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M.L. Cherry

@historycherry.bsky.social
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Early American historian; native plant enthusiast and birder; luddite who's still figuring out this platform.

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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ok, this is embarrassing. I just realized that I've always thought Pat Rogers (the Defoe scholar) was a woman, when in fact, he is not.
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Casey Schmitt @csschmitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hey historians! Check out this incredible CFP and please share!🗃️ atlanticexchanges.wm.edu/home-2/2027-...
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2027 Workshop Call for Proposals - Atlantic Exchanges Workshop
Atlantic Exchanges 2027 Slavery and the Commercial Machinery of Empires The Atlantic Exchanges Workshop invites proposals for its second edition, […]
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Been feeling this way since the second week of September...
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Please tell me there's a children's book about this (with proceeds going to a nonprofit).
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is very much how 2026 feels
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My flight is delayed, but that's okay for now, because I'm riding that post-conference productivity high.
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Having my seminar hand-annotate articles this semester and it's already paying off.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits
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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 31/08/2026
How one Ohio college class assembled a city’s untold LGBTQ+ history. Akron didn’t have a central collection of LGBTQ+ history. Two professors and a cadre of students are changing that. ✏️ @kenschneck.bsky.social thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/08/31/h...
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How one Ohio college class assembled a city’s untold LGBTQ+ history
Akron didn't have a central collection of LGBTQ+ history. Two professors and a cadre of students are changing that.
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Has there been a legit poll on how many Americans think that Mitch McConnell is still alive at this point?
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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 29/08/2026
Amherst College is looking for a Director of Public History and Engagement: networks.h-net.org/jobs/70277/a... 🗃️
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Amherst College - Director of Public History and Engagement | H-Net
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I am NOT a fan of this decade.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The American Yawp website is down and my students are anxious. I am trying to assure them that history did not disappear.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/08/2026
The Bureau of Land Management is rounding up thousands of mustangs around the U.S. and quietly selling them on the cheap to buyers who are exporting them for slaughter abroad, an examination of government records by The New York Times found. nyti.ms/4grb8Co
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19/08/2026
People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is so great. Hope he got a Mips-rated helmet!
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Well, this was the most terrifying thing I've read in a while (and given the times we live in, that says a lot!) www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/m...
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The Blackout That Could Devastate America
The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years.
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The solution is simple: spend more money on teachers, and not on AI.
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A great morning read www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
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‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom
Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Emily Wilson's review was spot-on about the Nolan version of the Odyssey, especially about The Return (2024, starring Ralph Fiennes) being much better.
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
17c Jimothy dog! lastmuseum.com/art/missbild...
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Missbildad hund - David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
View "Missbildad hund" by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, 1668.
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Experiencing writing whiplash lately: one day it's easy and doable, the next it's awful and impossible.
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Leon Jackson @drleonj.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A passionate, lucid, and compelling defense of history from Yale's David Blight, who does not equivocate or flinch from naming those who are threatening its existence. His righteousness is invigorating.
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Looking for ways to avoid AI & get my students to engage deeper with our assigned readings (scholarly articles) in my history seminar this fall. Thinking of having them annotating their notes in #Perusall. Has anyone tried this and have feedback on how it went?
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Seth has a great thread with fantastic resources here. Just wanted to add that any duplicate comments are treated as one single comment, so make sure to individualize yours!
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Just submitted my comment; hope others do the same! Today's the last day, procrastinators!!!
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Good morning. Today is the LAST DAY to comment on the proposed OMB rule that will, honestly, destroy science in the US. And it will do FAR MORE THAN THAT. www.theverge.com/science/9576...
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The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it
‘Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.’
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Just the usual Sunday shenanigans.
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
See, my generation knew not to taunt Happy Fun Ball, much less microwave it.
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Doctors Warn of a Dangerous Trend: Microwaving a Popular Squishy Toy
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This is what I assume the 21st century chapter is named in most US history textbooks.
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Today's favorite 18c profession: dancing master for dogs. If you don't hear from me for a while, it's because I'm teaching my pup the gavotte.
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Lady with an opinion @ladymitopinion.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
You know this heatwave? Get used to it This is how it is now because generations before us wouldn’t heed warnings about climate change Oh, and those data centers they want to build are are building? Yeah, that’s going to make this much much worse.
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Upcoming talk by yours truly at the City of Raleigh Museum. #America250 #LGBTQHistory
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
happy pride 💕
Fake news screencap of Gritty with the chyron, “BREAKING NEWS / Gritty announces it’s illegal to be straight in the month of June / No more straight people | See something | Say something”
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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
McSweeny's wins again. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wer...
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
One of my students made me a little pin with our class's oft-repeated phrase on it and gave it to me during their final exam today, along with a heartfelt note. 🥰 #TeachingWin
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I've got to admit, the second sentence in this newspaper advert has thrown me for a loop. Can anyone shed light on it?
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
fortune.com/2026/04/22/e...
Liberal arts fields like
History English and the arts are becoming more relevant in the AI era not less
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
My dog has refused to come out from under my desk all morning, and honestly, I get it.
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United Humanists @unitedhumanists.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
This 💯
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Everyone in the UNC system needs to read this story. All faculty and staff are at risk if outside players can use gotcha-videos to demand that faculty be fired for actions like doing their jobs to support students
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
mcsweeneys.net
How to Reverse Declining History Major Enrollment Numbers, Which Are All the Faculty’s Fault
How to Reverse Declining History Major Enrollment Numbers, Which Are All the Faculty's Fault
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Keep an eye out for this pretty but terrible invasive plant. Fig Buttercup (Ficaria verna) spreads in yards, drainage ditches, & streams in natural areas. It rapidly chokes out natives. If you spot it, post it on iNaturalist so it can be tracked & removed by NC Invasive Plant Council volunteers
Daisy-like yellow flower. newhopebirdalliance's profile picture
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Invasive Weed Alert! This is the time of year to on the lookout for invasive Fig Buttercup (Ficaria verna)growing in your yard, drainage ditches, and streams in natural areas. 

This aggressive plant disrupts the ecological balance of natural ecosystems and displaces existing native spring wildflowers & native plant communities. Fig Buttercup easily spreads offsite from home landscapes and into drainage ways leading to nearby streams and floodplains.

If you spot it, post it on iNaturalist so it can be tracked and removed by volunteers from the NC Invasive Plant Council!
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
2026 basically
A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".
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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Durhamites! Sign this petition to save the birding hotspot of Sandy Creek Park! 🦆💚 www.change.org/p/petition-t...
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Sign the Petition
Petition to City Council to revoke rezoning adjacent to Sandy Creek Park
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