Marjorie Hunt
@lamarjorie.bsky.social
Writer, poet, artist, historian, death doula. M.A. in history from Cal State LA. Cultural geography, early modern, leftist movements, Latin America.
📍Los Angeles
📍Los Angeles
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The answer to “how to use AI responsibly” is “don’t.”
August 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The answer to “how to use AI responsibly” is “don’t.”
This is known as “tilting at windmills.”
Trump Goes on Bizarre Rant About Windmills Driving Whales Crazy
Donald Trump derailed a press conference with his complaints.
newrepublic.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is known as “tilting at windmills.”
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Live at The Santita Jackson Show @santitajackson.bsky.social with @naureckas.bsky.social & @bloomekatz.bsky.social
The Everglades concentration camp is violating human rights & dehumanizing people. Wasteful & abusive. Years of anti-immigrant discourse & DeSantis's opportunism led us here.
The Everglades concentration camp is violating human rights & dehumanizing people. Wasteful & abusive. Years of anti-immigrant discourse & DeSantis's opportunism led us here.
July 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Live at The Santita Jackson Show @santitajackson.bsky.social with @naureckas.bsky.social & @bloomekatz.bsky.social
The Everglades concentration camp is violating human rights & dehumanizing people. Wasteful & abusive. Years of anti-immigrant discourse & DeSantis's opportunism led us here.
The Everglades concentration camp is violating human rights & dehumanizing people. Wasteful & abusive. Years of anti-immigrant discourse & DeSantis's opportunism led us here.
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Brighten your day. Historian rediscovers a pre-Incan method of water storage, gets money to restore the existing structures, and the town he grew up in now has access to water 10 hours a day, up from 1/2 hour per day. The details are v. cool.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought water back to a drought-ridden town
When historian Galo Ramón uncovered a long-forgotten pre-Incan water system in Ecuador, he set about restoring it, and helped transform the landscape and livelihoods
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Brighten your day. Historian rediscovers a pre-Incan method of water storage, gets money to restore the existing structures, and the town he grew up in now has access to water 10 hours a day, up from 1/2 hour per day. The details are v. cool.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Report from downtown LA: very, very far from a “war zone.” Not even a piece of litter on the ground. It’s beautiful to see the city come together in solidarity.
June 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Report from downtown LA: very, very far from a “war zone.” Not even a piece of litter on the ground. It’s beautiful to see the city come together in solidarity.
First amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the FREEDOM OF SPEECH, or OF THE PRESS; or the RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO PEACEABLY ASSEMBLE, and to PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR A REDRESS of grievances.
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June 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
First amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the FREEDOM OF SPEECH, or OF THE PRESS; or the RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO PEACEABLY ASSEMBLE, and to PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR A REDRESS of grievances.
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Migration is a human right. Immigrants are welcome here in Los Angeles, where they are over 1/3 of our population. As if the city could even run without them, but also as if we would WANT to. Cultural exchange & understanding are a gift and I am proud that they shape LA’s culture so deeply.
June 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Migration is a human right. Immigrants are welcome here in Los Angeles, where they are over 1/3 of our population. As if the city could even run without them, but also as if we would WANT to. Cultural exchange & understanding are a gift and I am proud that they shape LA’s culture so deeply.
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A more accurate rendition of what is happening in LA if it had happened in any other country
June 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A more accurate rendition of what is happening in LA if it had happened in any other country
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Authoritarianism thrives on despair and isolation. But becoming involved with collective decision-making and action is a crucial part of sustaining our sense of agency and democracy. Here are some ideas on how to start building community, locally: protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote...
How You Can Protect Democracy
29 concrete actions you can take right now to protect democracy.
protectdemocracy.org
June 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Authoritarianism thrives on despair and isolation. But becoming involved with collective decision-making and action is a crucial part of sustaining our sense of agency and democracy. Here are some ideas on how to start building community, locally: protectdemocracy.org/how-to-prote...
