Melissa DeVelvis
@melissadevelvis.org
GA/SC boundary dweller, historian of women & the U.S. South. Author of Gendering Secession: White Women and Politics in South Carolina, 1859-1861. Bit.ly/genderingsecession
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Melissa DeVelvis
@melissadevelvis.org
· Mar 13
Let's just say I worked on two big projects this past year 😊
Gendering Secession is OUT NOW! I can't believe!
Bit.ly/genderingsecession
Gendering Secession is OUT NOW! I can't believe!
Bit.ly/genderingsecession
New parenting milestone unlocked: all 3 of us (and Grandma!) have the daycare stomach flu
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
New parenting milestone unlocked: all 3 of us (and Grandma!) have the daycare stomach flu
Turning off the smart stuff takes away a TON of other helpful features that Google/Gmail had PRE AI. They want it to be inconvenient and make your experience worse if you turn it off. Just saying "no AI" would be an easy no-brainer
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Turning off the smart stuff takes away a TON of other helpful features that Google/Gmail had PRE AI. They want it to be inconvenient and make your experience worse if you turn it off. Just saying "no AI" would be an easy no-brainer
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Y'all I'm sorry, I love the maps, but this trad military history is making me so so sleepy. I wish some of the talking heads were more passionate.
#HATM
#HATM
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Y'all I'm sorry, I love the maps, but this trad military history is making me so so sleepy. I wish some of the talking heads were more passionate.
#HATM
#HATM
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the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
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As a historian of the 18th c and an American, I've always known 2026 would be a critical moment. This doc is worth watching, and thinking through. Begins and ends w Indigenous contexts, conveys the horrors of a civil war wrought w racism + the ideals of liberty and equality we keep reaching for. 1/
_The American Revolution_ offers a look at how complex and violent — and also inspiring— the American founding was. Getting huge coverage, it may give folks time to digest that complexity as 2026 commences. Premieres tonight + PBS has preview clips of all episodes. www.pbs.org/show/the-ame...
The American Revolution
Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States.
www.pbs.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As a historian of the 18th c and an American, I've always known 2026 would be a critical moment. This doc is worth watching, and thinking through. Begins and ends w Indigenous contexts, conveys the horrors of a civil war wrought w racism + the ideals of liberty and equality we keep reaching for. 1/
No Revolution doc tonight, I'm watching dancing with the stars 😬😬
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
No Revolution doc tonight, I'm watching dancing with the stars 😬😬
Reposted by Melissa DeVelvis
this sounds like a great idea. luckily there are no extremely serious consequences to providing false information to the Internal Revenue Service
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
this sounds like a great idea. luckily there are no extremely serious consequences to providing false information to the Internal Revenue Service
Okay the script made it sound like Dunmore refused to inoculate the Black residents of his floating city? Is that true?
Truly horrifying smallpox section regardless #hatm
Truly horrifying smallpox section regardless #hatm
Okay wait that smallpox map is wild #hatm
Tbh I always thought it was just "the regular smallpox hits different when you're in an army"
Tbh I always thought it was just "the regular smallpox hits different when you're in an army"
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Okay the script made it sound like Dunmore refused to inoculate the Black residents of his floating city? Is that true?
Truly horrifying smallpox section regardless #hatm
Truly horrifying smallpox section regardless #hatm
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This happened on Nov. 14 and we're just hearing about it now vie People magazine.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This happened on Nov. 14 and we're just hearing about it now vie People magazine.
Oh man, the historian pointing out that using "Continental" for the army and congress is indicative of how much Americans loved the idea of empire....for themselves!!! #hatm
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Oh man, the historian pointing out that using "Continental" for the army and congress is indicative of how much Americans loved the idea of empire....for themselves!!! #hatm
Watching this documentary reminds me of my least favorite thing about them: long primary sources where I don't know who's speaking until the end, and NEVER know when they were writing. #HATM
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Watching this documentary reminds me of my least favorite thing about them: long primary sources where I don't know who's speaking until the end, and NEVER know when they were writing. #HATM
SC obliterating A&M right now feels like some kind of karmic reaction to Texas A&M's new education policies banning race and gender
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
SC obliterating A&M right now feels like some kind of karmic reaction to Texas A&M's new education policies banning race and gender
What are your favorite monographs to assign for US Military History?
(Especially if some of your students can't handle a 400 pager?)
(Especially if some of your students can't handle a 400 pager?)
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
What are your favorite monographs to assign for US Military History?
(Especially if some of your students can't handle a 400 pager?)
(Especially if some of your students can't handle a 400 pager?)
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This year, salmon reached parts of the Klamath where they hadn't been seen in a century. Let the joy of the river peoples be a fitting monument to Dick Cheney's passing.
Salmon seen for first time in century after historic Calif. dam removal
In an impressive feat, the salmon have crossed over the river's remaining dams.
www.sfgate.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This year, salmon reached parts of the Klamath where they hadn't been seen in a century. Let the joy of the river peoples be a fitting monument to Dick Cheney's passing.