It's so hot in Texas that a concrete road has failed and asphalt is melting on another www.wfaa.com/article/news...
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Jonathan S. Jones
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Historian 🗃️ | US Civil War era, History of Medicine | My book *Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis* is now out from UNC Press, tinyurl.com/opiumslavery | proud #firstgen | jonathansjones.net
RIP Martha Lillard, whose personal narrative is truly inspirational and always impacts my medical humanities students 🗃️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Martha Lillard, last known US polio survivor using iron lung, dies aged 78
Lillard, of Oklahoma, contracted polio when she was five and slept inside cylindrical metal device to help her breathe
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Just putting the @americanheart.bsky.social cardiovascular disease event risk calculator, PREVENT, on here for anyone that might find it useful. Pass it on! professional.heart.org/en/guideline...
The American Heart Association PREVENT™ Online Calculator
Welcome to the American Heart Association Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs.
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Join City Archaeologist Joe on a guided walking tour of 1783 Boston as imagined by the makers of Assassin's Creed III! Favorite quote: "we've dug right where he's standing & there's no well there." Did your favorite Boston archaeological site get mentioned? #boston #archaeology #assassinscreed
Assassin's Creed III Guided Tour: Historian Explores Revolutionary Boston (USA 250th Anniversary)
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Very excited to see the newly published Oxford Handbook of American Medical History! Just in time for summer syllabus prep 🗃️ academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
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The War in Ukraine Has Now Gone On Longer Than World War I 🗃️
The War in Ukraine Has Now Gone On Longer Than World War I
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"In a comprehensive DNA analysis of the microbes inside and out of Ötzi’s mummified body, scientists linked several species of fungi to the chilly mountain environment where he died; they likely colonized his corpse and froze with it" 👀 www.cnn.com/2026/06/08/s...
Ötzi the Iceman: Ancient microbes are dormant but alive thousands of years after mummy’s death | CNN
The remains of Ötzi the Iceman, who died 5,300 years ago, contain ancient microbes that are still alive, new research finds.
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Today is the last day to submit public comments. This is a critical situation at the National Library of Medicine. Medical historians, let's make our voices heard! 🗃️
American Historical Association@historians.org · 3mo agoTake action by May 26. The NIH is accepting public comments on its FY 2027–31 Strategic Plan. Tell the NIH to support the National Library of Medicine through investment in research infrastructure, digitization and preservation, and stewardship of medical history. Submit comments:
Take action by May 26. The NIH is accepting public comments on its FY 2027–31 Strategic Plan. Tell the NIH to support the National Library of Medicine through investment in research infrastructure, digitization and preservation, and stewardship of medical history. Submit comments:
Action Alert: Support the National Library of Medicine - AHA
Your voice matters—take action now. The American Historical Association urges historians, researchers, educators, and advocates for preservation of and access to historical records to speak out in sup...
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We have @jonathansjones.bsky.social joining us for an Ask Me Anything on his recent @uncpress.bsky.social book Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America's First Opiod Crisis. Come check it out! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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I’m stoked to be live on Reddit @askhistorians.bsky.social today talking about my book, Opium Slavery, and answering questions about the history of drugs. Join us and ask me anything! 🗃️ www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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whoever hacked canvas during final exams is just sick
Need a brain break? Join me and The American Civil War Museum tomorrow evening at 6:30 pm eastern for a free virtual talk about my book, Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis. 🗃️ acwm.org/event/opium-...
Opium Slavery with Jonathan S. Jones - American Civil War Museum
Join Jonathan S. Jones for a virtual talk on Civil War veterans, opiate addiction, and how its legacy connects to today’s opioid …
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“They’ll agree to let racial gerrymandering stand when it suits GOP interests and benefits white lawmakers, but strike down any map in which legislatures try to ensure fair representation for minority groups.”
Ari Berman@ariberman.bsky.social · 3mo agoToday's demolition of Voting Rights Act by Roberts Court will likely trigger largest drop in Black representation since end of Reconstruction. They're taking America back to Jim Crow, when white supremacy and one party rule enshrined across South www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Obviously he won’t, and congress will do nothing because they abdicated their war powers 25 years ago. www.cnn.com/2026/04/25/p...
Analysis: The law sets a 60-day limit on unauthorized wars. Will Trump respect it? | CNN Politics
A post-Vietnam law puts a 60-day clock on the use of military force without congressional authorization.
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Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online
Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege
The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta
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Lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair from collections of the National Civil War Museum 🗃️
This Thursday, April 9--Confederate surrender day--I'll be speaking about Opium Slavery at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond. We'll also be live on Youtube/Facebook! A good chance to reflect on the troubled afterlife of the war for survivors 🗃️ secure.virginiahistory.org/3934/4950
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What does the Fourteenth Amendment actually say about birthright citizenship? AHA member Kate Masur breaks down its historical foundations as the Supreme Court takes up the issue. 🗃️ #history #humanities #SCOTUS
NU professor Kate Masur on U.S. Supreme Court taking up birthright citizenship
The U.S. Supreme Court is set Wednesday to weigh in on President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. Northwestern University professor and historian Kate Masur joins Dana Kozlov to ...
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I’m so thrilled to learn that my book, Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis, is the honorable mention for the W.E.B. Du Bois-John Hope Franklin Award from @oah.org! Thank you award committee and to everyone who helped bring the book to life www.oah.org/2026/03/26/o...
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Wacky request, but here goes. I once saw photos of GIANT potatoes during the US Civil War that sutlers sold to soldiers. I can't find said pics anywhere. Does anyone know where I can find images of those giant potatoes? Not a joke. 🗃️
Okta fast pass is neither fast nor functional 🫠
Had the Defense Department’s harm-reduction plan not been axed by the Trump administration, the policies almost certainly would’ve reduced the number of noncombatants harmed over the past year, current and former officials tell ProPublica.
The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It.
The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...
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Congratulations to Richard Carwardine, this year’s Lincoln Prize laureate! www.gilderlehrman.org/about/press-...
2026 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipient Announced | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
2026 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipient Announced | |
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The 1982 version of the Vietnam Rag changes the punch line to "1-2-3 what are we fighting for? Don't ask me, I don't give a damn, next stop is Iran." A gut putch in '82, still a gut punch in 2026. music.apple.com/us/album/i-f...
I Feel Like I'm Fixin to Die Rag by Country Joe McDonald on Apple Music
Song · 1982 · Duration 4:40
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Jonathan S. Jones@jonathansjones.bsky.social · 5mo agoRIP Country Joe, what an absolute anti war legend. A real inspiration. youtu.be/eRl6-bHlz-4