Bridget Smith Pieschel
@bpieschel.bsky.social
Professor Emerita of English and Women’s Studies. Graduate of Mississippi University for Women. Mississippi Democrat. Mother of five; grandmother of five. Fan of history based on primary documents.
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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“At 7, she bore witness to one of American history’s most violent spasms of racial violence. She was 106 when the nation reckoned with the crime.”
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Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
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November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
“At 7, she bore witness to one of American history’s most violent spasms of racial violence. She was 106 when the nation reckoned with the crime.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
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This is an incredible read about how one editor at a Toronto publication uncovered the fact that a prospective freelancer was a fraud who's been getting AI-generated articles published across the globe.
The kicker says a lot, too. Just give it a read. Amazing from @nickhunebrown.bsky.social.
The kicker says a lot, too. Just give it a read. Amazing from @nickhunebrown.bsky.social.
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This is an incredible read about how one editor at a Toronto publication uncovered the fact that a prospective freelancer was a fraud who's been getting AI-generated articles published across the globe.
The kicker says a lot, too. Just give it a read. Amazing from @nickhunebrown.bsky.social.
The kicker says a lot, too. Just give it a read. Amazing from @nickhunebrown.bsky.social.
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Be the papal birthday rave you hope to see in the world.
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Be the papal birthday rave you hope to see in the world.
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During the summer of 2025 I visited the WW1 battlefields and I made a promise. At every cemetery I visited, I would choose one individual and tell their story. This is the second fulfillment of that promise
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
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#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
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In the Shadow of the Great War: Remembering William George Curtin
In the summer of 2025, I travelled to the battlefields of the Western Front to pay tribute to three members of my extended family who gave their lives in the First World War. The experience was bot…
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November 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
During the summer of 2025 I visited the WW1 battlefields and I made a promise. At every cemetery I visited, I would choose one individual and tell their story. This is the second fulfillment of that promise
#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
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#WW1 #Military #Genealogy #MilitaryHistory
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Am I the only one who baulks when journalists suggest Zelenskyy’s position in peace negotiations is undermined by the corruption scandal ‘whirling around’ him - what barefaced hypocrisy - the current White House is full of corruption and grifters that knock Ukrainian corruption into a cocked hat!!
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Am I the only one who baulks when journalists suggest Zelenskyy’s position in peace negotiations is undermined by the corruption scandal ‘whirling around’ him - what barefaced hypocrisy - the current White House is full of corruption and grifters that knock Ukrainian corruption into a cocked hat!!
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Racial profiling is all they do. Lawless.
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Racial profiling is all they do. Lawless.
I don’t know who the “conservative” mouthpiece is on PBS’s Newshour right now, but Jonathan Capehart’s brain is going to explode through his eyeballs. The program is egregiously “both siding” an obvious Republican lie.
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I don’t know who the “conservative” mouthpiece is on PBS’s Newshour right now, but Jonathan Capehart’s brain is going to explode through his eyeballs. The program is egregiously “both siding” an obvious Republican lie.
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Considering the wildly unethical conduct we've seen among certain members of the U.S. Supreme Court, this is a ludicrous reason to push a judge out.
Judge Matthew Thornhill's burning love for Elvis Presley prompted him to occasionally wear an Elvis wig on the bench — behavior that a judicial conduct commission cited in calling for him to be suspended and then resign. Court documents say he agreed to step down after nearly 20 years on the bench.
Missouri Judge Who Wore Elvis Wig in Court Agrees to Resign
Judge Matthew E.P. Thornhill also talked about politics and played Elvis songs in court, a judicial commission said.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Considering the wildly unethical conduct we've seen among certain members of the U.S. Supreme Court, this is a ludicrous reason to push a judge out.
Unsolicited series review: “The BEAST in me.”Aggie Wiggs is a boring, unsympathetic female lead. The villain is transparent and not frightening. Why in the hell can’t anybody remember to lock doors and turn on an alarm system?
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Unsolicited series review: “The BEAST in me.”Aggie Wiggs is a boring, unsympathetic female lead. The villain is transparent and not frightening. Why in the hell can’t anybody remember to lock doors and turn on an alarm system?
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I'm disgusted at the message this conspiracy theorist, eugenicist government is sending to autistic children and the people who love them with these lies.
Initially, some moms of autistic kids eagerly accepted vaccine lies, because that way they could reject the "refrigerator mother" hypothesis, which blamed autism on "cold" mothering.
Now, those same tired vaccine lies will likely be used to blame moms who choose to vaccinate their kids.
Now, those same tired vaccine lies will likely be used to blame moms who choose to vaccinate their kids.
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm disgusted at the message this conspiracy theorist, eugenicist government is sending to autistic children and the people who love them with these lies.
