Rebecca Brenner Graham
@theotherrbg.bsky.social
Brown postdoc | author, Dear Miss Perkins | writing on female millennial popular culture and the American Revolution | rebeccabrennergraham.com
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Review | Her family spied for Germany in WWII. She tried to learn the truth.
In ‘Family of Spies,’ Christine Kuehn wrestles with whether her relatives, who helped pave the way for Pearl Harbor, are monsters.
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I had the pleasure of reading and the privilege of reviewing FAMILY OF SPIES for @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
“at any stage of my life I would not live in that building” -my dad re: my apartment 😂
December 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“at any stage of my life I would not live in that building” -my dad re: my apartment 😂
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I have a baby theory that this Disney deal is an expression of rage against anyone who has creative talent or a wish to do a job that matters. Management resents any work that matters or fulfills. Even when it benefits, even when that work is the primary source of profit.
December 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I have a baby theory that this Disney deal is an expression of rage against anyone who has creative talent or a wish to do a job that matters. Management resents any work that matters or fulfills. Even when it benefits, even when that work is the primary source of profit.
I LOVE an empty Saturday, but am anxious! shall take Ritalin to (1) clean my apartment, (2) create tomorrow’s final, & (3) hopefully restart writing
December 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I LOVE an empty Saturday, but am anxious! shall take Ritalin to (1) clean my apartment, (2) create tomorrow’s final, & (3) hopefully restart writing
one of my favorite songs when I’m devastatingly sad is Put On A Happy Face — there’s a deep sadness in it — by Dick Van Dyke, who I hope is having a happy 100th birthday open.spotify.com/track/4buF9A...
Put on a Happy Face
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December 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
one of my favorite songs when I’m devastatingly sad is Put On A Happy Face — there’s a deep sadness in it — by Dick Van Dyke, who I hope is having a happy 100th birthday open.spotify.com/track/4buF9A...
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Samantha accompanied me to Easter dinner one year! We didn't have the official AG matching dresses, but my mom found something similar to her fancy tea dress for me.
December 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Samantha accompanied me to Easter dinner one year! We didn't have the official AG matching dresses, but my mom found something similar to her fancy tea dress for me.
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let’s see historians with AG dolls in the 80s and 90s
Thanks to @theotherrbg.bsky.social , I went looking for and found my photos of me with my favorite American Girl (who was the same age as my grandmother but with money, which led to my first lesson about class status and tenant farming in the Florida panhandle).
December 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
let’s see historians with AG dolls in the 80s and 90s
let’s see historians with AG dolls in the 80s and 90s
Thanks to @theotherrbg.bsky.social , I went looking for and found my photos of me with my favorite American Girl (who was the same age as my grandmother but with money, which led to my first lesson about class status and tenant farming in the Florida panhandle).
December 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
let’s see historians with AG dolls in the 80s and 90s
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Thanks to @theotherrbg.bsky.social , I went looking for and found my photos of me with my favorite American Girl (who was the same age as my grandmother but with money, which led to my first lesson about class status and tenant farming in the Florida panhandle).
December 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Thanks to @theotherrbg.bsky.social , I went looking for and found my photos of me with my favorite American Girl (who was the same age as my grandmother but with money, which led to my first lesson about class status and tenant farming in the Florida panhandle).
toward the beginning I light a match for the first time ever. Shabbat shalom www.youtube.com/live/1xVg_1B...
Erev Shabbat Service: December 12, 2025
YouTube video by Temple Habonim
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December 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
toward the beginning I light a match for the first time ever. Shabbat shalom www.youtube.com/live/1xVg_1B...
Boston bound in two coats and a hat 🥶
a person is putting a scarf around another person 's neck .
ALT: a person is putting a scarf around another person 's neck .
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December 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Boston bound in two coats and a hat 🥶
they changed the rules for bingo at the postdoc holiday party bc I was too competitive w it last year
December 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
they changed the rules for bingo at the postdoc holiday party bc I was too competitive w it last year
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US borders were never open. Not even in colonial times. We can debate whether colonial, early republic, & antebellum state govts had the admin capacity to seal borders w/ enforcement, but there was a crazy quilt of state laws restricting & encouraging migration. See my pinned post & bio.
4. For instance, the southern border is not open. It has never been open in our lifetimes. But Trump says it is. The Republicans say it is. Their rightwing allies say it is. And the Democrats rarely challenge them.
