Allison Miller
@cliopticon.bsky.social
Journalist | Historian | Master of Disguise | Cultural history & more | If I share it, I've read it. I block generic resistance accounts.
The trailer for Primate is the new trailer for Drop
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The trailer for Primate is the new trailer for Drop
Die My Love was challenging. People were walking out. I can’t think of another portrayal of the first few months after birth that was that authentic. Beautiful and harrowing.
November 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Die My Love was challenging. People were walking out. I can’t think of another portrayal of the first few months after birth that was that authentic. Beautiful and harrowing.
Big Tech has organized to prevent states from passing their own AI regulations. Trump might sign an EO to let the federal government sue the states that do. www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
The draft order, obtained by WIRED, instructs the US Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating AI.
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Big Tech has organized to prevent states from passing their own AI regulations. Trump might sign an EO to let the federal government sue the states that do. www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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epstein would've loved chatgpt so much. he wouldve gotten ai psychosis immediately and sent a million emails to sam altman. tragic he missed all this
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
epstein would've loved chatgpt so much. he wouldve gotten ai psychosis immediately and sent a million emails to sam altman. tragic he missed all this
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I think the lesson is Trump knows he can survive the base learning that he did horrible moral things, but he can’t survive if he’s no longer seen as in control of the GOP.
Trump told Republicans in Congress to vote for the Epstein files bill yesterday. Whatever meaning we want to attach to all but one House Republican voting for it (and its likely passage thru the Senate by unanimous consent), this is not Republicans defying Trump. They're literally following orders.
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I think the lesson is Trump knows he can survive the base learning that he did horrible moral things, but he can’t survive if he’s no longer seen as in control of the GOP.
Let’s hope not www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
South Africa Warns of Bid to ‘Cleanse’ Palestinians From Gaza
South Africa is investigating a flight that brought Palestinians to Johannesburg last week, describing it as suspicious and part of a wider effort to “cleanse” them from Gaza and the West Bank.
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Let’s hope not www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Interesting idea — use a zoned licensing system to improve app service and conditions for delivery workers.
The private waste carting industry was once too big, too complex, and impossible to rein in. But once the City Council passed the Commercial Waste Zones Law, enforcement and accountability became possible.
What if this model was applied to delivery apps?
What if this model was applied to delivery apps?
Delivery App Regulation Should Learn from Commercial Carting Reform - Streetsblog New York City
New York City's patchwork regulation of delivery apps fails to address the industry's many problems, from traffic safety to worker rights.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Interesting idea — use a zoned licensing system to improve app service and conditions for delivery workers.
WOW. Yesterday I saw the Bill Douglas Trilogy at Metrograph and I was blown away. Douglas, the writer-director, made three autobiographical films in the 1970s about his very early years in a Scottish mining village. Really unbelievable filmmaking; see them if you can! www.youtube.com/watch?v=plsK...
Interview with Bill Douglas
YouTube video by Farid Bozorgmehr (CSI Arts)
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
WOW. Yesterday I saw the Bill Douglas Trilogy at Metrograph and I was blown away. Douglas, the writer-director, made three autobiographical films in the 1970s about his very early years in a Scottish mining village. Really unbelievable filmmaking; see them if you can! www.youtube.com/watch?v=plsK...
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Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' will make you think differently about U.S. history
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
A lot of people ultimately respect integrity and commitment to the preservation of history
Now that federal employees are back to work, I’ve heard from my friends & former colleagues at the Eisenhower Presidential Library. They tell me their general delivery email & voicemail inboxes are full of messages supporting me & demanding my reinstatement. That is very humbling and gratifying.
November 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
A lot of people ultimately respect integrity and commitment to the preservation of history
When I was writing my dissertation I had the same question about shorthand in the 1930s. I also wonder about linotype operators in the 70s.
Technical question: around 1912, how many Americans would have known or been able to transcribe Morse Code? How saturated was that knowledge — or, where would I look to get some sense of that? Any ideas very appreciated! I haven’t dug into it yet…
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
When I was writing my dissertation I had the same question about shorthand in the 1930s. I also wonder about linotype operators in the 70s.
Welcome MS NOW
November 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Welcome MS NOW
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"Students are highlighting the same sentences in the same passages and writing down the same main ideas and details, producing identical written responses."
But will spend tens of millions of dollars on a standardized reading curriculum and PD around standardized teaching. #TeacherSky
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The Cost of Standardization
What We Lose When Every Classroom is the Same
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"Students are highlighting the same sentences in the same passages and writing down the same main ideas and details, producing identical written responses."
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At 89 years old, Script Ohio not only remains one of the greatest traditions in college football, but also serves as a signature for Ohio State University and the entire state.
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
At 89 years old, Script Ohio not only remains one of the greatest traditions in college football, but also serves as a signature for Ohio State University and the entire state.
I make potato leek soup maybe once a year and it hits every time
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I make potato leek soup maybe once a year and it hits every time
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This thread, plucked from this week’s newsletter, will likely change your perspective on extreme wealth.
Part of this week’s newsletter was inspired by the post below. Was there a way to show the distance between normal Americans and the super wealthy?
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November 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This thread, plucked from this week’s newsletter, will likely change your perspective on extreme wealth.
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#ReadUP
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Find & follow your favorite university presses on this platform with this handy starter pack of our members: go.bsky.app/7p95p7B
And if you're looking for university presses that publish in a certain field, consult our Subject Area Grid: bit.ly/3C7ASUc.
#ReadUP
And if you're looking for university presses that publish in a certain field, consult our Subject Area Grid: bit.ly/3C7ASUc.
#ReadUP
Question for New Yorkers: Is there any neighborhood with a cluster of fun shoe stores, the way 8th Street used to be?
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Question for New Yorkers: Is there any neighborhood with a cluster of fun shoe stores, the way 8th Street used to be?
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Historian of the Civil War, yes I know the Epstein bombshell revelations, to be expected, and the whole shut down debate but I do think beards become the generals of the United States Army.
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Historian of the Civil War, yes I know the Epstein bombshell revelations, to be expected, and the whole shut down debate but I do think beards become the generals of the United States Army.
A New York apartment in the winter needs to be so hot you have to open the window to modulate the temperature. Otherwise you will be sitting in the cold. There is no happy medium
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
A New York apartment in the winter needs to be so hot you have to open the window to modulate the temperature. Otherwise you will be sitting in the cold. There is no happy medium
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Just for laughs...
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Just for laughs...
Just so you’re up to date, the post office has MANATEE stamps for sale. You can have your charismatic megafauna. I will have mine. store.usps.com/store/produc...
Save Manatees Stamps | USPS.com
Spread awareness for the need to protect a beloved marine mammal with the Save Manatees stamp from the U.S. Postal Service®.
store.usps.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Just so you’re up to date, the post office has MANATEE stamps for sale. You can have your charismatic megafauna. I will have mine. store.usps.com/store/produc...
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JOB ALERT! We are hiring a business editor.
You have an unerring instinct for the jugular of the wealthy & powerful? Build a team with me and we’ll get after it!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
You can email me or on Signal at 718-496-5233
You have an unerring instinct for the jugular of the wealthy & powerful? Build a team with me and we’ll get after it!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
You can email me or on Signal at 718-496-5233
Senior Editor, Business
New York City, United States
job-boards.greenhouse.io
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
JOB ALERT! We are hiring a business editor.
You have an unerring instinct for the jugular of the wealthy & powerful? Build a team with me and we’ll get after it!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
You can email me or on Signal at 718-496-5233
You have an unerring instinct for the jugular of the wealthy & powerful? Build a team with me and we’ll get after it!
job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
You can email me or on Signal at 718-496-5233