ProfessorJen
@professorjen.bsky.social
Victorian literature specialist, live music fan, lover of old homes and vintage housewares, seeker of productive social exchanges
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The 19th century was the age of the first information revolution. In this talk, Professor Pablo Mukherjee FBA unpacks how historical insights into misinformation, media trust, and the speed of communication can help us understand and navigate today’s digital information age. https://bit.ly/449nhXf
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The 19th century was the age of the first information revolution. In this talk, Professor Pablo Mukherjee FBA unpacks how historical insights into misinformation, media trust, and the speed of communication can help us understand and navigate today’s digital information age. https://bit.ly/449nhXf
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled to allow Texas to proceed with using a racially discriminatory voting map.
Voters of color deserve to be heard – not silenced.
Voters of color deserve to be heard – not silenced.
December 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled to allow Texas to proceed with using a racially discriminatory voting map.
Voters of color deserve to be heard – not silenced.
Voters of color deserve to be heard – not silenced.
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After World War II, 3 German U-boat crewmen were sentenced to death for machine-gunning Allied sailors who were clinging to life rafts after their boat was sunk.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
After World War II, 3 German U-boat crewmen were sentenced to death for machine-gunning Allied sailors who were clinging to life rafts after their boat was sunk.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
It's long been known in the military that this is a war crime. Pete Hegseth must be fired and prosecuted.
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"Republican legislators around the country have identified the biggest obstacles to their unprecedented mid-decade redistricting: the courts and the voters. So they’re responding by launching an all-out war on both." - Billy Corriher
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-p...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-p...
To Protect Gerrymanders, GOP Lawmakers Target Judges — and Voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
"Republican legislators around the country have identified the biggest obstacles to their unprecedented mid-decade redistricting: the courts and the voters. So they’re responding by launching an all-out war on both." - Billy Corriher
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-p...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/to-p...
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"Heading into Tuesday, Rs had underperformed Trump by an average of 13 points across dozens of state and federal special elections." Same again last night.
As I keep suggesting conventional patterns are kicking in and people's brains are too melted by 2024 to see it:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
As I keep suggesting conventional patterns are kicking in and people's brains are too melted by 2024 to see it:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Heading Toward Midterms, the G.O.P. Continues to Slip
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"Heading into Tuesday, Rs had underperformed Trump by an average of 13 points across dozens of state and federal special elections." Same again last night.
As I keep suggesting conventional patterns are kicking in and people's brains are too melted by 2024 to see it:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
As I keep suggesting conventional patterns are kicking in and people's brains are too melted by 2024 to see it:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Troops are on the Ground in Venezuela. This is not going to end well. Read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...
open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Troops are on the Ground in Venezuela. This is not going to end well. Read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...
open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...
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I think a narrow R win is likely here, but that would be a result that should and will spark massive panic among House Republicans and probably kill the gerrymandering push in most red states.
Behn (D) may be ahead on early votes, but signs overall still pointing to a single digit Van Epps (R) win. #TN07
December 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I think a narrow R win is likely here, but that would be a result that should and will spark massive panic among House Republicans and probably kill the gerrymandering push in most red states.
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Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
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NYT now predicting an R+5.6 finish in the TN-7 special election
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
NYT now predicting an R+5.6 finish in the TN-7 special election
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ok so premature thoughts:
1. this turnout environment was more similar to a regular midterm just due to how nationalized this was
2. that type of turnout dynamic produces D+10-15 overperformances
3. while it is definitely not enough to win TN-07, there are 25-35 districts where that IS enough
1. this turnout environment was more similar to a regular midterm just due to how nationalized this was
2. that type of turnout dynamic produces D+10-15 overperformances
3. while it is definitely not enough to win TN-07, there are 25-35 districts where that IS enough
December 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
ok so premature thoughts:
1. this turnout environment was more similar to a regular midterm just due to how nationalized this was
2. that type of turnout dynamic produces D+10-15 overperformances
3. while it is definitely not enough to win TN-07, there are 25-35 districts where that IS enough
1. this turnout environment was more similar to a regular midterm just due to how nationalized this was
2. that type of turnout dynamic produces D+10-15 overperformances
3. while it is definitely not enough to win TN-07, there are 25-35 districts where that IS enough
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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BREAKING NYT:
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BREAKING NYT:
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
The Trump admin just fired eight immigration judges in New York City.
All the judges were dismissed from the immigration offices at 26 Federal Plaza — a building that houses the NYC headquarters of ICE and has become the epicenter of migrant arrests in the city.
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Got a question about writing & publishing your scholarly book? A specific situation that you can’t find advice for on the Internet? Come to my AMA on Dec 3rd!
I’ll can also talk abt editing & running an academic/editorial business if anyone has questions
courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/ama2...
I’ll can also talk abt editing & running an academic/editorial business if anyone has questions
courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/ama2...
Ask Me Anything about writing, publishing, and editing
Join Laura Portwood-Stacer of Manuscript Works to get all your questions answered about writing, publishing, and editing scholarly books. Questions about supporting scholarly authors or running a succ...
courses.manuscriptworks.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Got a question about writing & publishing your scholarly book? A specific situation that you can’t find advice for on the Internet? Come to my AMA on Dec 3rd!
I’ll can also talk abt editing & running an academic/editorial business if anyone has questions
courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/ama2...
I’ll can also talk abt editing & running an academic/editorial business if anyone has questions
courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/ama2...
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Hello Bluesky! Starting on December 6, we'll share the daily entry from the line-a-day diary kept by John Quincy Adams 200 years ago.
