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A new #AMA is upon us #History fans! Ryan Purcell, hosts of Soundscapes NYC, a history #podcast of late 20th century New York through music, has joined us to answer any & all questions about this fascinating topic!
https://t.co/qKEUEBF6em

[Dan Howlett @dhowlett1692]

Today the @askhistorians mod team shared our thoughts on the US election and the history of fascism. Please take some time to read it. https://t.co/m8vJIyhzbM

[Flint Dibble 🍖🏺 @FlintDibble]

I'm doing an all-day AMA on r/askhistorians (@askhistorians). I'll answer some of the questions while on my livestream later too

So pop in, say something nice, and ask a good question!

https://t.co/0da2A38XjP

[AskHistorians @askhistorians]

Two fantastic #AMA in a row #Twitterstorians! Today we have Dr. Stephen Robertson talking about his digital monograph "Harlem in Disorder: A Spatial History of How Racial Violence Changed in 1935". Come ask any questions about this key event.
https://t.co/rsnOCmmCkC

[AskHistorians @askhistorians]

Do you have questions about preserving historical content or the items housed in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB)? The staff of @amarchivepub have come to #AskHistorians to tell all, and shed light on this fascinating subject!
https://t.co/uH20mbTYeq

[AskHistorians @askhistorians]

Get hyped #Twitterstorians, because we've got an #AMA that will leave its stamp on #history! @JamesPAmbuske is here to talk about Stamp Act Crisis and its influence on the coming Revolutionary War! Come post all your questions & get some fantastic answers!
https://t.co/5WLWwW83PA

[Dan Howlett @dhowlett1692]

We have a great AMA on the Stamp Act with @JamesPAmbuske over on @askhistorians today! Check it out and ask a question! (And listen to Worlds Turned Upside Down by @R2PodStudios)
https://t.co/knwEgKtnop

[AskHistorians @askhistorians]

We aren't perfect and got this tweet wrong. We recognise in light of new evidence that the use of 'arguably' is not at all necessary at this point.

https://t.co/iGHMEIhg9q

[AskHistorians @askhistorians]

This is why deplatforming without mercy is the solution, and why Twitter under Musk's open tolerance (arguably encouragement) of far right hatred and denialism is so profoundly dangerous.

This platform is cooked and there's a reason we (mostly) stopped tweeting.

[AskHistorians @askhistorians]

We have a lot of institutional experience of dealing with Holocaust denialism on the internet. Mid-2010s Reddit had *problems*.

Today seems to be a day in which that experience is useful.

And no, we're not linking the reasons why, because Rule 1 is No, Don't Link That Shit.

[AskHistorians @askhistorians]

Historians should not be quiet about the Holocaust and the danger of denialism. Righteous anger is entirely appropriate. But we need to do it in a way that doesn't bring these ideas and their proponents out of the shadows and help them reach wider audiences.

[AskHistorians @askhistorians]

Another #AMA is here #Twitterstorians! Lincoln Mullen, Britt Tevis, and John Turner, the authors and scholars behind the Antisemitism, U.S.A. #Podcast are here to answer everything you could ask the #history of American antisemitism!
https://t.co/DkcpiAr8FV

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Its #AMA time #Twitterstorians! Dr. Maurice J Casey is here to answer all your questions on early 20th century communism, the human stories behind a global revolutionary movement and the intersections of Irish and Soviet history! #PolHist
https://t.co/vFdF9mN9RR