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Museum professional, working primarily with small history museums. Social media and evaluation / audience research / analytics nerd. Stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦 Views my own.
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Yes, at least some of the AI hype is really just hype.
I trust doctors when it comes to medicine. I trust science. Yes, I trust experts. Ask yourselves this: if you need emergency surgery, who do you trust? An expert doctor who knows what to do? Or someone who never went to med school but watched every episode of “The Pitt?” I’ll take the experts.
And Hogwarts is set in Maine. Maybe New Hampshire if we’re feeling adventurous.
Stephen King’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
People keep on talking about this through the lens of protecting "children" but I'd like to propose that this is horrific and negligent no matter what the age of the person, and we should say that clearly and repeatedly.
She was right. She was right about everything.
Eric who? This is why Zohran Mamdani won the primary so easily and looks place to dispatch Cuomo in the fall.
Where is this quote from? I’m now interested in the whole article.
Some more #museum facts: Museums pay $12 billion in tax every year, $4 billion to state and local government for local projects. Every $1 in government support for museums generates $5 in tax revenue.
Using Tor doesn’t require a lot of technical know-how, you just need to download a browser and familiarize yourself with some basics. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
THE BEST HASHTAG! THANKS TO YOUR FAVORITE BLUESKY PERSON (ME!), I OFFICIALLY PROCLAIM #BIGLYHASHTAG. YOU’RE WELCOME FOR THIS TREMENDOUS HASHTAG, AMERICA!
Happy Independence Day, Ukraine! Slava Ukraini! [pics of the Ukrainian flag flying over Oxford (England) and painted in the side of a beach cabin in Brighton (Australia)]
That’s the concern, isn’t it? Once museums start bending the truth under pressure, the whole field loses credibility.
Hey, I am so happy my adult toddler analysis had some impact on Nick Clegg’s thinking FINALLY! Now if he will only return our request to come on the pod.
@aaslh.org issued a statement a few days ago and I expect it will be a topic of much conversation at next month’s conference. I’ll post about anything interesting I hear (I’ll be attending and presenting).
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Wow, the right sure is sensitive! Maybe they need trigger warnings so they don’t get their feelings hurt?
What is up with @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social? An interview about moving the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum descended into a farce as the panel dismissed an expert trying to explain how a unique cultural relic could be damaged. They even made “stop the boats” jokes. I expected more from the BBC.
This hits a little too close to home, but if we don’t defend ourselves, this is what our museums might look like in a few years. #museum
You know who else erases history? Putin. He jails truth-tellers, whitewashes Stalin’s mass murders of millions, and rewrites borders to claim Ukraine was never a real country or people. For a decade, I have been warning that Trump wants to mirror Putin and all his tactics
Yep - and there are (were?) also hundreds of civil servants at #NEH, #NEA, and #IMLS who dedicated their careers to uplifting and supporting museums, archives, libraries, and other cultural organizations - and the people who work in them. The threat to our work is all intertwined.
for the record, that's about 20x the number of coal miners in the US
I was *deeply* impressed by how quickly the ALA responded. Maybe they have had more practice being attacked than museums, but they got on this as soon as it started. Museums need to take note.
Here is the truth about museums: Museums are among the most trusted institutions in American society. Especially history museums. Museums support over 700,000 jobs in the US. Museums generate $50 billion in economic activity in the US every year. Just the facts. That’s what we do. #museum
Spoiler Alert: Slavery was really, really, really bad.
He visited (and praised) the NMAAHC in his first term. Evidently he sold his brain cell and soul to project 2025 and changed his mind. Typical.
One wonders how a federal takeover of local policing fits with the newfound theme of personal liberty the WaPo alleges to espouse? Oh, right, Bezos was just making it up all along.
See also “1938,” “Sudetenland,” and “peace in our time.” That one didn’t age well either.
“The best people.” 🙄
And we’re supposed to believe that Putin’s written security guarantees not to invade Ukraine (again!) mean anything. They gave the same guarantees in 1994 and it amounted to nothing.
