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Daisy Martin

@daisymsc.bsky.social
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Director of The History & Civics Project at UC Santa Cruz. PhD. History teacher, teacher educator, researcher, 🔎📚OAH Distinguished Lecturer, Michigan early women letter winner 🎾

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 6h
The AIBOR suggests principles *and* practices, including auditing and pre- and post-deploy evaluation of AI models. Its underlying philosophy is that you have to begin by prioritizing the most important outcome: safe and effective technology that works in the interest of the public.
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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 2h
Finishing off a draft of my biography of William V Turner today & it has me pumped for the research but esp for the worlds of possibility that Black radicals like Turner imagined amid the darkest depths of Reconstruction & Jim Crow. There’s a reason the baddies don’t want us learning this stuff. ❤️✊
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The anti tax moment in #CA continues to be a right wing, vs public services, anti-human, movement. #Yeson40 , no on 41 & 42 Tax billionaires, provide medical care. Crazy how much is being spent to defeat this affordable necessary tax
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s all awful and u are likely w women who are working to navigate, maintain, take care, and not rage/mourn in spaces where they didn’t choose to do that. Take good care of each other ♥️
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Federal US domain bot @fed-us-domain-bot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
❌ NOTICE Federal US website newly deleted. girlshealth.gov Action taken by the nan (Department of Health and Human Services) at or around 2026-09-30 12:09:17.
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Federal US website delisted. URL is not valid.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Every single person we cast out of protections against discrimination accelerates the descent into fascism. And it places a target on their back.
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Day 1 of the new quarter w my MA/credential students. Just saw this piece relevant to National Day of Remembrance for US Boarding schools by @lsgibson.bsky.social & @jmiles.bsky.social & will share. theconversation.com/5-ways-teach...
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5 ways teachers can respond to residential school denialism in the classroom
When deciding whether and how to respond to residential schools denialism, teachers should consider the type of denialism, the students involved and their school and community context.
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving.” Kinda cool. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We Think (Gift Article)
Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving.
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Plain talk by this Judge needed this today
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Perhaps the “alignment” the College Board is concerned with is an ideological remaking of civics instruction in the United States” #sschat #edusky
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The importance of transparent compiled data -methane emissions #climateweek Written by my kid! :)
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RMI - Rocky Mountain Institute @rockymtninst.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Mapping the gas supply chain is more critical now than ever, both for protecting affordability and reliability, and addressing methane emissions. Learn more about policymakers’ options for getting the transparency they need: ow.ly/X74w50ZPLJb
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Mary Lewis @profmarylewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Excellent oped in @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social by my @harvard.edu colleague Jill Lepore. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
But of course, the machine conversation is not free. It comes at the cost of our common life together as teachers, learners, and researchers, colleagues, mentors, and friends. Not to mention, supervising student researchers is our job.
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 17/09/2026
CALIFORNIANS: this is your reminder to blast Gov Newsom with calls before he signs away the right to accessible internet for rural, native & low income communities tomorrow to appease Trump.
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The student voices in here
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 06/09/2026
If it's up to these young minds, our democracy is going to be alright. Take a second to read a few pieces written by young people who are showing us that democracy isn't just about preventing the worst, it's about making possible what comes next. @democracydefendersfund.org
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The Future of Democracy
Young Americans across the country were invited to share their vision for the future of U.S. democracy. 11 winners broug
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Read the brief here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 6/end
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Amicus Curiae Brief (FRAP 29) – #00108490745 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (1st Cir., 26-1141) – CourtListener.com
AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF tendered by JULIA ROSE KRAUT, SAM LEBOVIC, AND ELLEN SCHRECKER. [26-1141, 26-1195] (LRH) [Entered: 08/12/2026 05:00 PM]
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
***Amicus Brief in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio*** On 8/12, the Brennan Center, together with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and McDermott Will & Schulte LLP, filed a brief on behalf of historians Ellen Schrecker, IEHS member @juliarosekraut.bsky.social , and Sam Lebovic. 1/
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Educator liability insurance-that’s where we are folks. When teachers/profs need to be ready to defend themselves vs spurious lawsuits-individually no less.
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Grandpa Mike @mikeaigen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“These firings are a shame for the institution and service members, who swore to defend the Constitution and deserve the right to a free and independent press,” said Lara Korte, Middle East reporter, fired by Pentagon.
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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A seminal American story in two plaques
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Hey educators-if you still use that media bias chart that rates sources-pls listen to this. #edsky #medialiteracy #teachinghistory podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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S8 E4: What About Us
Podcast Episode · Scene on Radio · S8 E4 · 44m
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Data/charts www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 🎁
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Opinion | Trump’s Economic Record Doesn’t Come Close to His Campaign Promises (Gift Article)
The president likes to boast about the “greatest economy we’ve ever had.” His record falls far short.
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I’m late but several concise statements in here re: the #humanities importance and today www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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With Humanities at Risk, How Mellon Sees Its Role (opinion)
Some may disagree with our emphasis on broadening who shapes the humanities. The real challenge to the field is the decline in overall support.
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#teachinghistory check it out-a job close by!!
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#teachinghistory check it out-a job close by!!
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Against “linguistic whitewashing” as “ritual of national forgetting” 🎁 article #teachReconstruction www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...
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Opinion | The ‘Civil War’ Is a Lie. Let’s Call It the ‘Slaveholders’ Rebellion’ Again. (Gift Article)
To face our own history, we must be honest about it.
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This interview w @skyeperryman.bsky.social is well worth listening to-and good for thinking and teaching bout checks and balances and that they Still Exist!
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
“Stop Testing A.I. Like an App. Test It Like a Weapon.” 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/o...
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Opinion | We Need a Better Test for Dangerous A.I. (Gift Article)
Responding to the safety risks A.I. pose means coming to terms with an uncomfortable truth: A.I. models are weapons.
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Dr. Lindsay Stallones Marshall (she/her) @lindstorian.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Yes. Not just medical texts, either. It’s horrifying to think about the effect of dumping even more of the old, racist histories I study into a program that uses them as input to predict text for user prompts.
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Read this cuz of my IATSE partner, stayed for the implications re:media and democracy, finished w it as another case study where large corps and their CEOs ruin another industry to steal more millions and billions.
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Rita Moore @ritamoore.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Important corollary: people are LESS likely to support authoritarian leaders if people around them don't. This is where "social proof" comes in. Be vocal and visible to social circles and neighbors about your resistance against authoritarians AND your support of pro-democracy candidates and causes
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Keri Leigh Merritt @kerileighmerritt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
What can the life of 20th c civil rights activist & bestselling author Lillian Smith teach us about resisting authority today? My piece in @salon.com: www.salon.com/2026/07/27/a...
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A former FBI target has the playbook to fight Rubio's enemies list
The FBI's targeting of civil rights activist Lillian Smith provides lessons for solidarity and resistance
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
At one point a GOP member asked what the most popular book of the Founders was…yes, u guessed it-then chided the DIrector to feature Paine’s Common Sense 🙄 like, uh, do u know what Paine thought abt such claptrack? @thomaspaineha.bsky.social
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Powerful. Standing up for our history and museums www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8tkoyMa/
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Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., said Black Americans are “outraged at what is happening now with these efforts to do away with the African American museum and all of the Smithsonian,” during a House Oversig...
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Respect and gratitude to Prof David Blight and Dir Anthea Hartig on representing history and truth telling abt our multiracial democracy’s shared past in Congress today. (& Blights correction of that wrong assertion abt US abolishing slavery-chefs kiss)
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
When the questions asked by the GOP show they don’t understand history - but they are emasters of ideology and othering
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
“if you erase it, we will replace it” - Hon Rep @repkweisimfume.bsky.social -bringing me to tears. #teachhistory
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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 17/07/2026
Americans overwhelmingly want history thats complex, deep, and inclusive. It's only a small minority who think history exists to celebrate heroes and inspire patriotism. See here, here, and here. This is why the Trump administration needs to use the power of the federal government to erase it. +
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Appreciating Professors @lmpanich.bsky.social @rizzomartinez.bsky.social and Jonathan Cordero’s comments in here as well as Val Lopez’s. And pls look for the Critical Missions Handbook coming soon from UC Press to hear more.
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Asterix!!
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
“It was in the hands of abolitionists, Black &white, carried over from Black Americans free, freed and enslaved, that the Declaration worked as both an indictment & a promise — the spiritual foundation of the nation and the standard that its institutions must meet. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o...
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Opinion | Five Words That Changed America
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Read this. #publichistory #sschat First part is resonant w attacks on educators -coordinated, the extremists will tell u what to think- & I was struck by her description of one exhibit that broadened/corrected the site’s story telling as “restrained”-standsin stark contrast to the extremists’ work
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Just emailed my comment abt usps proposed rule to extort states’ voter rolls and limit mail in voting-last day! Do it now :) www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Ballot Mail for Federal Elections
The Postal Service is proposing to amend the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), regarding the transmission of mail-in or absentee ballots for federal el...
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
“It was in the hands of abolitionists, Black &white, carried over from Black Americans free, freed and enslaved, that the Declaration worked as both an indictment & a promise — the spiritual foundation of the nation and the standard that its institutions must meet. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o...
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Opinion | Five Words That Changed America
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Trans rights are human rights. All people should have the right to compete in sports as themselves.
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
“"The people who were overlooked and unnamed and didn't count in the official record, they deserve to take up space in our national memory," Kerwin said. "They are America."
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
www.resistancerangers.org
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Resistance Rangers
Resistance Rangers unite rangers and the public to protect National Park sites by advocating for rehiring staff, securing full funding, preventing layoffs, and safeguarding public lands from clearcutt...
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Daisy Martin @daisymsc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
“"The people who were overlooked and unnamed and didn't count in the official record, they deserve to take up space in our national memory," Kerwin said. "They are America."
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Gwen @gwenfulton.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The Ohio Organizing Collective, which does political and voter engagement activities, was raided by the FBI yesterday. They built this website to explain what is happening: www.handsoffohio.org
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HANDS OFF OHIO!
Federal agents raided offices connected to the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a leading Ohio voting rights organization. Learn what happened, why it matters, and how you can stand up for democracy and...
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