How have I never heard Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Machine Gun’ before yesterday? What a visceral protest song.

I’m still amazed at how hard it is for people to recognize that others on their own “side” can be bad, or even do bad things. Terry Pratchett very wisely described it years ago, and these words have been so descriptive of the last decade or so.

Happy New Year! Wishing you all a 2024 full of health, happiness & stationery.

If I could pick one single figure to transport to the modern age with microblogging social media access I would pick Dorothy Parker in an absolute heartbeat and never even think about anyone else

Yesterday was the anniversary of the massacre at Wounded Knee. It is time for Congress to pass the Remove the Stain Act and revoke the medals of honor given to the soldiers who perpetrated this entirely avoidable slaughter. michaelleroyoberg.com/current-even...

there is still a pervasive but unstated belief within mainstream media institutions that republicans represent a “real america” that must be indulged regardless of what they believe or the implications thereof

NEWS: SCOTUS will not immediately hear the case over Trump’s immunity claim in connection with the Jan. 6-related federal charges he faces in DC. The DC Circuit, however, has already expedited the appeal to be heard there in early January.

Y'know I was gonna just enjoy my holiday but if I see one more white man law professor saying it would be Undemocratic, Actually to enforce a constitutional provision expressly designed to foster multiracial democracy and disempower instigators of white supremacist takeovers, I'm gonna lose my shit

“Deplatforming Nazis makes the Nazi problem worse” is demonstrably wrong. There’s endless evidence and studies and data and proof that not giving Nazis a platform and forcing them into silent obscurity works to fight the Nazi problem. Anyone saying otherwise just likes Nazis.

PSA: today is the LAST DAY that UK people can book a covid vaccination. if you are caring for elderly/ill relatives over the xmas period this is THE LAST CHANCE you have to try to get a vaccine in your arm for the festive season. www.england.nhs.uk/2023/12/nhs-...

"he refused to shut the fuck up for decades"

The great historian Barbara Keys is finishing a book on Kissinger. @jamestwotree.bsky.social on Twitter refers us to two of her essays. I was delighted to find copies on her website. 1) Keys, Barbara. “The Kissinger Wars.” American Historian 10 (2016): 16–22. www.barbarakeys.com/wp-content/u...

The Colour exhibit at the Ashmolean is good fun. It’s always a joy to see aniline dyes creating bright, beautiful clothing. And shoes! Gorgeous cloth shoes.

Instead of asking yourself “why do successful women date abusive men?” Ask — why would an abusive man prey on a successful woman? Abuse is one of the tools in the patriarchy’s toolbox.

FYI: If you're wondering why a bunch of rape allegations have been made against celebrities in the last few days, New York's Adult Survivors Act — a law that that temporarily lifted the statute of limitations for filing a sexual assault complaint — expires today.

Perfect image for Black Friday is perfect.

Breaking a generational cycle! The kid’s decided against doing history at A-Level. His grandparents were historians, his parents are historians, and he will NOT be a historian. I am so proud.

Le Roy Ladurie was a brilliant historian. Montaillou was a revelation to me. Jasmin's Witch remains a necessary point of reference for my current work. But he was also *v publicly* homophobic and I'm finding it a bit odd this is going unmentioned in obits etc link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Another giant of French history has died (at the ripe old age of 94). RIP Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie 🗃️ www.lemonde.fr/disparitions...

The deepfake crisis for women and girls has grown tremendously. It isn’t mentioned in most AI discourse, even though it’s the primary use of deepfakes by far. Now, it is being used to victimize dozens of teen girls. The perpetrators include their male classmates www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The kid gave his bff a water spray bottle when they came out as non binary to use whenever someone misgendered or deadnamed them. They had a lot of fun AND got their point across.

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Dear #skystorians, could someone help me out with an article? Fernández-Silva et al., "Mujeres Magazine as a Classifying Space of Performativities of Being a Woman in Cuba". Unfortunately, I don't have institutional access to Journalism Practice. 🗃 www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

🌈🎓 Academic jobs at LSE: -- Associate Professor in Gender and Sexuality -- Assistant Professor in Gender, Development and Globalisation -- Assistant Professor in Gender, Peace and Security

Frankly, I am so done with media outlets "explaining" the electoral successes of right-wing or downright fascist candidates/parties in many parts of this world as "people" being "fed up" with "the usual" politics. Really? Then how come, e.g., Black people don't provide right-wing majorities? (1/n)

"Other countries have social safety net. The U.S. has women." That quote is the beating heart of my new book, HOLDING IT TOGETHER, which will be out June 4, 2024 with Portfolio/Penguin, and which I can't wait to share with all of you. For the curious, a 🧵 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...

Great news! And a good time to make sure everyone knows #UequalsU. (Undetectable = Untransmittable. It means that if someone with HIV has a consistently undetectable viral load, then they can’t pass on the virus.)

If UK universities do have a legal duty of care that could significantly change how they handle not just mental health, but also sexual harassment. /1 www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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If UK universities do have a legal duty of care that could significantly change how they handle not just mental health, but also sexual harassment. /1 www.theguardian.com/education/20...

"Not the odds, but the stakes..." is my shorthand for the organizing principle we most need in campaign coverage. Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for American democracy. I have been floating this phrase since March. This week it took off a bit, after CNN wrote about it.

The allegations of how Diddy abused Cassie are so horrific I’ve been reading about them a little bit at a time. It feels… significant that Diddy settled in ONE DAY. I hope she is breathing easier.

Congratulations to Karen Cook Bell whose @jwomenshistory.bsky.social article “Fugitivity and Enslaved Women’s Agency in the Age of Revolution” was recently awarded the Association of Black Women Historians 2023 Letitia Woods Brown Honorable Mention Free thru Nov 30 https://ow.ly/PMb250Q7WsI

This @motherjones.bsky.social reporter asked wonderfully thoughtful questions re: the meaning, importance, & history of this week's congressional mayhem. Perhaps most important: it's a sign of weakness. Of desperation. Not strength. A sign that we should stand up & resist in the name of democracy.

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The call for Bodleian Visiting Fellowships 2024 is now open. Useful if you want to use their Special Collections for one term. DEADLINE: December 1, 2023 www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowsh...

"Why Republicans are on the Verge of Fistfights" Part of the reason? The Republicans are "'a divided party,' Freeman said, with no real leadership and no way to bring discipline or accountability to members." www.politico.com/news/magazin...

On Thu 16 November, 5:30pm London time, CELESTE MCNAMARA will speak via Zoom on “Hunting a harasser: urban space and anonymity in 18th-century Venice”. To register please visit www.history.ac.uk/seminars/ita... @celestemcnamara.bsky.social

My book has a title and a release date, which I think makes it a real thing? Excited to spend the next year plugging "Blue: A History of Postpartum Depression in America," coming out with Chicago in Fall 2024!

This is very good and worth a read. Thanks @unlawfulentries.bsky.social for putting it out in the world.

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Bottom? Daddy? What the whatting what.

I am genuinely impressed (and surprised) that @washingtonpost.com rightfully contextualized this in terms of fascist history.

Wait! What? WTAF!?! David CAMERON got appointed foreign secretary. David BREXIT Cameron!?!

As I was saying earlier about the Tories. Like the GOP, but better able to keep a lid on the rhetoric.

Here is the graphic I use when I teach on how the militarization of police has impacted protestors

Incredible Lancet cover…