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Mischa Honeck @honeckmischa.bsky.social · 14d

Wer sich für guten Journalismus rund um Portland, Oregon, (ICE, Protest, Repression etc.) interessiert, hier meine Empfehlung:

www.oregonlive.com

Oregon Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather

Get the latest Oregon local news, sports, weather, entertainment and breaking updates on oregonlive.com

www.oregonlive.com

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 16d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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Geschichte der Gegenwart @g-d-gegenwart.bsky.social · 14d

Hochschulen verstehen sich selbst als weltoffen, vielfältig und fortschrittsorientiert. Doch wie verteidigen sie die Freiheit von Wissenschaft und Bildung vor autokratischen Eingriffen? Christoph Haker und Lukas Otterspeer mit einer kritischen Analyse. geschichtedergegenwart.ch/die-rolle-vo...

Die Rolle von Hochschulen in autoritären Zeiten

Hochschulen verstehen sich selbst als weltoffen, vielfältig und fortschrittsorientiert. Doch wie verteidigen sie die Freiheit von Wissenschaft und Bildung vor autokratischen Eingriffen? Christoph Hake...

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AAUP @aaup.org · 17d

The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.

This is corruption.

Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.

Universities Must Reject Trump Admin 'Loyalty Oath' Compacts

The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that court government favor in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological...

www.aaup.org

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Stefanie Schaefer @stefschaefer.bsky.social · 17d

In Wien bei der AAAS aaas25.univie.ac.at und Samstag gehts um Hüte 👒

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Jürgen Zimmerer @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social · 22d

Texas Tech Uni schreibt Dozent*innen vor, wie sie über Gender lehren müssen.
Das ist das Ende der Wissenschaftsfreiheit und damit auch das Ende der Wissenschaft
Die Deutsche Physik war auch keine Wissenschaft
👉In Dtl wollen das auch manche
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders

www.nytimes.com

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Stefanie Schaefer @stefschaefer.bsky.social · 25d

Für die Forschung in d Amerikanistik!

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Katrin Horn @katrinhorn.bsky.social · 27d

Das #GildedAge Projekt meiner Studis hat es (sehr verdient) ins Campus Magazin geschafft #AmericanStudies #HigherEd
campus1456.uni-greifswald.de/2025/09/19/k...

Klatsch und Skandal im New York des Goldenen Zeitalters – Campus 1456

campus1456.uni-greifswald.de

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Laura Sell @laurasell.bsky.social · Sep 19

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream

The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.

www.insidehighered.com

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · Sep 19

Re-reading this chapter now (I haven't since we submitted the corrections!) I do feel quite proud of it and hope colleagues working in popular culture will consider citing it. If your institution doesn't have access let me know! #Barbie

Both Ken and the Trump of the 2016 Presidential election campaign can be seen as absurd figures on the fringes of the political community, united as much by their distinctive hair and tans as by their line in garbled non-sequiturs. Just as serious political commentators dismissed Trump when he first ran for office, the Barbie film tells us repeatedly ‘we’re never worried about Ken’. But much like Trump, who successfully moved from the margin of politics to the highest office of the US state in both 2016 and 2024, Ken is not a misunderstood and ultimately unthreatening buffoon. In Barbie, Ken becomes an active, and eventually actively malevolent, political agent extending significant influence over his own community of ‘deplorables’.

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · Sep 18

Hey there @colbertlateshow.bsky.social and @jimmykimmel.com … I made you a sign.
#Colbert #Kimmel

A blue sign with stars in a red stripe in the corner that says Colbert and Kimmel 2028 with a kicking donkey and the words it’s time to kick some

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Stefanie Schaefer @stefschaefer.bsky.social · Sep 16

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Ingrid Brodnig @brodnig.bsky.social · Sep 15

Im Newsletter beschreibe ich auch die Professor Watchlist - auf der jene Professorinnen und Professorin an den Pranger gestellt werden, die nicht den Vorstellungen rechter Studierender entsprechen

US rightwing group targets academics with Professor Watchlist

Turning Point USA’s list gains fresh attention after it expands and some notice it disproportionately names academics of color

www.theguardian.com

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Layla K (she|her) @layla-koch.bsky.social · Sep 12

My colleagues and I are organizing a fun conference @hcaheidelberg.bsky.social next spring. Submit your proposals now! ✍️

British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · Sep 12

#CFP "Authority in Crisis, Trust in Transition"

📍 Heidelberg Center for American Studies
📅 20-22 May 2026

Deadline for abstracts: 15th November

CfP Conference "Authority in Crisis, Trust in Transition," May 2026, University of Heidelberg - British Association for American Studies

The Research Training Group Authority and Trust (GKAT) at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA), Heidelberg University, Germany, invites proposals for the conference themed Contested…

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Ruth Mayer @profiprof.bsky.social · Sep 15

Instead of illustrating their news with the picture of an empty lecture hall, the Texas Tribune should show empty faculty offices! The second firing in a few days, now of a tenured professor over reflections on political activism and resistance. www.texastribune.org/2025/09/10/t...

