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A trunk that has been opened to reveal a chest of drawers inside

In today's "things I covet" 👇

Metal and leather straight-back dresser trunk, c.1890. It converted from steamer trunk to dresser so the traveler was not required to unpack.

That lunge is no joke. When I played I found butt muscles I never knew existed.

Bad Bunny holds a football that says Together, we are America.

Unidos somos América.

And Pedro pascal?!?

The US at the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution - Minneapolis, January 24, 2026

Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"

Protester in Minnesota: I’m 70 years old and I’m fucking angry *disappears into gas*

I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.

Anything by Tiya Miles! My absolute favorite is Wild Girls.

Two white cats with orange coloring sitting on a shared perch framed by curtains

Squishy (laying down) and Pepper (looking lovingly) trying out their best Renaissance painting pose

Oh I'm so glad you saved it from being chopped up! I studied embroidered maps as an educational tool in my MA program! What a great find!!

If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.

Couldn't agree with you more. She's so great and I cannot watch her show without my blood pressure rising to dangerous levels.

What a beautiful tribute to his work! He left flowers for you to not only appreciate but to plant anew in your work. The awesome power of historians

This is absolutely what will happen. Teachers already fear the perception of their choices in the classroom. In a time of sky high cost of living and attacks on education in general, self preservation will unfortunately win for many, especially if there is no support for risk taking within schools

If you need a reminder of what we're fighting for, here are a bunch of authors reading short excerpts of letters sent to them by grateful readers. Recommend having tissues handy.

The National Archives belong to We the People. These records are used by historians and other researchers, but also veterans, Native nations, genealogists, students, and so many more people.

While bombing Iran is bad for Trump’s poll numbers, starting a war and creating chaos is good for Trump as an authoritarian. Authoritarians exploit chaos to claim emergency powers, deploy the military domestically, and undermine free and fair elections.

These attacks must be viewed from this lens.

it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time

a little boy is being interviewed by a woman with a microphone that says ktla on it Alt: a little boy is being interviewed by a woman with a microphone that says ktla on it. He starts by giggling but devolves into crying and putting his hands to his face

I teach high school history and my co-teacher and I discussed if we are going to teach the constitution in the present or past tense in the fall.

all my friends and i talk about is getting rid of our phones our phones as the tiny gods we are trying not to worship

Want to feel seen? Read this amazing poem about our desire to let go of our glowing overlords, our phones: open.substack.com/pub/quirineb...

The entire goal of the Birmingham children's march was to fill the jails with arrested minors to show the police state nature of Jim Crow. People may post #goodtrouble but then miss the entire point of putting yourself on the line to stand up against tyranny

I had the exact same thought! Even with the little "gift" after the beating. It's what he knows: to be a predator and abuser.

I don't know, I might trust this silly billy kitty on national security concerns more than those in the situation room right now.

I am calimaxxing this summer babes

BREAKING NEWS: This video will likely improve your day.

Amazing!! Thank you!!

Ooh, would love to hear more about this assignment!!

It's been driving me nuts!! Let me read proquest!

The stabby stitchers