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Tim Barker

@timbarker.bsky.social

recovering historian

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Alan Parkes@aparkes.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The petition candidates are uncompromising opponents of genocide. That AHA leadership takes issue with that says a lot. This should be an easy choice for anybody who takes history seriously

Paul Renfro@renfro.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The AHA (@historians.org) sent this condescending, chicken-shit email to its members today. While the organization has done next to nothing to advocate for scholars navigating a dismal academic job market, it has fought assiduously to silence pro-Palestinian voices within its ranks. For shame. 🗃️

“A Message from the Executive Committee of the AHA Council The election for next year's AHA Council open on June 1, and this year, your ballot will look a little different. In addition to two candidates for each slot selected by the member-elected Nominating Committee, the ballot will also list several "by petition" candidates, all of whom have been nominated by Historians for Peace and Democracy (HPAD), in collaboration with Historians4Palestine and the Palestinian Historians Group. Believing that this is a particularly important election for the Association's future, and wishing to explain the origins of this "by petition" slate, the AHA's Executive Committee is taking the unusual step of offering further context and alerting members to the implications of the "by petition" campaign. As you are surely aware, we are living through a time of unprecedented attempts to rewrite history and threaten historians ability to access, study, and understand our past. In the past two years in particular, the AHA has been courageously engaging in monumental efforts to advocate for our discipline. Despite strong headwinds, we have had some recent wins, such as a successful outcome in our NEH lawsuit. Yet the AHA, like other organizations and institutions, has faced internal disagreement as to the kinds of actions we should take. To date, the Council and staff have focused the AHA's work on issues within our core mission: promoting historical studies and supporting and defending the rights of historians to research and teach honest, expert history. For this we have faced severe criticism from HPAD, a 501(c)(4) (political) group that advocates for a much more aggressive stance on specific, political matters. The antagonistic relationship of HPAD's leadership towards the current AHA Council began in January 2025. HPAD had campaigned vigorously for a resolution on Gaza, which was passed at the Association's business meeting. …”
Tim Barker@timbarker.bsky.social · 2y ago

Is this supposed to be a threat? What are the consequences? Claire Potter unblocked me on Twitter yesterday specifically to fight about Gaza. I'm not broken up that she doesn't like me.

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Shannan Clark@shannanclark.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you happen to be an historian, and you happen to be in NYC and you belong to the AHA, please come to the AHA Business Meeting (Sunday 1/5, 5:15 pm) to vote in favor of the resolution condemning scholasticide in Gaza. Every vote is needed, as there will be plenty of opposition.

Tim Barker@timbarker.bsky.social · 2y ago

The fact that someone who probably makes $300,000 a year responds to criticism by complaining about “unpaid labor” is really a perfect epitaph for the Twitter-poisoned history profession

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Tim Barker@timbarker.bsky.social · 2y ago

"We need to create a shared educational experience for everyone," says Natalia Mehlman Petrezela, the American Historical Association's designated champion of Israeli scholasticide.

Natalia Mehlman Petrzela@nataliapetrzela.bsky.social · 2y ago

"...we need to create a shared educational experience for everyone — whether they attend college or not. I’m talking about required national service, which would teach different Americans that they are part of one nation." Agree w Jon Zimmerman @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/5060...

Tim Barker@timbarker.bsky.social · 2y ago

“I’m the guy that did more for the Palestinian community than anybody. I’m the guy that opened up all the assets. I’m the guy that made sure that I got the Egyptians to open the border. I’m the guy that’s been able to pull together the Arab states to help the Palestinians with food and shelter.”

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 2y ago

In general, Biden was more accommodating of the left than any Dem president in my lifetime and, to a first approximation, it got him *nothing*. No credit, no support, not even acknowledgement.