You can start exploring all 51 volumes of JQA's diaries here: www.primarysourcecoop.org/jqa/
You can start exploring all 51 volumes of JQA's diaries here: www.primarysourcecoop.org/jqa/
John Quincy Adams Digital Diary
www.primarysourcecoop.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Hello Bluesky! Starting on December 6, we'll share the daily entry from the line-a-day diary kept by John Quincy Adams 200 years ago.
You can start exploring all 51 volumes of JQA's diaries here: www.primarysourcecoop.org/jqa/
You can start exploring all 51 volumes of JQA's diaries here: www.primarysourcecoop.org/jqa/
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"When Trump is cogent enough to understand what is happening, he commits one grotesque atrocity after the next, and when he is not, a bunch of scheming viziers elbow each other out of the way to commit their own." prospect.org/2025/11/21/r...
The Right-Wing Legal Movement Made Trump a King - The American Prospect
John Roberts created a monster: Donald Trump compressed a solid millennium or two of monarchical misrule into a mere ten months.
prospect.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"When Trump is cogent enough to understand what is happening, he commits one grotesque atrocity after the next, and when he is not, a bunch of scheming viziers elbow each other out of the way to commit their own." prospect.org/2025/11/21/r...
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Ain’t nobody fighting wokeness like sleepy Don…😂
November 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Ain’t nobody fighting wokeness like sleepy Don…😂
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The Godfather of white collar crime... who's also willing to help the occasional drug lord if he is rich enough and politically aligned with MAGA.
President Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims.
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
David Gentile had been found guilty for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
nyti.ms
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The Godfather of white collar crime... who's also willing to help the occasional drug lord if he is rich enough and politically aligned with MAGA.
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I’m holding a new book proposal workshop on January 9th!
I’m donating 50% of all registration fees today to @trevorproject.bsky.social
There’s also a 25% discount for unfunded scholars
Save your spot today & write an outstanding book proposal in 2026!
courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/outs...
I’m donating 50% of all registration fees today to @trevorproject.bsky.social
There’s also a 25% discount for unfunded scholars
Save your spot today & write an outstanding book proposal in 2026!
courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/outs...
Workshop: Write an Outstanding Book Proposal
Join Laura Portwood-Stacer of Manuscript Works to learn her time-tested method for writing a book proposal that will grab the interest of scholarly publishers. Show up with a book project, leave with ...
courses.manuscriptworks.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I’m holding a new book proposal workshop on January 9th!
I’m donating 50% of all registration fees today to @trevorproject.bsky.social
There’s also a 25% discount for unfunded scholars
Save your spot today & write an outstanding book proposal in 2026!
courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/outs...
I’m donating 50% of all registration fees today to @trevorproject.bsky.social
There’s also a 25% discount for unfunded scholars
Save your spot today & write an outstanding book proposal in 2026!
courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/outs...
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The past decade has seen grave threats and unmistakable decline. But the past few days and weeks reveal that we have entered in a new and more perilous chapter here in the U.S. It must be a call to a new kind of action. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
We Have Descended into Utter Madness
A new sense of urgency is needed. Our national crisis has grown much more acute.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The past decade has seen grave threats and unmistakable decline. But the past few days and weeks reveal that we have entered in a new and more perilous chapter here in the U.S. It must be a call to a new kind of action. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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If anyone is gift-seeking for a big feelings/delightfully excessive type of gal who perhaps enjoyed Lena Dunham’s limited series Too Much and/or Victorian literature and culture, perhaps this will be of interest:
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rache...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rache...
Too Much
Lacing cultural criticism, Victorian literature, and storytelling together, "TOO MUCH spills over: with intellect, with sparkling prose, and with the brainy ...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If anyone is gift-seeking for a big feelings/delightfully excessive type of gal who perhaps enjoyed Lena Dunham’s limited series Too Much and/or Victorian literature and culture, perhaps this will be of interest:
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rache...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rache...
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The day that media institutions no longer serve their role as the fourth estate speaking truth to power — the day that they capitulate and cower at the feet of power — is the day that they are no longer serving their intended function as a public watchdog and educator.
Historian Rutger Bregman is a well-respected proponent of a universal basic income. The Guardian has called him “the Dutch wunderkind of new ideas.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The day that media institutions no longer serve their role as the fourth estate speaking truth to power — the day that they capitulate and cower at the feet of power — is the day that they are no longer serving their intended function as a public watchdog and educator.
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The number of immigration detainees without criminal records held in detention after getting arrested by ICE has increased by over 2,000% since the start of the second Trump administration.
Detainees without criminal records arrested by ICE make up fastest-growing group in immigration custody, data shows
The number of immigration detainees without criminal records held in detention after getting arrested by ICE has increased by over 2,000% since the start of the second Trump administration.
cbsn.ws
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The number of immigration detainees without criminal records held in detention after getting arrested by ICE has increased by over 2,000% since the start of the second Trump administration.
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In case you missed this, the BBC edited a historian's speech about Trump to remove the claim that he's "the most openly corrupt president in US history." This came after Trump had threatened a $1 billion lawsuit.
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump Angrily Threatened to Sue BBC. Then Things Took a Darker Turn.
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In case you missed this, the BBC edited a historian's speech about Trump to remove the claim that he's "the most openly corrupt president in US history." This came after Trump had threatened a $1 billion lawsuit.
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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The last time the Chiefs played the Cowboys was in 2021. The guys were having too much fun on the sideline and gave us the "Chiefs dance to everything" video. 😂
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The last time the Chiefs played the Cowboys was in 2021. The guys were having too much fun on the sideline and gave us the "Chiefs dance to everything" video. 😂