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Houston and the Permanence of Segregation is out!
Historian and professor on weekdays. Ororo Munroe been my homie. My posts are my personal views and/or evidence-based research. I do not speak for or represent my employer in any capacity here.
Historian and professor on weekdays. Ororo Munroe been my homie. My posts are my personal views and/or evidence-based research. I do not speak for or represent my employer in any capacity here.
In this essay I will argue that Israel is not Krakoa. Rather, Israel is Apokolips and Zionism is nothing less than the quest for the Anti-Life Equation. Using historical research, legal analysis, and evidence from the social sciences, this essay will demonstrate...
December 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In this essay I will argue that Israel is not Krakoa. Rather, Israel is Apokolips and Zionism is nothing less than the quest for the Anti-Life Equation. Using historical research, legal analysis, and evidence from the social sciences, this essay will demonstrate...
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People taking Ozempic are losing muscle mass — and it’s freaking them out - Vox
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December 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
People taking Ozempic are losing muscle mass — and it’s freaking them out - Vox
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Being aghast at anti-semitism but not the genocide in Gaza perpetrated by Israel is a special kind of depraved that is also a very workaday kind of depraved.
December 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Being aghast at anti-semitism but not the genocide in Gaza perpetrated by Israel is a special kind of depraved that is also a very workaday kind of depraved.
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I'm so, so sorry you went through this.
The fact that it's so frequent and preventable makes it so much worse.
You never get over something like this.
The fact that it's so frequent and preventable makes it so much worse.
You never get over something like this.
December 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I'm so, so sorry you went through this.
The fact that it's so frequent and preventable makes it so much worse.
You never get over something like this.
The fact that it's so frequent and preventable makes it so much worse.
You never get over something like this.
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Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
"Gender is a social construct" may be ideological, but it is also supported through theory (not hypotheses, but theory as a systematic explanation of behavior and culture) and research across the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, & arts.
"Gender is a biological fact" is just ideology.
"Gender is a biological fact" is just ideology.
December 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"Gender is a social construct" may be ideological, but it is also supported through theory (not hypotheses, but theory as a systematic explanation of behavior and culture) and research across the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, & arts.
"Gender is a biological fact" is just ideology.
"Gender is a biological fact" is just ideology.
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Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
The AI problem notwithstanding, I was trained that peer and editorial review should involve checking every citation that it's possible to check.
Should clarify that maybe not the whole paper but definitely sections of it, as discovered when she checked a citation that seemed off to her.
We’re supposed to now check every citation to see if it exists? Great. just great.
We’re supposed to now check every citation to see if it exists? Great. just great.
December 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The AI problem notwithstanding, I was trained that peer and editorial review should involve checking every citation that it's possible to check.
And now this absolute bullshit: Trump admin sues school for religious discrimination for punishing Christians who harassed trans kid
If I were a Christian, I'd be forever ashamed
flip.it/i9A7S-
If I were a Christian, I'd be forever ashamed
flip.it/i9A7S-
Trump admin sues school for religious discrimination for punishing Christians who harassed trans kid - LGBTQ Nation
The administration says the school violated the Christian students' religious freedom by suspending them for harassing their trans classmate.
flip.it
December 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
And now this absolute bullshit: Trump admin sues school for religious discrimination for punishing Christians who harassed trans kid
If I were a Christian, I'd be forever ashamed
flip.it/i9A7S-
If I were a Christian, I'd be forever ashamed
flip.it/i9A7S-
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Also: my dive into Trump's assault on disparate impact that tracks all this from @victorerikray.bsky.social.
The point, like everything else in Trumpland, is to make racial equality illegal and immoral.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The point, like everything else in Trumpland, is to make racial equality illegal and immoral.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Also: my dive into Trump's assault on disparate impact that tracks all this from @victorerikray.bsky.social.
The point, like everything else in Trumpland, is to make racial equality illegal and immoral.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The point, like everything else in Trumpland, is to make racial equality illegal and immoral.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
"If the system was built on racism, how would it ever function on something that is not racism?" - A student reflecting on what they learned this semester about the criminal legal system after reading Gilbert King's Devil in the Grove
an older man with a beard and glasses is talking about a detective being the right question .
ALT: an older man with a beard and glasses is talking about a detective being the right question .
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December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"If the system was built on racism, how would it ever function on something that is not racism?" - A student reflecting on what they learned this semester about the criminal legal system after reading Gilbert King's Devil in the Grove
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This was a tremendous pleasure and extraordinary burden.
