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Diane Miller Sommerville

@profsommerville.bsky.social

Historian of the 19th-century South. Fond of binders. Fonder still of spicy margaritas.

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Just teasing! Just don’t call me a senior citizen 😜

20.10.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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19.10.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œOlder ladies”?!?!😠

19.10.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just google the saying and you’ll get multiple outlets.

19.10.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#NoKings #Antifa πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‘ŠπŸ»

18.10.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 152    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6
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No kings in Binghamton NY. 4000 strong.

18.10.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bryan Andrews Music

10.10.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 7

I think I'm just as excited as Jonathan!! Congratulations, Jonathan! I can't wait to get a copy in my hands!

08.10.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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We've got a cover and a publication date (April 3, 2026).

01.10.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 203    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

New AP history prompt: Did Father Coughlin do politics right? Discuss.

14.09.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 884    πŸ” 164    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 17
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How to Read a Book: The X-Ray Method for Achieving a Sustainable β€œBook-Life Balance” - Commonplace This is why you need a plan: to read attentively but efficiently, and sustainably, without surrendering your book-life balance.

Tis the season to make plans to reclaim and cherish your book-life balance! See my 10-step handout β€œHow to Read a Book” @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social

#skystorians #gradstudents
#howtoreadabook #bibliophiles #selfcare

commonplace.online/article/how-...

22.08.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Congratulations!!

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Here's the map of violent crime rates. Before you ask what the dots are blah blah, just click through and use the interactive version!

17.08.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 417    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 6
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@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

02.07.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 44128    πŸ” 15046    πŸ’¬ 1612    πŸ“Œ 974
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ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

MIT study found that AI overuse causes measurable brain damage. β€œCognitive atrophy.. like a muscle that’s forgotten how to work” MIT Publication - arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Time Magazine - time.com/7295195/ai-c...

21.06.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 217    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 20

100 years ago today a Tennessee grand jury indicted science teacher John Scopes for violating the state’s law making it a crime β€œto teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals.”

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Oklahoma Is Asking the Supreme Court to Ignore History The Founders had disagreements about the role of religion in America’s public schools, but there was always one line they would not cross.

Oklahoma is forcing the Supreme Court to choose: Either the justices can allow more religious control of public schools, or they can respect the wishes of the Founding Fathers, writes Adam Laats.

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Binghamton New York. Drenching rain, 500 democracy loving peeps #HandsOff

06.04.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one

03.04.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 16362    πŸ” 2697    πŸ’¬ 396    πŸ“Œ 212
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DOGE Demands Deep Cuts at Humanities Endowment The National Endowment for the Humanities, which supports museums, scholarship and historical sites, could see grants curtailed and staffing slashed by up to 80 percent.

DOGE Demands Deep Cuts at Humanities Endowment www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/a...

02.04.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@jonathansjones.bsky.social for your Vietnam course

02.04.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bewilderment as a Way of Understanding America’s Present – and Past - Commonplace Circumstances in which people are feeling extreme disorientation are potent breeding grounds for people who are willing to exploit it to take advantage in moments of crisis.

Do you feel bewildered by the current state of the nation? In a thoughtful new piece in @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social,
@rparkinson.bsky.social provides some historical context from 1770s PA to explain how bewilderment and chaos agents are not new in America. πŸ—ƒοΈ

commonplace.online/article/bewi...

18.02.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Y'all, listen to this glowing review of Last Seen by @jgiesber.bsky.social on @nprfreshair.bsky.social! Congratulations Judy!!! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... πŸ—ƒοΈ

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AHA–OAH Joint Statement on Federal Censorship of American History The American Historical Association (AHA) and the Organization of American Historians (OAH) have released a joint statement condemning federal censorship of American history.

The AHA and the OAH have released a joint statement condemning recent efforts to censor historical content on federal government websites, at many public museums, and across a wide swath of government resources that include essential data. πŸ—ƒοΈ

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Medal of Honor recipient depicted in movie 'Glory' erased from Pentagon website Denzel Washington reenacted the heroics of Sgt. William Carney in the movie "Glory." The Pentagon removed a story about him for DEI reasons.

The Pentagon has turned Medal of Honor recipient, Sgt. William Carney, who served in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, into a 404-Error. πŸ—ƒοΈ taskandpurpose.com/news/soldier...

20.03.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 227    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 11

Congratulations Jonathan!! This looks amazing. Fantastic cover. Can’t wait to land a copy when it’s out!

01.04.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

These rumors have been confirmed, Blueskis.

I am enraged.

31.03.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 460    πŸ” 173    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 20

Yep. There’s one on 81N near Scranton.

30.03.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Vichy Chuck.

16.03.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is Chuck.

Chuck is selling a book.

Chuck also has a full-time job.

I would consider buying Chuck’s book if he were doing that job, but he’s not.

Don’t be like Chuck.

And don’t buy Chuck’s book.

16.03.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 28447    πŸ” 7274    πŸ’¬ 2426    πŸ“Œ 719

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