Not only did federal goons show up to try and intimidate our governor, they did so on hallowed ground. Gov. Newsom was speaking at the Democracy Center at the Japanese American National Museum, which I helped found so we do not repeat the horrors and injustices of the past. Shameful.
Trump‘s sluggish performance at today’s summit raises new questions about Joe Biden’s energy level
She was right about everything.
“Putin would eat you for lunch.” Today, exactly that happened.
- The humidity in August - Realizing the zoo is about to close, but you are all the way at Amazonia with two children and a stroller, and you took the metro here - Off-leash golden doodle at Petworth Farmers Market
Statement from @aaslh.org about the regime’s attempt to take over the Smithsonian. Surveys show the people want to see a full, accurate story of American history, not the sanitized, ideological one the White House proposes. Speak up for the truth! www.aaslh.org/smithsonian-...
DC Union Station tonight. Unreal.
It would explain a few things, when you think about it
War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength - and Germany violates human rights more than El Salvador. on the upsidedown world of the new State Department human rights reports www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Everything else about it is that stupid, why not this, too? 🙄
Gone? Just… gone? Is there a cached version on google, or does the internet archive have some of it saved?
14 August 1903 | A Polish Jew, Chaim Flaschen, was born in Tarnów. A carpenter. In #Auschwitz from 27 December 1941. No. 25034 He perished in the camp on 20 March 1942.
Thank goodness it’s all being documented. Future historians wouldn’t believe a word of this without evidence. Can we blame them?
Hey I just met you and I'm a whale But here's my number So call me, Ishmael
Congratulations, America, on reaching the ultimate level of self-parody!
I’m almost surprised it took them this long. I just hope we still have a democracy in 4 years so we can start putting things back together. At least some people are archiving displays as they are now so we will know how to reassemble our organizations.
Now the regime is trying to take over museums and impose their view of history. #museum www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/a...
Attention, United States! Russian propagandists keep talking about Russian territorial claims on Alaska from time to time. I've made a compilation for you.
Erasing history: another classic authoritarian move. #museum @aaslh.org
Today, @aaslh.org issued a joint statement with OAH, ASALH, AAAM, and NCPH expressing concern with the erasure, censorship, and distortion of history the White House is forcing upon the Park Service and other entities. Proud to be with these orgs standing up for history. aaslh.org/trust-americ...
Profiles in cowardice.
"She accompanied her mother, Rev. Kim, who is widely recognized as the first woman to be ordained as an Anglican priest in the Seoul Diocese of the Anglican Church of Korea..." www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai...
The Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states: "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, NOR CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS INFLICTED.
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
Listen….you and I may not like all the cussing. But in this clip especially. Where are the lies?
21 July 1895 | A German Jewish woman, Grete Liebreich, was born in Wattenscheid. In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
Pay attention to Paramount firing #Colbert. Pay attention to Paramount caving in on a dubious lawsuit they could easily have won. This is classic authoritarian stuff.
Age verification via face scans is not safety — it's surveillance. Biometric age guessing is inaccurate, discriminatory, and creepy AF. Stop normalizing it.
Riiiight, this can’t be related to all the other pressure Paramount is under. Nothing to see here. Viktor Orban would be proud. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
I’m sure this has nothing to do with Bezos selling out WaPo like he did all the other times. Oh no. Nothing at all. Unrelated: I have a bridge to sell, real cheap. Great views of Brooklyn!
"Somehow, there is a perception out there that Union Busting Toxic Death Factory Inc. is just some kind of union-busting toxic death factory. It’s crucial for our planet and our profit that we shift this attitude."
🚨URGENT RESPONSE CALL. FLOOD THE ZONE 🚨 The House CJS Subcommittee IS CURRENTLY marking up the FY26 budget, incl. NSF. Since 1950, NSF has been advancing science, health, & more. Tell Chairman Rogers: Don’t gut 75 years of progress. We demand NO CUTS to NSF. & watch the livestream: zurl.co/zScND
Democracy dies when billionaire weasels own newspapers.
