Claire Schen
@profclaire.bsky.social
Historian of early modern England at University at Buffalo and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research in Undergraduate Education. Happy to talk DH, 1890s bicycling, and the history of Buffalo. Skiing and biking. Opinions my own. She/her.
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George Will: “Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal without a war.”
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
George Will: “Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal without a war.”
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I'm like 90% sure that's an innocent typo.
85%
85%
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I'm like 90% sure that's an innocent typo.
85%
85%
Finally made it to the Sheep and Wool Fair in Duchess County, NY this year. The pets are happy we found them some sheep skins for staying warm in our first signs of winter here in Buffalo.
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Finally made it to the Sheep and Wool Fair in Duchess County, NY this year. The pets are happy we found them some sheep skins for staying warm in our first signs of winter here in Buffalo.
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We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We have a cabinet level Secretary of State, a diplomatic corps, Special Envoys, and Defense team to do this work.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
“Son-in-law” is not a government job. Kushner does not represent us.
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Just awful. This gal is exactly the opposite of who they claim they're targeting. Her lawyer "said she had been deported in violation of a court order that a federal judge signed on Friday."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Just awful. This gal is exactly the opposite of who they claim they're targeting. Her lawyer "said she had been deported in violation of a court order that a federal judge signed on Friday."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
Those are made at the Rochester Tailored Clothing factory in Rochester, NY (formerly known as the Hickey Freeman factory before they offshored production). This is a unionized workforce with immigrants from around the world, some of whom have been with the factory for 50+ years.
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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"Access as meditation: A love letter to image descriptions & closed captioning" by Bella Milroy=good+free zine on writing alt text (& similar) as reflective opportunity for the alt-text writer. (39 more zines on accessibility+disability justice, many free, catalogued at airtable.com/appY7WyBFjSz...)
November 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
"Access as meditation: A love letter to image descriptions & closed captioning" by Bella Milroy=good+free zine on writing alt text (& similar) as reflective opportunity for the alt-text writer. (39 more zines on accessibility+disability justice, many free, catalogued at airtable.com/appY7WyBFjSz...)
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What do you get when you mix the best selling single of the king of pop with the lately departed queen of MAGA?
This is what we get: a parody of Billie Jean about #mtg #maga #marjorietaylorgreene 🎶🕺
youtu.be/Xr0_HN9KNCs
This is what we get: a parody of Billie Jean about #mtg #maga #marjorietaylorgreene 🎶🕺
youtu.be/Xr0_HN9KNCs
"MTG Has Broken Cover" - Marsh Family parody of "Billie Jean" by MJ about Marjorie Taylor Greene
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
What do you get when you mix the best selling single of the king of pop with the lately departed queen of MAGA?
This is what we get: a parody of Billie Jean about #mtg #maga #marjorietaylorgreene 🎶🕺
youtu.be/Xr0_HN9KNCs
This is what we get: a parody of Billie Jean about #mtg #maga #marjorietaylorgreene 🎶🕺
youtu.be/Xr0_HN9KNCs
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Reminder: deadline next Monday.
Apply! Apply! Apply!
Apply! Apply! Apply!
The next Historical Network Research conference will be held in Turin, Italy in July 2026, and submissions are now open.
Proposals due December 1. Bursaries available for early career scholars.
This year's theme is "Networks and their Sources." See you there!
hnr2026.sciencesconf.org
Proposals due December 1. Bursaries available for early career scholars.
This year's theme is "Networks and their Sources." See you there!
hnr2026.sciencesconf.org
HNR2026: The Historical Network Research Conference 2026 (Turin, Italy) - Sciencesconf.org
Call for Papers – Historical Network Research Conference 2026
hnr2026.sciencesconf.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Reminder: deadline next Monday.
Apply! Apply! Apply!
Apply! Apply! Apply!
Pickle. Who are you?
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Pickle. Who are you?
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Amazing thread! I'm thankful this week for book historians like @drleonj.bsky.social and for their reminders about the complexities that the tech bro hype obscures.
You know what we won't need once handwriting recognition software has done its thing? Archivists, curators, conservators, catalogers, codicologists, or paleographers. We won't need archives either. We won't need diplomatics, editorial theory, book or media history, or material culture studies 🗃️🧵
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Amazing thread! I'm thankful this week for book historians like @drleonj.bsky.social and for their reminders about the complexities that the tech bro hype obscures.
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Friday 28 Nov 5:30 London time : Eliot Benbow will speak to the IHR Low Countries Seminar on “Low Countries Merchants in and around London c. 1350-1550: Specialising in the Trade of Everyday Goods”, in person IHR Wolfson Rm 2, and online. Register here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Low Countries Merchants in and around London c. 1350-1550: Specialising in the Trade of Everyday Goods
www.history.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Friday 28 Nov 5:30 London time : Eliot Benbow will speak to the IHR Low Countries Seminar on “Low Countries Merchants in and around London c. 1350-1550: Specialising in the Trade of Everyday Goods”, in person IHR Wolfson Rm 2, and online. Register here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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An interview with a historian who set out to weave a textile of the type that would have been sold to plantations for use by enslaved people, using period equipment.
www.publicbooks.org/cloth-and-co...
www.publicbooks.org/cloth-and-co...
Cloth and Complicity: Seth Rockman on Plantations, Textiles, and the Art of Weaving - Public Books
“But I had found a set of instructions in the archives of one of New England's leading manufacturers of low-end woollen cloth for enslaved wearers.”
www.publicbooks.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
An interview with a historian who set out to weave a textile of the type that would have been sold to plantations for use by enslaved people, using period equipment.
www.publicbooks.org/cloth-and-co...
www.publicbooks.org/cloth-and-co...
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Authoritarian rhetoric doesn’t stop at the podium—it spills into homes, families’ lives, and daily sense of safety. This is the human cost.
From a spokesperson for U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin:
November 22, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Authoritarian rhetoric doesn’t stop at the podium—it spills into homes, families’ lives, and daily sense of safety. This is the human cost.
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This is a good note to end the week. The plight of @britishlibrary.bsky.social has been picked up in @nature.com’s influential daily briefing. Thanks everyone (including @floragraham.bsky.social)
who is getting the word out there about our national library
us17.campaign-archive.com?u=2c6057c528...
who is getting the word out there about our national library
us17.campaign-archive.com?u=2c6057c528...
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is a good note to end the week. The plight of @britishlibrary.bsky.social has been picked up in @nature.com’s influential daily briefing. Thanks everyone (including @floragraham.bsky.social)
who is getting the word out there about our national library
us17.campaign-archive.com?u=2c6057c528...
who is getting the word out there about our national library
us17.campaign-archive.com?u=2c6057c528...
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People also used to put on a tie when being interviewed on national television.
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
People also used to put on a tie when being interviewed on national television.
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According to police, witnesses heard Jacob Cassidy, 21, threaten to "shoot up the school." Cassidy has not been charged with a crime.
Guns seized from UB student accused of making threats to 'shoot up school'
According to police, witnesses heard Jacob Cassidy, 21, threaten to "shoot up the school." Cassidy has not been charged with a crime.
buffalonews.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
According to police, witnesses heard Jacob Cassidy, 21, threaten to "shoot up the school." Cassidy has not been charged with a crime.
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Jacob Cassidy, 21, is the president of University at Buffalo’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom.
Guns seized from UB student accused of making threats to 'shoot up school' buffalonews.com/news/local/c...
Guns seized from UB student accused of making threats to 'shoot up school' buffalonews.com/news/local/c...
Guns seized from UB student accused of making threats to 'shoot up school'
According to police, witnesses heard Jacob Cassidy, 21, threaten to "shoot up the school." Cassidy has not been charged with a crime.
buffalonews.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Jacob Cassidy, 21, is the president of University at Buffalo’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom.
Guns seized from UB student accused of making threats to 'shoot up school' buffalonews.com/news/local/c...
Guns seized from UB student accused of making threats to 'shoot up school' buffalonews.com/news/local/c...
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
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“The plan hacks apart the Endangered Species Act and creates a blueprint for the extinction for some of America’s most beloved wildlife,” said Kurose, Center for Biological Diversity, adding that the proposals were “a death sentence for monarch butterflies…”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act
Experts fear plan, one of many attempts Trump’s made to dismantle wildlife protection, will speed up extinction crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“The plan hacks apart the Endangered Species Act and creates a blueprint for the extinction for some of America’s most beloved wildlife,” said Kurose, Center for Biological Diversity, adding that the proposals were “a death sentence for monarch butterflies…”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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JOB POSTING!
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
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Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
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Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints
The Folger Shakespeare Library knows that an exceptional staff is the backbone of any great organization. We hire exceptionally qualified individuals who are committed to the mission, vision, and valu...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
JOB POSTING!
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FSL_Em...
Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu
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