22 September 1939 | Dutch Jewish boy, Abraham de Leeuve, was born in Zwolle. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork on 19 Oct 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection with his mother, Dina. --- VIDEO: The first two gas chambers near Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU

"Anger at AI, smartphones, and social media—and more specifically, at the exploitative practices of the companies operating them—has galvanized people all over the world, from the youth above, to artists and advocates and academics." www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-luddit...

There goes the First Amendment.

"With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch," Stephen Colbert says on "The Late Show" tonight www.cnbc.com/2025/09/18/j...

The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA) has condemned President Donald Trump’s ban on Australian ABC journalists at his UK press conference jeraa.org.au/jeraa-statem...

This is the lead story in the New York Times. If you're in the business of communicating, whether through journalism, commentary, or art, this is the five-alarm fire. People are going to remember who spoke up and who stayed conveniently silent or postured about "neutrality."

I read that as “Pay-Ban” and I think that is right. You can pay Zuckerberg to moderate your life

In London, hate will never win.

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

Wonderful tribute to small museums from @theguardian.com! I am chair of @aaslh.org’s Small Museums Committee, and this article is spot on: small museums tell the story of who we are and who we have been. They can use the past to explain the present. #museum www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Something needs to be said: the staff and volunteers at @aaslh.org are simply amazing! The conference was flawless. Everything worked. Managing a gathering for over 1000 people, including food, transportation, events, panels, and more is not easy. So congratulations on a job well done! #aaslh2025

Remember Nory and her mom Estela? Here’s the devastating update. ICE took Estela’s blood pressure meds when they deported her. She was too afraid to leave home for refills because the same gangs that beat her in Guatemala were still waiting. She died at 45 because she didn’t have her medication.

Today’s favorite comment at #AASLH2025 “The Underground Railroad is not an adventure story.”

Hello, #aaslh2025! I am slowly making my way back home and I hope everyone has a safe journey. What are your favorite moments from the conference? What will you take back with you and get to use? @aaslh.org

Important to have these: Mission statement Code of ethics Disaster recovery / emergency response Strategic plan Collections management plan #aaslh2025 @aaslh.org

Gooooooooooood morning, AASLH! What are you excited about today? I’m starting today attending the Policy Potluck session. Policies keep a museum stable, especially in times of stress. @aaslh.org #aaslh2025

The Holocaust exhibit at the Cincinnati Museum Centre is a must-visit. Their motto is that they localize, personalize, and humanize the history. They tell the story through Cincinnati residents who survived. The exhibit design is exceptional and easy to understand (1/n) @aaslh.org #aaslh2025

Stunningly beautiful art deco architecture at the Cincinnati Museum Centre. @aaslh.org #aaslh2025

Tonight’s #aaslh2025 evening party was at the Cincinnati Museum Centre, AKA the Halls of Justice. One of the most amazing buildings in the US. If you like art deco, visit here. @aaslh.org

Good morning AASLH! What are you excited about today? @aaslh.org #aaslh2025

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. If you are in crisis or need to talk, help is available. If you are in the United States, call or text 988.

“Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King

Wonderful #aaslh2025 event at the Underground Railroad Freedom Centre. They look back at history, and use it to inspire people to work for a fairer, more just future. They discuss the role of faith in being inclusive and welcoming. HIGHLY recommend a visit! @aaslh.org

We can *all* use training in this! I hope to be able to attend. I have witnessed good organizations fail because they didn’t communicate well.

Today I was fortunate to be able to take a tour to Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. It is a series of Native sites created about 2,000 years ago as part of a cross-cultural spiritual movement. The look of earthen mounds belies an exacting mathematical precision. (1/n) @aaslh.org #aaslh2025

The Roebling Bridge at night. This is the view from my hotel room. Tomorrow I’m on a tour of the Hopewell Earthworks, a Native site and the only UNESCO World Heritage site in Ohio. There will be pics. #aaslh2025 is off to a great start! @aaslh.org

Welcome to Cincinnati! #museum #aaslh2025 @aaslh.org

There’s a real art deco feel to the Hilton! #aaslh2025 @aaslh.org

In a more serious vein, what do you hope to get out of #aaslh2025? What is the most pressing issue facing museums today? What do you hope to learn? This is our conference, let’s make the most of it. @aaslh.org #museum

Goooood morning AASLH! Here is one of my fave quirky Ohio places. Yes, it’s a field of giant concrete ears of corn. It’s across the street from a cornfield near Columbus, because where else? I don’t know the proper name but I always called it Cornhenge. #aaslh2025 @aaslh.org

Another US doctors' group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID-19 vaccines for all adults reut.rs/47ACvqS

Carol Kammen, long-time author of AASLH History News magazine's "On Doing Local History" column, has written a letter to history practitioners. "Please keep up the good work," she writes. "Truth in history is needed now more than ever, and it is not to be deferred or deterred. Stand strong."

It's conference week! If you haven't registered yet, you can still join us in Cincinnati. Registration will be open 3 – 5 p.m. on Tuesday and will open at 7 am on Wednesday. The registration desk will be located on the 4th Floor of the Hilton Netherland Plaza. Learn more at tinyurl.com/AASLH2025.

This year’s @aaslh.org conference is in Cincinnati, Ohio, a state I used to call home. Ohio has many wonderful places, and its share of quirky ones. Here’s one I love: a plaque outside the Cleveland Museum of Art. For me, there are few better examples of why museums do what they do. #aaslh2025

Hello #aaslh2025 and everyone else out there! For the next few days I will be sharing my observations from this week’s conference. Did you know that museums support over 726k jobs in the US? And that museums generate $50 billion in economic activity? They do! (1/n). @aaslh.org

@themuseumguy.bsky.social will be our Bluesky ambassador at the AASLH 2025 Annual Conference this week. We'll be reposting his experiences at the conference Tuesday - Saturday. We encourage you to follow him along with us!

Whether it's Obama wearing a tan suit or Trump declaring "Chipocalypse Now" and pledging to unleash "the Department of WAR" on America's third largest city, leaders of both parties have shown disregard for presidential norms.

“Indifference to history isn’t just ignorant, it’s rude.” - David McCullough. Next week several hundred of us historians will gather for #aaslh2025 and discuss what history museums can do to keep memory and democracy alive. Watch this space for live updates. @aaslh.org

Great news! The Baltimore Museum of Art is taking “Amy Sherald: American Sublime,” which was originally scheduled to take place at the National Portrait Gallery. artbma.org/exhibition/a...

Yes, at least some of the AI hype is really just hype.

Stephen King’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”

People keep on talking about this through the lens of protecting "children" but I'd like to propose that this is horrific and negligent no matter what the age of the person, and we should say that clearly and repeatedly.

Some more #museum facts: Museums pay $12 billion in tax every year, $4 billion to state and local government for local projects. Every $1 in government support for museums generates $5 in tax revenue.

Using Tor doesn’t require a lot of technical know-how, you just need to download a browser and familiarize yourself with some basics. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...

Happy Independence Day, Ukraine! Slava Ukraini! [pics of the Ukrainian flag flying over Oxford (England) and painted in the side of a beach cabin in Brighton (Australia)]

Hey, I am so happy my adult toddler analysis had some impact on Nick Clegg’s thinking FINALLY! Now if he will only return our request to come on the pod.

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What is up with @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social? An interview about moving the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum descended into a farce as the panel dismissed an expert trying to explain how a unique cultural relic could be damaged. They even made “stop the boats” jokes. I expected more from the BBC.

This hits a little too close to home, but if we don’t defend ourselves, this is what our museums might look like in a few years. #museum