Reposted by Rick JobsJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Antisemitism is genuinely rising, and there are people like Tucker Carlson using genuine horror at Israel's genocidal actions to launder real antisemitism into mainstream discourse. But we can't fight this without a strategy of rhetorically separating Jews as a people from Israel as a polity. 17961110
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 15/10/2026as soon as I turn on the classic rock station the ads are for low testosterone, divorce for men, and statins 000
Reposted by Rick JobsKate Carpenter @katecarp.bsky.social · 14/10/2026In case you missed it, we've launched the newly expanded Drafting the Past, a publication devoted to nonfiction history, with book reviews, interviews, publishing news, and more. Check it out: www.draftingthepast.comdraftingthepast.comDrafting the PastReviews, craft essays, news and more for readers and writers of history. 0259
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 14/10/2026As folks begin to think about next semester, I want to plug this site with its excellent, user-friendly modules for global history. They keep adding new ones, so check to see what's there. I used the Atlantic Piracy one this term and it's excellent with good instructor support materials.history21.comWorld History Modules – History for the 21st Century 011
Reposted by Rick JobsDre Grr @drgrr.bsky.social · 14/10/2026#EMC Frapper une personne âgée et des enfants qui dansent, c'est donc ça le pays des libertés et de la fraternité ? 07430
Reposted by Rick JobsJesi🃏♠️🔥 @luciferjesit.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This was such a great answer from Abdul El-Sayed about his previous criticisms of President Obama. 12062281434
Reposted by Rick JobsNews in the Grove @newsinthegrove.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Anyone at Wednesday's market can get a $25 voucher until the money runs out, alongside breast health resources and the market's annual pet costume contest.newsinthegrove.comPortland Fire, Kaiser fund $10,000 in Forest Grove market vouchersAnyone at Wednesday's market can get a $25 voucher until the money runs out, alongside breast health resources and the market's annual pet costume contest. 111
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 12/10/2026☹️theguardian.comFire destroys Marché des Enfants Rouges, ‘coolest market in Paris’‘A lot of sadness’ after 17th century landmark that escaped demolition in the 1980s goes up in flames 311
Reposted by Rick JobsBrad Simpson @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Victor Wembanyama looks poised to become the next Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, an all-time basketball great with a social conscience and intellectual curiosity who sees himself as a celebrity with a responsibility to speak out on issues of public importance. Good for him. 0111
Reposted by Rick JobsNick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Really enjoyed doing this interview w/@learnovate.bsky.social - we got into my approach to teaching comics as always hands-on & emphasizing play, drawing as thinking, my crankiness about gen-Ai, the importance of constraints to creativity, the necessity of struggle, tennis, & the DJ-movie Scratch!youtube.comNick Sousanis: Why Drawing Is Thinking (and What AI Leaves Out)YouTube video by Learnovate 35920
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Did an excellent history research brown bag today with UIC faculty and grad students high atop this brutalist behemoth. My thanks to dear friend and RU mafia capo Jennie Brier for arranging it. 040
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Had a great book talk at Loyola this evening with super-engaged undergraduate students from a variety of classes. If you look closely, you’ll see my father and brother (not Ugrads). Many thanks to Suzanne Kaufman, esteemed member of the RU Mafia. 010
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is the front door to the department of history at Loyola. 071
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026getting some very @tgpeterson.bsky.social vibes 130
Reposted by Rick JobsEmile Chabal @emile-chabal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Those of us who work on contemporary France have long predicted some kind of social protest in advance of the 2027 elections. It could have been a gilets jaunes mk 2 related to high petrol prices, but instead it was school students. Some thoughts... www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...lemonde.frUn gouvernement fébrile, à la merci d’un embrasement qu’il n’a pas vu venirLa journée de mobilisation de mardi inquiète au sommet de l’Etat, alors que la tension n’a cessé de croître en près de trois semaines d’actions et que l’exécutif semble avoir pour l’instant donné la p... 510050
Reposted by Rick JobsJonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I got to spend my lunch listening to the amazing @richardivanjobs.bsky.social speak about his most recent project. As someone who influenced my scholarship a great deal, I am proud to call him a friend. Also, he wears cool shoes. 151
Reposted by Rick JobsMary Lewis @profmarylewis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Any historians out there 🗃️use “commonplace books” in class as scaffolding for writing in the age of AI? I’d love to see what you’re doing, if so. 113512
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My thanks to @richardckeller.bsky.social @emmakuby.bsky.social and Bucky for a great day at Madison. Had a good session with grad students who’d read my books to discuss my scholarly trajectory and then did a ‘In the Land of the Lacandón’ book talk with faculty. 130
Reposted by Rick JobsRick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026people keep telling me how terrific this interview is, so I’m reposting and thanking again @katecarp.bsky.socialdraftingthepast.comRichard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte Figure It Out As They GoEpisode 110 of the Drafting the Past podcast 255
Reposted by Rick JobsAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to ‘get out of America’ while he & Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here/2 4768501120
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026people keep telling me how terrific this interview is, so I’m reposting and thanking again @katecarp.bsky.socialdraftingthepast.comRichard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte Figure It Out As They GoEpisode 110 of the Drafting the Past podcast 255
Reposted by Rick Jobsmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 169188794735
