one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much

Me, leading people from the other place to #Bluesky!

Welcome, newbies! I'm a medical historian who likes to remind people the past was pretty awful.

If you ever wondered what would happen if you needed a leg amputated in 1832, or if you had a toothache in 1765 - look no further.

Bluesky Community Defense Lesson #1 for Newbies

We do not argue with trolls
We block them
On sight

This is the Way, and the Way has saved me countless elevated heart rate episodes over the past year

On Fridays, the whole family would gather and we would eat a delicious meal, and love would fill the house. This displacement ate the heart
#gaza

Professor Nizam Mamode break down as he tells @CommonsIDC about the systematic & persistent targeting of civilians by Israeli drones after they drop bombs on areas of civilian population living in tents

Subject: The humanitarian situation in Gaza

14:04:01

parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

Hi everyone.

The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars.

We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website.

We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off.

I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.

A collection of Doctors Without Borders accounts, including staff accounts. Personal accounts reflect individual views and do not necessarily represent the organization’s positions or imply endorsements. #starterpack

go.bsky.app/Ttgzjd6

Daily repost for Jamal who got a spam warning and is afraid to post as much anymore

The Hinds House Collective, born from the student-led pro-Palestine movements at Columbia University, made its off-campus debut with an exhibition and teach-in last weekend.

One annoying thing about historical research is looking up how long it took to get from A to B in the US by train in 1880 and then looking it up now and realizing it was faster in 1880.

Turkey severs all relations with Israel, says Erdogan - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-severs-all-relations-israel-says-erdogan

US contractor held liable for torture, with jury awarding $42m to Abu Ghraib survivors - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/jury-awards-42mn-abu-ghraib-survivors-us-contractor-held-liable-torture

Standing ovation for the brilliant Francesca Albanese at her lecture on "Imperialism, Colonialism and Human Rights: the Litmus Test of Palestine" at SOAS.

Vídeo | Francesca Albanese: “No es un conflicto”
https://spanishrevolution.net/video-francesca-albanese-no-es-un-conflicto
Mientras no llamemos a las cosas por su nombre, será difícil cambiarlas.

I rarely bring it up anymore (IDK why, it feels weird to promote??) but feels sadly/newly relevant again: If you're thinking about running for office, I wrote a book for you. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Run-fo...

New art challenge:

Draw for an hour a day INSTEAD OF doomscrolling on socials for an hour a day.

Who's in?

Libraries are precious and beautiful and must be defended

A year ago, Azerbaijan ethnically cleansed 100,000 Armenians.
Today it is hosting the world climate summit (COP29).
When there are no consequences - these things will happen again and again and again.