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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 14h

WV Feminist Activist & Women's History Collection Voices, stories of West Virginians who worked to affirm political, economic, and social equality. Existing Collection includes primary and secondary sources, with additions from five activist women and one activist org. @jwomenshistory.bsky.social

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West Virginia and Regional History Center | West Virginia Feminist Activist and Women's History Collection

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 16h

Open almost any major Supreme Court opinion today and you are likely to find dozens of pages devoted to competing interpretations of the Founding, Reconstruction, and longstanding historical practice.

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How “History” Became Central at the Supreme Court

Originalists and historians use the past to accomplish very different tasks.

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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Between 2007 and 2014, Jane Roberts made $10.3 million on commissions for recruiting, mostly probably new partners to BigLaw firms. That was 8 years and there have been 12 years since. So what, another $10M since? www.businessinsider.com/jane-roberts...

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Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show

New documents reveal Jane Roberts made $10.3 million from elite firms, raising questions about the Supreme Court justices' conflicts of interest.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20h

In two years we've gone from a standard where the President's budget proposal was a set of suggestions Congress would ignore to where Congressional appropriations are now a set of suggestions the President ignores.

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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 17h

Team Angie is hitting fifteen counties across the state for SUPER SATURDAY weekend and all we’re missing is YOU! Visit Angie4US.com/knock to sign up and hit the streets with us. #AngieforFlorida

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 01/10/2026

CEO compensation has increased 1,316% since 1978. And worker compensation? Just 28%. The system is rigged. We need to start taxing the rich so they pay their fair share.

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cliodialogues.bsky.social @cliodialogues.bsky.social · 19h

Aimee Loiselle joins The Clio Dialogues history podcast to discuss 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘦 and the Puerto Rican garment workers who fought for labor rights. 🎧Link in bio @aimloiselle.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social

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National Network of Abortion Funds @abortionfunds.bsky.social · 17h

For callers, nationwide abortion funds are magic. When the tide is high & funds are low, a call to one of their hotlines brings financial & emotional relief. Join us for a panel with local funds to discuss the history of this work and its creation in response to the Hyde Amendment: nnaf.org/1q

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 17h

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has infused his evangelical Christianity into his leadership of the Pentagon, hosting Christian worship services for employees and often speaking of the United States as a Christian nation. to.pbs.org/46TSMpl

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Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs that reports directly to him

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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 17h

‘Tech companies are pursuing a range of strategies to move debt off their balance sheets to preserve their creditworthiness. The approach has obscured the amount of risk that tech giants are taking on.’ www.ft.com/content/97d8...

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Amazon seeks to offload $8bn of Nvidia chips to investors

The move aims to improve the tech group’s balance sheet health as AI spending soars

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🔥 BILL BURR: “How big does your yacht have to be? PAY THE WORKERS.” (From @marcofoster.bsky.social )

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cliodialogues.bsky.social @cliodialogues.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Aimee Loiselle joins The Clio Dialogues history podcast to discuss 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘦 and the Puerto Rican women whose labor and organizing were integral to the U.S. textile and garment industries. 🔗Link in bio @aimloiselle.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 01/10/2026

Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas and the dominant ozone-depleting substance from human activities. Better management, from sustainable agricultural practices to nutrient recycling, can cut pollution and protect the planet. More on how to #BeatNitrogenPollution: ow.ly/WYBh50ZTnfm

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As I've said before, Hegseth's obsession with testosterone reveals the anxieties he harbors about himself and the military he leads. theintercept.com/2026/07/25/p...

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Pete Hegseth’s Crisis of Masculinity

The secretary of war’s obsession with testosterone reveals the anxieties he harbors about himself and the military he leads.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As part of her fabulous podcast conversations, Jennifer writes some book reviews. Concise and helpful! And one about my book, 'Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class' @uncpress.bsky.social @cliodialogues.bsky.social

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Clio's Review: Beyond Norma Rae

Book review of Aimee Loiselle, Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class (University of North Carolina Press, 2023)

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Paul Renfro @renfro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is one reason why the “polarization” discourse drives me up a wall. Not only do pretty significant majorities agree on a range of issues; many elected officials from both of the nation’s major political parties align on the OPPOSITE SIDE of many of those same issues.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ACTING LIKE A UNION Despite prolonged delay tactics, deck officers at ATC and OSG have built momentum and function as a union. Workers have formed bargaining committees, established internal communication networks. Deck officers organized surveys, petitions, contests, and advocacy campaigns.

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Oil Tanker Mates Fight for First Contract Against Familiar Employer Stalling Tactics

Imagine sleeping each night above more than a million barrels of oil while navigating the open ocean, maneuvering through narrow channels, and passing beneath bridges in some of the country’s most con...

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Moser’s book Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History is a contribution to present war of identity, seeking lineage in stories of Jews in the past who rejected Zionism for variety of reasons. Doesn’t break new ground, not a “history” per se. Rather, it is a kind of literary resurrection, a personal search"

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Snow Globe Palimpsest | Los Angeles Review of Books

Benjamin Moser delivers biographical sketches of Jews who refused to abandon the Diaspora.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The history of Huey Long and the comment of JD Vance prompt an infight among conservatives from libertarians (Reason) to sensationalist right-wingers (Fox).

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What Vance Sees in Huey Long

The Kingfish is a worthy model for right-wing populists.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"RR boosters made absurd promises same way OpenAI, Microsoft, Anthropic, etc. do today. Collis P. Huntington, Union Pacific, promised, “The one moral, the one remedy for every evil, social, political, financ, and industr, the one immediate vital need of the entire Republic, is the Pacific Railroad.”

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The AI Data Center Boom Looks a Lot Like the Railroad Bubble

Across the U.S., massive data centers are powering generative AI. History suggests the boom may resemble the railroad bubble, with huge costs for the public.

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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed @sfndhe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Check out our work - webinars, articles on crises in higher ed. Upcoming effort - co-sponsor w Next System Teach-Ins for a wave in April 2027 on what WE PLAN + DEMAND to come next in higher ed, environment, reproductive justice, public health, etc. scholarsforanewdealforhighered.org/our-work/

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Our Work

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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Ed @sfndhe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Same in CT. It's cuts cuts cuts ideology at extreme. Society way past 1980s tax/welfare revolt, past peak neolib austerity of early 2000s. Now completely culturally+socially submerged and political-economically engaged in race of cuts. No space for other creative thinking. Only cuts. @aaup.org

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Put your $$ into this flip. Is it politics at its best, no. This is strategic. Now.

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A sneak peak at my next big fat ambitious feminist book project katemanne.substack.com/p/the-author...

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The Authority of the Body

A feminist moral philosopher’s manifesto—and a sneak peak at my next book project

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The Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 30/09/2026

In the June 2026 JAH Interchange, scholars of Indigenous/Native American history gather to discuss the challenges and opportunities of scholarship that engages native communities. All of us benefit when people work together to tell the story of the past. Go to doi.org/10.1093/jahist/jaag113.

Flow chart with "pose questions" and "convene experts in the field" flowing to "initiate conversation," which flows to "interchange."

Title of the interchange, "The Practice of Community-Engaged Native American History," and the names of the participants: Maurice Crandall, Christine DeLucia, Elizabeth Ellis, George Ironstrack, Katrina M. Phillips, Joshua L. Reid, and Rose Stremlau.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

These clowns. ACA is a private sector solution. It is regulated healthcare capitalism, not socialism. Private companies meet the requirements of ACA and states to offer lower-premium (and of course most basic) coverage. Federal govt just provides some subsidies to get private sector involved.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Seeking your support - please subscribe to DAME Mag "DAME is where women go for the stories people are talking about. With incisive editorial reportage, DAME provides the critical context around the political, cultural and societal issues of our time." #womenshistory @womenalsoknowstuff.bsky.social

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Dame Magazine -

With a commitment to analysis over hot takes, DAME propels trending conversations forward with opinion pieces, context and insightful reportage.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Jennifer has a wonderful podcast approach and makes it a fun chat that brings history into conversation with the present. @uncpress.bsky.social

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Climate change is a labor issue. And environmental justice issue. Worker protections now.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Climate change is labor studies! Heat stress on workers. Workers losing jobs. Workers without a just transition to the new economy that must come. Workers hired to clean up and hide climate change impacts. #climatechange

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Working to get out the ETOV with @ayanaeliza.bsky.social and some very special podcast guests ayanaelizabeth.substack.com/p/the-fight-...

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

rachelcarsoncouncil.org/rachel-carso... Please promote far and wide! College students to explore climate action, hope, and environmental justice through poetry, short stories, and essays. Inspired by Rachel Carson’s legacy as both a scientist and storyteller. Submit by Dec. 31, 2026.

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cliodialogues.bsky.social @cliodialogues.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Historian Aimee Loiselle joins The Clio Dialogues history podcast to discuss 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘙𝘢𝘦: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘗𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 and the workers behind the Hollywood version of labor history. @aimloiselle.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social

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Journal of Women's History @jwomenshistory.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We have two excellent podcast episodes for your summer listening! Check out Lauren Duval's "The Home Front" and Chiara Formichi's "Domestic Nationalism." You can find both episodes (and more!) on our website: jwomenshistory.org/author-inter...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/09/2026

Our Life After Roe package, appearing this week, looks at the surprising resilience of the abortion access movement—and the hardliners doubling down on their efforts to ban abortion nationwide. First up: Kristan Hawkins, who helped kill Roe, as she fights to control the movement she created.

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Kristan Hawkins helped kill Roe. Now she's fighting to control the movement she created.

How the Charlie Kirk of abortion moved from the fringes to the mainstream.

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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Peter Thiel bankrolled JD Vance with $15 MILLION. Then Vance organized a $12 MILLION Trump fundraiser for Thiel's billionaire buddies. Billionaires write the checks. They own the government. We get the bill.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Working History podcast Beyond Norma Rae by Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social @lawcha.bsky.social @andersondavidm.bsky.social

Welcome to a new season of Working History! Series co-host Dave Anderson talks with Aimee Loiselle about her book Beyond Norma Rae: How Puerto Rican and Southern White Women Fought for a Place in the American Working Class

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Check out the new podcast conversation. And scroll down a few rows and find my chat with Dave Anderson in April 2024.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 26/09/2026

President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives. to.pbs.org/4hAmdSi

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Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress

Most of the cuts are focused on Health and Human Services programs that serve refugees and unaccompanied minors accused of being in the country illegally.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Rather than big urban invasions, ICE is collaborating with local and state police -- and increasing the number of arrests.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

FINALLY - what states need. Gotta take on "cuts cuts cuts" ideology directly w budget activism of all types. One type: lawsuits over constitutionality. US gone beyond tax cuts/welfare cuts of 1980s and beyond peak austerity of early 2000s. Into a wasteland. @acluwv.bsky.social @sfndhe.bsky.social

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state. (Published Oct. 2025)

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“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Call for Papers – Towards a Posthumanistic Mountain Humanities - @futuremountain.bsky.social, Deadline for abstract submissions: 31 October 2026 (approx. 500 words) Online Workshop: 11 December 2026, 2-5 p.m. GMT niche-canada.org/2026/09/24/c... @jonwestaway.bsky.social #envhist #envhum

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Call for Papers - Towards a Posthumanistic Mountain Humanities

An online workshop invites academic and creative submissions exploring posthumanistic approaches to mountain spaces, climate, and more-than-human worlds.

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The Wild @thewild.news · 25/09/2026

🌎 Story of the Day: Energy Secretary Chris Wright discusses the focus on nuclear and fossil fuels in this conversation with Heatmap.

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Trump’s Pro-Nuclear, Pro-Fossil Fuel Agenda

Plus more on nuclear, EVs, China, and more, recorded live at our Heatmap House event at New York Climate Week.

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Workers are the experts on their jobs. That’s why unions are leading the way on AI, bargaining for a say in how it’s used at work every step of the way.

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Unions Rally Around the Threat of A.I.

The machinists union shows how workers are negotiating for a say in the ways artificial intelligence is used in their workplaces.

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Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New look, sound, vital labor+working people's histories! Southern Labor Stud Assoc Labor Working-Class Hist Assoc @lawcha.bsky.social Labor: Stud in Work-Class Hist @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social International Labor and Work-Class Hist Opening episode kicked off. Listen to my jump on April 2024.

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Working History | Working History

Working History is a podcast brought to you by labor history organizations and journals, where we discuss labor issues past and present.

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