Nina Kushner

Historian colleagues:

I would love to see samples of how you and your colleagues are using AI and/or preventing its use, as well as any articles on the subject you think worth reading.

#digitalhumanities #humanitiesAI #humanities

Exactly. I have Baltimore teed up!

it was ten years ago that I tripped on a suitcase and broke a toe that somehow led my body to develop erythromelalgia. It has been a long road but while my life is no doubt smaller, I am doing so much better.

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Who do you think is going to get the bill for this? I bet it is going to be her family.

The administration is attacking universities in the name of fighting antisemitism. Yet when the home of a Jewish governor is set on fire on the first night of Passover—a blatant act of antisemitism— nary a word from you know who.

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Remember when bringing up Hitler as a historical parallel (or claiming the idea came from him) in an argument automatically led to losing that argument?

Reductio ad Hitlerum

I don't think that it the case anymore.

Does it say IDEAS???

I believe with all my heart that you have stolen the profile of a good man and are a troll.

Saw a meme that suggested we shift from "don't obey in advance" which assumed eventual obedience to "F*&% you. Make me."

same situation in Providence - mainly white people, most older than 40. Police were just there to block intersections to allow march to happen. Very peaceful.

Leaked Memo Reveals Insane Ban on Words Agriculture Department Can Say The Department of Agriculture is no longer allowed to use the phrase “safe drinking water.”

A leaked memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Research Service Sunday, agency banned key language, including words... #groundwater pollution, sediment remediation, #water collection, water treatment, rural water, clean water. @neorsd.org newrepublic.com/post/193395/...

well, I am impressed and a bit relieved. The irony is that many of those pushing for autarky might not follow the visual quotes (or even the name).

I can't believe I am asking this but is this ironic or did someone believing in autarky actually print it up.

My response is that there should be a poster saying "autarkics unite"!

Trump Orders Smithsonian to Promote ‘American Greatness’ in Executive Order The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”

They are trying to undo every gain made by the historical profession in the last 65 years.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/a...

they are trying to undo all gains and developments in the profession of history since the 1960s. If they really want the "objective facts" of history, they are right there in DC at Holocaust Museum and the National Museum of African American History.

#academicsky

Wonder if the dolphins greeting the astronauts as they splashed down were thinking "Finally, aliens have come to rescue us."

“Harvard, with its unmatched resources and historical influence, faces a distinct responsibility in this moment of crisis. True leadership demands more than defensive caution — it requires bold, coordinated action.”

@harvard.edu Crimson board nails it.

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

autarkies unite... oh wait...

As a Jew who works in academia, let me say this again, for the back of the room.

We are safest in a country where the government protects the civil rights of everyone, regardless of their opinions on Jews and Israel.

Stop illegal actions in our name.

Stop attacking academia in our name.

Rereading Beccaria On Crimes and Punishments. Not my favorite Enlightenment text but really jamming on its support for the rule of law...'cause... you know.

glorious moment. Thanks for standing up for Boston, and people around the country.

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

Yup.

Good Morning Everyone
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Please take a moment to listen
Please take a moment and be like this great guy....
Please take a moment to remember Amanda Gorman said

" IF ONLY WE ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO SEE IT."
"IF ONLY WE ARE BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE IT "

Block Donald Trump’s Attempts to Abolish the Department of Education Public education in this country is under attack. And Trump has already made clear his intentions to undermine public education even further at every turn—including the extreme proposal to completely ...

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screenshot from a New York Times article that quotes Jay Greene, senior research fellow at the right-wing Heritage Foundation, as saying of research overhead: "That's how you get things like the ability of administrators to use larger overhead pools of money to build out D.E.I. bureaucracies, or to fund Ph.D. programs in the humanities"

it seems one of the stated purposes of capping overhead on NIH grants at 15% by those who champion the cap is to starve PhD programs in the humanities

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...