Anna M Shields
@annamshields.bsky.social
Chinese literature prof at Princeton U; bibliophile, avid cook; dog- and sun-lover; cyclist; mom & grandma.
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it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
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There is no insurrection, no riots — the LA crisis is an escalation of the crisis that has been ongoing since 2016 of Trump’s determination to exert & expand power by using all means of coercion, including always the threat and encouragement of violence to make his hellish make believe our reality.
June 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
There is no insurrection, no riots — the LA crisis is an escalation of the crisis that has been ongoing since 2016 of Trump’s determination to exert & expand power by using all means of coercion, including always the threat and encouragement of violence to make his hellish make believe our reality.
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Why are we so concerned that all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) were fired at the same time?
✅ Loss of top-notch vaccine experts
✅ Unchecked power for 🧠🪱 to appoint grifters and charlatans who will make America sicker
✅ Loss of top-notch vaccine experts
✅ Unchecked power for 🧠🪱 to appoint grifters and charlatans who will make America sicker
June 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Why are we so concerned that all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) were fired at the same time?
✅ Loss of top-notch vaccine experts
✅ Unchecked power for 🧠🪱 to appoint grifters and charlatans who will make America sicker
✅ Loss of top-notch vaccine experts
✅ Unchecked power for 🧠🪱 to appoint grifters and charlatans who will make America sicker
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NPR's new lawsuit is a powerhouse, identifying multiple, independent ways the Trump administration violated the Constitution in order to take revenge on public media. Bottom line? This administration is scared of the truth & this lawsuit reveals that weakness. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Big Bird Fights Back
This is the second night in a row that I’ve had a piece run longer than usual.
open.substack.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
NPR's new lawsuit is a powerhouse, identifying multiple, independent ways the Trump administration violated the Constitution in order to take revenge on public media. Bottom line? This administration is scared of the truth & this lawsuit reveals that weakness. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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Curious about DH for Chinese studies? Apply to this great workshop that @annamshields.bsky.social and @vierth.bsky.social have organized! I'll be there talking about @whgazetteer.org and other spatial things!
A great opportunity especially for those new to DH! The workshop will include three days of lectures introducing DH methods, taught by @vierth.bsky.social, @tharsen.bsky.social, Michael Fuller, @rmostern.bsky.social, Sunkyu Lee, and myself, followed by two days dedicated to workshopping ideas.
Anna Shields and I have organized the first China-Princeton Digital Humanities workshop! This week-long workshop on the digital humanities for Chinese studies will be held in person at Princeton University, June 16th to 20th!
chinesedh2025.eas.princeton.edu
chinesedh2025.eas.princeton.edu
April 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Curious about DH for Chinese studies? Apply to this great workshop that @annamshields.bsky.social and @vierth.bsky.social have organized! I'll be there talking about @whgazetteer.org and other spatial things!
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ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
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We apologize for the length of this post, but we felt it was important to share the full details with you.
April 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We apologize for the length of this post, but we felt it was important to share the full details with you.
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Hi Bluesky friends: if you are able, please help out our friend and colleague Jeff Richey, who has lost almost everything in the Kentucky floods. Anything will help! www.gofundme.com/f/helping-ou...
Donate to Helping our friend Jeff Richey after the Kentucky floods!, organized by Anna Shields
Time to leverage social media for real, concrete good: our frie… Anna Shields needs your support for Helping our friend Jeff Richey after the Kentucky floods!
www.gofundme.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Hi Bluesky friends: if you are able, please help out our friend and colleague Jeff Richey, who has lost almost everything in the Kentucky floods. Anything will help! www.gofundme.com/f/helping-ou...
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Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
April 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
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This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
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From Russian state media to Trump’s lips 👄
March 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
From Russian state media to Trump’s lips 👄
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Welcome to all our new followers! 💚
March 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Welcome to all our new followers! 💚
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Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
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🙌
Democratic Sen Andy Kim holding a PACKED town hall in GOP Rep Thomas Kean Jr.’s district
“You don't always have opportunities to have town halls. There's not a whole lot of opportunity… But I want to stand before you and say, I am your representative in Congress too. You are my constituents.”
