Frederic Ponten

@fponten.bsky.social

Members made this possible. Collective action requires the collective. Whether MLA, AHA, or another society, please join, engage, and participate. Together, we can accomplish some pretty amazing things.

Modern Language Association@modernlanguage.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In the lawsuit by the MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, & @historians.org, the court has ruled that termination by the NEH of grants to support scholars, research institutions, and humanities organizations was “unlawful, unconstitutional, ultra vires, and without legal effect.” www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

“In a time when it is increasingly urgent to provide a human context for decisions in science, tech, health, and more, we now have a confirmation that the work our members do is essential.” Paula M. Krebs

So niedrig wie seit über 400 Jahren nicht mehr ist nicht nur unsere Lust, die Nachrichten zu lesen, sondern auch die Verwendung von Kohle in Großbritannien. Das Ergebnis: Die britischen CO₂-Emissionen sind 2025 um 2,4 % gesunken – auf den niedrigsten Stand seit mehr als 150 Jahren. #Energiewende

Analysis: UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low - Carbon Brief

The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.4% in 2025 to their lowest level in...

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‘Myth-laden as they were, the medieval legends were in one sense more modern than those of the 16th and 17th centuries because they still conceived of insular history as an interdependent whole.’ Barbara Newman on the myths behind the British Isles. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Barbara Newman · Kin-Slaying: Origin Legends

The origin legend was a widespread medieval genre used to account not only for peoples and nations, but also for the...

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