December 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
US borders were never open. Not even in colonial times. We can debate whether colonial, early republic, & antebellum state govts had the admin capacity to seal borders w/ enforcement, but there was a crazy quilt of state laws restricting & encouraging migration. See my pinned post & bio.
starting a new therapist tomorrow, in Warwick, which is where the airport is. And setting my alarm like I’m going to the airport, which is stupid bc I don’t have to board the therapy
a cartoon character sitting on a table with the words " goodnight " below him
ALT: a cartoon character sitting on a table with the words " goodnight " below him
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December 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
starting a new therapist tomorrow, in Warwick, which is where the airport is. And setting my alarm like I’m going to the airport, which is stupid bc I don’t have to board the therapy
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Can only ever think how everything wrong with Charlie-in-the-box was in his head
December 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Can only ever think how everything wrong with Charlie-in-the-box was in his head
watching Rudolph bc I feel like a misfit toy
a group of stuffed animals are standing next to each other .
ALT: a group of stuffed animals are standing next to each other .
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December 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
watching Rudolph bc I feel like a misfit toy
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The mirth, hatred, rage, misogyny, and ignorance, as well as jealousy that this woman had to face was even pre-Rosa Parks
She brought her brains, intelligence and persona to the job
The rest is history
She brought her brains, intelligence and persona to the job
The rest is history
December 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The mirth, hatred, rage, misogyny, and ignorance, as well as jealousy that this woman had to face was even pre-Rosa Parks
She brought her brains, intelligence and persona to the job
The rest is history
She brought her brains, intelligence and persona to the job
The rest is history
a thread of my 2025 writing (1/12) @jwaonline.bsky.social jwa.org/blog/frances...
Frances Perkins and the Antisemitic Conspiracy That Never Faded | Jewish Women's Archive
FDR's Labor Secretary implemented progressive policies, making her the target of bigotry and conspiracy theories.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
a thread of my 2025 writing (1/12) @jwaonline.bsky.social jwa.org/blog/frances...
probably shouldn’t share this, but for years I’ve consistently used ‘sincerely’ when I mean it and ‘best’ when I’m kind of pissed
To review:
Sincerely : formal
Best : neutral
All the best : positive
All the very best : can we be friends???
Regards : from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee
Sincerely : formal
Best : neutral
All the best : positive
All the very best : can we be friends???
Regards : from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee
December 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
probably shouldn’t share this, but for years I’ve consistently used ‘sincerely’ when I mean it and ‘best’ when I’m kind of pissed
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I work in a business where smart people are literally a dime and dozen. Maybe distinguish yourself by your kindness and generosity? Just a thought.
December 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I work in a business where smart people are literally a dime and dozen. Maybe distinguish yourself by your kindness and generosity? Just a thought.
cliche but true: I feel really lucky that I got to teach a wonderful group of freshmen this semester. sometimes I feel like I don’t deserve them, but I consistently tried hard, & we had some great moments. And all after I ‘left teaching’ 👩🏻🏫🥹🐻🤎
back on my bullshit. gotta prep the last class to land the plane
December 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
cliche but true: I feel really lucky that I got to teach a wonderful group of freshmen this semester. sometimes I feel like I don’t deserve them, but I consistently tried hard, & we had some great moments. And all after I ‘left teaching’ 👩🏻🏫🥹🐻🤎
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HELLLOOOOOO PLEASE ORDER OATHBREAKERS I HAVE TRIED NOT TO BE A BOTHER ABOUT IT BUT ITS PRETTY GOOD AND NOW IN PAPERBACK AND A PERFECT GIFT AND PLEASE
today is the day! OATHBREAKERS by me & @lollardfish.bsky.social is available as a paperback. Fits in stockings AND under the tree AND works well wrapped for any birthday or gift-giving occasion!
hit up friends at @bookshop.org or any bookstore anywhere
--> bookshop.org/p/books/oath...
hit up friends at @bookshop.org or any bookstore anywhere
--> bookshop.org/p/books/oath...
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
HELLLOOOOOO PLEASE ORDER OATHBREAKERS I HAVE TRIED NOT TO BE A BOTHER ABOUT IT BUT ITS PRETTY GOOD AND NOW IN PAPERBACK AND A PERFECT GIFT AND PLEASE
after talking to my helpful & smart agent today, I have to rewrite the draft chapters that I wrote this semester before going on submission. if you know me you know I (1) take feedback well, (2) feel it deeply & hard, (3) bounce back fast. must make peace w/ might not get it right this time either
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
after talking to my helpful & smart agent today, I have to rewrite the draft chapters that I wrote this semester before going on submission. if you know me you know I (1) take feedback well, (2) feel it deeply & hard, (3) bounce back fast. must make peace w/ might not get it right this time either
back on my bullshit. gotta prep the last class to land the plane
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
back on my bullshit. gotta prep the last class to land the plane
phone updated during the prettiest part of the sunrise. good morning pvd
December 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
phone updated during the prettiest part of the sunrise. good morning pvd