Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted: When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

Within Italy, individual historic city states are recognizing Palestine; I was there for the Florentine Republic recognizing it this September, announced from the Palazzo Vecchio. Powerful seeing the old granular polities still using their strength. Cities are REAL in a powerful way. (See Alt Text)

shows the scam of Nobel peace prize

Last day to apply! If you're a student on any level interested in the Baltic and in DH, don't miss this opportunity!

"I have trouble with the term 'liberal Zionism'" Anti-Zionist Jewish Hollywood star Hannah Einbinder on the "settler colonialist ideology" and "apartheid" of Zionism, in the new Zeteo podcast 'Beyond Israelism with Simone Zimmerman'. Full show: zeteo.com/p/beyond-isr...

the background on zohran's colbert appearance is jaw-droppingly disgusting

That's what we love to see at Isha! ❤️

A little starstruck seeing Robert Darnton's lecture at the History of Knowledge conference in Lund

Are you a researcher working at a EU university? Are you fed up with our institutions turning a blind eye to genocide? Consider signing this. uppsaladeclaration.se/europe/

Criticism of biased media coverage of Gaza is often discarded as baseless.. so we set out to study the coverage of Palestinian and Israeli victims by German press systematically! The resulting study 'Hierarchies in Death' was just published #OA by Peacebuilding www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“They asked for a sword, and we said, ‘Well, we do have swords, but we can’t give them away because they’re museum artifacts,’” said Todd Arrington, forced to resign as head of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library.”

History remembers people like Itamar as moral titans.

Francesca Albanese says states with navies could break Israel’s siege on Gaza but choose not to - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/francesca-albanese-says-states-navies-could-break-israels-siege-gaza

As boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla prepared to set sail toward Gaza, a representative of Genoa’s Dockworkers’ Union declared that if anything happened to the flotilla, workers would “block everything.” When the flotilla was attacked, the reaction was swift: a 24-hour general strike was called.

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others. Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla: “People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.” 1/3

All eyes on the flotilla.

Protests erupt in response to Israel's unlawful raid on Sumud Flotilla - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/protests-erupt-response-israels-unlawful-raid-sumud-flotilla

Given broad interest we gave our best to speed up the translation of our study of self-censorship and perceptions of academic freedom infringements in Germany since 7 October 2023! An english version of our report and codebook are now available on our website: interact.fu-berlin.de/en/News/Grim...

My first exposure to Rocky Horror was a bad VHS copy that we watched at lunch in the performing arts club room in high school. I can't imagine that being allowed in most states today. www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...

I need you to read this thread to understand why so many historians are revolted by this regime's crimes against the past

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"He might have to release the Epstein files to distract us from this now" Glad to see Kimmel is back and pulling no punches!

Good Night World

Leave this on the street to scare your local evangelical

Great opportunity for students working on Baltic History or Digital Humanities!

Participate and Engage - Applications for the ISHA Winter seminar 2025, "Multiple Baltics: Reimagining social, cultural and spatial dimensions of history" are now open! Deadline: 10 October Learn more: multiplebaltics.lv Supported by @balticstudies.bsky.social and UL Student Council.

What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just reading this new report: "German Academia after October 7: Self-Censorship and Restrictions of Academic Freedom among MENA Scholars" www.interact.fu-berlin.de/en/News/Grim... This is very necessary, I'm glad the authors are doing such important work, no doubt under great pressure!

France/UK (+historically, America) support the "2-state solution" b/c they don't want to do either of those options. Instead, they permit an apartheid Israel and justify it by supporting a theoretical Palestinian rump state. But "recognition" is just words while the occupation continues unchecked.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.

Apropos of nothing in particular, here's Walt Disney's testimony to HUAC in 1947, where he named employees he believed were communists, condemned labor unions, and accused "commie" groups, including the League of Women Voters, of smearing him. 🗃️ archive.org/details/walt...

Estou do lado do povo brasileiro. As manifestações de hoje demonstram que a população não quer a impunidade, nem a anistia. O Congresso Nacional deve se concentrar em medidas que tragam benefícios para o povo brasileiro.

“This isn’t the America I know” Black People:

💃Bring on the weekend, Pompeii style 💃 These dancing maenads are here to invite you to join in a Bacchic rite or two as part of the culmination of the week. These gorgeous figures were part of the Villa of Cicero in Pompeii. #FrescoFriday #AncientRome

Thanks for featuring, glad to have had this opportunity at Lund, and looking forward to my next visiting PhD placement, in Mainz!

“russia is testing us,” she says, as the US runs influence operations in greenland

reminder: Jimmy Kimmel is enough of a mensch that he devised a segment on which actors who are just short of having enough work to qualify for union healthcare come on his show and deliver a single line of dialogue deadline.com/2024/07/jimm...

Academia dot edu licensing agreement says it can use your likeness and voice and publications in any manner they want, world wide.

The left was derided for promoting a cancel culture because they went after predators and those who abused their wealth and power. The right is canceling anyone who dares speak truth to power. Both sides are not remotely the same.

They are literally canceling culture

The remarks weren’t “about Charlie Kirk,” they were about how this administration is using Kirk’s death as an excuse to shut down critics … and they responded by proving him completely correct.

Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.

Book bans get headlines, but the bigger threat to books is hiding in plain sight: A handful of companies control how ebooks reach readers, and they can cut off access with a click. New from @mariabustillos.com in @columjournreview.bsky.social ⤵️

If you're interested in my new project on medievalism & the extreme right, you can read the first update on our blog here: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... As the project progresses, @siobhanhyland.bsky.social and I will write updates to share info & upcoming events. @errnetwork.bsky.social 🗃️

O nível do inglês do cara que queria ser embaixador 🫤

Suddenly "hate speech" is bad. Suddenly "dehumanizing" people is bad. Suddenly "cancel culture" is good. Suddenly words have consequences. The modern American right in 2025, folks.

They had kids, too.

If you're wondering why this is suddenly happening so quickly - particularly why institutions are firing people for benign Bluesky posts - it's because it's not sudden. The previous admin wrote the blueprint, civil society acquiesced, and they're primed to do it again. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...