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Jason Heppler

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Historian, North American West + Great Plains
Senior developer @ rrchnm.org

jasonheppler.org · Nebraska homesteader · working on a history of the Sagebrush Rebellion

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I do what I can. 🫡

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It cannot be stressed enough that adjusting the size of the Supreme Court in the 19th c. was a serious solution to serious concerns about how the Court functioned. As @earlymodjustice.bsky.social points out, reform often addressed imbalances. And these imbalances were often about REPRESENTATION. 1/

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Meanwhile, my priest forcefully spoke out against Christian nationalism in her sermon this past Sunday.

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🗓️ Join us at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. this Thursday, July 11 for a free event! “Antisemitism, U.S.A.” is a panel conversation featuring contributors from the upcoming podcast of the same name, produced by RRCHNM's own R2 Studios. Register here: www.simpletix.com/e/antisemiti...

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The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just covers. 4/20

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The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just covers. 3/20

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The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just covers. 2/20
#booksky

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Heaven have mercy on us all—Presbyterians and Pagans alike—for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending

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The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just covers. 1/20
#booksky

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Love this, totally jump on board in the next post.

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Similar experience when, in college, I decided to read Shirer’s book on Nazi Germany, likewise emblazoned with a huge swastika.

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Remember when we all freaked out about Wikipedia and what lies it would be telling students? What sweet summer children we were.

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Made a blueberry pie for later. Really leaning into my farmhouse life.

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🙂🤷🏻‍♂️👍🏻❓⚠️✅

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Bart Bonikowski's avatar Bart Bonikowski @bartbonikowski.bsky.social
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An aspiring dictator & convicted felon w history of treason may win the presidency. Profoundly corrupt SCOTUS justices undermined the constitution and gave him immunity from prosecution for past & future crimes. This is all political journalists should be writing about 24/7. We’re at the precipice.

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Our Call for Proposals closes in less than one month! Get your proposals in soon and we'll see you in Pittsburgh!

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Shiv Ramdas's avatar Shiv Ramdas @nameshiv.bsky.social
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If you care about the USA, the single best thing you can do today is to contribute to a downticket race thats close. The second best thing you can do is cancel your NYT subscription and use that money for the purpose.

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Laura Seay's avatar Laura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social
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One thing that's been very clear this past week is that most of those writing & pontificating about Biden's future as the party's nominee have a little to no experience in state and local Democratic Party activities. A brief 🧵:

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Alex Blechman's avatar Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social
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July 4th is very rough on my dog (he is a royalist and considers George Washington a traitor)

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Seth D. Michaels 's avatar Seth D. Michaels @sethdmichaels.bsky.social
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“The President of the United States would be liable to be impeached, tried, and, upon conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes or misdemeanors, removed from office; and would afterwards be liable to prosecution and punishment in the ordinary course of law.” couldn’t be clearer!

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what can I bring

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Today, the federal government put itself on the right side of history by seeking, for the 1st time, to establish the precedent that every worker in America has the right to shade, water & rest while working in temps that could kill them. -UFW President Teresa Romero

www.politico.com/news/2024/07...

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The Grateful Bread

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I cannot wait to see it.

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Eponymous for now's avatar Eponymous for now @polyeclectic.bsky.social
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Benjamin Franklin’s epitaph in my 1813 copy of the Memoirs of David Rittenhouse by William Barton.
Franklin reportedly wrote it in 1728 when he was 22 years old; he was 84 on April 17, 1790 when he finally got to use it. #c18th

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once again i think that mark lemley’s article on the “imperial supreme court” is the most perceptive thing written about the roberts court and its overarching project harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-13...

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I’ve been meaning to write up some of how I’m using it.

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Hear hear! We're vacationing next week and I've got my Aeropress and hand grinder all ready to go.

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Today marks three years I’ve been at @rrchnm.bsky.social. I love the work we do and the people I work with. What a great time it’s been, and more to come!

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we are all calvin's dad

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Sarah J. Jackson's avatar Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social
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Only a tiny portion of Black Americans were granted the land they were owed after the civil war. And then, almost immediately, the government took it back. Here’s where the people, and the land, ended up. Remarkable investigative reporting from the Reveal folks here:

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I misplaced my podcast mic so forgive me if I sound like I'm yelling into a tin can.

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ASEH 2025 Call for Proposals is now open, and we can't wait to see yinz in Pittsburgh! Proposals are due 8/1 and while full panels are strongly preferred, we will accept single paper submissions. Click below to submit and to read the full CfP:

admin.allacademic.com/one/aseh/ase...

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Nice day. Nice night.

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My condolences, Kevin.

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Current status.

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Casey Newton's avatar Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social
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NEWS: After sustained attacks from House Republicans, the Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantled. A huge blow to academic freedom and our ability to understand platforms and influence operations www.platformer.news/stanford-int...

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Rachel Midura's avatar Rachel Midura @rmidura.bsky.social
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So excited to see A World Made by Travel out in the world! Working with Giovanna Ceserani was the on-ramp for most of the work I do with #digitalhumanities and #earlymodern mobility today. Here are some of the most exciting parts of this digital publication for me 🗃️ 1/? aworldmadebytravel.org

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I missed an obvious one There Won’t Be Blood

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