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sharonmleon.bsky.social @sharonmleon.bsky.social · 9d

Lost a beloved mentor unexpectedly over the weekend. Such a shock, but at least I know that she knew how important she was to me. Take a minute to tell those people how much they've influenced your life while you have the chance.

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Dr Surekha Davies (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 24d

Folks who are also on historians.social on Mastodon - the instance is shutting down at the end of October, so you'll want to migrate or whatever the appropriate verb is. 💙📚 🗃 #earlymodern

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sharonmleon.bsky.social @sharonmleon.bsky.social · 24d

Hard agree. (Big fan of old fashioned core curriculum here; give everyone two full years of liberal education. Tough shit if you dont like history or philosophy or polisci.)

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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 29d

Be sure to check out this upcoming immigration history manuscript workshop from our colleagues with the @ihrc-umn.bsky.social :

Immigration History Research Center @ihrc-umn.bsky.social · 29d

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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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 25d

“Due to the threat posed by Russian drones operating over Ukraine near the Polish border, Polish and allied air forces have begun preventive operations in our airspace. Ground-based air defense systems have reached the highest level of alert.”

Donald Tusk @donald-tusk.bsky.social · 25d

W związku z zagrożeniem ze strony rosyjskich dronów operujących nad Ukrainą w pobliżu granicy z Polską, w naszej przestrzeni rozpoczęło się prewencyjne operowanie lotnictwa - polskiego i sojuszniczego. Naziemne systemy obrony powietrznej osiągnęły stan najwyższej gotowości.

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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 25d

Romania air force just intercepted Russian drone on Romania territory , - Antena 3 CNN

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 25d

A significant thing here: El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee on migration, tells @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE. religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c...

Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm'

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.

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Omeka @omeka.org · 25d

Want to explore the various ways Omeka can best serve your project? Join us for our next round of intensive courses for the opportunity to develop your project with the guidance of an Omeka team member! Register at

Omeka - Omeka Training

Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions. Its five-minute setup makes launching an online archive or exhibition as easy as launching a blog.

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Dan Cohen @dancohen.org · 26d

New issue of my newsletter: "The Reboot of Digital Humanities Now" — Discover the latest work from across the field and around the world newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...

The Reboot of Digital Humanities Now

Discover the latest work from across the field and around the world

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sharonmleon.bsky.social @sharonmleon.bsky.social · 27d

I miss a world where we wrote and engaged with each other about DH in small bites. @dhnow.bsky.social helped create that community and I'm glad it's back.

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Digital Scholar

The Corporation for Digital Scholarship is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of software and services for researchers and cultural heritage institutions.

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 28d

More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, reported that they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s

www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

Hundreds of Greenlandic women and girls were forcibly given contraception between 1960 and 1991, report says

More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s.

www.pbs.org

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sharonmleon.bsky.social @sharonmleon.bsky.social · 28d

This is a global crisis problem as far as I’m concerned. People who say they have historically cared about national autonomy must step up. In years past this would not be a question for the US, regardless of party affiliation.

Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 28d

If Poland, a NATO member, just sustained a large-scale Russian drone attack, that is legit very very not good.

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sharonmleon.bsky.social @sharonmleon.bsky.social · Aug 28

Release! Classic 3.2 is out. Looks pretty much the same but includes approximately a metric ton of accessibility improvements.

Omeka @omeka.org · Aug 28

Just as the new semester begins, we've got a fresh new release of Omeka Classic. Though there aren't many functional changes the released is chocked full of accessibility improvements that we'll write about in more detail in the coming weeks.

Omeka Classic - Download

Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions. Its five-minute setup makes launching an online archive or exhibition as easy as launching a blog.

omeka.org

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sharonmleon.bsky.social @sharonmleon.bsky.social · Aug 24

Know who knows how to manage budgets? All those research faculty in labs that they would never give tenure line jobs. Those are the folks who know how to get things done on a shoestring.

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sharonmleon.bsky.social @sharonmleon.bsky.social · Aug 24

Crazy. All of it.

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sharonmleon.bsky.social @sharonmleon.bsky.social · Aug 24

Sitting on my to-read pile and I think I can’t let it go any longer.

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sharonmleon.bsky.social @sharonmleon.bsky.social · Aug 21

Considering taking an Omeka Intensive? Sign up for this webinar next Wednesday to learn more.

Omeka @omeka.org · Aug 20

Want to learn more about our Omeka Intensive Courses? Join us for an info session on Wednesday, August 27th at 7:30 PM EDT. Instructor Dani Willcutt will provide a brief overview of the Classic and S courses and address audience questions. Register now:

Omeka Intensive Course Info Session

Sign up to join us for the Omeka Intensive Course Info Session on Wednesday, August 27th at 7:30 PM EDT. We will circulate the Zoom link the day of the event.

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sharonmleon.bsky.social @sharonmleon.bsky.social · Aug 20

Make a little time each week for stuff that opens your world: read a novel on the side; go to a music or theatre performance. Think about the arts and how they help us be human.

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Omeka @omeka.org · Aug 18

It' that time again! Registration is now open for our Fall intensive trainings. Sign up to reserve your spot in our Classic or S course today:

Omeka - Omeka Training

Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions. Its five-minute setup makes launching an online archive or exhibition as easy as launching a blog.

omeka.org

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W. Caleb McDaniel @wcaleb.org · Jul 29

Registration is now open for “Second Foundings: Universities, Slavery, and Struggles for Justice in Texas and Beyond.” The conference will take place October 10-13, 2025, in Houston and features keynote lectures by Ruth J. Simmons and Crystal R. Sanders! More info …

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sharonmleon.bsky.social @sharonmleon.bsky.social · Aug 13

I took some time to write about the ways that the @omeka.org platforms can help support the creation of FAIR data. Perhaps it will help you think about how you're shaping your collections data. omeka.org/news/2025/08...
#FAIRdata

Omeka - Omeka and FAIR data principles

Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions. Its five-minute setup makes launching an onl...

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · Aug 12

A little research exercise: go find out what the Nazis did to museums they took over, for example in Strasbourg. Once you’ve recovered, report back.

Rob Townsend @rbtownsend.bsky.social · Aug 12

“The White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America’s 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with President Trump’s interpretation of American history.” on.wsj.com/4oylPGg

Exclusive | White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump’s Historical Vision

Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.

on.wsj.com

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Aug 8

We can all scream together. 🙀

And then start gathering what we can. Get your @waybackmachine.bsky.social finger moving.

Feral Appalachian witch in Texas 🌞🌻🏳️‍🌈 @cybrarerin.bsky.social · Aug 8

Y’all, I’m sure many of us can see the harm in this. Erasing previous reports and coming out with “your own numbers” is bad, from the Census to climate data to everything in between.

@datarescueproject.org

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Aug 8

The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.

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sharonmleon.bsky.social @sharonmleon.bsky.social · Aug 7

Useful. And, also be on the look out for Sourcery in a city near you soon. sourceryapp.org

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Tom Scheinfeldt @foundhistory.bsky.social · Aug 7

How do we reach an audience when the audience has scattered?

New blog post: Digital Humanities Outreach and Media Fragmentation

foundhistory.org/2025/08/digi...

#dh #digitalhumanities

Digital Humanities Outreach and Media Fragmentation – Found History

foundhistory.org

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