Daniel J. Story, PhD 🚴🏻♂️🎙️🗺️
@danieljstory.bsky.social
Digital Scholarship Librarian at UC Santa Cruz // Podcast producer at American Historical Review and elsewhere // History PhD // In my spare time I bike and dream about a solarpunk future 🤙🏻 // He/him
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The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
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AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
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November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
New from History in Focus: A look at the recent special edition of the AHR's History Unclassified—"Mistakes I Have Made." I talk with HU editors Kate Brown and Emily Callaci, plus we hear from the nine contributors to the issue. @historians.org #historypodcast
Mistakes I Have Made
What if historians could own up to their mistakes? Or learn to see their mistakes not as weaknesses to be hidden but as a necessary part of the process of growth and discovery? That is what a recent s...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
New from History in Focus: A look at the recent special edition of the AHR's History Unclassified—"Mistakes I Have Made." I talk with HU editors Kate Brown and Emily Callaci, plus we hear from the nine contributors to the issue. @historians.org #historypodcast
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Thinking about the Jill Lepore “students got difficult in 2016” thing: there’s a point for all of us when “youth opinion,” such as it is, no longer feels intuitive. It happened for me in the last few years. To understand where they’re coming from, you might have to do a little research.
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Thinking about the Jill Lepore “students got difficult in 2016” thing: there’s a point for all of us when “youth opinion,” such as it is, no longer feels intuitive. It happened for me in the last few years. To understand where they’re coming from, you might have to do a little research.
Riding home from work today, I was close passed at high speed on a side street, just before a stop sign, and as an oncoming car came by. I, by the way, was going near 20 mph on my ebike. The Age of Cars could not end soon enough. 🤬 #thewaroncars
October 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Riding home from work today, I was close passed at high speed on a side street, just before a stop sign, and as an oncoming car came by. I, by the way, was going near 20 mph on my ebike. The Age of Cars could not end soon enough. 🤬 #thewaroncars
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Bikes ≠ automobiles
❌Weigh 2-3 tons
❌Encased in a steel box
❌Kill thousands of people every year
Bikes shouldn’t be treated as vehicles and shouldn’t be required to follow the same laws.
Idaho stops are a perfect example. The increase safety when preformed correctly and make cycling safer!
❌Weigh 2-3 tons
❌Encased in a steel box
❌Kill thousands of people every year
Bikes shouldn’t be treated as vehicles and shouldn’t be required to follow the same laws.
Idaho stops are a perfect example. The increase safety when preformed correctly and make cycling safer!
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Bikes ≠ automobiles
❌Weigh 2-3 tons
❌Encased in a steel box
❌Kill thousands of people every year
Bikes shouldn’t be treated as vehicles and shouldn’t be required to follow the same laws.
Idaho stops are a perfect example. The increase safety when preformed correctly and make cycling safer!
❌Weigh 2-3 tons
❌Encased in a steel box
❌Kill thousands of people every year
Bikes shouldn’t be treated as vehicles and shouldn’t be required to follow the same laws.
Idaho stops are a perfect example. The increase safety when preformed correctly and make cycling safer!
As the 36th anniversary approaches, consider listening to my podcast project on the 1989 earthquake and its effects on Santa Cruz County...
Episode 1 - Pacific Garden Mall
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October 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
As the 36th anniversary approaches, consider listening to my podcast project on the 1989 earthquake and its effects on Santa Cruz County...
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Brief history of local earthquakes, to inspire preparation..
October 17, 1989 - MM 6.9
Epicenter near the ghost town of Loma Prieta in the Forest of Nisene Marks; 67 people died in California. Quake shifted Earth’s crust as much as 7.5 feet! There were 51 aftershocks >3.0 during the first day.
October 17, 1989 - MM 6.9
Epicenter near the ghost town of Loma Prieta in the Forest of Nisene Marks; 67 people died in California. Quake shifted Earth’s crust as much as 7.5 feet! There were 51 aftershocks >3.0 during the first day.
Reminder, the great ShakeOut drill is today 10/16, at 10:16 www.shakeout.org/california/
October 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Brief history of local earthquakes, to inspire preparation..
October 17, 1989 - MM 6.9
Epicenter near the ghost town of Loma Prieta in the Forest of Nisene Marks; 67 people died in California. Quake shifted Earth’s crust as much as 7.5 feet! There were 51 aftershocks >3.0 during the first day.
October 17, 1989 - MM 6.9
Epicenter near the ghost town of Loma Prieta in the Forest of Nisene Marks; 67 people died in California. Quake shifted Earth’s crust as much as 7.5 feet! There were 51 aftershocks >3.0 during the first day.
Our first major storm yesterday. Predictably, this morning all of the car lanes were neatly cleared of debris, throwing into stark contrast the bike lanes where much of said debris now resides.
a stuffed monkey is laying on its back with the words " acting surprised " above it
ALT: a stuffed monkey is laying on its back with the words " acting surprised " above it
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October 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Our first major storm yesterday. Predictably, this morning all of the car lanes were neatly cleared of debris, throwing into stark contrast the bike lanes where much of said debris now resides.
If you see me riding on the edge of the bike lane, it is very likely because I am trying to avoid getting doored. Indeed, bike lanes that run along lines of parked cars are more accurately "door zones."
October 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
If you see me riding on the edge of the bike lane, it is very likely because I am trying to avoid getting doored. Indeed, bike lanes that run along lines of parked cars are more accurately "door zones."
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
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By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal
"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."
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"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."
www.economist.com/internationa...
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
www.economist.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal
"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."
www.economist.com/internationa...
"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."
www.economist.com/internationa...
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OPINION: Santa Cruz could lead the nation in safe, active transportation — yet city leaders keep stalling, writes local bike enthusiast Brooke Secor. While e-bikes boom and collisions rise, officials have not added even basic protections for cyclists and pedestrians.
Santa Cruz says it wants fewer cars. So why is it making biking so dangerous?
Santa Cruz could lead the nation in safe, active transportation — yet city leaders keep stalling, writes local bike enthusiast Brooke Secor. While e-bikes boom and collisions rise, officials have not…
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October 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
OPINION: Santa Cruz could lead the nation in safe, active transportation — yet city leaders keep stalling, writes local bike enthusiast Brooke Secor. While e-bikes boom and collisions rise, officials have not added even basic protections for cyclists and pedestrians.
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Today from #HistoryInFocus — We revisit one my favorite episodes, "Soil and Memory," a look at the collaboration between historian Alexis Dudden and graphic artist Kim Inthavong as they explore history, memory, and activism in Okinawa, Japan. @historians.org
Soil and Memory
Historian Alexis Dudden and graphic artist Kim Inthavong discuss their collaborative work on history, memory, and activism in Okinawa, Japan. Their piece, “Okinawa: Territory as Monument,” appears in ...
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October 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Today from #HistoryInFocus — We revisit one my favorite episodes, "Soil and Memory," a look at the collaboration between historian Alexis Dudden and graphic artist Kim Inthavong as they explore history, memory, and activism in Okinawa, Japan. @historians.org
Radical idea: Instead of contorting ourselves and our society to the technology that the tech oligarchy thinks will make them the most money, why don't we instead ask—What is the world we want to live in?—and create/adopt the tools we need to make that world? 🤯
September 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Radical idea: Instead of contorting ourselves and our society to the technology that the tech oligarchy thinks will make them the most money, why don't we instead ask—What is the world we want to live in?—and create/adopt the tools we need to make that world? 🤯
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This January, @danieljstory.bsky.social, Alexandra Levy, and I are once again co-leading @historians.org's Sinclair Podcast Workshops.
Do you have a history pod idea you want to vet with a small group? Pitch us for Developmental Conversations! Deadline 12/1/25.
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Do you have a history pod idea you want to vet with a small group? Pitch us for Developmental Conversations! Deadline 12/1/25.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This January, @danieljstory.bsky.social, Alexandra Levy, and I are once again co-leading @historians.org's Sinclair Podcast Workshops.
Do you have a history pod idea you want to vet with a small group? Pitch us for Developmental Conversations! Deadline 12/1/25.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Do you have a history pod idea you want to vet with a small group? Pitch us for Developmental Conversations! Deadline 12/1/25.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The School of Planning, Policy, and Environmental Studies at San José State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies. We welcome applicants from all fields of environmental studies who apply an environmental justice lens to their work. jobs.sjsu.edu/sj/en-us/job...
San José State University - Details - Assistant Professor - Environmental Studies
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September 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The School of Planning, Policy, and Environmental Studies at San José State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies. We welcome applicants from all fields of environmental studies who apply an environmental justice lens to their work. jobs.sjsu.edu/sj/en-us/job...
From today's ride...
September 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
From today's ride...
I'm excited to kick off a new season of #HistoryInFocus with a miniseries we're calling "State of the Field for Busy Teachers." In four brief episodes, we survey the fields of African History, Native American History, LGBTQ+ History, and Graphic History. @historians.org @detroittoaccra.bsky.social
State of the Field for Busy Teachers: African History
In four brief episodes we offer a rapid review of a field of historical scholarship. This first installment features historian Jennifer Hart on the state of the field of African History.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm excited to kick off a new season of #HistoryInFocus with a miniseries we're calling "State of the Field for Busy Teachers." In four brief episodes, we survey the fields of African History, Native American History, LGBTQ+ History, and Graphic History. @historians.org @detroittoaccra.bsky.social
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Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
This is a good article, worth reading.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
This is a good article, worth reading.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
www.vox.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
This is a good article, worth reading.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
This is a good article, worth reading.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Oh, how I love Chicago. 💕
July 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Oh, how I love Chicago. 💕
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Expert historian of the Constitution: “Once a constitutional crisis becomes an endemic condition, the term no longer usefully describes our collapsing system….we live in an era of constitutional failure when the relevant institutions cannot fulfill their responsibilities.” Fr @jrakove.bsky.social
This is a subject I have been brooding about for some time. I am grateful to the Washington Monthly for posting this piece.
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It’s Not Just a Constitutional Crisis in the Trump Era. It’s Constitutional Failure | Washington Monthly
While Trump defies constitutional norms, Congress remains conspicuously silent and the Supreme Court has abdicated its responsibility.
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June 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Expert historian of the Constitution: “Once a constitutional crisis becomes an endemic condition, the term no longer usefully describes our collapsing system….we live in an era of constitutional failure when the relevant institutions cannot fulfill their responsibilities.” Fr @jrakove.bsky.social
New vibe for a new world—the current one we must resist and the one we're working toward. ✊🏼
June 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
New vibe for a new world—the current one we must resist and the one we're working toward. ✊🏼
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Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
June 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)