Abigail Swingen
@abigailswingen.bsky.social
EM British & Atlantic history. Competing Visions of Empire (Yale, 2015). Now: Britain's Financial Revolution & Moral Crisis. She/her. New Englander (usually) in Texas. Views my own. Latest article: https://doi.org/10.1017/jbr.2023.74
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
I know that FIRE isn't the best organization, but so far they are one of the only ones publicly trying to hold the Texas Tech system to account in terms of course content review. www.thefire.org/research-lea...
FIRE Letter to Texas Tech University, February 10, 2026
www.thefire.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I know that FIRE isn't the best organization, but so far they are one of the only ones publicly trying to hold the Texas Tech system to account in terms of course content review. www.thefire.org/research-lea...
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
Anyone else have a dog who tries to chase helicopters and airplanes? No? Just me? 🙄
February 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Anyone else have a dog who tries to chase helicopters and airplanes? No? Just me? 🙄
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I don't have a publicist, therefore I am the publicist. New website for my forthcoming book. Please especially check out the Author Q&A at the end of the page (Why did i write the book? Who's it for?. Journos, pod-casters, museums can find my contact info & how to obtain a bound review copy. 1/
Book - Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship — Anna O. Law
www.annaolaw.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I don't have a publicist, therefore I am the publicist. New website for my forthcoming book. Please especially check out the Author Q&A at the end of the page (Why did i write the book? Who's it for?. Journos, pod-casters, museums can find my contact info & how to obtain a bound review copy. 1/
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True story! Has there been a better year to talk about history & journalism? A year long project that begins this evening with @jamellebouie.net. Will I get to even half the questions I want to ask?! Unlikely!
Hope you'll join us & share -- registration info to join the webinar ⬇️
Hope you'll join us & share -- registration info to join the webinar ⬇️
TODAY!
Join us at 5 p.m. EST for a conversation between JCB Library Director Karin Wulf and NYTimes columnist Jamelle Bouie.
For 2026, the JCB is hosting the series Journalism and History When History Is News. More details at jcblibrary.org!
Register here: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
Join us at 5 p.m. EST for a conversation between JCB Library Director Karin Wulf and NYTimes columnist Jamelle Bouie.
For 2026, the JCB is hosting the series Journalism and History When History Is News. More details at jcblibrary.org!
Register here: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
True story! Has there been a better year to talk about history & journalism? A year long project that begins this evening with @jamellebouie.net. Will I get to even half the questions I want to ask?! Unlikely!
Hope you'll join us & share -- registration info to join the webinar ⬇️
Hope you'll join us & share -- registration info to join the webinar ⬇️
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Bring back earnestness and sincerity.
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Bring back earnestness and sincerity.
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Bad Bunny is telling the world that the people in Puerto Rico are American citizens and deserve reliable and resilient electricity and infrastructure investment from the U.S. government.
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Bad Bunny is telling the world that the people in Puerto Rico are American citizens and deserve reliable and resilient electricity and infrastructure investment from the U.S. government.
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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Finishing up your big game prep? Listen to Wellesley Professor Petra Rivera-Rideau explain what we can expect to see at today’s halftime show on NPR’s Morning Edition!
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/06/nx-s1-5563906/what-to-expect-from-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-performance-this-weekend
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https://www.npr.org/2026/02/06/nx-s1-5563906/what-to-expect-from-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-performance-this-weekend
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February 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Finishing up your big game prep? Listen to Wellesley Professor Petra Rivera-Rideau explain what we can expect to see at today’s halftime show on NPR’s Morning Edition!
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/06/nx-s1-5563906/what-to-expect-from-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-performance-this-weekend
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https://www.npr.org/2026/02/06/nx-s1-5563906/what-to-expect-from-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-performance-this-weekend
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The community gathered this afternoon at Powderhorn Park for a memorial ceremony 1 month after Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Portland Avenue.
Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Minneapolis February 7, 2026
February 8, 2026 at 2:49 AM
The community gathered this afternoon at Powderhorn Park for a memorial ceremony 1 month after Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Portland Avenue.
Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Minneapolis February 7, 2026
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Call for papers: Western Conference on British Studies, Oct 2026 in Denton, TX. A very friendly regional conference interested in all aspects of British studies. Deadline March 31. 🗃️ www.wcbs.org/cfp
Call for Papers | WCBS
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February 7, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Call for papers: Western Conference on British Studies, Oct 2026 in Denton, TX. A very friendly regional conference interested in all aspects of British studies. Deadline March 31. 🗃️ www.wcbs.org/cfp
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gotta agree with this. at some point we all have to contend with what good faith is actually for and extend it accordingly
A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
gotta agree with this. at some point we all have to contend with what good faith is actually for and extend it accordingly
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"To me, it appears that our regents are failing in their sworn duty to uphold state law."
Texas A&M donor: Regents have bowed to 'political pressure' from state
"To me, it appears that our regents are failing in their sworn duty to uphold state law."
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February 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
"To me, it appears that our regents are failing in their sworn duty to uphold state law."
Call for papers: Western Conference on British Studies, Oct 2026 in Denton, TX. A very friendly regional conference interested in all aspects of British studies. Deadline March 31. 🗃️ www.wcbs.org/cfp
Call for Papers | WCBS
www.wcbs.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Call for papers: Western Conference on British Studies, Oct 2026 in Denton, TX. A very friendly regional conference interested in all aspects of British studies. Deadline March 31. 🗃️ www.wcbs.org/cfp
It's time for her to go.
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:38 AM
It's time for her to go.
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
Via the governor's executive order. Hmmm...
Tenure Eliminated at Oklahoma Colleges
Regional and community colleges professors will no longer receive tenure; research university faculty are spared, with some exceptions. https://bit.ly/4tlEtUq
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Regional and community colleges professors will no longer receive tenure; research university faculty are spared, with some exceptions. https://bit.ly/4tlEtUq
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
February 6, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Via the governor's executive order. Hmmm...
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Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
If you want to know why so many of us Gen Xers are as warped as we are, watch this. It's delightful.
I wrote about the new Muppet Show, which is, thank God, exactly like the old Muppet Show.
Finally, a Muppet Show Reboot That Understands the Original Appeal of the Muppets
After countless failed gimmicks, this time it’s just like you remembered it.
slate.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 AM
If you want to know why so many of us Gen Xers are as warped as we are, watch this. It's delightful.
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Two brave Texas Tech history majors speak on the record here. One would like to ask the Chancellor, "should I drop out?" www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/t...
February 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Two brave Texas Tech history majors speak on the record here. One would like to ask the Chancellor, "should I drop out?" www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/t...
Two brave Texas Tech history majors speak on the record here. One would like to ask the Chancellor, "should I drop out?" www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/t...
February 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Two brave Texas Tech history majors speak on the record here. One would like to ask the Chancellor, "should I drop out?" www.texastribune.org/2026/02/04/t...
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Today's the day the music died.
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Today's the day the music died.
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Feb. 1, 1960, 4 NC A&T students sat-in at the “whites only” counter at Woolworths in Greensboro. Their defiance ignited a movement led to the birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Feb. 1, 1960, 4 NC A&T students sat-in at the “whites only” counter at Woolworths in Greensboro. Their defiance ignited a movement led to the birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth