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The WPSA Virtual Community History and Politics is currently accepting abstract submissions for its first mini-conference, scheduled for June 3rd, 2026. The conference will take place online. Up to 5 abstracts will be selected. Any work that broadly explores the relationship between history and politics will be considered. Preference will be given to graduate students and early career scholars. Marcus Lee (Princeton), depicted on the poster smiling in a white shirt, will be the keynote speaker. Abstracts of no more than 500 words (followed by a brief bio of approximately 100 words) can be submitted by May 11th to eraldo.souzadossantos@uci.edu.

We are currently accepting abstracts for the first mini-conference of the WPSA Virtual Community History and Politics.

Looking forward to receiving your work!

Marcus Lee (Princeton) will be the keynote speaker: aas.princeton.edu/people/marcu....

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

are you telling me a penguin wrote all those books

charge: um rapaz, vestindo polo rosa, bermudas brancas e mocassins, com os dedos entrelaçados e as mãos sobre o peito, desabafa, “depois da abolição ficou muito difícil empreender no Brasil.”

Tem dias (quase todos) que bate um arrependimento devastador das minhas escolhas profissionais. A gente sempre acha que pode mudar sempre que quiser, mas não é assim. Principalmente com a idade avançando e você só podendo contar consigo mesmo.

what

Cartoon do dia / cartoon of the day

Criminalizando o “Do rio ao mar” Um novo projeto de lei na França busca criminalizar slogans que supostamente incitam a destruição de Israel. Em nome do "combate ao antissemitismo", forças políticas do establishment querem silenciar ...

Criminalizando o “Do rio ao mar”

We filed suit against the Trump administration (again) today to block the implementation of an unlawful executive order that seeks to undermine inclusion & equal opportunity, threatens government contractors w/ criminal prosecution, & chills protected speech.

These are not normal times.

The South.

Glad to say I passed the test.
I'll diminish soon.

The Faculty Are the Problem, Apparently | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson Those who want to diminish the faculty’s decision-making authority, or who think universities should be run more like companies, should be careful what they wish for.

"our leadership has remained conspicuously silent when faculty members — disproportionately women and faculty of color — have had their scholarship and qualifications impugned by members of Congress and by right-wing outlets like Fox News..."

www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Job! (note tight deadline)
Teaching Faculty/Staff

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Looking forward to this:

Flier for UCI Labor Studies Certificate Program detailing certification overview and application requirements with a crowd protest background.

🙌 National High Five Day shoutout to our partners at the UC Irvine Labor Center and School of Social Sciences! They’re expanding the Labor Studies Certificate Program. Scan the QR code or click to apply: https://ow.ly/KXZL50YK7hW

'American Agitators' documentary poster with black and white image of community organizer Fred Ross, Sr. (1910-1992) and Dolores Huerta, labor activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) at a press conference in Livingston, CA, ca.1975. (Photo by Cathy Murphy/Getty Images)

The UC Irvine Labor Center & Urban Planning & Public Policy Dept. are among the sponsors of a free screening of the doc "American Agitators" - with special introduction by director/producer Raymond Telles - 4:30-6:30pm Wed., April 29, in McCormick Screening Room, HG 1070. https://ow.ly/pB9R50YLiJA

I’ve had the same editor since 1967. Many times he has said to me over the years or asked me, Why would you use a semicolon instead of a colon? And many times over the years I have said to him things like: I will never speak to you again. Forever. Goodbye. That is it. Thank you very much. And I leave. Then I read the piece and I think of his suggestions. I send him a telegram that says, OK, so you’re right. So what? Don’t ever mention this to me again. If you do, I will never speak to you again

Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited

Oil prices surge amid mixed signals on US-Iran peace talks Brent crude rises more than 7 percent as Washington and Tehran offer conflicting accounts on ceasefire negotiations.

Brent crude rises more than 7 percent as Washington and Tehran offer conflicting accounts on ceasefire negotiations.

Elon Musk summoned by French prosecutors after 15-month probe Paris prosecutors have been investigating a wide range of alleged abuses by X and its owner since January 2025. The billionaire has been summoned for a voluntary interview on Monday.

Elon Musk summoned by French prosecutors after 15-month probe

Aerial view of large scale devastation inflicted on the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, with an Israeli tank parked in the center of the photo.

This is what Israel has done to Bint Jbeil, my hometown in southern Lebanon

Gazans report hours-long queues for bread amid flour and fuel shortage Gaza Authorities Say Aid Deliveries Remain Far Below the 600 Trucks Daily Stipulated Under the Israel-Hamas Truce, With Humanitarian Groups Warning of 'Catastrophic' Shortages of Food, Water, and Medi...

“Bread shortages have worsened across Gaza in recent days as bakeries scale back production because of dwindling flour and fuel supplies, leaving Palestinians to queue for hours despite a cease-fire intended to improve humanitarian conditions in the territory.”

Don’t take your eye off Gaza.

This week in Palestine:

- Israel continued its genocide in Gaza
- Israeli settlers raided a village in the West Bank
- Israel is allowing soldiers suspected of rape back on duty

🔗 Zeteo’s weekly roundup as Israel enforces violent crackdowns & apartheid across Palestine — zeteo.com/p/this-week-...

A tweet from Pope Leo XIV that reads: “When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment. As a result, our social bonds close in upon themselves, forming self-referential circuits that no longer expose us to reality. We thus come to live within bubbles, impermeable to one another. Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounter and dialogue. In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth.”

Apparently the Pope has read Baudrillard.

Produção indígena sobre memória e identidade é destaque na Seleção TV Brasil Gente de Verdade foi um dos 39 projetos selecionados pela chamada pública

"A chamada pública Seleção TV Brasil contemplou o projeto Gente de Verdade, série documental protagonizada por indígenas que acompanha a busca pela preservação da memória e da identidade do povo Paiter Suruí, na Amazônia brasileira."

www.ebc.com.br/imprensa/202...

a rede de proteção funcionando perfeitamente