Jason L. Newton
@jason-l-newton.bsky.social
Assistant teaching prof, PhD, #history of #capitalism / #envhist
@CLTHistoryDept #laborhistory #historyofcapitalism #firstgenphd. Views my own. pages.charlotte.edu/jasonlnewton/. @aaup.bsky.social member.
@CLTHistoryDept #laborhistory #historyofcapitalism #firstgenphd. Views my own. pages.charlotte.edu/jasonlnewton/. @aaup.bsky.social member.
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It was the greatest honor of my career to be a runner up for the George Perkins Marsh prize for best book in environmental history at #aesh2025. I wrote this book for these people and it is so great to know they liked it! @wvupress.bsky.social
Can I criticize the terms "more-than-human" and "non human" which are used in environmental humanities? "Nature" is so imprecise as to be meaningless BUT more-than-human can also describe institutions like corporations and that is not what we mean when we use it. Other ideas?
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Can I criticize the terms "more-than-human" and "non human" which are used in environmental humanities? "Nature" is so imprecise as to be meaningless BUT more-than-human can also describe institutions like corporations and that is not what we mean when we use it. Other ideas?
More data on the economic effects of migration raids. www.axios.com/local/charlo...
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
More data on the economic effects of migration raids. www.axios.com/local/charlo...
Warning: There is a movie on Netflix about early 20th century logging. Its based on the book _Train Dreams_ by Denis Johnson. The book was great! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nk8...
Train Dreams | Official Trailer | Netflix
Based on the novella of the same name, Train Dreams is the portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly changing America of…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Warning: There is a movie on Netflix about early 20th century logging. Its based on the book _Train Dreams_ by Denis Johnson. The book was great! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nk8...
A former UNCC graduate student & I won a grant to fund a mural on the history of North Charlotte textile workers and their labor actions between 1919-1934. We are currently looking for muralist to complete the work. You can find more information here: pages.charlotte.edu/jasonlnewton...
Dr. Jason L. Newton | “Let’s Stand Together, Workers, and Have a Union Here”: North Charlotte Labor History Mural
Office: 226 Grainger Email: [email protected] Twitter: @jason_l_newton Webpage: https://uncc.academia.edu/JasonNewton
pages.charlotte.edu
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A former UNCC graduate student & I won a grant to fund a mural on the history of North Charlotte textile workers and their labor actions between 1919-1934. We are currently looking for muralist to complete the work. You can find more information here: pages.charlotte.edu/jasonlnewton...
Maybe I should start a forest history podcast… 🧐
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Maybe I should start a forest history podcast… 🧐
We are trying to cool data centers on a warming earth and the energy needed for those data centers are further warming the earth.
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We are trying to cool data centers on a warming earth and the energy needed for those data centers are further warming the earth.
My podcast queue today 🧐
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My podcast queue today 🧐
Finished Death by Lightning. They wanted to make this a relatable political drama instead of focusing on how weird it all was. The Oneida Community was a sex cult but it was stranger than depicted. The weirdness of the past was what made me fall in love with history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jop...
Death by Lightning | Official Trailer | Netflix
“Assassination can no more be guarded against than death by lightning; it is best not to worry about either.” - President James Garfield
Death by Lightning, a four episode limited series starring…
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November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Finished Death by Lightning. They wanted to make this a relatable political drama instead of focusing on how weird it all was. The Oneida Community was a sex cult but it was stranger than depicted. The weirdness of the past was what made me fall in love with history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jop...
There has been a lot of talk recently about #agi and the paper clip maximizer problem meanwhile everyone is forgetting that humans have already created planet-devastating, runaway CO2 emissions maximizers (ie industrial corporations)
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
There has been a lot of talk recently about #agi and the paper clip maximizer problem meanwhile everyone is forgetting that humans have already created planet-devastating, runaway CO2 emissions maximizers (ie industrial corporations)
I’m not a fan of urban sprawl but I think right now in Charlotte sprawl is protecting a lot of immigrants from deportation. It take 50 min to drive from one end of this city to another. It is impossible for border patrol to effectively patrol the area.
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I’m not a fan of urban sprawl but I think right now in Charlotte sprawl is protecting a lot of immigrants from deportation. It take 50 min to drive from one end of this city to another. It is impossible for border patrol to effectively patrol the area.
