Sarah Jencks
@civicmuseums.bsky.social
Public history, museums, democracy, and Rock Creek Park
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And in this moment, we are reminded of the most American of traditions: erasing harm when a powerful white man dies. It is a tradition I refuse to take part in, even as I maintain my humanity by acknowledging the real tragedy of his death—again for his loved ones, his friends, and for our democracy.
September 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
And in this moment, we are reminded of the most American of traditions: erasing harm when a powerful white man dies. It is a tradition I refuse to take part in, even as I maintain my humanity by acknowledging the real tragedy of his death—again for his loved ones, his friends, and for our democracy.
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literally two trump supporters murdered MN dems a short while ago
September 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
literally two trump supporters murdered MN dems a short while ago
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The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
September 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
Hey @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social you’re reporting on Chicago crowds apparently protesting Trump, but what about DC’s???
September 7, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Hey @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social you’re reporting on Chicago crowds apparently protesting Trump, but what about DC’s???
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I will once again remind Congressional Democrats that they don't have to be in the majority to hold hearings (and should have been, at least weekly, since Jan), hear from and talk with witnesses and experts, and provide the public with information.
That they wouldn't be "official" is irrelevant.
That they wouldn't be "official" is irrelevant.
Seems like the kind of thing there should be congressional hearings about? Maybe bring it up on the Sunday talk shows? Angry tweet? Anything? Hello?
Anyway are we gonna keep talking about how we found out today that Trump sent Navy SEALS to North Korea to plant a listening device but instead they panicked and murdered a bunch of random fishermen or is that just gonna get memory holed
September 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I will once again remind Congressional Democrats that they don't have to be in the majority to hold hearings (and should have been, at least weekly, since Jan), hear from and talk with witnesses and experts, and provide the public with information.
That they wouldn't be "official" is irrelevant.
That they wouldn't be "official" is irrelevant.
@nprnews.bsky.social Are you seriously leading ATC with Chicago rather than the massive march against occupation in your own DC today???
September 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
@nprnews.bsky.social Are you seriously leading ATC with Chicago rather than the massive march against occupation in your own DC today???
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This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC
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The DC Attorney General made it clear yesterday that Pam Bondi's attempt to take control of MPD is unlawful.
We need Chief Smith to listen to the DCAG and refuse to follow this order. Join us today at 12 PM to add your messages to a copy of DCAG's letter. freedcproject.org/event-list/c...
We need Chief Smith to listen to the DCAG and refuse to follow this order. Join us today at 12 PM to add your messages to a copy of DCAG's letter. freedcproject.org/event-list/c...
August 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The DC Attorney General made it clear yesterday that Pam Bondi's attempt to take control of MPD is unlawful.
We need Chief Smith to listen to the DCAG and refuse to follow this order. Join us today at 12 PM to add your messages to a copy of DCAG's letter. freedcproject.org/event-list/c...
We need Chief Smith to listen to the DCAG and refuse to follow this order. Join us today at 12 PM to add your messages to a copy of DCAG's letter. freedcproject.org/event-list/c...
F-ing DC flyover to celebrate destroying our country and terrify me. #HappyJuly4?
July 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
F-ing DC flyover to celebrate destroying our country and terrify me. #HappyJuly4?
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HUGELY Important.
While Mike Lee and Steve Daines' Senate Natural Resources Committee amendment to the budget reconciliation package mandates the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of public land, what most people miss is that it also authorizes the sale of 258 million acres. That's 40 percent of all public land:
Lee, Daines Up Public Land Sell Off To 258 Million Acres
The Senate's budget reconciliation package includes provision to sell off 40 percent of all public land
wessiler.substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
HUGELY Important.
June 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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History Can't Be Whitewashed: Shame on the Trump Administration for Erasing Native Legacies
#StopErasingHistory #NativeVoicesMatter #TruthOverWhitewashing #BannedButNotBroken #CodeTalkersNotForgotten #HistoryUnderAttack #IndigenousResistance #HoldThemAccountable #EraseHateNotHistory
#StopErasingHistory #NativeVoicesMatter #TruthOverWhitewashing #BannedButNotBroken #CodeTalkersNotForgotten #HistoryUnderAttack #IndigenousResistance #HoldThemAccountable #EraseHateNotHistory
Pentagon restores histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcry
The Marine Corps initially recruited 29 Navajo men to develop a code based on the unwritten Navajo language in World War II.
www.nbcnews.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
History Can't Be Whitewashed: Shame on the Trump Administration for Erasing Native Legacies
#StopErasingHistory #NativeVoicesMatter #TruthOverWhitewashing #BannedButNotBroken #CodeTalkersNotForgotten #HistoryUnderAttack #IndigenousResistance #HoldThemAccountable #EraseHateNotHistory
#StopErasingHistory #NativeVoicesMatter #TruthOverWhitewashing #BannedButNotBroken #CodeTalkersNotForgotten #HistoryUnderAttack #IndigenousResistance #HoldThemAccountable #EraseHateNotHistory
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Don’t be confused: The Senate Republican AI language includes the EXACT SAME AI moratorium as the House bill. Almost word-for-word. This is a complete, 10-year ban on state AI regulation. Period.
