In the Gloaming, Village Edition 11/26/19

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Tuesday November 26, 2019 · 4:00 PM PST

2019/11/26 · 16:00

Joker would call tonight’s post a Tweet-A-Rama; I have sometimes referred to this style as a Potpourri. But mostly it’s a hodge-podge of tweets that have struck my fancy. Feel free to add your own in the comments.

A mystery explained...

@SteveSchmidtSES provides a perfect explanation for the behavior of @lindseygrahamsc pic.twitter.com/QvtFi16F89
Ã¢ÂÂ Gina Romantica (@GiinaRomantica) November 25, 2019

Gotta represent for MI; this is good news (so far).

Breaking news: A federal judge declined a GOP request to stop the creation of an independent redistricting commission in Michigan: https://t.co/4Xf0ajsdoq
Ã¢ÂÂ Sam Levine (@srl) November 25, 2019

From the ruling:

In sum, the Court, in its discretion, determines that awarding the kind of relief that the
Supreme Court has characterized as “extraordinary” and “drastic,” Munaf, 553 U.S. at 690; Platt,
769 F.3d at 454, is also not justified in this case. Rather, the Court denies the Member Plaintiffs’
motion for a preliminary injunction.

III. CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, a balancing of the equities weighs against preliminarily
enjoining Secretary Benson from implementing the voter-approved provisions of Michigan’s
Constitution mandating the establishment of an Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.
An Order will enter consistent with this Opinion.

I don’t agree with this criticism of the House approach to impeachment; I include it because the recitation makes clear why we’re all so damn exhausted.

I am just going to do a thread here of shocking revelations that Democrats have ignored because they thought it would be more convincing to talk about a single phone call with President Zelenskyy over and over and over.
Ã¢ÂÂ Will Stancil (@whstancil) November 25, 2019

Already “old news,” but the repercussions are not going to get old any time soon. This is dangerous and [probably] intentionally divisive.

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says President Trump ordered him to allow a controversial Navy SEAL accused of war crimes to keep his status in the elite service, despite resistance from Navy leaders. https://t.co/HWSD0OFGBj
Ã¢ÂÂ CNN (@CNN) November 25, 2019

I buy very little through Amazon; this is part of the reason why.

Our new investigation in @TheAtlantic:

We obtained AmazonÃ¢ÂÂs internal injury records for 23 fulfillment centers.

They show that the rate of serious injuries for those facilities was extreme Ã¢ÂÂ more than double the national average in 2018. https://t.co/Gzo4gepSnz
Ã¢ÂÂ Reveal (@reveal) November 25, 2019

Tuesday Hangout - History Is. 11/26/19

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Tuesday November 26, 2019 · 5:00 AM PST

2019/11/26 · 05:00

Last week I mentioned that I would be doing a SHEnanigans post today, barring something catastrophic. The catastrophic has not happened, but there’s a change in plans anyway. My doubling down on resumes last week has resulted in two interviews: one today and one tomorrow. This is good news for me, but not good for my concentration on anything other than preparing for the interviews. Instead you get a Twitter-supported look at interesting tidbits of history and the lenses through which we view them.

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Tuesday November 19, 2019 · 4:00 PM PST

2019/11/19 · 16:00

Continuing where we left off in the morning post…

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Tuesday November 19, 2019 · 5:00 AM PST

2019/11/19 · 05:00

As much as I enjoy writing about history, I am always aware that I am a white woman who, whether intentionally or not, will always center whiteness. On the occasions I write about African-American history or individuals, I most often do it from the perspective of pointing out what white supremacy has erased, not because I claim to have any particular insight into the personal experiences of African-Americans in this country. This is also why it's unlikely I will ever write about the history of the Indigenous in the now-United States. White supremacy has erased so much that I wouldn't even know where to start; worse, it's quite likely I would make missteps without even realizing it. In general, I am quite willing to stick with listening and learning from others. In light of that, today's post is a bit outside of my comfort zone, particularly since it is 100% reliant upon U.S. government sources. I write it not to applaud the lawmakers who passed Public Law 110-82, nor the people who are implementing it. I write it as a reminder that White erasure of Natives has been so thorough, so complete, that the smallest government efforts to unerase history can be viewed as noteworthy, and at the same time, as further evidence of the vested interest the U.S. government has in controlling the historical narrative.

