#Confederacy

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

In Kenosha and Portland we're seeing Trumpism evolve into its next form: fascistic sectarian violence.We need to recognize the threat, how we got here, and the history of America we

Dr Rob Thompson

DrRobThompson

Day 1. We begin the shaming of #ConfederateHeritageMonth with the First Battle of Boonville, Missouri on 17 June 1861. The U.S. Army under CPT Nathaniel Lyon routed the forces of

Androw | BLM

Andronian42

Holy shit the animal white people movie is actually releasing in the US Also counts as a furry movie lol According to Netflix, this film premiered at the Annecy Int.

Stephen L. Young

SLYProfessor

THREAD - In case we oust Trumpdom, please know:When conservatives lose or societal moral-commonsense shifts against them, they immediately begin talking about the importance of "Forgiveness" and "Reconciliation" so that

, B.S.

Pacheco_JA_

So, Virginia Tech has officially announced they will change the names of Lee and Barringer Hall. [THREAD] If you don’t know why Claudius lee is bad, here’s a link:https://twitter.com/Pacheco_JA_/status/1117467094810013696?s=20 If

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

Let's talk about America's long, weird history of conspiracy theories, how they're gateways to fascism and fueled by white supremacist paranoia, and why Trump's shrinking cult poses an incredible threat.

Wordslinger {Kas Ka Gan}

Wordslinger__

Now is a good time to remind us that the evangelical movement is up for some long overdue payments.If the last 4 years have done anything, it is to expose

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

We have to talk about Tucker Carlson, Replacement Theory, and the Right's usage of white supremacist paranoia and apocalyptic fearmongering to legitimize violence.This is fascism. Period. We've seen it before

Gary Holland 🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🇺🇸

gholland04

!!Quick Decode — (6/24/20)The TimeStamp 11:49 ClueLeads us to Q-Drop 1149Here we find ....>>1055924We thought it was Scalia. Thanks for spelling it out – Ruth Bader Ginsberg. I need to

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

To all the people who argue that the "left" should stop using phrases like "defund the police" and words like "socialism" or "reparations"It's a STUPID STUPID STUPID argument. History has

The summers we shared

Picss3o

How new is Modern Money Theory?Let me tell you a story...In the US Civil War Abraham Lincoln was running out of money to pay the troops. He went to the

Bob Elder

southernphd

Over the last two weeks a truly fascinating fight over the legacy of John C. Calhoun has erupted between two conservative publications, @amconmag and @nro. I'd love to write about

John Stoehr's Editorial Board

johnastoehr

We should question Chad Wolf's loyalty by @johnastoehr https://stoehr.substack.com/p/we-should-question-chad-wolfs-loyalty?r=5msd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=twitter 1. All presidents rankle when the Washingt

Angela Mayfield

pinkrocktopus

1. Robert E Lee was such a *NOT* great general that he committed treason to lead the army of a country of traitors, and he lost that army’s only war,

President-Elect CivilDrivel

DrivelCivil

https://digital.nls.uk/encyclopaedia-britannica/archive/144133900The 1771 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica is an odd book. For example, it shows Muscovite Tartaria as the biggest, most populace nation on Earth. Bet you never learned t

Molly McKew

MollyMcKew

Wars on history aren’t about winning history. They are about justifying & framing a current course of action, and sketching a vector — a direction — for the future.Understanding the