Computers used to scream out in pain when we connected to the internet. This was a warning and we did not heed it.

These people are giving the game away. They want to create a world in which no one has the desire to read, create or think, and eventually no one has the capacity to. Reading, critical thinking, the humanities, are never wastes of time; they are what make us free.

It would be fun if public libraries were well-funded and open in the evenings and we built a culture where it’s normal to gather at the library after work and browse the shelves and chat about the latest books and read the Saturday night away.

@damnitmadeline Activities that are not immediately measurable have been devalued.

Washington hasn’t stopped dreaming

Haitian solders risked & gave their lives fighting alongside the Patriots during the American Revolution in 1779. This monument in downtown Savannah honors their service. Several who served in the American war for independence would later fight in the war for Haitian independence

This thread will be dedicated to the victims of the Apalachee High School shooting. Mason Schermerhorn, 14 His sister had circulated photos of him on social media when family couldn’t contact him. Because he was autistic, they thought he might have wandered off. 💔

If anybody wants to know why Gen X is always mad, it's because we had to replace our record collections with a tape collection that we had to replace with a CD collection that we had to replace with an MP3 collection, and now we need a subscription to listen to music.

Walz was a social studies teacher? I know his New Balance collection is impeccable.

Live look at @mclarkhistory right now. 😆

Book bans thrive on ambiguity, creating fear and self-censorship. Vague rules make us second-guess and hold back, a deliberate power play to intimidate and suppress. We must support our history teachers to prevent them from having to toe an invisible line. #HistoryMatters

In the novel Fahrenheit 451, the abolition of reading began with tech companies simplifying books into summaries that you could read in five minutes. Because people no longer engaged with the texts, they forgot how to think. Then came the book-burnings.

This young man participated in the June 1944 landings in Normandy. His name was Medgar Evers.

"Man can turn into an animal in no time. All he needs is permission. As soon as permission is given from higher-ups, from the government, it accelerates," says Holocaust survivor Irene Weiss. https://t.co/mvVA5DG32W

Oldest Tulsa Massacre survivor celebrates 110th birthday in North Texas

Enjoying the play, President Lincoln reaches over to take his wife's hand. Mary jokes, “What will Miss Harris think of my hanging on to you so?” He squeezed her hand and said, "“She won’t think anything about it.” Those were Abraham Lincoln's final words.

1/ THREAD. How do we know the #CivilWar was caused by #slavery? Academic historians will know this but this is intended for others. It's not enough just to say it. Let's get the evidence out there.

Did you know that an entire Manhattan village owned by black people was destroyed to build Central Park. The community was called Seneca Village. It spanned from 82nd Street to 89th Street. Successful Black Communities and Towns. A THREAD! #blackhistorymonth

Happy Black History Month you handsome and gorgeous lot. I’m going to celebrate Black Disabled History this month. Today we celebrate Brad Lomax.

Many folks who use “woke” with contempt today probably would have hated Daddy when he was alive. He was very conscious and committed to eradicating what he called the Triple Evils of racism, poverty and militarism. If you’re quoting him to stop truthful teaching about him…