YouTube video by US National Archives Don't Be a Sucker

In 1947 the US War Department released “Don’t Be a Sucker,” now archived by the National Archives. It shows how fascism grows through fear lies and scapegoating. This should not be history. It is a reminder our government once wanted remembered.

26.1-snapshot-6 changes This is a good one. As someone who has been writing tooling for interfacing with the game for several years, the flaws of how the game stores its level data stick out all the time. History Back bef…

Wrote about the very nice changes in 26.1-snapshot-6:

njs.libraries.rutgers.edu NJS: An Interdisciplinary Journal Summer 2025 The New Jersey Miscount: The 1860 Census and the Accidental Humanization of Enslaved Individuals By Luke Voyles DOI: 10.14713/njs.v1112.362 Abstract: The 1860 census is the only example in U.S. history when the U.S. government systematically recorded the names and ages of enslaved individuals of a state. Because government officials underestimated the number of enslaved people in New Jersey, there was no slave schedule in the state. Therefore, the names of enslaved individuals appeared within the households of their enslavers in the regular 1860 census. The official census statistics only listed 18 individuals as enslaved in 1860, but a close examination of every 1860 census page for New Jersey uncovers 64 names tied to slavery. This essay explores the context behind the census, and how the census accidentally humanized people whom it often marginalized.

Some years ago, I was chatting with a Retropolis reader, a young history student, and I mentioned there were several dozen people enslaved in New Jersey up until the day the 13th Amendment kicked in in December 1865.

Y’all. He identified every one of them.
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Abolish ICE.

There’s no reforming it.

There’s no compromise.

There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.

Large sign held above the heads of a big crowd This is Not The Way Life Should Be Abolish ICE

Maine Knows How to Clear ICE seen on sign near Monument Square

Huge crowd of people standing outside in the cold carrying signs.

Portland Maine 01/30/2026

'Melania' Is a Horror Movie The first lady is trapped, and she doesn’t seem to know it.

Thirty-five million dollars were spent marketing this! It is like someone eating spoonfuls of gold-encrusted garbage and beckoning you to watch. Look at how much gold I’ve put on it! More gold than anyone! Doesn’t it look delicious?

People of DC: This is a great, frequently updated, zoomable map of where the snow plows are, and how recently they've been on any given street.

Based on our experience, it's accurate. We saw a truck, and then the map status of our street changed. Check it out

citizeninsights.geotab.com#/dcsnowgov

70 years after the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Left hand on the ground trying not to hit the pavement; right hand still holding a cell phone. ICE person standing with a one handed grip pointing his gun right at the man’s head.

There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this

Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law

James Cameron, on moving to New Zealand:

@variety.com
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Aaaaaaaaauuuuugghh

Photos from yesterday were up on Commons last night but I was too tired to post any here: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...

Protesters at Foley Square

A white rose laid against a lamppost.

A woman named Renee Good was murdered this afternoon in Minnesota by the masked gestapo. New Yorkers protested it this evening. Here are photos of it: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...

I ask this every now and then and I’ve yet to get a good answer.

How long does it take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history?

Arrest them all

Ensures that all the diseases covered by the previous immunization schedule will still be available to anyone who wants them through Affordable Care Act insurance plans and federal insurance programs, including Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Vaccines for Children program. Families will not have to purchase them out of pocket. Among peer nations, the U.S. will continue to offer the most childhood vaccines for free to those who want them.

Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them

A crowd of people and press gather outside the United States District Court in Manhattan for Nicolás Maduro's arraignment.

The entrance to the United States District Court in Manhattan for Nicolás Maduro's arraignment.

A crowd of people and press gather outside the United States District Court in Manhattan for Nicolás Maduro's arraignment. A bunch of people are up high and are waving Venezuelan flags and anti-Maduro signs.

A crowd of people and press gather outside the United States District Court in Manhattan for Nicolás Maduro's arraignment.

getting photos captioned and making structured data around it is a pain so here are the photos from this afternoon outside the courthouse where maduro was arraigned commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...

Hey West Coast - if your local station’s preempting Marketplace tonight, we’ve got a podcast.

It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.

Oh my girl, 🥺 we're all hoping the next car you go in to have some peace and quiet will be the one to drive you home. MELIA is tired of the noisy shelter. All she needs is an adult only home, a cozy bed, peaceful walks, and someone to love her. She can live with cats. No dogs. Come on
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Protesters at Columbus Circle in NYC.

Protesters at Columbus Circle in NYC.

Uploaded 220 photos of today's Venezuela protest in Times Square & Columbus Circle to Commons: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...

What are we doing?

A person holding a Palestinian flag in a crowd of people in Manhattan.

People watching the Mamdani inauguration on Broadway.

Posted my photos from the inauguration this afternoon on Wikimedia Commons: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...

(I didn't get up close because I planned to go with my friend :P)

An ad on the DC Metro for a defense contractor named “General Atomics Aeronautical”, but the QR code is covered with a sticker imitating a Birdwatch/Community Note saying “Readers added context: This is an ad for weapons dealer. You, the metro rider, cannot buy military grade equipment.”

Oh, DC, I missed you

A digital flyer from the National Weather Service titled "Weather 101" set against a blue sky with clouds. It lists a schedule of upcoming online classes with times in Eastern Time (ET): TODAY, 11 am: The Radar TONIGHT, 8 pm: AI in SPC Outlooks Tue, Dec 9, 8 pm: Upper Air Soundings Wed, Dec 10, 11 am: Satellites Thu, Dec 11, 11 am: Rip Currents Thu, Dec 11, 8 pm: Monsoons Fri, Dec 12, 11 am: River Ice Yellow text at the bottom reads: "To register and for a full list of classes, visit weather.gov/ohx/weather101". Additional text notes that these online classes are free, open to all ages, hosted by an NWS meteorologist, and run 1 hour or less.

It's a MONSTER week for #Weather101 with 7 classes on the docket. Kick it off today with "The Radar" and wrap with our Storm Prediction Center discussing how they use AI to assist with their Convective Outlooks. Get signed up for any or all of this week's classes here: weather.gov/ohx/weather101

“What have I done!” 🤡