Queer Possibilities in Revolutionary America The revolutionary era was one of surprising possibilities to express same-sex attraction and gender nonconformity. At the time, gender was widely understood not as an inner truth but as a social pra...

"Queer Possibilities in Revolutionary America" as part of the America 250 Founding Feminists Series at @msmagazine.com msmagazine.com/2026/03/23/q...

thinking of all of our cape cod neighbors right now...

1. I recommend @manionjen.bsky.social's work as well as Transgender History by Susan Stryker.
2. Lincoln (2012)
3. SNEH is handling a premade pot roast & mashed potatoes while I host. 🗃️#HATM

1. Female Husbands written by @manionjen.bsky.social

2. Judas and the Black Messiah

3. BBQ chicken with macaroni salad

#HATM

Learning History Is a Righteous Form of Resistance It’s a way to combat Trump’s attempts at remaking the past to justify erasing protections for the most vulnerable.

"Learning our history is a radical and righteous form of resistance, and any one of us can do it."

Important historical framing of the current attacks on trans people and LGBTQ+ history by @manionjen.bsky.social

newrepublic.com/article/1983...
@oah.org 🗃️ 🍎 #sschat 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 #lgbtq #queerhistory

Trump Is the Enemy of the American Revolution He has produced a crisis much like the one the colonists faced two and a half centuries ago. Now it’s our responsibility to uphold the Founders’ legacy.

In my contribution to @newrepublic.com's issue on Trump and history, I argue that Trump has wrapped himself in the mantle of the American Revolution while undermining its principles.

The High Price of Barring International Students Global collaboration is necessary for success, if not survival, in our hyper-connected world.

The Trump assault on international students and researchers ignores the collaboration necessary—economically, politically, and intellectually—for success, if not survival, in our hyper-connected global world. trib.al/49ZgGg6

Heading to the top of the list of start of semester readings for my students.

Excellent blog here by leading scholar @manionjen.bsky.social on the importance of queer and transhistory in the current political climate (with reference to the USA)

Thank you

Really appreciated this!! I have a piece coming out soon(!) that answers the ‘what use trans history in these times’ Q slightly differently (and from the other side of the Atlantic) but there’s a lot here that resonated with me:

Learning History Is a Righteous Form of Resistance It’s a way to combat Trump’s attempts at remaking the past to justify erasing protections for the most vulnerable.

Historians fight back. "Ten steps forward. Five steps back. We face a mean-spirited, lie-fueled campaign that aims to make our lives as rights-bearing citizens untenable. Learning our history is a radical & righteous form of resistance & any one of us can do it."
newrepublic.com/article/1983...

What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance? We must mobilize now to defend our profession, not only with research and teaching but in the realm of politics and public persuasion.

Trump has declared war on free minds and free education in order to erase more than a half-century of scholarship and replace it with official triumphal narratives rooted in a brand of pickled patriotism designed to force the past to serve the present. trib.al/OsKGbr7

My thoughts on the power of queer history in these times…

It is not unusual for presidents to have an interest in history. And until now, no president has tried to directly intervene in what Americans learn about history.

Yet, despite showing little inclination for history, Trump claims to know what Americans are learning in classrooms.
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It’s critical to examine the longing behind Trump’s master slogan for ourselves: In a nation racked by bitter cultural and partisan divisions, widespread fears about an AI-driven economy, and a despotic leader in the White House, the desire for better times is understandable.

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Trump Against History How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.

New! the @newrepublic.com's Sept issue features a great symposium "Trump vs. History," for which I asked the great @dblight.bsky.social to assemble colleagues to reflect on Trump's war on our history. We posted the first four (incl. David's) today; others coming soon! newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...

Honored to have an essay in this special issue of @newrepublic.com organized by David Blight about why we must defend our profession from the Trump administration attack on U.S. history.

Trump Against History How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.

How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.

Read the new TNR series here: trib.al/QQRtp9n

In honor of #MarchMadness, let's talk about how all 8 men's teams playing in Providence this week are threatened by the Musk/Trump Admin.

If you love college sports, you're going to have to stand up for colleges!!!!

Wonderful event tonight at Bookends Florence: a celebration of reissue by Sinister Wisdom of S/he by Minnie Bruce Pratt. Love the book. Love the dyke/trans warmth. Andrea Lawlor, Jen Manion & Jack Gieseking read great selections and had thoughtful things to say. The q&a got me fired up! #westernma

What a lovely event! Congrats Bruce!

All my life I have studied democratization and autocratization. My 1st field trip was to newly democratic Argentina. I then added autocracies to my portfolio: Cuba, Ven, etc. I think I can recognize the stages of transition to authoritarianism. Here are the boxes Trump has already checked off.

Just can’t get over the hubris of the NYT editorial board support for trans people today after five years of reckless,
Ill-informed, reactionary journalism that MADE this an issue in the first place.

A federal court just blocked Elon Musk from interfering with the federal government’s payments system.

There is power in fighting back. We won’t let up until this block is permanent.

All of the Republicans who for years railed about "unelected bureaucrats" destroying the government are awfully quiet as an unelected bureaucrat destroys the government.

Raskin Concerned With Temporary Outage of Social Security Portal U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-8) wrote to the Social Security Administration (SSA) Tuesday “with deep concern” that the administration’s online portal was not available Monday. “My constituents have been ...

Social Security is a lifeline for millions and a foundational promise the American people have made to ourselves. I’m seeking urgent answers after constituents contacted my office about temporary outages on the mySSA portal.

Here’s one thing that I’m watching with Donald Trump’s tariffs:

Which billionaires and giant corporations will buy themselves loopholes?

In his 1st term, well-connected insiders got tariff waivers.

This is one more way to make corporate CEOs kiss Trump's ring.

Rep. Raskin’s On-Demand Webinar for Federal Workers Facing the Trump-Musk Assault on our Government YouTube video by Rep. Jamie Raskin

Americans are confused, scared and angered by President Trump’s escalating attacks on our independent, professional and dedicated civil service.

That's why I convened top federal workforce experts for this emergency webinar sharing crucial information.