"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

You can order pills from overseas clinics and mutual aid groups. *Possessing* mifepristone is not a crime (except in Louisiana). I'm not saying I have some but I am saying if you are someone who can get pregnant or knows people who can, order some now. www.plancpills.org

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On this day in 1963, hundreds of Black children began a movement peacefully protesting racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, as part of the Children's Crusade and faced intense police brutality, sparking nationwide outrage.

The world’s ten richest people — all Americans — saw their collective net worth increase by $260 billion in April. These ten people are now worth a combined $2.7 trillion. The bottom 50% of U.S. households, 66 million in total, is worth $4.3 trillion. Wondering if inequality is out of control?

“The question is not whether a new open access mandate is coming (it is), but if the sector is remotely prepared for it (it is not).”

Happy Vesak Day, New York City. As Buddhist communities across our city honor the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha, we are reminded of the power of compassion. May this day bring peace to all who celebrate — and guide us as we build a kinder and more just city together.

BREAKING: President Trump is being sued by two watchdog groups for an internal White House memo encouraging officials to erase text messages and emails, regardless of a law stating the opposite. trib.al/rFsWril

Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss: 🇦🇺 0 🇨🇦 0 🇩🇰 0 🇫🇮 0 🇫🇷 0 🇩🇪 0 🇮🇸 0 🇮🇪 0 🇮🇹 0 🇯🇵 0 🇳🇱 0 🇳🇴 0 🇵🇹 0 🇪🇸 0 🇸🇪 0 🇬🇧 0 🇺🇸 530,000 There’s a lesson there.

Israel kills at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza amid ‘ceasefire’ https://aje.news/q2hz5i

Made sure I took time out of National Library Week to write a letter to the Provost about the great support I've been getting from the UD library. Did I end that letter with a request that they receive more funding? Obviously yes.

Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft are all planning huge layoffs. Amazon got $17.5B in federal tax breaks last year. Jeff Bezos is worth $271B. Meta saved $13.7B in taxes. Mark Zuckerberg is worth $231B. Microsoft saved $12.5B last year. Its CEO is worth $1.3B. This is what a rigged economy looks like.

USDA published data through January, but some states have data for February & March showing even deeper declines. AZ continues to be the most alarming — by March, more than half of Arizonans receiving SNAP had lost benefits. See this data in our tracker: www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

New USDA data released today: H.R. 1 enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history last July. By January, more than 3 million fewer people were receiving food assistance. Nationwide, SNAP caseloads fell by more than 8% in just 6 months — despite no improvement in economic conditions.

From journal editing experience this tracks. In 2022 our journal got ~300 submissions. In 2025? 1300. So far this year? 500 and we're not even out of April yet. The AI trickle is now a stream, yet T&F are *still* seeking new big tech partners to flog papers for AI training rather than *helping us*

1. In a draconian new policy, Texas Tech is banning writing about LGBTQ+ topics. The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves. It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward. They are using AI to scan everything. Subscribe to support our journalism.

He should try caring about anybody. He might learn something.

See how this works?

This is a FRAUDULENT paper, AI-generated. My name was used as an author and I had nothing to do with it, never saw it until today e-pubmed.co.uk/journals/dig... The "Editors" Angelo Rossi Mori, David Mensah, and Zarnie Khadjesari and this "Journal" should be reported.

15 data center bills were considered in the 2022 state legislative sessions. This year, the number jumped to 262. Tax breaks & other incentives were once the focus, now legislators are also grappling with energy, environment, siting, and transparency issues. @latitudemedia.bsky.social

This is happening because one man, who vowed repeatedly to lower food prices on "day one," unilaterally launched us into a costly war that no one wanted. He's causing death, destruction, and chaos in the Middle East and Congress has thus far stood idly by.

Get the stopwatch out! Today's #FeedingTheElephant post by @greatfartsoflit.bsky.social includes a timed activity to illustrate her point that departing from nonarbitrary style points in citations can affect both the functionality and the usefulness of the scholarship you produce.

we're in the weeds today--the best kind: citation formatting. It matters! Elizabeth Zaleski explains why on #feedingtheelephant networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

We need more humanists & social scientists because these are the fields that help us understand each other across different cultures, languages, and beliefs. #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences

We need digital humanities because knowledge only matters if people can access it. Access to scholarly resources should not depend on geography, privilege, or institutional walls. When we remove barriers, we turn preservation into participation. #TalkAboutHumanities

Public history is how we connection our communities histories to processes of activism and I'm determined to continue to play a role in that ecosystem and defend that ecosystem. #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences

We need philosophers because they teach us how to think deeply and clearly about the most fundamental questions: what matters, what’s true, and how we should live. #TalkAboutHumanities

We’re happy to participate in the @acls1919.bsky.social campaign to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences! Here are some responses from our authors and editors about the importance of experts in these fields.

