When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities
"Even an effort to catalog and digitize the papers of Thomas Gage, a British general in the American Revolution, was guilty of “promoting inclusivity and diversity in historical research.”
+ Important update on the lawsuit fr AHA, MLA, ACLS etc. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a...
07.03.2026 20:37
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1) US History to 1865
2) US History since 1865
3) California History
4) Western Civilization to 1600
5) Western Civilization since 1600
6) World History to 1500
7) World History since 1500
8) Latin American history
9) The Historian's Craft
07.03.2026 02:22
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Joe Mazzulla Reiterates Jayson Tatum Will Not Return Until He Passes The ‘Mazzulla Logic-Puzzle Meridian’
Celtics Star To Remain Sidelined While Grappling With Serpent’s Cipher
Joe Mazzulla Reiterates Jayson Tatum Will Not Return Until He Passes The ‘Mazzulla Logic-Puzzle Meridian’ https://theonion.com/joe-mazzulla-reiterates-jayson-tatum-will-not-return-until-he-passes-the-mazzulla-logic-puzzle-meridian/
07.03.2026 00:30
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Kelly: "You could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in DC and they could probably do a better job than our government is doing right now. They don't have a goal, there's no strategic plan. And what this is likely to lead to is, again, a long war with a lot of dead Americans."
05.03.2026 02:26
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This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t
I can't fucking believe we're doing this again.
28.02.2026 15:50
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Much like with Iraq in 2003, objecting to this new war in the Middle East will likely get framed by those perpetrating it in terms of ‘you’re defending a murderous regime that only a few weeks ago was murdering protestors’. And firstly - fuck the Iranian regime for murdering innocent people.
28.02.2026 15:17
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This week my students were asking about the distinction between anti-imperialism and anti-colonialism. The conversation happened in the context of reading Gandhi’s Satyagraha in South Africa. They were amazed that Gandhi could see the Boer as an iconic figure of colonial suffering and resistance 1/
28.02.2026 13:42
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Watching a good friend of mine who is Iranian go from anti-Trump to pro-Trump in a 24 hour period over Iran is sad, misguided, and dumb. The optics president will use the moral justification of "the hour of freedom is at hand" to cloak his true intentions. It's right out of the imperialist playbook.
28.02.2026 15:02
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Trump said he could end the Ukraine war in 24 hours. He had no plan.
Trump said he could deliver better and cheaper healthcare. He had no plan.
Trump said he he would rebuild US infrastructure. He had no plan.
Trump has no plan for Iran. Just blow shit up, kill some people, and see what happens.
28.02.2026 13:50
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Lol no he just naturally looks like that
28.02.2026 05:06
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7 years ago, a trip to a Kansas Petco for food for my other two cats turned into a small disheveled cat leaping into my arms from his cage and getting adopted that day. Happy 8th birthday to Jack!
28.02.2026 03:50
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Tufted Puffins Are Vanishing Across the Pacific Northwest—Can an Ambitious New Effort Save Them? | Audubon
Armed with enthusiasm, researchers and volunteers have joined forces to safeguard the flamboyant seabirds as climate change warms their ocean homes.
Proposed solution for tufted puffin declines: more monitoring and marine protected areas.
It’s like putting a non-smoking section in a casino.
Drawing a boundary doesn’t change the air.
Local protection matters, but it can’t offset warming oceans and shifting food webs.
26.02.2026 12:30
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Some exciting news: I'm going to be interviewed next week by the Journal of West African History about my background and my work, including my forthcoming article that'll be out later this year.
27.02.2026 02:40
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It was such a gorgeous day today that one of my colleagues and I decided to catch the school's softball game today and they absolutely dominated Barstow College. Great afternoon
27.02.2026 00:54
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A legally blind, 65 yr-old woman: has unintentionally lost 28 pounds because she can't afford food under Trump. "The end is coming near. Under Joe Biden I received $80 SNAP per month & was able to put away $100 per month for food. Trump took that away from me." #sheshed
26.02.2026 22:58
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This stunt where ICE releases people far from home with no proper clothing and no way home should be treated as attempted homicide. In this case, actual homicide. These cases are not accidental or based on misunderstandings. They are deliberate attempts to inflict bodily harm.
25.02.2026 23:04
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🎵 No one knows what it's like to see the bad man, to see the sad man🎵
25.02.2026 03:28
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1) oof that's a good question. It's tough finding folks on Bluesky
2) Till, Mississippi Burning
3) still deciding. Just got home from a book fair in Pasadena so I'm a bit behind on meal planning.
#HATM
23.02.2026 00:48
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$500 billion a year is enough to guarantee a basic income via a negative income tax with a 50% phaseout rate for all Americans, ending poverty and significantly reducing inequality and insecurity.
21.02.2026 20:07
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Ramadan Mubarak
18.02.2026 00:04
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This. All of this. Years ago when I was living in the Midwest, I was amazed by the number of vacant warehouses and buildings. I said to my then partner at the time this exact same thing of what should be done with those structures and it is always a matter of will not resources.
16.02.2026 16:56
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Legend
16.02.2026 04:07
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I'm watchin' Industry and shopping vintage Big Dogs clothing on a Sunday night. To quote the great artist T-Pain, "All I do is win win win"
16.02.2026 04:02
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"I always enjoyed watching us beat Indiana" -- Barack Obama roasts Reggie Miller
15.02.2026 23:02
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This is the most incredible #SuperBowl halftime show that I have ever seen. Bad Bunny’s celebration of Latin American culture is just the statement of defiance against the Trump administration and xenophobia that this country needed. Thank you.
09.02.2026 01:33
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Can't wait to hear how this is deeply un-American
09.02.2026 01:37
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Green Day sang the lyrics“Trump’s America” twice in “American Idiot” just now and both times, NBC garbled the sound so you couldn’t clearly hear the words.
But that’s what they sang.
08.02.2026 23:12
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a map of locations in Italy
The B1G expansion has really got out of hand.
06.02.2026 18:45
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