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"We didn’t become the greatest shirtwaist factory in the world by resting on our laurels. That’s why we’ve brought in a new efficiency czar, Noel Skum, whose job is to cut unnecessary spending and roll back overly restrictive safety regulations." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...

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Historically, suddenly forcing massive numbers of highly educated and well paid people into unexpected mass unemployment has not led to stability

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"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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This new EO is a doozy, clearly written to test the constitutionality of independent agencies at the SCt. It purports to effectively bring all independent agencies - including the Fed Election Cmsn and the Fed (in part) under presidential control. Irreconcilable w/existing law full stop. /1

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Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions theonion.com/historians-p...

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for pity’s sake, I am BEGGING university leaders to stop framing this issue in terms of what this will cost the university. people dont care! EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession

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February 18, 2025

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It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.

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"But we are not in usual times. Thus, it is important to ensure that educational policy is not changed based on a letter that oversteps legal boundaries." www.chronicle.com/article/hitt...

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Probationary employees are receiving termination notices today at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Notices have already started going out, per agency source.

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Im donating to the @apnews.com this morning apnews.com/article/trum...

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...

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Trying to keep my head down and just do my work. That's going to be hard when I'm reaching immigration & Jim Crow in one class & slavery in the other

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ICYMI check out my interview w/ @businesshistoryc.bsky.social on #brandingTrust youtu.be/Otkukbs0joI?...

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Interested in why the poinsettia is a symbol of Christmas and so widely available this time of year? Check out this article by my father, Norman Ellstrand, and I in Time Magazine's "Made by History" column. time.com/7202847/poin...

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My strongest wish is that the structural requirements of technologies be taken seriously as essential to understanding their potential consequences and benefits, rather than viewed as side issues to be addressed later or indefinitely spun out of the way by industry PR.

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👋 Hello new #skystorians and other followers! I’m a historian of visual & material culture esp. #bizhist, fraud, & IP ; I also teach / direct #publichistory 😬 jennifermblack.org

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In case you ever wondered about the history of #trademarks in the US, my book #BrandingTrust is 50% off today- code: CYBERMONDAY24 t.co/HM7NAjjUb7

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"U.S. history education has always been a contested ideological battleground, and conservative efforts usually prevail."

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👋 Hello new #skystorians and other followers! I’m a historian of visual & material culture esp. #bizhist, fraud, & IP ; I also teach / direct #publichistory 😬 jennifermblack.org

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👀 Discount code for my book 👇https://www.pennpress.org/9781512825008/branding-trust/

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This fall I’ve spent a lot of time reading about Comstock for my Post Office project. You absolutely need to understand more about him and how he and his allies weaponized the government to implement an unpopular moral vision on the United States.

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A thread of Historian Starter Packs to help find your communities. First Pop Culture and Media: bsky.app/profile/herm...

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With everyone creating these brilliant starter packs, I would love to see one and/or be on one for historians of the US 🇺🇸 @jackiantonovich.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social @davidsilkenat.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @ahahistorians.bsky.social #skystorians

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#bizhist #skystorians I’m looking for a panelist for @businesshistoryc.bsky.social #BHC2025 on Fraud/scams/counterfeits etc. to join Rick Popp & I. Pm if interested

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I feel seen www.chronicle.com/article/walk...

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ICYMI check out my book talk with @businesshistoryc.bsky.social on #BrandingTrust @PennPress #intellectualproperty www.youtube.com/live/KcnNCm-...

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Starting soon! Check out my live stream interview with Business History Conference www.youtube.com/@businesshis... #BrandingTrust #intellectualproperty

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On Friday 5/31 at 11am EST @TheBHCNews is hosting a live stream panel discussion of my @PennPress book #BrandingTrust w/ Rick Popp, Pam Laird & Ed Balleisen thebhc.org/book-series-... 😬

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Check out my #bizhist interview (I know, on the site w/no name) #skystorians #brandingTrust x.com/thebhcnews/s...

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ICYMI: I had a great time chatting with Tony D'Angelo a few weeks ago! Check out the episode on #BrandingTrust here: tinyurl.com/52dunp74 #intellectualproperty #skystorians #bizHist

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Had a great time at the West Pittston Public Library last week for my #BrandingTrust book talk 🤗 #skystorians #bizHist

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