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Politico
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court significantly narrowed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, further eroding the impact of the landmark civil rights-era law.
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Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act
In a 6-3 ruling, the justices narrowed how a key provision of the Voting Rights Act can be enforced.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-louisiana-00898123
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The New Yorker
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Happy Earth Day š Covers by Ilonka Karasz, Tom Gauld, William Steig, Bob Knox, Rea Irvin, Jenni Oliver, Arthur Getz, Charles E Martin, William Steig, Jean-Jacques Sempe, Eric Drooker, Edna Eicke, Mary Petty, Loveis Wise, and Andrea Arroyo.
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Today! Your donations to the department directly support our teaching and student research activities. We appreciate anything you can give!
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Dr. Risch presented his new book, Ukraineās Euromaidan From Revolutionary Euphoria to the Madness of War, to faculty and students this past Friday. Congratulations Dr. Risch!
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Inkstick Media
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"US immigration enforcement has evolved into a rapidly growing multi-billion-dollar industry in which profitability increasingly dictates policy and enforcement priorities." By:
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The US Immigration Industrial Complex is a Threat to Everyone
If President Dwight D. Eisenhower were alive today, he very well may warn of the ever-growing immigration industrial complex.
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The Associated Press
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The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, a panel made up of Trump appointees, approved the president's White House ballroom proposal.
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An arts panel made up of Trump appointees approves his White House ballroom proposal
A federal panel made up of President Donald Trump's appointees has approved his plan to build a massive ballroom on the site of the former White House East Wing.
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Guardian US
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The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a pioneer of progressive Democratic politics, close ally of Martin Luther King Jr, and two-time candidate for the presidential nomination, has died at 84. See his life in pictures:
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Marc Elias
4 months ago
The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand. Support independent media.
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Congratulations to Dr. Doug Oetter, our colleague in the Department of History and Geography, on winning the COAS Faculty Award for Excellence in Service!
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Julia Rose Kraut
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For this week's
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Watch or (Rewatch) "The Mortal Storm" (1940) - Dir. Frank Borzage, about the rise of Nazism (starring Jimmy Stewart & Margaret Sullavan). It so infuriated Joseph Goebbels that he banned it in Germany & also all MGM films.
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Clip HD | The Mortal Storm | Warner Archive
YouTube video by Warner Bros. Classics
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Our own Dr. Risch once again bringing cutting edge scholarship on Ukraine!
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Historian William Jay Risch looks back at Euromaidan and Ukraineās road from ārevolutionary euphoria to the madness of warā ā Meduza
AsĀ the full-scale invasion ofĀ Ukraine nears its four-year anniversary, The Naked Pravda looks back even further toĀ the origins ofĀ the conflict that began nearly 12 yearsĀ ago. This episode features aĀ d...
https://meduza.io/en/episodes/2026/01/15/historian-william-jay-risch-looks-back-at-euromaidan-and-ukraine-s-road-from-revolutionary-euphoria-to-the-madness-of-war
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Forbes
5 months ago
The Democratic Senator told the New York Times that the U.S. attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro, had written to the Senateās sergeant-at-arms seeking an interview with her.
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Elissa Slotkin Says Sheās Under DOJ Investigation Over Video Urging Troops To Refuse Illegal Orders
The Democratic Senator told the New York Times that the U.S. attorney for D.C., Jeanine Pirro, had written to the Senateās sergeant-at-arms seeking an interview with her.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/01/14/elissa-slotkin-says-shes-under-doj-investigation-over-video-urging-troops-to-refuse-illegal-orders/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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The COVID-19 History Project
5 months ago
On this day in COVID history, January 12, 2020: COVID-19 - China Source: WHO
https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2020-DON233
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Robert 'bele' Sienicki
6 months ago
Amazon, please stop asking me if books I bought month ago met my expectations. I still have unread books I bought in 2012. Be real.
