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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 5h

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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 27/09/2026

Fewest women I've ever seen in a single event space, and I cover comic conventions for a living.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Had fun at the Mississippi Book Festival today!

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Excited to be at the Mississippi Book Festival on Saturday! Hope to see you there. #MsBookFestival

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A few years ago I accidentally sent my 80yo mother a PowerPoint for my Colonial US class. Next AM she found it, no explanation, so read before breakfast. I told my class and one guy said, "Katie's mom's a badass." Also, turns out my Age of Jackson lecture is wonderful, honey. #history

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Okay, I know everything is messed up, but some bold soul is out here writing on Carolingian ecological sovereignty and I love it.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

As soon as the library opened this afternoon, I sat on my chair--which a taller employee had last used--hit the edge, and fell on my butt in spectacular fashion. A little boy in a Superman sweatshirt ran behind the desk to help me up. It was kind of perfect. #Library

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Tried a new cookie recipe. We're calling them Cozy Mystery Cookies because they're edible with a cup of tea and raise the question, "Is someone trying to kill me?" #Baking

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The University of Michigan has 2,800 surveillance cameras on campus. So far they've found an extra second. #football

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Remembering the 146 workers killed in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911. They had gone on strike two years before, but hadn't won better conditions. The guy who led that walkout, Jacob Kline, would burn to death in front of a locked door in 1911. #LaborDay

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I reviewed my recorded lecture on Egypt to see if it's reusable this semester. The transcript says that about a third of the way through I said, "Listen, Jeremy, we're doing this." I don't know a Jeremy, but I'm glad I got tough with him. Possibly I should record that lecture again. #Teaching

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"Perhaps, even if nothing else today has any future, our laughter has a future." Friedrich Nietzsche

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's release day for DID YOU HEAR WHAT HAPPENED AT THE ALAMO? If, in fact, you have not heard, you should pick up a copy. #History

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A much-needed break from anything serious. 🥰

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

In grad school I did a 17 pp annotated bibliography in a day because I had to. It was good. The ability to evaluate and compare large quantities of material is a critical skill. If I'd used AI for that, I'd be less capable now. And I'd be ashamed of myself. #AI

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Two former students from different courses, both brilliant, came to find me at a PT job. Turns out they're cousins! They brought a third cousin whom I'll have this semester to introduce us. Such a kind thing to do--for her, and for me bc I got to see them again. My happy heart! #Teaching

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Melissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

An actual honest-to-god women's history job

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Drew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey research? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle. Deadline Oct. 21. www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrant

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Rapoport Doctoral Dissertation Grants

Supporting projects for PhD students doing political science research, democracy and social justice.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 15/08/2026

hello Ukrainians of Bluesky, we are thinking of doing a research trip to Kyiv (about drones, of course) in October and I would love to hear your suggestions

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I wrote that a general sent for reinforcements, and Word wants me to change to a general was sent for reinforcements. Word's just out here changing the command structure of the US army.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I overcooked something and it's mushy and my husband said cheerfully, "That's just less chewing!" I married well.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The president isn't the only one who appears to be money laundering. Saw this at our public library--someone had paid a fine with bills their cat had peed on--so a librarian washed them. #Library

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

If you are a causal watcher and you hear people saying this, and no pushback, you assume its true. No wonder people are mad. But in reality, this is what the actual evidence, still on the CDC website, says: www.cdc.gov/covid/vaccin...

More than a million pregnant women around the world have received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, before and during pregnancy. Studies have shown no increased risk for complications like miscarriage, preterm delivery, stillbirth, or birth defects.678910111213
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy reduce the risk of severe illness and other health effects from COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccination might help prevent stillbirths and preterm delivery.67141511

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

For everybody who's discouraged tonight: be a Grant. Just keep going.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Welp, Word tells me that John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln WITH his left ear, not behind it. Wonder if my editor's open to Van Gogh doing the illos. #Writing #History

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A coworker asked me to call a customer with our research results. It was clear AI--many words, no meaning. I took it to the boss, who threw the AI results away and spent half an hour of valuable boss time doing the research. How did this save us time? #AI

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I have c.64 books beside me--sources for a NF bk. It's hard to organize/coordinate all of it properly. I haven't used AI. If I hadn't struggled through it, I wouldn't understand the topic w the depth I do now. I hope it shows in the finished work. If not, I'll still have my quiet pride. #AI

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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

will the historian who puts the last fact in order please turn out the lights

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Willa Cather figuring out how to completely savage me from 100 years in the past😭

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I'm so grateful to the historians whose work makes mine so much easier. I see you, sleeves rolled, deciphering handwriting from previous centuries, adding indices, explaining outdated terms so I don't mess up. Thank you for your valuable and exacting work. #HistorySky

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Had a conversation today with an unhoused man at our library. He's extremely concerned about global warming and had all this temperature information off the top of his head. I complimented that, and he said nobody's as aware of the weather as someone who sleeps outside. #ClimateChange

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Liz Covart @lizcovart.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Gosh, the news out of Indiana is horrible. ICYMI, the Indiana Historical Society fired its entire Education and Engagement Team and its Exhibits staff. Apparently, the emergency all-hands meeting lasted 3 minutes & then they were all escorted from the building, having to return later for their stuff

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Somebody asked today if I consider myself frugal. I told her I'm still using the grapefruit spoons my great-grandmother pulled out of the neighbor's trash. She lost her train of thought after that, just said, "Wow," and wandered away. I'm claiming that as a victory for my people.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Hey, romance readers! HEARTS ON THIN ICE is a PRH Exclusive Kindle Deal! Only $1.99 for lots of steam and hockey! #Romance @alcovepress.bsky.social

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A patron asked if it was okay to request a paranormal novel through interlibrary loan, given its subject matter. This breaks my heart. #Libraries

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

"[I]t does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." Thomas Jefferson

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Welp. Word tells me I've misspelled "a." One of us has reached a new level of incompetence. #Writing

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Waiter today told my husband the tacos weren't very hot. I said, "We're from Iowa." He took that in then suggested another item.

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 12/07/2026

Hello from academia

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

A reminder to anyone who is at the mercy of online reviewers...

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Debbie Vilardi @debbievilardi.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy sales to @katiewritesbks.bsky.social! Our founding fathers understood the importance of an educated citizenry. Know your documents. Teach them to your children. Happy 4th.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A lot of people confuse the Declaration of Independence with the Constitution. THE DECLARATION DECODED can help. Written for middle grade through adult, it's a straight-forward explanation of an interesting--and important--story. #DeclarationOfIndependence www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-declar...

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The Declaration Decoded: A Guide to the Document That Inspired Our Nation

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

@literaturegeek.bsky.social made a zine that includes the original panels that were removed in case people want to see and circulate that.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Barnes & Noble Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off all pre-orders from June 23-26! Premium Members get an additional 10% off! Pre-order your copy of DID YOU HEAR WHAT HAPPENED AT THE ALAMO? now! #Books

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The ideal sports commentators are old broken philosophers who are a bit drunk and dazzled by the sudden beauty of a shattered world.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I gave a presentation yesterday on my new book, THE DECLARATION DECODED. Today four attendees checked out books on the American Revolution because they wanted to learn more. One woman checked out Common Sense! This makes my heart so happy. #Writing #History

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Had a phone call with our financial advisor this afternoon and this evening I have ads offering to buy my plasma. That algorithm is on top of things.

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