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Liz Loveland

@lizlgenealogy.bsky.social

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Historian & pro genealogist originally trained in anthro & archaeology. M.A. in History of the Family. Some of my research interests—slavery in northern colonies/US, early modern era, women's history, African-American history, genocide. Travel, art history

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Liz Loveland @lizlgenealogy.bsky.social · Aug 12

If you're ever feeling helpless with a few minutes to spare and are decent at reading old handwriting, may I suggest you channel your helpless feelings into indexing a few cards for this project making documents on the victims of Nazi persecution more accessible: arolsen-archives.org/en/participa...

#everynamecounts | Arolsen Archives

#everynamecounts is a crowdsourcing initiative of the Arolsen Archives: In cooperation with hundreds of thousands of volunteers throughout the world, we’re building a digital memorial to the victims o...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."

Mayor Mamdani redefines what it means to hope

His victory has created a harsh contrast between the world we want and the world we have.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3h

Big results in PA's Dauphin County, a swingy area that's home to Harrisburg.

Dems won judgeships in the county for first time in 33 years; one of winners is the first Black woman judge in county ever.

They beat the Republican DA who was looking to become a judge. www.pennlive.com/elections/20...

Dauphin County elects first Black woman as judge, flips two seats to Democrats

La Tasha Williams and Katy Kennedy-McShane became the first Democrats elected to the bench in the county in more than 30 years.

www.pennlive.com

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404 Media @404media.co · 12h

NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.

The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:

US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It

The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.

www.404media.co

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 4h

Another Trump DOJ case accusing someone of assaulting law enforcement collapses once a jury inspects the evidence — this time, in Washington state. www.krem.com/article/news...

Martin Diaz found not guilty in assault of Border Patrol agent

A jury found Martin Diaz not guilty of assaulting a Border Patrol agent. His family now awaits ICE’s next steps following his release from custody.

www.krem.com

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 4h

"Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings, and sexual assaults in several states" according to an FBI bulletin.

Which, of course, gives ICE cover to commit the same crimes.

"It wasn't us, it was different thugs, dressing up as us."

FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves

In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.

www.wired.com

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Paul and Storm @paulandstorm.bsky.social · 11h

[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!

photo of a sign outside the door of the Oval Office, reading "The Oval Office" in gold bullshit script, made out of three sheets of paper

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Liz Loveland @lizlgenealogy.bsky.social · 9h

New from Reuters:

“Exclusive: US may cut air traffic 10% by Friday without shutdown deal, sources say” - www.reuters.com/business/aer...

www.reuters.com

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Burns Library @burnslibrary.bsky.social · 10h

Attn Boston genealogist and historians! We recently digitized student ledgers from St. Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing in Brighton. @universalhub.com @shamrockgen.bsky.social @lizlgenealogy.bsky.social @dlgenealogist.bsky.social @allston-brighton.boston.gov findingaids.bc.edu/repositories...

handwritten ledger entry reading in part "Miss. Mabel Josephine Vincent, Born in Montpelier Vermont, Age 21 years, March 16, 1900, Nearest relative, Rev. Father, D.J. Sullivan, Rector, St. Mary's Church, St. Alban's , VT"

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 16h

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just took the bench for preliminaries in today's hearing over the feds' use of force against protesters and journalists.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 17h

Crucial hearing over feds' use of force could reveal 'incredible' Bovino testimony Wednesday

From @chicago.suntimes.com w/ Kade Heather: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Crucial hearing over feds' use of force could reveal 'incredible' Bovino testimony Wednesday

A federal judge has been deluged with claims that the feds have violated a temporary restraining order, including an allegation that U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino personally tossed tear gas...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 17h

On Dems’ big night, at Law Dork:

Zohran Mamdani will be NYC's next mayor, as Dems win big across the board

“While we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together,” Mamdani declared in his victory speech. Dems Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey also won.

www.lawdork.com

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Chris Sommerfeldt @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 17h

Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.

He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17h

The IG Firing that May Matter: FHFA

www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/05/t...

The IG Firing that May Matter: FHFA - emptywheel

Donald Trump just fired the guy who would alert prosecutors that their criminal charges against Letitia James are baseless.

www.emptywheel.net

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20h

4 court hearings today:
1) Review of Trump's tariffs in SCOTUS
2) Hearing on FBI's review of Jim Comey material w/o new warrant
3) Closing arguments and deliberation for sandwich guy in DC
4) Preliminary injunction hearing for CBP/ICE invasion of Chicago, featuring Greg Bovino vids

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 17h

The World Bank’s latest data shows a quiet global triumph: 93% of people aged 15 to 24 can now read and write. In many regions youth literacy has reached or neared universal levels, marking one of the most successful, least reported stories in development. buff.ly/vnsUhLo
#ShareGoodNewsToo

World Bank Open Data

Free and open access to global development data

buff.ly

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 16h

A new Bellingcat investigation geolocates the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Darfur. More than eighty bodies were found beside destroyed vehicles along an earthen berm built around the city.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...

Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir - bellingcat

Warning: Contains written descriptions of extreme violence including murder. All graphic footage has been omitted. A Bellingcat investigation has identified and verified the exact location of a mass k...

www.bellingcat.com

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 16h

I sincerely do not think people like living in a police state, once they see for themselves what it looks like.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16h

I continue to believe that the Trump *campaign* successfully convinced quite a lot of people that mass deportations did not mean mass deportations; that it meant targeted enforcement against “the bad guys.”

The problem for the Trump *administration* is that no one believes that anymore.

Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 16h

More broadly, heavily-Latino counties moved far to the right in NJ last year, and back to the left this year:

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

the sort of headline we're seeing all over: www.syracuse.com/politics/cny...

Democrats flip the Onondaga County Legislature for first time in nearly 50 years

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Boise Autonomous Solidarity Hub @bigbash.bsky.social · 17h

Just saw this and wow

Archai @archai.bsky.social · 1d

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

Photo of NBC’s exit poll data (from my work laptop, lol) showing Mamdani splitting the straight vote equally with Cuomo, but taking the LGBTQ+ vote by more than 5:1. Even though the LGBTQ+ slice is only 14% of the population, they were a LANDSLIDE in his favor.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about tonight's amazing news!
"We should celebrate the election results. They have the potential to bring a sea change. We can look to these races for strategies in the next year and beyond. But it’s worth remembering that what happened today is just the wave. *We* are the water."

Just a wave, not the water

Hooray! Still, winning elections is only the first step.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

We've got you 👍

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Ben Chrisinger @bchrisinger.bsky.social · 1d

By today, nearly 11 million SNAP participants should have received *full* benefits for November. They haven't.

By Friday, this jumps to about 20 million.

(estimated using state participation data and issuance schedules from USDA FNS)

🥗 🛟 🩺📊 #econsky

Stacked line plot illustrating estimates of how many SNAP participants should have received benefits by each day in November 2025. Each state is shown with a different color, illustrating how different states use different distribution schedules for SNAP.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18h

This NYT story about how Mamdani dealt with the opposition by the city's elites fails to mention one particular elite institution: The NYT editorial page, which last June railed against him as "uniquely unsuited to the city’s challenges... lacks political savvy"

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
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How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York’s Elite and Was Elected Mayor

www.nytimes.com

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 18h

Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters | Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the Blue Wave that washed away local GOP office holders, writes Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.