Joe Clark
@jmhclark.bsky.social
Associate Professor of History at University of Kentucky. Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic world, 16th-17th C. Also here to follow climate, safe streets, YIMBY/urbanist, and baseball stuff.
My book: https://go.shr.lc/3AKP9Fw
My book: https://go.shr.lc/3AKP9Fw
'The cultivation of those sciences which have enlarged the limits of the empire of man over the external world, has, for want of the poetical faculty, proportionally circumscribed those of the internal world.'
If you are providing me with an education that is low utility in the world then it’s a disservice. My composition class spent four weeks on poetry. I’m sorry, but that only would’ve been useful if I wanted to be a poet. I don’t need to know iambic pentameter in order to be a victim advocate.
December 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
'The cultivation of those sciences which have enlarged the limits of the empire of man over the external world, has, for want of the poetical faculty, proportionally circumscribed those of the internal world.'
I'm setting a new record this semester for the number expletives uttered alone in my office while reading university-wide emails.
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I'm setting a new record this semester for the number expletives uttered alone in my office while reading university-wide emails.
something that will never not make me crazy is when you are searching for something timeless and ethereal like "Rhône" or "Amazon" most search engines will give you a junk merchant or a fast-fashion clothing company, the very definition of ephemeral
December 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
something that will never not make me crazy is when you are searching for something timeless and ethereal like "Rhône" or "Amazon" most search engines will give you a junk merchant or a fast-fashion clothing company, the very definition of ephemeral
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A harbinger of what is to come, if load growth is not managed responsibly:
www.utilitydive.com/news/hurrica...
www.utilitydive.com/news/hurrica...
Americans lost more power last year than any year in previous decade: EIA
The annual average of 11 hours of electricity interruptions was nearly double the annual average of the last ten years, with hurricanes a leading cause.
www.utilitydive.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A harbinger of what is to come, if load growth is not managed responsibly:
www.utilitydive.com/news/hurrica...
www.utilitydive.com/news/hurrica...
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At some point you realize that the prominent, powerful people you see on your screens are mostly morons who either got lucky or are saying things billionaires want to hear, and that nobody smart or competent is in charge, and we're all just collectively flailing, and it's a miracle anything works.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 6:34 AM
At some point you realize that the prominent, powerful people you see on your screens are mostly morons who either got lucky or are saying things billionaires want to hear, and that nobody smart or competent is in charge, and we're all just collectively flailing, and it's a miracle anything works.
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Call for Papers📣: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns. Join us in Florence. We look forward to hosting you in May 2026😎☀️ @eui-history.bsky.social #skystorians #academicsky #earlymodern
October 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Call for Papers📣: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns. Join us in Florence. We look forward to hosting you in May 2026😎☀️ @eui-history.bsky.social #skystorians #academicsky #earlymodern
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I swear maybe once a decade in public, and this is the moment. This fucking racist and all the gibbering racists nodding along behind him are the ruination of our country. Our fucking job for the next fucking year is to fucking destroy them in the next election. Fuck them.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I swear maybe once a decade in public, and this is the moment. This fucking racist and all the gibbering racists nodding along behind him are the ruination of our country. Our fucking job for the next fucking year is to fucking destroy them in the next election. Fuck them.
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““I was under the impression that we were protected from being affected by any anti-DEI legislation and rulings because of our First Amendment right to freedom of press, but it appears I was wrong,”
This is truly awful. I have served in the university media board for 3 years and saw how brilliant and committed the student editors of these magazines were to quality and integrity. This is such a loss for the university community at large. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
““I was under the impression that we were protected from being affected by any anti-DEI legislation and rulings because of our First Amendment right to freedom of press, but it appears I was wrong,”
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They should invent a university that prioritizes teaching and research
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
They should invent a university that prioritizes teaching and research
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being a millennial who has lucked into in a stable academic career in 2025 is like getting the last lifeboat off the titanic but then a guy you never heard of gets shot in Bosnia and you wind up dying with a lung full of chlorine gas in Belgium three years later
November 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
being a millennial who has lucked into in a stable academic career in 2025 is like getting the last lifeboat off the titanic but then a guy you never heard of gets shot in Bosnia and you wind up dying with a lung full of chlorine gas in Belgium three years later
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“WASHINGTON—Citing that a majority of Americans are irresponsible, easily distracted people who have little regard for other human beings, a new Dept of Transportation report revealed that it’s ‘actually kind of crazy’ that U.S. citizens are allowed to drive automobiles.”
