Very happy to see this spiky little book out in the world, the product of many conversations with @hpe-project.bsky.social interlocutors and the editorial labor of Andrew Anastasi. Sign up to our mailing list for the chance of getting a hold of a copy! www.hpeproject.org

Forward.

Emotion is politics

In his 2011 book, Ron DeSantis waxed apocalyptic about Democrats like Jay Rockefeller who supposedly wanted to "shut down news organizations." Not only has DeSantis not said a peep about the Trump administration's actions, he was also lying about what Rockefeller said.

A veteran is facing conspiracy charges for talking with others about protesting against ICE. Classic totalitarian state stuff. youtu.be/ujr8ktg4epY?...

Iran took out a fucking E-3 Sentry AWACS parked on the ground. that's the literal definition of high-value asset. great job Pete, your war is going awesome.

Brazil exporters reroute beef, chicken shipments to blunt Iran war impact reut.rs/480MULH

I went to the floor to tell Steven's story. Steven is a 14-year-old constituent of IL-03 with autism who was detained at Dilley for 66 days.

Ron De Santis bans sociology from the core curriculum at state universities, and in particular, forbids any teaching or discussion of cults, their characteristics and psychology. Wonder why. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

Sending a quick Friday evening note to Norton to say omg, are you seriously encouraging professors of literature and languages to adopt generative-AI bots "to support your students and course goals." I'm so sick of the uncritical adoption of this tool!!

Next Week: 4/3 at 5PM — Join Brown 2026 and the Discovery Through Dialogue project for "Cross Talk: A Whole Campus, Distinct Disciplines Approach." The first Cross Talk takes on an enduring aspect of the human experience: labor. Moderated by @sethrockman.bsky.social. Please register to attend!

While the situation is grim at NIH, it's closer to catastrophic at NSF. They're just not able to move any money out the door. It appears OMB has them on lockdown. www.science.org/content/arti....

And here's the Anthropic preliminary injunction order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (Kyle links to the order/opinion below, which has Judge Lin's reasoning.)

"A University of Oregon study found that when states legalize sports betting, intimate partner violence increases by roughly 10 percentage points after upset NFL losses." yourbrainonmoney.substack.com/p/gambling-i...

Day 2 of #ASEH2026!

this @michaelehayden.bsky.social piece is so good, and gets to a wider dynamic I explore in my book. Infowars, Daily Stormer, VDare have died, in part because of external pressures/activism, but also because their vision has gone mainstream www.ms.now/opinion/alex...

Gutter racism. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

Wow, turns out vaccines during pregnancy are... safe and effective, even protecting babies! Incredible! Truly shocking! It's almost like science works?!💉🛡️👶 This admin keeps peddling COVID-19 antivax nonsense, but science prevails.💪 Science: 2,978,547 🧠🪱: -785

The AI economy looks...really precarious. So @matteowong.bsky.social & I did a bunch of reporting to try to figure out what happens when a potential bubble collides with a war in Iran and a potential resource shortage. The answer is...arguably the most dire stuff i've heard from smart ppl in a while

As a historian of food inspection, particularly of meat, we absolutely need food safety regulations to be enforced. They work and without them we will suffer worse.

sad news, you won't be getting the AI girlfriend who tells you to kill yourself www.ft.com/content/de9b... archive: archive.is/kMZKv

"In other words, it appears to be LaBeouf’s position that he — as a sexual abuser — may discuss Ms. Barnett’s trauma and suffering whenever he wants without restriction but that Ms. Barnett — as the survivor — is prohibited from discussing LaBeouf or her story."

Attending the American Society for Environmental History meeting this year? Whether you're attending or not, you can browse our virtual exhibit. Check out our featured books and get 30% off & free domestic shipping with promo code EX58258 here: bit.ly/UCPEXASEH #ASEH2026

I’m headed to #ASEH2026 this week! Come by the @umasspress.bsky.social table and see our gorgeous books. Also: check out our Fri panel on choosing the right series for your book! I’ll be chatting with Mike Baccam of U of WA Pr; Naja Pulliam Collins of U of CA Pr; and @andcleverness.bsky.social!

🛎️ Postdoc opportunity 🛎️ 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in history of medicine and medical humanities at Johns Hopkins University. Deadline April 5th. #histmed #histstm hopkinshistoryofmedicine.org/2026/03/06/j...

🧪 Arghhh! They can force the scientists out, but they can't change the science. #ClimateChange is not a hoax! Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump’s Attack on Science www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/c...

🍂 🦠 🧪 New Covid variant is spreading in USA

i’m going to put my head through the drywall

the girl guides in the UK just kicked out all their trans members specifically bc they were threatened with a lawsuit from a rowling-funded group

According to documents filed this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of NY, ICE has been lying for a year — not only to the public, but to the courts and to prosecutors — about being authorized to make arrests at 26 Federal Plaza and other immigration courts. (1/2)

The reporter who broke the story, 100 years later. groveatlantic.com/book/triangle/

Deadly complications from measles — SSPE is one of the worst www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap... via @skepticalraptor.bsky.social

Now this is how you write about food!

O'HARE (Chicago): "There are dozens of ICE agents at TSA checkpoint, almost all of them doing the jobs of the TSA agents. They are the ones checking IDs and passports and verifying flight info, while TSA agents stand there and do nothing."

Hey ASEH peeps, I'll be in KC for the conference. Reach out here or that awful whova app thingy if you want to touch bases. Safe travels.

🚨BREAKING: The House Oversight Committee quietly dumped Epstein's accountant Richard Kahn and lawyer Darren Indyke's deposition videos today when media focus is on Trump's zigzags on Iran. Here's about "Jane Doe 4," who accused Epstein and Trump of raping her at the age of 13. Part 1:

Did you see the viral video of a woman being handcuffed by ICE agents at SFO Sunday night? They knew where to find her because TSA officials tipped them off under a new Trump administration program. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

We had a 28 year old enlistee in my unit, we called him grandpa.

Putting out my periodic call: if you have a book coming out about finance, econ, politics, media or tech, send me a galley. DM me and I’ll give you my email for your PR people. We do author interviews for Slate Money’s Money Talks series and I’m always thinking about columns on these topics

Notorious left-wing outlet Financial Times examines how Trump's ICE raids have damaged businesses in the Rio Grande and the US more broadly. www.ft.com/content/7b3b...

Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse in Dallas www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/...

Note: *they* are saying it! They are the ones promising to use ICE to throw the election to the GOP.

Steve Bannon says ICE officers assisting with airport operations is a "test run" for the 2026 midterms.

INBOX: It took exactly twenty days for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to walk back his comments describing Israel as an "apartheid" state, a position held by the experts working for the United Nations, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

I absolutely love this! Though given what I teach, I need to be careful with "mnemonic moments." It is a classroom, not an abattoir!

@bryanbanksphd.bsky.social pitches me the best pedagogy pieces. Don't miss the latest in #AHAPerspectives!

When is the last time that the US fought a conflict with a serious grasp on the larger strategic terrain and with smart achievable goals? Gulf War? WWII? My money's on WWII.

Aparna is, as usual, right on this! For an example from my own work, Hubertus Strughold (colloquially “the father of space medicine”) was implicated in Nazi human experimentation. He and his team did, in fact, make scientific discoveries that we still use to this day.