Stacy Nation-Knapper
@stacynationknapper.bsky.social
Historian | Mom | Goofball | Settler on Apsaalooké, Salish Kootenai, Tséstho’e lands (Bozeman, MT) | she/her
cover image: https://www.umt.edu/this-is-montana/columns/stories/ekalaka.php
cover image: https://www.umt.edu/this-is-montana/columns/stories/ekalaka.php
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“When you allow a machine to summarize your reading, to generate the ideas for your essay, and then to write that essay, you’re not learning how to read, think, or write.“
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
“When you allow a machine to summarize your reading, to generate the ideas for your essay, and then to write that essay, you’re not learning how to read, think, or write.“
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Fort Peck Community College on Tuesday announced it received an $11 million donation from the MacKenzie Scott Foundation — the largest gift in the tribal college’s history.
Fort Peck Community College receives ‘transformative’ $11M gift from MacKenzie Scott
It’s the largest gift in the tribal college’s history.
montanafreepress.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Fort Peck Community College on Tuesday announced it received an $11 million donation from the MacKenzie Scott Foundation — the largest gift in the tribal college’s history.
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Earlier this month, children planted native trees and shrubs along a newly opened fish passage at the Okanagan Lake Dam. The vegetation will help keep the water cool for migrating salmon as they bypass the dam. First published by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/syilx-childr...
syilx children plant shrubs to help salmon | The Narwhal
Elementary students plant native trees and shrubs to help salmon migrate through a new fish passageway at the Okanagan Lake Dam
thenarwhal.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Earlier this month, children planted native trees and shrubs along a newly opened fish passage at the Okanagan Lake Dam. The vegetation will help keep the water cool for migrating salmon as they bypass the dam. First published by our friends at @indiginews.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/syilx-childr...
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The Epstein emails are a “skeleton key” for understanding a culture “in which the wealthy and powerful appear not as master operators but as bumbling sycophants, eager to cozy up to influence no matter how villainous or depraved,” @cwarzel.bsky.social argues.
The Dumb Truth at the Heart of the Epstein Scandal
When QAnon meets Veep
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The Epstein emails are a “skeleton key” for understanding a culture “in which the wealthy and powerful appear not as master operators but as bumbling sycophants, eager to cozy up to influence no matter how villainous or depraved,” @cwarzel.bsky.social argues.
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The AHA's Vetted Resources compile materials that have been professionally vetted by historians, offering instructors access to high-quality accessibility guides, pedagogy resources, and materials specific to a range of places, eras, topics, and fields that meet professional standards.🗃️
Vetted Resources - AHA
AHA Vetted Resources These resources include accessibility guides, pedagogy resources, and materials specific to a range of places, eras, topics, and fields, all shared by fellow historians or already...
www.historians.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The AHA's Vetted Resources compile materials that have been professionally vetted by historians, offering instructors access to high-quality accessibility guides, pedagogy resources, and materials specific to a range of places, eras, topics, and fields that meet professional standards.🗃️
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“We owe it to our young people not to lie to them anymore. A democracy whose citizens operate with fundamentally different understandings of the past and its implications cannot sustain itself.”
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“We owe it to our young people not to lie to them anymore. A democracy whose citizens operate with fundamentally different understandings of the past and its implications cannot sustain itself.”
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Position in Indigenous Literatures and Creative Writing and Practices, U of Calgary, Alberta: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1699885...
Assistant Professor in Indigenous Literatures and Intercultural Understanding in
Calgary,
...
Assistant Professor in Indigenous Literatures and Intercultural Understanding in
Calgary,
...
careers.ucalgary.ca
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Position in Indigenous Literatures and Creative Writing and Practices, U of Calgary, Alberta: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1699885...
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No Kings Bozeman, MT
October 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
No Kings Bozeman, MT
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"NO KINGS RALLY" in Bozeman, Montana
October 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"NO KINGS RALLY" in Bozeman, Montana
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What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
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Gartner calls what AI is going to go through next year (as people realize the tech has been broadly misrepresented by hucksters) the "trough of disillusionment"
The artificial intelligence industry has a big problem: 95% of companies that try AI aren’t making any money from it, according to a recent report.
Most companies aren’t seeing a return on AI investments. This tech CEO wants to change that | CNN Business
The artificial intelligence industry has a big problem: 95% of companies that try AI aren’t making any money from it, according to a report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last month. O...
www.cnn.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Gartner calls what AI is going to go through next year (as people realize the tech has been broadly misrepresented by hucksters) the "trough of disillusionment"
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
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JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
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I see a lot of utility for AI, but I’ve stopped using it entirely. It gets things wrong. It’s glib. And AI sorts information and people into preset hierarchies. It’s this latter point that’s giving me the most pause. The current iteration of AI is also a social engineering project.
It's amazing how many people are out there bragging publicly about how they now use ChatGPT to perform pretty much all of their tasks at their well-paid corporate job, and have yet to connect the dots on "if you're making your utility value identical to ChatGPT, why would they keep paying you?"
