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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The coolest between-the-covers book production photo ever, thanks to @soshivaniofher.bsky.social, publicist at @westlandbooks.bsky.social! Head to Instagram ( @surekhadavies or @westland_books ) for the original. www.instagram.com/p/DdbOPbIy-cl/

Finished copies of HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY arranged informally on top of loose sheets of the gorgeous colour plates and text-and-black-and-white-images pages. A pair of hands silhouetted above are doing a spooky claw shadow across the top.

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Malick Ghachem @malickghachem.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A short piece about my father, a preview of a work in progress: "From Tunisia to Tulsa: A Teacher, a Student, and Two Worlds We Have Lost" -- from the St. Paul's School History Review in Britain. malickghachem.mit.edu/wp-content/u...

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 22/07/2026

INBOX: the last dedicated science reporter at The Wall Street Journal, @aylinwoodward.bsky.social, has left the newsroom. This came after the Murdoch-owned newspaper dissolved its Health and Science Bureau last October. NPR, CBS, and WaPo also gutted their climate desks in the last eight months.

After nearly five incredible years, The Journal's last remaining dedicated science reporter (that's me!) has left WSJ. Following the dissolution of the miraculous Health & Science Bureau last October, myself and a small numbers of others worked hard to continue our former team's legacy, but the time has finally come for me to move on.

I am deeply grateful for all of the opportunities this publication -- and the journalist community I met there -- has given me. From stories about T. rex lips to primate booze problems to shrinking brains, to Nobel Prize and NASA mission coverage, Jane Goodall's obituary, winter storm, volcano and wildfire smoke stories, I left no scientific stone unturned, working constantly to inspire curiosity and wonder in Journal readers during times of increasing turmoil and challenge. I met some of my closest friends, wrote for two of the most phenomenal editors I'll ever have the privilege of working with, saw Evan come home, and learned (in retrospect, naturally) the gift it is to be on a team of professional nerds who drive the cutting edge of health and science journalism in America while uplifting each other and their craft.

Well, this is your counterprogramming kid signing off. Not sure where I'll end up next, but don't be strangers y'all. In the meantime, I'll be coaching roller derby across the U.S., South America and Europe!

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

More signs of resurging HIV after USAID’s closure. African Neonatal Network reported at IMNCH (a global health conference): HIV+ pregnant women ↑50% & those not on antiretrovirals ↑>300%, year-on-year, across 22 hospitals in 5 nations. @vtoxfordnetwork.bsky.social

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 21/07/2026

"Trust historians to do their jobs." In an interview with ABC News, AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel responded to the White House report criticizing the Smithsonian. "We are trained professionals. We practice our craft with integrity." Watch the interview:

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Smithsonian chief disputes scathing White House report accusing museum of 'radical' activism

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch disputed the scathing White House report, which accused the American history museum of presenting a "radical view" of American history.

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Hey this is tomorrow and you don’t need prediction markets to know it’s going to be stupendous. Info w Registration link: jcblibrary.org/events/chris...

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Simon Grivet @simongrivet.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Well that was a disappointing finish but at least we saw that at the end…

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SHEAR @shearites.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Congratulations to Lauren Duval the second winner (not finalist!) for The SHEAR Book Prize for The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence. (@uncpress.bsky.social)

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David BASTARDspan @davidbix.com · 14/06/2026

There are parts of Brooklyn where the best Jewish style deli food is at halal restaurants owned and operated by Yemeni Muslim immigrants who learned how to make wonderfully authentic brisket, pastrami, and corned beef. It's so perfectly New York and sums up so much of what's great about this city.

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Michael P. Breen @mpbreen21.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

While I didn’t interact much with Gordon Wood during my time at Brown, he was a towering presence in the History Department & an inspiration to several of my friends. RIP

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Here's @qjurecic.bsky.social on protecting the free speech rights of non-citizens. knightcolumbia.org/blog/free-ex...

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Free Expression and the Rights of Non-Citizens

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Here's @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social arguing--in a piece about the "infrastructure of free expression"--that addressing the current democratic crisis will require "reckoning with laws and practices that have been accepted by both parties for the last 20-plus years" knightcolumbia.org/blog/the-inf...

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

We @knightcolumbia.org have started to post short essays from some of the scholars and advocates participating in our "Reconstructing Free Expression" project. I'm going to post the essays in this thread, as we publish them. They're really good! knightcolumbia.org/research/rec...

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Reconstructing Free Expression

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is. People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Again, leaders of other countries don’t talk this way. The glee with which our current leaders talk about killing people is not normal, and nor is their lack of concern for who exactly we’re killing. American bombs incinerated 100 kids in Minab. Were those the “right people”?

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The Coalition for Independent Technology Research @thecoalition.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The Coalition for Independent Technology Research has filed a lawsuit with the @knightcolumbia.org and @protectdemocracy.org challenging a US State Department policy to revoke or deny visas of non-citizen researchers because of their work studying the societal impacts of technology. (1/4)

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Gautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I would add: even if you don’t call yourself a legal historian but study history involving law-ish stuff, you’ll find a welcoming, friendly and brilliant group of scholars at ASLH!

