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Nancy Wingfield
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Habsburg historian, occasionally, some Successor States; fan of cats, good coffee, wine, the Austrian Riviera, NYC, Paris, Prague, & Vienna. Under contract to write a book that stubbornly refuses to write itself. I've been awarded a medal! .. more

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · Sep 6
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kbruisch.bsky.social Katja Bruisch @kbruisch.bsky.social · Sep 4
It was good to co-author alongside @clarekelly.bsky.social & Caitríona Leahy & with the input from Harun Šiljak & Norah Campbell. We are clearly not the only ones thinking like this, both within Trinity & beyond, so let's build community to #resistAI

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. It is our responsibility to resist AI
Even if all the known issues were magically resolved, we would still not want our students to use GenAI
www.irishtimes.com

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 14h
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tomisitt.bsky.social Tom Isitt @tomisitt.bsky.social · 1d
History says the Austro-Hungarian army was starving in 1918, but what does that actually mean? What was the effect of starvation on frontline soldiers? The Minnesota Experiment gives some answers, but few historians have attempted to analyse the effects of starvation. So I’m doing some science…
Volunteer in starvation experiment being tested List of physiological effects of prolonged PEM The Biology of Human Starvation, by Ancel Keys (the man who invented the K ration)

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 17h
Long ago and far away, in a galaxy called graduate school, I wrote a paper on the use of Munich in political rhetoric. You know, like "the Munich of Morningside Heights." The attempt to force Ukraine to surrender is far worse; it bears no comparison. Dear Mango, You sir are no Neville Chamberlain.

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 17h
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marcishore.bsky.social Marci Shore @marcishore.bsky.social · 1d
"The 28-point peace plan that the United States and Russia want to impose on Ukraine and Europe is misnamed. It is not a peace plan. . .Awkward wording, evident throughout the document, suggests that at least some of it was originally written in Russian."-- @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 18h
No offense to Tim 🥰, but some of us refer to him as "Shore's husband." You do know that she's not only a public historian but is also one of the most important intellectual historians of a generation?

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 18h
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watsonkaren.bsky.social Karen J Watson 🇨🇦 @watsonkaren.bsky.social · 9d
WOW 🇨🇦 building on "historians Timothy Snyder and Marci Shore; philosopher Jason Stanley; and quantum chemist Alán Aspuru-Guzik, who is director of the Acceleration Consortium – an institutional strategic initiative that uses artificial intelligence and robotics..."
sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social 🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 10d
“Big win for Canada”, big loss for the USA

The poaching has already begun…

“…the University of Toronto is further strengthening its academic ranks with three top researchers from U.S. universities whose work ranges from the search for new planets to the economics of powering our own.”

#Canada
#US

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Marci Shore @marcishore.bsky.social · 1d
"The 28-point peace plan that the United States and Russia want to impose on Ukraine and Europe is misnamed. It is not a peace plan. . .Awkward wording, evident throughout the document, suggests that at least some of it was originally written in Russian."-- @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 1d
Just wait til he gets ahold of 18th & 19th-c breastfeeding practices. Yikes.

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Tom Isitt @tomisitt.bsky.social · 1d
History says the Austro-Hungarian army was starving in 1918, but what does that actually mean? What was the effect of starvation on frontline soldiers? The Minnesota Experiment gives some answers, but few historians have attempted to analyse the effects of starvation. So I’m doing some science…
Volunteer in starvation experiment being tested List of physiological effects of prolonged PEM The Biology of Human Starvation, by Ancel Keys (the man who invented the K ration)

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 1d
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tsasson.bsky.social Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · 3d
We are running a search for an Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in Modern Middle Eastern History 1830-1970, with expertise in across key regions, including Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, and the Maghreb.

www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 1d
The Czech ruling elites absolutely knew it was not a nation state, which is why there was early postwar violence, etc. Why the entire discussion of how many Germans to permit in the new state, blah, blah, blah. My big question is how much the Slovaks were in on the national "joke." 🥰

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 1d
PSA: Czechoslovakia was not a nation state, but a multinational state governed as a nation state. 🙄it's not even clear that the Czech Republic is a nation state. Ask the Moravians!🥰 End of rant. 😆🤣😆
stergarr.bsky.social Rok Stergar @stergarr.bsky.social · 2d
If you're attending #ASEEES25 and are interested in how the new nation-states acted as nationalizing states, join us tomorrow at 2 pm.

