Samuel Huneke
@schuneke.bsky.social
Historian of Queerness, Democracy, Dictatorship • Words in LARB, TNR, Baffler • represented by Inkwell Management • 🏳️🌈 • opinions my own
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Samuel Huneke
@schuneke.bsky.social
· Oct 15
My next book has a cover! I Will Not Abandon You is a new history of queer women under Nazism that calls for us to rethink how we understand fascist persecution as well as the very foundations of progressive politics today. You can preorder it anywhere you buy books
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bookshop.org/p/books/i-wi...
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OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”
You can’t trust chatbots.
You can’t trust chatbots.
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
OpenAI ”acknowledged in its own research that LLMs will always produce hallucinations due to fundamental mathematical constraints that cannot be solved through better engineering, marking a significant admission from one of the AI industry’s leading companies.”
You can’t trust chatbots.
You can’t trust chatbots.
A reminder that I’ll be hosting a virtual discussion with Akane Kanai about her book THE NEW POLITICS OF ONLINE FEMINISM in two weeks. Registration below!
Spotted in the wild! Register for a virtual conversation with Akane Kanai about her book THE NEW POLITICS OF ONLINE FEMINISM here: gmu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
A reminder that I’ll be hosting a virtual discussion with Akane Kanai about her book THE NEW POLITICS OF ONLINE FEMINISM in two weeks. Registration below!
Can’t wait for my swing through the UK to talk about queer women in Nazi Germany
Save the date! Sam Huneke @schuneke.bsky.social is coming to Glasgow to present his new book next month www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...
Events | Goethe-Institut UK
Mon, 09.03.2026 – Samuel Clowes Huneke in Conversation
www.goethe.de
February 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Can’t wait for my swing through the UK to talk about queer women in Nazi Germany
“Melania, on the other hand — a new documentary about Melania Trump, wife of President Donald Trump — is more like Triumph of the Shill” 😂
www.empireonline.com/movies/revie...
www.empireonline.com/movies/revie...
Melania Review: First Lady Melania Trump doc is 'cynical, pointless, and very, very boring'
Brett Ratner's Melania, a documentary about First Lady Melania Trump, is in UK cinemas now. Read Empire's review.
www.empireonline.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
“Melania, on the other hand — a new documentary about Melania Trump, wife of President Donald Trump — is more like Triumph of the Shill” 😂
www.empireonline.com/movies/revie...
www.empireonline.com/movies/revie...
Proofs! I’ve been working on this material for years. I’m thrilled that it’s seeing the light of day in Journal of Contemporary History. It asks what ordinary Germans made of the democratization imposed on them by the Allies, analyzing the paradox that democratization is fundamentally undemocratic.
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Proofs! I’ve been working on this material for years. I’m thrilled that it’s seeing the light of day in Journal of Contemporary History. It asks what ordinary Germans made of the democratization imposed on them by the Allies, analyzing the paradox that democratization is fundamentally undemocratic.
Every time I despair that the democrats are the most incompetent, feckless center left party in the world, I remind myself that U.K. Labour exists
January 28, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Every time I despair that the democrats are the most incompetent, feckless center left party in the world, I remind myself that U.K. Labour exists
Every time you opt out of a democratic fundraising email, they send you two new ones.
January 27, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Every time you opt out of a democratic fundraising email, they send you two new ones.
This disturbing logic (which seems to suggest that if someone commits a crime then they deserve whatever happens to them) is, unfortunately, nothing new -- it was the exact same logic used by the postwar German government to deny reparations claims of survivors and their next of kin.
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 4:50 PM
This disturbing logic (which seems to suggest that if someone commits a crime then they deserve whatever happens to them) is, unfortunately, nothing new -- it was the exact same logic used by the postwar German government to deny reparations claims of survivors and their next of kin.
Did not realize my job made me qualified to nominate folks for the Nobel! 😳
Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...
www.nobelprize.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Did not realize my job made me qualified to nominate folks for the Nobel! 😳
The murder of unarmed civilians is nothing short of evil. But a single election isn’t going to clean out the rot in our system that is allowing these murders to take place with impunity.
January 25, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The murder of unarmed civilians is nothing short of evil. But a single election isn’t going to clean out the rot in our system that is allowing these murders to take place with impunity.
Spotted in the wild! Register for a virtual conversation with Akane Kanai about her book THE NEW POLITICS OF ONLINE FEMINISM here: gmu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 20, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Spotted in the wild! Register for a virtual conversation with Akane Kanai about her book THE NEW POLITICS OF ONLINE FEMINISM here: gmu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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No, these are very serious comments.
ChatGPT has absolutely no goddamn place in graduate education. It steals from other authors, routinely gets major facts wrong, hallucinates sources, and generally makes the prose flat and boring as hell.
And if you shill for it in my mentions, I'll block you.
ChatGPT has absolutely no goddamn place in graduate education. It steals from other authors, routinely gets major facts wrong, hallucinates sources, and generally makes the prose flat and boring as hell.
And if you shill for it in my mentions, I'll block you.
January 17, 2026 at 11:16 PM
No, these are very serious comments.
ChatGPT has absolutely no goddamn place in graduate education. It steals from other authors, routinely gets major facts wrong, hallucinates sources, and generally makes the prose flat and boring as hell.
And if you shill for it in my mentions, I'll block you.
ChatGPT has absolutely no goddamn place in graduate education. It steals from other authors, routinely gets major facts wrong, hallucinates sources, and generally makes the prose flat and boring as hell.
And if you shill for it in my mentions, I'll block you.
Advance reader’s copies of I WILL NOT ABANDON YOU have arrived!!! If you’re interested in reviewing it shoot me a DM.
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Advance reader’s copies of I WILL NOT ABANDON YOU have arrived!!! If you’re interested in reviewing it shoot me a DM.
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Very excited to be hosting my friend Akane Kanai for a virtual conversation about her book THE NEW POLITICS OF ONLINE FEMINISM, coming out with Duke next month. You can register for the event here: gmu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Very excited to be hosting my friend Akane Kanai for a virtual conversation about her book THE NEW POLITICS OF ONLINE FEMINISM, coming out with Duke next month. You can register for the event here: gmu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Very excited to be hosting my friend Akane Kanai for a virtual conversation about her book THE NEW POLITICS OF ONLINE FEMINISM, coming out with Duke next month. You can register for the event here: gmu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Very excited to be hosting my friend Akane Kanai for a virtual conversation about her book THE NEW POLITICS OF ONLINE FEMINISM, coming out with Duke next month. You can register for the event here: gmu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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The addressee of Dr. Peterson's email, Dr. Sweet, who was the conduit of these complaints. You cannot make this stuff up. The cowardice of so many academics just blows my mind. 😭
Dr Peterson, otoh, absolutely rules.
Dr Peterson, otoh, absolutely rules.
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The addressee of Dr. Peterson's email, Dr. Sweet, who was the conduit of these complaints. You cannot make this stuff up. The cowardice of so many academics just blows my mind. 😭
Dr Peterson, otoh, absolutely rules.
Dr Peterson, otoh, absolutely rules.
Come to Texas A&M where we’ve stamped out the woke gender ideology of *squints* Plato
What are we even doing here
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Come to Texas A&M where we’ve stamped out the woke gender ideology of *squints* Plato
What are we even doing here
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 7, 2026 at 1:17 AM
What are we even doing here
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I’m so pleased to see our project now in print! - the result of a beautiful collaboration with the amazing @sebboo.bsky.social
This feels a bit tone deaf almost LinkedIn to post about this right now, but @christopherewing.bsky.social and I are extremely happy to share that our volume and the brilliant thoughts of our contributors were published yesterday by Palgrave 👇
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Reading Queer Media in the German-Speaking World
This book places print media at the centre of studying queer German history through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
link.springer.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I’m so pleased to see our project now in print! - the result of a beautiful collaboration with the amazing @sebboo.bsky.social
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Lots of promising queer history books to look forward to in 2026. Here are just a few coming soon . . . 🌈📚🗃️
www.beacon.org/A-Black-Quee...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/queer-inh...
www.dukeupress.edu/gay-print-cu...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165312/
utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
www.beacon.org/A-Black-Quee...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/queer-inh...
www.dukeupress.edu/gay-print-cu...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165312/
utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
January 1, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Lots of promising queer history books to look forward to in 2026. Here are just a few coming soon . . . 🌈📚🗃️
www.beacon.org/A-Black-Quee...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/queer-inh...
www.dukeupress.edu/gay-print-cu...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165312/
utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
www.beacon.org/A-Black-Quee...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/queer-inh...
www.dukeupress.edu/gay-print-cu...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165312/
utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
Forcing AI on students will create a generation of functionally illiterate and innumerate adults.
We know students, like the rest of the world, are using AI. Teachers need to be equipped to deal w/all the issues AI creates. Our approach starts with maximizing safety & privacy and empowering educators to make educational decisions, so AI tools can benefit not harm www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
AI has become the norm for students. Teachers are playing catch-up.
At a New York City training session, educators explored how artificial intelligence could support teaching while also discussing their concerns around the technology.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Forcing AI on students will create a generation of functionally illiterate and innumerate adults.
Christmas came early! I’m blown away by the endorsements for I Will Not Abandon You. It’s a gift to have such generous colleagues.
December 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Christmas came early! I’m blown away by the endorsements for I Will Not Abandon You. It’s a gift to have such generous colleagues.
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I read American Canto and I think it’s wonderful. haha jk
American Cant | Defector
Dante Alighieri thought he could write himself out of exile. In 1300, while serving on a governing committee in his beloved Florence, the poet was involved in a factional dispute among city leaders. T...
defector.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I read American Canto and I think it’s wonderful. haha jk
Anyone who promises to actually enforce traffic laws as DC mayor gets my vote. I’m sick and tired of having to worry as a pedestrian and cyclist if some crazed driver is going to blast through a red light.
December 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Anyone who promises to actually enforce traffic laws as DC mayor gets my vote. I’m sick and tired of having to worry as a pedestrian and cyclist if some crazed driver is going to blast through a red light.