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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 2d

Whenever I assist an intrepid traveler navigate the MBTA, I often want to say, “Good journey, adventurer”

Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 16d

Deserves to be a Renaissance painting in the Louvre!

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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · Aug 13

OK #BookSky, here it is, our first micro-course on close reading! We’re hoping to help you slow down, have deeper & richer reading experiences, & spend some time enjoying one of the cool things your brain can do. This 1st one is definitely designed as an intro. Read on! 1/5

Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · Jul 30

Heyyyyyyy #BookSky Been thinking a bit about how, given various cultural & technological forces, the importance of "close reading" is growing significantly. Since we're basically professional readers, would y'all appreciate occasional, tips, techniques, perspectives, dives into & on close reading?

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Aug 13

No, it’s not good - it’s great! I shout it from the rooftops far and wide 🎉

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · Jul 7

Just in time for my birthday today, the NYT publishes my list of climate novels. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/b...

Jeff VanderMeer’s Favorite Climate Fiction Novels

www.nytimes.com

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Jul 3

A contemporary IR classic returns - the Paul Poast threads/“lectures” 🎉

Paul Poast @profpaulpoast.bsky.social · Jun 8

The return of 🧵s!

Each weekend during the summer, I'll post (exclusively on Bluesky) a 🧵 "lecture" that uses my @wpr.bsky.social column to teach about some international relations concept.

Let's start with what can learn in this week's column!

Russia and Ukraine Are Both Still in This War for the Long Haul

With Operation Spiderweb, Ukraine demonstrated it has a lot of fight left. All that means is that the war is set to rage on.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Jun 27

If you find yourself this afternoon at Day 2 of #SHAFR2025, come on by Studio D from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm for an incredible lightning round of research from rising junior scholars @shafrhistorians.bsky.social

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Jun 27

It’s only the first day of #SHAFR2025 but I confirmed @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social is indeed THE Brad Simpson in this 2002 NYT letter to the editor. The more you know 💫 @shafrhistorians.bsky.social
Kissinger: Right Man for the Job? www.nytimes.com/2002/11/30/o...

Opinion | Kissinger: Right Man for the Job? (Published 2002)

www.nytimes.com

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Dec 24

Having seen this special exhibition 🌟 at the Morgan Library, I cannot recommend it enough! Bella da Costa Greene truly was a remarkable historical figure

Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · Dec 24

Nice capsule biography of Belle da Costa Greene, occasioned by the ✨ exhibition at the Morgan Library. When I taught my knwldg infrastructures class at TNS, we’d spend a day @ the Morgan (for the cylinder seals!) + NYPL underground stacks; svrl students over the yrs focused their projects on Greene!

The Hidden Story of J. P. Morgan’s Librarian

Belle da Costa Greene, a brilliant archivist, buried her own history.

www.newyorker.com

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Nov 19

If you’re using Amtrak, your best bet would be the Hartford Line www.amtrak.com/amtrak-hartf...

Amtrak Hartford Line Train | Amtrak

The Amtrak Hartford Line train takes you through beautiful scenery along New England's rolling hills from New Haven, through Hartford and into Springfield.

www.amtrak.com

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Van Jackson @vanjackson.bsky.social · Nov 13

Came home from training to find a package…The Rivalry Peril uncorrected proof! Pre-order now!

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Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · Oct 26

The Legal History Blog -- the essential source for news related to the field, including publications, conferences & all the rest -- is now on Bluesky!
Give them a follow: @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social!

Legal History Blog @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social · Oct 24

Lyons on the Law of Nations and Diplomacy in the American Revolution

Published online open access in Law and History Review: The Law of Nations in the Diplomacy of the American Revolution by Benjamin C. Lyons. Historians have long known that leaders of the American Revolution looked to the law of nations for insight into…

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · May 9

The Students Have Never Been the Enemy

Student protest movements have historically functioned as an indispensable corrective for America and the West. That is the legacy of 1968 we should be talking about.

New piece:

The Students Have Never Been the Enemy

Student protest movements have historically functioned as an indispensable corrective for America and the West. That is the legacy of 1968 we should be talking about

thomaszimmer.substack.com

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H-Diplo with the Jervis Forum @h-diplo.bsky.social · Apr 12

H-Diplo|RJISSF Commentary II-4:
@seanmcase.bsky.social 's "Kissinger and the Angel of Applied History” "These obituaries and memorials collectively omit one of Kissinger’s most enduring policy legacies: his self- perception as a historian" issforum.org/commentary/h...

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Dec 11

It’s incredible! I can’t wait for Season 2

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Dec 10

So much of the coverage about the Israel-Gaza war is about how we talk about the war rather than the war itself

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · Dec 7

Congratulations to all AHA book prize winners!

American Historical Association @historians.org · Dec 6

Congratulations to the recipients of the various awards, prizes, and honors that will be conferred by the American Historical Association at #AHA24! Find the full list in Perspectives on History. 🗃️

Awards, Prizes, and Honors to Be Conferred at the 137th Annual Meeting

Join us in San Francisco to honor the 2023 AHA prizewinners.

www.historians.org

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Dec 3

So very true 😂

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Dec 3

I just caught it myself! That’ll learn me to read to the end!!

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Dec 3

I guess more think tankers and policymakers should read Cathal Nolan’s “The Allure of Battle” - it was wild to see no attribution in the original FP article

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · Nov 23

Heartbreaking stories of Afghan families being torn apart as Pakistan forcibly expels up to 1 million Afghans, many of whom were born in Pakistan and have spent their entire lives there. Cruel dilemma: hide in the shadows and hope to avoid getting caught, or go to Taliban Afghanistan?

Families Ripped Apart as Pakistan Expels Tens of Thousands of Afghans

Husbands and wives, parents and children, wonder when, or if, they will ever see each other again.

www.nytimes.com

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Lauren Turek @laurenfturek.bsky.social · Oct 26

Some exciting recently released/declassified docs on the National Security Archive site from the records of Ambassador Gerard C. Smith shed additional light on the 1977 discovery of South Africa's nuclear testing site, and the reactions/diplomacy between the US and USSR over that discovery. 🗃️

The Discovery of South Africa’s Secret Nuclear Test Site, August 1977

Today’s posting focuses on the decision-making and diplomatic process during August 1977 that began after the Carter administration obtained evidence confirming the existence of the Kalahari site.

nsarchive.gwu.edu

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Sep 20

Oooh, please add me as well 🙋🏻‍♂️

Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Aug 31

Hiya Elena 👋🏻

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · Aug 3

Are we at nothing but Bluesky yet?

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