Herstory Teach
@zwarden.bsky.social
High school history teacher, for now.
America is failing my class.
America is failing my class.
Pinned
Herstory Teach
@zwarden.bsky.social
· Nov 17
“The statement came after a detailed memo was sent to the Trump transition team this week by a woman who said she is a friend of the accuser. The memo…alleged [Hegseth] raped the then-30-year-old conservative group staffer in his room after drinking at a hotel bar”
Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says
Documents obtained by The Post provide extensive detail about an allegation that Pete Hegseth sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.
www.washingtonpost.com
The past few years...not to mention days feel like lesbian propaganda.
I mean I've never been straight but my God.
I mean I've never been straight but my God.
Reposted by Herstory Teach
Proposal from House Repubs would push for deeper K-12 cuts, notably a $4.7 billion reduction in Title I funding. This funding stream has enjoyed bipartisan support for decades, currently sends roughly $18 billion to schools in disadvantaged communities all over the US. www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...
What schools stand to lose in the battle over the next federal education budget
Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation's most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities.
www.npr.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Proposal from House Repubs would push for deeper K-12 cuts, notably a $4.7 billion reduction in Title I funding. This funding stream has enjoyed bipartisan support for decades, currently sends roughly $18 billion to schools in disadvantaged communities all over the US. www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...
Reposted by Herstory Teach
Actual question: It has been only 72 hours since the disastrous puppeteer/puppet show in Anchorage.
Has there yet been a background story on how, and by whom, this emergency intervention of *eight* big-time world leaders was pulled together, over a weekend?
Has there yet been a background story on how, and by whom, this emergency intervention of *eight* big-time world leaders was pulled together, over a weekend?
August 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Actual question: It has been only 72 hours since the disastrous puppeteer/puppet show in Anchorage.
Has there yet been a background story on how, and by whom, this emergency intervention of *eight* big-time world leaders was pulled together, over a weekend?
Has there yet been a background story on how, and by whom, this emergency intervention of *eight* big-time world leaders was pulled together, over a weekend?
Reposted by Herstory Teach
US media is in the fetal position, living in a delirious haze, desperately trying to pretend everything is normal and this is all boring everyday politics, even as federal troops flood into DC and the entire western world mounts emergency missions to slow Trump down
Actual question: It has been only 72 hours since the disastrous puppeteer/puppet show in Anchorage.
Has there yet been a background story on how, and by whom, this emergency intervention of *eight* big-time world leaders was pulled together, over a weekend?
Has there yet been a background story on how, and by whom, this emergency intervention of *eight* big-time world leaders was pulled together, over a weekend?
August 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
US media is in the fetal position, living in a delirious haze, desperately trying to pretend everything is normal and this is all boring everyday politics, even as federal troops flood into DC and the entire western world mounts emergency missions to slow Trump down
Reposted by Herstory Teach
James Baldwin didn’t believe in reform; he believed in revolution. “Anything less than a total social reckoning—a complete psychological makeover of white America—was worthless,” Louis Menand writes.
The Lives and Loves of James Baldwin
An older generation dismissed him as passé; a newer one has recast him as a secular saint. But Baldwin’s true message remains more unsettling than either camp recognizes.
www.newyorker.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
James Baldwin didn’t believe in reform; he believed in revolution. “Anything less than a total social reckoning—a complete psychological makeover of white America—was worthless,” Louis Menand writes.
Reposted by Herstory Teach
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
Reposted by Herstory Teach
And don't forget to sign them up for the Imagination Library, which is Dolly Parton's free book delivery service.
They send 1 book per month until the child turns 5. 😊
They send 1 book per month until the child turns 5. 😊
July 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
And don't forget to sign them up for the Imagination Library, which is Dolly Parton's free book delivery service.
They send 1 book per month until the child turns 5. 😊
They send 1 book per month until the child turns 5. 😊
Reposted by Herstory Teach
July 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Reposted by Herstory Teach
The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were particularly focused on masked gunmen who violated the civil rights of Black people. We should remember this history when masked law enforcement ofcrs are deployed in our communities.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
June 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The Ku Klux Klan Acts (passed in 1870 & 1871 to protect 14th amend rights) were particularly focused on masked gunmen who violated the civil rights of Black people. We should remember this history when masked law enforcement ofcrs are deployed in our communities.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Reposted by Herstory Teach
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Reposted by Herstory Teach
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
March 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.
Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
Reposted by Herstory Teach
So the WHO is conducting an Ebola vaccination trial in Uganda…
DEI flags a picture of a plane called “Enola Gay” ….
This has conspiracy written all over it
www.who.int/news/item/03...
DEI flags a picture of a plane called “Enola Gay” ….
This has conspiracy written all over it
www.who.int/news/item/03...
