@katelanddeck.bsky.social
Historian of Women Airforce Service Pilots Book w @crownpublishing
History Prof; Doc film producer; Public Historian; talking head; Bluesky Elder Certified; https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-kate-landdeck-25a04811 https://katherinesharplanddeck.com
History Prof; Doc film producer; Public Historian; talking head; Bluesky Elder Certified; https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-kate-landdeck-25a04811 https://katherinesharplanddeck.com
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And if you’re wondering “Why is there a blob in the back?” Well, that’s where the first woman president was supposed to go. More than a century later, it remains unsculpted.
February 17, 2026 at 3:38 AM
And if you’re wondering “Why is there a blob in the back?” Well, that’s where the first woman president was supposed to go. More than a century later, it remains unsculpted.
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Legendary founder of NPR programming Bill Siemering is enjoying Zoom visiting with students so much that he's asked me to put a second call out. No honorarium necessary. Any takers?
Bill Siemering, founding program director of NPR, author of its mission statement, has asked me to inquire if any profs might be interested in a Zoom class visit? No honorarium necessary. Bill founded All Things Considered, Fresh Air, won a MacArthur, etc.
A Founding Father of NPR Worries About Its Fate
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Legendary founder of NPR programming Bill Siemering is enjoying Zoom visiting with students so much that he's asked me to put a second call out. No honorarium necessary. Any takers?
Wondering what pilots or aviation events you know or would like to know more about. More on Earhart? More modern pilots? Space? Something else? Looking for a new project and interested in what people know/dont know/want to know.
February 16, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Wondering what pilots or aviation events you know or would like to know more about. More on Earhart? More modern pilots? Space? Something else? Looking for a new project and interested in what people know/dont know/want to know.
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It's wild how much the world has changed.
1992: Bill Clinton says that he tried pot once, but he didn't inhale.
2026: RFK Jr says that he snorted cocaine off of dirty toilet seats.
1992: Bill Clinton says that he tried pot once, but he didn't inhale.
2026: RFK Jr says that he snorted cocaine off of dirty toilet seats.
February 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
It's wild how much the world has changed.
1992: Bill Clinton says that he tried pot once, but he didn't inhale.
2026: RFK Jr says that he snorted cocaine off of dirty toilet seats.
1992: Bill Clinton says that he tried pot once, but he didn't inhale.
2026: RFK Jr says that he snorted cocaine off of dirty toilet seats.
It's been a year today since we lost my beautiful mom. It's still impossible to believe we are just supposed to go on without her or Dad who we lost in 2011.
February 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
It's been a year today since we lost my beautiful mom. It's still impossible to believe we are just supposed to go on without her or Dad who we lost in 2011.
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📣 Call for Papers and Panels!
BrANCH 2026 Conference at the University of Warwick (October 9-11) 📌 🗓️❗️
We welcome proposals on all aspects of North American history through to the end of the ‘long nineteenth century’
Deadline for Proposals: Friday, April 10
See more details below ⬇️
BrANCH 2026 Conference at the University of Warwick (October 9-11) 📌 🗓️❗️
We welcome proposals on all aspects of North American history through to the end of the ‘long nineteenth century’
Deadline for Proposals: Friday, April 10
See more details below ⬇️
2026 BrANCH Conference — British American Nineteenth Century Historians
www.branch.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
📣 Call for Papers and Panels!
BrANCH 2026 Conference at the University of Warwick (October 9-11) 📌 🗓️❗️
We welcome proposals on all aspects of North American history through to the end of the ‘long nineteenth century’
Deadline for Proposals: Friday, April 10
See more details below ⬇️
BrANCH 2026 Conference at the University of Warwick (October 9-11) 📌 🗓️❗️
We welcome proposals on all aspects of North American history through to the end of the ‘long nineteenth century’
Deadline for Proposals: Friday, April 10
See more details below ⬇️
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Coming to you live from outside the very special screening of “Melania” at The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center
January 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Coming to you live from outside the very special screening of “Melania” at The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center
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A question for DC-area and other Bluesky history folks:
Has the interpretive marker been removed from the site of the former Confederate Memorial at Arlington National cemetery?
That's a DOD site, not NPS. But it would seem objectionably factual too, esp. given plans to restore the memorial.
Has the interpretive marker been removed from the site of the former Confederate Memorial at Arlington National cemetery?
That's a DOD site, not NPS. But it would seem objectionably factual too, esp. given plans to restore the memorial.
January 27, 2026 at 12:46 PM
A question for DC-area and other Bluesky history folks:
Has the interpretive marker been removed from the site of the former Confederate Memorial at Arlington National cemetery?
That's a DOD site, not NPS. But it would seem objectionably factual too, esp. given plans to restore the memorial.
Has the interpretive marker been removed from the site of the former Confederate Memorial at Arlington National cemetery?