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NEW: Mississippians still have not received their full SNAP benefits more than a week after the government shutdown ended due to problems with a 40-year-old computer system running on COBOL.
And there is no guarantee they'll get them before Thanksgiving—or even by December.
And there is no guarantee they'll get them before Thanksgiving—or even by December.
Mississippians Still Waiting on Full SNAP Benefits
Mississippi SNAP recipients are still waiting for full payments more than a week after the government shutdown ended due to technical issues.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
NEW: Mississippians still have not received their full SNAP benefits more than a week after the government shutdown ended due to problems with a 40-year-old computer system running on COBOL.
And there is no guarantee they'll get them before Thanksgiving—or even by December.
And there is no guarantee they'll get them before Thanksgiving—or even by December.
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The JPS Supper Meal Program operates Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Students enrolled in after-school enrichment programs, including sports, receive a free meal on-site. Adults may purchase a meal for $4, which may be taken off-site.
Jackson Public Schools Supper Meal Program Fights Hunger
The Jackson Public School Supper Meal Program provides access to nutritious meals beyond the regular school day.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The JPS Supper Meal Program operates Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Students enrolled in after-school enrichment programs, including sports, receive a free meal on-site. Adults may purchase a meal for $4, which may be taken off-site.
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Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
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Thank you, student journalists at @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
Lawrence Summers to Stop Teaching at Harvard While It Investigates His Epstein Ties
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November 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Thank you, student journalists at @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
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The story here is women like @jkbjournalist.bsky.social not giving up on the truth and believing that the system of protecting predators and punishing victims can actually be blown up.
It was Miami Herald local reporter Julie Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social who actually covered the Epstein story and blew it wide open. She cared about the victims and Epstein's crimes, not access.
National outlets not only didn't, they refused to. They thought it was tawdry and beneath them.
National outlets not only didn't, they refused to. They thought it was tawdry and beneath them.
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The story here is women like @jkbjournalist.bsky.social not giving up on the truth and believing that the system of protecting predators and punishing victims can actually be blown up.
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Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood, born this day in 1939. Multiple winner of the Booker Prize, whose signature work 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒅'𝒔 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆 has become all too relevant.
"The facts of this world seen clearly are seen through tears."
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#authors
"The facts of this world seen clearly are seen through tears."
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#authors
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood, born this day in 1939. Multiple winner of the Booker Prize, whose signature work 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒅'𝒔 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆 has become all too relevant.
"The facts of this world seen clearly are seen through tears."
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#authors
"The facts of this world seen clearly are seen through tears."
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#authors
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It was Miami Herald local reporter Julie Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social who actually covered the Epstein story and blew it wide open. She cared about the victims and Epstein's crimes, not access.
National outlets not only didn't, they refused to. They thought it was tawdry and beneath them.
National outlets not only didn't, they refused to. They thought it was tawdry and beneath them.
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It was Miami Herald local reporter Julie Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social who actually covered the Epstein story and blew it wide open. She cared about the victims and Epstein's crimes, not access.
National outlets not only didn't, they refused to. They thought it was tawdry and beneath them.
National outlets not only didn't, they refused to. They thought it was tawdry and beneath them.
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This is completely insane and abhorrent.
People will suffer. People will die.
People will suffer. People will die.
Women who get an abortion and anyone who helps them could face up to 30 years in prison under the bill.
It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
It appears to ban any contraception that prevents a fertilized egg from implanting. That would ban IUDs and could strictly limit in-vitro fertilization.
Women Who Have Abortions Would Face Decades in Prison Under South Carolina Plan
Women who get abortions could spend decades in prison and IUDs would be outlawed under proposed legislation in South Carolina.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This is completely insane and abhorrent.
People will suffer. People will die.
People will suffer. People will die.
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Unimaginable cruelty and evil.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
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He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
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Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Unimaginable cruelty and evil.
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No, Ms. Bennett, Virginia Giuffre and E. Jean Carroll have courage. This woman is an embarrassment to journalism as are the journalists trying to rehabilitate and lionize her.
what the actual fuck is wrong with American journalists?
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
No, Ms. Bennett, Virginia Giuffre and E. Jean Carroll have courage. This woman is an embarrassment to journalism as are the journalists trying to rehabilitate and lionize her.
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Burn it down. Reveal them all.
It’s all one big club and you’re not in it, as George Carlin once said.
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Burn it down. Reveal them all.
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What did NYT know, and when did they know it? They seriously need to address this publicly.
Meantime, women ruining the workplace and all.
Meantime, women ruining the workplace and all.
obviously if you know anything significant about the NYT handling of that reporter’s relationship with Epstein, i’d be down to hear all about it. signal in bio. anonymity offered.
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
What did NYT know, and when did they know it? They seriously need to address this publicly.
Meantime, women ruining the workplace and all.
Meantime, women ruining the workplace and all.