A ‘significant’ portion of the Schuylkill is frozen. Don’t do anything stupid ‼

Come work with us! Two fully funded 36-month PhD positions in the history of medicine at Charité Berlin. The positions are part of the EU-funded Gender Insight network researching biopsychosocial aspects of diverse hormonal transitions. Deadline 28 Feb 2026 #histmed genderinsight.eu

Demand for lithium and other minerals is booming — reshaping landscapes, supply chains, and geopolitics. On this episode of Terra Verde @kpfa.org, political scientist and author @triofrancos.bsky.social talks about the hidden costs of "clean energy." www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...

Meet the immigrant seamstress who has made banners for United Center legends for 40 years. blockclubchi.co/3NSm9BV

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me SIX classes you took in college: (all of these at my SLAC) 1. Math in a Global Context ("calculate the surface area of the Pyramid of Giza") 2. LatAm Politics 3. Russian History I&II 4. Alexander Technique 5. Intro to Medical Science 6. Latin! French! Spanish!

I’ve found it fascinating to watch over the past few years, as all humanities + social science disciplines have been forced to grapple with the politics of technology, so many are reinventing arguments media studies and STS have been making for decades :)

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Gift link for: A Shift for NOAA's Surveys: From Science to Mining www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/c...

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Censorship comes to the University of Arkansas Little Rock: arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

apropos of nothing... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qotE...

Remembering Nan Freeman 54 years after the young Jewish woman gave her life for farm workers. Read more: ufw.org/remembering-...

After months of uncertainty, the Senate has confirmed full or near-full funding for cultural organizations, including the Institute of American Indian Arts, the world’s only university dedicated to the study of contemporary Native American and Alaska Native art.

Write book proposal for third book while second book is not done yet? Am I doing this? Someone stop me.

This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.

Daddy Long Legs performs in Winsor McCay's BUG VAUDEVILLE

Someone had way too much fun writing this headline.

Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention

Some of my 📚 have included 50+ photos. I've spent *entire summers* tracking down rights holders + handling clearances. Every copyrighted graphic in 100+ articles and chapters: all researched, cleared, and, in most cases, *paid for*. That's a ton of time, expertise, effort, and (unrecouped) 💰.

European leaders pledge support for Denmark after Trump's Greenland threats

Looking to understand the long history behind the US attack on Venezuela? Here are a few introductory-level reading recommendations from a professor and historian of US-Latin American Relations: (1/5) 🗃️ #history 1. Kyle Longley's "In the Eagle's Shadow: The United States and Latin America"

If this is true, the closest comparison for the Venezuela operation isn't Iraq but Panama. In both cases, the invasion was portrayed as a police action to capture a head of state to stand trial in the US for drug trafficking...

What this article doesn't tell you is...that cars killed two VCU students in 2023-2024...that the pedestrian infrastructure in RVA is terrible...that no one wants to invest in pedestrian safety and cycling in the city of Richmond.

Heehaw, lockjaw is back! #medsky "The rise in U.S. tetanus cases, stems mainly from declining vaccination rates, especially among older adults and those missing boosters, coupled with climate-related disasters (floods, wildfires) increasing exposure via deep wounds in soil."

No crazy stories per se, but... The public health archive in Mexico City--there's a security guard closely watching you as you sift through documents from the 19th century. Mexican municipal archives--the tamale vendor stops by daily! The BNF in Paris--watching goats graze in the interior court.

An amazing opportunity to look at comparative mining history and toxic heritage! Plus, you get to work at the DBM! With Tina! Note: they require fluent German and English.

As of this morning 4,500 Starbucks workers are on strike. Don’t cross their picket line. No Starbucks. NO Starbucks gift cards!

I know there’s a lot happening but I still find it incredible that this isn’t getting more attn. This BAD you guys. For the youngs who don’t know: Pinochet was a violent dictator (US supported ofc) who tortured & disappeared ppl. Having a Pinochetist in charge of Chile again? Heartbreaking 💔

Rob Reiner had one of the most wide-ranging audiences of any American filmmaker. People rewatch his films with nostalgia and joy. They quote them with parents and pass them down to children. Ignore the other one's commentary. It's like a black hole commenting on the sun.

The public television network in Arkansas is disaffiliating from PBS, the first major outlet in the country to do so. And the financials are… interesting.

7. A City is Not a Computer - Other Urban Intelligences by @shannonmattern.bsky.social. bsky.app/profile/moda...

Also, here's a post for the next time you need to decide whether or not to profile Luis Alvarez as a Hispanic American based on his name. Drawing on the authoritative work in Sacramento State historian Rubén Martínez's PhD dissertation, the answer is, no, you should not. www.aip.org/history/luis...

"While [OUP] has continued to grow—most recently w/ acquisition of Karger Publishers this Nov—it has also been hit by layoffs. Last month, OUP laid off 113 UK employees & in Sept 2024, OUP laid off its US design team & content transformation & standards team" www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

This is one of the most important documents produced this year. At a time when many of our professional organizations are punting, @aaup.org has been leading on EdTech, AI, academic freedom & faculty governance. I'm humbled to be joining the team that authored this report.

It is time.

I could tell you a joke about Athena, but you wouldn't give a hoot. 🦉

Quote with your model of masculinity.

TIL Maine didn't let Native Americans vote until 1954. This Silver Star recipient was told he couldn't vote after he showed up in uniform.

This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.

Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.

The positivity we need.

AI Data Centers are the new pollutant factories to put into black neighborhoods that they pretend wont kill us. Gotta love that old school environmental racism.

Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌

ditto, just read this great essay by @iliasalami.bsky.social, this quote pulled it all together ⬇️ "the new state capitalism resonates with a much older phenomenon, the chartered "company-states” which acted as vanguards of global capitalism and European imperialism in the 17th & 18th centuries"

The Museum of Natural History is seeking contemporary art work for our upcoming exhibition, with a total budget of £7000. Please note that that this must include all costs including artist time, shipping, fees, production, and travel (if necessary).

The School of Marine Science & Policy at the University of Delaware is hiring! We are looking for a talented Coastal Physical Oceanographer to join us. More information is available here, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. careers.udel.edu/en-us/job/50...

Battery recycling is expected to become a cornerstone of the global energy transition as electric vehicles (EVs) and other battery-powered technologies become more widespread. China holds a dominant position in both the pre-treatment and refining stages of battery recycling.

🚨Join us this monday for the second talk in this semester’s colloquium series. @mininghistory.bsky.social presents: “Mining the Past: What is the role of historians in the mining industry?” 📅 Nov 24, 2025 ⏰ 3:00–4:30 PM CET Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time: bit.ly/MiningThePast #histSci