Trump's Lysenkoism. By formalizing political control over agency science, Trump introduces a “doubt science” approach to shaping policy. Political apparatchiks will now manufacture uncertainty and confusion, cherry-pick studies that support their bigotries, and discard inconvenient results.
We really need to stop talking about this as some kind of looming threat rather than a process well underway. It’s not “close.” You have arrived at your destination. The order has been delivered.
I’m sure the criminals can’t wait to crack that company’s database.
A child murdered at age 1. This is where hate leads. Humanity, we can do better. We have to do better.
The @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social is doing some of the most important work anywhere. They tell the stories of the past in hopes of building a better future. If you aren’t following them, please do. This work matters.
13 June 1910 | A Pole, Antoni Gołąb, was born in Majdan Niepyrski. A blacksmith. In #Auschwitz from 13 June 1941. No. 19503 He perished in the camp on 2 December 1941.
As always, they prioritize loyalty over competence.
How is it possible that 1943 wartime heinous xenophobic actions done in the name of "national security" are eerily reminiscent of some of the things being said, debated, and even passed at the state level in the US today? Then Japan, today China, tomorrow ? 🗃️
That's why.
4 June 1923 | A Czech Jew, Hanuš Weiss, was born in Prague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 1 October 1944. He did not survive.
… for real this time v2…
This is one of the most important places in human history. They tell the stories of people who must never be forgotten. Give this account a follow.
If they are worried about grammar and language choice, well, they lost me when they used a colon in the title. It’s so cringe I wouldn’t be surprised if the GOP paid for it. Here’s a thought: talk to people. Better still, listen. Stand for something. Fight for it instead of creating task forces!
5 years ago: “An incalculable loss” Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
Save the science center. Send Doug a letter. Please share. www.savesciencecentre.com?fbclid=IwY2x...
Third Space Network presents Bunker Fridays Defending Culture An Online Public Dialogue Fri, 5/30, 4pm ET Register: lu.ma/nzws20xr Federal actions send a clear signal: any organization that champions diversity, truth, or dissenting ideas could be on the chopping block. We must not stay silent!
People are going to die because the current administration is playing games with vaccine policy. This will also further reduce confidence in science and vaccination in general.
Once again, Australia 🇦🇺 shows how friends support friends. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
AI has massive potential (and pitfalls). But this? Late capitalism at its worst. AI companies are profiteering off taking jobs from people.
Happy International Museum Day! #museum
"Can you picture this year’s Christmas dinner? The Pope shows up with his seven-layer dip and gets accosted with, “The Walmart cashier said ‘Happy Holidays’ to me to deliberately persecute Christians—what are you gonna do about it, Your Holiness?!”
Wow. Listen to Bruce Springsteen kick off his European tour, talking about what is happening here.
If this video found you, take these 40 seconds to pause, breathe, and reset. Step into nature with the sound of flowing water found in Robert Irwin's Central Garden at the Getty Center. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
AASLH recently launched the National Survey of History Practitioners. This new research effort seeks to understand the people who work in our field, how they're compensated, and how they feel about their work. If you haven't done so, please take the survey at surveymonkey.com/r/NSHP2025
Yet again, God tells the truth
Can’t say I’m remotely surprised at WaPo ignoring it.
Looks line deep dish pizza is on the menu again! #PopeLeoXIV #chicago
I do not want to convert my old references from APA to Chicago…
One of grants frozen at Cornell: $6.7M (4 yrs) to develop heart pumps for babies born w/ heart defects. It took decades of work to get to point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this. The cruelty of the Trump administration is heartbreaking. So to speak.
Enraged emus. This is my kind of D&D. Given history, my money is on the emus…
Massive risk for preservation and archiving content. That’s even aside from sites that used out of date and discontinued tech (Flash, we’re looking at you).
Happy Square Root Day (5/5/25) to all who celebrate! #math
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Good luck today, Australia! 🇦🇺 Albos up!
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