“You don't always have opportunities to have town halls. There's not a whole lot of opportunity… But I want to stand before you and say, I am your representative in Congress too. You are my constituents.”
March 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
🙌
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We had a successful Crappy Fitzpatrick's Day event at the Congressman's office today!
Over a hundred PA-01 volunteers showed up to let Brian Fitzpatrick know - with holiday themed decor and limericks - how they feel about his inadequate representation, and his unwillingness to hold town halls.
Over a hundred PA-01 volunteers showed up to let Brian Fitzpatrick know - with holiday themed decor and limericks - how they feel about his inadequate representation, and his unwillingness to hold town halls.
March 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We had a successful Crappy Fitzpatrick's Day event at the Congressman's office today!
Over a hundred PA-01 volunteers showed up to let Brian Fitzpatrick know - with holiday themed decor and limericks - how they feel about his inadequate representation, and his unwillingness to hold town halls.
Over a hundred PA-01 volunteers showed up to let Brian Fitzpatrick know - with holiday themed decor and limericks - how they feel about his inadequate representation, and his unwillingness to hold town halls.
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A refugees memories of Voice of America. What Trump is doing is monstrous.
March 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A refugees memories of Voice of America. What Trump is doing is monstrous.
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According to the New Jersey Globe, "Kim and Booker said they’d both vote against cloture, too . . ."
[Please @booker.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov make this clear in your statements to constituents too!]
newjerseyglobe.com/congress/boo...
[Please @booker.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov make this clear in your statements to constituents too!]
newjerseyglobe.com/congress/boo...
Booker, Kim say they won’t vote for stopgap funding bill, raising prospect of shutdown - New Jersey Globe
Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim will both vote no on a House-passed stopgap government funding bill, the two senators announced this afternoon, raising
newjerseyglobe.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
According to the New Jersey Globe, "Kim and Booker said they’d both vote against cloture, too . . ."
[Please @booker.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov make this clear in your statements to constituents too!]
newjerseyglobe.com/congress/boo...
[Please @booker.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov make this clear in your statements to constituents too!]
newjerseyglobe.com/congress/boo...
America lost a really good one today. RIP, Rep. Grijalva, and thank you for your conscience, your values, and your dedicated service. tucson.com/news/local/g...
Tucson Congressman Raúl Grijalva dies
Longtime Tucson Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva died Thursday morning at age 77.
tucson.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
America lost a really good one today. RIP, Rep. Grijalva, and thank you for your conscience, your values, and your dedicated service. tucson.com/news/local/g...
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⭐ THANK YOU! ⭐
Trump is attempting to unilaterally dismantle The US Department of Education, a blatantly illegal move.
We will always protect students in New Jersey and the world-class education they deserve.
We’ll see the Trump Administration in court.
www.njoag.gov/attorney-gen...
We will always protect students in New Jersey and the world-class education they deserve.
We’ll see the Trump Administration in court.
www.njoag.gov/attorney-gen...
March 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
⭐ THANK YOU! ⭐
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Our tips truck has hit the road.
This week, the Education Dept. announced it would fire about 1,300 workers. If you were affected, we'll be near the Education Dept. building, ready to meet folks where they are.
You can also reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
This week, the Education Dept. announced it would fire about 1,300 workers. If you were affected, we'll be near the Education Dept. building, ready to meet folks where they are.
You can also reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
March 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Our tips truck has hit the road.
This week, the Education Dept. announced it would fire about 1,300 workers. If you were affected, we'll be near the Education Dept. building, ready to meet folks where they are.
You can also reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.
This week, the Education Dept. announced it would fire about 1,300 workers. If you were affected, we'll be near the Education Dept. building, ready to meet folks where they are.
You can also reach out via Signal at 917-512-0201 or go to propublica.org/tips.