If you've heard about RFK Jr's "wellness farms," have I got a story for you. I've worked on farms where most of the crew were put there as rehabilitation for various issues. So I'd love to tell you all the various ways those farms made us all worse! youtu.be/pDNoVqiGb_c

Hey now!

Teaching @ldburnett.bsky.social's "Holding On To What Makes Us Human" in my History capstone this week. It still slaps.

#NC07 friends! Takes 1-2 minutes, answers are actually read. Thank you! #ncpol

Currently halfway through the second season of The Morning Show. Does it ever get less exhausting?

Great humblebrag opportunity of how you first noticed the outage.

As a historian of the 18th c and an American, I've always known 2026 would be a critical moment. This doc is worth watching, and thinking through. Begins and ends w Indigenous contexts, conveys the horrors of a civil war wrought w racism + the ideals of liberty and equality we keep reaching for. 1/

Trump just cut farm workers' wages $1-3/hr, and there IS something we can do about it. youtu.be/AnCJfhLxk_c

NC's virtual quiz bowl league just wrapped. Very proud of my Terry Sanford team: every returning player improved their points-per-game this season, the overwhelming majority of rookies got points on the board, and everyone who played helped get at least one bonus question right.

I finally started watching Clarkson's Farm

My second year of grad school, @sarahtaber.bsky.social had a farm internship an hour from Gainesville. Very young kid involved, so we went as a family & I'd sit in the farmer's kitchen with the baby & bassinet (er, car seat) and read articles while Sarah did her thing.

There's a slide in my post-Faculty Assembly briefing deck about the impact of the state budget impasse on the UNC System. I haven't had to change it in months.

Niche academia posting: Mark Becker lays out why he joined the board of the Commission for Public Higher Education. Worth reading for those involved in higher ed accreditation.

I know we* all think our Congressional district is the center of the political universe, but there really is something interesting about NC-07. *Ok, maybe just me but hear me out. 🧵

A D+9 district in the middle of Utah will certainly be interesting.

As a historian of Atlantic Revolutions, this image gives me Thoughts.

Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.

Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.

True story!

Pivot tables are an amazing labor-saving invention.

In honor of apple picking season: the secret of why Honeycrisp apples are so expensive! This tree is angry at being alive and will make it your problem (if you plant it)

In the 1960s, local civil rights activists had to do a similar campaign to get the Fayetteville, NC Harris Teeter to hire Black cashiers. Except what they did was fill up their grocery carts and then abandon the carts when they didn't see a Black cashier. It worked!

Remember, while the extra hour comes AFTER the November 1st college app deadlines, it's there to help you recover. #LongDaysJourneyIntoTheNight

Damn, @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social absolutely nails it here.

Hard fought quiz bowl matches between Terry Sanford and Pinecrest today. Proud of my TSHS Bulldogs for closing a 100-point deficit with a 200-90 run to win that second match by a whisker. Now 6-0 in NCASA AA play. #BattleOfTheSandhills

"Lawmakers emphasized the need for 'fair compensation commensurate with the aid provided to other crops.'" Ok, but tobacco farmers also raise soybeans...

Chapter 12 bankruptcy protections only cover $12.5M worth of debt. That's not gonna mean anything to Bill Gates. The people who benefit from expanded chapter 12 bankruptcy protections are your rank-and-file, 6- & low-7 digit net worth, LOCAL multimillionaires. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but it's the scheduled announcements vs. the reality of the semester.

This essay by Kwame Appiah is one of the better pieces I've read about the collision between large language models and higher education, caught up in neither hype nor doom.

Got the Sunday video up early this time! If you've been seeing news about "oh no there's a spike in farm bankruptcy"- it is NOT as simple as "farms go out of business & then investors buy them all." hoooooo boy youtu.be/xon9A5_4tQw

Solving the "male loneliness epidemic" one DnD game/roommate reunion at a time.* *Commemorative t-shirts optional.

So apparently Trump's political team IS scared of @kimberlyhardync.bsky.social and knows David Rouzer needs backup. Help Kimberly win: secure.actblue.com/donate/nc07s...

For the past year, the UNC System Faculty Assembly has been talking about how to define academic freedom. While it's mentioned in UNC Code, it isn't as spelled-out as the policies on free speech or political activity. I particularly like the idea of it being used in trainings BEFORE incidents occur.

Last day of the French Revolution game: Maury executed. Louis XVI escapes, joins invading émigré/Austro-Prussian army. Lafayette blamed, executed. Grégoire appointed new National Guard commander, cuts deal with Danton for levée en masse. Invaders defeated, France declared Republic.

He's still getting paid, too.

How many classes today were canceled because a whole suite of EdTech services are built atop AWS? You know what platform never crashes?

It was great being able to talk with Heather Bigley at Voiceover about #RememberTheTitans, including how history is presented in film, how this movie has been used in leadership trainings, and why Remember the Titans succeeded when similar films didn't.

The real question: does Canvas use AWS?

Hank Green is getting home-taught* and doesn't know. *Yeah, yeah, "ministered to"

This week's post is up! I did a lot of manual labor jobs that most men in the US won't do. Back when I was a schoolgirl. So let's talk about well-off people who talk about how much they respect manual labor... because talk is cheaper than paying people right. youtu.be/v4XM-mQgRO0

Ok, I need this frog to come to class and stand behind me when I lecture.

You are not alone. We can work together to make a difference! #NoKings #WeThePeople #NC07 #ncpol

#NoKings #FayettevilleNC

For those of you who want a boost this AM, @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I will be offering some this morning at 10:30 AM ET. Watch on our YouTube pages. Mine is here: m.youtube.com/@joannefreem... See you soon!

Up early this morning. @sarahtaber.bsky.social is speaking at a #NoKings event down on the coast while I'm at the one in Fayetteville.

Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go! Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest. /1

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end. In the meantime: • Figure out a small way to help someone • Figure out a small way to fight back • Figure out a small place to find joy • Figure out a small way to grow and thrive And do it often.

My Atlantic Revolutions class has gone somewhat off the Revolution in France script and has spent the current game session having a thoughtful debate about how to reform slavery in Saint-Domingue.* *The deputies get the news of the August 1791 uprising at the end of the session.

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵) www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

So three months ago, Ron DeSantis held a press conference about university accreditation. Let me share here a little bit about what's happened since then. 🧵