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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · 2h

Many an American has tried to convince me that the U.S. "won" the war of 1812. (I'm a Canadian living in the U.S.) I think they skip that embarrassing incident in US history in school.

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks for amplifying, Rebecca! This is everybody's fight

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · 5d

thanks so much for amplifying, Rebecca

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · 5d

www.statesman.com/opinion/colu...

It feels like I'm writing mainly for posterity, but please do share if helpful.

After 35 years at UT Austin, I hardly recognize my university | Opinion

What was once a beacon of access and discovery is now fighting for its soul and mission as political attacks upend norms, rules and rights, Lisa L. Moore writes.

www.statesman.com

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · 8d

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.controlshift.app/petitions/tr...

STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now.

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Sep 9

Yep

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Sep 5

I just watched this on another thread and then I just googled them all

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Sep 2

So so bad. Edmonton School Board’s list seems to have been a tactic to dramatize how ridiculous the legislation is? Gotta think ESB is pretty progressive.

Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Sep 1

@apaulagetics.bsky.social
For any of my U.S. friends idealizing Canada: My home province of Alberta is well-versed in the Project 2025 playbook. Alberta shame, Alberta pride. bsky.app/profile/apau...

Paula Kirman @apaulagetics.bsky.social · Sep 1

The UCP’s Bill 29 comes into effect today (Sept. 1). Now parents have to declare their daughters are assigned female at birth if they want to play on a girl’s sports team. #alberta #song #education #health #gender #ableg

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Aug 21

I'm joining Quakers Fast for Gaza. Not that my refraining from eating, in the midst of plenty, will feed a single starving person. But perhaps it will put pressure on the US and international community to stop facilitating genocide. Join me?
www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0548AF...

Parents Solidarity Fast for Gaza

Thank you for joining our campaign to bring attention to the genocidal starvation of Palestinians in Gaza by US-backed Israel. We demand: An immediate arms embargo on Israel Immediate, unrestricted f...

www.signupgenius.com

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Aug 18

Just saw this, reeling

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Aug 12

www.thenation.com/article/acti...

The Danes Resisted Fascism, and So Can We

Danish resistance didn’t arrive all at once during World War II. But taken as a whole, the Danes’ actions are a testament to what’s possible when we work together to fight fascism.

www.thenation.com

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Aug 12

"When asked to betray your integrity: hold fast to your ideals, gum up the works, disobey when able. Question everything, say nothing. Keep meticulous records. Leverage your advantages and harbor those who have none. Get in the way. Tell the story. Archive the truth." Link in comments.

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Aug 10

haha, my second post crossed with this. FUN FUN FUN

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Aug 10

Creepy: Funeral in my Brain, Because Stop for Death, My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun. Sapphic: Going to Her--Happy Letter! (this was the original pronoun, later changed for publication), Wild Nights, Ourselves Were Wed One Summer. FUN.

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Aug 10

Not a 19th-century specialist, but have taught GM in conjunction with creepy sapphic Dickinson poems. It's great.

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Aug 9

We're serving a Vichy-like regime at Texas public universities now, and increasingly, this is true across the country.

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Aug 9

Undocumented students in Texas are facing a new law stripping them of their in-state tuition rate, even though they are Texas residents. (At UT Austin, the difference is from $11K to $$48K.) Student status also unlocks jobs and rent money. Please help if you can.

www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Keeping the Texas DREAM

The CrisisOn June 4, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the State of Texas to block the Texas Dream Act, a 24-year-old in-state college tuition law. Just hours after the DOJ filed the lawsuit ...

www.zeffy.com

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Jul 25

It's very Vichy over here. I don't know how to do a good job of this job I love anymore, except by trying to mitigate the worst harms--which in itself is something of a moral injury.
www.austinchronicle.com/news/2025-07...

Right-Wing Crackdowns Drive Academics Away From UT and the U.S.

Staff morale, federal funds, and state confidence dry up

www.austinchronicle.com

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Jul 22

I had a chance to read your essay in draft, Robbie, and thought it was great. It led me to read your book, which I then discussed in a forthcoming essay in ALH on important trends in 18th century studies. I love it when our projects bring us into new conversations.

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Lisa L. Moore @lisalmoore.bsky.social · Jul 10

Believe it or not...an encouraging article from Bill McKibben. Apparently solar and wind power are increasing geometrically and are now cheaper than fossil fuels, and on track to be more widely used, very quickly. This cheered me up. YMMV.
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...