Cari S. Babitzke, Ph.D.
@caribabitzke.bsky.social
Historian. Part-time photographer. Aura smells of dog biscuits.
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If you want to write a review for us, then pitch us! We publish book reviews but desperately want review pitches for history exhibits, podcasts, films, etc. If you can review it, then pitch it. We will open for pitches again in early 2025. See this page for details.
contingentmagazine.org/pitch-us/
contingentmagazine.org/pitch-us/
Pitch Us
What we're looking for, how much we pay, and how to pitch us.
contingentmagazine.org
December 28, 2024 at 4:07 PM
If you want to write a review for us, then pitch us! We publish book reviews but desperately want review pitches for history exhibits, podcasts, films, etc. If you can review it, then pitch it. We will open for pitches again in early 2025. See this page for details.
contingentmagazine.org/pitch-us/
contingentmagazine.org/pitch-us/
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You hear a lot more about people stealing a stick of deodorant from a drug store than corporations stealing millions from their workers
Multiple Burger King and Popeyes franchises across Massachusetts has been hit with over $2 million in fines for violating child labor law.
Nearly 2,000 workers under age 18 were being paid late, paid less than minimum wage, or were not paid at all.
www.businessinsider.com/popeyes-burg...
Nearly 2,000 workers under age 18 were being paid late, paid less than minimum wage, or were not paid at all.
www.businessinsider.com/popeyes-burg...
Burger King and Popeyes franchises fined for child labor law violations
The citations at the Massachusetts franchises follow an increase in child labor violations in recent years, according to government data.
www.businessinsider.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:43 PM
You hear a lot more about people stealing a stick of deodorant from a drug store than corporations stealing millions from their workers
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If you know a curious kid, send their question to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com, and we'll do our best to answer it. We take all topics but get a lot of STEM questions (not a bad thing! just saying), so if they want to know about politics, religion, arts or business, all the better
November 25, 2024 at 1:49 PM
If you know a curious kid, send their question to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com, and we'll do our best to answer it. We take all topics but get a lot of STEM questions (not a bad thing! just saying), so if they want to know about politics, religion, arts or business, all the better
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A Curious Kid asks: Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side? @boisestate.bsky.social geoscientist Andrew Gase explains the instability of deep holes 🌏 🧪https://theconversation.com/is-it-possible-to-dig-all-the-way-through-the-earth-to-the-other-side-237628
Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side?
There’s a lot of hot rock in the way, and sooner or later your hole would collapse.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2024 at 1:46 PM
A Curious Kid asks: Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side? @boisestate.bsky.social geoscientist Andrew Gase explains the instability of deep holes 🌏 🧪https://theconversation.com/is-it-possible-to-dig-all-the-way-through-the-earth-to-the-other-side-237628
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We're still kicking as a small magazine that found an audience on Twitter. But we're not there anymore, and it's much harder for pubs like Contingent to find and grow an audience, so if you like our stuff--tell someone about it!
Read a random article here! contingentmagazine.org?redirect_to=...
Read a random article here! contingentmagazine.org?redirect_to=...
October 13, 2024 at 9:45 PM
We're still kicking as a small magazine that found an audience on Twitter. But we're not there anymore, and it's much harder for pubs like Contingent to find and grow an audience, so if you like our stuff--tell someone about it!
Read a random article here! contingentmagazine.org?redirect_to=...
Read a random article here! contingentmagazine.org?redirect_to=...
Reskeet with how old you are, using a vague proxy:
Setting the cruise control at 58mph because I was led to believe the highway patrol wouldn't pull you over unless you were running 60.
Setting the cruise control at 58mph because I was led to believe the highway patrol wouldn't pull you over unless you were running 60.
Reskeet with how old you are, using a vague proxy:
To get new songs, I’d hold a cassette recorder up to the stereo speaker while the radio was on.
To get new songs, I’d hold a cassette recorder up to the stereo speaker while the radio was on.
