Marty Olliff
@martyolliff.bsky.social
Retired Prof of History at Troy Univ. Dothan Campus, Director of the Wiregrass Archives. My opinions are absolutely my own. #NOKINGS
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Marty Olliff
@martyolliff.bsky.social
· Nov 16
I collected ~416 Jim Crow Statutes in Alabama, 1876-1903. Here is a link to the Google Drive folder containing the Excel spreadsheet, MS Word Project Explainer, and AL course of study lesson plans for grades 4&11.Pls use freely https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TjEqwwlaL7NtfCLTxcAGL77oPz-aip9e
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One key thing Zohran can learn from Milwaukee's sewer socialists is that to deliver transformative reforms you need to lean on mass movement pressure
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
One key thing Zohran can learn from Milwaukee's sewer socialists is that to deliver transformative reforms you need to lean on mass movement pressure
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It doesn’t matter where you live or how you vote – Social Security is a universal promise of economic security.
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It doesn’t matter where you live or how you vote – Social Security is a universal promise of economic security.
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Sojourner Truth died in Battle Creek, Michigan, on this day in 1883, and is buried near cereal royalty — the Kelloggs and the Posts. She arrived in Battle Creek to go to the famed Kellogg Sanitorium.
Truth kept up her activism in Battle Creek, and kept Kellogg as her personal physician. (After Truth’s death, Kellogg became a raving eugenicist.) She is buried in Battle Creek’s Oak Hill Cemetery, along with a few of her kids and grandkids, and Post, and many Kelloggs 6/end
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Sojourner Truth died in Battle Creek, Michigan, on this day in 1883, and is buried near cereal royalty — the Kelloggs and the Posts. She arrived in Battle Creek to go to the famed Kellogg Sanitorium.
Then the GOP will use reduced numbers of attendees to call for closing parks. Bank it . . . THEY will.
National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!)
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Then the GOP will use reduced numbers of attendees to call for closing parks. Bank it . . . THEY will.
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You have to look at what Trump is doing in terms of tariffs, not in economic terms, but as a mobster would. He is using the tariffs to grift. He does not care who it hurts or if it makes economic sense. He is a career criminal - a convicted felon - and he will keep grifting until he is stopped.
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
You have to look at what Trump is doing in terms of tariffs, not in economic terms, but as a mobster would. He is using the tariffs to grift. He does not care who it hurts or if it makes economic sense. He is a career criminal - a convicted felon - and he will keep grifting until he is stopped.
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The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
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700 Years of Persian Manuscripts Now Digitized & Free Online
700 Years of Persian Manuscripts Now Digitized & Free Online
Too often those in power lump thousands of years of Middle Eastern religion and culture into monolithic entities to be feared or persecuted. But at least one government institution is doing exactly th...
www.openculture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
700 Years of Persian Manuscripts Now Digitized & Free Online
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Does anyone know how much the Antifa dues are going up in 2026?
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Does anyone know how much the Antifa dues are going up in 2026?
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!!! Senior level tech/data for justice gig:
"The Center for Justice Innovation is an org dedicated to advancing community safety & racial justice... The Center seeks an Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead a redesign of the organization’s technology, data, and
information systems."
"The Center for Justice Innovation is an org dedicated to advancing community safety & racial justice... The Center seeks an Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead a redesign of the organization’s technology, data, and
information systems."
drgtalent.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
!!! Senior level tech/data for justice gig:
"The Center for Justice Innovation is an org dedicated to advancing community safety & racial justice... The Center seeks an Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead a redesign of the organization’s technology, data, and
information systems."
"The Center for Justice Innovation is an org dedicated to advancing community safety & racial justice... The Center seeks an Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead a redesign of the organization’s technology, data, and
information systems."
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So much of Thanksgiving happens long before any of us sit down at the table. Long before the turkey hits the oven or the pie is sliced, immigrant farmworkers and meatpacking workers have already put in the labor that makes these traditions possible.
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social + @yunao08.bsky.social
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social + @yunao08.bsky.social
This Year, Remember To Thank The Unseen Guests At Our Thanksgiving Table
Thank you for feeding us.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
So much of Thanksgiving happens long before any of us sit down at the table. Long before the turkey hits the oven or the pie is sliced, immigrant farmworkers and meatpacking workers have already put in the labor that makes these traditions possible.
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social + @yunao08.bsky.social
✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social + @yunao08.bsky.social
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"There is a role for every person in revolution if he is revolutionary."
—H. Rap Brown, later Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin.
