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White House Unveils Plan for $200 Million Ballroom, Trump’s Long-Sought Imprint

After they destroyed the Rose Garden, they want to ruin the entire building. Jackie Kennedy turns over in her grave.

White House Unveils Plan for $200 Million Ballroom, Trump’s Long-Sought Imprint www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...

YouTube video by News4JAX The Local Station Once forgotten, a cemetery for African-American WWII veterans is finally receiving recognition

A long-forgotten African American cemetery in Jacksonville, where World War II veterans and descendants of enslaved families are buried, is finally receiving the honor and recognition it deserves. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRGq...

Provost: UNC-CH Chancellor Signed Off On Plan To Delay Tenure Chris Clemens wrote in an email obtained by The Assembly that Chancellor Lee Roberts agreed to delay tenure votes for financial reasons.

BREAKING: @theassemblync.bsky.social obtained an email in which UNC-Chapel Hill's ex-provost said Chancellor Lee Roberts agreed to the Board of Trustees’ controversial move to delay tenure votes for financial reasons.

From me & @themhartman.bsky.social

www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...

Just returned from a great trip to the Filson Historical Society in Louisville. Marvelous holdings for the history of the Ohio River Valley and the 19th century overall. Plus they have travel fellowships: filsonhistorical.org/about-us/fel...

After floods killed more than 130 people and initially left over 100 missing in Kerr County, first responders and volunteers have worked to return cherished belongings swept away in the disaster.

NBC News spoke with locals about the items recovered and their powerful meaning.
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Happy Nelson Mandela International Day

#MandelaDay2025 #MandelaDay

The father's political views are just as appalling. See my essay on HUFF POST, 29 Jan 2017: "Trump Family History: Donald, Fred, and the Ku Klux Klan."

DEI offices shuttered, costs mount as Ohio universities comply with SB 1 Schools across the state are eliminating DEI offices, restructuring programs, and implementing new course requirements.

COLUMBUS OH - Ohio’s public universities are spending millions to comply w/Senate Bill 1 as the sweeping law forces institutions to dismantle diversity offices, cut academic programs & overhaul operations across all 37 public colleges & universities
by Laura Hancock
www.cleveland.com/open/2025/07...

The irony.

The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years

The Bayeux Tapestry, a British Masterpiece, Returns to England After 900 Years www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/w...
#History#TextileTuesday#MedievalHistory

A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever.

A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...
#dogs #dogsofbluesky

Trying to help spread the word about NARA. It isn't as bad as we thought, but bad news spreads quickly and is hard to rebut. 🗃️

I published an essay on Ephraim McDowell, the 19th century surgeon, that might be useful. It appeared in the spring issue of the REGISTER OF THE KENTUCKY HIS SOCIETY.

‘No Kings’ Protests Across the United States

‘No Kings’ Protests Across the United States www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...

This map left off all the protests in central Ohio. More than one, and all well-documented.

New York Times, do better.

C'est vrai.

I estimate at least a thousand people showed up.

A Cutting French Senator Becomes Trump’s European Nemesis

A Cutting French Senator Becomes Trump’s European Nemesis www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/w...

Academic Freedom Under Fire as States Advance Higher Ed Curriculum Laws In a wave of legislation reshaping the landscape of public higher education, Republican-led states like Texas, Ohio, and Florida are advancing efforts to exert

Academic freedom and higher education are under fire as a wave of legislation moves forward in Ohio, Texas, Florida, and elsewhere @aaup.bsky.social @apnews.com insightintoacademia.com/academic-fre...

“Just three people” took on Ohio education law — and sparked a movement "We've had a huge groundswell of support. I mean, it was shocking how many people" signed on," professor says.

“Just three people” took on Ohio education law — and sparked a movement
Since their petition was certified on May 5, the group has secured a cohort of more than 1,500 volunteers statewide to help with signature gathering to repeal SB1.
www.salon.com/2025/06/07/j...

A similar bill just passed in Ohio, Senate Bill One.

A Black Eye at the White House: Who Punched Elon?

A Black Eye at the White House: Who Punched Elon? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u....

Maybe he did it to himself, to get attention.

There are some great collections at the Filson, also UK-Lexington, and the Ky Historical Society. And all within easy driving distance of each other.

Poster for short documentary, Being a Histoiran.

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Government | Harvard University Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.

I'm proud of the stand my alma mater, Harvard University, has been taking lately. And remember: Harvard offers free online courses on civics and government (choose the "audit" option when selecting a course). pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...

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Well said.

Similar to Senate Bill One, which just passed in Ohio.

Hey everybody, check out the June issue of JOURNAL OF THE CIVIL WAR ERA. Alaina Roberts and I organized a special issue on material culture, with great essays by Laura Edwards and Amy Murrell Taylor and a fascinating roundtable by Alaina, Julie Reed, Karen Shade-Lanier, and Melissa Payne.

This is a disaster for American history, historians, and students. I have my students use this every semester to learn to navigate primary sources and to explore topics of their choosing. 🗃️