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 1d
Wait, wait! He oughtn't be using up our garlic supply. We need it for the vampires!
avielroshwald.bsky.social Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 2d
RFK Jr will also be ordering CDC to endorse bloodletting and garlic compresses as remedies for all ailments.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com

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Aviel Roshwald @avielroshwald.bsky.social · 2d
RFK Jr will also be ordering CDC to endorse bloodletting and garlic compresses as remedies for all ailments.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com

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Rok Stergar @stergarr.bsky.social · 2d
If you're attending #ASEEES25 and are interested in how the new nation-states acted as nationalizing states, join us tomorrow at 2 pm.

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 2d
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dominiquereill.bsky.social Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · 4d
The @ualberta.bsky.social History, Classics, + Religion Graduate student association is organizing a conference "Memory and Narrative: Navigating Connection & Contention," with a call to papers open to any field + offering travel subsidies. Apply! Share! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 2d
This is a joke, right? Right?
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d
House Republicans refused to condemn fascism just a few days ago
newrepublic.com/post/203347/...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d
House Republicans refused to condemn fascism just a few days ago
newrepublic.com/post/203347/...

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 2d
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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 2d
Maria Theresa seems to be having a moment, eh?

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 2d
Is this a promise?

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us-nb.bsky.social @us-nb.bsky.social · 3d
Chiefs heir Gracie Hunt backs rival Super Bowl half-time show over Bad Bunny | Super Bowl LX

https://www.newsbeep.com/us/304098/

Gracie Hunt, the daughter of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, is throwing her support behind Turning Point…
Chiefs heir Gracie Hunt backs rival Super Bowl half-time show over Bad Bunny | Super Bowl LX - United States News Beep
Gracie Hunt, the daughter of Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, is throwing her support behind Turning Point USA’s plan to stage an alternative Super Bowl
www.newsbeep.com

Reposted by Juan Cole, Paulo Drinot, Nancy M. Wingfield

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Tehila Sasson @tsasson.bsky.social · 3d
We are running a search for an Associate Professorship (or Professorship) in Modern Middle Eastern History 1830-1970, with expertise in across key regions, including Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, and the Maghreb.

www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · 4d
The @ualberta.bsky.social History, Classics, + Religion Graduate student association is organizing a conference "Memory and Narrative: Navigating Connection & Contention," with a call to papers open to any field + offering travel subsidies. Apply! Share! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 4d
Imagine being so cheap.

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 4d
Imagine being the soulless being who does something like this. 👇👇👇
404media.co 404 Media @404media.co · 5d
NEW: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. They're given addresses, vehicles, told to monitor the target. That information then goes back up to ICE. These are not licensed private investigators; members of the public

www.404media.co/contractor-p...
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
“The more I listened to it, the more I’m like, something doesn’t sound right,” a person who was briefed on the pilot plans told 404 Media.
www.404media.co

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 5d
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg

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404 Media @404media.co · 5d
NEW: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. They're given addresses, vehicles, told to monitor the target. That information then goes back up to ICE. These are not licensed private investigators; members of the public

www.404media.co/contractor-p...
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
“The more I listened to it, the more I’m like, something doesn’t sound right,” a person who was briefed on the pilot plans told 404 Media.
www.404media.co

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D. Anca Cretu @dacretu.bsky.social · 5d
Our volume is finally out! Open access to boot! Personal thanks to Michal Frankl for his patience and trust ...and, of course, to our authors for powering through the long production process. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526189929/
Manchester University Press - Humanitarian mobilisation in Central and Eastern Europe
Humanitarian mobilisation in Central and Eastern Europe - Browse and buy the eBook edition of Humanitarian mobilisation in Central and Eastern Europe by Doina Anca Cretu
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 6d
If this is serious, and I hope it's not, could someone please inform this guy that he's maybe too stupid to teach? There are ages of sexual consent & there's the power imbalance. What's not to understand?
junlper.beer onion person @junlper.beer · 7d
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump