Historian colleagues: I would love to see samples of how you and your colleagues are using AI and/or preventing its use, as well as any articles on the subject you think worth reading. #digitalhumanities #humanitiesAI #humanities

Exactly. I have Baltimore teed up!

it was ten years ago that I tripped on a suitcase and broke a toe that somehow led my body to develop erythromelalgia. It has been a long road but while my life is no doubt smaller, I am doing so much better.

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The administration is attacking universities in the name of fighting antisemitism. Yet when the home of a Jewish governor is set on fire on the first night of Passover—a blatant act of antisemitism— nary a word from you know who.

Clark University signs amicus brief in support of international students. www.clarku.edu/news/2025/04...

Remember when bringing up Hitler as a historical parallel (or claiming the idea came from him) in an argument automatically led to losing that argument? Reductio ad Hitlerum I don't think that it the case anymore.

Does it say IDEAS???

A leaked memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Research Service Sunday, agency banned key language, including words... #groundwater pollution, sediment remediation, #water collection, water treatment, rural water, clean water. @neorsd.org newrepublic.com/post/193395/...

They are trying to undo every gain made by the historical profession in the last 65 years. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/a...

Wonder if the dolphins greeting the astronauts as they splashed down were thinking "Finally, aliens have come to rescue us."

“Harvard, with its unmatched resources and historical influence, faces a distinct responsibility in this moment of crisis. True leadership demands more than defensive caution — it requires bold, coordinated action.” @harvard.edu Crimson board nails it. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

autarkies unite... oh wait...

As a Jew who works in academia, let me say this again, for the back of the room. We are safest in a country where the government protects the civil rights of everyone, regardless of their opinions on Jews and Israel. Stop illegal actions in our name. Stop attacking academia in our name.

Rereading Beccaria On Crimes and Punishments. Not my favorite Enlightenment text but really jamming on its support for the rule of law...'cause... you know.

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

Yup.

Good Morning Everyone (ty @cwebbonline.com ) Please take a moment to listen Please take a moment and be like this great guy.... Please take a moment to remember Amanda Gorman said " IF ONLY WE ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO SEE IT." "IF ONLY WE ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE IT "

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/bl...

it seems one of the stated purposes of capping overhead on NIH grants at 15% by those who champion the cap is to starve PhD programs in the humanities www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Democrats... do you hear this? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/o...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...

Atta way! 🇺🇸

who has standing to go before a federal judge to request a stay of Musk's activities in Treasury and OMB?

THIS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

can't seem to find the tweets from Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama and Joe Biden declaring that the current situation is a crisis, Trump's and Musk's actions an assault on the constitution & a grave threat to democracy, and calling on all patriotic Americans to take to streets and protest

Remember that horrible counter that the NYTimes and other institutions had during covid showing how many people had died. We need a new one showing how many people will die due to Trump's policies. Starting today.

This is a dictatorial power grab. It is an attack on the separation of powers (and so much more).

This is beautiful. The Chair of the Inspectors General informing the idiots in the White House that the Orange Shitrag does not get to do whatever the hell he wants. We need LOTS more of this!

At what point in presidential "make wh*&^ people great again" campaign do you think T%^*p will issue an EO declaring Juneteenth is not a federal holiday?

Maybe they were just overstimulated and accidentally did Nazi stuff.

I’m going to teach a new course on the histories of the Cultural Revolution, Jim Crow, and 1933 Germany and call it Current Events.

LA is on fire, and snow is falling on Florida beaches. By all means, let's eliminate all federal efforts to lessen climate change because being able to pollute and drill without any obstacles will totally make up for not having a habitable planet. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/w...

Bluesky apparently thinks I am a cat person. My feed is filled with cat pictures. I am a dog person, and, well, honestly, a capybara and baby elephant person. Algorithm - yes, I am talking to you -help me find some tiny biochemical hits that allow me to function.

A paper that understands its responsibility, in a country that knows it when it sees it. Impressive from Die Zeit. Refuses to show the salute, but calls it out for what it so obviously was. Headline: “A Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute is a Hitler Salute”

Spent the day mostly ignoring the news by writing about the power of church courts in eighteenth century. I think I can safely say that we are likely going to zip past the nineteenth century, zip past the eighteenth with its pesky Enlightenment and land where...?

Facebook refugee. I never used twitter so not yet comfortable on this platform. But I just can't anymore with the Facebook.