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American Historical Association @historians.org · 18d

The AHA has sent a letter to Texas State University president Kelly Damphousse registering strong objection to the university’s decision to terminate the employment of Dr. Thomas Alter without due process. 🗃️

AHA Sends Letter Objecting to Firing of Texas State University Professor

The AHA has sent a letter to Texas State University professor Kelly Damphousse registering strong objection to the university’s decision to terminate the employment of Dr. Thomas Alter without due pro...

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · 25d

Deeply felt and ultimately sorrowful essay

John Raimo @johnraimo.bsky.social · 25d

The great historian Joan Wallach Scott writing for the Boston Review (@bostonreview.bsky.social); h/t @jvmoltke.bsky.social; #skystorians: www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-g...

A General Air of Anxiety - Boston Review

The Red Scare targeted my father. He taught me the meaning of resistance.

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Sep 5

Anthropic settlement is a win for authors. Will it set the pattern others follow?

Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Sep 5

Well-deserved, congratulations!

Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Aug 5

Early morning at JFK. #airport

Airplane taking off with the rising sun behind it and parked planes in the foreground

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Jul 22

The King children put it succinctly about the latest file release: their father was “relentlessly targeted by an invasive, predatory, and deeply disturbing disinformation and surveillance campaign.” Never forget that fact. 🗃️

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Jul 7

press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Really look forward to this new book from @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social. Will be an important addition to the growing historiography on police and the movements of the ‘60s. 🗃️

Police Against the Movement

A bold retelling of the 1960s civil rights struggle through its work against police violence—and a prehistory of both the Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter movements that emerged half a century...

press.princeton.edu

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Jul 4

Marking the 4th at Willie’s picnic and hoping for good news from Hunt about the missing kids. #texas

Stage at amphitheater with large American flag hung in back and drawing above of Willie Nelson

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Jun 12

Tough couple days to lose both Sly Stone and Brian Wilson. Each changed the musical world with their innovations and brilliance.

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Jun 10

I had great fun answering questions about surveillance and student activists in the 1960s at @askhistorians.bsky.social AMA. Thanks for inviting me, and check out my book, Spying on Students lsupress.org/978080718222..., to learn more about the topic. #skystorians.

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · May 24

Like many others today, wishing a happy birthday to the incomparable Bob Dylan. His music expresses our humanity, beautifully poignantly, and without compare.

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · May 16

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/a...
Wonderful story that highlights the rich history of Memphis. 🗃️

‘A Priceless Inheritance’: Preserving Memories of Black Life in Memphis

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · May 9

www.psrmemphis.org/tyre-nichols...

Otis Sanford puts it well: “The culture historically of Memphis police in some respects has been oppressive to African-American citizens. That’s just a fact.” 🗃️

Tyre Nichols Verdict Stirs Anger, Grief And Prayerful Reflection - Institute for Public Service Reporting - Memphis

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · May 4

Shocking and sad. May her memory be a blessing.

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Apr 26

Congratulations! Look forward to reading. And great cover! 🗃️

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Apr 24

Yesterday’s Nau Conference on Texas History hosted by the @utsaroadrunners.bsky.social History Dept showcased exciting new work on the state’s rich & diverse history and the digital tools that are making it even more accessible. Shout out to the incomparable Catherine Clinton for organizing. 🗃️

Panel of speakers at the Nau Conference on Texas History with Dr. Catherine Clinton at the podium.

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Apr 24

Kudos to my @utsaroadrunners.bsky.social colleagues who are integrating AI into their pedagogy. www.chronicle.com/newsletter/t...

Using Peer Networks to Integrate AI Literacy Into Liberal Arts

How one college is using grassroots support to help professors experiment with AI.

www.chronicle.com

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Mar 1

Congratulations to the AAC champions. let’s keep rolling ! Birds Up🤙 #UTSA

‘Runners cut down the nets, top FAU, 60-42, on Senior Day

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Mar 1

The one and only David Johansen. RIP.

The Astute Galoot ™️ 🏴‍☠️ @theastutegaloot.bsky.social · Mar 1

David Johansen FOREVERMORE ♾️ 🤘🏼

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Feb 28

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/h...

When Texas health officials talk like this you can understand the scope of the problem here: “I don’t want anybody to suffer from long-lasting disability because they got measles. But if you choose to live in Texas,” he added, “you can exercise that option.”

In Texas Measles Outbreak, Signs of a Riskier Future for Children

Vaccine hesitancy has been rising for years in the United States. Doctors and parents in one rural county are confronting the consequences.

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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · Feb 28

Trump yesterday, repeating something he’s been saying for years (re: tariffs, which he said would make the US “rich’): “it’s going to stop us from being a laughingstock all over the world because we have been taken advantage of like no country has been taken advantage of.” Let’s unpack this a bit./1

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Feb 28

Punching down is particularly despicable

Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Feb 28

A great scholar and kind and gentle person.

David W. Congdon @dwcongdon.com · Feb 28

Another huge loss. Martin Marty leaves a giant legacy in the field of religious history. I only interacted with him a couple times, and I wish I had been able to connect with him more.
memarty.com/obituary/

Obituary – Martin E. Marty

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Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Feb 10

My sentiments exactly

Durham Bulls @durhambulls.bsky.social · Feb 9

Let’s be real here

Gregg Michel 🦋 @glmhistory.bsky.social · Feb 9

#skystorians I’m developing an upper-level course on the U.S. in the ‘60s and thinking of using Lakota Woman as one of the books. Anyone use it in similar course? Students respond well to it? Welcome any thoughts! 🗃️

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