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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 6d

Just posting this. Everyone knows why.

Text of the fourth amendment “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

(Dr.) Diana Henderson @dianahenderson.bsky.social · 13d

I saw the Misanthrope on tour in the US (back when we had a real Kennedy Center) w/McCowen & Rigg, still memorable across the decades….glad to read this tribute!

Hester L-J @starcrossed2018.bsky.social · 13d

The Mysteries, unforgettable as a child in the miners' strike winter of 1984-5 (Brian Glover's God on his forklift, letting there by light by turning on his headlamp; Robert Stephens as Pilate, extra-thrilling because he was also Abner Brown in Box of Delights)
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‘The man who came to read the metre’: Yorkshire poet Tony Harrison was the National Theatre bard

Harrison, who has died aged 88, wrote copiously for the stage, both as an ingenious translator and dazzlingly original dramatist

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(Dr.) Diana Henderson @dianahenderson.bsky.social · 14d

An Olympian athlete, inspiring educational official, community leader & child of immigrants: that’s who was targeted today. Heaven help this country.

Dr. Kay Daly, she/her 📚💙 @kaydaly.bsky.social · 14d

ICE detains Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts | Iowa Public Radio share.google/GW8B83ayugUe...

Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts detained by ICE agents

The superintendent of the largest school district in Iowa has been detained by federal immigration officials. Superintendent Ian Roberts of Des Moines Public Schools was arrested Friday after fleeing ...

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 18d

AN #EARLYMODERN POST!! They still exist! And a lovely one at that, for five years and with the brilliant people at KCL who have turned that place in quite the hub of exciting early modern research.

Run, don’t walk.

Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World at King's College London

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22d

CBS parent company Paramount canceled Colbert to win approval from Trump's FCC to merge with Skydance.

Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna.

See how this works?

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 22d

What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power.

This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.

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Cédric Mas @cedricmas.bsky.social · Jul 9

ALERTE GENERALE !

Une pétition a été lancée sur le site de l'Assemblée nationale demandant que le gouvernement arrête d'utiliser X pour ses communications officielles.
On signe toutes et tous pour lui donner le maximum de visibilité.
C'est ici :
petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr/initiatives/...

Cesser d'utiliser X (anciennement Twitter) pour les communications officielles du gouvernement - Cesser d'utiliser X (anciennement Twitter) pour les communications officielles du gouvernement - Platef...

Cessez d'utiliser cette plateforme comme l'un des principaux porte-parole des communications officielles en France. Il existe des alternatives bien mieux modérées et régulées, et il est même possible ...

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 25d

New poll finds that, by almost a three-to-one margin, American Jews believe Trump uses allegations of antisemitism as an "excuse" to cut university funding, rather than "truly cares about protecting Jewish students." (drive.google.com/file/d/1sjIV...)

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 25d

"Outlets like FOX News have essentially pulled the entire media landscape to the right, telling these incredibly skewed stories so fast and so furiously." -- Robert Redford in *2003*

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(Dr.) Diana Henderson @dianahenderson.bsky.social · 24d

It is—& good to be here, even if this time won’t work to cross paths. Next time!

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FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting) @fairmediawatch.bsky.social · 25d

This appears to be the post that got Karen Attiah--the Washington Post's last full-time Black opinion writer--fired from the paper.

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Sep 10

Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.

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Jeff Stein @jeffstein.bsky.social · 25d

Statement from @postguild.bsky.social on the firing of Karen Attiah:

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(Dr.) Diana Henderson @dianahenderson.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks, Katherine! I’m actually in your town briefly for an AHRC-DTP grad student conference hosted by Queen’s…lmk if you’re around tomorrow or Wed.—it would be lovely to catch up.

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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 27d

GIBRALTAR EXITS BREXIT The British enclave, which voted 96 percent Remain in 2016, establishes a customs union with the EU and visa-free travel in the Schengen area.

“This is actually going to be an improvement over where Gibraltar was pre-Brexit” First Minister Fabian Picardo says

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The Brits who beat Brexit: Gibraltar celebrates its return to Europe

Nearly a decade after Britain quit the E.U., British residents of Gibraltar on the southern tip of Spain, will regain travel and commercial access under a treaty.

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Mark Sample @samplereality.bsky.social · Sep 11

The landscape in higher ed is bleak right now, but here's a bright light at my institution: there's a new tenure track position at @davidsoncollege.bsky.social in Gender & Sexuality Studies. Please share widely!

Assistant Professor of Gender & Sexuality Studies (731) - HigherEdJobs

Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.

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jondmaas.bsky.social @jondmaas.bsky.social · Sep 10

www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Great news to end the day!

Democrat James Walkinshaw wins race for vacant, deep-blue Virginia House seat

NBC News projects victory for the Fairfax County supervisor, who will bolster Democrats' numbers amid fights over government spending and the Epstein files.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 6

Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

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(Dr.) Diana Henderson @dianahenderson.bsky.social · Sep 6

Still waiting to be able to dramaturg a real production of The Massacre at Paris…wd be there as fast as the shot that wounds Admiral Cologny (prior to his defenestration, stomping, more monstrous inhumanity, etc.)…just sayin’.

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(Dr.) Diana Henderson @dianahenderson.bsky.social · Aug 31

Everyone who knows me probably knows I’m now going to whisper (yet again) the Massacre at Paris…..please ask me why:)
After all, my Marlowe publishing career began with Dido, so I never have stuck with the obvious (which I also love)….,

(Dr.) Diana Henderson @dianahenderson.bsky.social · Aug 31

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yay!!

The Guardian view on Christopher Marlowe: it’s time to read him and honour him | Editorial

Editorial: England’s second most famous playwright is the star of a new play. But his own works should be staged more, and he should be commemorated better

www.theguardian.com

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(Dr.) Diana Henderson @dianahenderson.bsky.social · Aug 31

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yay!!

The Guardian view on Christopher Marlowe: it’s time to read him and honour him | Editorial

Editorial: England’s second most famous playwright is the star of a new play. But his own works should be staged more, and he should be commemorated better

www.theguardian.com

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(Dr.) Diana Henderson @dianahenderson.bsky.social · Aug 26

I’ll never forget how enthused my college Renaissance prof. Robert Fehrenbach got when discussing Thomas Tusser—I’m sorry he’s not still here to see this CfP!

Tom Rutter @obscuredrama.bsky.social · Aug 26

Loudly tooting this CFP, please retweet:
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Sheffield Centre for Early Modern Studies - CFP: Reading the Practical in Early Modern Literature

CFP: Reading the Practical in Early Modern Literature

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(Dr.) Diana Henderson @dianahenderson.bsky.social · Aug 22

So glad! It’s been over 30 years (gulp!) since I got to work briefly w/ Lisa P. & the US premiere of Churchill’s Light Shining…& a cast including Cherry Jones & Bill Camp…happy memories, & a trailblazing director. Good to see still going strong.

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Jeffrey J Cohen @jeffreyjcohen.bsky.social · Aug 19

We need to offer counter-narratives to the reductions to humanities that many institutions are undertaking, and equip our colleagues across institutions with evidence that the myths being deployed to reduce our fields are not based in fact.
futurelostarchive.beehiiv.com/p/the-myth-o...

"The Myth of the Useless Humanist" vs "Humanities myths, busted"

a letter to colleagues

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Dr. Rachel Schine @rachelschine.bsky.social · Aug 18

When unis say “we won’t fire you humanities professors, we’ll just take your majors away and merge your department with two others and rename it all,” what they’re doing is they’re making humanities expertise increasingly invisible and inaccessible…

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