That's a DOD site, not NPS. But it would seem objectionably factual too, esp. given plans to restore the memorial.
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All the developments of the past week underscore for me how odd it is that National Parks coverage is typically isolated within some kind of environment/climate team in the newsroom.
Some of the specifics in this article are so infuriating. They had to remove photos of retreating glaciers at Glacier National Park. There’s not even an effort to deny that all the content being censored is true, it just makes the White House feel bad. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
More history exhibits pulled from nationals parks, including Grand Canyon
A new wave of takedown orders from Trump officials targets signs about climate and Native Americans at several national parks, including Big Bend and Glacier.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:48 PM
All the developments of the past week underscore for me how odd it is that National Parks coverage is typically isolated within some kind of environment/climate team in the newsroom.
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In case anyone else needed to read this today -
www.closertotheedge.net/p/the-dildo-...
www.closertotheedge.net/p/the-dildo-...
THE DILDO DISTRIBUTION DELEGATION
The revolution did not arrive with speeches, pamphlets, or a carefully moderated Zoom call about optics.
www.closertotheedge.net
January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
In case anyone else needed to read this today -
www.closertotheedge.net/p/the-dildo-...
www.closertotheedge.net/p/the-dildo-...
Remember, all the Germans suffered, even those who thought Hitler was an idiot in 1935.
January 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Remember, all the Germans suffered, even those who thought Hitler was an idiot in 1935.
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Hello Members of Congress.
You all can stop this. Don't be cowards. Do your job.
You all can stop this. Don't be cowards. Do your job.
elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wooden door and waving his hand .
Alt: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wooden door and waving his hand .
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Hello Members of Congress.
You all can stop this. Don't be cowards. Do your job.
You all can stop this. Don't be cowards. Do your job.
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Omg it’s actually worse than I pictured. She had it framed for him.
January 16, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Omg it’s actually worse than I pictured. She had it framed for him.
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Help me out, old book people, my brain is broken this morning: what's the word for a little hand pointing at words in a book?
January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Help me out, old book people, my brain is broken this morning: what's the word for a little hand pointing at words in a book?
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I am pleased to be doing an AMA on r/AskHistorians @askhistorians.bsky.social today, you can ask me anything (within reason!) about my new book "Jim Crow in the Asylum: Psychiatry and Civil Rights in the American South" )published by @uncpress.bsky.social) here: www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
From the AskHistorians community on Reddit: I'm Dr. Kylie Smith, a professor at Emory University, and I'm here to talk about my new book "Jim Crow in the Asylum: Psychiatry and Civil Rights in the Ame...
Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community
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January 14, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I am pleased to be doing an AMA on r/AskHistorians @askhistorians.bsky.social today, you can ask me anything (within reason!) about my new book "Jim Crow in the Asylum: Psychiatry and Civil Rights in the American South" )published by @uncpress.bsky.social) here: www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
Teaching my 20th century through film course this spring. I have a good list but would love to hear your ideas. Goal is films that influence public memory of period or event and can tell us something about the times in which they were made. Thanks for ideas in advance!
January 12, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Teaching my 20th century through film course this spring. I have a good list but would love to hear your ideas. Goal is films that influence public memory of period or event and can tell us something about the times in which they were made. Thanks for ideas in advance!
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Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.
January 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.
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We published hundreds of stories on global health and development each year. Some are ... alas ... a bit underappreciated by readers. We've asked our staff for their favorite overlooked posts of 2025. n.pr/3MPjl8p
From chess to a medical mystery: Great global reads from 2025 you may have missed
We published hundreds of stories on global health and development each year. Some are ... alas ... a bit underappreciated by readers. We've asked our staff for their favorite overlooked posts of 2025.
n.pr
December 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We published hundreds of stories on global health and development each year. Some are ... alas ... a bit underappreciated by readers. We've asked our staff for their favorite overlooked posts of 2025. n.pr/3MPjl8p
I just don't understand people who are passive- aggressive. I much prefer being aggressive-aggressive. You always know where you stand with someone who is aggressive-aggressive, can really work out problems/conflict and move on. Passive-aggressive is a waste of time and energy. Be happy. Be honest.
December 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I just don't understand people who are passive- aggressive. I much prefer being aggressive-aggressive. You always know where you stand with someone who is aggressive-aggressive, can really work out problems/conflict and move on. Passive-aggressive is a waste of time and energy. Be happy. Be honest.
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“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh
December 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January.
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh
Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh
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Archivists/librarians please share the coolest thing in your collections that will never be digitized.
I live in the heart of California gold country. One of the richest mines ever in CA is nearby. Opened circa 1860 closed 1942. A local foundation has preserved the records on site. I know not a stitch has been digitized and am confident no more than 2 pro historians have ever been in there.
December 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Archivists/librarians please share the coolest thing in your collections that will never be digitized.