Jay Shaw
@nacahistorian.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Researching how NASA, Gemini, and the USAF worked together during the Cold War. Early Space policy/ Foreign Relations/history of science and technology/Dad. USAF Retired.
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Jay Shaw
@nacahistorian.bsky.social
· Apr 13
A highlight of my life was eating lunch with Fred Haise today.
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Now there's a soundscape!
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Now there's a soundscape!
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Johns Hopkins University Press holiday sale; 40% off on The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, Ethical Imperialism: Institutional Review Boards and the Social Sciences, 1965-2009, and all other books through 12/7.
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Books
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November 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Johns Hopkins University Press holiday sale; 40% off on The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, Ethical Imperialism: Institutional Review Boards and the Social Sciences, 1965-2009, and all other books through 12/7.
www.press.jhu.edu/books
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We have an administration that doesn’t understand the law of armed conflict…or they understand and choose to ignore it. 🤔
Trump: Democrats ‘traitors’ for telling military not to follow unlawful orders — The Washington Post
The president said lawmakers who appeared in a video committed “seditious behavior” and should be arrested and put on trial for treason.
apple.news
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
We have an administration that doesn’t understand the law of armed conflict…or they understand and choose to ignore it. 🤔
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This is excellent.
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This is excellent.
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There is still time to get your ticket for Mike Jay's talk tonight 👇
Do you know the history behind the discovery of laughing gas?
Join @mikejay.bsky.social, historian of science and medicine as he discusses his latest book, Free Radicals.
21/11, 6pm Wolfson Lecture Theatre, SE5 8AB
Tickets: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/free-...
Join @mikejay.bsky.social, historian of science and medicine as he discusses his latest book, Free Radicals.
21/11, 6pm Wolfson Lecture Theatre, SE5 8AB
Tickets: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/free-...
Free Radicals - In conversation with Mike Jay | King's College London
Mike Jay will discuss with Dr Matt Butler the fascinating stories and cast of characters involved in the discovery of laughing gas (nitrous oxide) which is the subject of his latest book Free Radicals...
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
There is still time to get your ticket for Mike Jay's talk tonight 👇
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November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Books make the best company on cold days! ☕📖Our Winter Sale is here!
Use the code 09WINTER and get 44% off from November 10 to December 5, 2025. 📚
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GOP states are restricting youth voting by
-requiring strict in-person ID for registering + voting, explicitly excluding college-issued IDs
-locating poll sites far from campuses + targeting on-campus locations
-limiting + sanctioning third-party voter reg orgs
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/inside-...
-requiring strict in-person ID for registering + voting, explicitly excluding college-issued IDs
-locating poll sites far from campuses + targeting on-campus locations
-limiting + sanctioning third-party voter reg orgs
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/inside-...
Inside the GOP’s Assault on Youth Voting Rights
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
GOP states are restricting youth voting by
-requiring strict in-person ID for registering + voting, explicitly excluding college-issued IDs
-locating poll sites far from campuses + targeting on-campus locations
-limiting + sanctioning third-party voter reg orgs
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/inside-...
-requiring strict in-person ID for registering + voting, explicitly excluding college-issued IDs
-locating poll sites far from campuses + targeting on-campus locations
-limiting + sanctioning third-party voter reg orgs
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/inside-...
Everything is bigger in Texas, except Ken Paxton’s brain.
The denials mark early losses for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a politically charged case that hinges on the unproven claim that Tylenol causes autism and other disorders.
Judge smacks down Texas AG’s request to immediately block Tylenol ads
The Texas lawsuit hinges on the unproven claim that Tylenol causes autism.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Everything is bigger in Texas, except Ken Paxton’s brain.
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only
November 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only
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Hey you guys this is fun! Copy paste the bunny and then put something else in his hand 😃 (examples are below)
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November 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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This is a legitimately good idea. Studies show that heavy metal fans tend to be the least angry people. Presumably because their brains experience anger a lot, but in safe, controlled, voluntary ways, so they have a lot more practice dealing with it, but fewer upsetting incidents that triggered it.
In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.
Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation - High Country News
In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This is a legitimately good idea. Studies show that heavy metal fans tend to be the least angry people. Presumably because their brains experience anger a lot, but in safe, controlled, voluntary ways, so they have a lot more practice dealing with it, but fewer upsetting incidents that triggered it.
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FYI:
1. Books are great for timeline cleanses.
2. Book sales are even better for timeline cleanses.
3. @cornellupress.bsky.social is having a 44% off book sale.
4. I'm an #EndearinglyTenaciousEditor and #SorryNotSorry that I will shout about our awesome books for [looks at calendar] another 3 weeks.
1. Books are great for timeline cleanses.
2. Book sales are even better for timeline cleanses.
3. @cornellupress.bsky.social is having a 44% off book sale.
4. I'm an #EndearinglyTenaciousEditor and #SorryNotSorry that I will shout about our awesome books for [looks at calendar] another 3 weeks.
❄️ Our Winter Sale is here!
Use the code 09WINTER and get 44% off from November 10 to December 5, 2025. 📚
🔗Access to US & Canada: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/books/
🔗Access to the rest of the world: mngbookshop.co.uk/publisher/co...
Order your next favorite title now!
Use the code 09WINTER and get 44% off from November 10 to December 5, 2025. 📚
🔗Access to US & Canada: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/books/
🔗Access to the rest of the world: mngbookshop.co.uk/publisher/co...
Order your next favorite title now!
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
FYI:
1. Books are great for timeline cleanses.
2. Book sales are even better for timeline cleanses.
3. @cornellupress.bsky.social is having a 44% off book sale.
4. I'm an #EndearinglyTenaciousEditor and #SorryNotSorry that I will shout about our awesome books for [looks at calendar] another 3 weeks.
1. Books are great for timeline cleanses.
2. Book sales are even better for timeline cleanses.
3. @cornellupress.bsky.social is having a 44% off book sale.
4. I'm an #EndearinglyTenaciousEditor and #SorryNotSorry that I will shout about our awesome books for [looks at calendar] another 3 weeks.
Drop something ELECTRIFYING
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Drop something ELECTRIFYING
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***Job opportunity at San Diego State University***
USS Midway Chair in Modern US Military History
careers.sdsu.edu/en-us/job/55...
USS Midway Chair in Modern US Military History
careers.sdsu.edu/en-us/job/55...
Details - USS Midway Chair in Modern US Military History | Job Opportunities | SDSU
careers.sdsu.edu
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
***Job opportunity at San Diego State University***
USS Midway Chair in Modern US Military History
careers.sdsu.edu/en-us/job/55...
USS Midway Chair in Modern US Military History
careers.sdsu.edu/en-us/job/55...
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"UK no longer sharing intel with US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes & believes the attacks are illegal..."
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Good.
www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/trumps-marin...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Good.
www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/trumps-marin...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"UK no longer sharing intel with US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes & believes the attacks are illegal..."
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Good.
www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/trumps-marin...
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Good.
www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/trumps-marin...
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The great Neil Young turns 80 tomorrow.
To celebrate, we asked 80 artists including Jeff Tweedy, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard, Michael Stipe, Open Mike Eagle, Jewel, Tom Morello, Kurt Vile, Allison Russell, Matt Berninger, Perfume Genius, A-Trak, and many more about their favorite Neil song:
To celebrate, we asked 80 artists including Jeff Tweedy, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard, Michael Stipe, Open Mike Eagle, Jewel, Tom Morello, Kurt Vile, Allison Russell, Matt Berninger, Perfume Genius, A-Trak, and many more about their favorite Neil song:
80 Artists Pick Their Favorite Neil Young Song
Happy 80th birthday, Neil Young!
stereogum.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The great Neil Young turns 80 tomorrow.
To celebrate, we asked 80 artists including Jeff Tweedy, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard, Michael Stipe, Open Mike Eagle, Jewel, Tom Morello, Kurt Vile, Allison Russell, Matt Berninger, Perfume Genius, A-Trak, and many more about their favorite Neil song:
To celebrate, we asked 80 artists including Jeff Tweedy, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard, Michael Stipe, Open Mike Eagle, Jewel, Tom Morello, Kurt Vile, Allison Russell, Matt Berninger, Perfume Genius, A-Trak, and many more about their favorite Neil song:
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We're hiring in history of science at UW Madison! TT Assistant Professorship with a focus on water. Joint appointment between the History and Integrated Liberal Studies depts, and part of a university-wide hiring cluster on earth/sustainability science. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess... #STS #HSMT
Professor of History - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
jobs.wisc.edu
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We're hiring in history of science at UW Madison! TT Assistant Professorship with a focus on water. Joint appointment between the History and Integrated Liberal Studies depts, and part of a university-wide hiring cluster on earth/sustainability science. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess... #STS #HSMT
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New job:
Henry A. Kissinger Postdoctoral Fellowship, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University
Yale University
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69459
Henry A. Kissinger Postdoctoral Fellowship, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University
Yale University
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69459
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New job:
Henry A. Kissinger Postdoctoral Fellowship, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University
Yale University
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69459
Henry A. Kissinger Postdoctoral Fellowship, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University
Yale University
jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69459
Timeline cleanse! Beautiful story.
A heartwarming trend is spreading across Ukraine: cafés let kids “buy” drinks with autumn leaves, bringing a bit of joy and wonder amid Russia's brutal war.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Timeline cleanse! Beautiful story.
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Holy shit
Overnight court filings seem to be giving us a peek at what U.S. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said in his deposition so far (it apparently continues today):
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Holy shit
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The entity known since 1941 as "Dick Cheney" has broken free of the man-shaped form it employed to infiltrate and disrupt life on Earth, causing untold amounts of suffering. It now returns through the quasidimensional gate with the collected agony it was responsible for, to share with the brood.
November 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The entity known since 1941 as "Dick Cheney" has broken free of the man-shaped form it employed to infiltrate and disrupt life on Earth, causing untold amounts of suffering. It now returns through the quasidimensional gate with the collected agony it was responsible for, to share with the brood.