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Ken MacLennan

@historiken.bsky.social

But History moves mysteriously, and nothing stays here for too long. Museum curator, tabletop gamer, history guy. Late-adopting Blink, somehow: bias Jisoo. He/him. Operator of @copshowtunes.bsky.social This account fights fascism.

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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman@josie.zone · 19h ago

Mary Jane Watson's famous debut line from Amazing Spider-Man #42 ("Face it, tiger... you just hit the jackpot!"), always credited to Stan Lee, was most likely ghostwritten by a young gay playwright named Ron Whyte For more:

A Swingin’ Surprise or Two

The best-kept secret in the history of Marvel Comics was in high dudgeon by the time he sat down at his typewriter. It was a July afternoon in 1971, and Ron Whyte, a playwright and activist, was about...

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Katelyn Burns@katelynburns.com · yesterday

Tell me a fun fact.

Matt Gabriele@profgabriele.com · 10h ago

sharing again for the weekend crowd. the humanities aren't in crisis, they're under attack -- because they're dangerous to people in power, because they ask their students to imagine possible worlds.

from the article: "Our tendency to see religion as a matter of personal, interiorized belief has led us to view its study as intellectually niche—or, to put it in neoliberal corporate speak—as a “low-skill” distraction. This is true of how we view the Humanities in general, of course—that, as Lauren Horn Griffin has so well explained, they’re seen as little more than “personal enrichment.” But that, she continues, is a right-wing act of controlling unruly ideas, of pushing to the margins disciplines that ask difficult questions of “invisible” power structures—say they’re irrelevant, deny them resources, call them “unprofitable,” make them disappear. But faculty, especially but not exclusively in Religion and other Humanities disciplines, often work directly against these forces. Because the discipline of Religion is attuned to issues of (presumed) interiority as well as actions in the public sphere, it’s these faculty who are some of the best situated to ask uncomfortable questions of those in power—be they federal policymakers or university administrators. At (regional) public universities like ours, this means highlighting a population that is quite different by class, race, gender, and sexuality than found at, for example, the Ivies. Humanities education, including Religious Studies, helps inure students to authoritarian thinking. At their best, the Humanities are attentive to the frictions that create lived experiences—particularly those that are oftentimes marginalized. The Humanities explain how things have been different, could have been different, could be different now, and may be different in the future. They are about possible worlds."
Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · 2d ago

"The administrators deciding on these closures and cuts often say that they rely upon 'data points' and metrics, although they choose which metrics… Such supposedly data-driven decisionmaking often leaves aside the fact that Humanities departments tend to be revenue positive."

Evan Greer@evangreer.bsky.social · yesterday

Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.

Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.

From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...

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Jessica Kutz @jkutzie.bsky.social · yesterday

I spoke to three moms who lost all of the food in their fridge and freezer during the blackout in Gary Indiana. They all had their replacement SNAP benefits denied. Experts told me they are concerned about how the state is operating the program after the disaster. 19thnews.org/2026/09/gary...

Families lost weeks of food they couldn't afford to replace. Then their SNAP claims were denied.

As the city of Gary recovers from a devastating power outage, advocates say Indiana has a simple fix at its fingertips that could get parents the help they need.

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BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 9mo ago

"Baltimore police shoot teenager" - active voice, non-exculpatory "Teen shot by police in Baltimore" - passive voice, non-exculpatory "Teen shot in Baltimore" - passive voice, exculpatory "Bullet hits Baltimore teen" - active voice, exculpatory.

Crip Dyke@cripdyke.bsky.social · 2d ago

1/x Hard agree. The thing I said that so outraged Tom Nichols fans a few weeks ago was that it's necessary to understand how fascists use gender to defang accountability if we are to defeat fascism. They pointed to victory in WW2 which defeated particular fascist regimes. But FASCISM survived.

The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social · 2d ago

6. If we want to defeat maga, we must do more than defeat the Republicans in November. We must entirely discredit maga **as an idea**. That means going for the jugular.

April D Ryan@aprildryan.bsky.social · 3d ago

Pre-order now so we can get on these BEST SELLERS lists. I need you. You've always come through. Thank you. Order now and you'll get your book on the release date of October 6. Again, thanks in advance for all your support. See you in the book tour.

Sick Hobbit Era (Need MA)@wylder.myatproto.social · 3w ago

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Sick Hobbit Era (Need MA)@wylder.myatproto.social · last mo.

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Aleksandra Vaca@transiticsnews.com · 4d ago

1. Anti-trans Democrat Seth Moulton just lost his Senate primary in a LANDSLIDE to outspoken trans ally Ed Markey. To Moulton, trans kids were a liability the Democratic Party needed to abandon. But to Massachusetts voters, the only liabilities are Democrats like him.

Anti-Trans Dem Seth Moulton Loses Senate Primary to Outspoken Trans Ally Ed Markey in a Landslide

To Seth Moulton, trans kids were a liability the Democratic Party needed to abandon. But to Massachusetts voters, the only liabilities are Democrats like him.

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Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · last yr.

Scientists who study climate don't automatically attribute all changes to human activity. Rather, we carefully investigate every possible natural factor that could explain the planet's warming. Could these be the real culprits? The evidence is in--and the answer is NO. This thread explains! 🧵

A graphic with an icon of the sun, a wiggly line denoting natural cycles, and a volcano, with a title reading "WHY is climate changing?" created by me. Not fancy, as my graphic design skills lean to function over art!
Kylie Eleison@gonebabygone.bsky.social · 4d ago

In all seriousness you don't have to agree with AOC on policy to acknowledge Republicans get so insanely psychosexual about her Brian de Palma would tell them they're laying it on a little thick

Andy Craig@andycraig.bsky.social · 3d ago

As with so much else, standing has been a hurdle for attempts to stop the illegal Trump coins. But something state and local governments could do is say they won't accept them as legal tender, because they aren't legal. Let some jackass sue you over it.