Whitney Blankenship, Ph.D
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Whitney Blankenship, Ph.D
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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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He should check out a polar projection if he wants to be really shook.
August 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Whatever we end up with is going to be awful; but this particular proposed map is ridiculous.
July 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Smiting Apps….
Cartoon Non-Sequitur by Wiley. Mr and Mrs Almighty are doomscrolling. God searches for smiting app. Mrs Almighty isn’t impressed with his selection of zombie apocalypse.
February 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Historians: a student asked what document is behind Speed Racer. The clip is from 1968. I've been unable to find it. Any thoughts? #skystorians #Vietnam #HoChiMinh
Screen shot from 1968 Speed Racer cartoon. Shows excerpts from two pages on a blackboard. One page has a red cross superimposed over the text.
January 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Spot on.
Post from Fixing Education: 2010-2024 “if you don’t like teaching, just quit! Stop complaining! 2024: “why do we have a teacher shortage” followed by a thoughtful emoji.
January 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Tuxedo cat sitting on a gray floral blanket. He has yellow eyes and a strip of white on his nose. Tuxedo cat sitting in a white pedestal sink. He has a black face and white bib on his chest
November 24, 2024 at 11:36 PM
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Join me at NCSS 2024 in Boston!
Session card for Whitney Blankenship’s NCSS presentation “A New Freedom Trail: Making Connections with History and Geography” on Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 9:10 to 9:35 am. Card has a picture of Blankenship and audience members watching a presentation.
November 17, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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Orange and red sunset over the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii. Wispy clouds drifting over on left side of picture. Wave ripples on the water.
November 16, 2024 at 8:49 PM
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As a cat mom I would be remiss if I didn’t post a photo of my boys, Virgil & Lucas.
Two tuxedo cats on a red ottoman. Closeup of two tuxedo cats Tuxedo cats snuggling on a gray cushion. Two tuxedo cats in front of a blue pillow with a tuxedo cat wearing a scarf and holding a mug.
November 12, 2024 at 11:44 PM