June 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Don’t be confused: The Senate Republican AI language includes the EXACT SAME AI moratorium as the House bill. Almost word-for-word. This is a complete, 10-year ban on state AI regulation. Period.
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The Big Fucked Up Bill, is NOT a spending bill.
It’s a government restructuring bill, that consolidates power in the executive, defunds critical services to the point of absurdity, removes the power of our courts to enforce the law and dramatically curtails voting rights.
It’s Project 2025
It’s a government restructuring bill, that consolidates power in the executive, defunds critical services to the point of absurdity, removes the power of our courts to enforce the law and dramatically curtails voting rights.
It’s Project 2025
June 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The Big Fucked Up Bill, is NOT a spending bill.
It’s a government restructuring bill, that consolidates power in the executive, defunds critical services to the point of absurdity, removes the power of our courts to enforce the law and dramatically curtails voting rights.
It’s Project 2025
It’s a government restructuring bill, that consolidates power in the executive, defunds critical services to the point of absurdity, removes the power of our courts to enforce the law and dramatically curtails voting rights.
It’s Project 2025
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(Politico) This one made my day. An idea from Senator Slotkin (caution: from my undergraduate university) to propose a "shadow cabinet". Illustrated below to combat Trump's initiatives and individuals. Really a SUPER idea!
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion | 21 Unexpected Heavy Hitters for a Democratic Shadow Cabinet
Here’s who the party should tap to take on Trump and refresh the Democratic brand.
www.politico.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
(Politico) This one made my day. An idea from Senator Slotkin (caution: from my undergraduate university) to propose a "shadow cabinet". Illustrated below to combat Trump's initiatives and individuals. Really a SUPER idea!
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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BREAKING: President Trump just fired our nation's Librarian. My statement here:
May 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
BREAKING: President Trump just fired our nation's Librarian. My statement here:
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Pete Hegseth just ordered the installation of a makeup studio at the Pentagon for him to prepare for his television appearances, which will cost thousands of taxpayer dollars to build.
Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has not given any press briefings in the briefing room but has used the room as a backdrop for TV hits with Fox News.
www.cbsnews.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Pete Hegseth just ordered the installation of a makeup studio at the Pentagon for him to prepare for his television appearances, which will cost thousands of taxpayer dollars to build.
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
—Louis Brandeis
—Louis Brandeis
April 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
—Louis Brandeis
—Louis Brandeis
An apparently peaceful guy in a backpack was just tackled by by US Park Police at a rally in front of the Washington Monument. He is being filmed and led away. @Indivisible @50501movement.bsky.social
April 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
An apparently peaceful guy in a backpack was just tackled by by US Park Police at a rally in front of the Washington Monument. He is being filmed and led away. @Indivisible @50501movement.bsky.social
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Democrats should be leveraging the 250th, especially next year's Independence Day anniversary, for the midterm elections. The language of resistance, rights, and freedom is tailor-made for the present moment. Embrace it!
April 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Democrats should be leveraging the 250th, especially next year's Independence Day anniversary, for the midterm elections. The language of resistance, rights, and freedom is tailor-made for the present moment. Embrace it!
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If you spend any time watching the live coverage of the Lexington/Concord 250 celebrations, you will get a sense of why it is so important to Trump to control what happens next July 4. Today's celebration is inclusive and focused squarely on challenging unchecked power. Really impressive.
April 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If you spend any time watching the live coverage of the Lexington/Concord 250 celebrations, you will get a sense of why it is so important to Trump to control what happens next July 4. Today's celebration is inclusive and focused squarely on challenging unchecked power. Really impressive.
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This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.
www.wired.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
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Last day of action saw 5 million take to the street.
Goal for this Saturday is 10.
More than 500 events are planned for 19 April. Find one near you here!
#RadioFreeAmerica
events.pol-rev.com/search?conte...
Goal for this Saturday is 10.
More than 500 events are planned for 19 April. Find one near you here!
#RadioFreeAmerica
events.pol-rev.com/search?conte...
events.pol-rev.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Last day of action saw 5 million take to the street.
Goal for this Saturday is 10.
More than 500 events are planned for 19 April. Find one near you here!
#RadioFreeAmerica
events.pol-rev.com/search?conte...
Goal for this Saturday is 10.
More than 500 events are planned for 19 April. Find one near you here!
#RadioFreeAmerica
events.pol-rev.com/search?conte...
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