GothamGirlBlue livetweeted the entire Ken Burns’ Civil War documentary; these tweets particularly stood out for me.
Without mythology, white supremacy is left with little more than rancid truths: that they threw their lives and the lives of their children and grandchildren into a meaningless cause built on a grotesque lie. #civilly2020
— Kaitlin Byrd (@GothamGirlBlue) January 1, 2020
A dear friend from college and one of the most brilliant people I’ve ever known; if you can take 20 minutes to listen to the podcast, you even get personal insight into George Soros (and no, I haven’t gotten my check yet either).
But mostly you get hope.
'It almost feels like there’s a conspiracy to persuade average citizens they can’t have a voice or don’t have any impact. That's not really true,' @SteveRickardOSF tells @gfeifer about OSF's drive to build a US constituency for foreign policy priorities. https://t.co/ipHkNUdYIE pic.twitter.com/B1HkPQ9PRQ
— The Cable (@TheCableDC) December 16, 2019
Do we call this 45*s greatest hits or greatest idiocies? (And if you scroll down far enough, the thread is unrolled for easier reading.)
We all remember the real horrors: Helsinki and Charlottesville, Puerto Rico, Khashoggi, caging children and betraying Kurds. The Russia thing. The Ukraine thing.
But there is such a tide of crazy crashing over us every day that we may forget many loony moments.
I made a list:— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) January 1, 2020
Random twitter fact, followed by informative comments. How great is this?
"Take Me Out to the Ballgame," written in 1908, is a kind of feminist anthem about Katie Casey, who loves baseball and wants to go the game — which women didn't do then — rather than to "the show," where her boyfriend wants to take her.
In the verses, which you never hear. https://t.co/owibeqX5nK
— King Kaufman (@king_kaufman) December 24, 2019
#AHA20 may end up being the most expensive hashtag I’ve ever tracked.
Me: I don’t have room in my luggage, so I can’t buy many books, let alone big books.
Also me, two days later: dammit. #AHA20 pic.twitter.com/ehyAvS4gBu
— Benjamin Park (@BenjaminEPark) January 6, 2020
Quite the haul from #AHA20 (yes, that is the Mueller Report, it was free). What say ye #twitterstorians, did I overdo it? pic.twitter.com/n1ER42tCEf
— Samuel Alonzo Dodge (@SamuelADodge) January 6, 2020
It's been too long since my last @AHAhistorians, so I forgot one of the cardinal rules: bring a suitcase approximately 2x as big as necessary to accommodate all the incredible book exhibit acquisitions. I excuse myself since some of these will be passed on to my students! #AHA20 pic.twitter.com/wGOQ8ei0an
— Emily Pressman (@emilypressman) January 5, 2020
Last, but not least…laughter. (Last video is probably NSFW.)
corntrails https://t.co/13aNxKpHFh
— Dennis Mersereau (@wxdam) January 6, 2020
This is better than both Jurassic World movies. ????????pic.twitter.com/dZC0Kuwyek
— Figen.. (@TheFigen) January 3, 2020
I’m deceased ???? pic.twitter.com/SBCSo4T2SW
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) January 3, 2020
{{{DoReMI}}} – Holding the Good Thought for your interview. Thank you for the lighter moments in this dark world. moar {{{HUGS}}}
I started out tanking the interview badly (even I wouldn’t have hired me with my answers!), but I think I did a fairly robust rebound. Whether it’s enough is the big question. I do know my in-person interview left a strong favorable impression (the interviewer told me), so with luck, that will outweigh the initial flubbing of the phone interview. I really do need those body language cues to keep on track; it was only when I became aware of my own body language (and my increasing tension) that I course corrected.
A bad start but robust rebound ought to be a point in your favor – many a phone thing starts off on the wrong foot because you can’t see each others’ feet so to speak and being able to course correct is a great skill. Again, Holding the Good Thought! moar {{{HUGS}}}