Jermaine Thibodeaux
@drconvictsandcane.bsky.social
Historian of convict labor/prisons, Black Texas, U.S. History! Assistant professor in a red state. 🥴 Writing a book that explores the significance of sugar and Black convict labor and the shaping of the Texas prison farm model. The House that Cane Built!!
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CFP for Slavery North conference on "Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution" @umassamherst.bsky.social 7/9-7/12/2026, abstracts due 12/19/2025 #vastearlyamerica slaverynorth.com/event/call-f... 🗃️
Call for Abstracts: Academic Conference - Slavery North
Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution Call for Abstracts: Academic Conference Dates: Thursday, July 9 to Sunday, July 12, 2026 Location: Univers...
slaverynorth.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
CFP for Slavery North conference on "Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution" @umassamherst.bsky.social 7/9-7/12/2026, abstracts due 12/19/2025 #vastearlyamerica slaverynorth.com/event/call-f... 🗃️
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MacKenzie Scott was taught and mentored by Toni Morrison, who was her professor at Princeton.
Mentoring matters! It is some of the most important work that we do. #ProfessorLife
Mentoring matters! It is some of the most important work that we do. #ProfessorLife
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
MacKenzie Scott was taught and mentored by Toni Morrison, who was her professor at Princeton.
Mentoring matters! It is some of the most important work that we do. #ProfessorLife
Mentoring matters! It is some of the most important work that we do. #ProfessorLife
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Why should the judgment of the wealthiest NYers be given deference? Simply b/c the victims of their choices don’t have money & power?
The hundreds of thousands of Black & Latino men who were subjected to stop-and-frisk did not have the option to “leave NYC.” They endured the reign of Bloomberg - the beloved choice of elite New Yorkers - who even supported changing the law to give Bloomberg a 3rd term.
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Why should the judgment of the wealthiest NYers be given deference? Simply b/c the victims of their choices don’t have money & power?
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It's Election Day!
Our team is keeping an eye on nearly 200 races up and down the ballot, from governors and supreme court justices to sheriffs, DAs, and school boards.
Explore our guide, and be sure to save it as we'll update it with results tonight.
Our team is keeping an eye on nearly 200 races up and down the ballot, from governors and supreme court justices to sheriffs, DAs, and school boards.
Explore our guide, and be sure to save it as we'll update it with results tonight.
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read More
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November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It's Election Day!
Our team is keeping an eye on nearly 200 races up and down the ballot, from governors and supreme court justices to sheriffs, DAs, and school boards.
Explore our guide, and be sure to save it as we'll update it with results tonight.
Our team is keeping an eye on nearly 200 races up and down the ballot, from governors and supreme court justices to sheriffs, DAs, and school boards.
Explore our guide, and be sure to save it as we'll update it with results tonight.
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I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
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ok who did this? ☹️
October 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
ok who did this? ☹️
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I'm new here, but I just had to share! My book, The Trinity: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Civil Rights in African American Memory, is available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookshop through @uncpress.bsky.social
Follow along on my website: www.sharronconrad.com
Follow along on my website: www.sharronconrad.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I'm new here, but I just had to share! My book, The Trinity: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Civil Rights in African American Memory, is available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookshop through @uncpress.bsky.social
Follow along on my website: www.sharronconrad.com
Follow along on my website: www.sharronconrad.com
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"The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit created by Congress to help preserve historic buildings, said Tuesday that Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom would 'overwhelm the White House itself,' which is about 55,000 square feet..."
www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
Trump's Ballroom Will 'Overwhelm' White House, National Trust Warns
Preservationists fear for how Trump's planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom will sit alongside the White House itself, which is about 55,000 square feet.
www.huffpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit created by Congress to help preserve historic buildings, said Tuesday that Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom would 'overwhelm the White House itself,' which is about 55,000 square feet..."
www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
Any leads on an affordable developmental editor for a first book (History)??
October 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Any leads on an affordable developmental editor for a first book (History)??
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Register Now – Speak Out! Tom Alter, MAGA McCarthyism, and the Fight for Free Speech – YouTube
Speak Out! Tom Alter, MAGA McCarthyism, and the Fight for Free Speech – YouTube, Thu Nov 6, 2025 - The U.S. is experiencing one of the largest waves of political repression in its history. Academics,...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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“W/o urgent, sector-wide reform, the global academic publishing ecosystem is at risk of collapse.
We urge academic institutions to weaken the link b/n academic reward & journal article output, & to adopt holistic approaches to evaluating academic performance.” www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
We urge academic institutions to weaken the link b/n academic reward & journal article output, & to adopt holistic approaches to evaluating academic performance.” www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Major Academic Press Calls for “Publish or Perish” Reform
Just one-third of researchers, publishers, funders and librarians believe academic reward and recognition systems are working well, according to a survey from Cambridge University Press.
www.insidehighered.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
“W/o urgent, sector-wide reform, the global academic publishing ecosystem is at risk of collapse.
