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Texas public schools “deadname” kids under new state law The law requires school employees to use names and pronouns that conform to students’ sex at birth.

www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...

American Brain Drain

The south side of a two-sided historical marker notes the site of the original eastern terminus of the Erie Canal. It stands along the Hudson River at Corning Riverfront Park in Albany, New York. The undated marker was erected by the Canal Society of New York State. (Andy Bass photo, 2025)

The north side of a two-sided historical marker notes the site of the original eastern terminus of the Erie Canal. It stands along the Hudson River at Corning Riverfront Park in Albany, New York. The Livingston Avenue Railroad Bridge is in the background. The undated marker was erected by the Canal Society of New York State. (Andy Bass photo, 2025)

A Staffordshire semi-china bowl features a scene based on James Eights’ watercolor painting, “Entrance of the Erie Canal into the Hudson River at Albany.” The bowl is part of a series of chinaware with views of the canal that was produced at the time of its opening in 1825. The item is owned by the Erie Canal Museum (00.2419) and is displayed at their location along the original route of the canal in Syracuse, New York. (Andy Bass photo, 2025)

200 years ago today, November 2, 1825:

New York Governor DeWitt Clinton’s flotilla celebrating the opening of the 363-mile-long Erie Canal arrived at the canal's eastern terminus in Albany en route to New York City. They had departed Buffalo, the canal's western terminus, one week earlier.

Why Trump is giving Argentina a $20 billion lifeline to help its flailing economy The Trump administration authorized a $20 billion financial lifeline for Argentina as it faces an economic crisis. The deal has raised major questions and criticism about its merits. President Trump a...

The Trump administration authorized a $20 billion financial lifeline for Argentina as it faces an economic crisis. The deal has raised major questions and criticism about its merits. https://to.pbs.org/4obmNrK

Trump Empowers Election Deniers, Still Fixated on 2020 Grievances

Trump Empowers Election Deniers, Still Fixated on 2020 Grievances www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...

If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."

Thomas Jefferson,,the founder of UVA professed “hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." The federal “compact” is a form of tyranny. Do the right thing, UVA.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...

Ravaged by War: Trying to Survive Gaza’s Present, Hoping for a Future

Ravaged by War: Trying to Survive Gaza’s Present, Hoping for a Future www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/w...

I’m horrified by Trump’s order to send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago. We’re only nine months into a four year term and already the president is trying to invade an American city. If you’re in the Guard, you can and should refuse these orders.

Explaining the G.O.P.’s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown

Explaining the G.O.P.’s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

❗️Russians have abandoned the offensive in the Sumy direction, - Zelensky.

In general, the enemy tried to attack in 4 directions: Sumy, Zaporizhia, Novopavlivsk and Pokrovsk. The Ukrainian Defense Forces are inflicting significant losses on the Russians.

Tejano star Bobby Pulido launches South Texas congressional run The musician and Democrat is looking to flip Texas’ 15th Congressional District, which voted for President Donald Trump by 18% in 2024.

New: Tejano musician Bobby Pulido is running for Texas’ 15th Congressional District, he announced Wednesday, giving Democrats their best — and potentially only — opportunity to flip a Republican-held seat in 2026.

October 18th!

“One has to deal in politics not in reality per se, but with reality as it is perceived by voters, through clouds of distortion, simplification, prejudices, and misinformation.” -Shirley Chisholm, 1973

McConnell complaining that the dried blood on his hands is uncomfortable.

Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science

Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/s...

Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights

Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...

Year 8 as a history professor and my fourth as a full-time faculty member! Time flies when you’re having fun ♥️👨‍🏫📚

Stephen Miller was a loser in college, and now we all must pay for it. --sincerely, someone who remembers him from school

‘Albert Square, Manchester’ (1910), ‘Self portrait’ (1912) & ‘Old Cab at All Saints, Manchester’ (1911). #Painting by Adolphe Valette #art #Manchester

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#booksky

Galveston, Texas

Houston’s Astrodome Was a Vision of the Future. It’s Past Its Prime.

Houston’s Astrodome Was a Vision of the Future. It’s Past Its Prime. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...

Is that why he goes out of his way in his rulings to prove he understands nothing about American history?

Texas GOP Rep. Giovanni Capriglione admits affair, denies abortion allegations A conservative news site published an interview with a woman who alleges a 17-year affair with the Southlake representative, who said this week he wouldn’t seek reelection.

New: Three days after state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione announced he was dropping his reelection bid, a conservative news site published an interview with a former exotic dancer who alleges she had a 17-year affair with the Southlake Republican.

We said release the files not the accomplices, idiot.