It was 250 years ago that our great experiment with democracy began. So, I read the first volume in Rick Atkinson's wonderful history of the Revolutionary War.
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It was 250 years ago that our great experiment with democracy began. So, I read the first volume in Rick Atkinson's wonderful history of the Revolutionary War.
pick"The McGirt decision resulted in the largest restoration of tribal land in US history."
Nagle does an amazing job telling you many different stories of Native people, while also explaining how the US government committed genocide on them, mixing history and current court cases to paint a detailed and complex picture of the Muscogee land. The writing is exceptional, very easy to read and understand.
"As long as the grass grows or the water runs"
"Chief Justice Roberts repeated the lies told about the Five Tribes to justify allotment."
As someone who followed not only this case closely but also follows the SCOTUS closely each year I hope that people get that CJ Roberts is an asshole out of this book (while also understanding that Gorsuch was right here but always wrong everywhere else - also a jackass but does good in this area)
"Oil and gas producers don't fight regulation as it comes up; the industry lays the groundwork to ensure future regulation is not possible."
"(Oil &gas industry) Organized (..) laws preempting bans on plastic bags- a petroleum product. As of 2020, fifteen states have banned the banning of plastic bags, while only eight limit their use. "
Asif I needed another reason to always use my tote bags.
#BookReport
Read The Illustrious Client
Finished Our Share of Night
Continued with my yearlong reads on the right
Continued Please Do Not Touch This Exhibit and Autocracy Inc
I‘ve started Northanger Abbey #PembetLittens #JaneAustenThenandNow, Lamentation #ShardlakeBR and The Bookshop at the Back of Beyond
#WeeklyForecast
Continue with my current reads and hopefully finish some.
Start Sister in Law
Scott Braden worked in the public defender's office at the same time as Lisa and is a citizen of Osage Nation. Seeing how capital punishment worked from the inside solidified his opposition of it. "It really is a crusade on the part of prosecutors and staff to build political careers on the backs of the poor," he told me. "The poor are the ones that get executed. The rich don't get executed."
1 of my top reasons for being anti- execution.
pick4⭐️ Really enjoyed the book, but felt that it was a little too slow at times. #2025 #bookreview #nonfiction #biography
It's simple, but it's what's on my mind today.
@dabbe #haikuaday #mayday #internationalworkersday #labourday
My local library was having a used book sale today. I stopped by to browse, and ended up buying a few books.
I've bought a good amount of books from library book sales over the years. I've felt they served multiple good functions - help support the local library, purchase some books at a good price, and help serve as a way of passing on books.
