Mifflin Gibbs came to Canada for a better life. In that new life he prospered, becoming an activist, elected official and even played a role in getting British Columbia to join Canada. This is the story of one of BC's most important early residents. 🧵1/10

take me back but it’s just garmin telling me my training readiness is at 100

Reminder: Applications for our 2026 West Coast Germanists' Workshop are due this Friday, November 14! Details about our gathering next spring at UC Boulder are here: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

I’m creating a panel on children’s perspectives and agency during the Holocaust for the 2026 Lessons & Legacies conference. If you’re interested or know someone who might be interested in participating let me know! And, please share widely!

When talking about how to take care of ourselves when working with difficult histories and I’m always happy to share my rule: No Hitler After Eight

Now that I’m out of the haze of the end of term (and end of my second year of PhD’ing!), here’s a recap of all that’s happened:

New Pope Declares All Style Manuals Other Than Chicago As Schismatic

Attended a great lecture today by @sharonsalgmartz.bsky.social on the displacement and dispossession of Indigneous people, specifically the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the development of Palm Springs! @usclibraries.bsky.social

Let them eat cake I guess

I’m really looking forward to this lecture this afternoon!

welcome to day 3 of listening to hannah say “I could’ve done that” to the tv ⛳️ #masters

In case you missed it: Queering the Tensions of Empire, a new collection edited by Jarett Henderson, T.J. Tallie, and Kristen Thomas-McGill. Chapter abstracts due May 31st! networks.h-net.org/group/announ...

On todays episode of my friends do cool stuff: Grace rocked her guest lecture today on queer and trans* people before, during, and after the Holocaust!

Gave my first lecture today! I spoke about women in concentration camps & extermination sites during the Holocaust The students were so engaged and asked some great questions. Looking forward to hearing more of their perspectives on Thursday!

big moves from my alma mater

Protest changes the permission structure. It says fascists will not be allowed to proceed unencumbered. And if you didn't think there was anything to be done, a protest shows you many think otherwise.

a friend sent me this one

found out how long the book I have to read this week for class is from a group chat named after the moment in twilight (2008) when Edward says to Bella “hold on tight spider monkey”

Really looking forward to this event!

"they hate our beef because our beef is beautiful and theirs is weak" our beef:

>> ICE appears to be manually revoking students’ immigration status – an authority typically left to university staff. And some students and universities are not even being made aware of those revocations – setting students up to be taken by immigration agents without even knowing it was coming.

just requested my ballot for the canadian election 🇨🇦 to be mailed to los angeles

getting absolutely bodied every day by canada was not on my bingo card

so delighted by this

A great instance of an animal in probate frim @materialwills.bsky.social! You can see more on spit dogs and on early modern dogs-on-paper in our #BoxOfficeBears resource on the dog censuses of New Romney: boxofficebears.com/resource/a-c...

sorting through some old papers at my parents house and found an essay from my first semester of undergrad for intro to canadian politics…. clearly always enjoyed flair in my titles 🏒

Join me and @graceshaffer.bsky.social in Buffalo next week for “Queer History for Queer Liberation: A Workshop on LGBTQ+ Digital History”!

This absolutely beautiful moment from last year's Barkleys. The incredible Jasmin Paris making it back to the gate with 99 seconds to spare before the cut-off time, becomeing the first woman to finish in its 38 year history! (yes, I am getting a little teary watching this again)

Love seeing first time users learning how to navigate archives as part of their skills development. Plus it was super lovely to hear them speak so positively about our service!

Consider applying! “Queer Histories of East Central Europe in the 20th Century.” This conference aims to move beyond national frameworks and engage with the fluidity, hybridity, and interconnectedness of queer histories, emphasizing intersectional and interdisciplinary approaches. 👇

a cat photo a day keeps the horrors away

Did an interview the other day with the CBC about how the conservative premier of Alberta was going to a PragerU fundraiser in Florida to chat with Ben Shapiro about tariffs. If that sentence made you feel like you had a stroke, welcome to my world

The incredible journey of two princes from Mozambique whose lives were upended by the slave trade. We asked historian Lindsay O’Neill three questions about her book.

I’m really looking forward to this lecture next Wednesday! I can’t wait to hear more about Raíssa’s exciting innovative research, drawing from archives at USC @cagr-usc.bsky.social @usclibraries.bsky.social

A great first day at the @ghiwashington.bsky.social West Coast Germanists Workshop @unevadareno.bsky.social with the incredible 2025 Henkel Lecture by Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger!

un très bon article sur le fascisme et Trump !

Congrats @alexorengog.bsky.social on your lecture yesterday! It was so great to hear your lecture on your dissertation research about Jewish children’s migration to Latin America and the work you did as a CAGR fellow. I’m looking forward to reading and hearing more about your innovative work!

You still have time to register and hear me speak on my research as a Lev fellow at USC’s Center for Advanced Genocide Research!

We have a great AMA today on Nazi persecution of LGBTQ+ people today with @jakenewsome.bsky.social! Come check it out! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

A great read about what it means to teach the history of fascism in 2025!

We're BACK! And nothing more topical than a fascinating conversation with Wolf Grüner about German Jewish resistance to the Nazis. We explore the various ways in which Jews in Germany courageously stood up to the Nazis. thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...

Been looking forward for this, can’t wait to listen to it!

Hockey is Canada’s game 🇨🇦💕 Some of the best and most stressful hockey I’ve ever watched 🫶

MTHF conference program, keynotes, and registration is open! "The Moving Trans History Forward conference is a biennial, international, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational conference presented by UVic's Chair in Transgender Studies." www.uvic.ca/mthf2025/ind...

My book review of "National and Transnational Memories of the Kindertransport" by Amy Williams and Bill Niven (@bniven.bsky.social)was just published in the German Studies Review (@thegsa.bsky.social) (@hopkinspress.bsky.social)!

I’m really looking forward to @alexorengog.bsky.social lecture about Jewish children’s experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean during the Holocaust

chugging along with this week’s reading 🚂

might have bought the flag special for hosting 3 Americans for hockey night 🇨🇦💚🫶💙 @hannahrosieryan.bsky.social @graceshaffer.bsky.social @sdw95.bsky.social @moscowdisco.bsky.social @nhlcanucks.bsky.social

Important contribution to the Panama Canal discourse by my colleague Joan Flores-Villalobos 🗃️ www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

The #Holocaust was the first widely photographed mass atrocity. #LastSeen project collects images of Nazi deportations (1938–1945), often the last photos of victims—some even taken by Jewish individuals. https://buff.ly/3EdyAna (Wolf Gruner @dornsife.usc.edu) 🗃️ #HolocaustRememberanceDay