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Jonathan S. Jones @jonathansjones.bsky.social · 4h

Look what came in the mail today, @uncpress.bsky.social @simpsonvos.bsky.social @profsommerville.bsky.social! 🗃️

Printed copy of Opium Slavery: Civil War Veterans and America’s First Opioid Crisis held by the author in the background

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 4h

Featuring @whiskeyrebelpod.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @frankcogliano.bsky.social

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social · 5h

Great crowd tonight at this year’s George Washington Prize ceremony. We’re especially happy to have 4 finalists in the room with us!

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 16h

Very happy to be included in the new issue of @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social History Now, with @mkn.bsky.social, @catherinemcneur.bsky.social, Keith Pluymers, Lauret Savoy, and Sara Dant www.gilderlehrman.org/history-now/...

The Natural Resources of the United States in the Shaping of History | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

The Natural Resources of the United States in the Shaping of History | | SPECIAL FEATURE A pair of recent Book Breaks episodes featuring contributors to History Now 76: “Saving Yellowstone: Exploratio...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 14h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 16h

Very happy to be included in the new issue of @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social History Now, with @mkn.bsky.social, @catherinemcneur.bsky.social, Keith Pluymers, Lauret Savoy, and Sara Dant www.gilderlehrman.org/history-now/...

The Natural Resources of the United States in the Shaping of History | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

The Natural Resources of the United States in the Shaping of History | | SPECIAL FEATURE A pair of recent Book Breaks episodes featuring contributors to History Now 76: “Saving Yellowstone: Exploratio...

www.gilderlehrman.org

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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · 3d

Just finished. So good. Recording with @rickbell.bsky.social tomorrow.

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The Gray Sage @walterdgreason.bsky.social · 4d

Who wants a free copy?
#graphichistory

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 4d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 5d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 5d

Based on the review, it doesn't seem like there is anything new here.

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Richards Center Penn State @richardscenter.bsky.social · 5d

We're looking for TWO postdoctoral scholars in African American history and history of the Civil War era. Fellowships are for two years, and the anticipated start date is July 1, 2026. The deadline to apply is NOVEMBER 1!

Links in the replies below.

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Howard A. Rodman @rodman.bsky.social · 5d

I would hope that the Blue Öyster Cult would make it clear that this was not done with their authorization, and would sue.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

Posted by the President of the United States.

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Sonya Bonczek @sonyabonczek.bsky.social · 6d

✨ An inspiring evening at the NC State Archives with @unchistory.bsky.social profs Fitzhugh Brundage, @kathleenduval.bsky.social, and Joseph Glatthaar to celebrate the publication of Foundations of American Democracy.

Now available to all North Carolinians via a free digital edition on NC LIVE! 📚

Editors & UNC-Chapel Hill Historians Miguel La Serna, Joseph T. Glatthaar, Kathleen DuVal with copies of Foundations of American Democracy: A Critical Documents Reader.

Panel moderated by Dr. Darin Waters, Deputy Secretary, Office of Archives & History

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BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · 7d

Two weeks until the “Beyond Academia” online panel!!!

Should be a good discussion, especially for PGRs and ECRs, whether you are thinking of alternative paths to a career beyond academia or not 😄

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HCAatEdinburgh @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social · 7d

The 2025 Annual Lecture in the History of Slavery will be given on 15 October by Professor Christopher Brown on 'The Atlantic Slave Trade and the American Revolution'. Tickets (free), edin.ac/4nHBpya

#History #Classics #Archaeology #Slavery #Edinburgh

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Frank Cogliano @frankcogliano.bsky.social · 7d

We've got a cover and a publication date (April 3, 2026).

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 8d

The Trump Library will be underwater in 2050. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Florida Hands Over Prime Miami Property for Trump Library

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HCAatEdinburgh @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social · 8d

It's International Podcast Day, so here's The Whiskey Rebellion featuring @frankcogliano.bsky.social and @davidsilkenat.bsky.social talking all things American History. Listen, whiskeyrebellion.podbean.com

#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #History #America #Internationalpodcastday

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 8d

He'd have to fire 90% of the CW officers in that case.

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 8d

Hegseth would have sacked Winfield Scott.

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Joshua R Greenberg @joshrgreenberg.bsky.social · 9d

Do you have an idea for a short article (~2000-3000 words) on early American history/literature/art/material culture before 1900? We are accepting submissions at Commonplace or please reach out to me with a pitch or questions. More info below:🗃️

commonplace.online/article/subm...

Commonplace Call for Submissions - Commonplace

Article reviews are ongoing.

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 11d

"War ravaged Portland"?

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David Silkenat @davidsilkenat.bsky.social · 12d

The next president should turn this monstrosity into a food bank or free medical clinic.

Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 13d

Trump: 'We are so broke 15 million people need to lose their health insurance.'

Also Trump: www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-...

New renderings show more details of White House ballroom under construction

The Trump administration announced in July that a 90,000-square-foot ballroom with a seated capacity for 650 people will be constructed in the White House's East Wing.

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Christina Proenza-Coles @proenzacoles.bsky.social · 13d

During Reconstruction, South Carolina congressman Robert Elliot put his own life at risk to enact measures to litigate & suppress Klan terrorism. He delivered a powerful speech in 1875 in support of the Civil Rights Act that banned discrimination in public transit, accommodations, & schools.

Etching of a mustachioed man in suit jacket, vest, and bow tie with the signature "Robt. B. Elliot" above text "Honorable Robert B. Elliot" and "Library of Congress"

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UNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 14d

Introducing the William E. Leuchtenburg Fund

Created to honor Bill Leuchtenburg’s decades of service on our board and his towering contributions to scholarship in American History. Learn more in this thread 🧵

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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 13d

"These are the facts of American history. They are not distortions, nor is displaying this information at national parks ideologically motivated. These and similar facts explain much about our nation." slate.com/news-and-pol...

Trump Is Trying to Memory-Hole One of the Most Important Historical Images of Slavery

Virtually every historian of the Civil War knows that slavery was the moving force for secession which led to the Civil War.

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