RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women". Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.

For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss: It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!! www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...

As people have their heads in syllabi and classes, I’d like to highlight how ‘In the Land of the Lacandón: A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism’ (MQUP 2025) can be used in teaching. (Please repost and push this thread along.)

This is horrible news. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-prof...

In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.

🗃️ 🧵1/ Need help from historians: I'm revising a final project for my undergrad historical methods course. The final project mostly entails writing an annotated bibliography around subjects I propose. They're required to gather a host of primary and secondary sources and create this annotated biblio.

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A few days ago, the government of Spain announced the winner of the international competition for the "resignification" of Francisco Franco's the "Valley of the Fallen". The response from scholars has largely been critical. www.eldiario.es/sociedad/res... #Publichistory #🗃️ #SCWmuseum

I am excited about speaking about the Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War at this conference in Madrid next week. mircouam.com/archivos/8571 #🗃️ #Publichistory #SCWmuseum

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.

This is me at 15. I’m a child. I’m a CHILD.

Coercive sterilization in ICE detention. Eugenics.

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office. If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.

Anyway, AI doesn’t have any value for me in anything I do. I understand this says something about *what* I do. But also? It’s only practically existed for maybe 18 months. I loved and worked almost 45 years without it so yeah, I’m cool.

If you’re not familiar with “the brown shirts” of 1930’s Germany — just look to #Bovino, who is 💯 aware of the message he is sending

The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor in Black Feminisms. Read more about the position and apply at https://go.umd.edu/WGSSBlackFeminisms🌈🎓 #AcademicSky #Blackademics #PhDSky

A breakdown of how SNAP benefits are interdependent with the economy. Remember: they're lying that the funds have dried up. They have contingency funds. And recall, SNAP is 1.5% of the federal budget. They're starving people as a political blackmail. (Netanyahu probably taught them the trick).

Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Old Soviet joke: Why do ICE agents travel in groups of three? One can read, one can write, and the third keeps an eye on the two intellectuals

The day after the Chinatown raid, New York AG Tish James launches an online portal for the public to submit photos and videos of ICE activity. "We are committed to reviewing these reports and assessing any violations of law," she writes. Portal ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...

seems that RFK is clearing the path for his CDC to do tuskegee syphillis experiments as a matter of course. in other news, RFK is a genuine monster who relishes in the pain and suffering of those he feels he has control or dominion over

Shout out to all the small town protesters out there. There is no anonymity in a tiny town. No strength in numbers or hiding in a crowd. When you stand up for democracy in a small town, EVERYONE knows. Y'all are brave as hell. #NoKings

It is genuinely a wonderful thing in this horrible time to undertake acts of resistance and protest that are also extremely funny. Joy is resistance.

Listen, over 300+ people showed up for a No Kings protest in ANGOLA, INDIANA. There is a whole part of Indiana waiting to be activated. We have never been all red. So what are we going to do with that information? I wish I could say. But I have Hope.

Portland Oregon: #NoKings one of the most anticipated protests does not disappoint!

No kings, but a trio of unicorns, a pair of raccoons, a flock of chickens, a flying squirrel, a donkey, a hippo, dinosaurs, a frog, a squid, and a whole lot of people's grandparents.

with alt-text.

OKC was just one of 19 cities in OK to have a No Kings rally. These are the others: Tulsa, Norman, Lawton, Stillwater, Ardmore, Durant, Idabel, Pauls Valley, Ada, McAlester, Chandler, Guthrie, Enid, Ponca City, Bartlesville, Tahlequah, Muskogee, and Miami. www.newson6.com/story/68f39d...

No Kings, Norman, OK.

Best sign so far. #NoKingsDay

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states. Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

Some pictures from No Kings OKC

It really is a beautiful version of Bella Ciao.

An insult to the incredibly complex and nuanced work of translators.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!! The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

Con @elperiodico.com

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🗃️Help, fellow historians! I'm creating a new unit on historical podcasts for my undergrad methods course. I'd like recs for historical podcasts in Eng. that are both scholarly & entertaining. I'd esp. like to know about ones dealing with non-European and non-US history, but all suggestions welcome.

Realizing that part of the reason universities’ uncritical pushing AI into everything bothers me is that it is partly related to how little our institutions care about the humanities. Tech that might work in (some) fields does not need to be force fed to all of us. But who listens to us?

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it. But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan. Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

Things to consider: Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed You are a witness. Expose it.

Listen to the video. This is what people have to do to get through algorithmic censorship. With Meta, X, Tik Tok - we know only what they let us know. And AI has made their "thought police" capable of even reading that. Maybe we'll have to bring back pig Latin or cursive to outwit AI censorship.

Gestapo posting about their work.

begging democrats to fight right now like portland is as important as jimmy kimmel

This is no small reason why pronatalism is so important to this administration. If women are busy having and raising kids - and the US further weakens its childcare infrastructure and job protections - then women will be increasingly relegated to domestic support roles.

The Disney & ABC boycott is WORKING 🔥 Let’s keep going! We the PEOPLE have the power. Sinclair, the broadcasting company that owns hundreds of ABC affiliate stations, has BACKED OUT of airing a remembrance of Charlie Kirk, posting a YouTube link instead. #BoycottDisneyABC #Sinclair #JimmyKimmel