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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 13h

1)You may remember the articles criticizing liberal students for their hesitancy to make friends with conservative students—alleging that they were less open-minded than their conservative counterparts.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20h

Here are the little darlings they’ve created. Horrifying.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Mark Simpson-Vos @simpsonvos.bsky.social · 21h

Indiana University students and faculty should go on strike over this blatant assault on student journalists’ First Amendment freedoms.

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 21h

"Ahead of our Oct 16th edition... the Media School directed us to print no news in the paper, an order blatantly in defiance of our editorial independence and Charter... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 22h

And here's a link to a letter from the IDS editors about the firing of the student newspaper director.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

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Joshua R Greenberg @joshrgreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

We know Eli Whitney's story, right? He invented the cotton gin, interchangeable parts, and set the South and North on course for War -- except that didn't actually happen writes Ariel Ron @arielron.bsky.social in an important new Commonplace piece. Check it out:🗃️
commonplace.online/article/how-...

How Eli Whitney Single-handedly Started the Civil War . . . and Why That’s Not True - Commonplace

The real Whitney story is less grand than the legend, but more interesting and, ultimately, more edifying.

commonplace.online

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 2d

So I guess the Grim Reaper will finally get this guy www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoDY...

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 4d

Don't threaten me with a good time.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Keri Leigh Merritt @kerileighmerritt.bsky.social · 5d

Happy to announce that after my Lillian Smith bio comes out in Sept 2026, a new 10 year anniversary edition of #MasterlessMen - edited down with a new introduction - will debut spring 2027 (@CambridgeUP).

It will also have a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Hahn!!!

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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 5d

In 1776, a Scottish housepainter called James Aitken set out on a secret mission to destroy the British navy and win the War of Independence for the United States. His story is the core of my book, EMPIRE ABLAZE: The American Revolution and the Atlantic Working Class, out next summer with Verso!

The cover of "Empire Ablaze: The American Revolution and the Atlantic Working Class," which features an image of an eighteenth-century building on fire, with small sailing boats visible on a river in the foreground.

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Maggie Blackhawk @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social · 6d

New essay in the Atlantic today: How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution by Ned Blackhawk (with many lessons on how we ended up where we are as a nation, and a gift link) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

www.theatlantic.com

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Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 6d

Look what came in the mail today, @uncpress.bsky.social @simpsonvos.bsky.social @profsommerville.bsky.social! 🗃️

Printed copy of Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis held by the author in the background

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 6d

Featuring @whiskeyrebelpod.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @frankcogliano.bsky.social

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social · 6d

Great crowd tonight at this year’s George Washington Prize ceremony. We’re especially happy to have 4 finalists in the room with us!

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 7d

Very happy to be included in the new issue of @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social History Now, with @mkn.bsky.social, @catherinemcneur.bsky.social, Keith Pluymers, Lauret Savoy, and Sara Dant www.gilderlehrman.org/history-now/...

The Natural Resources of the United States in the Shaping of History | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

The Natural Resources of the United States in the Shaping of History | | SPECIAL FEATURE A pair of recent Book Breaks episodes featuring contributors to History Now 76: “Saving Yellowstone: Exploratio...

www.gilderlehrman.org

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 7d

Very happy to be included in the new issue of @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social History Now, with @mkn.bsky.social, @catherinemcneur.bsky.social, Keith Pluymers, Lauret Savoy, and Sara Dant www.gilderlehrman.org/history-now/...

The Natural Resources of the United States in the Shaping of History | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

The Natural Resources of the United States in the Shaping of History | | SPECIAL FEATURE A pair of recent Book Breaks episodes featuring contributors to History Now 76: “Saving Yellowstone: Exploratio...

www.gilderlehrman.org

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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 10d

Just finished. So good. Recording with @rickbell.bsky.social tomorrow.

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The Gray Sage @walterdgreason.bsky.social · 11d

Who wants a free copy?
#graphichistory

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 11d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 11d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 12d

Based on the review, it doesn't seem like there is anything new here.

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Richards Center Penn State @richardscenter.bsky.social · 12d

We're looking for TWO postdoctoral scholars in African American history and history of the Civil War era. Fellowships are for two years, and the anticipated start date is July 1, 2026. The deadline to apply is NOVEMBER 1!

Links in the replies below.

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Howard A. Rodman @rodman.bsky.social · 12d

I would hope that the Blue Öyster Cult would make it clear that this was not done with their authorization, and would sue.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12d

Posted by the President of the United States.

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 13d

✨ An inspiring evening at the NC State Archives with @unchistory.bsky.social profs Fitzhugh Brundage, @kathleenduval.bsky.social, and Joseph Glatthaar to celebrate the publication of Foundations of American Democracy.

Now available to all North Carolinians via a free digital edition on NC LIVE! 📚

Editors & UNC-Chapel Hill Historians Miguel La Serna, Joseph T. Glatthaar, Kathleen DuVal with copies of Foundations of American Democracy: A Critical Documents Reader.

Panel moderated by Dr. Darin Waters, Deputy Secretary, Office of Archives & History

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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 14d

Two weeks until the “Beyond Academia” online panel!!!

Should be a good discussion, especially for PGRs and ECRs, whether you are thinking of alternative paths to a career beyond academia or not 😄

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HCAatEdinburgh @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social · 14d

The 2025 Annual Lecture in the History of Slavery will be given on 15 October by Professor Christopher Brown on 'The Atlantic Slave Trade and the American Revolution'. Tickets (free), edin.ac/4nHBpya

#History #Classics #Archaeology #Slavery #Edinburgh

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Frank Cogliano @frankcogliano.bsky.social · 14d

We've got a cover and a publication date (April 3, 2026).

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 15d

The Trump Library will be underwater in 2050. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Florida Hands Over Prime Miami Property for Trump Library

www.nytimes.com

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HCAatEdinburgh @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social · 15d

It's International Podcast Day, so here's The Whiskey Rebellion featuring @frankcogliano.bsky.social and @davidsilkenat.bsky.social talking all things American History. Listen, whiskeyrebellion.podbean.com

#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #History #America #Internationalpodcastday

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