Reskeet with how old you are, using a vague proxy:
Having a piercing, tattoo, or gold teeth meant you were a committed outlaw,
Having a piercing, tattoo, or gold teeth meant you were a committed outlaw,
June 10, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Reskeet with how old you are, using a vague proxy:
Setting the cruise control at 58mph because I was led to believe the highway patrol wouldn't pull you over unless you were running 60.
Setting the cruise control at 58mph because I was led to believe the highway patrol wouldn't pull you over unless you were running 60.
Curious bird alert! The prettiest thrush posted up in the sun and gave me good angles for the clicky-machine. 🪶
May 14, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Curious bird alert! The prettiest thrush posted up in the sun and gave me good angles for the clicky-machine. 🪶
Many thanks to Contingent for hosting my thoughts on this excellent book!
A review of @drewmckevitt.bsky.social's Gun Country by @caribabitzke.bsky.social.
"Compromise and moderation have offered no effective solutions to the dual problems of gun accessibility and gun violence in the gun country."
"Compromise and moderation have offered no effective solutions to the dual problems of gun accessibility and gun violence in the gun country."
The Problem of Plenty
There was nothing inevitable about the kind of gun country the U.S. is today.
contingentmagazine.org
April 28, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Many thanks to Contingent for hosting my thoughts on this excellent book!
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my book is now available on my publisher’s website & is available for preorder on many sites!
reminder that I’ll mail a sticker to the first 150 individuals who send me a screen shot of preorder. I really appreciate you❤️🧡
www.kensingtonbooks.com/978080654317...
reminder that I’ll mail a sticker to the first 150 individuals who send me a screen shot of preorder. I really appreciate you❤️🧡
www.kensingtonbooks.com/978080654317...
Dear Miss Perkins
This outstanding, inspiring new narrative of the first woman to serve in a president’s cabinet, reveals the full, never-before-told story of her role in sa...
www.kensingtonbooks.com
April 26, 2024 at 1:06 AM
my book is now available on my publisher’s website & is available for preorder on many sites!
reminder that I’ll mail a sticker to the first 150 individuals who send me a screen shot of preorder. I really appreciate you❤️🧡
www.kensingtonbooks.com/978080654317...
reminder that I’ll mail a sticker to the first 150 individuals who send me a screen shot of preorder. I really appreciate you❤️🧡
www.kensingtonbooks.com/978080654317...
American Masters is feeding my nerdy soul this season. Many thanks to the Corporation for Public Broadcasters and the support of Viewers Like Me.
April 10, 2024 at 12:06 AM
American Masters is feeding my nerdy soul this season. Many thanks to the Corporation for Public Broadcasters and the support of Viewers Like Me.
I have the chuckles, today.
February 23, 2024 at 5:31 PM
I have the chuckles, today.
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Do you know a single thing about Rutherford B. Hayes? I'd say the most important fact is that he was a secret bird lover. Apparently he counted 52 kinds of birds at his house and I can say from experience that the only person who'd bother doing this is a hyperfixated bird nerd.🪶🗃️
February 19, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Do you know a single thing about Rutherford B. Hayes? I'd say the most important fact is that he was a secret bird lover. Apparently he counted 52 kinds of birds at his house and I can say from experience that the only person who'd bother doing this is a hyperfixated bird nerd.🪶🗃️
I find it interesting (but not surprising) that the NRA’s defense has centered on the “rogue actor” narrative. Much like it has done with gun violence for decades on decades.
It’s worth remembering that LaPierre was in charge for nearly a third of a century.
It’s worth remembering that LaPierre was in charge for nearly a third of a century.
The case accused leaders of the National Rifle Association of corruption and misspending and now heads to the jury, which is expected to begin deliberations Friday.
www.npr.org/2024/02/16/1...
www.npr.org/2024/02/16/1...
Lawsuit accusing NRA of lavish misspending now heads to jury
The case accused leaders of the National Rifle Association of corruption and misspending and now heads to the jury, which is expected to begin deliberations Friday.
www.npr.org
February 16, 2024 at 5:11 PM
I find it interesting (but not surprising) that the NRA’s defense has centered on the “rogue actor” narrative. Much like it has done with gun violence for decades on decades.
It’s worth remembering that LaPierre was in charge for nearly a third of a century.
It’s worth remembering that LaPierre was in charge for nearly a third of a century.
Give it a go and let me know how you scored.
NEW: How much do you know about U.S. gun laws?
The answers to some of these 12 questions might surprise you.
From @bychipbrownlee.bsky.social and Jennifer Mascia ⬇️
The answers to some of these 12 questions might surprise you.
From @bychipbrownlee.bsky.social and Jennifer Mascia ⬇️
Test Your Knowledge of U.S. Gun Laws
At the Trace, we often write about gun laws — but even we get stumped from time to time. We regularly come across something unexpected or have to check with legal experts for a refresher. This got u...
www.thetrace.org
February 8, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Give it a go and let me know how you scored.
Forgive the repost, but I forgot the 🗃️ doodad the other day.
While we're too close in historical time to assess the full legacy of Wayne LaPierre's leadership, I wrote for The Conversation about some of the most important changes his 33 years have brought to the landscape of firearms politics and policy.
Longtime NRA chief Wayne LaPierre is leaving the gun group in trouble but still powerful
Under his watch, congressional action toward gun control ground to a near halt that lasted for many years.
theconversation.com
February 2, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Forgive the repost, but I forgot the 🗃️ doodad the other day.
This is phenomenal info, friends. Particularly for folks in the earliest "how do I even FIND that" phase of a project. 🗃️
I taught a session yesterday on the tools available to find where archival collections might be located, and I want to point out Harvard Library's terrific guide. guides.library.harvard.edu/archives/us Just look at this flow chart!
February 2, 2024 at 6:05 PM
This is phenomenal info, friends. Particularly for folks in the earliest "how do I even FIND that" phase of a project. 🗃️
What a day on the marsh! 🪶
February 1, 2024 at 2:05 AM
What a day on the marsh! 🪶
While we're too close in historical time to assess the full legacy of Wayne LaPierre's leadership, I wrote for The Conversation about some of the most important changes his 33 years have brought to the landscape of firearms politics and policy.
Longtime NRA chief Wayne LaPierre is leaving the gun group in trouble but still powerful
Under his watch, congressional action toward gun control ground to a near halt that lasted for many years.
theconversation.com
January 30, 2024 at 3:29 PM
While we're too close in historical time to assess the full legacy of Wayne LaPierre's leadership, I wrote for The Conversation about some of the most important changes his 33 years have brought to the landscape of firearms politics and policy.
This is great news!
Check it out -- get the GUN COUNTRY ebook for free for the next week, and join us in Chapel Hill on Wednesday!
In advance of a panel on gun culture and gun violence in America, UNC Press is making GUN COUNTRY by @drewmckevitt.bsky.social available to the public, especially students!, for free: uncpressblog.com/2024/01/25/r...
January 25, 2024 at 10:57 PM
This is great news!
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Pssst @susih.bsky.social will open a new CFP round of Community Scholars in January 2024, stay tuned 🗃️ Need research access? Contingent + independent scholars + colleagues, we’re here for you!
December 19, 2023 at 12:38 AM
Pssst @susih.bsky.social will open a new CFP round of Community Scholars in January 2024, stay tuned 🗃️ Need research access? Contingent + independent scholars + colleagues, we’re here for you!
Yesterday’s walkies included a poser: a white-throated sparrow.
December 30, 2023 at 2:08 AM
Yesterday’s walkies included a poser: a white-throated sparrow.
🗃️Who’s got suggestions for Thomas, skystorians?
Hey, does anyone have experience building a Latin America comps list focused on 19th and 20th century Brazil
December 19, 2023 at 5:55 PM
🗃️Who’s got suggestions for Thomas, skystorians?
Voting’s my favorite! I’ll see you at the polling place.
November 7, 2023 at 2:17 PM
Voting’s my favorite! I’ll see you at the polling place.