The Atlantic
RIP Democracy
20+ min · · Russia’s goal was never merely to elect Donald Trump. Now, Vladimir Putin is poised to complete the mission he began four years ago. · Shared by 335, including LoriBeth, L. Taylor Banks, Matthias Lampe, Stig Ørskov, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Michael (मुकेश), Mathew Ingram, Joshua Benton
The New Republic
This Is Fascism
10 min · · Trump is sending an unambiguous message to a country in turmoil—and his armed supporters, from cops to vigilantes, hear it loud and clear. · Shared by 161, including Allison Arieff, Christian Surchi, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Liliane Ferrari ™, Thomas Fuchs , Kevin Mitchell @WiringtheBrain@ mstdn .social, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky, ExApologist, Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange, Scott McLeod, LoriBeth, Valiskster, Jason Stanley
Scientific American
George Floyd's Autopsy and the Structural Gaslighting of America
7 min · · The weaponization of medical language emboldened white supremacy with the authority of the white coat. How will we stop it from happening again? · Shared by 154, including Eric Bailey, aubrey blanche-sarellano (she/her), James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, zeynep tufekci, LoriBeth, Alice Wong 王美華, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Adrian Roselli (no blue check) 🗯, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Mara Averick, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, August is National Water Quality Month
Merriam-Webster
Definition of ANTEBELLUM
· existing before a war; especially : existing before the American Civil War… See the full definition · Shared by 5, including LoriBeth
The Guardian
The American civil war didn't end. And Trump is a Confederate president
11+ min · · But the Confederacy didn’t win in the 1860s and it won’t in the long run, says the Guardian US columnist Rebecca Solnit · Shared by 37, including Liv 😷, LoriBeth, Jane, ...und meine Frau ist auch Elon Musk!, Jochen Burkhard
Vox
Stop making second American Civil War clickbait
5 min · · On the rise of apocalypse punditry. · Shared by 11, including Liam Bright, LoriBeth, Justin Tiehen
HISTORY
Garry Adelman: Civil War Photography Was Ahead of Its Time
· The American Civil War was the first war to be extensively photographed. Historian Garry Adelman discusses the innovative techniques and technologies photographers of the era used to document the… · Shared by 5, including LoriBeth
The Guardian
Irene Triplett, last person to collect an American civil war pension, dies at 90
3 min · · Daughter of private who fought for both sides and had children in his 80s lived for years in a North Carolina nursing home · Shared by 13, including LoriBeth
HISTORY
Ulysses S. Grant
8 min · · Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) commanded the victorious Union army during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and served as the 18th U.S. president from 1869 to · Shared by 5, including LoriBeth
HistoryExtra
The Civil War Misconceptions That Fuel Tensions In The United States
13+ min · · US history tends to neglect the fact that the American Revolution was also a civil war – and that the American Civil War also encompassed a revolution. Adam IP Smith explains why ignoring difficult… · Shared by 6, including LoriBeth
TIME
The Stories That Skewed American Popular Memory of the Civil War
5 min · · A new book examines why 'Gone with the Wind' dominates popular memory of the Civil War—and which forgotten stories of that time are worth remembering · Shared by 5, including LoriBeth
damninteresting.com
The Reconstruction of Ulysses S. Grant • Damn Interesting
20+ min · · As a civilian, the beloved American Civil War general and two-term president failed at every attempt to make money. Except for one. · Shared by 15, including Howard Getson
The New Yorker
How the South Won the Civil War
20+ min · · During Reconstruction, true citizenship finally seemed in reach for black Americans. Then their dreams were dismantled. · Shared by 26, including Jochen Burkhard, LoriBeth, Florian Hanke 🍎
The New York Times
The American Civil War, Part II
6 min · · The nation is deeply divided, with each side seeing the other as “the enemy.” · Shared by 22, including Trey Tweets Into the Void, LoriBeth, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Esther Schindler