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Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 13h

And congratulations to @jamellebouie.net for winning the American Historical Association's Tikkun Olam Prize for promoting public historical literacy www.historians.org/award-grant/...

Tikkun Olam Prize for Promoting Public Historical Literacy – AHA

The Tikkun Olam Prize for Promoting Public Historical Literacy honors individuals whose work has promoted literacy in public culture.

www.historians.org

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it looks like you're writing a novel @gr8writingtips.bsky.social · 1d

scream into the abyss. the abyss might have some helpful writing advice it can scream back at you

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Tom (Anne) Brinton @tombrinton.bsky.social · 1d

My best friend's number was [3 digits] s-h-i-t, which we learned from the middle school bullies when they prank called her.

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Emily J. Edwards (but witchy) @msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

i feel like i need to share this oldie but a goodie today

A tumblr post that reads "WHo would have believed that the perfect wikipedia photo caption could have been improved upon?" Two identical images are then side by side. The first caption is "Piper Kerr, a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904". The Caption for the image on the left reads, "Piper Kerr (right), a member of the Scottis National Antarctix Expedition, plays the bagpipes for an indifferent penguin, March 1904"

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d

How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s:

"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”

Federal agents invaded even the offices of The Crisis and the National Association for the advancement of colored people and asked searching questions: " just what, after all, were our objects and activities?” I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, “We are seeking to have the constitution of the United states thoroughly and completely enforced.” It took some ingenuity, even for Southerners, to make treason out of that.

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Mercedes Sheldon @mercedessheldon.bsky.social · 2d

Fab editorial by @umnenglish.bsky.social faculty.
"Majoring in English is by no means a bad investment of a student’s time and tuition dollars. ... While graduates with English degrees may start out earning less than peers in other fields, they out-earn them in the second half of their careers."

Counterpoint | Actually, English majors are thriving at the University of Minnesota

"As the chair of the English department, past English chair, and assistant dean of curriculum and instruction at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities, we often find reports of the demise of ...

www.startribune.com

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Tom (Anne) Brinton @tombrinton.bsky.social · 2d

Found on campus.

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 3d

Many of us grew up in the church being taught to root for Moses, Daniel, and John the Baptist in the Bible, only to grow up and have our churches question our faith for not cheering on the Pharaohs, Nebuchadnezzars, and Herods in our world today.

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"The History Prof" (Richie) @the-history-prof.bsky.social · 4d

This gift article is lengthy but thought-provoking. Even if you have no time to read it, please SHARE IT (it's allowed).

The essay asks what the Founders would have recognized and liked in our society, and what they would have opposed & been unhappy about.
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www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

What the Founders Would Say Now

They might be surprised that the republic exists at all.

www.theatlantic.com

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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 4d

a bar not a cookie but these were phenomenal

sallysbakingaddiction.com/lemon-bars-r...

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Joe Dunman @joedunman.bsky.social · 4d

It’s a shame we’re closing philosophy departments at the exact same time society as a whole is questioning whether the identification of truth and the maintenance of a shared reality are worthy efforts anymore.

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geoffrey, 💀 mode @parsnip.bsky.social · 5d

once again, every body say it with me: book burning is not a meaningful form of oppression in itself in the 21st century united states, it is almost exclusively ritualized violence in effigy directed at, and threatening, the people the burned books represent

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Tom (Anne) Brinton @tombrinton.bsky.social · 5d

Simply egregious.

Tom (Anne) Brinton @tombrinton.bsky.social · 5d

My dog's tooting tonight is absolutely beyond the pale.

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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 5d

www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado who lives in hiding after attempting to run against President Nicolás Maduro.

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuela's María Corina Machado

"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist," the committee said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Tom (Anne) Brinton @tombrinton.bsky.social · 5d

My dog's tooting tonight is absolutely beyond the pale.

Tom (Anne) Brinton @tombrinton.bsky.social · 5d

What could possibly go wrong?

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 5d

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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Stephanie DeGooyer @stephaniedegooyer.bsky.social · 5d

Reading request! If you could recommend one text that explored the history of an idea/concept in a riveting and surprising way what would it be? Please re-skeet if you can. I know this is a niche ask.

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 5d

youfeellikeshit.com my therapist told me about this. it's a little walk through on how to feel better when you feel like shit. im working through it now. it is, delightfully, in twine

Need a nap?

youfeellikeshit.com

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jAy Ph.D. @jayrotoole.bsky.social · 6d

Two months until the release of the hardback edition of my academic book, Exploring Early Modern Sexualities. The Desires of King James VI & I (11th Dec).

Available for pre-order now!

#EarlyModern #Historian #QueerLit #EnglishLit #Royals

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Tom (Anne) Brinton @tombrinton.bsky.social · 5d

Thrilled to report that my short story "Keys" is forthcoming in Big Smoke Pulp Vol. 2.

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Tom (Anne) Brinton @tombrinton.bsky.social · 6d

Sent a copy of my first print fiction pub to my mother and got in return a screed about her own accomplishments, the strong implication that she likes my friend's work better, and some unhelpful advice about how to "improve."

You guys, I think she's threatened.

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