Rodney Wilson
@rodneycwilson.bsky.social
Teacher and founder of 🌈 History Month USA.
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Rodney Wilson
@rodneycwilson.bsky.social
· Dec 29
After meeting the President and Mrs. Carter in 2001, I mailed a thank-you note to them. I sent along this pic, as a gift. I did *not* ask for anything in return. Two weeks later, in my mailbox was the returned photo, which both of these great souls had signed. ❤️❤️Jimmy Carter - 1924-2024 ❤️❤️
New story about raised-rural Missourians working on Missouri LGBTQ history.
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‘We Have to Tell These Stories:’ The Architects of Queer History in Rural Missouri | The Daily Yonder
October was LGBTQ History month thanks to a history teacher from rural Missouri. Rodney Wilson made history in 1994 when he came out as gay to his St.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
New story about raised-rural Missourians working on Missouri LGBTQ history.
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What is it like to (sort of) be on a daytime soap opera? I write about that (very) cool experience, which started for me 30 years ago this month, in this essay.
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Thirty Years Ago: AMC’s Michael Delaney Pointed to a Pink Triangle - Out in STL
Mom’s phone rang. She answered with an abrupt exclamation: “Rodney, your story is on my soap opera!” It took a few minutes of lawyerly cross-examination to fully understand what she was saying and to ...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
What is it like to (sort of) be on a daytime soap opera? I write about that (very) cool experience, which started for me 30 years ago this month, in this essay.
outinstl.com/thirty-years...
outinstl.com/thirty-years...
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ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
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I assume she means everyone who isn’t white.
December 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I assume she means everyone who isn’t white.
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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Is Piggy referring to his attempted coup on January 6th?
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Is Piggy referring to his attempted coup on January 6th?
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BREAKING: Senator @ChrisMurphyCT on Trump's call for executions:
“The President of the United States just called for members of Congress to be executed. If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side!”
“The President of the United States just called for members of Congress to be executed. If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side!”
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
BREAKING: Senator @ChrisMurphyCT on Trump's call for executions:
“The President of the United States just called for members of Congress to be executed. If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side!”
“The President of the United States just called for members of Congress to be executed. If you are a person of influence in this country, maybe it’s time to pick a f**king side!”
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New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
Important new exhibit at the Missouri History Museum -- Forest Park, St Louis -- through July 2026.
www.sophisticatedstlouis.com/home/from-ra...
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From Ragtime & Jazz to Civil Rights New Black Metropolis Exhibit at History Museum Comes to Life — Sophisticated St. Louis
From ragtime and jazz to civil rights and community life, Mill Creek’s legacy comes alive through never-before-seen images and stories when the Missouri History Society unveils its Mill Creek: Black...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Important new exhibit at the Missouri History Museum -- Forest Park, St Louis -- through July 2026.
www.sophisticatedstlouis.com/home/from-ra...
www.sophisticatedstlouis.com/home/from-ra...
Sadly, too many Americans have low civic literacy and don't understand how abnormal it is to have a president directing the DOJ to investigate his enemies. It's actually worse than a president bulldozing one-third of the White House complex -- and far more dangerous.
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Trump says he’s asking Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s ties to slew of high-profile figures | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Friday he will ask Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to many other high-profile figures, including some of his perceived political opponents,...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Sadly, too many Americans have low civic literacy and don't understand how abnormal it is to have a president directing the DOJ to investigate his enemies. It's actually worse than a president bulldozing one-third of the White House complex -- and far more dangerous.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/p...
Imagine empowering students to inform on teachers who don't follow the party line. Reminds me of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the various communist and religious purges and inquisitions against those who don't conform to the dictates from on high.
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A&M bans race, gender 'advocacy' in lessons without a president's approval
The new rules require presidential approval for courses that "advocate" race or gender ideology and ban material outside approved syllabi. Students can use a hotline to report course content.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Imagine empowering students to inform on teachers who don't follow the party line. Reminds me of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the various communist and religious purges and inquisitions against those who don't conform to the dictates from on high.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
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“Kim Davis should have lived up to her oath and duties as a public servant by serving everyone in Rowan County, Kentucky,” Jim Obergefell told me. “Instead, she chose to use her faith to persecute others.”
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Jim Obergefell celebrates U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge
“I hope the Supreme Court halts further attempts by public officials to use their personal faith to deny others their civil and human rights,” the civil rights icon told The Advocate.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“Kim Davis should have lived up to her oath and duties as a public servant by serving everyone in Rowan County, Kentucky,” Jim Obergefell told me. “Instead, she chose to use her faith to persecute others.”
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BREAKING: BERNIE SANDERS:
“If this resolution passes tonight, we are on our way to throwing 15 million Americans off of Medicaid and the affordable care act.”
“If this resolution passes tonight, we are on our way to throwing 15 million Americans off of Medicaid and the affordable care act.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
BREAKING: BERNIE SANDERS:
“If this resolution passes tonight, we are on our way to throwing 15 million Americans off of Medicaid and the affordable care act.”
“If this resolution passes tonight, we are on our way to throwing 15 million Americans off of Medicaid and the affordable care act.”
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Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"
Trump is a sick man.
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trump is a sick man.