Joanne Freeman
@jbf1755.bsky.social
Historian of early US politics & culture; howl re: democracy—a lot. Last book: The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress & the Road to Civil War. Owned by Newbie the History Bird & Rosie the Resistance Bird.
https://www.youtube.com/@joannefreeman1755
https://www.youtube.com/@joannefreeman1755
What happens when you play a new game with your birb, and she doesn’t want it to stop.
(Angry budgie noises)
(Angry budgie noises)
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
What happens when you play a new game with your birb, and she doesn’t want it to stop.
(Angry budgie noises)
(Angry budgie noises)
I have been through a lot this semester. More to come down the road.
I have one week left of class.
And I am enjoying an almost-done-with-the-semester martini.
In that spirit: Happy Thanksgiving to all! ❤️🦃🦜
I have one week left of class.
And I am enjoying an almost-done-with-the-semester martini.
In that spirit: Happy Thanksgiving to all! ❤️🦃🦜
November 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I have been through a lot this semester. More to come down the road.
I have one week left of class.
And I am enjoying an almost-done-with-the-semester martini.
In that spirit: Happy Thanksgiving to all! ❤️🦃🦜
I have one week left of class.
And I am enjoying an almost-done-with-the-semester martini.
In that spirit: Happy Thanksgiving to all! ❤️🦃🦜
Rosie the Peep gave me gifts.
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Rosie the Peep gave me gifts.
So…I tried to get some cute Rosie video for you. And I did. Taking a bath. And….my bathroom is in the background. She wouldn’t let me get another shot with the door closed.
So here you go.
So here you go.
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
So…I tried to get some cute Rosie video for you. And I did. Taking a bath. And….my bathroom is in the background. She wouldn’t let me get another shot with the door closed.
So here you go.
So here you go.
Did I try to get a cute Rosie photo for you?
Yes.
Yes, I did.
She had other plans.
Yes.
Yes, I did.
She had other plans.
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Did I try to get a cute Rosie photo for you?
Yes.
Yes, I did.
She had other plans.
Yes.
Yes, I did.
She had other plans.
And….I am celebrating with a martini.
So there.
So there.
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
And….I am celebrating with a martini.
So there.
So there.
This is George Washington’s copy of the Constitution. You can see—faintly—in the margin, he was carefully noting which parts of the Constitution were “President powers.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is George Washington’s copy of the Constitution. You can see—faintly—in the margin, he was carefully noting which parts of the Constitution were “President powers.”
Yup. She’s molting.
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Yup. She’s molting.
She’s growing out her necklace. She molted it.
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
She’s growing out her necklace. She molted it.
Timeline cleanse:
Rosie the Peep.
Rosie the Peep.
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Timeline cleanse:
Rosie the Peep.
Rosie the Peep.
“I think I’ll give Rosie a new toy since she decimated the other one and…”
YOU ARE TOUCHING MY NEW TOY FOR TOO LONG, HUMAN— I WILL EAT YOUR HAND
YOU ARE TOUCHING MY NEW TOY FOR TOO LONG, HUMAN— I WILL EAT YOUR HAND
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“I think I’ll give Rosie a new toy since she decimated the other one and…”
YOU ARE TOUCHING MY NEW TOY FOR TOO LONG, HUMAN— I WILL EAT YOUR HAND
YOU ARE TOUCHING MY NEW TOY FOR TOO LONG, HUMAN— I WILL EAT YOUR HAND
I tried to take a photo of this same toy.
Rosie has demolished it.
But…
Rosie has demolished it.
But…
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I tried to take a photo of this same toy.
Rosie has demolished it.
But…
Rosie has demolished it.
But…
Today I will randomly post good things — because this timeline is repulsive.
Here you go.
Look!
A cute bird!
Here you go.
Look!
A cute bird!
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Today I will randomly post good things — because this timeline is repulsive.
Here you go.
Look!
A cute bird!
Here you go.
Look!
A cute bird!
And for something completely different:
Someone is molting.
Her little yellow head is patchy.
And she left me gifts.
Someone is molting.
Her little yellow head is patchy.
And she left me gifts.
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
And for something completely different:
Someone is molting.
Her little yellow head is patchy.
And she left me gifts.
Someone is molting.
Her little yellow head is patchy.
And she left me gifts.
Timeline cleanse.
I gave Rosie a new toy, and she is SO HAPPY.
Bought it a long time ago and forgot I had it.
I gave Rosie a new toy, and she is SO HAPPY.
Bought it a long time ago and forgot I had it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Timeline cleanse.
I gave Rosie a new toy, and she is SO HAPPY.
Bought it a long time ago and forgot I had it.
I gave Rosie a new toy, and she is SO HAPPY.
Bought it a long time ago and forgot I had it.
On this day, I ruined the workplace.
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
On this day, I ruined the workplace.
This is what I meant yesterday when I said the blue wave wasn’t about the Democratic Party
The Party didn’t do much. In some cases, it risked doing damage by approving or disapproving candidates regardless of what voters wanted
The wave was created by voters DESPITE the Party
And that’s democracy
The Party didn’t do much. In some cases, it risked doing damage by approving or disapproving candidates regardless of what voters wanted
The wave was created by voters DESPITE the Party
And that’s democracy
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is what I meant yesterday when I said the blue wave wasn’t about the Democratic Party
The Party didn’t do much. In some cases, it risked doing damage by approving or disapproving candidates regardless of what voters wanted
The wave was created by voters DESPITE the Party
And that’s democracy
The Party didn’t do much. In some cases, it risked doing damage by approving or disapproving candidates regardless of what voters wanted
The wave was created by voters DESPITE the Party
And that’s democracy
Dinner.
Sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi, and beet and horseradish salad.
SO good.
(I recommend Veselka in the bottom food court at Grand Central.)
Sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi, and beet and horseradish salad.
SO good.
(I recommend Veselka in the bottom food court at Grand Central.)
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Dinner.
Sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi, and beet and horseradish salad.
SO good.
(I recommend Veselka in the bottom food court at Grand Central.)
Sauerkraut and mushroom pierogi, and beet and horseradish salad.
SO good.
(I recommend Veselka in the bottom food court at Grand Central.)
So...somehow, I seem to be unable to post videos with audio.
Trust me when I say that I got home, and Rosie greeted me with peeps, cheeps, and head-bobbing.
Happy birb.
Happy human.
Trust me when I say that I got home, and Rosie greeted me with peeps, cheeps, and head-bobbing.
Happy birb.
Happy human.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
So...somehow, I seem to be unable to post videos with audio.
Trust me when I say that I got home, and Rosie greeted me with peeps, cheeps, and head-bobbing.
Happy birb.
Happy human.
Trust me when I say that I got home, and Rosie greeted me with peeps, cheeps, and head-bobbing.
Happy birb.
Happy human.
I just got good news from a doctor.
So…cheers!
So…cheers!
October 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I just got good news from a doctor.
So…cheers!
So…cheers!
Rosie is enjoying her Friday night peeps.
October 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Rosie is enjoying her Friday night peeps.
