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Diane Miller Sommerville @profsommerville.bsky.social · 3h

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Diane Miller Sommerville @profsommerville.bsky.social · 3h

“Older ladies”?!?!😠

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Diane Miller Sommerville @profsommerville.bsky.social · 3h

Just google the saying and you’ll get multiple outlets.

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Diane Miller Sommerville @profsommerville.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings #Antifa 🇺🇸 👊🏻

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Diane Miller Sommerville @profsommerville.bsky.social · 1d

No kings in Binghamton NY. 4000 strong.

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starwalker @starwalkers.bsky.social · 9d

Bryan Andrews Music

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Diane Miller Sommerville @profsommerville.bsky.social · 11d

I think I'm just as excited as Jonathan!! Congratulations, Jonathan! I can't wait to get a copy in my hands!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 11d

Look what came in the mail today, @uncpress.bsky.social @simpsonvos.bsky.social @profsommerville.bsky.social! 🗃️

Printed copy of Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis held by the author in the background

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Frank Cogliano @frankcogliano.bsky.social · 18d

We've got a cover and a publication date (April 3, 2026).

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · Sep 14

New AP history prompt: Did Father Coughlin do politics right? Discuss.

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Scott Sandage @scottsandage.bsky.social · Aug 22

Tis the season to make plans to reclaim and cherish your book-life balance! See my 10-step handout “How to Read a Book” @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social

#skystorians #gradstudents
#howtoreadabook #bibliophiles #selfcare

commonplace.online/article/how-...

How to Read a Book: The X-Ray Method for Achieving a Sustainable “Book-Life Balance” - Commonplace

This is why you need a plan: to read attentively but efficiently, and sustainably, without surrendering your book-life balance.

commonplace.online

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Diane Miller Sommerville @profsommerville.bsky.social · Aug 19

Congratulations!!

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · Aug 17

Here's the map of violent crime rates. Before you ask what the dots are blah blah, just click through and use the interactive version!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jul 2

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

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Erin Gallagher @3r1ng.bsky.social · Jun 21

MIT study found that AI overuse causes measurable brain damage. “Cognitive atrophy.. like a muscle that’s forgotten how to work” MIT Publication - arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Time Magazine - time.com/7295195/ai-c...

ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study

The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · May 25

100 years ago today a Tennessee grand jury indicted science teacher John Scopes for violating the state’s law making it a crime “to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.”

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Apr 29

Oklahoma is forcing the Supreme Court to choose: Either the justices can allow more religious control of public schools, or they can respect the wishes of the Founding Fathers, writes Adam Laats.

Oklahoma Is Asking the Supreme Court to Ignore History

The Founders had disagreements about the role of religion in America’s public schools, but there was always one line they would not cross.

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Diane Miller Sommerville @profsommerville.bsky.social · Apr 6

Binghamton New York. Drenching rain, 500 democracy loving peeps #HandsOff

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · Apr 3

Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one

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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · Apr 2

DOGE Demands Deep Cuts at Humanities Endowment www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/a...

DOGE Demands Deep Cuts at Humanities Endowment

The National Endowment for the Humanities, which supports museums, scholarship and historical sites, could see grants curtailed and staffing slashed by up to 80 percent.

www.nytimes.com

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Diane Miller Sommerville @profsommerville.bsky.social · Apr 2

@jonathansjones.bsky.social for your Vietnam course

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Joshua R Greenberg @joshrgreenberg.bsky.social · Feb 18

Do you feel bewildered by the current state of the nation? In a thoughtful new piece in @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social,
@rparkinson.bsky.social provides some historical context from 1770s PA to explain how bewilderment and chaos agents are not new in America. 🗃️

commonplace.online/article/bewi...

Bewilderment as a Way of Understanding America’s Present – and Past - Commonplace

Circumstances in which people are feeling extreme disorientation are potent breeding grounds for people who are willing to exploit it to take advantage in moments of crisis.

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Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · Feb 26

Y'all, listen to this glowing review of Last Seen by @jgiesber.bsky.social on @nprfreshair.bsky.social! Congratulations Judy!!! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... 🗃️

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American Historical Association @historians.org · Mar 13

The AHA and the OAH have released a joint statement condemning recent efforts to censor historical content on federal government websites, at many public museums, and across a wide swath of government resources that include essential data. 🗃️

AHA–OAH Joint Statement on Federal Censorship of American History

The American Historical Association (AHA) and the Organization of American Historians (OAH) have released a joint statement condemning federal censorship of American history.

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · Mar 20

The Pentagon has turned Medal of Honor recipient, Sgt. William Carney, who served in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, into a 404-Error. 🗃️ taskandpurpose.com/news/soldier...

Medal of Honor recipient depicted in movie 'Glory' erased from Pentagon website

Denzel Washington reenacted the heroics of Sgt. William Carney in the movie "Glory." The Pentagon removed a story about him for DEI reasons.

taskandpurpose.com

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Diane Miller Sommerville @profsommerville.bsky.social · Apr 1

Congratulations Jonathan!! This looks amazing. Fantastic cover. Can’t wait to land a copy when it’s out!

Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · Apr 1

I’m so thrilled to share the cover of my first book, Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid Crisis, forthcoming this fall from @uncpress.bsky.social 🗃️

Book cover with the words Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opioid Crisis. The background shows a seated man receiving a hypodermic injection in the left arm from a standing man.

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