Whitney Blankenship, Ph.D
@wblankenship.bsky.social
Historian, Teacher, teacher-educator, CC professor, and cat mom. Research: belligerent citizenship in anti-communist curriculums; historical narratives in evangelical U.S. history textbooks.
The reason why we need to teach students about activism and movements. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A late caturday post….
My cat Virgil gets annoyed whenever we make him move out of our chairs so we can sit, or if we get up and disturb is nap. I give you Virgil in his pouting box.
My cat Virgil gets annoyed whenever we make him move out of our chairs so we can sit, or if we get up and disturb is nap. I give you Virgil in his pouting box.
December 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A late caturday post….
My cat Virgil gets annoyed whenever we make him move out of our chairs so we can sit, or if we get up and disturb is nap. I give you Virgil in his pouting box.
My cat Virgil gets annoyed whenever we make him move out of our chairs so we can sit, or if we get up and disturb is nap. I give you Virgil in his pouting box.
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
Boston Public Schools parents, heads up.
The Boston Public Schools has decided to close several schools. If you are a BPS parent, teacher, or community member, consider signing this letter from the Boston Education Justice Alliance asking for transparency and more input from the affected school communities. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sign on to the BEJA Letter re: Closures & Mergers 12/17/2025
Use this form to sign on in support of BEJA's statement re: the BPS plan to close and/or merge several schools , with a viote scheduled at Boston School Committee on 12/17/2025. Statement available he...
docs.google.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Boston Public Schools parents, heads up.
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Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
It’s not enough that these students survived shootings at their HS…#EndGunViolenceNow
Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
December 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It’s not enough that these students survived shootings at their HS…#EndGunViolenceNow
This is utter foolishness. Endangering kids for political points.
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is utter foolishness. Endangering kids for political points.
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Not enough people are talking about this:
Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.
I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.
I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Not enough people are talking about this:
Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.
I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
Today, the Senate has one last chance to extend the ACA tax credits before they expire.
I’ll be voting to prevent health insurance premiums from more than doubling for millions of Americans. Every Republican senator should do the same.
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Farmers are celebrating the bailout as “Christmas coming early.” Meanwhile, many of the same voices insisted students didn’t deserve loan relief because they should “pull themselves up by their bootstraps.”
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Farmers are celebrating the bailout as “Christmas coming early.” Meanwhile, many of the same voices insisted students didn’t deserve loan relief because they should “pull themselves up by their bootstraps.”
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Republicans have a choice today:
They can vote to extend health care for millions of Americans.
Or they can choose to raise health care costs on millions of Americans.
It’s really that simple.
They can vote to extend health care for millions of Americans.
Or they can choose to raise health care costs on millions of Americans.
It’s really that simple.
December 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Republicans have a choice today:
They can vote to extend health care for millions of Americans.
Or they can choose to raise health care costs on millions of Americans.
It’s really that simple.
They can vote to extend health care for millions of Americans.
Or they can choose to raise health care costs on millions of Americans.
It’s really that simple.
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I say this to my students and parents all the time. Want to be a better reader? Read. A better writer? Read. More empathetic? Read. Deeper thinker? Read.
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I say this to my students and parents all the time. Want to be a better reader? Read. A better writer? Read. More empathetic? Read. Deeper thinker? Read.
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I REMEMBER.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
Commemorating #WorldAIDSday is an act of defiance against ideology driven policies that will end our progress to end the epidemic.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I REMEMBER.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
It’s not trans women who are the problem. Full stop.
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It’s not trans women who are the problem. Full stop.
All of this.
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
All of this.
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A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Alamo Colleges AAUP-AFT press release! 100 members strong and growing! aaup-texas.org/blog/f/profe...
Professors Unite Across Alamo Colleges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Carlos Acosta, President, Alamo Colleges AAUP-AFT Chapter
Phone: (210) 834-1722
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://aaupalamocolleges.org/
aaup-texas.org
October 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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“The specific cuts [at University of Oregon] reflect a misunderstanding of the essential reasons for the existence of the university. Cuts in teaching & research should always be a last resort, after budgets for administration, athletics, & other nonacademic programs.” www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
AAUP President Denounces Planned Cuts at the University of Oregon
The AAUP stands with the United Academics of the University of Oregon in protesting the administration's plan to slash multiple departments and programs and fire faculty.
www.aaup.org
August 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“The specific cuts [at University of Oregon] reflect a misunderstanding of the essential reasons for the existence of the university. Cuts in teaching & research should always be a last resort, after budgets for administration, athletics, & other nonacademic programs.” www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
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More of this . . .
🇺🇸 National Guard soldier speaks out: “I swore an oath to defend our constitution… seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is.”
August 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
More of this . . .
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I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
Chinese Exclusion Act 2.0
Brooke Rollins leaves open the possibility that the Trump administration might try to ban native born Chinese-Americans from buying farmland
August 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Chinese Exclusion Act 2.0
Whatever we end up with is going to be awful; but this particular proposed map is ridiculous.
July 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Whatever we end up with is going to be awful; but this particular proposed map is ridiculous.