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Nikos Papadakis
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Historian working in the CSU
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Wow! Love your creativity Ocean Beach (San Francisco)!
October 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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One of the world's most sacred places Mount Sinai is being turned into a mega-resort
The biblical site of Mount Sinai in Egypt is at the heart of an unholy row over plans to build a huge new tourism project.
www.bbc.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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A Greek Island’s First Settlers Weren’t Human
An archaeological dig on Naxos is overturning our assumptions about who Neanderthals were — and how they differed from Homo sapiens
newlinesmag.com
September 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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newrepublic.com/article/1975...

From Michael Brenes (Yale)
What If the Political Pendulum Doesn’t Swing Back?
The Cycles of American History foresaw American voter dealignment, and an electronic age that would see voters prioritize personality over party—but it didn’t anticipate Trump.
newrepublic.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Trump’s 2026 budget proposes slashing the Historic Preservation Fund by over 90%, despite its bipartisan support and zero cost to taxpayers.

A preservationist warns the move could gut efforts to protect America’s architectural and cultural heritage in all 50 states.

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Trump administration aims to slash funds that preserve the nation’s rich architectural and cultural history
The program is a crucial source of funding, particularly in small towns and rural America, where privately raised cultural heritage funds are harder to come by.
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June 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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“No Kings” demonstration, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
June 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Historians Defend the National Endowment for the Humanities and American Public Culture - AHA
The AHA has released a statement condemning the evisceration of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
www.historians.org
April 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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"Now is the moment to recognize the scale of the seismic change unfolding, and to find new ways to live in the world that a very different kind of America is beginning to create."

Not for the first time, I emphatically agree with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social.

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The End of the Postwar World
Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.
www.theatlantic.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Gutted courses, fewer majors, faculty layoffs: Who will feel Cal State's 8% budget cut?
In his budget proposal, Gov. Gavin Newsom included a Cal State budget cut of nearly 8%. System officials say that will force major cuts.
calmatters.org
February 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Cal State system braces for possible cuts in classes, sports due to budget problems and enrollment decline
Among the most dramatic proposals, Sonoma State wants to drop its intercollegiate athletic teams. Students are angry.
edsource.org
January 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM