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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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
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Yes, great dissertation idea. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has a large collection (20 archival boxes) of “product cookbooks” ripe for research.
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Yes, great dissertation idea. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has a large collection (20 archival boxes) of “product cookbooks” ripe for research.
Depends on whether MAGA wants the lazy fascism of Ted “Cancun” Cruz or the nasty-guttersnipe fascism of JD Vance (assuming he uses that name).
JD Vance, Trump Jr, DeSantis? Possible Republican contenders for 2028 run
JD Vance, Trump Jr, DeSantis? Possible Republican contenders for 2028 run
Next nominee faces enormous task of leading a party that has been entirely re-oriented around Trump
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Depends on whether MAGA wants the lazy fascism of Ted “Cancun” Cruz or the nasty-guttersnipe fascism of JD Vance (assuming he uses that name).
Next insight: riding out of town on a rail. Pairs well with tarring and feathering.
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Next insight: riding out of town on a rail. Pairs well with tarring and feathering.
I once worked under a sous chef who collected all the chipped and broken china so he could wing it piece-by-piece into the empty dumpster. Seemed to channel his stress if not relieve it.
Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?
Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?
Venues promoting destruction as stress relief are appearing around the UK but experts – and our correspondent – are unsure
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I once worked under a sous chef who collected all the chipped and broken china so he could wing it piece-by-piece into the empty dumpster. Seemed to channel his stress if not relieve it.
The Pope has . . . enthusiasms.
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Pope has . . . enthusiasms.
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Starbucks employees escalated their strike on Black Friday, expanding to 120 stores and 85 cities.
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
Starbucks workers' union escalates strike on Black Friday
() -The Starbucks workers' union said on Friday it is escalating an indefinite strike to more than 120 stores and 85 cities, demanding higher pay and staffing levels at the coffee chain. The walkout,...
www.yahoo.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Starbucks employees escalated their strike on Black Friday, expanding to 120 stores and 85 cities.
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.
Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.
Support local independent coffee shops:
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There's an urgent recall on a subset of FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus — they show FALSE LOW GLUCOSE READINGS.
The website to check the serial number of your sensors is
www.freestylecheck.com/us-en/home.h...
The website to check the serial number of your sensors is
www.freestylecheck.com/us-en/home.h...
Home | FreeStyle - Abbott
www.freestylecheck.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
There's an urgent recall on a subset of FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus — they show FALSE LOW GLUCOSE READINGS.
The website to check the serial number of your sensors is
www.freestylecheck.com/us-en/home.h...
The website to check the serial number of your sensors is
www.freestylecheck.com/us-en/home.h...
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Postdoc call‼️
I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.
Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.
Application deadline: December 10th.
Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.
Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.
Application deadline: December 10th.
Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
Dropbox
tinyurl.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Postdoc call‼️
I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.
Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.
Application deadline: December 10th.
Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
I am opening a call for a postdoctoral position within my ERC project CONSENT.
Come to Madrid to be part of my research team and more broadly of the @ipp-csic.bsky.social community.
Application deadline: December 10th.
Call details: tinyurl.com/yfu83p9m
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cliff apples, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1933
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
cliff apples, painted by mary daisy arnold, 1933
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New fellowship opportunity at the University of Bergen in Norway for an early career scholar of electronic literature. Check it out!
The 2026 Joseph P. Tabbi Fellowship for International Researchers in Electronic Literature | UiB
www4.uib.no
November 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
New fellowship opportunity at the University of Bergen in Norway for an early career scholar of electronic literature. Check it out!
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Today is Nonidi the 9th of Frimaire in the year 234.
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate juniper.#JacobinDay
More information on juniper
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate juniper.#JacobinDay
More information on juniper
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today is Nonidi the 9th of Frimaire in the year 234.
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate juniper.#JacobinDay
More information on juniper
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate juniper.#JacobinDay
More information on juniper