Reposted by Rick JobsTim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hi all - can you help us out with a survey? Trying to put together some higher level education resources on comics and graphic novels in education. We’d super appreciate it! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comGraphic Novels in the Classroom - Teacher SurveyGood day, would you be willing to provide insights regarding your use of graphic novels in the classroom and your interests in pursuing additional education to learn more? This survey is part of a re... 0511
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Our students had a great visit today from @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social talking about--argggh--pirates. Juanjo now wants to move to Oregon, which is of course, as our students pointed out, the home of the Goonies. 192
Reposted by Rick JobsJuan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Very excited to give this talk today at Pacific University to a group of first-year students. Thank you to @richardivanjobs.bsky.social for the invitation. 1112
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Diego is still prostrate from that match against ATL. #RCTID 010
Reposted by Rick JobsJuan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I am excited about this. Something to look forward to. 082
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This Friday, Pacific U welcomes @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social to speak about Real Pirates of the Caribbean and Why We Think We Love Them. I'm excited for our students. 071
Reposted by Rick JobsNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Full story: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...courier-journal.comKSU women's basketball player detained by ICE at Louisville airport | ExclusiveAminata Seck, 26, was detained while traveling as part of Kentucky State University's women's basketball team. 326484
Reposted by Rick JobsSam Holley-Kline @sholleykline.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Enjoyed reviewing "In the Land of the Lacandón" (www.mqup.ca/Books/I/In-t...) for H-Diplo—I'd definitely have this one on my syllabus if I were teaching! My review is here: networks.h-net.org/group/review...mqup.caIn the Land of the LacandónIn the mid-1930s the amateur French ethnographer and filmmaker Bernard de Colmont ventured into the mountainous state of Chiapas to study the Lacandón people and broadcast their way of life to a curio... 141
Reposted by Rick JobsAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The accounting is in: In Oregon there are 111 data centers. The TOTAL number of people employed at data centers is just 2,630, or 0.1% of the labor force. Those 100 data centers consumer 23% of all electricity used in Oregon. Meanwhile, electricity rates skyrocket as more centers are built.opb.orgOregon data centers by the numbers: 111 facilities consume nearly one-quarter of state’s power, according to new reportA first-of-its-kind report details the footprint of the controversial facilities. 7931251848
Reposted by Rick JobsRick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Academic peeps: reply with any institution who has a shared governance model that you like. Pacific and Willamette are merging (not an acquisition) and I am on a combined committee charged with designing a shared governance model for the new University. (pls repost) #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky 🗃️ 31413
Reposted by Rick JobsAskQuestionsFirst @askquestionsfirst.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Like geothermal energy? Follow this project being built in Portland! www.portland.gov/bps/cleanene...portland.govDigging Deep: How the Earth’s Consistent Temperature Multiplies Benefits for Portlanders 011
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Kim and I watched the first episode of The Sopranos last night and that's gotta be one of the alltime greatest single episodes of television. It felt like the whole 6 seasons was foreshadowed in that one episode, not just the plot, but the charm, cleverness, and creativity.static.klipy.comTony Soprano in the Pool with DucksALT: Tony Soprano in the Pool with Ducks 020
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Academic peeps: reply with any institution who has a shared governance model that you like. Pacific and Willamette are merging (not an acquisition) and I am on a combined committee charged with designing a shared governance model for the new University. (pls repost) #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky 🗃️ 31413
Reposted by Rick JobsBlue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"60 Minutes. More like 60 viewers!" 334586690
Reposted by Rick JobsAlyssa S. #BakerSquad 🏆 @drsepinwall.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The folks who organized the AHA conf might be surprised to know that Historical Game Design is a theoretically rich subfield that our colleagues have worked in for years! Here's @gamingthepast.bsky.social's new book - developed over collabs with students. But no: let's vibecode! 26118
Reposted by Rick JobsDrafting the Past @draftingthepast.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This podcast ep is about a book that's hard to define! Kate talked to editors Tai Edwards and Charlee Huffman on the collab to create Shokhí (@univpressofkansas.bsky.social), a book that's part history, part account of activism, part poetry and more. Listen: www.draftingthepast.com/tai-edwards-... 🗃️draftingthepast.comTai Edwards and Charlee Huffman Let the Land Tell the StoryIn episode 113 of the Drafting the Past podcast, Kate Carpenter interviews the authors and editors of a collective history. 154
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026happy to report that Coyote vs. Acme is a fucking delight 020
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Sunday night comfort watch with a glass of Weller's. 030
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Congrats @laprofmme.bsky.socialstatic.klipy.comBillsmafia Gabriel DavisALT: Billsmafia Gabriel Davis 030
Reposted by Rick Jobsthatgirlinsb @34thparallel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Protesters at the Irish Open. shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland. Thank you, Doonbeg! 563213454650
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...theguardian.comThe battle to save the dying heart of rural France: the village bistroOnce central to rural life, cafe-bistros are closing in the face of depopulation and falling alcohol consumption, but campaigners are seeking new ways forward 011
Rick Jobs @richardivanjobs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026any other #RUmafia remember when the Old Bay Restaurant owner poured his establishment's fabulous French wine collection down the drain? 110