Talk about shrinkflation!

A lot of folks have asked me why Biden can’t simply fire DeJoy. Unfortunately, it’s up to the USPS Board of Governors. We can continue to call out DeJoy and keep up the pressure on the Board to replace him with someone competent.

See Article I, Section 8, the Commerce Clause: DeSantis knows he can't do this, or Harvard Law School would have flunked him. Worst kind of political theater.

On this day in 1740, South Carolina barred enslaved Black people from learning to read, earning money, and gathering, and authorized white enslavers to whip and kill them for being 'rebellious.' calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

#OnThisDay in 2007, an Alabama grand jury indicted former state trooper James Bonard Fowler for the Feb. 18, 1965, killing of Jimmie Lee Jackson, who was trying to protect his mother from being beaten at Mack’s Café.

At Jackson’s funeral, Martin Luther King Jr. called him “a…

The formerly enslaved lawmaker who warned about rewriting Black history wapo.st/3y8vFJg

Schools in One Virginia County to Reinstate Confederate Names nytimes.com/2024/05/10/us/…

What I learned was that even POTUS could be held accountable by Congress and the American people for breaking the law. Those were the days.

Even if you think such a bill would ultimately be invalidated in court, that takes time — much safer these days to head it off in committee.

More information and link to full bill here: x.com/victoriacoble1…

NC is considering an anti-protest bill that eliminates the health & safety exception for masking, attempting to criminalize mask wearing even in those situations. Health professionals especially should reach out to the relevant committee with the contact information below.

My introduction to American government.

Looking for Mexican American / Latino Studies teachers in Texas - can anyone point me in the right direction? #txcss John Hatch Robin Sabo Michelle Neyrey mrcheshire Magdalena Mata, NBCT Amanda Garcia Andrea Sánchez Aguirre, M.Ed. Rodrigo Bravo Susan Haynes 🌵 Mr. Wisbrock Dr. Dwalunda Alexander Diztorsha Lavan

Kathy Durham was an early adopter of TeachRock. Ms. Durham is now teaching 11th Grade U.S. Hist., 12th Grade Gov't & Econ, & coaching girls' golf. We admire the spirit & passion Kathy has brought to the classroom for 27 years. Thank you, Kathy Durham! #TeacherAppreciationWeek

First out of the gate, the Supreme Court had a chance to stop pre-hearing civil forfeiture (when the cops steal your stuff without a hearing to prove you did anything wrong).

They declined (wait for it) 6-3. Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissenting.

#OnThisDay in 1754, Benjamin Franklin publishes one of the most famous cartoons in history: the “Join, or Die” woodcut. Today, it’s considered an early masterpiece of political messaging.

Learn more on #ConstitutionDaily : ow.ly/1iht50RyHfQ

My new book comes out in July & is available for pre-order. It explores the long and surprising history of how the Revolution has served as an American origin myth & how Americans have fought over its meaning and legacy for nearly 250 years.

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Hawaii is poised to make the ‘shaka’ its official state gesture washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05…

W. Ralph Eubanks Named Interim Authors Guild President. publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/i…

It’s #PublicServiceRecognitionWeek and we are public servants so we will now sit back & let you tell us how wonderful we are. Just kidding, of course.

But really, public service is a calling & this week honors all who answer it at federal, state, county, local, & tribal levels.