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Historian of medicine, gender, & politics in the American West. Creator & Executive Editor Emerita, @nursingclio. She/Her/Hers
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CW: racism, dehumanization, child harm It's not that bizarre, it's a technocratic spin on the racist trope of Black (or Brown) people being "alligator bait". There is no shortage of racist cartoons about it. Y'all need to understand that we are dealing with bedrock American racism.

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The GOP sell-off of our public lands might be out of the budget bill for now, but don't lose sight of this.

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Computers used to scream every time they connected to the Internet. They knew. They tried to warn us. We did not listen.

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Thankfully we have good news on something. But Mike Lee will try this again.

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Note: I don't care if you are an academic. I will block you for foolishness.

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Just randomly thinking of the press response to Biden’s “big fucking deal” hot mic after signing of the ACA by Obama.

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"The Mask" by @brunostrasser.bsky.social and #thomasschlich is out today. I have listened to talks and seen some papers and cannot wait to read this.

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Janet Jackson once showed her covered up nipple on live tv and lost her entire career.* *(And it was really Justin who did it)

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Donald Trump said 'fuck' live on TV. Something the Democrats can finally get angry about.

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in which the president of the united states comes to understand that forging peace in the middle east is actually quite hard

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wow he didn’t even thank them for their attention to this matter

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Donald Trump lost control of himself in front of the world's media. Here's why this is just one more failure of the Biden presidency My latest for the New York Times

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a result of individualism without personhood

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“The Trump administration said on Monday that it would open up 58 million acres of back country in national forests to road construction and development, removing protections that had been in place for a quarter century.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/c...

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Obama wore a tan suit once.

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I went out to check on my plants at 7am. Had to go back inside at 7:30 because I felt like I was going to pass out. It’s no joke out there, friends.

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At last, we are free from the tyranny of Cham, Abingdon-on-Thames, and Upper Saddle River!

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BREAKING: Trump says both Israel and Iran violated ceasefire terms with attacks. Follow AP's live updates.

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And I'm stuck in Allentown in 100 degree weather and stupid crazy humidity levels.

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It can't be that bad... oh. OH.

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I am literally begging people writing about RFK Jr. to stop giving any credence to the idea that "MAHA" is actually about making Americans healthy - it absolutely is not. It is about shaming people with chronic health conditions and substituting snake oil for science.

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imagine if this worked. IMAGINE IF THIS WORKED. imagine if the Epstein Caucus is defeated in an absolute tidal wave of voters who want their electeds to CARE and DO THINGS. imagine primarying all the nation’s Schumers and Pelosis with people who understand they work for us and take that seriously

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This was literally one of the best things that happened in my life recently.

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Gender perfomativity playing out on a global stage. Literally toxic masculinity.

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diddy is running out of time to endorse cuomo

submitted 19 hours ago • 9 comments

The checks are not checking and the balances are not balanced.

submitted 16 hours ago • 2 comments

Dr. Charles Nichols, longtime friend of Dr. Richard Kimball, and shareholder and spokesperson for the new miracle drug Provasic, has endorsed Cuomo.

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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them theonion.com/democra...

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The bees from My Girl have endorsed Cuomo

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This is cartoon villain shit

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A reminder: Law Professors: The Constitution still exists and the Courts will protect us. Historians:

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Cuomo Makes 11th-Hour Pass At Female New Yorkers theonion.com/cuomo-m...

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What it’s like hanging out with me

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I spent all day yesterday TOILING over a historiography section in my introduction. It was painful. I hated it every word. It made no sense. I was grumpy. Bordering on hopeless. Rereading it today and I'm like:

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