We urge academic institutions to weaken the link b/n academic reward & journal article output, & to adopt holistic approaches to evaluating academic performance.” www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
We urge academic institutions to weaken the link b/n academic reward & journal article output, & to adopt holistic approaches to evaluating academic performance.” www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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So we’re now paying federal taxes so Donald Trump can withdraw them from the Treasury like it’s his own personal bank account? Really?
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
So we’re now paying federal taxes so Donald Trump can withdraw them from the Treasury like it’s his own personal bank account? Really?
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Just a reminder that "en banc" review in the Ninth Circuit is ... unique.
The full court (29 active judges, currently with a 16-13 D-R split) votes on whether or not to rehear a case en banc.
If so, then *10* judges are randomly drawn to sit with Chief Judge Murguia as the "en banc" court.
The full court (29 active judges, currently with a 16-13 D-R split) votes on whether or not to rehear a case en banc.
If so, then *10* judges are randomly drawn to sit with Chief Judge Murguia as the "en banc" court.
October 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Just a reminder that "en banc" review in the Ninth Circuit is ... unique.
The full court (29 active judges, currently with a 16-13 D-R split) votes on whether or not to rehear a case en banc.
If so, then *10* judges are randomly drawn to sit with Chief Judge Murguia as the "en banc" court.
The full court (29 active judges, currently with a 16-13 D-R split) votes on whether or not to rehear a case en banc.
If so, then *10* judges are randomly drawn to sit with Chief Judge Murguia as the "en banc" court.
Lord, I hope the energy on display today spreads and multiplies 1,000-fold in time for midterms, and if necessary, after the Supreme Court fully guts the VRA in June. We need all hands on deck! #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Lord, I hope the energy on display today spreads and multiplies 1,000-fold in time for midterms, and if necessary, after the Supreme Court fully guts the VRA in June. We need all hands on deck! #NoKings
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Section 2 of the 15th Amendment explicitly delegates to Congress the right to decide how to enforce Black voting rights. That's what the text says. And that's the original intent of the framers.
October 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Section 2 of the 15th Amendment explicitly delegates to Congress the right to decide how to enforce Black voting rights. That's what the text says. And that's the original intent of the framers.
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Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.
Sadly, we don’t teach Reconstruction enough!! So many folks remain oblivious to where this country is headed. Buckle up! It won’t be pretty.
October 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sadly, we don’t teach Reconstruction enough!! So many folks remain oblivious to where this country is headed. Buckle up! It won’t be pretty.
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The Supreme Court’s majority right wing indicated in oral arguments that they think racism is over on the same day that the vice president defended the “I love Hitler” guy, and that the NYT reported that the current administration plans to accept only white, English-speaking refugees.
October 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Supreme Court’s majority right wing indicated in oral arguments that they think racism is over on the same day that the vice president defended the “I love Hitler” guy, and that the NYT reported that the current administration plans to accept only white, English-speaking refugees.
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last i checked these young republicans were like 25 years old. but this is a classic case of infantilization to diminish the significance of the offense. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’
The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."
www.yahoo.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
last i checked these young republicans were like 25 years old. but this is a classic case of infantilization to diminish the significance of the offense. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Today is the official PUBLICATION DAY for *Entangled Alliances* from @cornellupress.bsky.social!!! Save on your copy of the book with the QR code and discount code. 📚
October 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Today is the official PUBLICATION DAY for *Entangled Alliances* from @cornellupress.bsky.social!!! Save on your copy of the book with the QR code and discount code. 📚
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via @marydudziak.bsky.social The Germans are basically funding 3 year asylum professorships for US academics seeking to flee the country for the remainder of the Trump Administration.
New opportunity for professors in the humanities & social sciences in the US: Our Transatlantic Bridge Professorships support research & exchange in Germany & the US (€300,000 for up to 3 years). Apply from Jan 15, 2026. 🌉🇩🇪🇺🇸 More: 👉 www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/f...
Transatlantic Bridge Professorships
The programme is aimed at professors at US universities who are conducting research on the future of democracy, fundamental rights and academic freedom, or the future of transatlantic relations and wh...
www.volkswagenstiftung.de
October 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
via @marydudziak.bsky.social The Germans are basically funding 3 year asylum professorships for US academics seeking to flee the country for the remainder of the Trump Administration.
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We are excited to announce Labor's Big Book Forum for 2025! Scheduled for Fri 10/17, 2-4pm ET via Zoom, this year we feature Rudi Batzell's (@rbatzell.bsky.social) new book: Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery (@uchicagopress.bsky.social)
September 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We are excited to announce Labor's Big Book Forum for 2025! Scheduled for Fri 10/17, 2-4pm ET via Zoom, this year we feature Rudi Batzell's (@rbatzell.bsky.social) new book: Organizing Workers in the Shadow of Slavery (@uchicagopress.bsky.social)
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last december i wrote that democrats needed to behave like an actual opposition www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...
Opinion | Now Is Not the Time for Surrender
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
last december i wrote that democrats needed to behave like an actual opposition www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/o...