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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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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

If Tulip got ice cream, we want photos!

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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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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

As usual, you've hit the nail on the head! Very productive, quiet day today.

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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

Agreed. Fine to ask what someone's reading and what they think of it, but preferably wait for a moment when they take their eyes off the book for a second. Saying this as someone who both reads at bars and gets book recs at them.

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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

Please tell me you have a large external monitor

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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 · 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 · 23/07/2026

Came here to say this! The first chapter of his book lays out the Euro-American side well; the few that did swim used the breaststroke and kept their head entirely above water, both of which were inefficient.

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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

This was a thing I did not care about 2 seconds ago, yet deeply care about now.

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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

'Double-jointed Peruvian pony' sounds like an excellent Reddit username

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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

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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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Joke's on you; it was already playing in my head well before I saw the image

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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I call this 'dog-calling.' Like cat-calling, but positive vibes.

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M.L. Cherry @historycherry.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

As always, thank you for putting these together!

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