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AFL-CIO
7 months ago
āWhen we enlisted in the military, we were proud to serve our country. We never imagined that, after our service, we would have to fight for our own healthcare.ā
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Clarksville veterans say care, not cuts to the Veterans Administration, are needed ⢠Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee veterans face worsening chronic illnesses as a result of long waits for care and denial of claims from the Veterans Administration.
https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/11/clarksville-veterans-say-care-not-cuts-to-the-veterans-administration-are-needed/
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Working Class History
7 months ago
#OtD
30 Oct 1916 members of the radical @IWW union in Everett, WA, who had gone to support a strike were forced to run a gauntlet and beaten: just one of many episodes of savage repression of the working class movt in the US in the early 20th century
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Joshua Reed Eakle š½
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The Constitution is not self-enforcing. The only thing holding our Republic together are our norms. And the only thing that enforces those norms is The People. No one is coming to save us. It's entirely up to us.
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The Blogging Goth
7 months ago
A very happy birthday to Béla Ferenc DezsŠBlaskó, better known as
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, born this day in 1882. He defined forever the appearance of the
#vampire
, after starring in the 1931 film
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in their 1979 debut single "Bela Lugosi's Dead"
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Georgia College invites applications for the position of chair of the Department of History and Geography
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Department Chair of History & Geography | H-Net Job Guide
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We are hiring!
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Georgia College & State University - Lecturer - American History | H-Net
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Senate House Library
9 months ago
After 80 years, Senate House Library has reunited a rare 14th-century manuscript looted in WWII with the Chandon family. Thanks to expert detective work, MS541 will remain accessible for study, preserving its history for future generations.
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The COVID-19 History Project
9 months ago
On this day in COVID history, September 10, 2021: Vaccines beat natural immunity in fight against COVID-19 Source: Johns Hopkins University
https://hub.jhu.edu/2021/09/10/infection-from-covid-vs-vaccines/
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The COVID-19 History Project
9 months ago
On this day in COVID history, September 9, 2021: Biden announces new vaccine mandates that could cover 100 million Americans | CNN Politics Source: CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/09/politics/joe-biden-covid-speech/index.html
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MeidasTouch
9 months ago
NEWS: A federal judge has ruled that Trumpās deployment of military forces to Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act, a law that prohibits the use of the armed forces as a domestic police force.
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Federal Judge Rules Trump's Deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles Illegal
This ruling can set precedent for Trump's deployment to Chicago and elsewhere
https://meidasnews.com/news/federal-judge-rules-trumps-deployment-of-national-guard-to-los-angeles-illegal
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One of our history alumni, Jessica Scott (third from right), spent this summer doing an intensive language study in South Korea. She'll be starting her second year in the History MA program at Georgetown this week. Go, Jessica!
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As historians, we agree.
add a skeleton here at some point
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CƩdric Mas
about 1 year ago
Good Night World
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Congratulations to our History and Geography Honors Award winners! We are thrilled to have helped foster such an outstanding group of young scholars. Well done!
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Research Day is tomorrow!
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#NationalLibraryWeek
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Come to Research Day to meet one of our finest alums and learn about the exciting world of Digital History!
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Come hear Dr. Opperman talk about her fascinating new book--this is a can't-miss!
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Come work with us! Swipe for details on how to apply.
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jamelle
about 1 year ago
thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning: "As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
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We stand with the AHA.
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AHAāOAH 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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Jerry Chen
about 1 year ago
*sitting down* damn, Dictionary got hands
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Peter Sagal
about 1 year ago
Itās amazing to find out at this late date how much the rule of law depended on people simply deciding, on a voluntary, daily basis, not to break the law.
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Our digital history students are loving Cambridge's Medieval Murder Map!
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Welcome to Medieval Murder Maps
The interactive Medieval Murder Map gives unique insight into danger, violence, and justice in medieval London, York & Oxford.
https://medievalmurdermap.co.uk/
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist
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Forensic Files be like "this double murder was unsolved for 15 years till a young detective had the brilliant idea to try this niche technology called reading"
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Bye Elon! Check out the archives of our Twitter posts at our old account:
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