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Karen L. Cox ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ
@drkarenlcox.bsky.social

Award-winning historian. Professor Emerita. Author of four books. Another in the hopper. My share of op-eds in NYT, WaPo, CNN, Time, & Smithsonian Magazine.

Karen L. Cox is a historian and professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte who specializes in and has written extensively on Southern history.

Source: Wikipedia
Biology 22%
Medicine 17%

Literally! ๐Ÿ˜€

Writing an endorsement for a book, if done with care, is more than a so-called โ€œblurb.โ€ It requires time and finesse. I want to do justice by an author because thatโ€™s what Iโ€™d want. #booksky

Thinking about this song tonight. Love me some Dinah Shore. #jazzsky

youtu.be/cj7qdWdol_c?...
I'm Old Fashioned
YouTube video by Dinah Shore - Topic
youtu.be

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The film โ€œSinners" is on the short list for the Oscars. It has also received a number of Grammy nominations. And one of the stars of the film is the blues legend Buddy Guy. NPRโ€™s Scott Simon speaks with Buddy Guy.

#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
#Music

www.npr.org/2026/01/10/n...
I have some congresspeople who follow me, so I'll just throw this out there:

As a taxpayer, I would actually prefer that you *not* continue to fund the fascist military machine that is being used to kill and kidnap people from our communities.
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Yearโ€™s Eve. And like Renรฉe Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.

I need yโ€™all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

I cannot shake what happened yesterday. I have a hard time putting into words. Her name was Renee Nicole Good. Say it.

www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
I reshared @siembranc.bsky.social's excellent toolkit "How We Dealt with Border Patrol" in NC just this morning in my newsletter before this horrible killing. It's worth people reading and then acting on: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few daysโ€™ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they werenโ€™t coming to โ€œkeep the peace....
docs.google.com

I hope I live long enough to see the people in this administration held accountable for the damage, and death, that they've caused.
"Renee was one of the kindest people Iโ€™ve ever known,โ€ her mother said. โ€œShe was extremely compassionate. Sheโ€™s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.โ€ www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
โ€˜She was an amazing human being:โ€™ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"

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It is a sad factโ€”but a fact nonethelessโ€”that we have in the White House a fundamentally anti-American administration.
January 6th and the Never-Ending Coup
Trumpโ€™s insurrection could happen again.
lnk.thebulwark.com

High Point, NC was the center of furniture manufacturing in the U.S. for decades. This was built in 1926 as an homage to the industry.

The Lost Cause never died. It remains with us.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/o...
Opinion | What Trump Shares With the โ€˜Lost Causeโ€™ of the Confederacy (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com

Current events & the Jan 6 anniversary have prompted people to say this is the "new" Lost Cause. As someone whose research on the LC is exhaustive, I can tell you this: it is a shape-shifting racist narrative--useful in the late 19thc., then again at mid-20thc., and again from Reagan to Trump.

It's not new. It's proof of its adaptability.

Not new. Just adapted to the moment as has been the case since the end of the Civil War.
The New Lost Cause
The Whitehouse's new Jan 6th page is filled with lies, misrepresentation, and reality denial. It's a clear attempt to rewrite history and frame Trump in heroic terms. www.whitehouse.gov/j6/

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The New Lost Cause

Reposted by Karen L. Cox

The current flu out there is seriously brutal. Everybody needs to be vaccinated against flu and COVID-19 tooโ€”no matter what propaganda is being spread by RFK Jr. When the health secretary gives medical advice, get a second opinion.
Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know
Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that after a slow start to flu season in early December, mu...
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Congrats on the publication. I'm no longer on faculty so I hope they get it. I can probably get a digital copy.

$35 for paper? Yikes. I mean I want it, but whoa.

Seems appropriate that this was published by a Deadine, since CPB became a dead line in the budget.
Watch this when you can.
Trump calls Jan 6 a โ€œday of love.โ€ This bodycam footage shows otherwise.
YouTube video by NPR
www.youtube.com

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Iโ€™d expect this from a carnival barker.
Iโ€™m currently at the Washington Monument:
Iโ€™m currently at the Washington Monument:
House Judiciary Committee releases on New Years Eve (in an obvious attempt to bury this info) the Jack Smith deposition transcript.

I recommend doing a word search for "proof beyond a reasonable doubt."

And explanation of disenfranchisement of urban areas.

judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

I love this for him.
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.

The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.

When 925 people control more wealth than half a countryโ€™s population, we have a very serious problem.