Jason Heppler
@jasonheppler.org
Historian. Conservationist. Land steward on the tall grass prairies of Nebraska. Writing histories of the North American West, Great Plains, & Canadian Prairies · Books and more: jasonheppler.org · Views own · ⚓
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Jason Heppler
@jasonheppler.org
· Sep 18
I’m joining the starter pack train: here’s a bunch of historians of the American West here on Bluesky!
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• A doc sued for prescribing a debunked autism therapy
• A man who says vaccines are “poisoning children”
• A woman boosting autism "treatments" using stem cells from rabbits
This is not a QAnon conference line-up, it is the people now guiding US autism research
www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
• A man who says vaccines are “poisoning children”
• A woman boosting autism "treatments" using stem cells from rabbits
This is not a QAnon conference line-up, it is the people now guiding US autism research
www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr.’s Picks for a Key Autism Panel Include Advocates for Bizarre Theories
Among those Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently named to a federal autism committee are people who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are “poisoning children.”
www.wired.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
• A doc sued for prescribing a debunked autism therapy
• A man who says vaccines are “poisoning children”
• A woman boosting autism "treatments" using stem cells from rabbits
This is not a QAnon conference line-up, it is the people now guiding US autism research
www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
• A man who says vaccines are “poisoning children”
• A woman boosting autism "treatments" using stem cells from rabbits
This is not a QAnon conference line-up, it is the people now guiding US autism research
www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
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“I am not going to tell you my name, not yet at any rate. For one thing it would take a long while: my name is growing all the time, and I've lived a very long, long time; so my name is like a story. Real names tell you the story of things they belong to in my language, in the Old Entish as you..."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
“I am not going to tell you my name, not yet at any rate. For one thing it would take a long while: my name is growing all the time, and I've lived a very long, long time; so my name is like a story. Real names tell you the story of things they belong to in my language, in the Old Entish as you..."
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Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
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I want to say a bit more about our initiative to hire scholars to 3yr Research Associate positions.
None of us know what the twinning of humanities research support and employment will look like in another 5(?) years. But we do know that we need it. As a matter of social and cultural health. 1/
None of us know what the twinning of humanities research support and employment will look like in another 5(?) years. But we do know that we need it. As a matter of social and cultural health. 1/
Please share widely!
The JCB is hiring two three-year research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas.
Details at jcblibrary.org!
The JCB is hiring two three-year research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas.
Details at jcblibrary.org!
January 28, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I want to say a bit more about our initiative to hire scholars to 3yr Research Associate positions.
None of us know what the twinning of humanities research support and employment will look like in another 5(?) years. But we do know that we need it. As a matter of social and cultural health. 1/
None of us know what the twinning of humanities research support and employment will look like in another 5(?) years. But we do know that we need it. As a matter of social and cultural health. 1/
Currently reading: Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands by Kelly Lytle Hernández 📚
February 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Currently reading: Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands by Kelly Lytle Hernández 📚
“I am not going to tell you my name, not yet at any rate. For one thing it would take a long while: my name is growing all the time, and I've lived a very long, long time; so my name is like a story. Real names tell you the story of things they belong to in my language, in the Old Entish as you..."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
“I am not going to tell you my name, not yet at any rate. For one thing it would take a long while: my name is growing all the time, and I've lived a very long, long time; so my name is like a story. Real names tell you the story of things they belong to in my language, in the Old Entish as you..."
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Scene by scene thread. It’s like halfway done !
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Scene by scene thread. It’s like halfway done !
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King George, 1782:
Sorry, I'm not watching, but I just checked the score and need to ask if all of the Patriots died
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
King George, 1782:
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If you were to run down a list of all the things distinctive about the United States in contrast to Old World Europe, most of it is stuff we instead have in common with Latin America. That's not some woke novelty, it's a deeply embedded centuries-old aspect of our culture and national identity.
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 AM
If you were to run down a list of all the things distinctive about the United States in contrast to Old World Europe, most of it is stuff we instead have in common with Latin America. That's not some woke novelty, it's a deeply embedded centuries-old aspect of our culture and national identity.
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The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante
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bad bunny already has more yards than the patriots
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
bad bunny already has more yards than the patriots
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no one can watch these commercials and conclude america is having a good time rn
February 9, 2026 at 12:35 AM
no one can watch these commercials and conclude america is having a good time rn
As a one time resident of the Bay Area, I find the Golden Gate imagery humorous. I guess the 101 cutting through Santa Clara doesn’t evoke “California.”
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
As a one time resident of the Bay Area, I find the Golden Gate imagery humorous. I guess the 101 cutting through Santa Clara doesn’t evoke “California.”
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Many folks are reflecting on Prince’s extraordinary halftime performance, the best ever. What you may not know is that it was a profound, nuanced statement and a powerful reclaiming of a proud musical tradition. Some background: anildash.com/2021/02/05/h...
How Prince won the Super Bowl - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Many folks are reflecting on Prince’s extraordinary halftime performance, the best ever. What you may not know is that it was a profound, nuanced statement and a powerful reclaiming of a proud musical tradition. Some background: anildash.com/2021/02/05/h...
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
I react the same way to domains, Emma.
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I react the same way to domains, Emma.
ah, that Claude commercial was a throw-down
February 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM
ah, that Claude commercial was a throw-down
some real Valtteri Bottas energy
February 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
some real Valtteri Bottas energy
Currently reading: Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America by Douglas Brinkley 📚
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Currently reading: Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America by Douglas Brinkley 📚
Finished reading: What We Can Know by Ian McEwan 📚
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Finished reading: What We Can Know by Ian McEwan 📚
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20% of the students at Justice Page Middle School in SW Minneapolis are attending remotely b/c they're terrified to leave their homes. Their families can't work & rent is past due.
Parents at Justice Page are trying to raise 100k to cover the needs of 50+ families — can we raise 10k of it?
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Parents at Justice Page are trying to raise 100k to cover the needs of 50+ families — can we raise 10k of it?
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February 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
20% of the students at Justice Page Middle School in SW Minneapolis are attending remotely b/c they're terrified to leave their homes. Their families can't work & rent is past due.
Parents at Justice Page are trying to raise 100k to cover the needs of 50+ families — can we raise 10k of it?
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Parents at Justice Page are trying to raise 100k to cover the needs of 50+ families — can we raise 10k of it?
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Your milage may vary (it's vibe coded, after all) but it should work against other kinds of documents. Is this useful? Maybe, I tend to transcribe documents anyway and cutting that time down so I can focus on the material itself seems helpful.
February 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Your milage may vary (it's vibe coded, after all) but it should work against other kinds of documents. Is this useful? Maybe, I tend to transcribe documents anyway and cutting that time down so I can focus on the material itself seems helpful.
I vibe-coded a script to use the Claude API to transcribe historical documents. It seems to do a decently good job capturing what I want (the transcription, but also people, places, dates, and organizations).
GitHub - hepplerj/claude-transcribe: Transcribing historical documents with Claude
Transcribing historical documents with Claude . Contribute to hepplerj/claude-transcribe development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I vibe-coded a script to use the Claude API to transcribe historical documents. It seems to do a decently good job capturing what I want (the transcription, but also people, places, dates, and organizations).