Hi Skystorians! I am a recent history MA graduate hoping to teach at community college. I’m sure many of you have been in my shoes before, so just thought I’d ask for advice/recommendations you may have on applying to positions and finding one’s footing as a teacher. 🗃️
May 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Hi Skystorians! I am a recent history MA graduate hoping to teach at community college. I’m sure many of you have been in my shoes before, so just thought I’d ask for advice/recommendations you may have on applying to positions and finding one’s footing as a teacher. 🗃️
Where it all started… felt surreal but really good to be back at Wesleyan after 10 years.
May 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Where it all started… felt surreal but really good to be back at Wesleyan after 10 years.
Weird time to get a degree in history, but I’m thrilled to share that I received my master’s degree from Cal State LA on Tuesday! On to the next chapter, where I use this learning to increase collective understanding of the past and help us confront the (MANY) challenges we face in the present 🎓🎉
May 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Weird time to get a degree in history, but I’m thrilled to share that I received my master’s degree from Cal State LA on Tuesday! On to the next chapter, where I use this learning to increase collective understanding of the past and help us confront the (MANY) challenges we face in the present 🎓🎉
We did it!!! Perspectives Volume 52 (Cal State LA’s student history journal) (of which I was a co-editor in chief) is out in the world! 📖 Many, many hours spent editing & proofreading the great scholarship by my classmates. It’s all online at www.calstatela.edu/centers/pers... 🗃️
![A book titled “Perspectives: A Journal of Historical Inquiry.” Smaller print reads: “California State University, Los Angeles, Department of History. [Volume] 52, 2025.” The image on the cover shows a faded tan street map with burn holes showing photographs of city rubble after a fire. Superimposed, there is a yellow sign reading “We love Altadena 626-NOT-4-SALE” and a red sign reading “Eaton Canyon Natural Area and Trails - Closed until further notice - No Public Access - No Trespassing.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6zcrosycazztxwqsu6isolam/bafkreigl53faxvsbpxts7jtpwil7fx3zx7nhfl7gr7kncssrxaz6fmd3im@jpeg)
May 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
We did it!!! Perspectives Volume 52 (Cal State LA’s student history journal) (of which I was a co-editor in chief) is out in the world! 📖 Many, many hours spent editing & proofreading the great scholarship by my classmates. It’s all online at www.calstatela.edu/centers/pers... 🗃️
My copy of Toyon arrived. The artists & authors in this issue reject the destruction & genocida in Gaza. I’m glad I was able to add my voice to theirs. #freepalestine
May 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
My copy of Toyon arrived. The artists & authors in this issue reject the destruction & genocida in Gaza. I’m glad I was able to add my voice to theirs. #freepalestine
My poem “Eulogy for a Dead Dream” was published today in Toyon Literary Magazine Volume 71: Dispatches from the Global Intifada. Honored to have my work included in this edition that speaks out against the horrors of the genocide happening in Palestine.
digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/cgi/viewcont...
digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/cgi/viewcont...
April 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
My poem “Eulogy for a Dead Dream” was published today in Toyon Literary Magazine Volume 71: Dispatches from the Global Intifada. Honored to have my work included in this edition that speaks out against the horrors of the genocide happening in Palestine.
digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/cgi/viewcont...
digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/cgi/viewcont...
Excited to share my latest article for Discover Nikkei! It’s about the connections between Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture and California, especially through art. I enjoyed learning about this subject since I always find migration fascinating.
This January, JANM and the Museum of Modern Art of Wakayama held their third collaborative symposium on historical Japan-US connections. Read about California-Wakayama connections and the scholarship shared at the symposium in the article by @lamarjorie.bsky.social
discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2...
discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2...
From Wakayama to California and Back Again: Exploring Transpacific Connections through Art and Education
Nikkei history is not well-known in Japan today, says Kanae Aoki, curator of the Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama (MOMAW). But the MOMAW has embarked on a project to change that, bringing Japanese diasp...
discovernikkei.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Excited to share my latest article for Discover Nikkei! It’s about the connections between Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture and California, especially through art. I enjoyed learning about this subject since I always find migration fascinating.
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'History will judge them'. Historians are judging them already. 🗃️
March 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
'History will judge them'. Historians are judging them already. 🗃️
The type of history I want to do does value diversity, equity, and inclusion.
For those historians keeping track, esp #milhist folks, “history” is now a flagged word bc of its apparent connection to #DEI. Canary in a coal mine, indeed. @smh-historians.bsky.social 🗃️ www.tpr.org/military-vet...
U.S. military removes words 'history,' 'respect,' 'dignity' from digital presence as part of DEI review
The Department of Defense issued a Digital Content Refresh document to comply with DEI removal from the armed services. TPR obtained a document laying out the guidance of what to remove.
www.tpr.org
March 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The type of history I want to do does value diversity, equity, and inclusion.
LA locals, were you affected by the January fires? Cal State LA’s student history journal is creating an LA Fires Community Archive and we would like to know about your experience. Go to tinyurl.com/lafiresarchive to learn more & share how you were affected. @csulaperspectives.bsky.social 🗃️
LA Fires Community Archive
Cal State LA's Perspectives student history journal is collecting community testimonials, memories, and photos related to the Eaton and Palisades fires of January 2025. We are creating a community arc...
tinyurl.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
LA locals, were you affected by the January fires? Cal State LA’s student history journal is creating an LA Fires Community Archive and we would like to know about your experience. Go to tinyurl.com/lafiresarchive to learn more & share how you were affected. @csulaperspectives.bsky.social 🗃️
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"Intended to instill fear in teachers, this order itself ironically seems driven by fear, by a refusal to acknowledge the diversity of our nation and the wounds that cannot be healed until they are understood." 🗃️ newrepublic.com/article/1912...
Trump May Wish to Abolish
the Past. We Historians Will Not.
Commentary from the heads of two prominent historical associations on Trump’s recent executive order on “radical indoctrination” in schools.
newrepublic.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Intended to instill fear in teachers, this order itself ironically seems driven by fear, by a refusal to acknowledge the diversity of our nation and the wounds that cannot be healed until they are understood." 🗃️ newrepublic.com/article/1912...
AHA research indicates that US history teachers are focused on teaching children basic, factual information about US history. Unfortunately, basic, factual US history includes enslavement of people of African descent, forced removal of indigenous people, & exclusion of women from the right to vote.🧵
The AHA's American Lesson Plan report shares findings from the most comprehensive study of secondary US history education undertaken in the 21st century. Key takeaways include: history teachers are professionals who are concerned mostly with helping students learn central elements of US history. 🗃️
American Lesson Plan | American Historical Association
American Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schools reports on insights gathered during a two-year exploration of secondary US history education.
www.historians.org
January 31, 2025 at 4:39 AM
AHA research indicates that US history teachers are focused on teaching children basic, factual information about US history. Unfortunately, basic, factual US history includes enslavement of people of African descent, forced removal of indigenous people, & exclusion of women from the right to vote.🧵
I would do this if I was still an undergrad! Harks back to my first summer after college which I spent at Kino Border Initiative in Nogales.
Please join us tomorrow (Jan 29) at 4PM in SHH 109 at the Storrs campus of UConn for an info session about the Summer Collective Action for Social and Migrant Justice in the Borderlands program. #UConn
January 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I would do this if I was still an undergrad! Harks back to my first summer after college which I spent at Kino Border Initiative in Nogales.
My last semester of my master’s degree has started and I’m excited to be the co-editor in chief of Cal State LA’s student history journal, Perspectives! A goal of mine ever since beginning the MA program. 📚💛
January 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
My last semester of my master’s degree has started and I’m excited to be the co-editor in chief of Cal State LA’s student history journal, Perspectives! A goal of mine ever since beginning the MA program. 📚💛
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Los Angeles, you can download an app called Watch Duty to keep abreast of the fire situation. It'll keep you updated and send you alerts. Stay safe out there. It's apocalyptic.
January 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Los Angeles, you can download an app called Watch Duty to keep abreast of the fire situation. It'll keep you updated and send you alerts. Stay safe out there. It's apocalyptic.
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