Texas State fires professor accused of trying to incite political violence in video

Thomas Alter is the second professor in the state to be terminated for allegedly violating university policy after a video was posted on social media.

www.texastribune.org

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Marietta Slomka @mariettaslomka.bsky.social · Sep 14

Elmar Theveßen ein „Linksradikaler“? 😂Wenn das alles nicht so traurig und gefährlich wäre, könnte man darüber lachen. Ich empfehle natürlich die aktuellen Podcast des heute-journals und des Auslandsjournals mit ihm.

Peter Jelinek @peterjelinek.bsky.social · Sep 14

Wegen dieser Einordnung des ZDF-Moderators Elmar Theveßen aus Washington fordert der ehemalige US-Botschafter in Deutschland ihm sein Visum für die USA zu entziehen.

Es passt alles zur extremen Kampagne aus dem MAGA- & Kirk-Lager.

www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

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Frau Büüsker @uedio.bsky.social · Sep 15

Solche Angriffe sollen natürlich auch andere Journalist:innen einschüchtern, bestimmte Themen zu meiden, bestimmte Dinge nicht mehr zu sagen. Gut, dass das ZDF hier klar agiert.
www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

Elmar Theveßen: ZDF verteidigt Korrespondent Theveßen gegen Ex-US-Botschafter Grenell

Wegen Aussagen zur US-Regierung fordert der ehemalige US-Botschafter, dass Journalist Elmar Theveßen sein US-Visum verliert. Das ZDF verteidigt seinen Korrespondenten.

www.zeit.de

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Immigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · Sep 9

Are you writing your first book on immigration history? Then apply for our Immigration History Manuscript Workshop and present your work in progress at OAH 2026. Applications due Sept 30. More info at z.umn.edu/ManuscriptWorkshop @oah.org @iehs.bsky.social @migrationcollab.bsky.social

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Sep 7

A new book argues that Black women, from the colonial era through Jim Crow, shaped how America birthed its babies, nursed its sick, and fed its families, writes Danielle Amir Jackson:

The Enduring Influence of the Conjure Woman

A new book argues that Black women, from the colonial era through Jim Crow, shaped how America birthed its babies, nursed its sick, and fed its families.

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Stefanie Schaefer @stefschaefer.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Maddow: Trump's deliberate degradation of U.S. military, law enforcement points to new mission

YouTube video by MSNBC

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Sep 7

Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.

Photos capture Chicagoans’ protest against ICE and Trump’s intervention plans

CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.

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Stefanie Schaefer @stefschaefer.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ich freu mich schon!

a man in a striped shirt is holding a glass of water and says `` i never rode that ride '' .

ALT: a man in a striped shirt is holding a glass of water and says `` i never rode that ride '' .

media.tenor.com

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Thomas Wortmann @thomaswortmann.bsky.social · Sep 1

... um Körperästhetiken & Imaginationen von Nation, um Darstellungen von Behinderung & um die Thematisierung von Übergriffen. Beiträge aus den Philologien, der Film-, der Sport- & der Geschichtswissenschaft, u.a. von @stefschaefer.bsky.social und @irmtraudhnilica.bsky.social. Der Eintritt ist frei!

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Hollywood Memories @hollywoodmemories.bsky.social · Aug 22

Check out today's issue of @nzz.ch, starring our own @kathleenloock.bsky.social! The piece is about the "déjà vu" many people experience at the movie theater, with releases like SUPERMAN, JURASSIC WORLD, and LILO & STITCH.
Read the German article via the link below, or by getting the print version!

Kathleen Loock @kathleenloock.bsky.social · Aug 22

🚨 I'm in today's @nzz.ch!

Nadine Brügger interviewed me for her piece on repetition, remakes, and sequels in Hollywood cinema. There's a longer online version of the article (www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/i...) and the print version.

@hollywoodmemories.bsky.social

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Anja Melzer @mauerfallkind.bsky.social · Aug 20

ich unterbreche kurz meine sommerpause weil

❤️🥹 OH 🥹❤️

www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Mit Faden, Tüll und Kabelbindern Löcher ins Patriarchat sticken

Sticken gilt noch immer oft als biederes Hobby traditionsbewusster Frauen. Weit gefehlt: Zwei Künstlerinnen zeigen, wie durch textile Kunst feministische Debatten vom Wohnzimmer oder der Großbaustelle...

www.derstandard.at

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