See you in 30 min! @carlygoodman.bsky.social + I are excited to chat!

WHOA. On March 15, a Cornell PhD student with UK and Gambian citizenship, here on a student visa, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump's EO aimed at foreign students accused of "antisemitism. Last night, the DOJ emailed asking him to come to ICE to be detained and put into removal proceedings.

LFG

"Musk will reinvent the US government in the way that the hyperloop reinvented trains, that the Boring company reinvented subways, that Juicero reinvented squeezing. Which is to say he will...offer no solutions beyond those that consolidate his own power and wealth." www.wired.com/story/the-us...

House GOP members are figuring out which of Trump's promised tax cuts to propose into law and how to pay for them. Among their targets: slashing benefits for single mothers and the poor who rely on government health care. By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & @justinelliott.bsky.social

Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.

Fight back.

Finally, check out the most dynamic city you’ve never learned about with @drsarahmac.bsky.social uncpress.org/book/9781469...

My article on the #latinx vote just came out today @hammerandhope.bsky.social hammerandhope.org/article/lati...

Most avocados consumed in the U.S. are grown in Mexico. Here's what Trump's proposed tariffs would mean for prices at the grocery store and for the avocado industry. via @jamesdoubek.bsky.social

Labor History Today podcast talks with historian Sarah McNamara @drsarahmac.bsky.social about YBOR CITY: Crucible of the Latina South, which tells the story of immigrant and US-born Latinas and Latinos who organized strikes, marched against fascism, and criticized U.S. foreign policy.

It’s not across the board but there are so so many areas of life that are degraded versions of how things once were

For fiction, I’d say Hemingway. My favorite nonfiction book last year was @drsarahmac.bsky.social’s book on Ybor City. amzn.to/3OuseSo

Made a starter pack for Latino/a/e/x History since I'm new here and trying to find all my people! Let me know if you want me to include you ✨ go.bsky.app/QYRnygL

History Professor Sarah McNamara @drsarahmac.bsky.social Receives National Women’s Studies Association Book Award for Debut Monograph YBOR CITY: Crucible of the Latina South—via Texas A&M University College of Arts & Sciences artsci.tamu.edu/news/2024/03...

We often do not realize that we only get the awards to which we submit our work. If you or anyone you know published an article on US labor or political history in 2023, be sure you submit to the Robert Cherney Prize. Deadline, February 15 👇 www.pcb-aha.org/robert-w-che...

Come join SLSA in the mountains for the 2024 Bi-Annual Conference! Be sure to submit your applications via bit.ly/SLSA2024 by March 15, 2024. Questions? Email [email protected]. See you in the mountains! ☀️

Cannot describe how much this piece is just a litany of petty personal grievances www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Congratulations to @drsarahmac.bsky.social, whose wonderful book, YBOR CITY: CRUCIBLE OF THE LATINA SOUTH, won the 2023 Sara A. Whaley Book Prize from the National Women’s Studies Association!

It is definitely the end of the semester. I thought a meeting I had on Monday, took place two weeks ago. 😵‍💫

TAMU Latinx History students spent 7 wks working on a biography proj & created a class book + Insta page. If you are on Insta, your support of this student wrk would mean the 🌎 to them. All examined a unique figure & gave the project their all. Students named their Insta (& book): @La_Vida_Fuerte

This will only work if enough people actually do it, so take a minute to give your favorite book some love! The author will definitely appreciate it, and so will all of our TBR piles.

If I was going to try to contextualize what's happening to the humanities in the US --also UK but esp the US context--I'd emphasize 4 things:

Read an excerpt taken from YBOR CITY: Crucible of the Latina South by Sarah McNamara @drsarahmac.bsky.social in Southern Cultures, featuring photos both from and beyond the book. www.southerncultures.org/article/ybor...

One of the things I love about Southern Cultures is how beautifully they unite writing and images. An excerpt of Ybor City from @uncpress.bsky.social is live through SC and includes photos both from and beyond the book. See link southerncultures.org/article/ybor...

Reading @drsarahmac.bsky.social and remembering that another world is possible Latina workers in 1937: “We disagree with all fascists. We disagree with all "neutrals" regardless of ethnic group or mutual aid society. We have arrived at a moment where being neutral is being fascist.”

Starting to dip my toes into this new platform. All of these alternatives are stressful! How are we finding each other?

Another marvelous episode! I was so happy to talk with @drsarahmac.bsky.social about her writing and revising process, and I especially related to the need to get some writing done before the rest of the world seeps in every day. 🗃️ #skystorians #writingcommunity