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Pamela K Gilbert

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Nineteenth century British Literature, history of the body and medicine.

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 6h

Nurembergseth

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 11h

A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.

And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.

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SlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 13h

🇺🇸🇻🇪🎯 The US will soon launch a land-military operation against Nicolás Maduro's regime, announced under the pretext of starting a fight against drug trafficking and cartels.

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John Q. Public @publius24.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization

Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 2d

Define "holding it together." Also, define "it."

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Miami DSA @miamidsa.org · 2d

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 3d

Former MEP Nathan Gill got 10.5 years for taking bribes to spread pro Russian messages.

🧵 1/9 ⬇️

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

Twitter's new feature that reveals where accounts originate doesn't reveal many surprises.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 7d

'since returning from the political wilderness, Trump has been obsessed with trying to rewrite the history of the fatal riot at the Capitol and the stain it left on his reputation.'

Want to be complicit in this campaign? Degrade support for History as a discipline in schools and universities.

Piece by piece, the US’s largest criminal inquiry is being dismantled and erased | The Observer

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 7d

All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8d

Spineless speaker does it again

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Brigitte Nerlich, Ian Miles , and 6 more Lisa W. Fazio, Brigitte Nerlich, Ian Miles, Richard Waite, Pamela K. Gilbert, James Goodwin, Gilles Louppe, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, David Stott

Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 8d

Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 8d

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 8d

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.

If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Stephen Miller on a PSA reminding troops to not follow unlawful orders: "It is insurrection ... It's a general call for rebellion from the CIA and the armed services of the United States by Democrat lawmakers."

Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 29d

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29d

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and several other Trump officials are using Washington-area homes built for senior members of the military. Some former residents are worried that the break with tradition could make it more difficult for some admirals and generals to find affordable housing.

Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved into a home at Fort McNair traditionally reserved for the Army’s vice chief of staff. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others also now live in military housing.

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 29d

So much news, but remember this doesn't let up

Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 29d

Russia will not stop until it's stopped.
The war ends the moment Russia leaves.
Russia lies repeatedly (we won't invade Ukraine, we didn't kill Litvinenko, didn't kill 300 on MH17, didn't use Novichok in the UK etc etc)

We MUST NOT trust Putin.

Day 1345. Here's my daily thread

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29d

Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29d

FL is moving forward w/ plan to end all childhood vaccine mandates. Starting with hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia. Then next year GOP FL legislature is expected to revisit 1977 law re: whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29d

This is so dumb. H1-B visas are a way the US has hired extraordinary people from around the world. Academic job markets are fiercely competitive, and foreign applicants are not paid less as departments generally follow disciplinary and departmental standards.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“Universities across the country are importing foreign workers on H-1B visas instead of hiring Americans who are qualified and available to do the job,” said DeSantis in a statement. “We will not tolerate H-1B abuse in Florida institutions. That’s why I have directed the Florida Board of Governors to end this practice.”

However, it’s unclear how such a move could be carried out. States do not have authority to revoke federal visas, and US Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations prohibit firing employees based on immigration status.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 29d

Waiting for someone to explain why the announcement of a trade relationship that is worse than the one we had a year ago is received as a big success

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 29d

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · Oct 30

Tuberville thinks he’s sticking it to the Libs because SNAP recipients are all in the “inner city,” and Dems are gonna “feel the pressure” soon.

He’s the senior senator from freaking Alabama! He doesn’t care that his own constituents will suffer when SNAP is suspended?

Evil morons, the lot of ‘em.

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · Oct 30

Not feeling great about Pete Hegseth or anyone else tbh "testing" our nuclear weapons

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · Oct 30

None of this is correct. Good thing we have a steady hand on "nuclear"

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Oct 29

The Trump administration is a fascist administration, but the United States is not yet a fascist state.

Total state capture takes time. Every obstacle we can present as individuals, groups, communities, and institutions helps slow that process.

Everything we do to resist matters. It ALL matters.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Oct 26

Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.

The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.

No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · Oct 26

Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Oct 23

Carney: But this decades-long process of an ever-closer economic relationship with the United States is now over. And as a consequence, many of our former strengths as a country—more particularly, our economic strengths based on close ties to America—have now become our vulnerabilities…

Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · Oct 22

Believable

@criticalai-journal.bsky.social

waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/l...

Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software

FRENCH POLICE have immediately ended all efforts to recover priceless Napoleon-era jewellery from the Louvre taken in a daring heist after it emerged the jewels were merely stolen for the purposes of ...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · Oct 20

omg!

"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...

"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · Oct 17

New series just dropped! Victorian/ 19th C Global Anglophone folks, please take a look.

www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

Elements in Victorian Literature, Science, and the Environment « Humanities# « Cambridge Core Blog

Many eco-scholars today have lamented our current tendency to soft denial. We acknowledge major environmental concerns such as climate change while continuing to go about our lives as if they don’t ex...

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