of Columbia Archives has released its largest digital collection of historic photos — showing new views of the city from 1947 through 1959. Find anything interesting? Let us know!
Check out thousands of photos of midcentury D.C.
The District of Columbia Archives has released its largest digital collection of historic photos
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Just me madly refreshing the ESPN app on because my internet went out during the France-Morocco game . . .
@ianlivingston.bsky.social How low can the ceiling be for fireworks? If this cell doesn’t move out . . . (Asking as someone who would like to get some sleep.)
102 degrees in DC. Mall currently being evacuated for weather. At the rate things are going, I wouldn’t be surprised if the hell mouth doesn’t open soon . . .
a woman in a blue jacket says " anyone who 's not having fun here ? follow me "
Alt: Buffy Summers in a blue jacket says "anyone who 's not having fun here ? follow me"
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What to the Colored Conventions was the Declaration of Independence? Normally we hear Frederick Douglass on the 4th of July. This year, we are trying something new. From now until Monday night, we are posting quotes every half hour from the Colored Conventions movement. coloredconventions.org
"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"
This is my lane. I went through the 194 Trump v Barbara opinion from yesterday section by section, noting what they got right about US migration and citizenship history, and what the dissents get wrong. Please share if you think it is helpful to others.
I Read Trump v Barbara So You Don’t Have To — Anna O. Law
As someone who took 16 years to research and write a new book, Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship , a policy and legal history, I paid keen attention to the oral arguments (April 1) ...
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French Resistance fighter and historian Marc Bloch, murdered by the Gestapo in 1944, is inducted into Panthéon in Paris.
In honor of Scotland’s historic World Cup run and status as America’s tipsy sweethearts, let’s look at the fashion history behind the Tartan Army’s uniform. The name itself comes from a worsted wool fabric in a twill weave with a distinctive geometric pattern (or sett), erroneously called plaid.
Scotland-Morocco: a young Scot named Thomas Pellow was snatched by Barbary pirates, taken to Morocco, converted to Islam, became a military commander in an enslaved army for the sultan, escaped back to London, and wrote a wildly popular captivity narrative. He hated being back in the UK. PLUS… (1/2)
Ed Burmila@edburmila.bsky.social · 2mo agoUSA-Australia, not obscure. But in 1865 CSS Shenandoah was chasing Union whalers and broke down, anchored near Melbourne, and since not much happened in Melbourne, became the focus of a week long party featuring a formal ball. After repair it went on to fire the final shots of the Civil War.
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My Dessalines jersey arrived today! I'm so happy that Saeta is restocking the original, even though FIFA banned it! theconversation.com/fifas-haiti-...
Knicks watch parties and celebrations in the streets and World Cup players and supporters discovering America are healing my soul right now. Community wins every time.
During the World Cup watch out for Haiti’s shirt which depicts the Battle of Vertieres in 1803, the final battle of the Haitian Revolution against Napoleon’s France - and slavery. First game next Saturday.