Had to let you know: We need MORE Afrofuturists #TalkAboutHumanities We've fought for the ability to think and dream for ourselves because it's fundamental to being human. People from every background can learn from the power of the Black imagination.

#TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities #aseees

When public debate feels loud and shallow, we need disciplines that reward depth, evidence, and context. The humanities and social sciences train people to slow down, analyze, and think clearly. #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences

What do you value about humanities and social sciences? This week, we’ve been discussing their importance to H-Net. Now, we want to hear from the individuals/communities that push humanities and social sciences forward. #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences

Time to #TalkAboutHumanities! Earning a PhD in history taught me how to interrogate sources and ask important questions. I brought this with me to journalism, teaching at the college level, and directing research and publications at H-Net. All require critical thinking and empathy!

We need historians because every headline has a history. History helps us make sense of the world around us every day. What’s a story, place, or moment that changed how you see the world? 🗃️ #TalkAboutHumanities

"Reading how others thought through these questions can help us answer them for ourselves." — @ndiscenza1.bsky.social , co-editor of Journal of English and Germanic Philology #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences @acls1919.bsky.social www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/?id...

WARREN: I want to understand how slashing healthcare for families so Meta gets a $3b tax cut is a 'really good outcome for the American public' IRS CEO BISIGNANO: I don't see the two as correlated W: Those tax cuts were paid for by pushing people off their healthcare. Did you not follow that?

It's reverse Robin Hood.

@emily-elliott.bsky.social focused on two books that explain how AND why history is written and rewritten: Lisa Tetrault on US women's suffrage and Danielle L. McGuire on the US civil rights movement. These books, as one student wrote in a course eval, teach “all of history, the good and the bad.”

Writing about @lifexcode.bsky.social, @dawnd.bsky.social argues that variety of the project components-including reading groups, collectives, workshops, and exhibits-show "the humanistic benefits of putting resources and efforts in conversation and connection with one another."

Today, the #FeedingTheElephant team wants to #TalkaboutHumanities and #TalkaboutSocialSciences! @catherinefte.bsky.social, @dawnd.bsky.social, and @emily-elliott.bsky.social share the HSS projects that they find meaningful and important. 🔗 networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

fun fact: no pangolin has ever done a single thing wrong in the entire history of the world

What are humanities and social sciences research good for? Consider Enslaved.org: putting names to as many of the people trafficked during the Atlantic slave trade as possible. Insisting on the dignity of every human being. #Talkabouthumanities #talkaboutsocialsciences

Language isn't done one way. We need researchers who share how people do language. I share how signing communities language #SignedLanguageLinguistics #TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities

ASEEES is excited to join @acls1919.bsky.social to #TalkAboutHumanities and #TalkAboutSocialSciences this week. Our message is simple: we need more humanities and social sciences scholars and research. Join us! See: aseees.org/.../join-ase... #TalkAboutSocialSciences #TalkAboutHumanities #aseees

Here at Clemson University Press, we are participating in a social media campaign with ACLS this week, and we invite you to join in! Our message is simple: our humanities and social sciences are important, and our authors agree. Let us know your own thoughts below! #TalkAboutHumanities

We need humanists designing software & methods to intentionally integrate historical, ethical & cultural contexts into new technologies. #TalkAboutHumanities

We need scholars of ancient Chinese manuscripts because the past is being excavated now, for us to rediscover #TalkAboutHumanities @acls1919.bsky.social #ACLS pic: the discovery of the Zaozhi manuscripts, Hubei, China

The President’s 2027 budget proposal proposes dismantling one of the nation’s most vital supporters of historical research: the National Endowment for the Humanities. #TalkAboutHumanities Read our endorsement of past statements opposing proposed cuts to the NEH: https://ow.ly/SG7x50YIhVE