Whitney Blankenship, Ph.D
@wblankenship.bsky.social
Historian, Teacher, teacher-educator, CC professor, and cat mom. Research: belligerent citizenship in anti-communist curriculums; historical narratives in evangelical U.S. history textbooks.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
It’s not trans women who are the problem. Full stop.
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It’s not trans women who are the problem. Full stop.
All of this.
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
All of this.
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A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Alamo Colleges AAUP-AFT press release! 100 members strong and growing! aaup-texas.org/blog/f/profe...
Professors Unite Across Alamo Colleges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Carlos Acosta, President, Alamo Colleges AAUP-AFT Chapter
Phone: (210) 834-1722
Email: aaup.alamo@proton.me
Website: https://aaupalamocolleges.org/
aaup-texas.org
October 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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“The specific cuts [at University of Oregon] reflect a misunderstanding of the essential reasons for the existence of the university. Cuts in teaching & research should always be a last resort, after budgets for administration, athletics, & other nonacademic programs.” www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
AAUP President Denounces Planned Cuts at the University of Oregon
The AAUP stands with the United Academics of the University of Oregon in protesting the administration's plan to slash multiple departments and programs and fire faculty.
www.aaup.org
August 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“The specific cuts [at University of Oregon] reflect a misunderstanding of the essential reasons for the existence of the university. Cuts in teaching & research should always be a last resort, after budgets for administration, athletics, & other nonacademic programs.” www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
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More of this . . .
🇺🇸 National Guard soldier speaks out: “I swore an oath to defend our constitution… seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is.”
August 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
More of this . . .
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I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
You can't teach U.S. history without "divisive" narratives. Slavery wasn't "unifying." The Japanese incarceration wasn't "unifying." The anti-immigrant Operation Wetback (real name) wasn't "unifying."
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
It's history's job to tell the truth, not cover up past racism to pave the way for future racism.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I'll say it a thousand times -- any account of the past that only celebrates the good parts of a nation without reckoning with the bad is not what we call "history"
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
It is propaganda, pure and simple.
Chinese Exclusion Act 2.0
Brooke Rollins leaves open the possibility that the Trump administration might try to ban native born Chinese-Americans from buying farmland
August 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Chinese Exclusion Act 2.0
Whatever we end up with is going to be awful; but this particular proposed map is ridiculous.
July 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Whatever we end up with is going to be awful; but this particular proposed map is ridiculous.
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Some are calling for a boycott of CBS. But I think that’s a mistake. Colbert will still be on air for almost a year, so if anything, we want to triple his views!
Instead of turning away, we should be asking how to amplify voices like his.
www.instagram.com/reel/DMdY4XP...
Instead of turning away, we should be asking how to amplify voices like his.
www.instagram.com/reel/DMdY4XP...
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July 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Some are calling for a boycott of CBS. But I think that’s a mistake. Colbert will still be on air for almost a year, so if anything, we want to triple his views!
Instead of turning away, we should be asking how to amplify voices like his.
www.instagram.com/reel/DMdY4XP...
Instead of turning away, we should be asking how to amplify voices like his.
www.instagram.com/reel/DMdY4XP...
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Dem Party: We are spending $20M to figure out how to talk to male voters.
Mamdani: Save your money. I have +45 favorability with male voters & +73 with men under 45. Endorse me.
Dem Party: No way dude. Now—why is our favorability is -54? Let's spend $20M on wealthy consultants to figure it out!
Mamdani: Save your money. I have +45 favorability with male voters & +73 with men under 45. Endorse me.
Dem Party: No way dude. Now—why is our favorability is -54? Let's spend $20M on wealthy consultants to figure it out!
July 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Dem Party: We are spending $20M to figure out how to talk to male voters.
Mamdani: Save your money. I have +45 favorability with male voters & +73 with men under 45. Endorse me.
Dem Party: No way dude. Now—why is our favorability is -54? Let's spend $20M on wealthy consultants to figure it out!
Mamdani: Save your money. I have +45 favorability with male voters & +73 with men under 45. Endorse me.
Dem Party: No way dude. Now—why is our favorability is -54? Let's spend $20M on wealthy consultants to figure it out!
