Marty Olliff
@martyolliff.bsky.social
Retired Prof of History at Troy Univ. Dothan Campus, Director of the Wiregrass Archives. My opinions are absolutely my own. #NOKINGS
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Marty Olliff
@martyolliff.bsky.social
· Nov 16
I collected ~416 Jim Crow Statutes in Alabama, 1876-1903. Here is a link to the Google Drive folder containing the Excel spreadsheet, MS Word Project Explainer, and AL course of study lesson plans for grades 4&11.Pls use freely https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TjEqwwlaL7NtfCLTxcAGL77oPz-aip9e
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If you enjoy “Death by Lightning” on @Netflix.com, you should read @candicemillard.bsky.social’s “Destiny of the Republic,” C.W. Goodyear’s “President Garfield,” Kenneth Ackerman’s “Dark Horse,” and, if I may be so bold…my own “The Last Lincoln Republican: The Presidential Election of 1880.”
The Last Lincoln Republican
Of all the great “what if” scenarios in American history, the aftermath of the presidential election of 1880 stands out as one of the most tantal...
kansaspress.ku.edu
November 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If you enjoy “Death by Lightning” on @Netflix.com, you should read @candicemillard.bsky.social’s “Destiny of the Republic,” C.W. Goodyear’s “President Garfield,” Kenneth Ackerman’s “Dark Horse,” and, if I may be so bold…my own “The Last Lincoln Republican: The Presidential Election of 1880.”
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The "no ceiling" stuff is third grade crap that would only be taken seriously by newspapers and politicians owned by billionaires. We can structure the market to make clowns like Musk & Zuckerberg incredibly rich, or we can structure it to promote more equality braveneweurope.com/dean-baker-b...
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The "no ceiling" stuff is third grade crap that would only be taken seriously by newspapers and politicians owned by billionaires. We can structure the market to make clowns like Musk & Zuckerberg incredibly rich, or we can structure it to promote more equality braveneweurope.com/dean-baker-b...
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english rambo apples, painted by amanda almira newton, 1911
November 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
english rambo apples, painted by amanda almira newton, 1911
This building, though somewhat derelict, still stands and is supposedly going to be converted into condos. IIRC, the first doses of penicillin administered in Alabama happened here, given in desperation and too late to help the patient.
Today’s Find: Alabama Yesterdays blog post “Alabama Photos of the Day: Moody Hospital in Dothan” tinyurl.com/y6gxprvs #histmed #medhistory #hospitalhistory #alabama #dothanal #dothanalabama
November 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This building, though somewhat derelict, still stands and is supposedly going to be converted into condos. IIRC, the first doses of penicillin administered in Alabama happened here, given in desperation and too late to help the patient.
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#OtD 30 Nov 1930 legendary Irish-born dressmaker and worker-organiser, Mother Jones, died in Maryland, US. Co-founder of the @IWW, she organised for multiple unions and, in 1902, was called dubbed "the most dangerous woman in America" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1032...
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#OtD 30 Nov 1930 legendary Irish-born dressmaker and worker-organiser, Mother Jones, died in Maryland, US. Co-founder of the @IWW, she organised for multiple unions and, in 1902, was called dubbed "the most dangerous woman in America" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1032...
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Want to know about the history of the British left and its attempts to build an alternative to the UK Labour Party? There’s several chapters in our new book which look at this history from the 1960s onwards.
The hardback edition of our new edited book, ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’, is published through @manchesterup.bsky.social today!
You can get 30% discount by using the code ‘EVENT30’ right now, or tell your library!
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/
You can get 30% discount by using the code ‘EVENT30’ right now, or tell your library!
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/
Manchester University Press - In solidarity, under suspicion
In solidarity, under suspicion - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of In solidarity, under suspicion by Daniel Frost
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Want to know about the history of the British left and its attempts to build an alternative to the UK Labour Party? There’s several chapters in our new book which look at this history from the 1960s onwards.
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newman plums, painted by bertha heiges, 1899
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
newman plums, painted by bertha heiges, 1899
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Every socialist idea begins with the same simple truth: humans flourish when we care for each other. Everything else (the theory, the policies, the struggle) is just logistics.
#SocialistSunday
#SocialistSunday
November 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Every socialist idea begins with the same simple truth: humans flourish when we care for each other. Everything else (the theory, the policies, the struggle) is just logistics.
#SocialistSunday
#SocialistSunday
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Everyone who orders from our bookstore gets a free whistle. Everybody! Even if all you order is a $2 used paperback, you get a whistle. It's the perfect accessory for the winter months. You know—because of all the ice.
If you're looking for something delightful and unexpected for that film, TV, or music lover in your life (who may in fact be you!) check out the recently opened, ever-growing MZS.press magazine section. It includes some vintage titles & recent special issues. mzs.press/Magazines-c1...
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Everyone who orders from our bookstore gets a free whistle. Everybody! Even if all you order is a $2 used paperback, you get a whistle. It's the perfect accessory for the winter months. You know—because of all the ice.
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🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Kim Smith is New York politician and at-large councilmember of the Rochester City Council. Smith is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. She is a third generation Western New Yorker.
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🗃️ Socialist of the Day: Kim Smith is New York politician and at-large councilmember of the Rochester City Council. Smith is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. She is a third generation Western New Yorker.
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Are you looking to read read a new book over the winter break?! (and then send me a review afterwards? 😀) Check out this amazing list of books that I have available to review for H-Environment! #envhist #envhum #ecocrit #aghist #landscape #conservation #anthropocene
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Books Available to review for H-Environment
Books Available for Review for H-Environment Below are the books currently available for review for H-Environment. Interested in reviewing one? Please email me at [email protected]. If we haven’t met,...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Are you looking to read read a new book over the winter break?! (and then send me a review afterwards? 😀) Check out this amazing list of books that I have available to review for H-Environment! #envhist #envhum #ecocrit #aghist #landscape #conservation #anthropocene
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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flyer apples, painted by bertha heiges, 1900
November 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
flyer apples, painted by bertha heiges, 1900
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Today is Décadi the 10th of Frimaire in the year 234.
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate the pickaxe.#JacobinDay
More information on the pickaxe
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate the pickaxe.#JacobinDay
More information on the pickaxe
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today is Décadi the 10th of Frimaire in the year 234.
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate the pickaxe.#JacobinDay
More information on the pickaxe
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate the pickaxe.#JacobinDay
More information on the pickaxe
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Does anyone have advice or resources on looking for alt ac jobs for a humanities PhD?
I'm having no luck on the academic job market and need to start branching out, but I'm not really sure where to look. I'd be heartbroken to give up on teaching, but I need a job.
I'm having no luck on the academic job market and need to start branching out, but I'm not really sure where to look. I'd be heartbroken to give up on teaching, but I need a job.
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Does anyone have advice or resources on looking for alt ac jobs for a humanities PhD?
I'm having no luck on the academic job market and need to start branching out, but I'm not really sure where to look. I'd be heartbroken to give up on teaching, but I need a job.
I'm having no luck on the academic job market and need to start branching out, but I'm not really sure where to look. I'd be heartbroken to give up on teaching, but I need a job.
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Does anyone have a good sample of a letter of introduction to provide a student to use foreign archives? The AHA claims to have one but it is a broken link. We need one in Spanish, Italian, and German. C'mon, help a girl out, people!
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Does anyone have a good sample of a letter of introduction to provide a student to use foreign archives? The AHA claims to have one but it is a broken link. We need one in Spanish, Italian, and German. C'mon, help a girl out, people!
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Continuing my series that no one asked for: “People and history portrayed in ‘Death by Lightning’ that you should really know more about whether you want to or not.”
Today, I give you this piece from 2016, which argues that President Chester A. Arthur deserves a better historical reputation.
Today, I give you this piece from 2016, which argues that President Chester A. Arthur deserves a better historical reputation.
President Chester A. Arthur
Why the Twenty-First President Matters
werehistory.org
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Continuing my series that no one asked for: “People and history portrayed in ‘Death by Lightning’ that you should really know more about whether you want to or not.”
Today, I give you this piece from 2016, which argues that President Chester A. Arthur deserves a better historical reputation.
Today, I give you this piece from 2016, which argues that President Chester A. Arthur deserves a better historical reputation.
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The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
I’ve succeeded in cleaning up my act!
@martyolliff.bsky.social has swears! They've used 905 profanities in their last 8,508 posts.
🥇 "shit" (133 times)
🥈 "fuck" (124 times)
🥉 "hell" (103 times)
🥇 "shit" (133 times)
🥈 "fuck" (124 times)
🥉 "hell" (103 times)
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I’ve succeeded in cleaning up my act!
@profanity.accountant just how vulgar are my skeets?
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
@profanity.accountant just how vulgar are my skeets?
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When Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern send material asking for donations, do they include links to a Trump SuperPAC so donors don't have to bother with a middle man?
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
When Columbia, Cornell, and Northwestern send material asking for donations, do they include links to a Trump SuperPAC so donors don't have to bother with a middle man?
Gather all Maj. Pete’s tweets into a binder and let that be his only reading material in the prison cell he so richly deserves.
Who am I kidding? This guy will live in the White House before he ever even visits the Graybar Hotel.
Who am I kidding? This guy will live in the White House before he ever even visits the Graybar Hotel.
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Gather all Maj. Pete’s tweets into a binder and let that be his only reading material in the prison cell he so richly deserves.
Who am I kidding? This guy will live in the White House before he ever even visits the Graybar Hotel.
Who am I kidding? This guy will live in the White House before he ever even visits the Graybar Hotel.
Mission Accomplished
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Mission Accomplished
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Folks with Diabetes!
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
Home | FreeStyle - Abbott
freestylecheck.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Folks with Diabetes!
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
Black Friday sale all year long!
“The only decent Black Friday sale out there.” — Juan Orlando Hernández
November 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Black Friday sale all year long!
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The novel #petrochemicalnocturne by #amosjasperwrightIV & his short story collection #nobodyknowshowitgotthisgood More about him, the books & his other writing at www.amosjasperwright.com #southernfiction #literaryfiction #books #indiebooks #indiefiction #indieauthors #louisiana #alabama
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The novel #petrochemicalnocturne by #amosjasperwrightIV & his short story collection #nobodyknowshowitgotthisgood More about him, the books & his other writing at www.amosjasperwright.com #southernfiction #literaryfiction #books #indiebooks #indiefiction #indieauthors #louisiana #alabama