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But if you can’t wait for this weekend, listen to @leahlao.bsky.social @lmacthompson1.bsky.social @llassabe.bsky.social and me talk about the movie over much wine. Make sure to subscribe- new episodes coming October 9th! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

Video of clash over gender-identity content in Texas A&M children’s lit class leads to firings

I need to do more on here. Trying to get it all together- book, classes, housework, oh my!

In the summer of 1888, Texas Rangers Ira Aten and Jim King went undercover to try to identify and arrest so-called “fence cutters.” They were unsuccessful. In frustration, Aten developed a plan to hide mines in the fences, blowing them up when cutters approach. /1

Our new issue, Vol. 22, No. 2, is now available online! read.dukeupress.edu/labor/issue/...

Phenomenal piece by @michellegoldberg.bsky.social here. (Gift link)

Refusing to Forget members are @ccarmona.bsky.social, Juan Carmona, John Morán González, Sonia Hernández, @benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social @leahlao.bsky.social, Monica Muñoz Martínez and @alacranita.bsky.social, another co-founder is @gonzalest956.bsky.social. /10

The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else. Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.

H. M. Talburt on the GOP's ill-fated 1930 tariff and "public confidence," Cincinnati Post, 6/19/1930.

Join us on March 24th for a virtual book talk with Refusing to Forget co-founder @benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social. Johnson's will discuss his latest book, Texas: An American History. This event is exclusive for our Patreon subscribers! Join us on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/RefusingtoFo...

#OTD on March 19, 1840, Texas Rangers and militiamen killed thirty-five and imprisoned thirty Penateka Comanche people during a Council House meeting in San Antonio, TX while negotiating captives with commissioners of the Texas government. /1

Remember folks- it’s about being able to shoot what you don’t like

Hegseth at NATO summit: "We can talk all we want about values. Values are important. But you can't shoot values."

Just dropping this here- Netflix has a pretty interesting series on Hitler and the unqualified sycophants he surrounded himself with to create his 1000 year “reich” www.netflix.com/title/80138915

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At the same time Utah legislature is “protecting” women with anti trans dorm and bathroom bills, they are also supporting measures to protect predators. Cruelty is the point. www.ksl.com/article/5125...

📣Upcoming Event! Join us for a virtual book talk with @ccarmona.bsky.social, in a discussion facilitated by RTF member @leahlao.bsky.social. This event is exclusive for Patreon subscribers! Please consider subscribing, your support helps us to continue this work! www.patreon.com/c/Refusingto...

Refusing to Forget members are @ccarmona.bsky.social, Juan Carmona, John Morán González, Sonia Hernández, @benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social, @leahlao.bsky.social, Monica Muñoz Martínez and @alacranita.bsky.social, another co-founder is @gonzalest956.bsky.social. /23

With so much changing so rapidly, one thing that hasn’t changed is how much we need public scholarship. So here’s my 209th #ScholarSunday thread of great writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Share widely & enjoy all! 🗃️ americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...

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Refusing to Forget members are @ccarmona.bsky.social, Juan Carmona, John Morán González, Sonia Hernández, @benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social, @leahlao.bsky.social, Monica Muñoz Martínez and @alacranita.bsky.social, another co-founder is @gonzalest956.bsky.social. /18

We need a fight plan! An organized, think tank style, information pushing fight plan against this.

🗃️As promised, here is my talk with @leahlao.bsky.social on the Refusing to Forget Project and their role in attempting to reshape the historical narrative of US-Mexican racial violence on the Border between 1910-20. You can also find The Primary Source on Spotify! open.substack.com/pub/history4...

My interview with @leahlao.bsky.social for The Primary Source Podcast will be up later today. We talk about the work of the Refusing to Forget Project, which aims to highlight the stories of Mexican Americans victimized by government-sponsored violence in the borderlands of the U.S., 1910-20🗃️

Was I put on a starter pack list? My followers exploded! Welcome 🤗 I’ll try to post more. Lol

At @insidehighered.com I wrote about my concerns about this kind of technology as a threat to human instructional labor, but there's also potential pedagogical issues with introducing a 24/7 assistant that may actually hamper student learning and development.🧵 www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...

Hey UT legislators, I have an idea. Maybe instead of focusing on made up “problems” in higher ed, work on improving the real problem of air quality.

#OTD on December 2, 1945, Houston Mayor Oscar Holcombe disbanded the Latin American Squad after receiving criticism from the Mexican American community about the head of the Squad, Officer George Bell, since he had served in the Texas Rangers. /1 www.tshaonline.org/handbook/ent...

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Not me finishing those tasks I put off for over a week in less than an hour 🤦🏻‍♀️

This week, Historians At The Movies talks chess, class, and the 1990s. Join us on Amazon Prime this Sunday, November 17 at 8pm eastern for SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER. Keep #HATM growing by sharing and we will see you soon!

My manuscripts “Sex Wages” is due at the end of the month! I’ll post info about my research to keep the motivation up. 😊