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Tuesday November 12, 2019 · 4:00 PM PST

2019/11/12 · 16:00

This morning I wrote about the Pack Horse Library project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Tonight, the focus is on some of the other, lesser-know programs, particularly those which provided employment for women or people of color.

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Tuesday November 12, 2019 · 5:00 AM PST

2019/11/12 · 05:00

When the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was established in 1935, it had the responsibility for creating employment through developing infrastructure across the country. The building projects were concentrated in trades that were largely limited to men at the time, but in 1930, 22% of the workforce was female. Although WPA rules decreed that both husband and wife could not be receiving work through the WPA (this was not pure misogyny but an effort to reach a greater number of breadwinners overall), women needed work too. With many women claiming the head of household mantle, the Division of Women's and Professional Projects scrambled to find work "appropriate" for women.

For most people, the name WPA brings to mind images of men laboring on highway projects and building parks and schools, but during the Depression, women, too, were heads of households and in need of employment. Work programs for women were first established in 1933 through the Women’s Division of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), and later came under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Some women were placed in clerical jobs or worked as librarians, others went to work canning, gardening, and sewing. Nationally, some 7 percent of WPA workers were women engaged in sewing projects. Sewing rooms could be found in rural areas and large cities alike. (“We Patch Anything”: WPA Sewing Rooms in Fort Worth, Texas)

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Tuesday November 05, 2019 · 4:00 PM PST

2019/11/05 · 16:00

It’s election day.

Dems have the chance to win both houses of the Virginia legislature for the first time in 20 years, and Team Blue also can make historic gains in upstate New York and the Philly suburbs. You can find all that and much more in our 2019 election night guide! https://t.co/GyWBXfSTcn
Ã¢ÂÂ Daily Kos Elections (@DKElections) November 1, 2019

Passed 1919, ratified 1920; celebrate by voting!

TODAY, Favorite day - Election Day! Ã°ÂÂÂ³Ã°ÂÂÂ³Ã°ÂÂÂ³ This year marks only the 100th Anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote in 1919. pic.twitter.com/ExI3WCs55K
Ã¢ÂÂ Gisele Barreto Fetterman (@giselefetterman) November 5, 2019

Accurate information: it’s a Dem thing.

TODAY is Election Day in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Virginia and states across the country. Important elections are on the ballot, so make your voice heard! Call the voter protection hotline below with any questions or to share your voting experience. #gapol pic.twitter.com/82of91mOy7
Ã¢ÂÂ Fair Fight (@fairfightaction) November 5, 2019

Feature, not bug.

.@chrislhayes explains how in the Mississippi gubernatorial election "the Republican candidate could lose by up to 9 points in the popular vote and still be named the next governor."

The state has its own version of "something like the electoral college."https://t.co/IXE5ADADKm
Ã¢ÂÂ MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 5, 2019

Subtweet to above (it’s a thread, and it’s Marc Elias; life is good).

BREAKING: Days before critical election, Mississippi fed court expresses Ã¢ÂÂgrave concernÃ¢ÂÂ that the stateÃ¢ÂÂs Electoral-Vote Rule is unconstitutional & would result in Ã¢ÂÂirreparable harm if eventually applied.Ã¢ÂÂ Court signaled it will step in if affects outcome. Congrats @RedistrictFdn
Ã¢ÂÂ Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 1, 2019

Kentucky: it’s not “just” a governor’s race.

