Diane Miller Sommerville

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

😂

“Older ladies”?!?!😠

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

#NoKings #Antifa 🇺🇸 👊🏻

No kings in Binghamton NY. 4000 strong.

Bryan Andrews Music

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

We've got a cover and a publication date (April 3, 2026).

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

How to Read a Book: The X-Ray Method for Achieving a Sustainable “Book-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 “How to Read a Book” @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social

#skystorians #gradstudents
#howtoreadabook #bibliophiles #selfcare

commonplace.online/article/how-...

Congratulations!!

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!

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

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. “Cognitive atrophy.. like a muscle that’s forgotten how to work” MIT Publication - arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Time Magazine - time.com/7295195/ai-c...

100 years ago today a Tennessee grand jury indicted science teacher John Scopes for violating the state’s law making it a crime “to 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.”

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.

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

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

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...

@jonathansjones.bsky.social for your Vietnam course

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. 🗃️

commonplace.online/article/bewi...

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... 🗃️

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. 🗃️

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. 🗃️ taskandpurpose.com/news/soldier...

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

These rumors have been confirmed, Blueskis.

I am enraged.

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

Vichy Chuck.

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.