Biden checks his watch at a ceremony and Fox does nonstop segments on it for weeks. But Trump falls asleep repeatedly at the 9/11 ceremony and they won’t even show it. But national broadcast news networks won’t show it either because that would be impolite.

The Department of History at @princeton.edu invites applications from scholars who specialize in the history of Britain and its empire for a tenure-track job in #earlymodern or #modern #british #history apply.interfolio.com/190698

Could any of my followers send me a gift link to read this article? Thanks

The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes.com · 2w ago

Novelist Laura Elizabeth Woollett on the extreme lows of premenstrual dysphoric disorder, which affects 1 in 20 women and can cause suicidal ideation

South Asian Diaspora Distress Flag Mangoes are being recalled! MANGOES are being RECALLED!

Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA@arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 2w ago

Yes, just confirmed this on the FDA site www.fda.gov/safety/recal...

Could any of my followers send me a gift link to read this article? Thanks

The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes.com · 2w ago

Novelist Laura Elizabeth Woollett on the extreme lows of premenstrual dysphoric disorder, which affects 1 in 20 women and can cause suicidal ideation

Novelist Laura Elizabeth Woollett on the extreme lows of premenstrual dysphoric disorder, which affects 1 in 20 women and can cause suicidal ideation

The agony of PMDD — the condition that made me plot my own death

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Behold this nice painting of a Sufi saint and his spectacles Ali Riza, Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II Venerates a Sufi Saint, Bijapur, ca 1620-30.

So thrilled to have submitted my dissertation to my committee this morning! It has been a long journey and I am looking forward to being as relaxed as possible.

CHECK IT OUT - The HKU history department is excited to be launching a search for a new open rank position in early modern global Iberian empires. See the HKU listing here: jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53696...

HKU Careers

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) offers an intellectually-stimulating and culturally-rich academic environment, with attractive remuneration packages.

jobs.hku.hk

A teenager in North Carolina has been arrested for assault with a "deadly weapon" after taking abortion medication. @kylietcheung.bsky.social has been doing such an incredible job with these pieces on post-Dobbs criminalization

North Carolina Teen Arrested for Using Abortion Pills As “Deadly Weapon”

The 18-year-old faces criminal charges for trying to self-manage an abortion

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First it was the writing center, now Dudley House. This was the place where people like married veterans & other students who had reasons to live off campus found community at Harvard. I refuse to believe this was extremely costly. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard to Shutter Dudley Community After More Than 90 Years | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard College will shutter the Dudley Community, ending an institution founded more than 90 years ago to provide advising and a social home for generations of undergraduates living outside the House...

thecrimson.com

So happy to finally share the news that my book, “A History of Uncertainty: Science between the Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe,” will be out in Spring 2027 by the University of Pittsburgh Press. I still can't believe it's now beyond my hands and on its way to meeting its readers.

The Smith College Museum of Art is hiring an Associate Registrar. #MuseumSky

who needs a writing center when u can use AI and just DOGE staff. lest we forget also closing the basements ie womens center, LGBTQ office, multicultural office etc. but i guess they stood up to trump for…federal money

Ordinary Notes@hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 2mo ago

www.thecrimson.com/article/2026... Disgusting. Disgraceful.

I wrote this for Chicago magazine about the U.S. government's plans to close the National Archives branch in Chicago:

Chicago magazine@chicagomagazine.bsky.social · 2mo ago

At a time when dubious information runs rampant, we need more — not less — access to our history.

This is what authoritarianism looks like. Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/a...

Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum (Gift Article)

President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”

nytimes.com

Important research write-up on desis in Lisbon

The Price of a 'European Dream' For South Asian Working-Class Migrants in Portugal

In Lisbon's Martim Moniz, South Asian migrants describe an expensive, precarious migration system where debt, responsibilities and uncertain labour shape the search for a better life.

thewire.in

Wow, just noticed the latest American Historical Review, "Revolutionary Objects" - 76 object biographies The first I read: Ved Baruah and Yong-an Zhang on Hyder Ali’s Sword (in which they cite @bencarp.bsky.social) Looks like a rich collection, great contributors, excellent for teaching!

Sweat, blood and tears! I am delighted to announce our forthcoming book: Public Rituals in the Portuguese Empire, 1498–1822, which I've co-edited with António Camões Gouveia (Nova University-Lisbon) and Federico Palomo (Complutense University-Madrid). www.routledge.com/Public-Ritua...

Public Rituals in the Portuguese Empire, 1498–1822

Public Rituals charts the study of public rituals in the Portuguese Empire between 1498 and 1822 approximately, with a view to introducing both new and seasoned readers to the contexts, sources, probl...

routledge.com

Any chance anyone can recommend a #PMDD specialist in the DC area, I would be grateful

📣 CFP | RSA 2027 🗺️Early Modern Maps and Their Materialities 📍Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting in Philadelphia 🗓️March 11–13, 2027 🗓️ Deadline: July 15, 2026 (1/4)

A local journalist posted about local cases of the diarrhea thing. I realized…our public restroom shortage is about to be a crisis. People are not paid enough to maintain the few bathrooms that exist!! My god.

Dutch Colonial Betel Box tortoiseshell, silver c. 18th century Batavia, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) #handmade #dutchcolonial #betelbox #tortoiseshell #silver #box #batavia #dutcheastindies #indonesia #antique #18thcentury #chinoiserie #doubleheadedeagle #keyplate #hospitality #indigenous #custom

So alarming for the Triangle (NC), where we are also in the middle of our worst drought on record :(

National Weather Service@nws.noaa.gov · 3mo ago

Dangerous to record setting heat will expand across the eastern two-thirds of the nation this week. Be sure to follow your local forecast information from weather.gov and heat.gov

The entire fuckin point of the national mall is loitering

amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Loitering is not permitted in this area. Please proceed to a designated location. Thank you for your cooperation,” a surveillance machine tells a small cluster of National Guard members as they patrol the fenced off Reflecting Pool in the rain.

Yunxin Li knows that premodern Asia can feel "elusive" to students today. Teaching through material culture can help them access the past, as Li outlines in this article from the Spring 2026 issue of Education About Asia.

Teaching Premodern Asian History through Material Culture

To students who grow up outside of Asia and do not speak Asian languages, Asian history may seem distant and intangible. Premodern Asian history may seem even more elusive and disconnected to world history. Based on my experience teaching undergraduate Asian history courses, this article discusses the opportunities that material culture provides for instructors teaching premodern Asian history at the undergraduate or secondary school levels. It introduces five ways in which material culture informs teaching about premodern Asia: Using archaeological findings as historical evidence;...

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They're dumping slimy, green peroxide water from the Reflecting Pool back into the Potomac. #dc @popville.bsky.social

Reuters: US JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REINSTALL SIGNS, EXHIBITS IT REMOVED FROM NATIONAL PARKS DISCUSSING TOPICS LIKE SLAVERY, CLIMATE CHANGE

Incredible headline: No walking allowed in heart of Midtown for Monday's Knicks game

No walking allowed in heart of Midtown for Monday's Knicks game

Sorry, Knicks fans: No Madison Square Garden watch party tonight. You won’t even be able to walk close. The NYPD and U.S. Secret Service announced another spate of street closures and security measure...

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