Kelly J. Shannon, Ph.D.
@thegingerprof.bsky.social
Historian of US foreign relations, Iran, & women’s human rights. Author of US Foreign Policy and Muslim Women’s Human Rights @ Penn Press. Writing a book on early 20th c. US-Iran relations. Philly sports fan. Visiting Scholar @ GWU IMES ‘24-‘26 🗃️
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A visa limited to just 4 years means that no international students could enroll in a history PhD program at a US university. Not to mention the postdocs and faculty who contribute so much to US higher education. Please let the federal government know what you think about this proposal! 🧵🗃️
The AHA has submitted a public comment to the Federal Register in response to a proposed regulation that would limit visas for foreign students & scholars. The rule “poses undue hardship on foreign students & scholars, threatens American scholarly leadership, & would damage the American economy.” 🗃️
Action Alert: Submit Comments to Oppose Visa Restrictions for Scholars - AHA
The AHA has submitted a public comment to the Federal Register in response to a proposed regulation that would limit visas for foreign students and scholars to a length of four years. Written by AHA s...
www.historians.org
September 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A visa limited to just 4 years means that no international students could enroll in a history PhD program at a US university. Not to mention the postdocs and faculty who contribute so much to US higher education. Please let the federal government know what you think about this proposal! 🧵🗃️
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Here we go! The Mershon Center @mershoncenter.bsky.social at THE Ohio State University is hosting the 2026 Summer Institute of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations @shafrhistorians.bsky.social - take a look, apply, all are welcome, open to advanced PhD candidate + early career🗃️
The CfP for the 2026 Summer Institute: Strategic Cultures is now live on our website! Deadline is 12/15/2025
tinyurl.com/md66j8eh
cc: @cmcknichols.bsky.social @mershoncenter.bsky.social
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July 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Here we go! The Mershon Center @mershoncenter.bsky.social at THE Ohio State University is hosting the 2026 Summer Institute of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations @shafrhistorians.bsky.social - take a look, apply, all are welcome, open to advanced PhD candidate + early career🗃️
I just deleted my account from Academia.edu because they started generating AI slop - "podcasts" and "reviews" - based on my papers and profile. No notice, no message offering an opt-out. This is disgusting. FYI if you also don't want your intellectual property used for AI #academicsky #EDUsky
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July 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I just deleted my account from Academia.edu because they started generating AI slop - "podcasts" and "reviews" - based on my papers and profile. No notice, no message offering an opt-out. This is disgusting. FYI if you also don't want your intellectual property used for AI #academicsky #EDUsky
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"Iran coordinated the attacks on the American air base in Qatar with Qatari officials and gave advanced notice that attacks were coming to minimize casualties, according to three Iranian officials familiar with the plans." - www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Updates: Iran Fires Missiles at U.S. Base in Qatar, Iranian Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Iran coordinated the attacks on the American air base in Qatar with Qatari officials and gave advanced notice that attacks were coming to minimize casualties, according to three Iranian officials familiar with the plans." - www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
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Not only is this an almost impossible time to be an historian, structurally, it’s also a hugely morally distressing one. Our work is manipulated, defunded, and then ignored, and we sit here watching humanity do the same dumb shit over and over again. Thanks, I hate it.
June 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Not only is this an almost impossible time to be an historian, structurally, it’s also a hugely morally distressing one. Our work is manipulated, defunded, and then ignored, and we sit here watching humanity do the same dumb shit over and over again. Thanks, I hate it.
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Unhappy to confirm that the entire Historical Advisory Committee at the State Department received termination notices this afternoon (myself included). The HAC, set up by Congress, oversees the office that produces the FRUS series. history.state.gov/about/hac/in... 1/
April 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Unhappy to confirm that the entire Historical Advisory Committee at the State Department received termination notices this afternoon (myself included). The HAC, set up by Congress, oversees the office that produces the FRUS series. history.state.gov/about/hac/in... 1/
Delighted to share a piece I co-authored with @hdagres.bsky.social and Azadeh Pourzand on #Iran published this morning by @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...
Opinion | It’s a Mistake to Leave Human Rights Out of Iran Talks (Gift Article)
President Trump should not forget the Iranian people’s resolve when his administration sits down with Iran over its nuclear program.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Delighted to share a piece I co-authored with @hdagres.bsky.social and Azadeh Pourzand on #Iran published this morning by @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/o...
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Credible Redditors reporting The Institute of Museum & Library Services is being dismantled right now, 3/20 by DOGE at 955 L'Enfant Plaza. DHS is on-site to intimidate civil servants.
No media coverage.
Every library & museum system relies on these grants.
Record & report if you’re in the area.
No media coverage.
Every library & museum system relies on these grants.
Record & report if you’re in the area.
March 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Credible Redditors reporting The Institute of Museum & Library Services is being dismantled right now, 3/20 by DOGE at 955 L'Enfant Plaza. DHS is on-site to intimidate civil servants.
No media coverage.
Every library & museum system relies on these grants.
Record & report if you’re in the area.
No media coverage.
Every library & museum system relies on these grants.
Record & report if you’re in the area.
