Kate Theimer
@katetheimer.bsky.social
Carlisle Indian School scholar, keeper of big dogs, other stuff.
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Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last week—the National Digital Newspaper Program—which builds Chronicling America—has been shut down
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
About this Collection | Chronicling America | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
Search America's Historic Newspaper Pages through 1963 Please Note: The Library of Congress has transitioned the longstanding Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers website to this new digi...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last week—the National Digital Newspaper Program—which builds Chronicling America—has been shut down
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
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Musk staffer Conor Fennessy drafted a list targeting dozens of National Park Service grants for elimination including several aimed at protecting public lands from climate change.
May 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Musk staffer Conor Fennessy drafted a list targeting dozens of National Park Service grants for elimination including several aimed at protecting public lands from climate change.
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#BookHistory friends! Work has begun on the LGBTQIA+ Book History bibliography, and the team is looking for you to share your citations! If you know of or have published something on LGBTQIA+ book history, submit it to this Google form! forms.gle/c1pkNBPbbyCF...
SHARP LGBTQIA+ Book History Bibliography
Submit citations for the SHARP LGBTQIA+ Book History Bibliography! We are accepting citations for many different types of resources having to do with LGBTQIA+ book history. There are no restrictions o...
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May 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#BookHistory friends! Work has begun on the LGBTQIA+ Book History bibliography, and the team is looking for you to share your citations! If you know of or have published something on LGBTQIA+ book history, submit it to this Google form! forms.gle/c1pkNBPbbyCF...
I'm going to start sharing my tiny acts of rebellion. So small. So insignificant. But they feel like something. I'm going back to wearing an old-fashioned watch. I don't need a corporation knowing more about me. Also, I can't find the charger for the other one and I'm taking that as a sign.
May 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I'm going to start sharing my tiny acts of rebellion. So small. So insignificant. But they feel like something. I'm going back to wearing an old-fashioned watch. I don't need a corporation knowing more about me. Also, I can't find the charger for the other one and I'm taking that as a sign.
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Artwashing AI includes such perverse efforts as this: using a tool whose energy needs are so extractive that it contributes to climate change, which threatens the survival of endangered species...in order to "really make ya think" about endangered species.
May 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Artwashing AI includes such perverse efforts as this: using a tool whose energy needs are so extractive that it contributes to climate change, which threatens the survival of endangered species...in order to "really make ya think" about endangered species.
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my latest for @wired.com takes a look at the rising movement among black “memory workers” who are fighting against trump’s war on history www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Wants to Erase Black History. These Digital Archivists Are Racing to Save It
Donald Trump’s executive orders are attacking everything from the Smithsonian to Black sports history, but grassroots organizers are launching a resistance.
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May 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
my latest for @wired.com takes a look at the rising movement among black “memory workers” who are fighting against trump’s war on history www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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modems screaming at us in the 90s was a warning and we didn't take it
May 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
modems screaming at us in the 90s was a warning and we didn't take it
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“If all SUVs were replaced with passenger cars, the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by an estimated 17% in the USA and by 8% in Europe. The number of child pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by 27% in the USA and by 14% in Europe.”
Being hit by an #SUV increases the likelihood of death or serious injury
Findings from analysis of data on 600,000+ collisions include children 82% more likely to be killed if struck by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Findings from analysis of data on 600,000+ collisions include children 82% more likely to be killed if struck by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
May 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
“If all SUVs were replaced with passenger cars, the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by an estimated 17% in the USA and by 8% in Europe. The number of child pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by 27% in the USA and by 14% in Europe.”
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Some nerdy types may also be interested to know that it has a SPARQL endpoint www.getty.edu/databases-to... 🤓
May 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Some nerdy types may also be interested to know that it has a SPARQL endpoint www.getty.edu/databases-to... 🤓
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Yes, yes, ya'll!
Another new book is out, this time with Queens Dr. Colon-Aguirre Monica, Dr. Aisha M. Johnson, and Stacy Collins. My eternal thanks to this dream team, publisher Dr. Bharat Mehra, and all of the whip smart contributors who made this volume possible!
Another new book is out, this time with Queens Dr. Colon-Aguirre Monica, Dr. Aisha M. Johnson, and Stacy Collins. My eternal thanks to this dream team, publisher Dr. Bharat Mehra, and all of the whip smart contributors who made this volume possible!
May 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Here’s the full clip of CBS Mornings Anthony Mason’s interview with @michaelstipe.bsky.social about Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Europe 25.
www.cbsnews.com/video/r-e-m-...
www.cbsnews.com/video/r-e-m-...
R.E.M. helps federally funded Radio Free Europe after Trump administration freeze
R.E.M. has given its first single "Radio Free Europe" a new remix. The song was named after the service that provides crucial, uncensored information in places with limited press freedom. Now, Radio F...
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May 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Here’s the full clip of CBS Mornings Anthony Mason’s interview with @michaelstipe.bsky.social about Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Europe 25.
www.cbsnews.com/video/r-e-m-...
www.cbsnews.com/video/r-e-m-...
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‘His hope, he added, is that Republicans who enable Trump “feel in their bones that when we survive this shameful episode of American history” that their portraits will be relegated “to the museum halls reserved for tyrants and traitors.”
NPG has a corner…
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
NPG has a corner…
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Pritzker’s speech in New Hampshire drives presidential campaign buzz
The Illinois governor drew wide applause as he urged Democrats to abandon efforts to compromise with “a mad man” when he spoke in a key state on the road to the 2028 presidential nomination.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
‘His hope, he added, is that Republicans who enable Trump “feel in their bones that when we survive this shameful episode of American history” that their portraits will be relegated “to the museum halls reserved for tyrants and traitors.”
NPG has a corner…
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
NPG has a corner…
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Columbia cancelled her course on "Race, Media and International Affairs 101." So she decided to teach it over the summer— online.
Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.
This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.
open.substack.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Columbia cancelled her course on "Race, Media and International Affairs 101." So she decided to teach it over the summer— online.
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Ginger-jub! you gingerly rascal!
April 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Ginger-jub! you gingerly rascal!
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the plan is to end American science research
all of it, no exceptions
other countries simply will not be able to fill the gaps here, this is just a shocking devastation of human scientific progress as a whole
all of it, no exceptions
other countries simply will not be able to fill the gaps here, this is just a shocking devastation of human scientific progress as a whole
The plan for NIH is in, source with full 64 page proposal for all of HHS is linked. Reported in WaPo. This is catastrophic. Reduction to 8 centers. 40% cut in budget. 15% IDC cap. This will decimate science across America open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
April 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
the plan is to end American science research
all of it, no exceptions
other countries simply will not be able to fill the gaps here, this is just a shocking devastation of human scientific progress as a whole
all of it, no exceptions
other countries simply will not be able to fill the gaps here, this is just a shocking devastation of human scientific progress as a whole
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Please repeat over and over:
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
April 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Please repeat over and over:
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”
—Gov. JB Pritzker
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This director's 'controversial' policies included: aiming for more consent of the deceased on display, investigating more thouroughly questionable accession histories (i.e., stolen or grave-robbed), and removing some displays temporarily while ethical issues were considered...
April 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This director's 'controversial' policies included: aiming for more consent of the deceased on display, investigating more thouroughly questionable accession histories (i.e., stolen or grave-robbed), and removing some displays temporarily while ethical issues were considered...
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#ICYMI folks w/deep experience re:crisis web archiving (@sucho-org.bsky.social)+building tools for it (@webrecorder.net) made a free zine teaching how anyone can archive the things you love on the web before they go away: zinebakery.com/homemade-zin... & why you shouldn't expect others will do so
April 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#ICYMI folks w/deep experience re:crisis web archiving (@sucho-org.bsky.social)+building tools for it (@webrecorder.net) made a free zine teaching how anyone can archive the things you love on the web before they go away: zinebakery.com/homemade-zin... & why you shouldn't expect others will do so
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How it was that they so aboundingly responded to the old man’s ire—by what evil magic their souls were possessed, that at times his hate seemed almost theirs
April 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
How it was that they so aboundingly responded to the old man’s ire—by what evil magic their souls were possessed, that at times his hate seemed almost theirs
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It's a little known fact that back in 1940s England, singers would often use a disgruntled cat as a microphone. 🎤😾
April 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It's a little known fact that back in 1940s England, singers would often use a disgruntled cat as a microphone. 🎤😾
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Today!
Join us on Friday, April 4, from 3-5 pm for a hands-on journey through history! Play historical board games that bring the past to life as you roll the dice, make your moves, and uncover the stories behind them. 🃏🎲
This event is free and fun for all ages! Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and fun for all ages! Refreshments will be served.
April 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Today!
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I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
April 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.
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The National Humanities Alliance is collecting information on canceled NEH grants to share with congressional leaders. This is legit fact finding in support of competent lobbying. If you've had your grant canceled, do let them know.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Notify NHA about grant terminations!
We are collecting information about current grants that have been canceled since March 31st, 2025.
If you are looking to share a story about the impact of NEH funding on your work please use this for...
docs.google.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The National Humanities Alliance is collecting information on canceled NEH grants to share with congressional leaders. This is legit fact finding in support of competent lobbying. If you've had your grant canceled, do let them know.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...