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riversidewings.bsky.social
Word to the wise: when Hillsborough's new Shinsengumi book comes out this year? Remember this:
riversidewings.bsky.social Dr. Nyri A. Bakkalian @riversidewings.bsky.social · Jun 3
He straight up admits in the introduction that he's writing fiction, while also admitting that he's a massive fucking rube who doesn't understand how historiography or correcting for the sources' inconsistencies works (yknow, the bulk of a historian's work)
June 3, 2026 at 6:39 PM
jwsidders.bsky.social
My most right wing opinion? People whose negligence, stupidity and downright dishonesty lead to great institutions being brought to a state of collapse should be jailed. Sheffield Wednesday simply shouldn't be in this position.
Sheffield Wednesday crisis deepens as safety concerns shut Hillsborough’s North Stand
Sheffield Wednesday have been banned from opening Hillsborough’s North Stand to spectators due to safety concerns, further compounding the challenges facing the crisis-hit club before the new Champion...
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
flfreedomread.bsky.social
Just spent Saturday afternoon comparing the state’s lists with Hillsborough’s catalog.

It’s 620 unique titles. That’s not total number of removed copies - those are unique book titles.
flfreedomread.bsky.social Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · May 17
In response to state guidance for further review, the district will pull all of the titles in inventory that appeared on the 22/23 and 23/24 state reports.

The state offered no context for the removals on these reports. Over 550 titles including Ban This Book and about a dozen picture books.
flfreedomread.bsky.social Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · May 16
“This letter didn’t say, ‘Hey Hillsborough, review these books,’ it said remove them, or we’ll take further action. That’s a direct threat from the state.”

www.wfla.com/news/hillsbo...
May 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
foushee.house.gov
🚨 BIG NEWS: My Community Project Funding request for Hillsborough's Water Treatment Facility was included in the FY26 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Act. (1/3)
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
faineg.com
Followed very closely by this disgustingly Andrew-Tate-inflected case of attempted rape:
In December, a call came into Hillsborough’s police station at 2:22 a.m. A woman, who was riding in a Lyft at the time, was on the line. She said she had been trapped at AGI House by a male resident who tried coercing her to have sex. The man told her that she was old and “would be alone forever,” according to a police report. He was “persistent in attempting to convince” the woman “to have sex with him, and she repeatedly declined,” said the report, which redacted both names. The woman climbed over a gate and got away unharmed, the report said.
September 22, 2026 at 2:22 PM
hailey.at
seems bad

> In December, a call came into Hillsborough’s police station at 2:22 a.m. A woman, who was riding in a Lyft at the time, was on the line. She said she had been trapped at AGI House by a male resident who tried coercing her to have sex.
September 22, 2026 at 4:43 PM
wchlchapelboro.bsky.social
Both Hillsborough’s Gold Park and Riverwalk Greenway are back open to the public following damages from July’s historic flooding during Tropical Depression Chantal.

Here are the details:
Hillsborough's Riverwalk, Gold Park Fully Reopen After Repairs From July's Flooding - Chapelboro.com
Both Hillsborough's Gold Park and Riverwalk Greenway are back open to the public following damages from July’s historic flooding.
chapelboro.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
txfreedomread.bsky.social
If FL is the blueprint (and it is)- then this is where we are headed, y’all.

The book banners will NEVER be satisfied until our library shelves are empty and librarians are in jail.

www.yahoo.com/news/under-f...
Screenshot of Tampa Bay Times article “Under Fire from State, Hillsborough’s Ayres pledges to pull more books”
June 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
craigtimes.bsky.social
#Florida county foster agency celebrates keeping families together -- but off the books, it separated hundreds. www.tampabay.com/investigatio... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
Hillsborough’s foster agency celebrates keeping families intact. It separated hundreds off the books.
Hillsborough’s foster agency celebrates keeping families intact. It separated hundreds off the books.
www.tampabay.com
August 28, 2026 at 1:52 PM
foushee.house.gov
I had the opportunity to survey the damage caused by Tropical Storm Chantal in Orange County, including at Hillsborough’s Water Treatment Plant, alongside @ocncgov.bsky.social and @ocncsolidwaste.bsky.social.
August 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
bessiambre.bsky.social
Exactly, one stubtype of his kerosene was "gasoline", which led to the automotive industry as we know it, all stemming from Hillsborough, NB. Found this out after mountain biking around Hillsborough's old coal/gypsum mine and asking myself "Why is this trail named: Gesner's Dream?"
October 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
childwallred.bsky.social
Orgreave was Hillsborough’s starter for 10…

Same Police force and Chief Constable, same ‘dark arts’ of changing the evidence to fit the narrative, same cover up, same media collusion and same government support.

When Hillsborough happened they just re-enacted what worked at Orgreave.
December 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
chesometer.bsky.social
Hillsborough’s got a real estate agency called Taylor Hall Properties 😭😭😭
July 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
peacehopejoy.bsky.social
#EagleCam #NewJersey
🤍💙🤍💙🤍

www.dukefarms.org/research/hil...
Hillsborough’s Favorite Duo Welcomes Their First Eaglet of the Year! - Duke Farms
High in a sycamore tree overlooking the Raritan River, just past the confluence of its north and south branches, a bald eagle bends low into a snow-rimmed nest and disappears […]
www.dukefarms.org
February 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM
riversidewings.bsky.social
in my opinion, one of the most hilarious things about Romulus Hillsborough's book "Shinsengumi" is the place in the Preface where he says he's not writing nonfiction, because the sources aren't "foolproof"

Honey, if you're not writing nonfiction, then what you *are* writing is...?
January 1, 2026 at 1:51 AM
craigtimes.bsky.social
A #Florida county's panhandling rules are unconstitutional, says judge, dismissing 40 cases. www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
Are Hillsborough’s panhandling rules unconstitutional? A judge said yes.
More than 40 street solicitation cases were dismissed last month.
www.tampabay.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
riversidewings.bsky.social
so I just found out Romulus Hillsborough's new book is going to be from the POV of the Boshin War's vanquished.

1. If he cites my dissertation I am going to be very amused.
2. I am not buying this book new, because he doesn't deserve my money.
3. Get ready for a livepost when I do get it.
May 16, 2026 at 1:53 AM
riversidewings.bsky.social
Last night on the stream, we did a read of Romulus Hillsborough's "Shinsengumi" and dissected some of its many problems.

