Carol Ann VaughnCross, Ph.D.
@vaughncrossca.bsky.social
Social Historian, Pre-21c Tech History, American Religious History, History of SexRaceReligion in the US Bible Belt; 6th-Generation Alabamian; Anti-Trump 1989+ “All I have is a voice to undo the folded lie” - WA Auden, “Sept 1, 1939”
Reposted by Carol Ann VaughnCross, Ph.D.
Two things at work here: People have become desensitized to Trump's corruption (since GOP Congress refuses to act), and the absolute depth of conflicts of interest in the Trump administration is so broad it's hard to know which one to focus on.
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Two things at work here: People have become desensitized to Trump's corruption (since GOP Congress refuses to act), and the absolute depth of conflicts of interest in the Trump administration is so broad it's hard to know which one to focus on.
Reposted by Carol Ann VaughnCross, Ph.D.
But Arthur didn't just retire. He wanted to be president again, fighting down to the 1884 convention. Blaine, the nominee, lost narrowly—because Republicans at the national level gave up trying to protect Black voters in the South, as they once did. The "solid South" was never inevitable.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
But Arthur didn't just retire. He wanted to be president again, fighting down to the 1884 convention. Blaine, the nominee, lost narrowly—because Republicans at the national level gave up trying to protect Black voters in the South, as they once did. The "solid South" was never inevitable.
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