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darianeal.bsky.social
Upcoming 'upgrade' to Holocaust Museum exhibit on US response to Nazi Germany sparks some staff concerns: Sources - ABC News share.google/NkWUGcFX3nO2...
Upcoming 'upgrade' to Holocaust Museum exhibit on US response to Nazi Germany sparks some staff concerns: Sources
A Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit will temporarily close for upgrades, sparking concern from some staff over potential changes amid President Trump's review of museums.
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by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
When I Go, I’m Going Green www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/h...
When I Go, I’m Going Green
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by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
www.lemonde.fr/series-d-ete...
« Pour mes élèves, ce qui relève de l’anecdote, c’est qu’Emilie du Châtelet soit mathématicienne »
CHRONIQUE. « L’homme et l’artiste » (9/17). L’histoire de la femme de lettres frappe davantage les jeunes esprits du XXIᵉ siècle par sa mort en couches que par son brillant esprit mathématique.
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by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
Imagine they would do this to the rue de l’Alzette in Esch… there is a canal underneath…
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sokmec.bsky.social
Et pas que chez les étudiant.e.s je parie 😅 www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art...

Reposted by Sonja Kmec, Anaclet Pons, Elena Woodacre

historyandpolicy.bsky.social
At a time of crisis for the History departments across the UK @ihr.bsky.social has made available a unique archive of interviews with leading post-war British historians. They point to the importance of history & the urgent need to defend the profession. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
At a time of crisis for the profession, a unique collection of interviews demonstrates the importance of history. - History & Policy
At a time of crisis for the History departments across the UK, the Institute of Historical Research has made available a unique archive of interviews with some of the profession's leading post-war Bri...
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sokmec.bsky.social
Just when we thought paper exams were out, they now come back with a vengeance.

by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
But even if A.I. becomes the human historian’s collaborator instead of her replacement, it’s easy to see how individual sources would fade into the background, as users trust summaries of enormous troves of texts without much attention to their origins or agendas. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.
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by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
Of course, even more admin 🤪🤓

by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
Invitation to Soundgardening #LUGA 8 June at 3pm string quintet @Kammerata playing music by #JosefineSchmoll who died 100 years ago, #HelenBuchholtz #LouKoster and world creation by @TatsianaZelianko 🌷🪻🌹🌺🌸 Join us at the Parc municipal, Pergola behind @VillaVauban #mugi.lu

by Katharine Hayhoe — Reposted by Sonja Kmec, Timon McPhearson, Cecil C. Konijnendijk

katharinehayhoe.com
The U.S. is facing an unprecedented dismantling of science, research, and higher education.

As scientists are fired + research is frozen, so too are all the resources and outcomes that would have benefited society.

In their own words, the stories of scientists whose work has been abruptly ended:
Silenced Science Stories
Explore the people and groundbreaking science research affected by federal firings, budget cuts, and grant terminations. Featuring scientists via art.
silencedsciencestories.com
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enniusredloeb.bsky.social
One day perhaps.....Pope Joan in a procession giving birth

BL Royal 16 G V; Giovanni Boccaccio, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation; c.1440; France, N. (Rouen); f.120r
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ardenthistorian.bsky.social
Mein neuer Text für @volksverpetzer.de - warum wir es in den USA mit Faschismus zu tun haben, was Forschende mit Schwerpunkt Faschismus dazu sagen, welche Kriterien es gibt und teilweiser Realitätsverweigerung in großen deutschen Medien. www.volksverpetzer.de/analyse/trum...
Trumps Regime nicht "Faschismus" nennen ist Realitätsverweigerung
Unter Experten ist die Debatte, ob Trumps Bewegung "Faschismus" ist, inzwischen vorbei. Unsere Medien sollten die Dinge beim Namen nennen. Die Historikerin Annika Brockschmidt listet etliche Kennzeich...
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by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
Orbituary for Willem Frijhoff (1942–2024), pioneering scholar of historical anthropology of witchcraft - by Yseult de Blécourt www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Willem Frijhoff (1942–2024)
Published in Folklore (Vol. 136, No. 1, 2025)
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reporterre.net
Des nazis aux astrocapitalistes : l'histoire anti-écologique de la conquête spatiale.

