Jim Wald
@citizenwald.bsky.social
Historian, Hampshire College, Amherst MA
Europe C18-20, book history, historic preservation
Past service: SHARP sharpweb.org, Massachusetts Center for the Book https://www.massbook.org/
Co-editor, Routledge History of Antisemitism
http://tiny.cc/pb7xzz
Europe C18-20, book history, historic preservation
Past service: SHARP sharpweb.org, Massachusetts Center for the Book https://www.massbook.org/
Co-editor, Routledge History of Antisemitism
http://tiny.cc/pb7xzz
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We're celebrating 12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 5 medieval cats.
December 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
We're celebrating 12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 5 medieval cats.
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Not to worry, I'm sure the Trump Administration's antisemitism task force will be looking into this pronto and coming up with measures to counteract this trend.
Survey of GOP voters: nearly four in ten (37%) "believe the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated or did not happen as historians describe. Younger men are especially likely to hold this view (54% of men under 50 vs. 39% of women under 50)." www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/12/repu...
Republican voters and conspiracism - Lawyers, Guns & Money
“Conspiracism” is the neologism that Nancy Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead have invented to describe what they call “conspiracy theory without the theory,” that is, the classic Trumpian claim that “a l...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Not to worry, I'm sure the Trump Administration's antisemitism task force will be looking into this pronto and coming up with measures to counteract this trend.
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This goes out to you working all the due manuscripts and proposals and course reading lists: look at the annoyed and bored face of St. Jerome while writing, and enjoy this fancy bookwheel.
Bonus: his lion does not approve you working too much. #bookhistory #academicchatter #skystorians 🗃️
Bonus: his lion does not approve you working too much. #bookhistory #academicchatter #skystorians 🗃️
September 24, 2024 at 7:18 AM
This goes out to you working all the due manuscripts and proposals and course reading lists: look at the annoyed and bored face of St. Jerome while writing, and enjoy this fancy bookwheel.
Bonus: his lion does not approve you working too much. #bookhistory #academicchatter #skystorians 🗃️
Bonus: his lion does not approve you working too much. #bookhistory #academicchatter #skystorians 🗃️
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"Dressing too casually or abandoning dirty dishes communicates “a lack of care and respect for people and expectations that other people will pick up after you,” he said."
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December 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Dressing too casually or abandoning dirty dishes communicates “a lack of care and respect for people and expectations that other people will pick up after you,” he said."
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Finishing school for tech bozos turns out to be image-washing school for wannabe oligarchs.
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The workshop began by tackling less fraught issues: How founders look and smell. Each attendee received a gift bag containing a comb, 2-in-1 shampoo and conditioner, mouth wash, a lint roller and a discount card to Wilkes Bashford, a local high-end clothing boutique.”
Tech bros head to etiquette camp as Silicon Valley levels up its style
As Silicon Valley grows in power and prominence, some insiders say it’s time for the tech industry to remake its slobby image. An etiquette camp for founders showed how.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Finishing school for tech bozos turns out to be image-washing school for wannabe oligarchs.
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
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5 December 771: after the unexpected death of his brother and co-ruler Carloman, Charlemagne becomes king of the Franks
Here, a fanciful portrait in the context of a history of German emperors since his day, the from a 1598 edition of Sebastian Münster's great Cosmography
Here, a fanciful portrait in the context of a history of German emperors since his day, the from a 1598 edition of Sebastian Münster's great Cosmography
December 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
5 December 771: after the unexpected death of his brother and co-ruler Carloman, Charlemagne becomes king of the Franks
Here, a fanciful portrait in the context of a history of German emperors since his day, the from a 1598 edition of Sebastian Münster's great Cosmography
Here, a fanciful portrait in the context of a history of German emperors since his day, the from a 1598 edition of Sebastian Münster's great Cosmography
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I heard Dvorak’s New World Symphony live for the first time several months ago. Heard it again tonight. What a fantastic piece of music!
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I heard Dvorak’s New World Symphony live for the first time several months ago. Heard it again tonight. What a fantastic piece of music!
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The fact that the instructor was also a graduate student is an important point because it means that there was no one with the title of “___ professor“ who was responsible for taking over when a sticky situation arose.
That said, I recommend going to one’s department chair when weird shit happens
That said, I recommend going to one’s department chair when weird shit happens
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The fact that the instructor was also a graduate student is an important point because it means that there was no one with the title of “___ professor“ who was responsible for taking over when a sticky situation arose.
That said, I recommend going to one’s department chair when weird shit happens
That said, I recommend going to one’s department chair when weird shit happens
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This is in fact the material point:
“The essay not only fails to meet basic college requirements — such as citing its primary source, the Bible — but fundamentally missed the assignment’s objective,” Tranquill said.
“The essay not only fails to meet basic college requirements — such as citing its primary source, the Bible — but fundamentally missed the assignment’s objective,” Tranquill said.
‘The professor was right’: Oklahoma Republican college leader criticizes essay controversy
The chairman of the Oklahoma Federation of College Republicans is weighing in on controversy surrounding a failed essay submitted by a University of Oklahoma student.
www.kswo.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is in fact the material point:
“The essay not only fails to meet basic college requirements — such as citing its primary source, the Bible — but fundamentally missed the assignment’s objective,” Tranquill said.
“The essay not only fails to meet basic college requirements — such as citing its primary source, the Bible — but fundamentally missed the assignment’s objective,” Tranquill said.
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Gehry's Weisman Art Museum speaks to the corrugated limestone cliff below. @weismanart.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Gehry's Weisman Art Museum speaks to the corrugated limestone cliff below. @weismanart.bsky.social
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From Jean Edward Smith’s Eisenhower biography
December 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
From Jean Edward Smith’s Eisenhower biography
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I’m just a simple country historian w/o a law degree, but it’s more than a ‘long standing tradition’ when its IN THE CONSTITUTION
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I’m just a simple country historian w/o a law degree, but it’s more than a ‘long standing tradition’ when its IN THE CONSTITUTION
Wishing a just slightly belated happy anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition (5 December 1933) to all who celebrate!
![Repeal of Prohibition in the United States - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeal_of_Prohibition_in_the_United_States
exhibit of tan-colored ceramics in the Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hyde Park, New York
bottom of a large tan ceramic handled pitcher
in front, three smaller mugs in the same style:
In 1934, the Stangl Pottery Company produced a ceramic beer serving
set to salute the repeal of Prohibitions The pitcher displays a jaunty FDR [not visible in this photo] and the words “Happy Days Are Here Again™~the title of his 1932 campaign song. Each mug in the set features a caricature of a prominent Democrat.
The three mugs displayed here depict Roosevelt, former New York Governor
Alfred Smith, and Democratic Party chairman James Farley.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:atqha7cmdeptuv7wjgwlvdbn/bafkreidcziazn7acgwgifzrskvxes4z2mjujhxswlxymgkzgwzwfvbtjfm@jpeg)
December 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Wishing a just slightly belated happy anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition (5 December 1933) to all who celebrate!
December: comforting meals beside a roaring fire.
Calendrier Gastronomique: Histories de cuisine et cuisine de l’histoire par Marius Dutrey, dessins par Pierre Camin (Londres: Frederick Muller, 1938) 88/250
Dutrey worked as a chef in leading French & British hotels, 1918-62.
Calendrier Gastronomique: Histories de cuisine et cuisine de l’histoire par Marius Dutrey, dessins par Pierre Camin (Londres: Frederick Muller, 1938) 88/250
Dutrey worked as a chef in leading French & British hotels, 1918-62.
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
December: comforting meals beside a roaring fire.
Calendrier Gastronomique: Histories de cuisine et cuisine de l’histoire par Marius Dutrey, dessins par Pierre Camin (Londres: Frederick Muller, 1938) 88/250
Dutrey worked as a chef in leading French & British hotels, 1918-62.
Calendrier Gastronomique: Histories de cuisine et cuisine de l’histoire par Marius Dutrey, dessins par Pierre Camin (Londres: Frederick Muller, 1938) 88/250
Dutrey worked as a chef in leading French & British hotels, 1918-62.
Had the good fortune to see the super moon from indoors or while driving this week but was not in a position to get a good photo.
But even later, it was still bright and beautiful: here, over the Amherst Woman's Club and then UMass
But even later, it was still bright and beautiful: here, over the Amherst Woman's Club and then UMass
December 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Had the good fortune to see the super moon from indoors or while driving this week but was not in a position to get a good photo.
