Dr. Erika L. Briesacher
@ebriesacher.bsky.social
Germanist, public historian, voracious reader, activism always, former union patient, terribly unfunny Gen X vibes. Author of Festival, Culture, and Identity in Lübeck: Nordic Days, 1920-1960 (Lexington, 2023).
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“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
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Some thoughts about the loss of my cousin and the broader question of 9-11 memory. 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
One Day We Will Commemorate 9-11 Like the Civil War
This essay originally appeared on the History News Network’s website back in 2011.
open.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Some thoughts about the loss of my cousin and the broader question of 9-11 memory. 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
I've been quiet here, but definitely looking to be more communicative. Checking in on everyone, hope you're making a way through all . . . this.
March 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I've been quiet here, but definitely looking to be more communicative. Checking in on everyone, hope you're making a way through all . . . this.
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I guess it could happen here after all.
February 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I guess it could happen here after all.
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it needs to be said that while democratic elected officials are trying to get into the USAID building which was shut down by musk, CNN and MSNBC are showing the entirety of a trump press conference.
February 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
it needs to be said that while democratic elected officials are trying to get into the USAID building which was shut down by musk, CNN and MSNBC are showing the entirety of a trump press conference.
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all you people who told us to calm down can go fuck yourselves
January 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
all you people who told us to calm down can go fuck yourselves
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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In 1935, in compliance with the Nuremburg Laws, the German military dismissed all Jews serving in its ranks.
Just sayin.
Just sayin.
January 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In 1935, in compliance with the Nuremburg Laws, the German military dismissed all Jews serving in its ranks.
Just sayin.
Just sayin.
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For those who care about education, here’s your graph for calls today on federal grants being frozen. Please if you are in a state that went for Trump, CALL CONGRESS, and point out that it hurts your state disproportionately MORE.
www.datawrapper.de/_/skaST/
www.datawrapper.de/_/skaST/
What Percentage of a State's Primary and Secondary Education Revenue Comes from the US Department of Education | Created with Datawrapper
Red dots represent states where Trump won the majority of the electorate, and blue dots where Harris did.
www.datawrapper.de
January 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
For those who care about education, here’s your graph for calls today on federal grants being frozen. Please if you are in a state that went for Trump, CALL CONGRESS, and point out that it hurts your state disproportionately MORE.
www.datawrapper.de/_/skaST/
www.datawrapper.de/_/skaST/
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1 PhD post in historical sociology/war studies at the University of Liege, France:
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January 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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By all means let's keep building AI data centers that use a water supply the equivalent of Guatemala's yearly consumption. I mean, what could possibly go wrong
Water is becoming a major issue in the Southern California fires.
As crews battled the wildfire in Pacific Palisades, they put so much strain on the water system that the fire hydrants ran dry.
The fires have also fed ash into the water supply, leading to a boil order notice.
As crews battled the wildfire in Pacific Palisades, they put so much strain on the water system that the fire hydrants ran dry.
The fires have also fed ash into the water supply, leading to a boil order notice.
Fire hydrants ran dry in Pacific Palisades as a major wildfire raged
Janisse Quiñones, CEO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said the fight to contain the flames has put immense strain on the system.
www.npr.org
January 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
By all means let's keep building AI data centers that use a water supply the equivalent of Guatemala's yearly consumption. I mean, what could possibly go wrong
Using some of this in my book on homemade COVID facemasks. Material culture is activism.
December 4, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Using some of this in my book on homemade COVID facemasks. Material culture is activism.
I am so very slowly remembering a) I have an account here b) I have to rebuild my whole "thing" and c) I am hopelessly technologically unsavvy.
It's like learning my Gen-Alpha daughter's slang EVERY MOMENT.
Skibidi.
It's like learning my Gen-Alpha daughter's slang EVERY MOMENT.
Skibidi.
December 4, 2024 at 3:35 AM
I am so very slowly remembering a) I have an account here b) I have to rebuild my whole "thing" and c) I am hopelessly technologically unsavvy.
It's like learning my Gen-Alpha daughter's slang EVERY MOMENT.
Skibidi.
It's like learning my Gen-Alpha daughter's slang EVERY MOMENT.
Skibidi.