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  1. @autistics

    So, let's talk about 1976. At the time, I was in a "special needs" program at a school way bigger than the 2 room village schoolhouse I had been attending. The teachers at the new school encouraged all the students to write essays about the #AmericanRevolution -- the prize being a trip to Philadelphia to participate in the #Bicentennial. I managed to win the contest with a very graphic essay about #GeorgeWashington's troops in #ValleyForge (mentioning the possibility of #cannibalism -- one of my obsessions at the time, along with Zombies). Anyhow, in order to participate in the parade, we had to dress in period clothes. I *insisted* on having a boy-man's uniform (which I made in a very public interview with the local press), and I got my way! And marched with the boys/men, with the fife and drum squad and flag bearers (I played the flute). Unfortunately, I was there by myself, with no family to take photos of me. But here's a photo of the group I was part of. And bonus... I got to spend the night at Valley Forge, telling my tales of Revolutionary cannibalism!

    #AmericanRevolution #Reenactment #GenderFluidity #GenderFluid #BornThisWay #ActuallyAutistic #HistoryGeek #ZombieGeek

  2. @autistics

    So, let's talk about 1976. At the time, I was in a "special needs" program at a school way bigger than the 2 room village schoolhouse I had been attending. The teachers at the new school encouraged all the students to write essays about the #AmericanRevolution -- the prize being a trip to Philadelphia to participate in the #Bicentennial. I managed to win the contest with a very graphic essay about #GeorgeWashington's troops in #ValleyForge (mentioning the possibility of #cannibalism -- one of my obsessions at the time, along with Zombies). Anyhow, in order to participate in the parade, we had to dress in period clothes. I *insisted* on having a boy-man's uniform (which I made in a very public interview with the local press), and I got my way! And marched with the boys/men, with the fife and drum squad and flag bearers (I played the flute). Unfortunately, I was there by myself, with no family to take photos of me. But here's a photo of the group I was part of. And bonus... I got to spend the night at Valley Forge, telling my tales of Revolutionary cannibalism!

    #AmericanRevolution #Reenactment #GenderFluidity #GenderFluid #BornThisWay #ActuallyAutistic #HistoryGeek #ZombieGeek

  3. @autistics

    So, let's talk about 1976. At the time, I was in a "special needs" program at a school way bigger than the 2 room village schoolhouse I had been attending. The teachers at the new school encouraged all the students to write essays about the #AmericanRevolution -- the prize being a trip to Philadelphia to participate in the #Bicentennial. I managed to win the contest with a very graphic essay about #GeorgeWashington's troops in #ValleyForge (mentioning the possibility of #cannibalism -- one of my obsessions at the time, along with Zombies). Anyhow, in order to participate in the parade, we had to dress in period clothes. I *insisted* on having a boy-man's uniform (which I made in a very public interview with the local press), and I got my way! And marched with the boys/men, with the fife and drum squad and flag bearers (I played the flute). Unfortunately, I was there by myself, with no family to take photos of me. But here's a photo of the group I was part of. And bonus... I got to spend the night at Valley Forge, telling my tales of Revolutionary cannibalism!

    #AmericanRevolution #Reenactment #GenderFluidity #GenderFluid #BornThisWay #ActuallyAutistic #HistoryGeek #ZombieGeek

  4. @autistics

    So, let's talk about 1976. At the time, I was in a "special needs" program at a school way bigger than the 2 room village schoolhouse I had been attending. The teachers at the new school encouraged all the students to write essays about the #AmericanRevolution -- the prize being a trip to Philadelphia to participate in the #Bicentennial. I managed to win the contest with a very graphic essay about #GeorgeWashington's troops in #ValleyForge (mentioning the possibility of #cannibalism -- one of my obsessions at the time, along with Zombies). Anyhow, in order to participate in the parade, we had to dress in period clothes. I *insisted* on having a boy-man's uniform (which I made in a very public interview with the local press), and I got my way! And marched with the boys/men, with the fife and drum squad and flag bearers (I played the flute). Unfortunately, I was there by myself, with no family to take photos of me. But here's a photo of the group I was part of. And bonus... I got to spend the night at Valley Forge, telling my tales of Revolutionary cannibalism!

    #AmericanRevolution #Reenactment #GenderFluidity #GenderFluid #BornThisWay #ActuallyAutistic #HistoryGeek #ZombieGeek

  5. @autistics

    So, let's talk about 1976. At the time, I was in a "special needs" program at a school way bigger than the 2 room village schoolhouse I had been attending. The teachers at the new school encouraged all the students to write essays about the #AmericanRevolution -- the prize being a trip to Philadelphia to participate in the #Bicentennial. I managed to win the contest with a very graphic essay about #GeorgeWashington's troops in #ValleyForge (mentioning the possibility of #cannibalism -- one of my obsessions at the time, along with Zombies). Anyhow, in order to participate in the parade, we had to dress in period clothes. I *insisted* on having a boy-man's uniform (which I made in a very public interview with the local press), and I got my way! And marched with the boys/men, with the fife and drum squad and flag bearers (I played the flute). Unfortunately, I was there by myself, with no family to take photos of me. But here's a photo of the group I was part of. And bonus... I got to spend the night at Valley Forge, telling my tales of Revolutionary cannibalism!

    #AmericanRevolution #Reenactment #GenderFluidity #GenderFluid #BornThisWay #ActuallyAutistic #HistoryGeek #ZombieGeek

  6. Walked around Valley Forge National Historical Park last week and was surprised to find hundreds of mason bees nesting *inside* the soldier huts. I'd always assumed they required exterior wood, ideally with direct sun for most of the day. There were also hundreds of Houdini flies lurking around. #ValleyForge #pennsylvania #osmia #bees #insects #history #biology

  7. Walked around Valley Forge National Historical Park last week and was surprised to find hundreds of mason bees nesting *inside* the soldier huts. I'd always assumed they required exterior wood, ideally with direct sun for most of the day. There were also hundreds of Houdini flies lurking around. #ValleyForge #pennsylvania #osmia #bees #insects #history #biology

  8. Walked around Valley Forge National Historical Park last week and was surprised to find hundreds of mason bees nesting *inside* the soldier huts. I'd always assumed they required exterior wood, ideally with direct sun for most of the day. There were also hundreds of Houdini flies lurking around. #ValleyForge #pennsylvania #osmia #bees #insects #history #biology

  9. Walked around Valley Forge National Historical Park last week and was surprised to find hundreds of mason bees nesting *inside* the soldier huts. I'd always assumed they required exterior wood, ideally with direct sun for most of the day. There were also hundreds of Houdini flies lurking around. #ValleyForge #pennsylvania #osmia #bees #insects #history #biology

  10. February was a rough month for #cycling around these parts, so yesterday was the first day I was able to get out. Here are some nice highlights from the #SchuylkillRiverTrail near #valleyforge

    #RoadBike #RoadBikes #WinterCycling

    youtu.be/GryPVrUeuqk

  11. February was a rough month for #cycling around these parts, so yesterday was the first day I was able to get out. Here are some nice highlights from the #SchuylkillRiverTrail near #valleyforge

    #RoadBike #RoadBikes #WinterCycling

    youtu.be/GryPVrUeuqk

  12. February was a rough month for #cycling around these parts, so yesterday was the first day I was able to get out. Here are some nice highlights from the #SchuylkillRiverTrail near #valleyforge

    #RoadBike #RoadBikes #WinterCycling

    youtu.be/GryPVrUeuqk

  13. February was a rough month for #cycling around these parts, so yesterday was the first day I was able to get out. Here are some nice highlights from the #SchuylkillRiverTrail near #valleyforge

    #RoadBike #RoadBikes #WinterCycling

    youtu.be/GryPVrUeuqk

  14. February was a rough month for #cycling around these parts, so yesterday was the first day I was able to get out. Here are some nice highlights from the #SchuylkillRiverTrail near #valleyforge

    #RoadBike #RoadBikes #WinterCycling

    youtu.be/GryPVrUeuqk

  15. "YOU WILL TEACH ME ENGLISH PROFANITY. I WILL TEACH YOU TO FIGHT."

