"History is not merely something to be read. And it does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past," wrote James Baldwin. This portrait of Baldwin, born on today's date in 1924, was a 1963 Time cover by artist Boris Chaliapin. It's in the collection of National Portrait Gallery USA.

#WashingtonDC #DrinkingAboutMuseums is Wednesday 11/2 at Dirty Habit 555 8th St. NW suse anderson phyllis hecht also @[email protected] tell your students!

I’ll be there at 5 to grab spots.

Elon Musk Stephen King Only on Twitter can we watch a man worth $200 billion negotiate with a man worth $500 million about saving $12 a month.

Sarah Personette There is one sentence you mentioned in an interview - "No company will hug you 10 years from now. I’m very clear on who will hug me 10 years from now" that is still inspiring me and many moms in this business day by day. You are an amazing manager. Good luck ❤️

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This is a huge, if not career ending, AOC scandal politico.com/minutes/congre…

Sherri Berger Effie Kapsalis James Neal Sheila A Brennan @sosarasays Dr Meghan Ferriter Darren Milligan Kate Haley Goldman https://mastodon.social/@KateHG Dorothy Berry adam j martin Elizabeth Harmon In anticipation of the exodus, I set up a sign-up for #DrinkingAboutMuseums so you can be notified by twitter/ig/email/other forms.gle/Mc3yo8EkM2QSES… Sign up to never miss a gathering!

It is so beautiful to see a community of people in a knowledge graph. #glamwiki #OpenAccess

D.C.'s hottest spot is called "the Library of Congress." This place has everything: Flute vaults, The Gutenberg Bible, a 125-year-old dance floor...😱 Thank you for joining us for a special birthday edition of #LiveAtTheLibrary last night! We hope to see you again soon. #LOC125

It happening very quickly, here's a former McConnell chief of staff threatening brands that don't want to advertise on Twitter.

I loved reading her story! And good to see you!

Aww you and Kelly Doyle Kim look so professional in your other role! Excited to see the CC0 results!

It’s beautiful that this work came out as Twitter implodes. This was the last thing I worked on as Parity CEO before making the move. Congratulations on a phenomenal project.

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#Openness should not be limited to access to & use of assets: it should re-examine how to create a community in the digital world. With "Creative Communities," Jeni Tenisson responds to the #ParadoxofOpen. Join us on 30 Nov: openfuture.eu/event/open-fut…