People probably heard that they named an airport in Sioux City after the current President. But you may not know that if you fly there, your ticket will say DJT-SUX. Seems apt.

I wait with bated breath for the announcement that the White House is going to give Gianni Infantino its Ethics Award.

I wrote a little piece for Active History on health, safety, and unions in health care. activehistory.ca/blog/2026/06... Thank you @activehist.bsky.social ... look forward to working with you again

Health care workers and the ‘third wave’ of occupational health

Peter L. Twohig On 16 April 2026, five thousand long-term care (LTC) workers in 56 facilities throughout Nova Scotia began a strike. A tentative agreement ended the labour action after eight weeks,…

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An unexpected finding in my current research on occupational health & safety in Canada and the US are all the cartoons. Lots of dark humour. This one comes from the UAW Health & Safety Newsletter

Warmest congratulations to Colin Osmond, of UBC Okanagan. His essay recently received the Canadian Historical Association's Indigenous History Best Article Prize for an article published in Acadiensis. Want to publish wish us? Reach out. @acadiensis.bsky.social @ubcokanagan.bsky.social

Reading stuff on occupational health and safety, and the role of industry-sponsored university research. This cartoon, from 1976, with the infamous German phrase that "Work sets you free", captures a critical perspective on these relationships. Something to think about 50 yrs later.

Between trips, I made a brief stop back in Halifax. I went to a CUPE picket line to support workers who have been on strike since mid-April. Some of the longest strikes in recent Canadian history have been in long-term care and these workers deserve better.

Here’s your sport thought for today: the media will whip up the Stanley Cup drought today and how a Canadian team hasn’t won since 1993 (33 yrs). But they won’t tell you that it has only been 31 years since an American team won the Grey Cup.

Very sad to hear of David Rosner's passing. He was a huge figure in the history of medicine. When I started a new project on the history of occupational health, he extended me many courtesies and gave me advice. Read Linda Reinstein's memorial here: www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/newsroom/blo...

Remembering David Rosner, MPH, PhD: A Legendary Public Health Historian - ADAO - Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization

Posted on May 26,2026 Remembering a legendary public health historian, ADAO mourns the loss of David Rosner, PhD (1947–2026), whose work illuminated the hidden history of occupational disease and indu...

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Make your voice heard and support the National Library of Medicine. You can do that here before 26 May : can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Recent reorganizations at the National Library of Medicine resulted in the elimination of its History of Medicine Division. The NLM is one of the largest libraries of its kind, critical for students and researchers. Please speak out in support of the National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Wrapping up my research trip to Brown University. I have had a fantastic experience and want to extend my thanks to the staff of the John Hay Library. I was very happy to present some of my research today in a lively seminar. Thanks @brown.edu

Nobody should die on the job. The latest data indicate that more than 1000 workers died on the job last year. Today, on this National Day of Mourning, take a moment to reflect on why workers die ... and why that number has not gone down this decade. Too many lives, too much loss.

2,200 nursing home workers at 22 sites in NS are on strike. Some of the longest strikes in Canadian history have been in LTC -- and that means that low-paid workers have struggled mightily for fair wages and better living conditions and care for residents. I stand with CUPE-NS.

This is just wild. Naomi Wolf does not realize that the "dark side of the moon" is only dark from Earth. And she implies that English majors don't know anything about science (this is not my experience) ... or perhaps that they have never noticed the sun.

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God, I love her so much. Just banger after bager. She's in it purely for the love of the game and I respect that.

Actual post by DJT. Unhinged.

I was really hoping for more flat earth and moon landing was a hoax posts during Artemis 2. I need some new anti-science and conspiracy materials to teach my students

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is looking for a historian. Deadline for apps is 13 April, start date 1 June. Must be fluent in French and English. Position is in Geneva. Deets: careers.icrc.org/job/Geneva-%...

When the instructions say to keep a paper under 10,000 words.

Danny Samson writes about the closure of the Sutherland Steam Museum, and why it matters, on the the Acadiensis Blog. acadiensis.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/s...

“Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn’t here”: Austerity, Heritage and a Steam Museum

By Danny Samson One of my favourite novels is Iain Banks’s 1994 cyber-punk classic Feersum Endjinn. Set in a fully-wired future, it tells of a world where the real and the virtual are indistinguish…

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Students in NS are on strike this week. While we can quibble about the details of their platform, their greater goal is affordable, high-quality post-secondary education. I am proud of my students who are participating and support all the students.

I am very excited to announce the forthcoming publication of my new book with University of Toronto Press in July 2026. Heartfelt thanks to friends, colleagues, archivists, librarians, & students who have been on the journey with me. Deets: utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.... @uoftpress.bsky.social

Der Spiegel is reporting ‪that Jurgen Habermas, German philosopher, academic influencer, and public intellectual has died at age 96

There are several very good responses on the Acadiensis Blog on the impact of the recent government budget decisions that affect museums, the arts sector, publishers, etc. The most recent one is by Claire Campbell, a noted scholar and member of the Acadiensis editorial team. acadiensis.wordpress.com

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Great to see the full run of Cape Breton’s Magazine is online again at beaton.cbu.ca/capebretonsm.... Longtime editor Ron Caplan is a graduate of the Atlantic Canada Studies program at Saint Mary’s. That program is facing a major restructuring that threatens its survival.

I wonder what a review of Canadian universities would look like? I know my faculty still uses the platform. My last posts were late 2024 or early 2025 ... and I probably should have abandoned it earlier. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

The majority of UK academic institutions now no longer post on X - LSE Impact

For the first time, more UK universities and associated organisations are inactive on X than active.

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Look what arrived today from my dear colleague! Thank you Corrine. I look forward to reading it.

TIL that Markwayne Mullin, the junior senator from OK and member of the Armed Services Committee, thinks that Ayatollah Khomeini -- who lead the Islamic Revolution in 1978 and 1979 but who died in 1989 -- is still in power. There is no end to the incompetence.

The performance of the Nova Scotia Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage today was a disgrace. His response to every question was "I'll have to get back to you on that". He was unprepared and unprofessional.

Please circulate this through your networks since it is a bleak time for historians! There is a job ad out for specialist in Atlantic Canadian history ... Assistant Professor with a start date for July 2026. www.upei.ca/hr/competiti...