Jennifer Vannette
@jenvannette.bsky.social
Public Historian | History PhD; 20th century US, religion, human rights | Museum person
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
I'm surprised I haven't seen comment on how it's possible they had the signage prepared already if the vote yesterday was legitimate. Do people not understand that signs like this don't get made overnight?
NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building
The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex the Trump Kennedy Center.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I'm surprised I haven't seen comment on how it's possible they had the signage prepared already if the vote yesterday was legitimate. Do people not understand that signs like this don't get made overnight?
Dear publishers, please stop the nonsense of using a sans serif font for digital books. Not only is it harder to read longform sans serif text, it makes the author seem unserious. It's really not fair to anyone.
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Dear publishers, please stop the nonsense of using a sans serif font for digital books. Not only is it harder to read longform sans serif text, it makes the author seem unserious. It's really not fair to anyone.
Fan of anyone who can use Schitt's Creek gifs so perfectly, but also very good information.
Shall we talk about ebooks?
It might be a bit of a weird thing for a physical bookshop to do, but bear with me. There's a reason.
Take a seat for a short thread. 1/?
It might be a bit of a weird thing for a physical bookshop to do, but bear with me. There's a reason.
Take a seat for a short thread. 1/?
a woman in a suit and tie is smiling with #schitts creek written on the bottom
Alt: a woman in a suit and tie is smiling with #schitts creek written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Fan of anyone who can use Schitt's Creek gifs so perfectly, but also very good information.
Yep, despite the founders believing the greatest power should reside with Congress. They never imagined Congress willingly giving up its power.
Congress basically doesn’t exist at this point
October 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Yep, despite the founders believing the greatest power should reside with Congress. They never imagined Congress willingly giving up its power.
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When the ICE agent is Canadian… 🇨🇦 😍😂
October 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
When the ICE agent is Canadian… 🇨🇦 😍😂
I don't know, but it just kind of feels like the Bush family owes us something more than their complete silence right now. They worked so hard to dominate politics, and now no leadership at all? It's like it was only ever self interest. Please clap.
October 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I don't know, but it just kind of feels like the Bush family owes us something more than their complete silence right now. They worked so hard to dominate politics, and now no leadership at all? It's like it was only ever self interest. Please clap.
It's going to be hard to recover from this war on expertise.
September 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It's going to be hard to recover from this war on expertise.
He's proud of a band of racist insurrections who tried to destroy the United States? Yeah, that checks out.
Hegseth on restoring a Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery: "We recognize our history. We don't erase it. We don't follow the woke lemmings off the cliff that want to tear down statues ... we're proud of our history."
August 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
He's proud of a band of racist insurrections who tried to destroy the United States? Yeah, that checks out.
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Me, 2019: "Epstein gambled on the differential between his power and voice in the world and theirs and for the most part he won, because the game was rigged by dozens of people around him... Monsters rule over us, on behalf of monsters." lithub.com/in-patriarch...
In Patriarchy No One Can Hear You Scream: Rebecca Solnit on Jeffrey Epstein and the Silencing Machine
One of my favorite books when I was young was T. H. White’s The Once and Future King, and one of its central themes is the attempt of King Arthur to replace an ethos of “might is right” with someth…
lithub.com
July 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Me, 2019: "Epstein gambled on the differential between his power and voice in the world and theirs and for the most part he won, because the game was rigged by dozens of people around him... Monsters rule over us, on behalf of monsters." lithub.com/in-patriarch...
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For the record:
The Confederates fought a war against the United States to defend the institution of slavery.
Period.
The Confederates fought a war against the United States to defend the institution of slavery.
Period.
June 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
For the record:
The Confederates fought a war against the United States to defend the institution of slavery.
Period.
The Confederates fought a war against the United States to defend the institution of slavery.
Period.
I keep repeating Justice Roberts is one of the worst SCOTUS chiefs ever, and he will go down in history as a key player in our destruction. He needs more attention for how awful he is.
June 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I keep repeating Justice Roberts is one of the worst SCOTUS chiefs ever, and he will go down in history as a key player in our destruction. He needs more attention for how awful he is.
What happened to American manufacturing? Didn't he say we need to focus on American -made?
(Yes, I know the bribery is the bigger story, but still.)
(Yes, I know the bribery is the bigger story, but still.)
Hed could also be: “Trump plans to accept a bribe from a foreign state in violation of the explicit text of the Constitution” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump Is Said to Be Getting Qatari 747 for Air Force One, and Post-Presidency Travel
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What happened to American manufacturing? Didn't he say we need to focus on American -made?
(Yes, I know the bribery is the bigger story, but still.)
(Yes, I know the bribery is the bigger story, but still.)
Please stop saying the "U.S. military guarantees our freedoms." It doesn't. The Constitution and rule of law guarantee our freedoms. That's why the rule of law is under attack right now.
March 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Please stop saying the "U.S. military guarantees our freedoms." It doesn't. The Constitution and rule of law guarantee our freedoms. That's why the rule of law is under attack right now.
I'm wondering how John Roberts is feeling about Citizens United and Shelby v. Holder now and his responsibility for the downfall of the US. He knows he is a villain in the record, right?
February 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I'm wondering how John Roberts is feeling about Citizens United and Shelby v. Holder now and his responsibility for the downfall of the US. He knows he is a villain in the record, right?
I really don't understand the alcohol alternative market. Why does it cost as much as alcohol? You would think they'd sell so much more if the cost was in line with other soft drinks.
January 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I really don't understand the alcohol alternative market. Why does it cost as much as alcohol? You would think they'd sell so much more if the cost was in line with other soft drinks.
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A lesson from the TikTok Affair should be that bipartisan efforts to preserve U.S. national security are vulnerable to the incoming president getting bought off and switching sides for his own personal and political benefit. Not great!
January 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A lesson from the TikTok Affair should be that bipartisan efforts to preserve U.S. national security are vulnerable to the incoming president getting bought off and switching sides for his own personal and political benefit. Not great!
The reason insurance companies are moving to deny anesthesia coverage probably has to do with a plan to deny anesthesia to women giving birth. I'm sure we will soon see they are the first denied.
December 5, 2024 at 1:42 PM
The reason insurance companies are moving to deny anesthesia coverage probably has to do with a plan to deny anesthesia to women giving birth. I'm sure we will soon see they are the first denied.
Are posts here called flutters? Flits? Flights? Skywriting? What are we doing here? Post is accurate and yet mundane.
November 22, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Are posts here called flutters? Flits? Flights? Skywriting? What are we doing here? Post is accurate and yet mundane.
Greetings. Came here hoping to reengae with history folks. I'm a recovered academic, now museum person.
November 17, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Greetings. Came here hoping to reengae with history folks. I'm a recovered academic, now museum person.