—H. Rap Brown, later Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin.
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
"There is a role for every person in revolution if he is revolutionary."
—H. Rap Brown, later Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin.
—H. Rap Brown, later Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin.
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This.
Publicize what these people said.
Publicize that they asked soldiers to abide by the Constitution and disobey illegal commands.
The meaning of what's happening with these demands from DJT needs to be crystal clear.
Publicize what these people said.
Publicize that they asked soldiers to abide by the Constitution and disobey illegal commands.
The meaning of what's happening with these demands from DJT needs to be crystal clear.
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This.
Publicize what these people said.
Publicize that they asked soldiers to abide by the Constitution and disobey illegal commands.
The meaning of what's happening with these demands from DJT needs to be crystal clear.
Publicize what these people said.
Publicize that they asked soldiers to abide by the Constitution and disobey illegal commands.
The meaning of what's happening with these demands from DJT needs to be crystal clear.
It was if you wanted to trash the joint to cover up a robbery.
Maybe putting a dozen narcissistic poser Fox hosts in charge of sprawling federal agencies with millions of combined employees and vastly important responsibilities with enormous power wasn’t the greatest plan.
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
It was if you wanted to trash the joint to cover up a robbery.
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Friends, there are several CS positions open at NYU; calling in my socio-technical researchers including HCI researchers
cs.nyu.edu/dynamic/jobs...
cs.nyu.edu/dynamic/jobs...
NYU Computer Science Department
cs.nyu.edu
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Friends, there are several CS positions open at NYU; calling in my socio-technical researchers including HCI researchers
cs.nyu.edu/dynamic/jobs...
cs.nyu.edu/dynamic/jobs...
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Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
Lol. Education block grants is a federal money funnel to private schools via voucher schemes.
the lady who ran pro wrestling decided to reboot education
Linda McMahon: "The states will have less requirements because more money will go in block grants to the states ... I have called for a hard reset of education because we have failed our students."
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Lol. Education block grants is a federal money funnel to private schools via voucher schemes.
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Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
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My column this week. This year has given us numerous examples of elites and institutions cowering before those who would destroy the best things in American life. And it's been a time when many, many more Alabamians have stood up for democracy, tolerance and the rule of law.
The small fights for democracy are the epics of our time | Alabama Reflector
In a time of elite impunity and institutional failure, the battles for American ideals are raging in a thousand different places.
alabamareflector.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My column this week. This year has given us numerous examples of elites and institutions cowering before those who would destroy the best things in American life. And it's been a time when many, many more Alabamians have stood up for democracy, tolerance and the rule of law.
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If you're doing research on neoliberal money in US education, who's spending it on what and why, please share your work! Includes but not limited to charter schools, public private partnerships, tech (surveillance, testing), and of course AI.
November 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
If you're doing research on neoliberal money in US education, who's spending it on what and why, please share your work! Includes but not limited to charter schools, public private partnerships, tech (surveillance, testing), and of course AI.
RIP, Jimmy Cliff
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
RIP, Jimmy Cliff
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Today is Quartidi the 4th of Frimaire in the year 234.
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate medlar.#JacobinDay
More information on medlar
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate medlar.#JacobinDay
More information on medlar
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today is Quartidi the 4th of Frimaire in the year 234.
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate medlar.#JacobinDay
More information on medlar
Frimaire is the month of frost.
Today we celebrate medlar.#JacobinDay
More information on medlar
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Come and apply to be the Professor of Bibliography & Modern Book History @engfacoutreach.bsky.social & @jesusoxford.bsky.social (and work closely with us @bodleian.ox.ac.uk). Following a long line of great scholars: Don McKenzie, Kathryn Sutherland, & Dirk van Hulle ... my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Come and apply to be the Professor of Bibliography & Modern Book History @engfacoutreach.bsky.social & @jesusoxford.bsky.social (and work closely with us @bodleian.ox.ac.uk). Following a long line of great scholars: Don McKenzie, Kathryn Sutherland, & Dirk van Hulle ... my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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MAGA MESS MONDAY
Every Monday
3:00-4:30 pm CST
Germantown
Corner of Poplar Ave. & West St.
Every Monday
3:00-4:30 pm CST
Germantown
Corner of Poplar Ave. & West St.
November 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
MAGA MESS MONDAY
Every Monday
3:00-4:30 pm CST
Germantown
Corner of Poplar Ave. & West St.
Every Monday
3:00-4:30 pm CST
Germantown
Corner of Poplar Ave. & West St.