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Dr. Emily Hamilton-Honey

@hermioneclone.bsky.social

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Associate Professor and Co-Chief Diversity Officer at SUNY Canton. YA series books, C19AmLit, WWI, fandom. Queer (pan/demi) Wiccan. 🏳️‍🌈📚☕ Views my own, not employer's. https://linktr.ee/emilyhamiltonhoney

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Dr. Emily Hamilton-Honey @hermioneclone.bsky.social · Jun 12

A preorder link is live! 😊 If you would like the book and can preorder, that is a *huge* help, but if you can't, I completely get that. The best thing you can do in that case is request that your university or local library orders a copy - that helps sales, too! mcfarlandbooks.com/product/news...

Dr. Emily Hamilton-Honey @hermioneclone.bsky.social · Jun 6

There is a book cover and an official title for the #Newsies book, and I am so incredibly delighted!!! ❤️ Preorder links should be available very soon, and I will share those as soon as I can.

Book cover for "Newsies, Newsies - Read All About It! Essays on the film and Broadway productions." Edited by Emily Hamilton-Honey; forward by Vincent DiGirolamo. The cover shows a black and white photo of a denacing newsboy. The text is black on a yellow background, and loose pages of newsprint frame the edges.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 8h

When I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease years ago, one of the things my doctor told me about was the prevalence of autoimmune diseases in marginalized populations, and that he was researching the epigenetic effects of intergenerational trauma as a potential cause of autoimmune conditions.

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WIRED @wired.com · 6h

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January. www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

www.wired.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

Far too many institutions are bending the knee to Trump and preemptively giving in to his demands. It’s encouraging to see these airports refuse to entertain this administration’s lawlessness. Kudos to them — hopefully their courage inspires others to follow suit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US airports refuse to air Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown

Airports in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle and elsewhere cite laws barring partisan political content at TSA checkpoints

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Seán Thomas Kane @sthosdkane.bsky.social · 6h

Does anyone have recommendations on sources concerning South Atlantic ocean currents and navigational routes in the 16th century? I see a lot of maps showing how Europeans got to Brazil, but not the return voyage. #earlymodern #histsci #skystorians

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 6h

🧵We already knew that the Finland basic income experiment resulted in slightly increased employment, significantly increased trust in people and institutions, and a pro-democracy increase in voting, but now we know it also reduced psychotropic drug use and increased total earned income by about 10%.

Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 22d

A NEW study of the Finland basic income experiment just dropped. Turns out psychotropic drug use decreased by 8 %–11 %, and incomes increased on average by 9% to 11% due to people not losing the income when they accepted a job, unlike traditional unemployment.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Abstract

This study provides causal evidence that cash transfer programs have the

potential to alleviate the income-health trap in advanced countries. We analyze

the Finnish basic income experiment, which replaced the minimum

unemployment benefits with a guaranteed income for 2,000 randomly selected

unemployed persons during the years 2017-2018. The guaranteed income

removed all job-search requirements, but participants could still choose to

claim unemployment benefits and comply with related obligations. The

experiment also increased average income by 9%-11%, for two reasons: basic

income payments overlapped with benefits due from the pre-experiment

period, and basic income was not tapered against labor earnings. Using register

data on all prescription medications and secondary care visits, we find that the

experiment reduced psychotropic drug use by 8%-11%. Our results also suggest

a decline in outpatient mental health visits for secondary care. No effects were

detected for other health outcomes. Since most participants opted out of the

unconditionality aspect of the experiment and continued to claim

unemployment benefits, we attribute the observed health effects primarily to

the increased income.

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · Dec 5

I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.

This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵

OBSERVED EFFECTS OF UBI

No significant reduction in labor supply (38 studies meta-analysis)

Increased self-employment (301%) and part-time employment (17%)

Slight decrease in alcohol and tobacco use (31 studies meta-analysis)

New mothers extend their maternity leaves

Birth weights improve due to better maternal nutrition

Graduation rates and educational outcomes improve

Hospitalization rates decline (8.5%)

Crime goes down (15%–42%) especially illegal hunting (95%)

Domestic violence decreases (30%–51%)

Trust increases (13% in politicians | 6% in other people)

Home ownership rates increase (17%–26%)

Food security increases as does consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables

Improved cognitive functioning (43%) and personality traits (31%)

Savings go up, debts go down

Source: scottsantens

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h

NEW: Jim Jordan wants to question Jack Smith about his search of Mar-a-Lago, but Merrick Garland executed that search months before Jack Smith was even appointed. One of several lies in this letter demanding Jack Smith's testimony. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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Naima Cochrane @stillnaima.bsky.social · 6h

I settled on a clip from the (incredible) doc Sly Lives! (watch it now on Hulu if you haven't.) I think it's the most transparent commentary I ever heard from D'Angelo; it's about Sly, but it's really about him.

My plan was to grab a whole different clip, but this one felt right.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

On Sunday, I visited DEAR NEW YORK, Brandon Stanton's "love letter" to the city he's been documenting for years as "Humans of New York" for their family reception with student artists.

It's a gorgeous exhibit that's transformed Grand Central Station. See it before 10/19!

Zohran and Brandon standing in Grand Central Station. Brandon has his arm around Zohran's shoulder showing him the exhibit.

A group photo with Zohran and Brandon sitting on the floor with a dozens of students around them.

Zohran and a student artist admiring a photographer.

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Ellen Datlow @datlow.bsky.social · 6h

The formerly titled The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy is finally available as an ebook from Open Road. We had to change the title for legal reasons but here it is.
openroadmedia.com/.../the-big-...
Here's to a new life for one of my favorite, mixed-genre anthologies.

cover for The Big Book of SF&F (aka The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy)

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Liz Locke @cinemasips.bsky.social · 6h

New this week, a Tommy C. Appreciation Club classic, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE!

cinemasips.com/2025/10/13/i...

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Sam🏳️‍🌈🌊🏳️‍⚧️ @separker.bsky.social · 12h

Well-done Hawaii!
#USDemocracy

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Hawaii Supreme Court Expands Rights of Defendants, and Once Again Rebukes SCOTUS - Bolts

The justices ruled that Hawaii’s constitution requires police to record interrogations. And they vowed to protect due process for Hawaii residents—unlike, they said, the Roberts Court.

boltsmag.org

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Mike Glass @m-r-glass.bsky.social · 6h

Book launch TOMORROW at @bplmaps.bsky.social!!! 🏠

Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 8h

Boston followers: Don't miss author @m-r-glass.bsky.social discussing his new book CRACKED FOUNDATIONS, about how debt and speculation financed the suburban American dream and led to today’s inequalities, tomorrow 10/15 at @bplmaps.bsky.social! Register now to reserve your spot.

bit.ly/46Rhwzb

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Thomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 6h

Yeah that happened a long time ago… around 2015. Anyone who stayed in the party when they chose trump for a candidate is a bad person… and it’s not debatable.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

It's really not about politics anymore. The apparatus of the Republican Party has simply become a haven for bad people.

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

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Arlyssa D. Becenti @abecenti.bsky.social · 6h

I love when the weather turns chilly enough ito wear my Lauren Good Day jacket. Support Native designers, Native-owned businesses, and of course, Native journalists.

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21st Ed @21sted.bsky.social · 6h

These are the things Trump has always been crystal clear on. Even the 1st time he poorly represented America in our White House. That Repubs & media refused to call out his stark & obvious unfitness to be an American president is what has frustrated & infuriated me for the whole of the past 10 yrs.

MAGA Don’t Surf 🌊 🏄 @spacemonkeygleek.bsky.social · 20h

MUST-WATCH 🧯 @chrismurphyct.bsky.social delivers a precise, impassioned warning about Trump’s authoritarian power grab in progress—and urges Republicans to stop it before our democracy is gone. Watch his plea, share widely, and tag your lawmakers—demand action before it’s too late!

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sanjana! @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social · 6h

Come join us at a fantastic physics department in the great PNW!

The Oregon State University Department of Physics is looking to hire a tenure-track faculty in theoretical/computational condensed matter physics. Full consideration deadline: November 5th, 2025.
jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/173...

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Physics)

The Department of Physics at Oregon State University (OSU) is seeking an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure/tenure-track faculty position.Any hiri...

jobs.oregonstate.edu

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Call Me Garbage Again @tambria.bsky.social · 6h

www.europechess.org/ukraine-and-...

Ukraine and Poland are European Team Chess Champions 2025!

www.europechess.org

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 7h

Trump WH says its prepared to “ride out” the shut down. That translates to: This was planned. It was never meant to be short…and…oh yeah…we are going to f**k things up even worse during this period of time.

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 6h

Hey, if you're thinking about subscribing to my new efforts at Ghost, this is the week I need you to do it.

The doors are open and the Ghost era is beginning. If you were reluctant because of Substack, please show me I made the right choice by moving.

drewmcweeny.com

The front page of drewmcweeny.com, with a banner image showing Peter O'Toole as Lawrence of Arabia, and my current top story, a column called "Try, Try Again."

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to American Campus, the podcast about the history of higher education, for featuring my book. We talk about how NPR and PBS emerged from equal access to education discourses. And how Media Studies originated as a strategy of public media activism.

How universities created NPR and PBS with Josh Shepperd - American Campus Podcast

How public universities gave rise to public mediaReferences and suggested readings:Josh Shepperd. 2023. Shadow of the New Deal: The Victory of Public Broadcasting. University of Illinois Press.Laura G...

americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.

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VictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · 12h

has anyone done research on how much mothers were separated from children under New Poor Law? a topic I know nothing about, but Strand Union rules say that, for under sevens, mothers should be 'permitted to have access to them at all reasonable times'. a lot hanging on 'reasonable' perhaps.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14h

Health insurance companies are finalizing their rates RIGHT NOW.

Doesn't matter if you're in a red or blue state, your premium might skyrocket.

And somehow, Republican senators are okay with throwing thousands of their own constituents under the bus.

Republican senators are okay with throwing thousands of their own constituents under the bus.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 12h

Today’s the day! @tealcartoons.bsky.social & I are here to (delightfully) spook your kids with medical history 👻🩺

DEAD ENDS is officially out in the world. If you’d like to support us, every bit helps: buy a copy, request it at your local library, and leave a quick review online.

shorturl.at/FS3nd

The cover of DEAD ENDS depicting a cartoon man in a coffin being zapped to life

A cartoon of Robert Liston holding severed limbs and a knife in his teeth.

A cartoon of a person peering through a ribcage.

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