But even later, it was still bright and beautiful: here, over the Amherst Woman's Club and then UMass
But even later, it was still bright and beautiful: here, over the Amherst Woman's Club and then UMass
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I'm especially partial to Liz Everton's article on masculinity and caricature during the Dreyfus Affair
December 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I'm especially partial to Liz Everton's article on masculinity and caricature during the Dreyfus Affair
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Ich finde, auf französisch hört sich unsere Lage noch viel dramatischer an. #fcsp 🤎🤍
» De retour en Bundesliga depuis un an et demi, Sankt Pauli traverse un passage à vide rarissime. Cette série de neuf défaites en Championnat suscite l'inquiétude dans sa lutte pour le maintien. «
» De retour en Bundesliga depuis un an et demi, Sankt Pauli traverse un passage à vide rarissime. Cette série de neuf défaites en Championnat suscite l'inquiétude dans sa lutte pour le maintien. «
Neuf défaites de rang, l'infernale spirale de Sankt Pauli en Bundesliga
Neuf défaites de rang, l'infernale spirale de Sankt Pauli en Bundesliga
De retour en Bundesliga depuis un an et demi, Sankt Pauli traverse un passage à vide rarissime. Cette série de neuf défaites en Championnat suscite l'inquiétude dans sa lutte pour le maintien.
www.lequipe.fr
December 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Ich finde, auf französisch hört sich unsere Lage noch viel dramatischer an. #fcsp 🤎🤍
» De retour en Bundesliga depuis un an et demi, Sankt Pauli traverse un passage à vide rarissime. Cette série de neuf défaites en Championnat suscite l'inquiétude dans sa lutte pour le maintien. «
» De retour en Bundesliga depuis un an et demi, Sankt Pauli traverse un passage à vide rarissime. Cette série de neuf défaites en Championnat suscite l'inquiétude dans sa lutte pour le maintien. «
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“ . . . from Los Angeles to Bilbao,” with Minneapolis in between: Weisman Art Museum (1993), before Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (1997). hga.com/john-cook-lo...
December 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
“ . . . from Los Angeles to Bilbao,” with Minneapolis in between: Weisman Art Museum (1993), before Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (1997). hga.com/john-cook-lo...
Frank Gehry, who stretched #architecture’s boundaries, dies at 96. His unearthly but brilliant designs, from Los Angeles to Bilbao, became global landmarks. - The Washington Post
https://wapo.st/4pSHLfo
https://wapo.st/4pSHLfo
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Frank Gehry, who stretched #architecture’s boundaries, dies at 96. His unearthly but brilliant designs, from Los Angeles to Bilbao, became global landmarks. - The Washington Post
https://wapo.st/4pSHLfo
https://wapo.st/4pSHLfo
Yeah, I mean, who could resist "updated organizational charts"?
December 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Yeah, I mean, who could resist "updated organizational charts"?
Driving through town after yesterday's snowstorm, I now see that the major decision for @UMassAmherst @umassamherst.bsky.social dudes was whether to cover the beer pong table
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Driving through town after yesterday's snowstorm, I now see that the major decision for @UMassAmherst @umassamherst.bsky.social dudes was whether to cover the beer pong table
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Voici le récit palpitant des huit années françaises de #HannahArendt qui marqueront profondément sa vie et son œuvre:
Parias
Hannah Arendt et la « tribu » en France (1933-1941)
de Marina Touilliez: www.lechappee.org/actualites/h...
Parias
Hannah Arendt et la « tribu » en France (1933-1941)
de Marina Touilliez: www.lechappee.org/actualites/h...
December 4, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Voici le récit palpitant des huit années françaises de #HannahArendt qui marqueront profondément sa vie et son œuvre:
Parias
Hannah Arendt et la « tribu » en France (1933-1941)
de Marina Touilliez: www.lechappee.org/actualites/h...
Parias
Hannah Arendt et la « tribu » en France (1933-1941)
de Marina Touilliez: www.lechappee.org/actualites/h...
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Victory at Hohenlinden OTD 1800 made Jean-Victor Moreau a national hero but triggered a dangerous rivalry w Bonaparte. Exiled for treason—he was guilty of political naïveté & poor judgment rather than actual disloyalty—he was mortally wounded fighting against Napoleon in 1813
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December 4, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Victory at Hohenlinden OTD 1800 made Jean-Victor Moreau a national hero but triggered a dangerous rivalry w Bonaparte. Exiled for treason—he was guilty of political naïveté & poor judgment rather than actual disloyalty—he was mortally wounded fighting against Napoleon in 1813
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