Was expecting to write a "I put off responding to an email for 3 months; it ended up taking 3 minutes and was absolutely fine" post, but PLOT TWIST the email in question manages to connect to my worst professional trauma. Awesome stuff.
Robert A. Karl
@rakarl.bsky.social
Colombia, past + present; author, #ForgottenPeace/#LaPazOlvidada. Minerva U. prof. Host @researchcraft.bsky.social. www.rakarl.com
For instance, Routledge recently asked me to review a book proposal—and I did—but no way would I have if I knew about this and I won’t be from now on unless this agreement is cancelled.
This is an enormous scandal and reason for all academics to withhold labor from Taylor and Francis/Routledge
“Senator Ted Cruz sounded disturbingly similar to the white nationalist mass murderer who carried out a targeted attack in his home state just five years ago. In one ugly speech, Senator Cruz depicted migrants as literal ‘invaders,’” @vcardenas.bsky.social said ⬇️
Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 2y ago“Two weeks shy of the five year anniversary of the El Paso massacre, Cruz’s rhetoric echoes the white nationalist and antisemitic manifesto of the Walmart shooter of 23 people, as well as other deadly attacks in Buffalo, Pittsburgh and elsewhere." americasvoice.org/press_releas...
popular gun youtuber who dresses up in waffen ss uniforms totally nonpolitically
Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 2y agoThis popular gun YouTuber posted a very convincing and sympathetic video explaining why he's so upset that Trump's would-be assassin was wearing one of his t-shirts. But it seems he also quietly just removed this hat from his online merch store. (h/t Reddit)
These dudes created a whole new US flag based on the idea that they do the opposite of this.
Went to Amazon looking for a specific book on fascism, and here's what showed up as a *sponsored* item at the very top of my search results.
It's possible to get rich people to support the humanities in public higher education: newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla...
Alumni couple gives $25 million to propel UCLA’s Department of History into the future
The landmark gift from Meyer and Renee Luskin will support the department’s mission of leveraging historical knowledge for the public good.
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Always curious about theological setups where god allows the holocaust and the Rwandan genocide but steps in to save a convicted felon who wants to lower taxes and deport “the right people”
Legacy of Lincoln betrayed by William Howard Taft, facial hair edition 🗃️ www.washingtonpost.com/style/2024/0...
In recent years, historians and others have increasingly been documenting the Green Book's influence. Architectural historians, Anne E. Bruder, Susan Hellman, Catherine W. Zipf have embarked on an effort to create a national database highlighting the architecture to which Black motorists travelled:
Digital Summer School: The Architecture of The Negro Travelers’ Green Book
During the summer of 2016, architectural historians Anne E. Bruder, Susan Hellman, and Catherine W. Zipf came together over their shared interest in documenting the history of The Negro Travelers’ Gre...
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this is why people who aren't republican ops shouldn't be going on news shows and saying the same shit since it's just laying the groundwork for coup 2: electric boogaloo
Hayes Brown@hayesbrown.bsky.social · 2y agonew from me: Republicans are pushing an “inevitable” victory narrative at the RNC. That’s concerning on multiple levels, not least of which being their likely reaction if the facts shift between now and November
John Ganz on JD Vance: "But Trump’s GOP was never about a coherent policy regime or even ideology; it’s a structure of feeling & Vance embodies that: Anger, wounded pride, resentment, contempt, & ultimately, hatred & despair...he is the New Republican Man." www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-meanin...
The Meaning of JD Vance
The Politics of National Despair Incarnate
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Since all policing is inherently political, the impunity the cops have mostly had in killing Black people is indeed political violence.
Lisa Needham@snipy.bsky.social · 2y agoso the dude with full AK-47, ski mask, ammo, etc., gets arrested after approaching the RNC, but an unhoused Black man well away from even the vehicle perimeter for the RNC, all the way across a major highway, gets shot to death by five cops. got it.
People pushed back when I argued last week that the NYT wants Trump to win.... saideman.blogspot.com/2024/07/all-...
Bruno J. Navarro@brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 2y agoI’m going to start with the absolutely jaw-dropping news that The New York Times deceptively edited a quote to make it appear that JD Vance opposes a national abortion ban. — @jessicavalenti.bsky.social
Superbland Glen Powell + a remake that didn't need to happen + willful ignorance to protect delicate red-state sensibilities from fucking facts? Ooh, sign me out www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
‘Twisters’ Director on Not Mentioning Climate Change: Movies Shouldn’t “Preach a Message”
Director Lee Isaac Chung on why his meteorological disaster movie doesn't reference global warming.
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Finished a book review 2 years after it was commissioned. It was not a long book, but it was written by a friend, so required particular care. The perils of a small field.
According to Project 2025, which is the heart of Trump's campaign and platform, if you teach or talk about the existence of LGBTQ people then you are a sex offender and should be imprisoned.
Maggie Tokuda-Hall@maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 2y agoPsst: Project 2025 is terrifying for a lot of reasons but also because on page 5 it calls for teachers and librarians who grant access to books that are maligned as pornography (which just means anything LGBTQ) to be registered as sex offenders. Pass it on.
The cops here really want to connect five of them shooting a homeless man with the security demands of the RNC, which was, uh, not that close by and across a highway
Joshua J. Friedman@joshuajfriedman.com · 2y agoThe Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel confirms that a Columbus, Ohio, police officer detailed to the RNC shot and killed a homeless Black man (earlier reported to be in his early 20s) more than half a mile from the RNC arena. The man was known by the nickname Jehovah and took care of a pit bull named Isis.
Call your reps today to tell them you support this and expect them to vocally support these efforts as well as AOC’s articles of impeachment for the compromised justices. It only takes 5 minutes, and you often don’t even have to speak to a real human! (Negative/doomer replies will be blocked)
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2y agoBreaking news: President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans.
Just a reminder: Trump inherited the lowest homicide rate of any president in 50 years. He was the first president in 30 years to leave office with a higher homicide rate than when he entered. And the rate has dropped every year since he left. www.foxnews.com/video/635815...
RNC day 2 to focus on crime and safety as victims' families speak out | Fox News Video
Erin Rachwal, who lost her son to fentanyl poisoning and Sheri and Aaron Sparks, who lost their son in the Waukesha parade attack, on the need to hold criminals accountable and stop the influx of illi...
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Gun ownership is one thing, but I need someone to explain to me why all these guys have "more than a dozen" AR 15s. Much of my family in Germany are professional game wardens and hunters for the state (control deer and boar population) and have like 1 gun and one bow.
David Noll@david.noll.org · 2y agoJesus, both of Thomas Matthew Crooks' parents are licensed professional counselors. "The AR-15 rifle Crooks used was one of more than a dozen registered to and legally purchased by his father, with whom he often went to the shooting range, officials said." www.wsj.com/us-news/myst...
Check out @andydenninghist.bsky.social new book, Automotive Empire, now!! 🗃️🗃️ www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Automotive Empire by Andrew Denning | eBook | Cornell University Press
In Automotive Empire, Andrew Denning uncovers how roads and vehicles began to transform colonial societies across Africa but rarely in the manner Europeans expected. Like seafaring ships and railroads...
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