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As someone who lives in this state, supporting GOTV efforts here IS something that you can do that would likely have a profound impact on democracy.

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I have some (underdeveloped) theories about why UVA has become such a vector for violence over the past decade or so. But it's just awful. Every time. Please stay safe and take care of each other, UVA friends. 🧡💙

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Congratulations to Tony T and his colleagues in the Communities of Liberation project at London’s Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archive. They are doing great work, and I am delighted to have been able to help. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Measles If you were born between 1957-1968, your MMR vax was less effective than what came later & you may need boosting. If you were born before ~1984, there's a small chance it may no longer be protecting you & you may need boosting. I just messaged my doc to ask re: a "titer test" to find out.

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People are always askin what they can do so here we go

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They need us. We need us. Please help them reach their goal. Become a monthly supporter. I am. Every single dollar helps.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Completely unrelated, but: 1. You can order abortion pills by mail (at ineedana.org and aid access.org, for example) 2. They keep for about 2 years (and you don't need to be pregnant to order them) 2. USPS (including mail tracking) might not be independent for long.

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An all-too-brief meetup with @actualkatherine.bsky.social and their partner in Baltimore this eve - they sent me off with a wee snack pack because I couldn't stay for dinner (next time!). Very lovely when bsky becomes in-person.

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Seen in Philly. Go Birds!

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My brilliant friend, cohort member, and colleague Jasper has organized the New Directions in Black Disability Studies Conference! I am sadly going to be out of town for it, so you should all make my FOMO even worse by attending. Registration open now! woodson.as.virginia.edu/ndbds-register

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twice this week i emailed authors whose books i've taught to let them know how it went -- i hadn't thought about it as a kind of valentine but yeah i think that's right!

submitted 17 days ago • 4 comments

This is your reminder, should you need it, to get your vaccines (when did you last get a COVID booster?) and medication refills. If possible (and if it is safe for you), ask your doc if you can get a refill to cover a longer period of time than usual. No need to be unprepared.

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@annettejosephg.bsky.social @meghankroberts.bsky.social & I are seeking submissions for a special issue of French Historical Studies on "Children & Childhood in the French-Speaking World." We are esp interested in contributions that deal with race, empire, and colonialism. CFP here: bit.ly/3EIeVvE

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH. GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC. Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.

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trump and musk have been taking big L’s all day and it’s important you celebrate them because these people can be beaten

submitted 25 days ago • 39 comments

The House Republicans listed below are vulnerable in 2026. They will only vote to cut our benefits if they think no one is watching. If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!

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'Witnessing and disapproving will not save us. We must be willing to act and refuse to act on the basis of what we know is right. We must build a rebellious culture of care in defiance of a death-making culture of greed. We must reject the disposal of our fellow human beings'.

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced local immigration advocacy/support organizations. Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.

submitted 105 days ago • 343 comments

Re-upping this for the Saturday crowd! Want to feel like you did something good today? Do this.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

UVA Health has preemptively suspended gender-affirming healthcare for patients under 19, in response to That executive order. @ucwva.bsky.social has put together an email template that you can use to email the CEO and demand they reverse the policy. Takes 2 seconds. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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From @aaup.bsky.social, what to do if ICE is on your campus.

submitted 31 days ago • 6 comments

As a reminder, websites like this exist. aidaccess.org/en/

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Be more Chicago. Know your rights. waisn.org/kyrice/?fbcl...

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We felt this! Very surreal start to the day.

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My brilliant friend's first book is now available for preorder! Becca is a wonderful scholar with a deep commitment to ethical public history work. Her work is important for anyone interested in CW & Reconstruction history, public history, and historical memory. uscpress.com/Landscapes-o...

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Harvard laid off the staff members who do the research for its Slavery Remembrance Program Thursday. The program is part of the $100 million "Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Initiative". The project’s director said Harvard is trying to repress the number of descendants uncovered in the project.

submitted 37 days ago • 2 comments

'Tis the season

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A local history connection!!

submitted 40 days ago • 2 comments

Retagging with 🗃️ to get on the history lists. I had the pleasure of reading some of this research in its earlier, dissertation form: it's not to be missed.

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

My brilliant friend's first book is now available for preorder! Becca is a wonderful scholar with a deep commitment to ethical public history work. Her work is important for anyone interested in CW & Reconstruction history, public history, and historical memory. uscpress.com/Landscapes-o...

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MUST READ 👇 "It may feel like we’re doing something [by scrolling & reacting] but...we are experiencing an impact rather than having one" "When your enemy wants you disoriented your ability to focus is an important means of self-defense" The best we can do right now is find our lane & focus.

As someone who lives in this state, supporting GOTV efforts here IS something that you can do that would likely have a profound impact on democracy.