In October @proftjcurry.bsky.social became the first Black philosopher to have expert testimony pass the Daubert Standard, the benchmark US courts use to assess the reliability of evidence. Read about Prof Curry's testimony and experience here: edin.ac/3Mnz7qM
December 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This was a tremendous pleasure and extraordinary burden.
Melania Trump's success is that she was white enough, thin enough, and considered pretty enough by men who had power, money, & influence.
Fine. Whatever.
What disgusts me is the way people talk about her like she is an innocent prisoner of the White House. She's absolutely not; she's one of them.
Fine. Whatever.
What disgusts me is the way people talk about her like she is an innocent prisoner of the White House. She's absolutely not; she's one of them.
December 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Melania Trump's success is that she was white enough, thin enough, and considered pretty enough by men who had power, money, & influence.
Fine. Whatever.
What disgusts me is the way people talk about her like she is an innocent prisoner of the White House. She's absolutely not; she's one of them.
Fine. Whatever.
What disgusts me is the way people talk about her like she is an innocent prisoner of the White House. She's absolutely not; she's one of them.
grading: it's a marathon and a sprint.
December 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
grading: it's a marathon and a sprint.
If they decided differently, I'd honestly be shocked. I don't plan to be shocked. I think I have a very good sense of how this system of white supremacy works.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court seems likely to expand the president's power and back President Trump's firing of independent-agency board members.
The Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump's power to fire independent agency board members
The Supreme Court seems likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump’s firing of board members.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
If they decided differently, I'd honestly be shocked. I don't plan to be shocked. I think I have a very good sense of how this system of white supremacy works.
Lol
Don't you get it yet? Everything you were taught about everything was a lie. The sooner you accept it, the sooner you'll realize there is no redemption coming.
Don't you get it yet? Everything you were taught about everything was a lie. The sooner you accept it, the sooner you'll realize there is no redemption coming.
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Lol
Don't you get it yet? Everything you were taught about everything was a lie. The sooner you accept it, the sooner you'll realize there is no redemption coming.
Don't you get it yet? Everything you were taught about everything was a lie. The sooner you accept it, the sooner you'll realize there is no redemption coming.
“All faculty should be able to protest all genocides without targeted punitive actions."
I have to agree, friend.
I have to agree, friend.
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“All faculty should be able to protest all genocides without targeted punitive actions."
I have to agree, friend.
I have to agree, friend.
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I like this book. Everyone should pick one up.
August 27, 2024 at 7:45 PM
I like this book. Everyone should pick one up.
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Hi all,
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
Hello!
I am Nathan Ellstrand, a historian of transnational politics and religion between the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. I am passionate about social justice and education.
Learn more about me and my work here:
nathanellstrand.com
I am Nathan Ellstrand, a historian of transnational politics and religion between the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. I am passionate about social justice and education.
Learn more about me and my work here:
nathanellstrand.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Hi all,
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.
As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Nathan
The War on Women is officially over, folks! We won!
December 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The War on Women is officially over, folks! We won!
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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
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Always remember that the institutions won't love your back. These university admins are caving to blackmails from TP chapters and the White House. This happened to a psych grad student, one of us. Disgustingly spineless response from the OU administration and any faculty who support this shit
Universities can't function if they're constantly running scared of an online cancel factory and spineless politicians who won't push back. Should this student have received a bad grade? Don't know. Should the governor of the state be commenting on it? Absolutely not. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-stat...
OU puts graduate instructor on leave after student claims discrimination on Bible-based essay grade
OU placed a graduate student instructor on leave after a student publicly contested a grade and filed an illegal discrimination claim after she received a failing grade on an essay
www.oudaily.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Always remember that the institutions won't love your back. These university admins are caving to blackmails from TP chapters and the White House. This happened to a psych grad student, one of us. Disgustingly spineless response from the OU administration and any faculty who support this shit
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I wonder how Democrats feel about the fact that non-Democrats constantly experience culture shock when closely exposed to their *politics.*
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I wonder how Democrats feel about the fact that non-Democrats constantly experience culture shock when closely exposed to their *politics.*
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Black Men and Boys occupy a specific role in the “Cosmology of Demons” devised by American White Supremacy.
From Episode 5 of the #BlackMaleStudiesSessions. Click the link below to hear the full discussion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMPl...
From Episode 5 of the #BlackMaleStudiesSessions. Click the link below to hear the full discussion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMPl...
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Black Men and Boys occupy a specific role in the “Cosmology of Demons” devised by American White Supremacy.
From Episode 5 of the #BlackMaleStudiesSessions. Click the link below to hear the full discussion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMPl...
From Episode 5 of the #BlackMaleStudiesSessions. Click the link below to hear the full discussion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMPl...