#Monuments

When the bees die, we die too.

brucewilson

Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor who carved (Lakota would say desecrated) Mt. Rushmore had previously begun, commissioned by the KKK, the Confederate shrine-monument to the failed rebellion to preserve human slavery

Sideshow Bob

BobsLessons

Why are they going after Dr. Disrespect NOW?Why are they going after Shane Dawson NOW?Why are they going after NASCAR NOW?Why are they going after Joe Rogan NOW?Why are they

Erin L. Thompson

artcrimeprof

The US National Park Service says monuments in its care “will not be altered, relocated, obscured, or removed, even when they are deemed inaccurate.” They'll add signage to "contextualize" monuments.

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

Karolina Fedyk, pigeon whisperer

karigrafia

Dear friends, if you've been following the situation in Poland, you know it's been dire. Now it just got worse. We, and Małgorzata Szutowicz from Stop Bzdurom (Stop the Bullshit),

Mayor Muriel Bowser

MayorBowser

1/ Thank you to Team Biden for planning a thoughtful, inspirational and dignified Inaugural event that celebrated a fresh start and respected the moment. Thanks to the members of Congress

Nathan Kalmoe

NathanKalmoe

This is important. It also forces us to consider the millions of Black Americans who'd be alive if their ancestors hadn't been among 10000s lynched or worked to death after

Stonekettle

Stonekettle

You can't claim these monuments represent heritage and then be surprised when those that history oppressed see them AS symbols of exclusion.You can't claim your society includes all equally when

S*cut

Sicut_Jailbroke

Every action of the past has inexorably let to the present. Even the most idyllic periods of history ultimately coalesced in the modern paradigm. The error of today's reactionaries is

Alex Mallin

alex_mallin

On the same day two current DOJ officials testified alleging politicization of the department, AG Barr sat for an interview on @SenTedCruz's podcast where he was dubbed a 'honey badger'

Gail Helt

ghelt

To people citing the Nixon pardon as a way to justify a pardon of Trump and those involved in Wednesday’s #insurrection at the #Capitol, to create unity: The Nixon case

Iuliusroma

iuliusroma

#thread Il circo romano per le corse dei #carri di Tarragona, #Spagna, è un unicum che ha generato una piazza simile a quella Navona di #Roma, sotterranei visitabili dove si

The Editorial Board

johnastoehr

Masks are tyranny but secret police aren't by @johnastoehr https://stoehr.substack.com/p/masks-are-tyranny-but-secret-police?r=5msd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=twitter 1. Not long ago, heavily armed white men

R. Andrew Free

ImmCivilRights

Not to snipe internally, but maybe we stop approaching our SCOTUS litigation in ways that ignore the white supremacist language and agenda of the laws and policies the regime uses,

National Parks Conservation Association

NPCA

Five years ago today, Sand to Snow, Mojave Trails and Castle Mountains national monuments were officially created, permanently protecting 1.8 million acres of spectacular desert wilderness and helping to form

Dr Paul Belford

PaulBelford

Like many archaeologists, I watched #StonehengeLostCircle last night, presented by @theAliceRoberts and featuring research led over many years (decades!) by Mike Parker Pearson. I enjoyed it, but many colleagues seem

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