This Ã°ÂÂÂ is why we say EVERY election matters. Thank you, @rkahne, for sharing your story. Kentucky, your rights are on the ballot today Ã¢ÂÂ go VOTE! Find your polling place: https://t.co/Vw8qs8YXxU #ElectionDay #KYGov https://t.co/4UAPzVtQf4
Ã¢ÂÂ Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) November 5, 2019

Elections matter.

Amazing news in Pennsylvania! @GovenorTomWolf signed what has been described as the most significant change to PennsylvaniaÃ¢ÂÂs election laws in more than 80 years Ã¢ÂÂ https://t.co/eZmdefvsPN
Ã¢ÂÂ Let America Vote (@letamericavote) November 4, 2019

Distraction while awaiting election results.

this ram does legs like a t-rex does arms pic.twitter.com/8KyCEmA12b
Ã¢ÂÂ The Museum of English Rural Life (@TheMERL) November 5, 2019

Tuesday Hangout - Willow Run Mission Accomplished 11/5/19

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Tuesday November 05, 2019 · 5:00 AM PST

2019/11/05 · 05:00

1024px-Willow_Run_LOC_fsa.8e11176_cropped.jpg — Original caption: "A girl team working on a center wing section of a B-24E (Liberator) bomber in Ford's big Willow Run plant. The Liberator is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges on precision bombing missions. It has proved itself an excellent performer in the Pacific, in Northern Africa, Europe and the Aleutians. Ford's Willow Run Plant, Michigan" (Between July 1942 and February 1943)

In September 1942, President Roosevelt visited the Willow Run plant as part of a cross-country war industry tour. Despite being four months behind where it hoped to be, Ford showcased its bomber and other war materiel that was being produced at other Ford locations. It was a dog-and-pony show put on by the company, but as Roosevelt's countrywide tour was intended to be a boost to morale, it was a pleasant visit despite Henry Ford's dislike of Roosevelt (Charles Lindbergh, an American First-er who had resigned his commission with the Air Corps before the U.S. was officially at war, stayed home. He was now employed by Ford as a lead test pilot, to be involved in the shakedown flights of the bombers). If the visit was any indication, 1943 should have been a stellar year for Ford. It wasn't.

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Tuesday October 29, 2019 · 4:00 PM PDT

2019/10/29 · 16:00

Last week, we learned that Ford Motor Company, at the urging of Edsel Ford and against the wishes of Henry Ford, decided to get into the airplane-building industry prior to the U.S. entry into WWII. The building of the Willow Run plant was a major undertaking, and getting Henry Ford to donate the land for the plant could have, and maybe even should have, been the high point of the story, with the rest being routine and unremarkable. But expecting the routine and unremarkable when Henry Ford was involved would in itself be remarkable.

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Tuesday October 29, 2019 · 5:00 AM PDT

2019/10/29 · 05:00

The second part of my Willow Run post will happen tonight; Monday was quite a day (and not in a good way), so there hasn't been time to get a proper post written. So until I can get the rest of the Willow Run story written up, this is a fall interlude of Pure Michigan.

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Tuesday October 22, 2019 · 4:00 PM PDT

2019/10/22 · 16:00

In this morning’s post, I briefly mentioned Albert Kahn as the architect involved in the design of the Willow Run bomber plant. Willow Run was one of a long list of industrial designs that Kahn’s firm worked on, but he did far more than plant designs. In fact, he is often called “the architect of Detroit.” What follows are some of Kahn’s iconic buildings. Yes, I love Detroit; why do you ask?

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Tuesday October 22, 2019 · 5:00 AM PDT

2019/10/22 · 05:00

I've written about things related to the auto industry before, but usually from the union perspective or with a union-centric focus. Despite that, I'm not dismissive of the contributions that the companies have made to our country's history and development, particularly over the course of WWII. They may not have given up the production of automobiles voluntarily or altruistically, but committing their workers' expertise to creating the arsenal of democracy undeniably made the difference between victory and defeat for the Allied powers. Today I'm providing a glimpse of one production center: the Willow Run B-24 bomber plant built near Ypsilanti, MI.

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