Rebecca Scales
@rebeccapscales.bsky.social
Historian; Rutgers Ph.D.; thinking about radio, listening, & sound; empire; tech, medicine, & disability; writing about #polio in France. Baker & dog parent. Tired of sitting still.
is she allowed or is this illegal trespassing. We aren't supposed to bring dogs.
December 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
is she allowed or is this illegal trespassing. We aren't supposed to bring dogs.
why does anyone ask Michael Beschloss anything? That's the real question here .. 😂
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
why does anyone ask Michael Beschloss anything? That's the real question here .. 😂
don't remember precisely. You have to look at the lawsuit and the fine print ... but I suspect your stuff (like mine) came out too late. I think the website has some info on it.
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
don't remember precisely. You have to look at the lawsuit and the fine print ... but I suspect your stuff (like mine) came out too late. I think the website has some info on it.
pretty dismaying to learn I'm not included because they restricted the class to books published in a narrower date range than all of what shows up in the database. So even though both of my books are there (and all my articles), I am not part of the class!
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
pretty dismaying to learn I'm not included because they restricted the class to books published in a narrower date range than all of what shows up in the database. So even though both of my books are there (and all my articles), I am not part of the class!
yep. I am trying to figure out how to make everything happen in class (and therefore using up valuable class time that could be spent on content delivery) and still be intellectually stimulating. And also how to make in-class only activities work with various student disability accommodations.
December 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
yep. I am trying to figure out how to make everything happen in class (and therefore using up valuable class time that could be spent on content delivery) and still be intellectually stimulating. And also how to make in-class only activities work with various student disability accommodations.
literally no one has realized this, including the people running the universities
December 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
literally no one has realized this, including the people running the universities
says it is "timed out" (??)
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
says it is "timed out" (??)
The doi produces the same result. It asks me to login through my institution or create an account, which I'm not doing. Oh well.
December 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The doi produces the same result. It asks me to login through my institution or create an account, which I'm not doing. Oh well.
nope. It just takes me to a page telling me to login through my institution
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
nope. It just takes me to a page telling me to login through my institution
cannot access full text of this piece ... can you help with that?
December 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
cannot access full text of this piece ... can you help with that?
why don't I have this kind of tile in my bathroom? This is the question!
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
why don't I have this kind of tile in my bathroom? This is the question!
I listened to this wild podcast episode a few weeks ago about how Valerie Pecresse has an entire legal team whose job it is to go after people who say mean things about her online, including jokes on twitter.
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I listened to this wild podcast episode a few weeks ago about how Valerie Pecresse has an entire legal team whose job it is to go after people who say mean things about her online, including jokes on twitter.
this is the one thing lacking in my house
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
this is the one thing lacking in my house
I also believe that French History commissioned a series of software blog posts from historians about the opening ceremonies
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I also believe that French History commissioned a series of software blog posts from historians about the opening ceremonies
give that girl a greenie!
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
give that girl a greenie!
what is doubly funny is that I own this printer and it is a royal pain in the backside. wifi function has *never* worked and I spent 30 minutes the other day trying to print two pages.
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
what is doubly funny is that I own this printer and it is a royal pain in the backside. wifi function has *never* worked and I spent 30 minutes the other day trying to print two pages.
I have some conservative family. members who always ask about Clinton as a "gotcha" question and they are always surprised by my response.
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I have some conservative family. members who always ask about Clinton as a "gotcha" question and they are always surprised by my response.