The Onion strikes again.
The Onion strikes again.
Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars
WASHINGTON—Citing that a majority of Americans are irresponsible, easily distracted people who have little regard for other human beings, a new Department of Transportation report revealed Wednesday t...
theonion.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
“WASHINGTON—Citing that a majority of Americans are irresponsible, easily distracted people who have little regard for other human beings, a new Dept of Transportation report revealed that it’s ‘actually kind of crazy’ that U.S. citizens are allowed to drive automobiles.”
The Onion strikes again.
The Onion strikes again.
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Well, well, well, imagine this:
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Well, well, well, imagine this:
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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"Many well-studied changes show that thoughtful street design is key to reversing course. Narrower lanes that slow traffic, adding curb extensions to increase pedestrian access & visibility, & physically separating bike lanes from car traffic are a few examples."
www.startribune.com/mn-car-accid...
www.startribune.com/mn-car-accid...
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"Many well-studied changes show that thoughtful street design is key to reversing course. Narrower lanes that slow traffic, adding curb extensions to increase pedestrian access & visibility, & physically separating bike lanes from car traffic are a few examples."
www.startribune.com/mn-car-accid...
www.startribune.com/mn-car-accid...
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Taiwan has never been part of China.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone Monday on trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, with Xi stressing that Taiwan’s return to China is part of the “post-war international order,” according to Chinese state media.
Trump, Xi spoke on phone Monday to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, US and Chinese officials say
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Monday to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, according to the White House and Chinese officials.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Taiwan has never been part of China.
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I'm teaching a new class this semester and this week's unit has been on Global Civil Wars of the 19th Century. We're looking for links (actual, symbolic, or imagined) between civil conflicts in Latin America, the U.S., the Revolutions of 1848, and the Taiping Rebellion. Wherein I learned that
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I'm teaching a new class this semester and this week's unit has been on Global Civil Wars of the 19th Century. We're looking for links (actual, symbolic, or imagined) between civil conflicts in Latin America, the U.S., the Revolutions of 1848, and the Taiping Rebellion. Wherein I learned that
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AI in education is being used to displace academic governance of technologies in education - only managers have decisionmaking power to introduce it
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
AI in education is being used to displace academic governance of technologies in education - only managers have decisionmaking power to introduce it
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This “dangerous faith" that AI can be helpful for mental health in particular is also sweeping STEM higher ed and academia www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart
A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itself
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This “dangerous faith" that AI can be helpful for mental health in particular is also sweeping STEM higher ed and academia www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
I'm at the point in the semester in my "Disaster History" class where we talk about the climate crisis and regret to report that for yet another semester there is at least one Econ instructor here who is, wittingly or not, spreading climate denial talking points to impressionable students.
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I'm at the point in the semester in my "Disaster History" class where we talk about the climate crisis and regret to report that for yet another semester there is at least one Econ instructor here who is, wittingly or not, spreading climate denial talking points to impressionable students.
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🚨#History #envhist Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Environmental History.
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Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
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www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
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Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
👇👇👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125) at University of Warwick
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November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🚨#History #envhist Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Environmental History.
🗃️
Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
👇👇👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
🗃️
Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
👇👇👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
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This is the teacher federal agents grabbed yesterday at Rayito De Sol daycare in front of children. Attorneys for Diana Santillana have filed a petition in federal court to have her freed from ICE custody.
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is the teacher federal agents grabbed yesterday at Rayito De Sol daycare in front of children. Attorneys for Diana Santillana have filed a petition in federal court to have her freed from ICE custody.
Did smooth-brained homunculi ruin the workplace?
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Did smooth-brained homunculi ruin the workplace?
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“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Just had an absolutely awful day and can't express how nice it feels to log on and see good things for a change, in the elections that I forgot were happening because of the aforementioned awfulness.
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Just had an absolutely awful day and can't express how nice it feels to log on and see good things for a change, in the elections that I forgot were happening because of the aforementioned awfulness.