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I love accidental archival finds! Knee deep in the records of the Massachusetts Historical Society @mhs1791.bsky.social. I was scrolling through the letters of Robert C Winthrop, curious about some of his politicking in the early 1840s when I come across an absolute banger from Charles Sumner (1/4)

kant erasure on the daily, pangram to boot

Just finished up day one at @mhs1791.bsky.social the MHS. I had Charles Sumner looking over my shoulder, keeping me on my toes.

About to start my fellowship at @mhs1791.bsky.social in a few minutes. I’m working on a book about the origins of criminalized migration in the US, largely from the vantage point of the migrants themselves. What did it mean to be an illegal migrant before the Civil War? I’m finding out.

Not sure whether this is apt or terrible timing but here’s the official cover of my book due out with @uncpress.bsky.social W. Hodding Carter III imprint this fall. 🎉

FIFA canceled 2,000 of their 10,000 hotel room reservations in Philadelphia last week. … Philly is not the only city to experience FIFA hotel cancellations, as FIFA reportedly canceled 40% of its hotel bookings in Mexico City earlier this month.

An absolutely necessary diversion from…everything. My kid and his bestie took 1st and 2nd in the under-6 GS race this afternoon.

"People were held in detention facilities for weeks for an immigration judge to essentially find that they were not a danger or a flight risk and should be released," said Jenny Beverly, an immigration attorney…. "That tells me that the arrests were needless to begin with."

Trump CBP Accused of Contempt of Court for Coercing Minors into Self-Deporting talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

4 Minnesota guys

Charges against Former Prince Andrew must be dropped if it’s determined that raping teenagers was an official act. by John Roberts (joined by Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett)

ME: why do you have your little brother in a figure-four leg lock? 9YO: the Dow is at 50,000, dad. That’s what we should be talking about out.

If ICE is gonna mimic slave catchers, then state assemblies should enact modern-day personal liberty laws

immigrants don't cause nativism, nativists do!

Historians @marthasjones.bsky.social and @katemasur.bsky.social filed a critical brief on birthright citizenship in the circuit courts, showing how the story of free Black Americans' advocacy unravels the admin's lead justification for its executive order. www.brennancenter.org/media/14006/...

🗃️ State & local jurisdictions cannot defy federal law but neither can the federal govt order them to enforce every aspect of that law. For some origins of this ongoing tension in immigration federalism, rooted in the history of American slavery, here is a 🧵 on Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) 🧵 1/10

Hey, let’s go to Maine in the dead of winter, a time of year that certainly won’t make us more recognizable to a populace that has the ability to spot an out-of-stater from 500 yards away.

Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.

With news that NPS is implementing an EO by deleting info about slavery and climate change, I thought I'd share this article, where Greg Downs & I describe our experience w/NPS's commitment to good history. This is precisely what the admin is trying to destroy. www.historians.org/perspectives...

Sixteen years ago today, #SCOTUS handed down its infamous Citizens United ruling that ignited a rush of money into American politics. This decision has since dangerously expanded the already outsized political power of the wealthiest donors in our elections. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Happy (Failed?) Coup Day for all those who celebrate

Folks if you want to take a break from the end of semester and holiday preparations, come join me for this free virtual program at 7 pm EST part of The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History's online programs via zoom. gilderlehrman.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/dec250-rise-...

All travelers from ESTA countries (yes the ones on visa waiver programs) will have to disclose 5 years of social media + huge amounts of personal data to enter the US now. All US academic associations should now meet outside the US if we want to meet our international colleagues.

i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.

This is nuts. Think that is the appropriate legal term for this 'Exclusive Citizenship Act' bill. Includes a generic clause that 'An individual may not be a citizen or national of the United States while simultaneously possessing any foreign citizenship.' (Sec 4(b)) What does that even mean?

While I wrestle my current project under control, here’s the last one, it’s open access (that means free): chicago1919.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/fightforrigh...

As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP. Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.

Vindicated in an awful way www.nytimes.com/2019/11/29/o...

Must-read Column by @gustavoarellano.bsky.social After backing Republicans in record numbers last year, Latino voters swung decisively left in recent elections, fueling Democratic victories in New Jersey, Virginia and California. www.latimes.com/california/s...

~10% of Maine’s population relies on SNAP benefits, including over 50,000 children.

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 74 out of the last 86 days. They have worked 12 days in 3 months. Epstein Shutdown.

The Kavanaugh Stop is now happening.

Moises Caceido

ICE is a paramilitary organization. It is NOT an immigration customs and enforcement agency.

Somewhere in America, a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.

There are 69,484 Black immigrants in the Chicago metro area originally from a country in Africa, making up 5.2% of the city’s population, according to an American Community Survey analysis of the 2023 Census.

Fyi chatbot, when people today are calling for a Saturday Night Massacre, it has nothing to do to do with actual killing.

***Attention IEHS members*** In the fall of 2025, the IEHS will choose three new Executive Board members, whose terms will run from 2026 to 2029. Please email your suggestions for nominees to Adam Goodman at [email protected]. Self-nominations are welcome. Deadline: 10/17/25

***2025-2026 Immigration History Research Center ( @ihrc-umn.bsky.social ) Immigration History Manuscript Workshop*** Authors writing their first book-length publication addressing any aspect of US immigration history are welcome to apply. Details: cla.umn.edu/ihrc/researc...

In case anyone was wondering, there are active TB cases in Maine.

Brilliant

“Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism will stop us all.” - Fred Hampton

The border is invading America. It has become unmoored from geography, dragging its violence and impunity into the heart of American life. My latest in @nytimes.com - please read & share. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...