Devin DeVore
@ddevore1295.bsky.social
Lawyer practicing Social Security Disability, Latter-day Saint (LDS)/Mormon, currently pursuing a PhD studying 19th-century American history with an interest in the relationship between slavery and the LDS Church. All views expressed are my own.
Spending my Labor Day preparing for class when I came across this in my readings. There’s some real Hunger Games vibes going on there, and reading this on a day set aside to celebrate labor unions and the working class makes it especially salient. “The Monied Metropolis” by Sven Beckert, pg. 255
September 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Spending my Labor Day preparing for class when I came across this in my readings. There’s some real Hunger Games vibes going on there, and reading this on a day set aside to celebrate labor unions and the working class makes it especially salient. “The Monied Metropolis” by Sven Beckert, pg. 255
This reminds me of my LDS (Mormon) pioneer heritage. Except my ancestors fled to Utah to escape the US after their leader was murdered, and where the federal govnt spent the next 50 years persecuting them until they abandoned their religious practices. So what heritage are they referring to?
July 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This reminds me of my LDS (Mormon) pioneer heritage. Except my ancestors fled to Utah to escape the US after their leader was murdered, and where the federal govnt spent the next 50 years persecuting them until they abandoned their religious practices. So what heritage are they referring to?
Is that a Manx, by chance? I once had a Manx cat that looked exactly like yours and would sit in the weirdest positions.
May 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Is that a Manx, by chance? I once had a Manx cat that looked exactly like yours and would sit in the weirdest positions.
If @smbrnsn.bsky.social added Queen’s Jazz album he could get the best of both worlds.
May 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
If @smbrnsn.bsky.social added Queen’s Jazz album he could get the best of both worlds.
Says the man holding a red lightsaber.
May 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Says the man holding a red lightsaber.
JFK had to assure Protestants that the Pope wouldn’t influence him if he was president, and Trump is here saying “why can’t I be both?” But I can’t tell if he is trolling liberals or Christian nationalists who are seeing this and thinking, “No, not like that!”
May 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
JFK had to assure Protestants that the Pope wouldn’t influence him if he was president, and Trump is here saying “why can’t I be both?” But I can’t tell if he is trolling liberals or Christian nationalists who are seeing this and thinking, “No, not like that!”
As someone who has practiced disability law for over 10 years I can tell you with full confidence that undocumented immigrants are not receiving Social Security or Medicare. Just another example of DOGE screwing and cutting off essential services for the disabled, lower class, and marginalized.
February 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
As someone who has practiced disability law for over 10 years I can tell you with full confidence that undocumented immigrants are not receiving Social Security or Medicare. Just another example of DOGE screwing and cutting off essential services for the disabled, lower class, and marginalized.
The TN Federation of Republican Women considers Hitler to be an "Intelligent Leader" when it comes to indoctrinating our youth. This has since been scrubbed from the website, but you can still find it if you download the second reading list .pdf.
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January 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The TN Federation of Republican Women considers Hitler to be an "Intelligent Leader" when it comes to indoctrinating our youth. This has since been scrubbed from the website, but you can still find it if you download the second reading list .pdf.
tnfrw.org/education-fo...
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Merry Christmas! While I loved and appreciated all my gifts this morning, my absolute favorite has to be the history book my daughter made for me.
December 25, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Merry Christmas! While I loved and appreciated all my gifts this morning, my absolute favorite has to be the history book my daughter made for me.
That actually pretty much checks out.
December 4, 2024 at 11:15 PM
That actually pretty much checks out.
Although I have heard and read quite a bit about the Haun’s Mill Massacre, nothing compares to reading the firsthand accounts of those who survived. Just absolutely horrific.
November 18, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Although I have heard and read quite a bit about the Haun’s Mill Massacre, nothing compares to reading the firsthand accounts of those who survived. Just absolutely horrific.
A picture of the First Vision, or a pamphlet from my extermination company? You decide!
February 9, 2024 at 9:03 PM
A picture of the First Vision, or a pamphlet from my extermination company? You decide!
Finished “Race, Religion, and the Making of Confederate Kentucky” by Luke Harlow.
My major takeaway from this book is that many of the arguments used to justify slavery are the same religious arguments that we see today on social issues in terms of what is biblically sanctioned and what isn’t.
My major takeaway from this book is that many of the arguments used to justify slavery are the same religious arguments that we see today on social issues in terms of what is biblically sanctioned and what isn’t.
January 11, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Finished “Race, Religion, and the Making of Confederate Kentucky” by Luke Harlow.
My major takeaway from this book is that many of the arguments used to justify slavery are the same religious arguments that we see today on social issues in terms of what is biblically sanctioned and what isn’t.
My major takeaway from this book is that many of the arguments used to justify slavery are the same religious arguments that we see today on social issues in terms of what is biblically sanctioned and what isn’t.
You can take the boy out of Utah, but sometimes you can’t take Utah out of the boy.
January 7, 2024 at 10:02 PM
You can take the boy out of Utah, but sometimes you can’t take Utah out of the boy.
Merry Christmas! Got some more history books to go through, but my favorite has to be the one my daughter got me. Glad to know that she is absorbing at least a little of what I am sharing with her.
December 25, 2023 at 2:48 PM
Merry Christmas! Got some more history books to go through, but my favorite has to be the one my daughter got me. Glad to know that she is absorbing at least a little of what I am sharing with her.
Reading the last volume of the Joseph Smith Papers Journals. Joseph Smith being served with a warrant for telling Higbee that he was so infected with a veneral disease that JS couldn’t go near him has to be my favorite tidbit that I’ve learned thus far.
December 18, 2023 at 2:28 AM
Reading the last volume of the Joseph Smith Papers Journals. Joseph Smith being served with a warrant for telling Higbee that he was so infected with a veneral disease that JS couldn’t go near him has to be my favorite tidbit that I’ve learned thus far.
The cherry on top is the person in the crystal ball is none other than the main character from the “I Spy a Nephite” books that were made back in the 90’s.
September 26, 2023 at 3:19 AM
The cherry on top is the person in the crystal ball is none other than the main character from the “I Spy a Nephite” books that were made back in the 90’s.