I was complimented and told that I looked very fit and buff today. My dreams of being a buff baddie are coming true. 🥹 But my retrolisthesis always flares up to humble me 😞 Maybe I can get a snazzier cane and be a buff baddie who tiptoes (gingerly walks) into the function like a pimp.

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

It’s going to break your heart how many people you know, love, and respect will turn out to be cowards. Prepare yourself as best you can. You are not alone, but you are your own center. Be a strong center.

Join us in welcoming the new NCPH Membership Coordinator, Jess Baloun! She is a graduate of the IU Indianapolis public history program and most recently worked for the Indiana Historical Society.

The need to silence your critics only reveals how weak and fragile you are.

This morning I had to go the federal building in Baltimore to visit the IRS. ICE is in the same building. The number of families there, dressed in their best, hoping to leave a good impression. An impression that will not matter with this current government. It all felt very sad.

ACLS, @cgsgraded.bsky.social, and @pbksociety.bsky.social have released a joint statement on cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities: bit.ly/4cdvsEy #NEH #humanities #edusky

Want to be clear moves like this show how little power they have; we should not feel defeated. Materials in a museum like NMAAHC were fugitive for most of U.S. history. Ordinary folks collected, archived, studied, recorded these knowledges. Attacking institutionalization is bad but can't erase us.

I can't believe the number was that low. Only 125 whiny bitches? That's crazy.

As the conference winds down for the day, I hope you can join me for my session tomorrow morning. S31 “Finding Our Voices: The Families of Arlington House” 10:30am in Kafka-Lamartine

The decision a lot of universities face now is whether to: -- have their federal funding pulled because they stood on principle to protect their students and the integrity of their research, or -- have their funding pulled anyway just because they exist, regardless of how cravenly they submit.

Does anyone have a Mac adapter they can loan me for my 10:30am session tomorrow? 😭 #NCPH2025

In Montrèal, eating good food, seeing my friends. Missing this creature. #NCPH2025

Found a list of Black-owned restaurants in Montréal so we decided to try this Jamaican restaurant near the hotel. The owner audibly groaned at our presence and his having to cook for us. It was then that we knew. Food was 10/10. Check out Mango Bay #NCPH2025

Technical difficulties at the Montreal airport meant that I was in line to go through customs for over an hour. Need a nice glass of wine to calm my nerves.

Test. Test. Is this thing on?