#Confederates

Sarah Kendzior

sarahkendzior

"The attempted coup has moved into its violence stage. First stage was rigging -- voter suppression, USPS sabotage, etc. Failed. Second phase was courts; that failed too. Now we're on

Martin Skold

MartinSkold2

Except the authoritative finding would have to be judicial - any state that kept him off the ballot on those grounds would be subjected to a lawsuit that would end

Daniel F. Baranowski

DFBHarvard

The American Civil War. Most Confederates didn't own slaves & weren't fighting for slavery. They fought for a fundamental 19th Century American principle, "States Rights"!When Lee surrendered to Grant, there

Rachel Walden

rachel_w

Librarians, I understand the impulse to focus on disinformation and information literacy in the wake of the capitol invasion, but I need your acknowledgment that white supremacy is the much

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

Have you heard that one about coming together and political unity after an insurrection?A thread: One time, after a contentious election, there was a group of angry white people. Because

Pale_Primate

PALE_Primate

Back in 2012, Bill Maher sent Alexandra Pelosi, the daughter of Nanci Pelosi, to go film stupid white men in the backwoods of Mississippi. I watched it back then, but

Liam Hogan

Limerick1914

I keep seeing strange ahistorical tweets like this which make it seem like the heart of U.S. politics was purged of white supremacist ideology from 1865 until today.https://twitter.com/jordanonrecord/status/1346931938955812866 Andrew Johnso

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chicagloww

Let me explain why this letter is absolute garbage. I don't think the worst LT on miltwitter is going to chime in or say anything of value but this is

Anosognosiogenesis

pookleblinky

The historical precedents to get an idea of the amount of effort necessary to actually *attempt* to repudiate virulent racism and fascism, are American Reconstruction and the denazification of Germany.Hint:

Puckett

puckett101

Listen folks, I understand that y'all are trying to come up with words to describe what you're seeing, but these motherfuckers ARE. NOT. ANARCHISTS.1. Do you see a book anywhere?2.

Unconditional Surrender Boomer

barefootboomer

At about 4 in the morning on 30 July 1864 US forces light a mine burrowed under Confederate lines along the Petersburg defenses, blowing a huge hole in the ground.

David Burge

iowahawkblog

"Fort Audie Murphy" and "Fort Doris Miller" also have a nice ring to them.https://twitter.com/TexasMonthly/status/1270822572272295936 OK, "Fort Audie Murphy" and "NAS Doris Miller." Renaming Fort Hood

Nowhere Girl

Gwynnion

The first step toward an honest appraisal of American politics is acknowledging a large percentage of white people will never forgive Democrats for the Civil Rights Act but also Roe,

Tim Hogan

TimInHonolulu

1. Trump's assault on our military and the 2021NDAA has bounced around from attacking it because the Confederates are being scrubbed from our bases to now a nutty claim that

Advaid അദ്വൈത്

Advaidism

The Indian Olympian contingent was one of only two teams to not raise their arm (Nazi Salute) as they marched past Adolf Hitler during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Defiance.Today the

Stephen West

Stephen_A_West

Lincoln is getting quoted a lot, but selectively. Everyone remembers "with malice towards none; with charity for all" from the 2d Inaugural. Keep reading. Lincoln called as well for a

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