Chris Graham, Journeyman Buzzkill

Nov. 18, 1775: A force of about 600 patriots led by Andrew Williamson receives word that a larger Tory army is headed to Ninety-Six, the main settlement on the South Carolina frontier. Williamson marches his men there to defend the town. The opposing sides had been observing a truce that broke down.

That, and Garfield

😂

Oh, no Dwight… Junior…

Wondered about that one. They did get the Black Stamp Act-adjacent protest in Charles Town. That was cool.

Dan Quinn, coach of the Washington Commanders, with gray goatee and busted nose wearing a black ball cap backwards.

Dan Quinn'll give him a run for his money in the backward-hat-suburban-dad-riding-mower game.

Be nice to see what they do when the pace slows in the next episode.

Next episode should mention the most influential but most unknown TJ of the Revolution: Thomas Jeremiah.

This is a good thread on the challenges and choices in creating big narratives.

I'm doing this right now on a smaller scale and certainly sympathize with their decision-making, even if I'm ambivalent about the big narrative they put together.

Still looking forward to the next episode.

Writing text for my exhibit right now & it is painful when we have to summarize that rich scholarship in a label of thirty words or less and you get no space for nuance or contingency. And how much is being left on the cutting room floor is a tragedy. I sympathize w/Burns et. al. in this task.

I'm also looking out for SC things and at least Charles Town got name checked from time to time which is more than we usually get. We'll see if they really mean it if they mention Thomas Jeremiah in the next episode.

I will, of course, be eager to see how this handles the southern colonies.

It was great to see Bill on stage with Howl Owl Howl and @millsish.bsky.social at the Georgia Theatre Friday night. Thanks to @karenryanphoto.bsky.social for the photos!

The fate of our republic depends on it, for some reason that I don't understand

After reading Ryan's memo, this man has no credibility to claim a breach of protocol.

Oh no

YouTube video by Drive-By Truckers - Topic Hell No, I Ain’t Happy (Live at Flicker Bar - Athens, GA - June 20th, 2002)

Um, y'all....

goddammit

A 1774 map

Nov. 14, 1775: The South Carolina Provincial Congress appoints a Committee of Intelligence to correspond with residents of the interior. It also hires messengers to protect public security until a Council of Safety can be formed to examine all persons suspected of treason.

Call for Papers: Religion Southern Cultures encourages submissions from scholars, writers, and artists for a special issue, Religion, to be published Fall 2026. We will accept submissions for this issue through December 15…

Call for Papers: Southern Cultures encourages submissions from scholars, writers, and artists for a special issue on *Religion* to be published in 2026.

They want to shed light on diverse religious traditions, not simply Protestantism.

Deadline: Dec 15. www.southerncultures.org/cfp-religion...

Both hated slavery

area man

Exactly what it says on the label: The Pope in 1982. He's wearing a black hat, dark RayBans, and looks like he's a member of the Blues Brothers.

What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?

It's the Pope in 1982.

just butt dialed my senator since his number is high on my recents lists and, well, gave it to him again.

he says the exact things as anti-integrationists did in the 1950s.

We can only guess, but we do know for a fact that Vance has a problem with that.

The Dillards, a wacked out country rock outfit in the 1970s, who were actually really good.

Same band, after they discovered lsd. Seriously.

Repost with an iconic fictional(ish) band.

so edmund fitzgerald is to songs what master and commander is for movies for a certain type?

(i am that type)