If you had an NEH Grant terminated, see the newly posted "Restarting Your Project: Planning Tips and Best Practices" and check for messages from eGMS. www.neh.gov/grants/manag...

This video appears to confirm it was a Russian air-defense missile — not a Ukrainian drone — that blew up that Moscow refinery’s storage tank today, creating the "flying saucer" footage. (This video was shared on Telegram by Russian military expert Yan Matveev.) t.me/arrowsmap/11...

When Sade sings “Smooth Operator,” it has always concerned me, from a geographical accuracy POV, that she says “Coast to coast: LA to Chicago”

There’s definite plausibility to the idea that the critical thinking which can come from the humanities is in higher demand as AI gets better www.ft.com/content/c0ae...

The European History Section of the Southern Historical Association is accepting nominations for the Smith award!! (“European” is defined as encompassing the entire continent, including Russia, from pre-history to the present.)

“State prosecutors alleged that groups created by Lada-Rus operated under the guise of traditional medicine and political activism while functioning as a “destructive community” that encouraged followers to abandon their “civic responsibilities.””

A lovely piece on the enduring need for medical humanities as a base for clinical diagnosis in the age of AI.

The best defense is a good offense. That’s why I’m a member of American Association of University Professors and UARK’s own, fightin’ UA-Fayetteville Education Association / Local 965 Come join us to - Organize! Educate! Agitate! (Gift link)

Sharing Principles of Epidemiology: A Primer, an open-access textbook I had the opportunity to co-author with an amazing group of colleagues. We developed this book to make introductory epidemiologic information more accessible, understandable, and useful for (undergrad) students and professionals.

all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant

Zelenskyy complains that Trump is not interested in the evidence that Russia is helping Iran (kill Americans). The problem is there's no leverage for shame. JD has literally been palling with the enemy in recent days, and it's not being covered. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Silicone sampling - using LLMs to “simulate” human responses for public opinion polling - is being pioneered by Gallup and others - and the potential to generate opinion not reflect it is frightening. Gift link

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

Update: The US Auto industry has retreated from EVs. That strategy will relegate them to the domestic market only or to extinction. The world is shifting to EVs. Global sales of fully internal combustion engine vehicles peaked in 2017. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 Paywalled link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“There are interceptions from radio-electronic intelligence showing the enemy’s co-ordination between its units has become much worse at all levels. There have also been more frequent cases where the enemy kills itself. They have friendly small-arms fire because there is no co-ordination.”

Does it work properly? No. Are the people making it acting in good faith? No. Have they ensured it can't be used maliciously? No. Does it make people's lives better? No. Will it make people's lives better? No. Is it profitable? No. Is it popular? No. Is it harmless? No. The argument for AI.

More sick kids + less available care = our current health policy

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Significantly helps people with heart disease *and* makes people 16% less likely to develop dementia? There should be lines at the pharmacy for this miracle drug.

This is an incredible documentation of the systematic, intentional collapse of American health science, by Elizabeth Ginexi. open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...

CDC issued a Global Polio Level 2 Travel Health Notice advising enhanced precautions Tragic. We had polio almost eradicated, but disruption to vaccination campaigns due to COVID, global instability, defunding & vaccine hesitancy have led us here #VaccinesWork 🧪 wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notic...

According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs 2025, the fastest‑rising core skills in the global marketplace include analytical thinking, creative thinking, resilience and leadership; all of which continue to be the bedrock of an arts education.”

Something started happening in 2020 and is continuing to happen, which causes premature death and chronic illness, huh?

Workshop on genetics, eugenics and scientific racism next week! #Philsci #Philosophy #Ethics #HPS #Sociology #AcademicSky We will be conducting hybrid sessions, you can find the zoom link at www.imseam.uni-heidelberg.de/en/heinzelma...

Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Russian injured estimated between 1.1-1.4m and dead around 230-430K. Altogether — “That’s one in 25 Russian men between the ages of 18 and 49 who’ve probably been killed or seriously wounded since the war began.” Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/o...

Citing data that more Russians are dying in Ukraine than the country is able to recruit, NATO Secretary General warns “I would say, ‘Do everything you can to stop this, because it is killing Russia. It is so bad for Russia’.”

DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g. Film: 1873 Colfax massacre Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"

Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The writers have gotten too literal. Give the reader some credit.

Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/

“are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” has been knocking around my head all day

As far as I know, Tom Suozzi here still does not have a primary challenger in his district (NY-3 on Long Island). The filing deadline is April 6 for the primary on June 23, and if there's a remotely progressive town council member or PTA president in that district, this is the time to make a move.

National Humanities Alliance reports budget bills expected to be signed by Trump will include level funding for NEH, and continued, but cut, funding for NARA and NHPRC. Wilson Center gets funding - 5m down from 15m in FY25. Check link for more on different funding levels:

There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it. We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics. What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.

It's been a heck of a week to look at the near miraculous effects of vaccination campaigns in post-war Russia (figures specifically for RSFSR).

Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.

“Supplying cannon fodder for the war is now considered the main indicator of effectiveness for Russian governors...” Expert on Russian military recruitment expects more coercion, deception, and exploitation of economic situation in the provinces in 2026.

Turns out studying philosophy is actually valuable. Philosophy majors don’t just argue well, they actually become better thinkers and do better on tests. Data from 600k students shows they outscore every other major on reasoning, curiosity and open-mindedness.

Telegram project tracking Russian war dead lists 4000 in just Saratov with 40-50 dying every week. MIA not included. (English dubbing on clip)

this is precisely it. also why i couldn't use it much at work. created more work than time it saved. gemini's new models still get about 1 in 3 knowledge requests wrong, according to google's *public* data. probably worse when you look at internal data.

This is no Hallmark Christmas story …

Thought for the Day

Putin emptied the prisons for the front lines - now those freed prisoners are returning and killing or injuring people at home - mostly family members.

Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

🌟 PhD Opportunity in History of Health 🌟 Social History of Polio Vaccination in Australia, 1950 to 1970 with Prof Catharine Coleborne Newcastle (or Sydney-based) Domestic students only Applications close 30 January 2026 ❗ More information ⬇️ www.newcastle.edu.au/study/resear... #histSTM #histmed

Rare set of varied factors triggered Black Death, starting with a cluster of volcanic eruptions. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Fabergé is in the news for sale of one of the imperial eggs - the Winter egg - which sold for $23M. You may know about the design house because of the eggs or jewelry or what not - but I want to talk about possibly the most frequently sold objects from the design house - cigarette cases. (1/6)