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Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

There's a broken cuneiform tablet from the Old Babylonian period, nearly 4,000 years ago, which preserves a tiny portion of a dialogue between two friends. It feels a bit like the conversations I've been having for the past week, so I wanted to share it.

Photo of a cuneiform tablet fragment shaped a bit like an irregular diamond. It preserves nearly 20 incomplete lines of text separated by a horizontal ruling

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Vati @xxxvatikinsxxx.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Between Two Rivers Will make you want to learn Cuneiform, to be a Brewer-Queen! Fabulous read in paperback now.

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Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

The mass murder of civilians in Gaza, the brazen attacks on hospitals and schools, without any accountability has created a new kind of warfare that should terrify and enrage all of us. Every child lost is someone’s whole world. Every life lost matters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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At least 148 dead after reported strike on school, Iran says

Iran has blamed the US and Israel for the strike; the US is looking into reports of the incident, while the IDF says it is

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Cléo Chassonnery-Zaïgouche @cleocz.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Deux postes de doctorant·e·s à pourvoir au Centre Walras Pareto pour la rentrée 2026 un·e Assistant diplômé·e en Histoire de la pensée et philosophie économiques un·e Assistant diplômé·e en Histoire des idées politiques Délai de postulation : 2 mai 2026!

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Career Opportunities: Assistant·e diplômé·e en Histoire de la pensée et philosophie économiques (22655)

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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Last chance to register: major conference celebrating 250 years of 'The Wealth of Nations': the most famous text in the history of political economy and economics. Leading historians and economists will assess its legacy & ask what it means for the next century. Free, open to public, link below ⬇️⬇️

Last chance to register: landmark conference to mark 250 years since publication of The Wealth of Nations.

‘Modern Enquiries into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations’
5-6 March 2026
Keynes Hall, King’s College, Cambridge: Thursday, 9.15am – 5pm, and Friday, 9.00 – 12.45. Free, registration required.
Arthur Goodhart Lecture Theatre (LG19), Law Faculty, Sidgwick Site: concluding public forum, Friday, 2-4 pm. No booking required, arrive early to secure a seat.
All free and open to the public, students especially welcome.

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Brett Rushforth @brettrushforth.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Full book jacket just dropped, and we're pretty happy with it. Huge thanks to @cecilefromont.bsky.social, @soccerpolitics.bsky.social, Alice, and Andrés for your generous words! #earlymodern #BeyondTheOcean global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Image of a book jacket for Beyond the Ocean: France and the Atlantic World from the Crusades to the Age of Revolutions by Christopher Hodson and Brett Rushforth.

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André Loez & podcast Paroles d’histoire @andreloez.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Le père de Marc Bloch donnant un cours d’histoire romaine à la Sorbonne vers 1910. On remarque les trois jeunes femmes dans l’assistance fort studieuse pré-ordis portables. (On adore l’idée qu’un éditeur de cartes postales se dise que c’est un bon sujet, à quand un revival)

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Carte postale / Gustave Bloch (wikipedia)

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

❤️‍🩹 ❤️‍🔥

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Brooke Newman @brookenewman.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Times review dismisses my book as crass & labels me an American “sucker”—but it’s by the same conservative reviewer who hates books focused on the legacies of empire & slavery, & who wildly misrepresented the excellent collection edited by @alanlester.bsky.social Haters gonna hate! So it begins!

Times review of The Crown’s Silence full of egregious claims

Another review of imperial history by the same reviewer in the Washington Examiner

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Bravo, Wall Street Journal Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents "See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation Saturday" Gift link: www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

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Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents

See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation on Saturday.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

OpenAI exec James Dyett calling out the cowardice

There is far more outrage from tech leaders over a wealth tax than masked ICE agents terrorizing communities and executing civilians in the streets.

Tells you what you need to know about the values of our industry.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 25/01/2026

i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices

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Yoehan Oh @yoehanee.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🎉 Are you in AHA 2026 American Historical Association @historians.org or hanging around Chicago, IL? 🏙️ My colleagues and I will give a presentation tomorrow in a panel titled "Asian American Racial Formations and the Production of Scientific Knowledge in the Pacific and the American West, 1900–77"!

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139th Annual Meeting (January 8-11, 2026): Asian American Racial Formations and the Production of Scientific Knowledge in the Pacific and the American West, 1900–77

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 09/01/2026

Starting in 30 min (5:30 PM): AHA President Ben Vinson III, will deliver his presidential address "Reflections on Our Times" at #AHA26.

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139th Annual Meeting (January 8-11, 2026): American Historical Association Presidential Address

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Carrie Gibson @carriegibson.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

'In their ambitious histories of slave resistance, Gibson and Hazareesingh are working in the tradition of Aponte, oﬀering a new intellectual and political perspective on the emergence of freedom in the modern world.' Delighted by this generous review from @soccerpolitics.bsky.social ❤️

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Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

spoken with an agonizing clarity that breaks asunder the very foundation upon which I at least erected and maintained a certain minimal confidence in the future

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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.

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