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Medical debt shouldn’t ever be a thing in a developed country. No other Western industrialized nation has it.
July 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Medical debt shouldn’t ever be a thing in a developed country. No other Western industrialized nation has it.
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This event is going to be so cool! And the idea, cooked up with @noraslonimsky.bsky.social, is to do this format again in 2026. We're excited about it! And super grateful to this awesome line-up of scholars.
July 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This event is going to be so cool! And the idea, cooked up with @noraslonimsky.bsky.social, is to do this format again in 2026. We're excited about it! And super grateful to this awesome line-up of scholars.
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BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
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Reports that a Canadian citizen who has resided in the US since age 10 was abducted at a green card interview.
Her husband is begging ICE to let him fly her back to Canada and they refuse to release her.
Her husband is begging ICE to let him fly her back to Canada and they refuse to release her.
July 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Reports that a Canadian citizen who has resided in the US since age 10 was abducted at a green card interview.
Her husband is begging ICE to let him fly her back to Canada and they refuse to release her.
Her husband is begging ICE to let him fly her back to Canada and they refuse to release her.
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Here's a link to a short 2000-word open-source article about historical thinking I co-wrote with Carla L. Peck, James Miles, and Catherine Duquette.
Historical thinking: Trends, critiques, and future directions
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Historical thinking: Trends, critiques, and future directions
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
July 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Here's a link to a short 2000-word open-source article about historical thinking I co-wrote with Carla L. Peck, James Miles, and Catherine Duquette.
Historical thinking: Trends, critiques, and future directions
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
Historical thinking: Trends, critiques, and future directions
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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You know what works better than thoughts and prayers? A functioning government.
July 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
You know what works better than thoughts and prayers? A functioning government.
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The richest family in the United States, the Waltons, made money by not paying Walmart employees enough. This forced employees to seek government assistance for food and healthcare.
Republicans’ response is to take away that assistance because the Waltons aren’t rich enough.
Republicans’ response is to take away that assistance because the Waltons aren’t rich enough.
July 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The richest family in the United States, the Waltons, made money by not paying Walmart employees enough. This forced employees to seek government assistance for food and healthcare.
Republicans’ response is to take away that assistance because the Waltons aren’t rich enough.
Republicans’ response is to take away that assistance because the Waltons aren’t rich enough.
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The massive government failure seen in Texas and the loss of life can be directly attributed to the ongoing mismanagement under Greg Abbott. This isn't the first time Texas has been failed and as long as they keep empowering ghouls, it won't be the last.
July 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The massive government failure seen in Texas and the loss of life can be directly attributed to the ongoing mismanagement under Greg Abbott. This isn't the first time Texas has been failed and as long as they keep empowering ghouls, it won't be the last.
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It's no 100 year flood.
July 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It's no 100 year flood.
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Children do not deserve to die because of choices the adults in their lives made.
Children should run through backyard sprinklers, get slobberz from a puppy, or make dandelion wishes.
To say that their parents or families deserve to experience this profound loss is wrong & uncalled for.
Children should run through backyard sprinklers, get slobberz from a puppy, or make dandelion wishes.
To say that their parents or families deserve to experience this profound loss is wrong & uncalled for.
July 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Children do not deserve to die because of choices the adults in their lives made.
Children should run through backyard sprinklers, get slobberz from a puppy, or make dandelion wishes.
To say that their parents or families deserve to experience this profound loss is wrong & uncalled for.
Children should run through backyard sprinklers, get slobberz from a puppy, or make dandelion wishes.
To say that their parents or families deserve to experience this profound loss is wrong & uncalled for.
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The point here isn't to beat up on Jordan Lasker. It's to ask how the NYT called a white supremacist hack an "academic" when his only academic work of note was so awful that its ethical and scientific awfulness was a national scandal. No one even Googled. No one fact-checked this story AT ALL. 5/
July 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The point here isn't to beat up on Jordan Lasker. It's to ask how the NYT called a white supremacist hack an "academic" when his only academic work of note was so awful that its ethical and scientific awfulness was a national scandal. No one even Googled. No one fact-checked this story AT ALL. 5/