I have some (underdeveloped) theories about why UVA has become such a vector for violence over the past decade or so. But it's just awful. Every time. Please stay safe and take care of each other, UVA friends. 🧡💙

Congratulations to Tony T and his colleagues in the Communities of Liberation project at London’s Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archive. They are doing great work, and I am delighted to have been able to help. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Measles If you were born between 1957-1968, your MMR vax was less effective than what came later & you may need boosting. If you were born before ~1984, there's a small chance it may no longer be protecting you & you may need boosting. I just messaged my doc to ask re: a "titer test" to find out.

People are always askin what they can do so here we go

They need us. We need us. Please help them reach their goal. Become a monthly supporter. I am. Every single dollar helps.

Completely unrelated, but: 1. You can order abortion pills by mail (at ineedana.org and aid access.org, for example) 2. They keep for about 2 years (and you don't need to be pregnant to order them) 2. USPS (including mail tracking) might not be independent for long.

An all-too-brief meetup with @actualkatherine.bsky.social and their partner in Baltimore this eve - they sent me off with a wee snack pack because I couldn't stay for dinner (next time!). Very lovely when bsky becomes in-person.

Seen in Philly. Go Birds!

My brilliant friend, cohort member, and colleague Jasper has organized the New Directions in Black Disability Studies Conference! I am sadly going to be out of town for it, so you should all make my FOMO even worse by attending. Registration open now! woodson.as.virginia.edu/ndbds-register

twice this week i emailed authors whose books i've taught to let them know how it went -- i hadn't thought about it as a kind of valentine but yeah i think that's right!

This is your reminder, should you need it, to get your vaccines (when did you last get a COVID booster?) and medication refills. If possible (and if it is safe for you), ask your doc if you can get a refill to cover a longer period of time than usual. No need to be unprepared.

See also: the work of historian Anna Duensing (www.annaduensing.com). As early as the 1920s, Black American antifascists have astutely identified American 'race hate' as "an engine of fascism." Worth learning from them in these times.

@annettejosephg.bsky.social @meghankroberts.bsky.social & I are seeking submissions for a special issue of French Historical Studies on "Children & Childhood in the French-Speaking World." We are esp interested in contributions that deal with race, empire, and colonialism. CFP here: bit.ly/3EIeVvE

The Senate HELP Committee has jurisdiction over NIH. GOP members of the committee represent AK, AL, IN, FL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, OH, and SC. Research universities and hospitals in those states need to be extra loud.

trump and musk have been taking big L’s all day and it’s important you celebrate them because these people can be beaten

The House Republicans listed below are vulnerable in 2026. They will only vote to cut our benefits if they think no one is watching. If you live in these districts, or know anyone who does, CALL NOW and tell them to keep their hands off Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!

'Witnessing and disapproving will not save us. We must be willing to act and refuse to act on the basis of what we know is right. We must build a rebellious culture of care in defiance of a death-making culture of greed. We must reject the disposal of our fellow human beings'.

To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced local immigration advocacy/support organizations. Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.

Re-upping this for the Saturday crowd! Want to feel like you did something good today? Do this.

UVA Health has preemptively suspended gender-affirming healthcare for patients under 19, in response to That executive order. @ucwva.bsky.social has put together an email template that you can use to email the CEO and demand they reverse the policy. Takes 2 seconds. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

From @aaup.bsky.social, what to do if ICE is on your campus.

As a reminder, websites like this exist. aidaccess.org/en/

Be more Chicago. Know your rights. waisn.org/kyrice/?fbcl...

We felt this! Very surreal start to the day.

My brilliant friend's first book is now available for preorder! Becca is a wonderful scholar with a deep commitment to ethical public history work. Her work is important for anyone interested in CW & Reconstruction history, public history, and historical memory. uscpress.com/Landscapes-o...

Harvard laid off the staff members who do the research for its Slavery Remembrance Program Thursday. The program is part of the $100 million "Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Initiative". The project’s director said Harvard is trying to repress the number of descendants uncovered in the project.

'Tis the season

A local history connection!!

Retagging with 🗃️ to get on the history lists. I had the pleasure of reading some of this research in its earlier, dissertation form: it's not to be missed.

My brilliant friend's first book is now available for preorder! Becca is a wonderful scholar with a deep commitment to ethical public history work. Her work is important for anyone interested in CW & Reconstruction history, public history, and historical memory. uscpress.com/Landscapes-o...

MUST READ 👇 "It may feel like we’re doing something [by scrolling & reacting] but...we are experiencing an impact rather than having one" "When your enemy wants you disoriented your ability to focus is an important means of self-defense" The best we can do right now is find our lane & focus.

Look up, look around. There is work to do.

Gotta love Scotland.