Ben Carter

A Wyoming town massacred its Chinese immigrant workers 140 years ago. This summer, descendants return to dig for the Chinatown ‘burn layer’ Rock Springs was once one of the most diverse towns in the West. Now, its relationship with immigrants is embattled for other reasons.

An archaeology of the massacre of Chinese workers at Rock Springs, WY.

AAUP, AFT Leaders Respond to Trump’s Higher Education Admissions Directive WASHINGTON—American Association of University Professors President Todd Wolfson, AFT President Randi Weingarten, and AFT Secretary-Treasurer Fedrick Ingram and issued the following statements in respo...

“This and other executive orders eliminating federal funding and forcing faculty to end legally permissible work will deprive students of opportunities for educational advancement and economic flourishing.”

—Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

Read full press release and response to Trump’s directive👇

Social media accounts of Palestinians desperate for funds are being flagged as spam People in Gaza use Bluesky to crowdfund for milk and diapers – repeated deletion of their profiles has spawned a guerrilla verification squad

This article by @jmbooyah.bsky.social is really good about the struggles that people from Gaza have on this platform and how Bluesky could have made different choices.

I’ll highlight the accounts of some of the Gazans in it below ❤️

I agree, most students are not trying to cheat. Many students don't understand the benefits or the constraints of AI. I also do not want to police them for use. So here is my syllabus policy & we discuss in the first few weeks of class.

Please feel free to use, adapt & share, just cite!

A lot of Palestinians managed to access things like sugar and cheese yesterday because the prices fell quite abruptly and the shops managed to fill shelves again. Now is a really good time to donate so they can stock up. If you're overwhelmed by the number of people in need, just choose randomly.

August 7, 2025 At 7:22 this morning, President Donald J.

August 7, 2025

AI genius at work.

Be sure to zoom in.

Tuition fees are rising again and nobody is happy – it’s time to actually fix our broken university sector | Zoe Williams The figures simply don’t add up for higher education in England and Wales. Yet delusional politicians from all parties seem intent on avoiding the issue, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

'Put simply, we have a really strange system in higher education, where nobody admits how much things actually cost, nobody admits who’s paying for what, research is kept alive on the toil and goodwill of underpaid academics....'

#OtD 7 Aug 1890 legendary American labour organiser, feminist and socialist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was born. She played a leading role in the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union. Learn more about women in the @IWW in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/2018/12/02/e...

Sure @historians.org - let’s encourage more use of the environment-destroying, fact-inventing, go-harm-yourself plagiarism bots by our students. What could go wrong?

www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/06/c...

Parts of the Constitution were erased from the Library of Congress website, including the section featuring the foreign emoluments clause.

The removal was blamed on a "coding error."

Here's a reminder of what the clause says, just in case Congress ever decides to enforce it...

Mamdani on Cuomo "conspiring" with Trump: "It is time for us to make clear that what this city deserves is a mayor who when he sees Donald Trump attacking the people of this city will stand up and fight back against that vision, who will not get on the phone with the architect of that vision."

Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent | TechCrunch Ron Deibert, the head of the prominent digital human rights groups Citizen Lab, sounds the alarm at the Black Hat security conference about the "dramatic descent into authoritarianism," but one that t...

Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent | TechCrunch share.google/OFZBsDynGWmb...

"Penobscot Sense of Place" by James Eric Francis Sr, Penobscot Nation’s Director of Cultural and Historic Preservation and Tribal Historian. Presented at Castine Historical Society (Maine).

So much good information!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=krKQ...

HEY! We are Native American, American Indian, First Nations, Pueblos Originarios too! You don't get to decide if we are or aren't! Mexico has 130 million people, 121 million have some Native Ancestry, 57 million solely identify as Indigenous. There are 62 Indigenous language families in Mexico

Trump’s Deals With Top Colleges May Give Rich Applicants a Bigger Edge

“Any selective admissions process that ignores income, privilege & structural access while targeting race‑based efforts to increase diversity isn’t leveling the playing field. It’s cementing it.”

Trump’s Deals With Top Colleges May Give Rich Applicants a Bigger Edge www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u...

How every blue state can counter new GOP gerrymanders For many, fighting fire with fire won't be easy, but it's always possible

There's been a lot of misinformation and wishful thinking out there about how Dems might counter new GOP gerrymanders, so we just published a special report explaining how *every* single blue state (and a few purple ones) could respond.

We've left no stone unturned. Read our piece below.

Colbert Unchained.

Substack’s extremist ecosystem is flourishing The app's recent swastika push alert was just the tip of the iceberg.

NEW: Since giving NYT hacked info from a Nazi and sending a swastika push alert, Substack's extremism is in the spotlight again. An investigation finds Substack is a haven for newsletters dedicated to white supremacy—with the co-founders' blessing.

A collab between @katz.theracket.news and me:

What Are My Rights During an ICE Raid? Immigration law can be tricky, but here's what you should know.

Dealing with law enforcement can be stressful, so it’s important to know your rights before you’re face-to-face with ICE agents. While there’s never any guarantee that law enforcement officers will follow the law, here’s what they can and can’t legally do to you and what you can legally demand. ⬇️

Feeding Community When Government Aid Runs Dry An anthropologist discusses the biological consequences of inadequate food—and why Argentina's community kitchens need support.

Feeding Community When Government Aid Runs Dry
www.sapiens.org/biology/arge...

Reupping this viral tweet from 4 years ago today, sadly relevant once more as RFK Jr cancels $500M in funding for mRNA vaccines for diseases like Covid.

I truly fear for our future public health. This is just terrible. This is sabotage. Smh.
#VaccinesWork

Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History by David McNally

One of my mentors has a new book and it looks amazing.

www.ucpress.edu/books/slaver...

conservativism is the belief that only the children of the rich should gets lots of free stuff.

Combating Oppression with New Commemorations Combating Oppression with New Commemorations examines the ways in which marginalized groups can confront oppressive regimes through commemorations and advocacy of their own heritage. Presenting case s...

Some exciting publication news! Mine and Colleen Morgan's (@clmorgan.bsky.social) chapter on the archaeology of the National Transgender Memorial in Manchester has just been published in this exciting edited collection by Chris Fennell!

www.routledge.com/Combating-Op...

Ganz killing it here, combining a critical methodological perspective on how polling is done with fundamental political theory about what politics is & what it involves:

Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take pro bono and paid legal work from groups that seek to hold the government to account on issues like environmental protection, LGBTQ+ rights…

NEW: Holding the government to account is becoming more difficult as some of America’s largest law firms are avoiding clients Trump might perceive as enemies or take on cases involving environmental protections, LGBTQ+ rights and police accountability.

By @mtredden.bsky.social

After Dangerous Understaffing Due To DOGE, National Weather Service Hiring 450 People Meteorologists and climate scientists have warned of consequences with fewer workers in crucial positions.

Government efficiency at its best www.huffpost.com/entry/nation...

Jeez.... Just keeps getting more and more nefarious.

"Penobscot Sense of Place" by James Eric Francis Sr, Penobscot Nation’s Director of Cultural and Historic Preservation and Tribal Historian. Presented at Castine Historical Society (Maine).

So much good information!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=krKQ...