Janneken
@janneken.org
historian, author, Philadelphia committeeperson in Ward 18. janneken.org. A New Deal for Quilts https://linktr.ee/janneken
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Excellent oped in @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social by my @harvard.edu colleague Jill Lepore.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
September 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Excellent oped in @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social by my @harvard.edu colleague Jill Lepore.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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RING THE BELL 🔔 PHILLIES WIN
September 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
RING THE BELL 🔔 PHILLIES WIN
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Share this post to announce that you are free from both hell AND marriage!
July 27, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Share this post to announce that you are free from both hell AND marriage!
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As an American history professor, I regularly read new books, articles, and dissertations, and also evaluate unpublished manuscripts for journals and book publishers. I would not categorize the recent and emerging historiography in the binary way that Ezra Klein does.
July 3, 2026 at 10:32 AM
As an American history professor, I regularly read new books, articles, and dissertations, and also evaluate unpublished manuscripts for journals and book publishers. I would not categorize the recent and emerging historiography in the binary way that Ezra Klein does.
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Bob Brady on Philadelphia voter turnout. If a gun to the head won’t work, what possible other options are there for getting people to vote? 🤷🏻♀️
June 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Bob Brady on Philadelphia voter turnout. If a gun to the head won’t work, what possible other options are there for getting people to vote? 🤷🏻♀️
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i think it is great that conservative students functionally work as a volunteer stasi for republican politicians and conservative media
"An Indiana University instructor who showed a graphic in class that listed the “Make America Great Again” slogan as covert white supremacy has lost her job."
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/u...
Indiana Professor Who Taught Anti-White Supremacy Lesson Loses Job
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM
i think it is great that conservative students functionally work as a volunteer stasi for republican politicians and conservative media
Wow, look at this group of historians @nytimes.com. What do they all have in common?
June 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Wow, look at this group of historians @nytimes.com. What do they all have in common?
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Read our full statement below. We hope the Governor will commit to a comprehensive transportation plan for the Stadium District that brings traffic safety upgrades and increased transit service.
www.5thsqadvocacy.org/5th-square-a...
www.5thsqadvocacy.org/5th-square-a...
5th Square Advocacy Calls on Gov. Shapiro to Fund Better Stadium Transit
5th Square Advocacy calls on Governor Josh Shapiro to fund SEPTA transit service to the Philadelphia Stadium District and commit to long-term funding
www.5thsqadvocacy.org
May 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Read our full statement below. We hope the Governor will commit to a comprehensive transportation plan for the Stadium District that brings traffic safety upgrades and increased transit service.
www.5thsqadvocacy.org/5th-square-a...
www.5thsqadvocacy.org/5th-square-a...
Celebrating #MayDay in Philly with all the best labor chants, my pals from @apscuf.org and my fearless leader @laurenrinaldi.bsky.social of the mighty mighty @ward18dems.bsky.social and of course antifa’s official band
May 2, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Celebrating #MayDay in Philly with all the best labor chants, my pals from @apscuf.org and my fearless leader @laurenrinaldi.bsky.social of the mighty mighty @ward18dems.bsky.social and of course antifa’s official band
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Joke's on you, Dan is here at the ballpark for the Phanatic's party 🥳🥳🥳
April 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Joke's on you, Dan is here at the ballpark for the Phanatic's party 🥳🥳🥳
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Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
Never a bad time to enjoy Bisa Butler’s work, but I especially need her joy right now as we start Black History Month.
Broom Jumpers (2019), cotton, silk, wool and velvet, 87" x 52 1/4"; Source: artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu
Broom Jumpers (2019), cotton, silk, wool and velvet, 87" x 52 1/4"; Source: artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Never a bad time to enjoy Bisa Butler’s work, but I especially need her joy right now as we start Black History Month.
Broom Jumpers (2019), cotton, silk, wool and velvet, 87" x 52 1/4"; Source: artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu
Broom Jumpers (2019), cotton, silk, wool and velvet, 87" x 52 1/4"; Source: artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu
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There seems to be a fundamental misconception about journalists and the First Amendment. You don't get 1A rights in exchange for being accurate and impartial. The ideal of journalistic neutrality was inconceivable to the founders. Journalism in the 1780s was partisan! And they still protected it!
