'The Birmingham Folk Festival is free to attendees, but donations will be accepted and proceeds will given to local nonprofits including Black Warrior Riverkeeper.' -Birmingham Public Library on the Saturday, 5/4 event at Avondale Park bplolinenews.blogspot.com/2024/04/birmin… by Roy Williams, B'ham Public Library

Happy May Day / International Workers Day to all who celebrate. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internati…

Happy May Day! Never forget the sacrifices made in the struggle for worker liberation and also recognize that we have a role in that struggle today.

4.5 million Americans have a monthly student loan payment of $0 because of the Biden-Harris Administration’s SAVE plan. Sign up at StudentAid.gov/SAVE.

A lot of people saw that there was a neo-nazi rally in West Virginia this weekend. That is true, and horrible.

Did you know that there was also a Peace for Palestine march and demonstration led by Muslim students at WVU?

Join us on either June 4 or July 26, for this 2-hour virtual opportunity regarding the Encyclopedia of Alabama resource! Space is limited for this opportunity as stipends are available. Register using the Region 4 links at auburn.edu/outreach/facul….

Well, crap.

Stay on sabbatical long enough and that Monday morning flood of desperate emails comes to a dead halt.

Fingers crossed that I haven’t jinxed it.

We're seeking 2 Section Editors with expertise in post-1783 Imperial, Colonial, Commonwealth and Indigenous histories, and post-1960 British history for the Bibliography of British and Irish History ( #BBIH ) buff.ly/4aiAD48
Closing date: 31 May 2024 Brepols Royal Historical Society

'JD Vance thinks' is an oxymoron. twitter.com/highbrow_nobro…

It is unfortunate that many of the people who could benefit from Biden income-driven repayment plan don't know about it. It is remarkable that the people who report on the issue also don't seem to know about it.

Caution: Do not watch when hungry.

They didn’t think we’d actually DO it!

Just want to be clear that this tweet and story from Faux is classic antisemitism

And here I thought that the current Alito court was the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and a blowtorch in a trench coat.

Every day when it's hot, the 8 and 9 yo neighbor kids jump on their trampoline while spraying each other with the hose. They whoop and holler and squeal for 20 min, the they're done. What a riot. (These kids are wholesome. My sibs and I would have water boarded each other).

Mitt R-Money: I caged my dog on top of my car and drove hundreds of miles on the interstate.

Kristi Noemi: Hold my beer, wimp.

13 circuits, 13 justices.

Less debating it and more figuring out how to sell it.

There's a break in our backyard's tree canopy and a heron just glided past it as I was looking at the twilight sky. Herons are uncommon here. Big treat.