This is kind of what I’m thinking about. Stores closing because of the raids. www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
November 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
This is kind of what I’m thinking about. Stores closing because of the raids. www.charlotteobserver.com/charlottefiv...
Is anyone doing natural experiments on the cities being affected by border patrol? We have a roving force going city to city arresting and intimidating entire sectors of the working class. How is this negatively affecting urban economies?
November 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Is anyone doing natural experiments on the cities being affected by border patrol? We have a roving force going city to city arresting and intimidating entire sectors of the working class. How is this negatively affecting urban economies?
The people of Charlotte, for the most part, do not want border patrol here
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The people of Charlotte, for the most part, do not want border patrol here
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
This historian seemed to be able to get an #AI to "think" like a historian, using historical context to make a correct inference about a transcription choice.: generativehistory.substack.com/p/has-google...
Has Google Quietly Solved Two of AI’s Oldest Problems?
A mysterious new model currently in testing on Google’s AI Studio is nearly perfect on automated handwriting recognition but it is also showing signs of spontaneous, abstract, symbolic reasoning.
generativehistory.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This historian seemed to be able to get an #AI to "think" like a historian, using historical context to make a correct inference about a transcription choice.: generativehistory.substack.com/p/has-google...
Sometimes I wonder if I really actually liked some places I used to live in like Portland, ME or Salem, MA or if I just liked being younger.
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Sometimes I wonder if I really actually liked some places I used to live in like Portland, ME or Salem, MA or if I just liked being younger.
Would it be fair to say that people’s connection to other people and other things in the world is on average more complicated now then ever before? In other words, is society (including the economy) more complex and difficult to understand today than ever before in history?
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Would it be fair to say that people’s connection to other people and other things in the world is on average more complicated now then ever before? In other words, is society (including the economy) more complex and difficult to understand today than ever before in history?
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Ban guns.
Cleaning Woman Killed Through Door After Arriving at Wrong Home, Police Say
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Ban guns.
Folks say "work smarter not harder" but if you work in brain work like me isn't working smarter the same as working harder?
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Folks say "work smarter not harder" but if you work in brain work like me isn't working smarter the same as working harder?
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This Day in Labor History: November 5, 1916. Cop thugs opened fire on a group of IWW organizers and workers attempting to land in Everett, Washington. Let's talk about the horrors of the Everett Massacre and the murderous ways of cops.
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 5, 1916. Cop thugs opened fire on a group of IWW organizers and workers attempting to land in Everett, Washington. Let's talk about the horrors of the Everett Massacre and the murderous ways of cops.
We saw big victories for public transportation this election cycle in NYC and my home city of Charlotte. Keep in mind that investment in public transit is progressive, helping poorer people more (even if it’s funded by a flat tax like in Charlotte)
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We saw big victories for public transportation this election cycle in NYC and my home city of Charlotte. Keep in mind that investment in public transit is progressive, helping poorer people more (even if it’s funded by a flat tax like in Charlotte)
Man I can’t wait to be retired so I can actually have the time to get some work done.
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Man I can’t wait to be retired so I can actually have the time to get some work done.
Our @aaup chapter put out a statement on CPHE accreditation. Please read, share, and join AAUP! www.ninertimes.com/opinion/lett...
Letter to the Editor: Prevent the 'Floridification' of North Carolina Accreditation
Have you heard of CPHE, the Commission for Public Higher Education, a newly formed but not yet approved educational accreditation agency? UNC Charlotte recently announced its intention to join the
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November 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Our @aaup chapter put out a statement on CPHE accreditation. Please read, share, and join AAUP! www.ninertimes.com/opinion/lett...
Say what you will about broken American institutions but you can get those Amazon items super quick here!
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Say what you will about broken American institutions but you can get those Amazon items super quick here!
I kinda wanna get all ahistorical and pull a Dinesh D'Souza and make a doc about how the Republicans were the original nanny state party (cuz of their moral crusading)
November 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I kinda wanna get all ahistorical and pull a Dinesh D'Souza and make a doc about how the Republicans were the original nanny state party (cuz of their moral crusading)