Kimba Stahler
@kimberlystahler.bsky.social
Historian.
Postdoc @ Penn State.
Podcast: Visions of Democracy.
Postdoc @ Penn State.
Podcast: Visions of Democracy.
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It’s Black Friday, so good opportunity to repost this short piece about this day’s origins. Enjoy!
As we gear up to the holiday, here is my latest #CommonThreads piece for @satevepost.bsky.social on Black Friday, which like everything in pop culture can be traced to the Great Depression 🗃
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Common Threads: The Origins of Black Friday | The Saturday Evening Post
For 100 years, retailers and politicians have made sure that Americans were primed to spend their money in the days after Thanksgiving.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It’s Black Friday, so good opportunity to repost this short piece about this day’s origins. Enjoy!
Reposted by Kimba Stahler
my thoughts on generative AI in the classroom
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Why I am not using AI in the classroom
Last week I spoke with some of my colleagues about the “challenges” posed by generative AI to our teaching. As anyone who follows me on Bluesky — or followed me on Twitter, prior …
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October 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
my thoughts on generative AI in the classroom
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I can't be the only one who hates receiving emails that are obviously written by AI. If it wasnt important enough for you to actually write about, it must not be important enough for me to read.
October 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I can't be the only one who hates receiving emails that are obviously written by AI. If it wasnt important enough for you to actually write about, it must not be important enough for me to read.
Season two of my podcast, Visions of Democracy, is available now. Episode one explores the unappetizing history of American school lunches. Listen on Spotify.
(Photo from the New York Public Library.)
(Photo from the New York Public Library.)
April 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Season two of my podcast, Visions of Democracy, is available now. Episode one explores the unappetizing history of American school lunches. Listen on Spotify.
(Photo from the New York Public Library.)
(Photo from the New York Public Library.)
Ugh, finally, I was able to disable Copilot. It only took about an hour of Googling and digging through settings.
April 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Ugh, finally, I was able to disable Copilot. It only took about an hour of Googling and digging through settings.
He always seems at peace when I'm working on the couch. 🥰
April 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
He always seems at peace when I'm working on the couch. 🥰
About to run the #supergay5k at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social.
April 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
About to run the #supergay5k at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social.
Genuine question: Are other car manufacturers using glue to assemble cars?
March 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Genuine question: Are other car manufacturers using glue to assemble cars?
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Truth 😬
Paging @thetattooedprof.bsky.social and @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Hoping you aren’t the end of the video just yet.
Hoping you aren’t the end of the video just yet.
March 20, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Truth 😬
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Hi everyone, can you help one of my students with her MA dissertation? Amy is exploring the motivations, influences & ambitions of those who practice history (from professionals to amateurs, paid to hobbyist). Fill in her survey to add your experience (& please share): forms.office.com/e/mFNv6tAqxn
Microsoft Forms
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January 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Hi everyone, can you help one of my students with her MA dissertation? Amy is exploring the motivations, influences & ambitions of those who practice history (from professionals to amateurs, paid to hobbyist). Fill in her survey to add your experience (& please share): forms.office.com/e/mFNv6tAqxn
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Musk comes from a family that moved to South Africa *for* the racism. He has repeatedly endorsed Great Replacement Theory in the US & Neo-Nazis of the AfD in Germany. He championed the rights of white nationalists and restored Nazi accounts to Twitter.
But I'm sure the Nazi salute was an accident.
But I'm sure the Nazi salute was an accident.
January 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Musk comes from a family that moved to South Africa *for* the racism. He has repeatedly endorsed Great Replacement Theory in the US & Neo-Nazis of the AfD in Germany. He championed the rights of white nationalists and restored Nazi accounts to Twitter.
But I'm sure the Nazi salute was an accident.
But I'm sure the Nazi salute was an accident.
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Who is next, we need to ask? Political dissidents? Those with roots in "enemy" nations? Those who will not take an oath? What is NEW about the executive order is the door it opens to rethinking the terms of citizenship for all of us.
January 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Who is next, we need to ask? Political dissidents? Those with roots in "enemy" nations? Those who will not take an oath? What is NEW about the executive order is the door it opens to rethinking the terms of citizenship for all of us.
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I’ll be posting this today
January 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’ll be posting this today
What needs more attention in the current debate over the looming #TikTok ban is how this change will affect gen z's search habits. Most of them haven't been using Google for years. What social media app will become their new favorite for seeking out information?
Is TikTok the New Google?
Searching up Google with TikTok concept. Image from Analyticsindiamag.com
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January 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
What needs more attention in the current debate over the looming #TikTok ban is how this change will affect gen z's search habits. Most of them haven't been using Google for years. What social media app will become their new favorite for seeking out information?
As I was drifting off to sleep, my partner woke me up in a panic because a literal BAT was flying around the room. I'm not sure how it got in (the windows have been shut because winter) or how to get it out (the screens don't even move). This was not on my 2025 bingo card.
January 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
As I was drifting off to sleep, my partner woke me up in a panic because a literal BAT was flying around the room. I'm not sure how it got in (the windows have been shut because winter) or how to get it out (the screens don't even move). This was not on my 2025 bingo card.
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Here’s what I want: I want some journalist with a backbone to ask Trump if he wants to admit a new state so badly, why not offer statehood to Puerto Rico, D.C., the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or Guam?
January 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Here’s what I want: I want some journalist with a backbone to ask Trump if he wants to admit a new state so badly, why not offer statehood to Puerto Rico, D.C., the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or Guam?
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As we're entering another Gilded Age, it's a good reminder to look at the first one for models of resistance. Here is my piece for @time-magazine.bsky.social #MadeByHistory on how Mrs. Astor won the 1890 tariff wars. Check it out, and think who could be today's Mr. Astor?🗃️
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time.com/7202002/fash...
The History That Exposes the Flaw in Trump's Tariff Logic
Tariff fights can backfire, because the government can't easily shape the preferences of American consumers.
time.com
January 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
As we're entering another Gilded Age, it's a good reminder to look at the first one for models of resistance. Here is my piece for @time-magazine.bsky.social #MadeByHistory on how Mrs. Astor won the 1890 tariff wars. Check it out, and think who could be today's Mr. Astor?🗃️
time.com/7202002/fash...
time.com/7202002/fash...
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Always exciting to see your book in the wild. If you are at the #AHA25 check out @illinoispress.bsky.social booth for 50% off their entire list
January 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Always exciting to see your book in the wild. If you are at the #AHA25 check out @illinoispress.bsky.social booth for 50% off their entire list