  16. "YOU WILL TEACH ME ENGLISH PROFANITY. I WILL TEACH YOU TO FIGHT."

  17. Finally got back out for a paddle today – haven't gotten out enough this summer, will try to do some more. We live in an area with no lakes so you have to watch the levels and flow in the river. Today there was plenty of water but the current was easy.

    #kayaking #paddling #SchuylkillRiver #ValleyForge #Pennsylvania

  18. Finally got back out for a paddle today – haven't gotten out enough this summer, will try to do some more. We live in an area with no lakes so you have to watch the levels and flow in the river. Today there was plenty of water but the current was easy.

    #kayaking #paddling #SchuylkillRiver #ValleyForge #Pennsylvania

  19. Finally got back out for a paddle today – haven't gotten out enough this summer, will try to do some more. We live in an area with no lakes so you have to watch the levels and flow in the river. Today there was plenty of water but the current was easy.

    #kayaking #paddling #SchuylkillRiver #ValleyForge #Pennsylvania

  20. A break in the rain and clouds (the winter's been warm though) got me out for my first real #BikeRide of the year – a quick run along the #SchuylkillRiverTrail to #ValleyForge. There are two old train stations in the park, one fabulously restored and open to the public, and the other, not so much. I'm at the other.

    #cycling #bicycling #RoadCycling

  21. A break in the rain and clouds (the winter's been warm though) got me out for my first real #BikeRide of the year – a quick run along the #SchuylkillRiverTrail to #ValleyForge. There are two old train stations in the park, one fabulously restored and open to the public, and the other, not so much. I'm at the other.

    #cycling #bicycling #RoadCycling

  22. A break in the rain and clouds (the winter's been warm though) got me out for my first real #BikeRide of the year – a quick run along the #SchuylkillRiverTrail to #ValleyForge. There are two old train stations in the park, one fabulously restored and open to the public, and the other, not so much. I'm at the other.

    #cycling #bicycling #RoadCycling

  23. A break in the rain and clouds (the winter's been warm though) got me out for my first real #BikeRide of the year – a quick run along the #SchuylkillRiverTrail to #ValleyForge. There are two old train stations in the park, one fabulously restored and open to the public, and the other, not so much. I'm at the other.

    #cycling #bicycling #RoadCycling

  24. 1/2 #HeatherCoxRichardson:
    β€œThe insurrectionists at the Capitol were not patriots. They were trying to overthrow the government in order to take away the right at the center of American democracy: our right to determine our own destiny. Commemorating them as heroes is the 21st century’s version of erecting Confederate statues.”
    #AmericanRevolution #patriots #ValleyForge #history #Jan6 #insurrection
    open.substack.com/pub/heatherc

  25. 1/2 :
    β€œThe insurrectionists at the Capitol were not patriots. They were trying to overthrow the government in order to take away the right at the center of American democracy: our right to determine our own destiny. Commemorating them as heroes is the 21st century’s version of erecting Confederate statues.”

    open.substack.com/pub/heatherc

  26. 1/2 #HeatherCoxRichardson:
    β€œThe insurrectionists at the Capitol were not patriots. They were trying to overthrow the government in order to take away the right at the center of American democracy: our right to determine our own destiny. Commemorating them as heroes is the 21st century’s version of erecting Confederate statues.”
    #AmericanRevolution #patriots #ValleyForge #history #Jan6 #insurrection
    open.substack.com/pub/heatherc

  27. 1/2 #HeatherCoxRichardson:
    β€œThe insurrectionists at the Capitol were not patriots. They were trying to overthrow the government in order to take away the right at the center of American democracy: our right to determine our own destiny. Commemorating them as heroes is the 21st century’s version of erecting Confederate statues.”
    #AmericanRevolution #patriots #ValleyForge #history #Jan6 #insurrection
    open.substack.com/pub/heatherc

  28. 1/2 #HeatherCoxRichardson:
    β€œThe insurrectionists at the Capitol were not patriots. They were trying to overthrow the government in order to take away the right at the center of American democracy: our right to determine our own destiny. Commemorating them as heroes is the 21st century’s version of erecting Confederate statues.”
    #AmericanRevolution #patriots #ValleyForge #history #Jan6 #insurrection
    open.substack.com/pub/heatherc

  29. @Olbermann includes #Biden's entire #ValleyForge speech at the end of a Special Edition of his Friday podcast.

