Fellow #skystorians, I am interested in putting together a panel for the 2026 Alliance for Texas History conference. My paper touches on topics including convict labor, Reconstruction, white and Native identities, railroads, and agency. Please reach out if interested!

Today was the final day of the Civil War Public and Applied History Symposium at the @kyhistsoc.bsky.social. I was honored to have been selected to participate and thoroughly enjoyed making connections, learning more about Kentucky, and deepening my understanding of public history. 🗃

Some good news for academic freedom today universitystar.com/33098/news/t...

I can't join tonight, but I'll say we need a Washington biopic played by Charles Dance. (If you've seen that mockup of "modern George Washington," you'll understand why). Second choice: Tommy Lee Jones as JQA #HATM

Coming to the conclusion of a great research trip. Here are just a few snapshots from my exploration of railroad sites in northern Louisiana and eastern Texas. 🗃

Attention scholars of Texas history @karadixonvuic.bsky.social

Just gonna say as a queer person in America: can centrist democrats please stop “both-sides”-ing when one group is actively saying queer people are evil. That’s not a political opinion, that is bigotry

Mayoral candidate Tim Denson writes that the "brain train," a rail line that would connect UGA with universities in Atlanta, is still possible and that he would advocate for it as mayor. ideasforathens.substack.com/p/long-live-...

There are just 4 states with statewide elections this fall. The one that's most under the radar? Georgia. Democrats have an opportunity to flip two seats on a statewide body that's crucial for environmental policies. Don't sleep on it — everyone else is: boltsmag.org/georgia-publ...

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

POV the archivist tells you about the local college's used book sale this weekend and everything was half off #booksky

Ah, yes, the old "my spouse is just out of town" excuse. #Dateline

The irony of our current government trying to prevent people from being vaccinated, while today in the archives, I came across a record of the Shreveport city council ordering the police to arrest people who were not vaccinated during a smallpox outbreak in 1866. 🗃

Extremely upset to hear this. Dr. Alter was a wonderful scholar whose work I admired. universitystar.com/32736/news/t...

Making this my first #America250 read seemed appropriate for, well, many reasons. 🗃

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

26 minutes late (and counting) for your own televised address really inspires confidence. Masterful gambit, sir.

RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.

Well, that just messed me up big time, ngl. Hope you all have a good night. #HATM

“They were expelled, they must have done something!” As a Trans woman in Trump’s America all of this is just frightening. There are people in America who will be willing to think that about us I’m afraid. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ #HATM #ProtectTransKids #TransLivesMatter

I did not know Martin Clunes was in this! #HATM

The same is true today of online spaces. #HATM

idk if this is a thing, but are there historians with a specialty in the use of public transportation during war?

Looks like best result of an alert like that. Just a spike in blood pressure and not anything worse.

I am not on campus currently but worried sick right now. #UGA

What an image (J. Scott Applewhite, AP)

I love it when I get a primary source book through ILL based off of a secondary citation only to find that the secondary source got the state the primary source was talking about wrong! 😑

the government is trying to disappear a man who can testify to torture committed at the direction and payment of the government

This was me in like 10th grade 😂

The gradual inclusion of truth about the experience of slavery in American museums has been one of the most deeply researched and considered and consequential developments in public history over the last half century. Enraging we have to defend it in this way.

Anyway… Vaccines save lives Abortions save lives Gender affirming care saves lives

It's a silly name, but at least they're admitting most of their content is opinion-based now?

Bless these Alaskans!

Trump is starting to lose his strongest soldiers (white male gen xers who didn't go to college).

We can't keep rejecting housing because a few people nearby complain. This affects the whole city. flagpole.com/news/city-do...

Buried in the regime's political takeover letter of the Smithsonian is the worst bit. Unlike exhibits, which are non-destructive towards primary materials, temporary in nature, and reversible, the foundational collections are irreplacable. They want to be able to throw stuff out.

Reading my final selection for this year's #AHAReads challenge by checking off a book that's been on my tbr list too long

If the nation’s capital can be occupied by the military for entirely make-believe reasons, understand that this can happen anywhere: at schools & universities, polling places, religious spaces, etc. Nowhere that we work, live, & love will be safe if this is allowed to continue.

Just looked up Wicked and see it's almost 3 hours long. I have an early morning, so going to have to pass tonight, unfortunately. See you all soon. #HATM

I fear it's being overlooked that next term, the Supreme Court will likely strike down: •what's left of the Voting Rights Act •all bans on LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors •the last remaining pillar of McCain–Feingold's campaign finance reform ... while upholding bans on trans student athletes.

Article 1, Section 9 & 10 have been removed from the official Govt website on the US Constitution. Among numerous points: •Section 9 forbids suspending The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus •Section 10 forbids ex post facto laws This better be a joke. Ignoring these is full blow dictatorship

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Continuing my exploration of Western-themed musicals tonight with "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." I feel like there's a potential research project or fun class to teach here with how many there are.

TIL that George Foreman's son is running for Congress. #TXpol #TX18 www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Starting book #2 for #AHAReads today. I recently read "The Sinners All Bow" about the story that inspired "The Scarlet Letter," but I've never read the actual book!

Just submitted the first draft of a potential book chapter! #amwriting #skystorians

Over 200,000 Georgia voters are headed for inactive status, the Georgia Secretary of State's Office announced Tuesday. ACPC has created a searchable database of Georgia's "No Contact" voters, allowing you to check if your name is on the list.

I say Big Ben AKA Elizabeth Tower. The hourglass is because it's a clock. #DestinationX

Noooooo #DestinationX

Not looking good for my man Biggy 😕 #DestinationX