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Kerri Arsenault

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Author MILL TOWN; Edit @g-ehr.bsky.social; Teach @storytellingstudio.bsky.social & @nsota.bsky.social; Write @ WaPo, NYRB, NYT, Globe. In France & Maine. working on a biography about ordinary men https://www.kerri-arsenault.com

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Kerri Arsenault @kerriarsenault.bsky.social · 27d

Page 1 of my book Mill Town. Not my words but words to live by in America today.

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Not sure which blowhard but I probably agree

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 1d

Greek historian Herodotus saw the Persian monarchy’s downfall in 479 B.C.E. as rooted in its rulers’ belief in their own absolute authority.

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Authoritarian rulers aren’t new – here’s what Herodotus, an early Greek historian, wrote about them

Herodotus showed how human beliefs and choices affected the fate of nations. His insights are still relevant.

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Kerri Arsenault @kerriarsenault.bsky.social · 1d

Nighttime in Chalon.

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Kerri Arsenault @kerriarsenault.bsky.social · 1d

Have Palestinian prisoners and hostages also been released ?

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Kerri Arsenault @kerriarsenault.bsky.social · 1d

www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decod...

How Europe is being concreted over

Every day, more natural spaces are being constructed on. Le Monde and its partners analyzed satellite images to measure the causes and the scale of a major transformation: land take.

www.lemonde.fr

Kerri Arsenault @kerriarsenault.bsky.social · 2d

Having all the fun while I’m away hahah

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Gerald Weinand @dirigoblue.bsky.social · 2d

My wife teaches Kindergarten in a school district where Special Ed is 25% of the budget abcnews.go.com/Politics/spe...

Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources

The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2d

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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Sara Partridge, PhD @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 2d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

Here is a reporter who deserves to be remembered.
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-jo...

Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna posthumously named Press Freedom Hero

The IPI said Roshchyna's death on Sept. 19, 2024 "exposed the brutal treatment suffered by the dozens of Ukrainian journalists unjustly held by Russian authorities, and brought new urgency to the need...

kyivindependent.com

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 2d

Job Opportunity – Researcher – Willow Springs Strategic Solutions

Seeking a candidate to fill a challenging position within a social science & environmental research company that works with and for Indigenous communities in Alberta & elsewhere in Canada.

niche-canada.org/2025/10/09/j...

#cdnhist

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Kerri Arsenault @kerriarsenault.bsky.social · 3d

Now we are arresting journalists

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 3d

I love this image.

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Kerri Arsenault @kerriarsenault.bsky.social · 3d

www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

'In the United States, Congress no longer exists as a counterbalance'

OP-ED. In an op-ed for Le Monde, researcher Hugo Toudic reflects on the recent Senate hearing of US Attorney General Pam Bondi.

www.lemonde.fr

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Willamette Week @wweek.com · 4d

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

www.wweek.com

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 5d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 5d

One easy way to support your local bookstore WITHOUT SPENDING ANY $$$ is to nominate their booksellers for a James Patterson holiday bonus www.bookweb.org/james-patter...

James Patterson Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program 2025

www.bookweb.org

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Kerri Arsenault @kerriarsenault.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to @ievajusionyte.bsky.social and her incredible work on borders and how they affect cultures on both “sides” of a boundary line ❤️❤️💪 www.macfound.org/videos/2025-...

Ieva Jusionyte - 2025 MacArthur Fellow

www.macfound.org

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Kerri Arsenault @kerriarsenault.bsky.social · 6d

(benny hill song in background is a nice theme song )

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Hahaha

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Kerri Arsenault @kerriarsenault.bsky.social · 7d

It just occurred to me that this is not the Putin playbook. This has Netanyahu all over it.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 7d

In the last few weeks we’ve watched ICE:

Pepper spray the Portland frog
Tear gas members of Chicago PD
Zip tie children
Grab Chicagoans from their beds in dead of the night
Open fire on a civilian in her car

Yet they say immigrants are the threat.

Protesters are the threat.

We know better.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).

An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸

(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

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Rolf Oldejans @rolfoldejans.bsky.social · Sep 28

A golden ram and a stone lion, found in a tomb at the archaeological site of Gonur Depe (2400-1600 BC) in Turkmenistan.

The finger in the background shows how small these figures are, demonstrating the extraordinary skill of the craftsmen.

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European Competence Centre for Science Communication @scicommcentre.eu · 27d

Become a COALESCE Hub!

18 countries have already active participants in the network, creating a bridge between COALESCE resources and their #scicomm community.

Organisations from 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤, 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞, 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 can submit Expressions of Interest by 𝟔 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 forms.gle/Vu2h5ongSVe4...

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