    Listen to the entire 40 minute speech and try to imagine #DarthTraitor saying anything so eloquent: omny.fm/shows/countdown-with-k

  30. @Olbermann includes #Biden's entire #ValleyForge speech at the end of a Special Edition of his Friday podcast.

    Listen to the entire 40 minute speech and try to imagine #DarthTraitor saying anything so eloquent: omny.fm/shows/countdown-with-k

  31. @Olbermann includes #Biden's entire #ValleyForge speech at the end of a Special Edition of his Friday podcast.

    Listen to the entire 40 minute speech and try to imagine #DarthTraitor saying anything so eloquent: omny.fm/shows/countdown-with-k

  32. @Olbermann includes #Biden's entire #ValleyForge speech at the end of a Special Edition of his Friday podcast.

    Listen to the entire 40 minute speech and try to imagine #DarthTraitor saying anything so eloquent: omny.fm/shows/countdown-with-k

  33. @Olbermann includes #Biden's entire #ValleyForge speech at the end of a Special Edition of his Friday podcast.

    Listen to the entire 40 minute speech and try to imagine #DarthTraitor saying anything so eloquent: omny.fm/shows/countdown-with-k

  34. #JoeBiden gives a powerful speech at #ValleyForge , where #GeorgeWashington rallied American #RevolutionaryWar πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #patriots. nbcphiladelphia.com/decision-2

    The key line: β€œWe all know who #DonaldTrump is. The question is β€˜Who are we?’!” πŸ’ͺ 🎀

    Stand for #democracy !
    πŸ—³οΈ 🌊 πŸ’© πŸ‘‰ 🚽

  35. #JoeBiden gives a powerful speech at #ValleyForge , where #GeorgeWashington rallied American #RevolutionaryWar πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #patriots. nbcphiladelphia.com/decision-2

    The key line: β€œWe all know who #DonaldTrump is. The question is β€˜Who are we?’!” πŸ’ͺ 🎀

    Stand for #democracy !
    πŸ—³οΈ 🌊 πŸ’© πŸ‘‰ 🚽

  36. #JoeBiden gives a powerful speech at #ValleyForge , where #GeorgeWashington rallied American #RevolutionaryWar πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #patriots. nbcphiladelphia.com/decision-2

    The key line: β€œWe all know who #DonaldTrump is. The question is β€˜Who are we?’!” πŸ’ͺ 🎀

    Stand for #democracy !
    πŸ—³οΈ 🌊 πŸ’© πŸ‘‰ 🚽

  37. #JoeBiden gives a powerful speech at #ValleyForge , where #GeorgeWashington rallied American #RevolutionaryWar πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #patriots. nbcphiladelphia.com/decision-2

    The key line: β€œWe all know who #DonaldTrump is. The question is β€˜Who are we?’!” πŸ’ͺ 🎀

    Stand for #democracy !
    πŸ—³οΈ 🌊 πŸ’© πŸ‘‰ 🚽

  38. #JoeBiden gives a powerful speech at #ValleyForge , where #GeorgeWashington rallied American #RevolutionaryWar πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #patriots. nbcphiladelphia.com/decision-2

    The key line: β€œWe all know who #DonaldTrump is. The question is β€˜Who are we?’!” πŸ’ͺ 🎀

    Stand for #democracy !
    πŸ—³οΈ 🌊 πŸ’© πŸ‘‰ 🚽

  39. Oh my.. lol.
    Biden on Trump and his joking about the Paul Pelosi attack: "What a sick .. [son of a bitch-] " :) #biden #valleyforge #jan6

  40. Oh my.. lol.
    Biden on Trump and his joking about the Paul Pelosi attack: "What a sick .. [son of a bitch-] " :)

  41. Oh my.. lol.
    Biden on Trump and his joking about the Paul Pelosi attack: "What a sick .. [son of a bitch-] " :) #biden #valleyforge #jan6