Sunday Roundup: 3/11/18

So, I think I might start doing these, if I can remember to add to it throughout the week. I didn't this week and it lead to taking too much time Sunday morning just going through twitter alone to find the link-worthiest links.

So these are all just some of my favorite or worth-sharing-again tweets/links I saw this week.

History:

• Please buy me (and @FernRiddell) this hat.
• @DigiVictorian reminds us that etiquette is bizzaro
• @VictorianHumour shared some old timey clapbacks
•  and also this terrible pun
• Scientists finally say that they definitely found the bones of Amelia Earhart... probably
• @ZinnEdProject reminds us of the anniversary of Bloody Sunday
• @ZaneSelvans tweeted about the likely trans man and British surgeon James Barry (1789-1865), very interesting, I'd never heard of him before! 
• @thehistoryguy posts an excerpt of some 16th century #FakeNews... I can't tell if I want to laugh or cry at how very human such BS seems to be...
• @LizCovart shared the post How Native American Slaveholders Complicate the Trail of Tears Narrative, and I really liked this line: 'Smith went one step further, likening the ugly truth of history to a “mangy, snarling dog standing between you and a crowd-pleasing narrative.” '

Academia, etc:

•  @CDSLeeds announced their support (along with other Unis and @chron_ac) of the Ableism in Academia Conference on 23 March. It will be live-streamed!
• @SFdirewolf signal-boosted a call to save Intro to Disability Studies at Standford
• @einterview alerted me to the SAGE Research methods "Open House" going on now-- So much Methods material free for download!!
• @RaulPacheco shared a helpful thread on the color-coding scheme he uses while marking up the papers he reads
• he also wrote a thread on why he writes (such great and SUPER useful) posts about the 'mechanics of doing academic research'-- Since I am "home grad schooling" myself, I rely HEAVILY on Dr. Pacheco-Vega's blog, and I wish more academics would write posts like this, too! (raulpacheco.org)
• Oh, and this thread on how he outlines a paper!
• @alicetiara reminds us to thank the authors of academic work we appreciate- I am going to start doing this, it's only polite! 
• @prabhbob points out the need for people to stop writing the clunky and outdated "his or her", etc and switch to "they" instead -- Agreed!
• @LDBurnett connects the recent attacks on the liberal arts/humanities to the kick-ass theatre/debate/civics/public speaking students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school that have taken America by storm since the tragedy they experienced
• @barunlz posted me in meme form

Important miscellany:

• @debreese shared an excellent list of kid/teen books written by Indigenous Women!
• @rahaeli points out why people making fun of Uber Health are missing the point, and ignoring the needs of the disabled in particular (As someone who takes Lyft to all my doctors appointments, I completely agree)
• @sesmith makes an important challenge to editors & everyone who uses words to switch out ableist terms like 'idiotic', 'moronic,' 'insane,' 'imbecilic,' etc (I would add "dumb" to that list) for better, less offensive, and more describtive words 
• and @elle_em reminds us that G*ypsy is a racial slur, and to stop using it unless you're Romani/Roma.
• while @thalestral calls out those who use "triggered" as a joke or a synonym for "offended" when it is neither of those things, and is an actual psychological phenomenon related to PTSD.
• And Marjory Stoneman Douglas student @davidhogg111 posted this gun control script from Everytown for Gun Safety for calling our representatives

And finally:

• I can't stop thinking about this. Why? I think it has broken me, too. And i'm trying really hard not to make it my new social media cover picture...