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Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
They’re just jealous. Brotherly Shove all the way! Go Birds! 🦅
From @theathletic.bsky.social: The Green Bay Packers submitted a proposal to the NFL’s competition committee to ban the “tush push,” according to league sources. The play is predominantly used by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Green Bay Packers propose ‘tush push’ ban: Sources
Hurts led all NFL QBs with 14 rushing touchdowns with 13 of those coming in goal to go situations, according to TruMedia.
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February 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
They’re just jealous. Brotherly Shove all the way! Go Birds! 🦅
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For others unfamiliar with this tradition: www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1...
Philly may grease poles ahead of the Super Bowl. Eagles fans don't care
Philadelphia habitually greases the light poles in Center City to keep jubilant fans earthbound after a big win. Fans sometimes treat these safety measures like a dare.
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January 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
For others unfamiliar with this tradition: www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1...
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Anyway, Philadelphia is the greatest city on the planet
January 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Anyway, Philadelphia is the greatest city on the planet
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The Eagles are headed to the Super Bowl. Here’s everything you need to know.
The Eagles are headed to the Super Bowl. Here’s everything you need to know.
The Eagles will play the winner of Chiefs-Bills in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Feb. 9.
www.inquirer.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The Eagles are headed to the Super Bowl. Here’s everything you need to know.
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“am not arguing that the humanities should adopt scientific norms, but that they should have the financial means to complement, contest, or rival science in explaining people, societies, and cultures. To do this properly today, they need a step-function increase in funding.”
Humanities Decline in Darkness: How Humanities Research Funding Works | Public Humanities | Cambridge Core
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December 31, 2024 at 12:20 AM
“am not arguing that the humanities should adopt scientific norms, but that they should have the financial means to complement, contest, or rival science in explaining people, societies, and cultures. To do this properly today, they need a step-function increase in funding.”
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Thread: A great photo essay by NPR on #Iran's Bakhtiari tribe. Enayat Asadi, the photojournalist, lived with the nomadic tribe for a month to capture their rich culture. The piece also captures the outsized role played by women in this community. www.npr.org/sections/goa... 1/3
November 21, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Thread: A great photo essay by NPR on #Iran's Bakhtiari tribe. Enayat Asadi, the photojournalist, lived with the nomadic tribe for a month to capture their rich culture. The piece also captures the outsized role played by women in this community. www.npr.org/sections/goa... 1/3
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A permanent job in US History post-1865 in a great department 🗃️: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DHC426/a...
Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern United States at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Apply now for the Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern United States role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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April 20, 2024 at 11:19 AM
A permanent job in US History post-1865 in a great department 🗃️: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DHC426/a...
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Attention K-12 teachers in San Francisco - attend the AHA for free! #sschat
Current K-12 teachers at public schools in San Francisco are eligible to receive free registration to #AHA24. Send a request from your school email address to the AHA’s annual meeting email for a discount code. 🗃️
Annual Meeting
The 137th annual meeting of the AHA will be held January 4-7, 2024, in San Francisco.
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December 26, 2023 at 8:49 PM
Attention K-12 teachers in San Francisco - attend the AHA for free! #sschat
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Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930 is a searchable database of 60 years of Chicago Homicide reports.
Stumbled across this doing research on detective agencies and it is really useful!
#c19th #c20th #crime 🗃️
homicide.northwester...
Stumbled across this doing research on detective agencies and it is really useful!
#c19th #c20th #crime 🗃️
homicide.northwester...
December 23, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930 is a searchable database of 60 years of Chicago Homicide reports.
Stumbled across this doing research on detective agencies and it is really useful!
#c19th #c20th #crime 🗃️
homicide.northwester...
Stumbled across this doing research on detective agencies and it is really useful!
#c19th #c20th #crime 🗃️
homicide.northwester...
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The largest library in the UK and one of the biggest in the world has effectively been turned into a cafe and gift shop indefinitely. Extraordinary this hasn’t been a bigger story.
Latest from the British Library:
"disruption to certain services is expected to persist for several months."
blogs.bl.uk/living-knowl...
"disruption to certain services is expected to persist for several months."
blogs.bl.uk/living-knowl...
December 12, 2023 at 12:11 PM
The largest library in the UK and one of the biggest in the world has effectively been turned into a cafe and gift shop indefinitely. Extraordinary this hasn’t been a bigger story.
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This @slate.bsky.social piece by @isaacbutler.bsky.social is so fascinating! I didn't watch Melrose Place the first time around, but now I want to watch it like a Where's Waldo book. slate.com/culture/2023...
One of the Most Audacious Pranks in History Was Hidden in a Hit TV Show for Years. Not Everyone Foun...
Abortion activism, anti-gun propaganda, and HIV awareness, smuggled onto prime time.
slate.com
December 11, 2023 at 7:31 PM
This @slate.bsky.social piece by @isaacbutler.bsky.social is so fascinating! I didn't watch Melrose Place the first time around, but now I want to watch it like a Where's Waldo book. slate.com/culture/2023...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the high court, has died at age 93.
December 1, 2023 at 3:01 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the high court, has died at age 93.