It is hilarious that he claims Shinsengumi is the most feared police force in Japanese history in light of, yknow, the fucking *Kenpeitai*.
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
cltampabay.bsky.social
Hillsborough's Rep. Fentrice Driskell will run for Florida Senate seat in 2026 www.cltampa.com/news/hillsbo...
Hillsborough's Rep. Fentrice Driskell will run for Florida Senate seat in 2026
Florida House Democratic Leader was elected to the House in 2018 and is term-limited.
www.cltampa.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
bubbaprog.xyz
Cousin-in-law of Hillsborough County sheriff Chad Chronister, who likes to brag about...
**Sting targets human trafficking** Hillsborough's sheriff announces the operation netted the arrests of more than 100 suspects. BY TONY MARRERO TIMES STAFF WRITER TAMPA — One day in May, an undercover sheriff's detective answered an online escort ad and arranged to meet the woman at a Sun City hotel. Steven Tylor Cook brought the woman to the hotel and then sent her threatening text messages to make sure the money the client had was real, an arrest report says. Cook, who was still at the hotel, was taken into custody on an unrelated offense and later arrested and charged with human trafficking and deriving proceeds. The charges were later dropped, records show, but Cook was one of the cases highlighted by Sheriff Chad Chronister on Monday as he announced the results of an undercover operation to combat human trafficking, Dubbed Operation Trade Secrets II, the effort netted more than 100 arrests between June and early November. Like the operation's first phase from January to June that netted about 85 arrests, the second phase focused primarily on the buyers, or johns. Detectives targeted websites and forums known for soliciting sex, as well as ads meant to strip clubs, massage parlors and motels throughout Hillsborough. Of the 104 arrested in the second phase, 76 were arrested while engaging in the sex trade — sexual offense, conspiracy to commit an offense and engaging in prostitution, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Only a few suspects, including Cook, were charged with human trafficking. “Like any business, the human trafficking industry boils down to this: supply and demand,” Chronister said. “I strongly believe that in order to eradicate human trafficking, we must continue to focus on reducing the demand.” Cook was arrested in July. In early September, the Hillsborough State Attorney's Office dropped the charges after the victim, who was also arrested on a prostitution charge, did not respond to prosecutors who contacted her seeking help prosecuting the case. Chronister didn't cite the outcome of Cook's case at the news conference but said it's often difficult to get trafficking victims to turn against someone they rely on for food, shelter, clothing or drugs. “They know as dysfunctional as this relationship is, it's the one person they depend on, and that's why it makes it so difficult for law enforcement to gain these individuals’ trust,” he said. “That’s why the Sheriff’s Office works with nonprofit organizations such as the Salvation Army, Bridge to Freedom and Created Tampa to provide counseling and other resources for victims,” Chronister said. Chronister also highlighted the case of Jason Fitzgerald, 36, and 29-year-old Luis Almondo Colon. Both men met individually in June with a detective posing as a man selling sex with his 14-year-old stepdaughter, according to the sheriff. When the men showed up to a North Tampa trailer park and were told a 13-year-old girl was available for sex, “They jumped at the chance to be with the even younger girl,” Chronister said. Fitzgerald and Colon were both charged with human trafficking for sexual activity with a minor, traveling to meet a minor and other charges. Their cases are still pending and both have pleaded not guilty, records show. Both men are still in jail. The Tampa Bay area is one of the destinations in the country for human trafficking and the problem continues to grow, said Dotti Groover-Skipper, civil anti-trafficking director for the Salvation Army. Undercover operations that send men to jail are an important message, especially ahead of events like the Super Bowl, Wrestlemania and the NCAA Final Four that are expected to draw thousands of people to the area, Groover-Skipper said. **Contact Tony Marrero at tmarrero@tampabay.com or (813) 226-3374. Follow @tmarrero.**
August 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
craigtimes.bsky.social
Judge rules for #Florida school board, orders charter school shut down immediately over safety issues. www.tampabay.com/news/educati... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
Judge rules Tampa’s Walton Academy charter school must close immediately
Hillsborough’s school district had ordered the Tampa charter closed over safety issues. It stayed open anyway.
www.tampabay.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
craigtimes.bsky.social
#Florida company destroys wetlands, gets hammered by regulators for doing so, then tries to fool environmental groups into lining up on their side (but they didn't). www.tampabay.com/news/environ... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social
Developers destroyed a Tampa wetland. Then they tried an unusual move
Local environmentalists were drawn into a dispute between Hillsborough’s environmental agency and landowners.
www.tampabay.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
hgagallery.bsky.social
Beyond The Blue Mist - by Adrienne Knowles available at The Little Market, @hgagallery.bsky.social curated space in the Hillsborough Real Estate Group lobby. Feature #artshow "closing reception" tomorrow during Hillsborough's "Last Friday" Art Walk 6-9pm. #art #painting #oilPigmentSticks #artyear
Beyond the Blue Mist (2025) - Oil pigment sticks on canvas 8"x 8" by Adrienne Knowles. Featured Artist at "The Little Market", a unique collaborative art space curated by the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts and located in the lobby of The Hillsborough Real Estate Group. Green, blue, red, gold and lavender reflections stream down from a dark green horizon line.
May 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
be-reyt.bsky.social
#ChansiriOut

This was considered an engineering marvel in 1961; some supporters criticised the club for spending so lavishly on the stadium.

Now its emblematic of the destruction of a famous football club by one incompetent, shameful man.

#northstand #football #EFL #SWFC #SheffieldWednesday
Sheffield Wednesday: Hillsborough's North Stand closed by council
The North Stand of Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground is closed by the city council because of concerns over its structural integrity.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
txfreedomread.bsky.social
Florida’s state board of education recently demanded the removal of 55 specific books from Hillsborough’s public school libraries despite the district following local board approved policies, and their interpretation of state laws, to formally reconsider (and retain) the books.
June 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM