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Denise D. Meringolo

@ddmeringolo.bsky.social
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Immediate Past President, NCPH. Public History Professor. Mom. Dog Lover. Anxious Extrovert. DEIA & true empathy are critical ingredients of meaningful community. I am proud of my organization & my employer, but I speak only for myself. She/Her not ma’am.

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Today’s essential reading. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/in-defense-o...
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In Defense of Public History | Essay
Four Scholars Refute the Attacks on the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig
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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Anthea Hartig, the director of the NMAH, responding to 🤡's sycophants who wasting more taxpayer $ on 'questioning' about this: “Examining the harder chapters of our history is not the same as hostility toward America" "Telling our history fully is not anti-American.” 🎯🎯🎯
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Repeat after me: "The center is too far right." Don't think about winning your election; think about what it would actually take to protect and serve residents of the United States. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
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‘It’s scary’: Scandal sends Wisconsin Dems into freakout mode over governor’s race
The Democratic establishment is alarmed that a top candidate’s collapse and the surge from a democratic socialist could cost them the governorship.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
NCPH rejects authoritarian efforts to rewrite and simplify history; the Trump administration’s attempt to control knowledge; efforts to silence the voices of communities of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ individuals; and the dismissal of intellectual freedom, expertise, and collaboration.
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My fervent hope is that I am smart enough to retire and get out of the way before I become THIS out of touch.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/05/2026
A.I. is killing students’ writing homework, but to get around it, teachers are making students write in class. By hand.
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How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)
High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence.
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Daniel Drepper @danieldrepper.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
It’s obvious that almost all media organizations are failing to cover the biggest threat to humanity. And there’s no improvement in sight. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #climatecrisis
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A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot
Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Greg Burke @gregoryburke.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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The transatlantic slave trade is the gravest crime against humanity – why the UN declaration matters
Ghana’s resolution represents a decisive step in an ongoing effort of historical reclamation and political transformation.
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Join us in DC this spring for an NCPH Mini-Con ncph.org/conference/r...
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ProgGrrl @proggrrl.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Tom Morello live in Minneapolis
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Particularly during these dark days, art and laughter matter, and I am grateful for O'Hara's body of work. Especially the warm and wonderful Schitt's Creek. Also, I am now old enough to utter the words, "Seventy One is SO YOUNG!"
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Bruce Feldman @brucerfeldman.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Just as we don’t have a respectable First Lady, we no longer have a real Justice Department.
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Don Lemon arrested by federal authorities after protest at Minnesota church service
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post Friday on X that Lemon was arrested, as were three others, "in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota."
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/01/2026
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one. It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 24/01/2026
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the state will lead an investigation after federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 16/01/2026
What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17/01/2026
Funny how the Fourth Amendment keeps getting treated like a suggestion box.
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C.M. Lewis 🦬⚔️ @thehousered.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
This makes me physically ill. I suppose a particular type of American will hold their wedding at a plantation before honeymooning in Gaza.
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
The thing MAGA fails to understand: if high ranking Democrats are caught up in Epstein’s pedophile and sex trafficking ring, WE WANT THEM ARRESTED TOO. We do not worship politicians.
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
A person can live on holiday cookies and coffee, right?
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gpridg.bsky.social @gpridg.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
“No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever — not President Trump, not President Biden, and not anyone else,” the lawsuit states.
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Trump sued by preservationists seeking reviews and congressional approval for ballroom project
President Donald Trump has been sued by preservationists seeking an architecture review and congressional approval over his White House ballroom project.
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
If self driving cars become the norm, I will be staying completely off the roads
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Marathon of Light @patrickdiplock.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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The 'extinct' antelope bringing hope in the Sahara Desert
The scimitar-horned oryx has been brought back from extinction through captive breeding. Conservationists hope it could help slow the spread of the Sahara Desert.
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Turns out that trying to remember everything I have to do, forgetting, waking up panicky in the middle of the night, and feeling constantly overwhelmed does not work. So I just set up a task management app, @ticktickapp.bsky.social. Will it work? I don't know, but I already feel calmer.
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Jerome Hodos @jhodos.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
This is lovely research, with real payoffs in terms of solving historical puzzles that we've been wondering about for ages. theconversation.com/drones-physi...
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Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation
The mysteries of Easter Island, subjects of speculation for centuries, yield to scientific inquiry.
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Just spent way too long trying to figure out how to turn off AI Summaries and other AI created content. Also started searching a way to turn off the AI "assistant" in my learning management system. If these instructions exist, they're sure not easy to find.
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Since my divorce, every time I accomplish some task that I might have put on a “honey do” list in my previous life, I give myself an imaginary gold star. This weekend, YouTube and I remedied an issue with my shower. No plumber needed. ⭐️
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
I have been working too many hours and traveling (both for work and for family) way too many days in a row. Home today, cleaning and doing laundry. You’d think I was at a party; I am so happy!
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The hell you say? Our illustrious Secretary of Health and Human Services doesn't know what he's talking about? This is my shocked face: 🙄
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Yes. That was me this morning on the 695 spur in DC trying to remove a piece of rebar that got stuck under my vehicle.
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
It’s a stress-crying in the ladies room kind of day.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/11/2025
If a man said what Megyn Kelly said, you would assume he was a trafficker. This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
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Denise D. Meringolo @ddmeringolo.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Looks like my purple chosen home state is a bit more blue today. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race
NBC News projects Spanberger defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to flip control of the governorship and become the first woman to lead the state.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
We’ve received a lot of questions about Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing. Here’s how the process is supposed to work:
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I write this for a few reasons. 1) Accountability on something specific. 2) To model to swaths of Jewish leadership that *it's possible* to take accountability for genocide complicity. 3) To talk about repentance & repair work post-genocide. It all still matters. It doesn't stop mattering now.
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Gaza's Annihilation Can Never Be Forgiven
Revisiting On Repentance and Repair
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.” The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10/10/2025
Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.
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Dave Morningstar @davemorningstar.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
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What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools
It can take years to collect evidence that shows effective uses of new technologies in schools. Unfortunately, early guesses sometimes go seriously wrong.
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2025
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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NPR @npr.org · 22/09/2025
Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network. n.pr/3Kdrsdy
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Wary of changes under Trump, 'citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian
Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
For the record. My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers. I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."
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