Groundbreaking Ebola vaccination trial launches today in Uganda
In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at a...
www.who.int
March 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
So the WHO is conducting an Ebola vaccination trial in Uganda…
DEI flags a picture of a plane called “Enola Gay” ….
This has conspiracy written all over it
www.who.int/news/item/03...
DEI flags a picture of a plane called “Enola Gay” ….
This has conspiracy written all over it
www.who.int/news/item/03...
Reposted by Herstory Teach
This is not an effort to roll back "DEI"
It's an effort to roll back civil rights
"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
It's an effort to roll back civil rights
"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan
Legal experts said that unwinding a civil rights-era bulwark designed to safeguard employees’ rights removes a crucial check on institutional power.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This is not an effort to roll back "DEI"
It's an effort to roll back civil rights
"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
It's an effort to roll back civil rights
"Agencies across the federal government are dismantling offices that enforce civil rights and antidiscrimination laws...weakening the government’s ability to deliver on legal obligations to protect workers’ rights"
Reposted by Herstory Teach
They are going to fill Gitmo with federal workers
February 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
They are going to fill Gitmo with federal workers
Reposted by Herstory Teach
Canadians are now referring to the United States as the 11th province
February 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Canadians are now referring to the United States as the 11th province
February 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Reposted by Herstory Teach
More of this. Do not give in.
THR: “.. Paramount now signaling that it’s prepared to go on the offensive .. leveraging the threat of uncovering information about Trump’s financials, including with respect to his social media company .. and the cryptocurrency he launched, in discovery.”
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Paramount Is Starting to Fight Back Against Trump in ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
The CBS News owner's legal strategy has revolved around arguments challenging the President's insistence that it should stay in federal court in Texas, in addition to raising the specter of discovery ...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
More of this. Do not give in.
Reposted by Herstory Teach
listen to this. Elon can barely form a sentence right now.
February 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
listen to this. Elon can barely form a sentence right now.
Reposted by Herstory Teach
If anyone is wondering what a k-hole looks like...
February 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
If anyone is wondering what a k-hole looks like...
Reposted by Herstory Teach
I joined more than 350 LGBTQIA+ historians in signing this letter protesting the government attempt to erase trans people from history by censoring the Stonewall National Monument website. Erasing a word does not erase our existence--now or in the past. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Letter on Modifications to the National Stonewall Monument Web Pages
Letter on the National Park Service Modifications to the Stonewall National Monument Web Pages Signatures closed at 5 P.M. EST on February 19, 2025. If you are a journalist writing about this issue o...
docs.google.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I joined more than 350 LGBTQIA+ historians in signing this letter protesting the government attempt to erase trans people from history by censoring the Stonewall National Monument website. Erasing a word does not erase our existence--now or in the past. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Reposted by Herstory Teach
We don't need to take them seriously but they are seriously going to kill us
February 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
We don't need to take them seriously but they are seriously going to kill us
Reposted by Herstory Teach
They targeted the T, and now they're going after the LGB_Q+.
DHS scraps policies prohibiting their personnel from conducting intelligence activities based solely on a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
DHS scraps policies prohibiting their personnel from conducting intelligence activities based solely on a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
DHS Scraps Ban on Surveillance Based on Sexual Orientation (1)
A Department of Homeland Security unit eliminated policies prohibiting personnel from conducting intelligence activities based solely on a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation.
news.bgov.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
They targeted the T, and now they're going after the LGB_Q+.
DHS scraps policies prohibiting their personnel from conducting intelligence activities based solely on a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
DHS scraps policies prohibiting their personnel from conducting intelligence activities based solely on a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...
Reposted by Herstory Teach
Amanda Zurawski, one of the Texas women who nearly died due to the states abortion ban, has been named one of Time’s Women of the Year.
February 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Amanda Zurawski, one of the Texas women who nearly died due to the states abortion ban, has been named one of Time’s Women of the Year.
Reposted by Herstory Teach
Nearly one in 10 adults in the U.S. identifies as LGBTQ, according to a large analysis from Gallup released Thursday — almost triple the share since Gallup began counting in 2012, and up by two-thirds since 2020. nyti.ms/42ZZGIN
February 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Nearly one in 10 adults in the U.S. identifies as LGBTQ, according to a large analysis from Gallup released Thursday — almost triple the share since Gallup began counting in 2012, and up by two-thirds since 2020. nyti.ms/42ZZGIN
Reposted by Herstory Teach
I never realized this until now but Stephen Miller gives Dr Evil vibes. Especially the way he says "weaponize."
February 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I never realized this until now but Stephen Miller gives Dr Evil vibes. Especially the way he says "weaponize."
Reposted by Herstory Teach
Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
theonion.com/historians-p...
theonion.com/historians-p...
February 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
theonion.com/historians-p...
theonion.com/historians-p...