@rbreich I have a stupid idea. What if instead of 200+ poeple in #houseofrepresenitives and 100+ people in the #senate ...
What if we have PHd holders... #scientists, #mathemeticians, and #historians running the govt?
I know it's a dumb idea from a dumb human making things up.
Hello all and thanks for welcoming me to hcommons after 3 happy years on the late lamented #historians.social. I post about book history, novels, and Victorian lit (not necessarily in that order); when I'm not posting, I teach/read/write lit crit (latest: WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BOOKS, Basic Books 2019; FURTHER READING, Oxford UP 2020.) I recognize neither faces nor the relevance of the Insurrection Act. Typos courtesy of the resident cat. #introduction
We set up a multilingual #envhist starter pack (with a dash of #envhum) on @fedidevs: https://fedidevs.com/s/NjYz/
Follow all or just a few to fill your timeline with interesting posts.
Get in touch if you want to be added: decisions will be made upon review of your bio and latest posts.
Also get in touch if you want to be removed (no questions asked).
Artnet: Meet the Historians on a Mission to Document Every Object at the Smithsonian. “Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian, which has recruited hundreds of volunteers to document every gallery, every object, and every wall label at the Smithsonian Institution’s museums as a safeguard against politically motivated erasure or censorship.”
"#Historians, #librarians, and hundreds of volunteers are documenting objects and signs displayed throughout the Smithsonian Institution’s #museums and at sites managed by the National Park Service, fearing that the Trump administration’s recent mandates are imperiling #publichistory.The groups hope that their databases will preserve thoughtfully researched and curated historical narratives, as the Trump admin plows ahead with efforts to modify content displays."
https://hyperallergic.com/1045848/documenting-the-history-trump-wants-to-erase/
An #introduction post. I will be moving from @katherine_montalto@mastodon.cloud
I am a #writer of #FlashFiction #horror and #haiku #poetry I am an #artist and sometimes I make #music
I'm looking to follow #journalists #historians #scientists #artists #writers and #musicians and people who post about #bikes #PublicTransit and #LitMags
j'apprends le #francais
[Update] Found it : https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b105020769/f94.item (thanks to @radulfr below)
Any medieval specialists #medieval #historian #historians around who has any idea where this medieval-looking frog might come from, originally ?
(Google image was not helpful, though the image is at least 5 year old on the internet).
Boost to prevent a real frog plague by keeping the frogs on the internet.
I also take suggestion for more appropriate tags.
Sad to read historians.social is closing down! 🙁 Hope the active members there can find a new home in another instance.
historials.social announcement:
https://www.cliodigital.media/updates/update-on-historianssocial
A list of Mastodon instances:
https://coxy.co/mastodon
#History #Historians #Mastodon #MastoDev #SocialMedia #Fediverse
#Fellowships
Join us in beautiful Regensburg: #CfA open for #LeibnizIOS 2026 Visiting Research Fellow Program. #Historians, #Economists, #PoliticalScientists & scholars of cognate disciplines, focusing on Eastern & #SoutheastEurope.
🗓️ Deadline: 30 Sep 2025
Details ➡️ https://leibniz-ios.de/en/institute/about-the-institute/fellowships
New Mexico State University: NMSU Archives acquires Frederick Nolan papers, a treasure trove on Lincoln County War, Billy the Kid. “New Mexico State University’s Archives and Special Collections has acquired the papers of Frederick Nolan, the pre-eminent historian of Lincoln County, the Lincoln County War and Billy the Kid. The collection, shipped from London to Las Cruces, marks a highly […]
"Amateur #historians uncovered the oldest #Jewish #cemetery in the #UK, dating back to the Norman conquest, in #London, according to British media reports.
The cemetery, discovered on the Barbican estate, is understood to date back to 1070 and is located near ancient Roman walls."
Someone check the wells. Stat!
#CfA for our 2026 Augustin Hirschvogel #Fellowship. We invite #historians, #geographers, #cartographers, #arthistorians and scholars in related fields w/ focus on Eastern or #SoutheastEurope to apply. Research stay of up to 4 weeks.
🗓️ Deadline: 30 Sept 2025
➡️ https://leibniz-ios.de/en/institute/about-the-institute/fellowships
If anyone in GLAM land/the Fediverse will be at AASLH next week, holler at me! I can give you suggestions for days on amazing places to eat and drink and have a good time while you're in the Queen City. I am a lifelong Cincinnatian and there's nothing I love more than being an ambassador and hype man for my hometown. I'll be at the conference too! #historians #localhistory
#Drumpf #WhiteSupremacist rooted attacks on #diversity in DC #museums and cultural institutions more than worries most #curators, trained museum staff and passionate longtime #historians.
A recent #ExecutiveOrder purge cancelled roughly 92% of the Institute of #Museum and #Library Services agency's Grants across U.S. States with only 100 grants surviving out of the original 1,200 managed by the institute prior.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/21/trump-smithsonian-woke-museums-culture-war via #Axios
I've just read that historians.social is closing down. That's a shame. I wonder if I could take it over? 🤔 I must reach out to them.
#Historians See #Autocratic #Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on #Science
#Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President #Trump as borrowing some of their #tactics.
#maga #doge #socialinfluence
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/science/trump-science-autocrats.html
Ah, yes, the burning question of our time: Why paraphrase a telegram from WWII? 🤔 Let's dive into an epic saga of #historians debating over cryptic messages while the rest of us scroll past, hoping for #memes. 📜✨
https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/79371/this-telegram-must-be-closely-paraphrased-before-being-communicated-to-anyone #historicaldebate #telegrams #WWII #crypticmessages #HackerNews #ngated
35 advanced #ancient #EgyptianArtifacts that left #historians awestruck https://zorz.it/lMCOK | #ShanilouPerera #AncientArtifacts #artefacts #Egypt #history #archaeologist #PastCivilizations
Any #WW2 #historians out there willing to help me out? I'm looking for pictures of the nose or tail art of a particular C-47 named "Snooty" flown on #dday, & hoping someone can help me find what I'm looking for.
( Please share & repost for reach, & thank you! )
