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Nora Slonimsky

@noraslonimsky.bsky.social

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History, tea, & Star Wars enthusiast. Aspiring hat aficionado. Writes about copyrights. www.hamiltonsolo.com

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Nora Slonimsky @noraslonimsky.bsky.social · Nov 9

The BlueSky world seems to have gotten a little bigger post-Election. Hoping this platform can restore a little of our faith (mine included) about social media’s positive potential. And in the meantime, thanks for checking in with me: this is R2 D Dog, and she’s the highlight of anything I post!

White fluffy dog with brown eyes stretches their front legs out on a gold blanket on a blue couch.

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Jim Ambuske @jimambuske.bsky.social · 19d

Terrific "Taking Stock and Setting Agendas" meeting this past weekend @theitps.bsky.social centered on early American studies and digital history. Thanks to @noraslonimsky.bsky.social, @ben-wright.bsky.social, & Mark Boonshoft for the chance to present "Hard of Hearing: Podcasting Early America."

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 26d

We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.

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Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 29

Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R

Exclusive: Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission

Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.

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Liz Covart @lizcovart.bsky.social · Aug 25

I went to my first game at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, thanks to @noraslonimsky.bsky.social. We had a great time, although I had a better time because the Red Sox beat the Yanks 12-1.

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Maggie Rudy @maggiemice.bsky.social · Aug 21

The pageturner

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Aug 1

"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"

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Nora Slonimsky @noraslonimsky.bsky.social · Aug 1

This is so so so wonderful, friend! Many congratulations 🎉🎊🎈 (and I’m going to be in Richmond for a few days some time in the fall so a perfect excuse to hang out!)

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Law & History Review @lawandhistrev.bsky.social · Jul 31

Sarah Gronningsater discusses her multiple award-winning new book, The Rising Generation: Gradual Abolition, Black Legal Culture, and the Making of National Freedom (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024).

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Sarah Gronningsater: The Rising Generation – Law & History Review

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John Carter Brown Library @jcblibrary.bsky.social · Jul 15

The JCB is seeking a senior leader for its ambitious digital programs. Our Associate Director for Digital Asset Management will guide the continuing development of our innovative platform, Americana, and oversee the digitization of library collections. 1/3

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Nora Slonimsky @noraslonimsky.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you for participating! @kawulf.bsky.social and I are so grateful!

Nora Slonimsky @noraslonimsky.bsky.social · Jul 20

And thank you as well to the wonderful audience, and @jmadelman.bsky.social @benjaminepark.bsky.social and others for sharing here!

Nora Slonimsky @noraslonimsky.bsky.social · Jul 20

Thank you to @unlawfulentries.bsky.social @joycechaplin.bsky.social @jimambuske.bsky.social @zacharyconn.bsky.social @samsnyder8.bsky.social @profmsinha.bsky.social and the other wonderful speakers for your amazing contributions!

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Nora Slonimsky @noraslonimsky.bsky.social · Jul 20

Many highlights of @shearites.bsky.social #SHEAR2025 but elated by the tremendous (3 minute!) talks at “10 Things to Know about the American Revolution” spotlight at the Providence Public Library! So grateful to have worked on this with the inimitable @kawulf.bsky.social & @jcblibrary.bsky.social

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A blond haired smiling woman in a checkered blazer stands behind a dark wood podium next to a tv screen

A group of ten people smiling at the camera stand in front of a wooden panels with a multicolored animal mural with characters from Alice in Wonderland

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Benjamin Park @benjaminepark.bsky.social · Jul 18

Really fun lunch event coinciding with SHEAR’s conference. Ten brilliant scholars of the American Revolution were given a near-impossible task: make a bold point about the Revolution in *three* minutes and only using *one* PowerPoint slide. The result was a vibrant & provocative conversation!

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Nora Slonimsky @noraslonimsky.bsky.social · Jul 19

Thank you so much for being there!

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Amanda Weaver @amandaweavernovels.com · Jul 18

A donation of as little as $5 a month to PBS gives you access to the PBS Passport app and there is SO much good content to stream there. Best $5 I spend.

Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · Jul 17

So do i have to become a pbs donor now?

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Nora Slonimsky @noraslonimsky.bsky.social · Jul 17

Another disgrace.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 17

Breaking News: The Senate approved a White House request to cancel $9 billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The House is expected to pass the bill.

Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations

The bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.

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Maria Antoniak @mariaa.bsky.social · Jul 16

I made a #DH2025 feed that looks for posts that include the hashtag and posts from/about @dh2025lisbon.bsky.social. You can press the 📌 for easy access.

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · Jul 14

This event is going to be so cool! And the idea, cooked up with @noraslonimsky.bsky.social, is to do this format again in 2026. We're excited about it! And super grateful to this awesome line-up of scholars.

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · Jul 7

I’d missed this last week but Indiana passed a new law that is leading to the forced elimination of hundreds of majors across their state universities. Apropos of recent events, the eliminated majors include atmospheric science. Sabotage is a word that comes to mind.

www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

Among the dozens of undergraduate degree programs at IU Bloomington that are being eliminated or suspended with plans either to eliminate or merge them were Art History, American Studies, Atmospheric Science, Cognitive Science, Comparative Literature, Dance, Earth Science, French, Geography, East Asian Studies, Gender Studies, German Studies, Italian, Music/Ballet, Religious Studies, Spanish, and Statistics.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jul 5

We must not leave this out of the account of what they have done. What Musk and Trump and Vought did. What Johnson and his band of sycophants allowed them to do. What tens of millions of fellow Americans endorse.

Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · Jul 1

STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · Jun 26

MORE huge AI copyright news: A big decision in Kadrey v. Meta, one of the most closely-watched legal battles. The judge sided with Meta, but *very* begrudgingly. www.wired.com/story/meta-s...

Meta Wins Blockbuster AI Copyright Case—but There’s a Catch

A federal judge ruled that Meta did not violate the law when it trained its AI models on 13 authors' books.

www.wired.com

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Int Society for the History & Theory of Intellectual Property @ishtip.bsky.social · Jun 16

Next week!

You can still register on eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ishtip-16t...

Downloadable PDF on our website: ishtip.org/final-progra...

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