January 31, 2026 at 12:46 PM
There seems to be a fundamental misconception about journalists and the First Amendment. You don't get 1A rights in exchange for being accurate and impartial. The ideal of journalistic neutrality was inconceivable to the founders. Journalism in the 1780s was partisan! And they still protected it!
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When racists killed Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman in 1964, they burned their station wagon but left it just off a road where it was easily found.
When racists killed Viola Liuzzo, they advertised her shot-up car for sale, promoting it as a possible tourist attraction.
When racists killed Viola Liuzzo, they advertised her shot-up car for sale, promoting it as a possible tourist attraction.
ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 6:09 PM
When racists killed Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman in 1964, they burned their station wagon but left it just off a road where it was easily found.
When racists killed Viola Liuzzo, they advertised her shot-up car for sale, promoting it as a possible tourist attraction.
When racists killed Viola Liuzzo, they advertised her shot-up car for sale, promoting it as a possible tourist attraction.
I am thrilled to learn that 15 of 17 Philadelphia Council Members are supporting this package of legislation to protect our neighbors from ICE’s worst tactics. Be sure to thank them, especially @ruephilacouncil.bsky.social and CM Kendra Brooks for taking the lead.
For those interested in the "Ice Out" Philly legislation introduced today, please see the link below.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Please note that these bills are not the official record, they still need to be processed by the clerk and there might be some slight differences.
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Please note that these bills are not the official record, they still need to be processed by the clerk and there might be some slight differences.
Shared Legislation - Google Drive
drive.google.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I am thrilled to learn that 15 of 17 Philadelphia Council Members are supporting this package of legislation to protect our neighbors from ICE’s worst tactics. Be sure to thank them, especially @ruephilacouncil.bsky.social and CM Kendra Brooks for taking the lead.
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Philly, Council will be considering a fantastic package of ICE Out bills tomorrow. Today is a great day to call your councilmember, all the at-large councilmembers, and the mayor to urge their support. Tomorrow, pack council chambers to show your support!
January 28, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Philly, Council will be considering a fantastic package of ICE Out bills tomorrow. Today is a great day to call your councilmember, all the at-large councilmembers, and the mayor to urge their support. Tomorrow, pack council chambers to show your support!
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They report this without any irony or even noting that Trump just killed a protester.
January 11, 2026 at 3:02 AM
They report this without any irony or even noting that Trump just killed a protester.
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"I'm so sorry that we could not have done this earlier...to have saved the loved ones in your life. But I thank you fopr the work that you have done...to ensure that this pain not be felt by others who call this same city home." — Mayor Mamdani at McGuinness Blvd. presser youtube.com/shorts/uwAYI...
Mayor Mamdani commits to ending traffic violence across NYC on third day in office #safestreets
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
"I'm so sorry that we could not have done this earlier...to have saved the loved ones in your life. But I thank you fopr the work that you have done...to ensure that this pain not be felt by others who call this same city home." — Mayor Mamdani at McGuinness Blvd. presser youtube.com/shorts/uwAYI...
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For my Philadelphia-area friends: Monday 10am at the Kimmel Center is the *free* Inauguration ceremony for @dalarrykrasner.bsky.social (his 3rd term), city controller Christy Brady (first *full* term), and a lot of good judges who have been elected or retained.
These civic events are fun. Come!
These civic events are fun. Come!
City of Philadelphia Inauguration
The City of Philadelphia will host the official Inauguration Ceremony for the District Attorney, City Controller, and 34 members of the judiciary, including Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and Mun...
www.ensembleartsphilly.org
January 4, 2026 at 2:10 AM
For my Philadelphia-area friends: Monday 10am at the Kimmel Center is the *free* Inauguration ceremony for @dalarrykrasner.bsky.social (his 3rd term), city controller Christy Brady (first *full* term), and a lot of good judges who have been elected or retained.
These civic events are fun. Come!
These civic events are fun. Come!
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Candid answer - as someone who handled constituent affairs calls for years - while they’re not checking the phone right now, the urgency of the moment is important.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Is there actually a benefit to leaving a VM now vs getting a staffer on Monday? Can do both but just curious
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Candid answer - as someone who handled constituent affairs calls for years - while they’re not checking the phone right now, the urgency of the moment is important.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
Show them you care enough to make the weekend call, and be counted that way. Staffers will clock and report this upstream.