I am starting to believe that the AI craze actually has, for once, created a genuinely useful way to test someone's intelligence:
are they unquestionably on board with using corporate AI tools for everything, or are they going "whoa, hey, wait a second"?
are they unquestionably on board with using corporate AI tools for everything, or are they going "whoa, hey, wait a second"?
September 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I see a lot of utility for AI, but I’ve stopped using it entirely. It gets things wrong. It’s glib. And AI sorts information and people into preset hierarchies. It’s this latter point that’s giving me the most pause. The current iteration of AI is also a social engineering project.
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Today in my "Age of Hamilton & Jefferson" course we discussed Jefferson's belief that Americans need to be educated because only by understanding their nation & its history can they recognize threats & defend it
An educated public was a tool against tyranny.
Yup.
Thus current attacks on knowledge.
An educated public was a tool against tyranny.
Yup.
Thus current attacks on knowledge.
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Today in my "Age of Hamilton & Jefferson" course we discussed Jefferson's belief that Americans need to be educated because only by understanding their nation & its history can they recognize threats & defend it
An educated public was a tool against tyranny.
Yup.
Thus current attacks on knowledge.
An educated public was a tool against tyranny.
Yup.
Thus current attacks on knowledge.
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A play about women of the fur trade set in the 1800s is about to open in Vancouver.
As APTN's Ryan Cunningham reports, this play takes a different look from a women's perspective.
As APTN's Ryan Cunningham reports, this play takes a different look from a women's perspective.
Play takes different look at the fur trade from a women’s perspective | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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September 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A play about women of the fur trade set in the 1800s is about to open in Vancouver.
As APTN's Ryan Cunningham reports, this play takes a different look from a women's perspective.
As APTN's Ryan Cunningham reports, this play takes a different look from a women's perspective.
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Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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If you haven’t, there are only three days remaining to submit a comment on the planned rescission of the roadless rule in the National Forests. Losing this means a loss of biodiversity, wilderness areas, and recreation.
How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback - High Country News
The deadline to weigh in on the change is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19.
www.hcn.org
September 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If you haven’t, there are only three days remaining to submit a comment on the planned rescission of the roadless rule in the National Forests. Losing this means a loss of biodiversity, wilderness areas, and recreation.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates's article on Kirk is typically brilliant, rooted in history and also prophetic: "If you would look away from the words of Charlie Kirk, from what else would you look away?" www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates's article on Kirk is typically brilliant, rooted in history and also prophetic: "If you would look away from the words of Charlie Kirk, from what else would you look away?" www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
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A series of reported threats toward historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S. on Thursday led to lockdown orders, canceled classes and heightened security. Read more here: http://bit.ly/3JRLLNw
September 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A series of reported threats toward historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S. on Thursday led to lockdown orders, canceled classes and heightened security. Read more here: http://bit.ly/3JRLLNw
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Federal immigration agents were seemingly forced to retreat from a roofing job site in Rochester, NY, after being confronted by more than 100 protesters
The workers stayed on the roof and agents drove away in a Border Patrol SUV on four flat tires, which had been slashed
The workers stayed on the roof and agents drove away in a Border Patrol SUV on four flat tires, which had been slashed
ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest
The group shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents in the ICE-led action drove a Border Patrol SUV away on four flat tires, which had been slashed.
www.wxxinews.org
September 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Federal immigration agents were seemingly forced to retreat from a roofing job site in Rochester, NY, after being confronted by more than 100 protesters
The workers stayed on the roof and agents drove away in a Border Patrol SUV on four flat tires, which had been slashed
The workers stayed on the roof and agents drove away in a Border Patrol SUV on four flat tires, which had been slashed
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Mine in today’s New Yorker. Greetings from America’s High-Capacity Server Coolant Reservoirs, formerly the “Great Lakes.” Read my cartoon-filled rant about this at open.substack.com/pub/paulnoth...
September 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Mine in today’s New Yorker. Greetings from America’s High-Capacity Server Coolant Reservoirs, formerly the “Great Lakes.” Read my cartoon-filled rant about this at open.substack.com/pub/paulnoth...
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There are now at least 20 coyotes living in New York City, including at least two in Central Park.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Wily coyotes thrive in Central Park as animals adapt to urban life across US
Romeo and Juliet among at least 20 coyotes in New York City as animals gradually expand eastward into cities
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
There are now at least 20 coyotes living in New York City, including at least two in Central Park.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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what this makes me think about - with regard to right now - is how so much of the information about Trump and Epstein that’s resonated in recent weeks is old stuff, widely and publicly reported. but a lot of it didn’t break through to lots of ppl in their information environments
July 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
what this makes me think about - with regard to right now - is how so much of the information about Trump and Epstein that’s resonated in recent weeks is old stuff, widely and publicly reported. but a lot of it didn’t break through to lots of ppl in their information environments
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Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans put 338 rural hospitals at risk so they could fund tax giveaways for billionaires and billionaire corporations.
July 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans put 338 rural hospitals at risk so they could fund tax giveaways for billionaires and billionaire corporations.