Historian, writer of historical fiction. Retired museum educator. Garden, books, and bird lover. Skills: can churn and wash butter, write in 19th century cursive & wield beater and froe. https://www.jloakleyauthor.com/https://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mral6hve6k2xNow leave him alone. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mral6hve6k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr645vklvs24I'm writing about the Civil War in the Pacific NW. Sometimes, I have to reach back to study the climate before the war. It's necessary that we know our country's history of enslaving people. And make some good trouble for the betterment of all. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_185021 Jul 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr645vklvs24https://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr5zhsaz5k24My late husband printed it for me and framed it. I keep it in a special place. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5zhsaz5k24https://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr4oy32nes2oLOL. I thought it was a door from Middle Earth. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4oy32nes2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr4owngaxc2oJust like Vietnam. My husband was 19 over there. Fortunately, he came home alive. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4owngaxc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr4lxuwkh22oI check there all the time for mine. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 00:55 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4lxuwkh22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr4ldn3zik2oMore like robbing people's joy. Like those monsters in Harry Potter that suck the soul out of you. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4ldn3zik2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr42a6zbxk2eWhat saddens me about her death, is the preventing the advancement of POC officers into higher leadership, while pulling the lower ranks from POC communities who genuinely want to serve, but may be viewed expendable. Still, this was how it was with Vietnam. The draft pulled the lower middle class in [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr42a6zbxk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr3zt2udok2eHis hands are especially wonderful. Skills. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3zt2udok2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr2bnistj22jWow. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2bnistj22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr2bk6oyjc2jI have college kids all around me. Sooooo... [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2bk6oyjc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr2bi6pf3c2jWe're mourning him, too. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2bi6pf3c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr2ba552722jI"m so glad Spain won after Trump's comments, but you have to respect Argentina's goalie. So many saves. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2ba552722jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr262x3rbc2jMy little free library garden. So much fun. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr262x3rbc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mr25i7mpts2jI hope so. Grandpa is wandering again. He needs to be in an adult care home, but the White House. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr25i7mpts2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqzhcx7pq22vI've heard it's being created in court cases, in particular some of Trump's cases. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jul 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzhcx7pq22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqxxq5rmhk2aWeren't they arrested at the newly named Trump Airport in Miami? [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jul 2026 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxxq5rmhk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqx5giqlns2d😮 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx5giqlns2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqx5aqbfcs2dIt was really bad, then, in Bham up near the border. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx5aqbfcs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqx57cbnmc2dDon't make this disappear. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx57cbnmc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqx5523ygk2dTime to read it again. I vaguely remember the TV series back in the 70s, I think. Wasn't there a new one? Was it any good? [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqx5523ygk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqwyqq2krc2dI think it's a great idea. I'm not sure if I can watch it as I don't have cable. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwyqq2krc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqwynqpup22dI don't think I ever saw one while I lived in Hawaii. This must be a recent invasion. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwynqpup22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqwycqeec22dI saw them together in Honolulu in the very early 1970s. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwycqeec22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqwxw7en2k2dI hope it's a one off. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwxw7en2k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqwxrajyjk2dThe Lincoln Tunnel scene still haunts me. It's been decades. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwxrajyjk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqwk3lhegc2nThis makes this American mad. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwk3lhegc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jloakley.bsky.social/post/3mqwjuv5dfc2nThinking of you. Signed, your neighbor grateful for your help when we are on fire. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:wxbmun4m5a5ejapcmpuvcarn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwjuv5dfc2n