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Historian of capitalism, revolution, and the sea. Author of THE BLOODY FLAG: MUTINY IN THE AGE OF ATLANTIC REVOLUTION (tinyurl.com/2p8e79yz)

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The worldโ€™s dumbest phishing attempt.

21.08.2025 01:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fearless Benjamin: The Quaker Dwarf Who Fought Slavery A beautifully illustrated children's book on the life of Benjamin Lay, a courageous little person who stood tall against oppression.

Check out Fearless Benjamin: The Quaker Dwarf Who Fought Slavery by PM Press on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ww3...

01.08.2025 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
El Pueblo Unido Jamรกs Serรก Vencido | 1 mayo 2020
YouTube video by INTI-ILLIMANI El Pueblo Unido Jamรกs Serรก Vencido | 1 mayo 2020

Happy May Day to all who celebrate! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd6c...

01.05.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Time once again to visit with an old friend.

30.01.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s a little extreme.

24.12.2024 22:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope someone takes you up on that, but I donโ€™t have the time unfortunately. Perhaps either of the two authors will?

17.12.2024 23:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I appreciate the attempt to offer an alternative to the compulsive praise that usually dominates the discourse in the field, but not sure this angry jumble of bad-faith hate-reading, incisive criticism, and reactionary politics is a huge improvement.

17.12.2024 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, it will!

14.12.2024 21:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pitt graduate students to unionize with United Steelworkers University of Pittsburgh graduate student workers successfully voted to unionize. Five years earlier, a similar bid to unionize fell short.

Following Pitt faculty and staff, grad students just voted 97% in favor of unionizing. www.publicsource.org/pitt-graduat...

23.11.2024 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Very happy to share the call for papers for the inaugural Three Rivers Graduate History Conference, co-organized by Pitt and CMU grad students.

20.11.2024 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Cover of a new book on Marx & Engels on crisis & class struggle, with an image of one of the of the huge Jagannath chariots towed through the streets in public Ratha Yatra ceremonies in India.

Cover of a new book on Marx & Engels on crisis & class struggle, with an image of one of the of the huge Jagannath chariots towed through the streets in public Ratha Yatra ceremonies in India.

I have just discovered that my new book, The Fragile Juggernaut: Marx & Engels on Capitalism, Class Struggle and Crisis, all 573 pages of it, is now available as a FREE pdf download brill.com/downloadpdf/... - despite not yet being available in hard copy. ๐Ÿ˜€

19.11.2024 00:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 117    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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We're doing a conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the publication of The Many-Headed Hydra next May! For the full CfP, please go to www.history.pitt.edu/news/many-he...

30.05.2024 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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#OtD 12 May 1797 the crew of the Sandwich ship anchored at Nore in the Thames estuary mutinied. They demanded better conditions and an end to the war with France, then began blockading London.โ€ฆ https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8421/nore-mutiny?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky

12.05.2024 12:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you are in Pittsburgh on April 9, don't miss this amazing closing lecture of our series on "Slavery and Memorialization in the Atlantic World": Prof. Pepijn Brandon, VU, "After Apologies: The Troubled Road Towards Recognition of Slavery in the Dutch Empire". All welcome.

30.03.2024 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Come and be the next Amundson Professor of British History at Pitt! cfopitt.taleo.net/careersectio...

20.03.2024 18:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ The History and Political Economy Project (directed by me & @zeithistoriker.bsky.social) invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship, beginning July 1, 2024, to support our public engagement and scholarly programs.

Apply here by 2/1: apply.interfolio.com/137868

09.12.2023 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Baptiste and Marianne's Balbรกsha': Enslavement, Freedom, and Belonging in Early New Orleans, 1733๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ... โ€œSir, I am sending you back your sauvage [Indigenous man, literally โ€œsavageโ€] once again, he does not deserve any pardon after so many repeated marronages [slav

This is so great. An article about an enslaved brother and sister in Louisiana who escaped their captivity 61 times - some of it as pre-pubescent children. (via Marcus Rediker on the other site)

06.10.2023 07:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Back to one of my happy places!

20.09.2023 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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