Clara
@iamnotclara.bsky.social
Obsessed with History, Policy, Music, & Cooking. Teacher. “Unfailingly energetic.” Midwest born and raised. EIU, NU &TBΣ alumnae. She/They
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Medieval drought may have aided the Mongol Empire’s push west in the 1230s, study suggests www.medievalists.net/2025/12/medi... #environmentalhistory #mongols #drought
Medieval drought may have aided the Mongol Empire’s push west in the 1230s, study suggests - Medievalists.net
A new tree-ring study reconstructing summer drought on the East European Plain argues that severe aridity in the 1230s may have helped the Mongol Empire’s westward expansion by shaping mobility and…
www.medievalists.net
December 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Medieval drought may have aided the Mongol Empire’s push west in the 1230s, study suggests www.medievalists.net/2025/12/medi... #environmentalhistory #mongols #drought
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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One of his advisers must have told him about the National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise.
Trump announces an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory"
December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
One of his advisers must have told him about the National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise.
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“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner
Excuse me while I don my blackest robes and make the most emo outfit just so I can point ominously when students ask me who I’m dressed up as.
a stuffed animal is standing in front of a brick building wearing a scarf and a jacket .
ALT: a stuffed animal is standing in front of a brick building wearing a scarf and a jacket .
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Excuse me while I don my blackest robes and make the most emo outfit just so I can point ominously when students ask me who I’m dressed up as.
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KBJ referenced this Toni Morrison quote in reference to a @drtinaellsworth.bsky.social question about a Harvard classmate prominently displaying a Confederate flag near her apartment. #ncss2025 #sschat
December 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
KBJ referenced this Toni Morrison quote in reference to a @drtinaellsworth.bsky.social question about a Harvard classmate prominently displaying a Confederate flag near her apartment. #ncss2025 #sschat
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You know what, Spotify? I appreciate the compliment.
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
You know what, Spotify? I appreciate the compliment.
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turn this all the way up
African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations.
African nations push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations
African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
turn this all the way up
Today in my hometown county: advertisement for a raw milk farm…
Welcome to purple country folks.
Welcome to purple country folks.
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today in my hometown county: advertisement for a raw milk farm…
Welcome to purple country folks.
Welcome to purple country folks.
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This.
Publicize what these people said.
Publicize that they asked soldiers to abide by the Constitution and disobey illegal commands.
The meaning of what's happening with these demands from DJT needs to be crystal clear.
Publicize what these people said.
Publicize that they asked soldiers to abide by the Constitution and disobey illegal commands.
The meaning of what's happening with these demands from DJT needs to be crystal clear.
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This.
Publicize what these people said.
Publicize that they asked soldiers to abide by the Constitution and disobey illegal commands.
The meaning of what's happening with these demands from DJT needs to be crystal clear.
Publicize what these people said.
Publicize that they asked soldiers to abide by the Constitution and disobey illegal commands.
The meaning of what's happening with these demands from DJT needs to be crystal clear.
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Two important causes:
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Two important causes:
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"Meanwhile, the voters of IL-04 will not have any options on their next representative; that’s been decided for them and without them... when we’re supposed to be demonstrating that we’re the political force fighting to save democracy."
It's Not Okay When We Do It
Not one bit.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"Meanwhile, the voters of IL-04 will not have any options on their next representative; that’s been decided for them and without them... when we’re supposed to be demonstrating that we’re the political force fighting to save democracy."
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
Student: why do you talk like a boomer Gen x and Gen z if you might be a millennial?
Me: do you—
Student: wait when were you born. *frantically searches me up online*
Me: so you don’t want to know why my speech patterns aren’t one generations?
Me: do you—
Student: wait when were you born. *frantically searches me up online*
Me: so you don’t want to know why my speech patterns aren’t one generations?
November 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Student: why do you talk like a boomer Gen x and Gen z if you might be a millennial?
Me: do you—
Student: wait when were you born. *frantically searches me up online*
Me: so you don’t want to know why my speech patterns aren’t one generations?
Me: do you—
Student: wait when were you born. *frantically searches me up online*
Me: so you don’t want to know why my speech patterns aren’t one generations?
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🗺️ wow
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard University fights to preserve Black newspapers. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/... Last year, during a move, workers found two whole boxes of Frederick Douglass’s’ The North Star’s first year of publication.
‘We don’t even know all of what we have.’ Howard fights to preserve Black newspapers.
Across the United States, scholars are working to preserve the history of the Black press before the brittle pages are lost forever. In a basement at Howard University, uncovered treasures have includ...
www.csmonitor.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🗺️ wow
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So let me get this straight: The President’s plan to lower prices is to roll back some of his own tariffs?
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
So let me get this straight: The President’s plan to lower prices is to roll back some of his own tariffs?
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Reposting news of a generous billionaire wanting to do good.
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.
More than 80 nonprofits receive $250M for global women's health from Melinda French Gates
More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reposting news of a generous billionaire wanting to do good.
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I would like to take this opportunity to get on the record and apologize: I had complained about how every single thing at the grocery store now costs five dollars more than it used to, but I had not seen the latest data from DoorDash's State of Local Commerce report, which disproves that.
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I would like to take this opportunity to get on the record and apologize: I had complained about how every single thing at the grocery store now costs five dollars more than it used to, but I had not seen the latest data from DoorDash's State of Local Commerce report, which disproves that.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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So! What’s everyone doing tomorrow to observe the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald?
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
So! What’s everyone doing tomorrow to observe the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald?
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It’s an NWSL Quarterfinal doubleheader day!!!!
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It’s an NWSL Quarterfinal doubleheader day!!!!
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"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect."
Eleanor Roosevelt, who died on this day in 1962
Eleanor Roosevelt, who died on this day in 1962
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect."
Eleanor Roosevelt, who died on this day in 1962
Eleanor Roosevelt, who died on this day in 1962