Diane Miller Sommerville
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Historian of the 19th-century South. Fond of binders. Fonder still of spicy margaritas.
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No kings in Binghamton NY. 4000 strong.
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starwalker
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Bryan Andrews Music
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I think I'm just as excited as Jonathan!! Congratulations, Jonathan! I can't wait to get a copy in my hands!
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29 days ago
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Frank Cogliano
about 1 month ago
We've got a cover and a publication date (April 3, 2026).
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Philip Gourevitch
about 2 months ago
New AP history prompt: Did Father Coughlin do politics right? Discuss.
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Scott Sandage
3 months ago
Tis the season to make plans to reclaim and cherish your book-life balance! See my 10-step handout “How to Read a Book”
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#skystorians
#gradstudents
#howtoreadabook
#bibliophiles
#selfcare
commonplace.online/article/how-...
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How to Read a Book: The X-Ray Method for Achieving a Sustainable “Book-Life Balance” - Commonplace
This is why you need a plan: to read attentively but efficiently, and sustainably, without surrendering your book-life balance.
https://commonplace.online/article/how-to-read-a-book/
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Philip Bump
3 months ago
Here's the map of violent crime rates. Before you ask what the dots are blah blah, just click through and use the interactive version!
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸
4 months ago
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Erin Gallagher
5 months ago
MIT study found that AI overuse causes measurable brain damage. “Cognitive atrophy.. like a muscle that’s forgotten how to work” MIT Publication -
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Time Magazine -
time.com/7295195/ai-c...
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ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.
https://time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school/
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Laurence H. Tribe
6 months ago
100 years ago today a Tennessee grand jury indicted science teacher John Scopes for violating the state’s law making it a crime “to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.”
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The Atlantic
6 months ago
Oklahoma is forcing the Supreme Court to choose: Either the justices can allow more religious control of public schools, or they can respect the wishes of the Founding Fathers, writes Adam Laats.
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Oklahoma Is Asking the Supreme Court to Ignore History
The Founders had disagreements about the role of religion in America’s public schools, but there was always one line they would not cross.
https://bit.ly/42xVAXH
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Binghamton New York. Drenching rain, 500 democracy loving peeps
#HandsOff
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Katie Martin
7 months ago
Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one
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historianpub
7 months ago
DOGE Demands Deep Cuts at Humanities Endowment
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/a...
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DOGE Demands Deep Cuts at Humanities Endowment
The National Endowment for the Humanities, which supports museums, scholarship and historical sites, could see grants curtailed and staffing slashed by up to 80 percent.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/arts/trump-doge-federal-cuts-humanities.html?smid=bs-share
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Joshua R Greenberg
9 months ago
Do you feel bewildered by the current state of the nation? In a thoughtful new piece in
@commonplacejrnl.bsky.social
,
@rparkinson.bsky.social
provides some historical context from 1770s PA to explain how bewilderment and chaos agents are not new in America. 🗃️
commonplace.online/article/bewi...
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Bewilderment as a Way of Understanding America’s Present – and Past - Commonplace
Circumstances in which people are feeling extreme disorientation are potent breeding grounds for people who are willing to exploit it to take advantage in moments of crisis.
https://commonplace.online/article/bewilderment-as-a-way-of-understanding-americas-present-and-past/
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Jonathan S. Jones
8 months ago
Y'all, listen to this glowing review of Last Seen by
@jgiesber.bsky.social
on
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! Congratulations Judy!!!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fresh-air/id214089682?i=1000696321381&t=2387
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American Historical Association
8 months ago
The AHA and the OAH have released a joint statement condemning recent efforts to censor historical content on federal government websites, at many public museums, and across a wide swath of government resources that include essential data. 🗃️
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AHA–OAH Joint Statement on Federal Censorship of American History
The American Historical Association (AHA) and the Organization of American Historians (OAH) have released a joint statement condemning federal censorship of American history.
https://www.historians.org/news/aha-oah-joint-statement-on-federal-censorship-of-american-history/
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Kevin M. Levin
8 months ago
The Pentagon has turned Medal of Honor recipient, Sgt. William Carney, who served in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, into a 404-Error. 🗃️
taskandpurpose.com/news/soldier...
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Medal of Honor recipient depicted in movie 'Glory' erased from Pentagon website
Denzel Washington reenacted the heroics of Sgt. William Carney in the movie "Glory." The Pentagon removed a story about him for DEI reasons.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/soldier-movie-glory-erased/#:~:text=6%20Hours%20Ago-,Sgt.,and%20screenshot%20from%20
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Congratulations Jonathan!! This looks amazing. Fantastic cover. Can’t wait to land a copy when it’s out!
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7 months ago
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Megan Kate Nelson 📚
7 months ago
These rumors have been confirmed, Blueskis. I am enraged.
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸
8 months ago
This is Chuck. Chuck is selling a book. Chuck also has a full-time job. I would consider buying Chuck’s book if he were doing that job, but he’s not. Don’t be like Chuck. And don’t buy Chuck’s book.
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Scott Sandage
8 months ago
Historian here. Never in all my schooling or PhD training or in my first 30 years of college teaching did it ever once cross my mind that the worst of American history was yet to come. Now I’m consumed by this possibility.
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Nancy!!! ✊
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8 months ago
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New York voter here. Won’t be voting for Schumer. Dems in Senate need to dump him as leader. He’s a spineless coward. Not a warrior.
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Lawprofblawg
10 months ago
Law Professors: The Constitution still exists and the Courts will protect us. Historians:
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I'm way too excited about the staple-less stapler feature in the new department printer.
11 months ago
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We ain’t dead yet! Go Dawgs! 🏈
12 months ago
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Brian DeLay
about 1 year ago
Historians of North America from 1776-1861: I hope you'll submit a proposal to SHEAR 2025 (Providence, July 17-20). This terrific conference is always very welcoming of junior scholars. It's also lots of fun. Proposals due 12/1
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Call for Papers – SHEAR
https://shear.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers/
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Lesley J Gordon
almost 2 years ago
My new book Dread Danger will be out later this year. More info via this link:
www.cambridge.org/core/books/d...
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This is the best, most useful thing I’ve ready in quite a while. I’m sending it to my grad students right now! You should, too!
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