Dans « Une histoire de la conquête de l’espace », Irénée Régnauld et Arnaud Saint-Martin décortiquent les assauts spatiaux de l’humanité.

Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/cFV
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by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
www.lemonde.fr/un-si-proche...
Dans la bande de Gaza, une inversion orwellienne du langage
CHRONIQUE. A propos de l’enclave palestinienne, où Israël mène une guerre dévastatrice, de nombreux termes signifient désormais leur contraire, qu’il s’agisse de « victoire », d’« humanitaire » ou de ...
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sokmec.bsky.social
Don’t give up!
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sokmec.bsky.social
Letz’ keep the facade (but nothing else)
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sokmec.bsky.social
Ah jo do ass se, nieft den Tulpen
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by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
nga.gov.au/audio-learni... - to avoid Trumpitis ruining my weekend
Museums without Men - Audio Learning Tour - National Gallery of Australia
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laury-anne.bsky.social
« Femme », « changement climatique », « justice environnementale »

Trump a interdit l'usage de ces mots dans les travaux des scientifiques américains, sous peine de perdre des financements.

Un basculement dystopique effrayant à lire dans @reporterre.bsky.social

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« Femme », « climat »... Trump interdit des mots dans les articles scientifiques
Les scientifiques étasuniens doivent désormais bannir tout un lexique environnemental et social de leurs travaux, sous peine de risquer la perte de financements. Un basculement dystopique qu'elles et ...
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by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
Lou Koster in good company: Amy Beach, Lili Boulanger and Henriette Bodmans - upcoming concert at #Mudam
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ruthatherton.bsky.social
The CFP for the Society of Reformation Studies' Annual Conference has been released! The theme is 'Reformation and Violence' but topics outside this are very welcome. Please share! #earlymodern #reformazing #skystorians #history www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-reform...
The Reformation and Violence
SOCIETY FOR REFORMATION STUDIES 31st Annual Conference
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sokmec.bsky.social
#InfoMann series at Luxembourg City train station seeks to liberate men from social expectations

Reposted by Sonja Kmec, Douglas M. Peers

julialaite.bsky.social
Hi everyone, can you help one of my students with her MA dissertation? Amy is exploring the motivations, influences & ambitions of those who practice history (from professionals to amateurs, paid to hobbyist). Fill in her survey to add your experience (& please share): forms.office.com/e/mFNv6tAqxn
Microsoft Forms
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pitwag.bsky.social
My first post on bsky.
Let's see what comes next 🙂
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musikforschung.bsky.social
Bereits geöffnet: Der Call for Papers zur 77. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Musikforschung, die vom 6. bis 9. Oktober 2025 an der HfM Weimar stattfinden wird!
www.musikforschung.de/nachricht/ca...
#musikwissenschaft #gfm25
Call for Papers zur Jahrestagung 2025
Der Call for Papers zur Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Musikforschung in Weimar 6.–9. Oktober 2025 ist nun geöffnet. Beiträge können bis zum 20. Februar 2025 eingereicht werden.
www.musikforschung.de
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by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
I love that Voltaire is happily smiling in his grave (or wherever) that you are able to write this publicly without any grinning meat or depressing sandwich eating you up, as is happening in so many “illiberal democracries” now!
a painting of a man with the word voltaire written on the bottom
ALT: a painting of a man with the word voltaire written on the bottom
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by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
Entrance to the ophtamologist in Esch - not entirely reassuring
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by Sonja Kmec

sokmec.bsky.social
Stolen from Insta, such a great photo of a memorable concert by Gerlinde Sämann and Claude Weber, music by #HelenBuchholtz & #LouKoster alongside #TatsianaZelianko #AmyBeach #InaBoyle #RebeccaClarke … perfect finissage for the Salon24

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