u/EdHistory101

If you have an opinion on Flock (especially if you think they're a good idea), I hope you'll consider joining a Zoom debate on August 20th at 7 PM! It's a great chance to hear people's opinions and ask them questions (much better than fighting on here!) NYS residents will get the highest priority in terms of speaking but everyone is welcome!

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/resolved-nys-communities-should-implement-networked-surveillance-registration-1994304069156

It's a very long day and a closed primary election for just one party - which will likely mean lots of down time. I'm looking for romances in/about the world of politics, people who work in government, or are running for office. Third person POV only, please. (Unless it's a really, really good dual narrative. Like. Really good.) Thank you!

There is an unwritten rule in lots of Buffalo households that it's rude to talk politics, religion, or money at family gatherings. We'll leave "how to talk" money and religion to others but if you're looking for ways to talk about politics that don't end in screaming or yelling, Braver Angels can help.

A few seats remain for our family and politics workshop on June 20th from 1-4 PM at the Clarence Public Library. Register here.

Summary

The Family and Politics workshop teaches participants how to preserve family bonds while staying true to their values and political beliefs. Although the focus is on family relationships, you can use these strategies with any loved one. You’ll have some fun in this workshop – it won’t be all serious. After all, we all come from quirky families.

Goals

• Insight into why family differences over politics are uniquely challenging
• Recognition of common roles that family members play in political conversations
• Strategies and skills for handling family political differences in a constructive way

Who Can Attend

The Family and Politics workshop is open to everyone who struggles over political differences with a loved one.

What to Expect

You will learn about the family dynamics of political differences, apply them to your family, and learn and practice effective communication skills with difficult family members.

What is Braver Angels?

Braver Angels is the nation's largest, non-partisan organization committed to depolarization. Through workshops and debates, we provide people with tools to talk politics. BA members and events are not about changing minds or finding some magical "middle" ground, but rather, developing skills and strategies to talk with people who hold different political views. Events are informed by the Braver Angels Way, are always free to attend, and moderated by volunteers.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

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Or more precisely, his last will and testament. I spent several hours gardening this weekend without a hat on so it's entirely possible that I baked a few brain cells but also, I've been thinking about this since I watched the episode.

Wills are one of the most helpful historical documents we have because they are typically contain a boatload of information about relationships, wealth, and power. (In American history, wills are one of the most reliable ways the descendants of enslaved people can trace back their ancestry because their ancestors were often passed to enslavers' children via wills.) There was no real expectation of privacy to speak of - you put the information in the will because you want your survivors to know and that likely means information will be publicized.

I had the same reaction as u/hello-8282 here - Jamie's just putting William's business on main?!? But then I had to chop up a dead lavender bush.

I think it's because of Amaranthus. She seemed to come out of nowhere and go nowhere. But, my probably-sun-damaged theory is that she was a catalyst for William publicly accepting Jamie as his father. Because of her presence, he was repeatedly asked to (re)consider the boundaries of family and what it means to claim family members. Combined with the conversation with Brianna, and the poor guy was deep in the family feels.

I think the writers had Jamie provide William's full name because he had permission to do so. I don't think we necessarily needed to see the conversation where that happened because if you listen to how Sam read it, there's a lift in Jamie's voice. Which, to my ear, was meant to communicate pride. In effect, "he's my son and I can say it freely."

Bonus theory: I think the way they handled Richardson entire plot line was a way for the writer's to try and remedy some of the badness in Season 4 with regards to slavery. (But also, I haven't read the books.)

Episode 250 of the AskHistorians Podcast is live!

This week, u/EdHistory101 talks with Emily Winderman about her book, Back-Alley Abortion: A Rhetorical History.

The book cover, which comes up in conversation.

The conversation covers specifics around rhetoric and rhetorical histories including the role of the canon, working in the archives while pregnant, how discussion of abortion has shifted over time, and how abortion is not unique when it comes to American rhetoric but does hold a particular position in discourse because it's not just about abortion, and how white and Black women have talked to each other and about abortion and the phrase "we won't go back." Texts she mentions include Reading Rhetorical Theory: Speech, Representation, and Power by Atilla Hallsby, Sign of Pathology: U.S. Medical Rhetoric on Abortion, 1800s–1960s by Nate Stormer, the We Testify Project, Sherie M. Randolph's biography of Florynce “Flo" Kennedy, Tamika L. Carey's work on "impatient rhetoric", Patricia Collins and others on how women are talked about in anti-abortion efforts, and Linda Kerber's The Republican Mother: Women and the Enlightenment--An American Perspective.

(43 minutes)

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