One of the things you hear a lot is that an assault weapons ban wouldn't do much because there are so many already in circulation. But like, the Buffalo and Uvalde murderers purchased their weapons *this year.*
Today is Día de los Muertos—a holiday wholly distinct from Halloween. Honoring its history and uplifting those who celebrate it presents many opportunities in learning spaces. To all who celebrate, ¡Feliz Día de los Muertos!
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My favorite World Series memory: Two years (and one day) ago, the @Nationals won the World Series. The team, coaches, staff, and families all stayed up late celebrating. The next morning, October 31st, the team and families were set to fly from HOU back home to DC with the trophy
The Tiny Desk is back....sort of. The first concert recorded at Bob Boilen's desk since March 2020 is 2021 Tiny Desk Contest winner Neffy! https://t.co/IHqoNotxqE
A starting pitcher on my favorite baseball team has taken to his social media to spread vaccine disinformation. As a fan this is hard to take, since the 2021 Nats season was essentially ruined by two Covid outbreaks that cost the team weeks of production from key players
US Army medic Tony Acevedo was captured in January 1945 and taken to a German prisoner-of-war camp. He and his comrades were tortured and forced to do hard labor. Tony recorded everything he witnessed in a secret diary. #powmia#hispanicheritagemonth
Taft is still NOT stuck in the bath.
#otd in 1857 William Howard Taft was born. For his birthday, let’s drown this fat-shaming myth about the 27th president.
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Those who claim vax mandates are “unconstitutional” should read the 1905 Supreme Court ruling in Jacobson v Mass, upholding state vax mandates for smallpox: “Real liberty for all could not exist” if someone was allowed to act “regardless of the injury that may be done to others.”
This Day in Labor History: May 18, 1933. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt creates the Tennessee Valley Authority, a large-scale economic planning program to transform the South. Let's talk about how it changed the history of work in that region, including increasing racism!
This month marks 100 years since the deadliest racial massacre in U.S. history occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Help center the stories of survivors, witnesses, and their families by transcribing historic documents from the city's 20th c. Black community, now held @nmaahc: