Nora Slonimsky
@noraslonimsky.bsky.social
History, tea, & Star Wars enthusiast. Aspiring hat aficionado. Writes about copyrights. www.hamiltonsolo.com
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The BlueSky world seems to have gotten a little bigger post-Election. Hoping this platform can restore a little of our faith (mine included) about social media’s positive potential. And in the meantime, thanks for checking in with me: this is R2 D Dog, and she’s the highlight of anything I post!
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Terrific "Taking Stock and Setting Agendas" meeting this past weekend @theitps.bsky.social centered on early American studies and digital history. Thanks to @noraslonimsky.bsky.social, @ben-wright.bsky.social, & Mark Boonshoft for the chance to present "Hard of Hearing: Podcasting Early America."
September 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Terrific "Taking Stock and Setting Agendas" meeting this past weekend @theitps.bsky.social centered on early American studies and digital history. Thanks to @noraslonimsky.bsky.social, @ben-wright.bsky.social, & Mark Boonshoft for the chance to present "Hard of Hearing: Podcasting Early America."
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We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
September 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
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Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R
Exclusive: Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission
Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R
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I went to my first game at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, thanks to @noraslonimsky.bsky.social. We had a great time, although I had a better time because the Red Sox beat the Yanks 12-1.
August 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I went to my first game at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, thanks to @noraslonimsky.bsky.social. We had a great time, although I had a better time because the Red Sox beat the Yanks 12-1.
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"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
August 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
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Sarah Gronningsater discusses her multiple award-winning new book, The Rising Generation: Gradual Abolition, Black Legal Culture, and the Making of National Freedom (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024).
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lawandhistoryreview.org/article/sara...
Sarah Gronningsater: The Rising Generation – Law & History Review
lawandhistoryreview.org
July 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Sarah Gronningsater discusses her multiple award-winning new book, The Rising Generation: Gradual Abolition, Black Legal Culture, and the Making of National Freedom (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024).
lawandhistoryreview.org/article/sara...
lawandhistoryreview.org/article/sara...
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The JCB is seeking a senior leader for its ambitious digital programs. Our Associate Director for Digital Asset Management will guide the continuing development of our innovative platform, Americana, and oversee the digitization of library collections. 1/3
July 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The JCB is seeking a senior leader for its ambitious digital programs. Our Associate Director for Digital Asset Management will guide the continuing development of our innovative platform, Americana, and oversee the digitization of library collections. 1/3
Many highlights of @shearites.bsky.social #SHEAR2025 but elated by the tremendous (3 minute!) talks at “10 Things to Know about the American Revolution” spotlight at the Providence Public Library! So grateful to have worked on this with the inimitable @kawulf.bsky.social & @jcblibrary.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Many highlights of @shearites.bsky.social #SHEAR2025 but elated by the tremendous (3 minute!) talks at “10 Things to Know about the American Revolution” spotlight at the Providence Public Library! So grateful to have worked on this with the inimitable @kawulf.bsky.social & @jcblibrary.bsky.social
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Really fun lunch event coinciding with SHEAR’s conference. Ten brilliant scholars of the American Revolution were given a near-impossible task: make a bold point about the Revolution in *three* minutes and only using *one* PowerPoint slide. The result was a vibrant & provocative conversation!
July 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Really fun lunch event coinciding with SHEAR’s conference. Ten brilliant scholars of the American Revolution were given a near-impossible task: make a bold point about the Revolution in *three* minutes and only using *one* PowerPoint slide. The result was a vibrant & provocative conversation!
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A donation of as little as $5 a month to PBS gives you access to the PBS Passport app and there is SO much good content to stream there. Best $5 I spend.
So do i have to become a pbs donor now?
July 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A donation of as little as $5 a month to PBS gives you access to the PBS Passport app and there is SO much good content to stream there. Best $5 I spend.
Another disgrace.
Breaking News: The Senate approved a White House request to cancel $9 billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The House is expected to pass the bill.
Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS Stations
The bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it abdicated the legislative branch’s power of the purse.
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July 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Another disgrace.
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I made a #DH2025 feed that looks for posts that include the hashtag and posts from/about @dh2025lisbon.bsky.social. You can press the 📌 for easy access.
July 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I made a #DH2025 feed that looks for posts that include the hashtag and posts from/about @dh2025lisbon.bsky.social. You can press the 📌 for easy access.
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This event is going to be so cool! And the idea, cooked up with @noraslonimsky.bsky.social, is to do this format again in 2026. We're excited about it! And super grateful to this awesome line-up of scholars.
July 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This event is going to be so cool! And the idea, cooked up with @noraslonimsky.bsky.social, is to do this format again in 2026. We're excited about it! And super grateful to this awesome line-up of scholars.
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I’d missed this last week but Indiana passed a new law that is leading to the forced elimination of hundreds of majors across their state universities. Apropos of recent events, the eliminated majors include atmospheric science. Sabotage is a word that comes to mind.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
July 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I’d missed this last week but Indiana passed a new law that is leading to the forced elimination of hundreds of majors across their state universities. Apropos of recent events, the eliminated majors include atmospheric science. Sabotage is a word that comes to mind.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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We must not leave this out of the account of what they have done. What Musk and Trump and Vought did. What Johnson and his band of sycophants allowed them to do. What tens of millions of fellow Americans endorse.
STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
July 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We must not leave this out of the account of what they have done. What Musk and Trump and Vought did. What Johnson and his band of sycophants allowed them to do. What tens of millions of fellow Americans endorse.
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MORE huge AI copyright news: A big decision in Kadrey v. Meta, one of the most closely-watched legal battles. The judge sided with Meta, but *very* begrudgingly. www.wired.com/story/meta-s...
Meta Wins Blockbuster AI Copyright Case—but There’s a Catch
A federal judge ruled that Meta did not violate the law when it trained its AI models on 13 authors' books.
www.wired.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
MORE huge AI copyright news: A big decision in Kadrey v. Meta, one of the most closely-watched legal battles. The judge sided with Meta, but *very* begrudgingly. www.wired.com/story/meta-s...
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Next week!
You can still register on eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ishtip-16t...
Downloadable PDF on our website: ishtip.org/final-progra...
You can still register on eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ishtip-16t...
Downloadable PDF on our website: ishtip.org/final-progra...
June 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Next week!
You can still register on eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ishtip-16t...
Downloadable PDF on our website: ishtip.org/final-progra...
You can still register on eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ishtip-16t...
Downloadable PDF on our website: ishtip.org/final-progra...
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For those outside NYC, Brad Lander isn’t just a mayor candidate, he’s also the NYC Comptroller—the chief financial officer and auditor of the biggest city in the country.
Federal agents just illegally detained Brad Lander in New York City
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For those outside NYC, Brad Lander isn’t just a mayor candidate, he’s also the NYC Comptroller—the chief financial officer and auditor of the biggest city in the country.
I shared on a personal account that it feels odd to be talking about work in a 'business as usual' way with the layers of what's going on. But since part of the problem is the attempt to stop such 'business' (scholarship, research, creativity) from happening, it might be that much more important.⬇️
Big news from the #ITPS! We are thrilled to share a new series with @uvapress.bsky.social! Here are more details about "From Pamphlets to Podcasts" and if you're working on relevant themes (this is an intentionally 'big tent' series), consider sending them our way upress.virginia.edu/news/new-boo...
New Book Series Brings the Spirit of Paine’s “Common Sense” and the Founding Era into the 21st Century
<p>The University of Virginia Press is pleased to announce “From Pamphlets to Podcasts: An Institute for Thomas Paine Studies Series,” a new series th
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June 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I shared on a personal account that it feels odd to be talking about work in a 'business as usual' way with the layers of what's going on. But since part of the problem is the attempt to stop such 'business' (scholarship, research, creativity) from happening, it might be that much more important.⬇️
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Again, thoroughing attack on the Infrostucture. Why the obsessive focus on the National Archives? The National Archives had the temerity to ask for Pres. Trump’s presidential records, the ones he was keeping unsecured, in a bathroom. Since 1978, Presidential records are owned by U.S. Government.
June 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Again, thoroughing attack on the Infrostucture. Why the obsessive focus on the National Archives? The National Archives had the temerity to ask for Pres. Trump’s presidential records, the ones he was keeping unsecured, in a bathroom. Since 1978, Presidential records are owned by U.S. Government.
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"[These cuts] would disproportionately harm rural areas and smaller communities, where public media really is a lifeline," according to our Tim Richardson. Tell Congress to oppose proposed cuts to public media. Send a letter today. pen.org/saveindepend...
June 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"[These cuts] would disproportionately harm rural areas and smaller communities, where public media really is a lifeline," according to our Tim Richardson. Tell Congress to oppose proposed cuts to public media. Send a letter today. pen.org/saveindepend...
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The FCC is contemplating killing free TV broadcast, encrypting broadcasts so they can charge for communications over the airwaves
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
The FCC Must Reject Efforts to Lock Up Public Airwaves
President Trump’s attack on public broadcasting has attracted plenty of deserved attention, but there’s a far more technical, far more insidious policy change in the offing—one that will take away Ame...
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June 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The FCC is contemplating killing free TV broadcast, encrypting broadcasts so they can charge for communications over the airwaves
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...