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This is what basically all of STS and hist of tech (whatever the - necessary - critiques) is about.
olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d
if you ask me this is what technology is for. the sooner we stop letting the most antisocial people among us decide the course of scientific and technological progress and the purpose of existing tech, the better
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A Houston hospital is the first in the U.S. to use a device that lets parents hold their premature babies skin-to-skin while they remain in an incubator. The technology is helping families bond during an especially difficult time. bit.ly/4z2W4lz
November 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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historicalmarker.bsky.social Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 8d
“The searchers all say they’d have made Whitefish Bay If they’d put 15 more miles behind her.” The Edmund Fitzgerald was in bad shape and may have still sunk in Whitefish Bay but at least it would’ve had a chance in quieter waters and closer to other boats for rescue as it approached the Soo Locks.
Whitefish Township historical marker in Paradise, Michigan. It reads: In 1849 the Whitefish Point lighthouse was put into service. Soon after the township was organized in 1888, lumber towns such as Emerson and Shelldrake emerged at the mouth of the Tahquamenon and Shelldrake rivers. Paradise was established in 1925. In the 1920s lumbering declined and fires burned the cutover land, creating rich soil for blueberries. Cranberry and blueberry cultivation, as well as commercial fishing on Whitefish Bay sustained area's economy. Erected 1990 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. Sign for Whitefish Township (Michigan) Community Center that says Entering Paradise: Glad You Made It! The Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 did not make it. Its bell was recovered and is in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise. Mapquest marking of location along Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay. The bay’s quieter waters offer respite and a place to line up as ship get ready to pass the nearby Soo Locks in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, which takes ships along the St. Mary’s River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. Map by Britannica.Calm of the final journey of the Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975. It wrecked within 15-20 miles of the safer, quieter waters of Whitefish Bay.
November 10, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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historicalmarker.bsky.social Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 1d
Gales of November: a 1957 Michigan state historical marker near Au Train says Lake Superior was discovered around 1622 by a Frenchman. Au contraire. Obviously it was well-known to indigenous populations for centuries before it was dubbed Le lac supérieur. Michigan added another sign to clarify that.
Lake Superior historical marker near Au Train, Michigan. It reads: Le lac supérieur the French called it, meaning only that geographically it lay above Lake Huron. In size, however, Lake Superior stands above all other freshwater lakes in the world. The intrepid Frenchman Brulé discovered it around 1622. During the 1650's and 1660's French fur traders, such as Radisson and Groseilliers, and Jesuits, such as Fathers Allouez and Ménard, explored this great inland sea. Within 250 years fur-laden canoes had given way to huge boats carrying ore and grain to the world. Erected 1957 by Michigan Historical Commission. The grand Island Nishnaabe marker in Au Train, Michigan. It reads: The Grand Island Nishnaabe had many of their spring, summer, and fall needs met on the island, but they also visited the mainland for seasonal foods and hunting. Sand Point provided luscious cranberries. The Anna River and other streams provided fish in the spring as they moved into the creek for spawning. Lake Superior supplied the Nishnaabe with trout, whitefish, perch, and pike. The Grand Island reefs were fished by flambeau (torch), spearing and netting. Five Mile Point was a favorite location for blueberries and as a hunting area which supplied the Nishnaabe not only meat but also hides for tanning and clothing. The Au Train River was used by the Nishnaabe for picking herbs used in medicines. The Au Train Plains provided rich harvests of blueberries. Trapping on Grand Island and the mainland supplied furs for warm clothing and food. The island and mainland were their "play ground" for thousands of years. An ancient Ojibwa portage trail exists in this area between Lakes Superior and Michigan. Today, hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders traverse the Bay de Noc - Grand Island Trail within the Hiawatha National Forest. The "Face In The Rock" was a tribute left by a French voyager in 1820 of a Nishnaabe, Powers of the Air, who survived the bloody battle fought against the Sioux Tribe in Minnesota. Many small burial grounds dot the southern shores of Lake Superior where the Nishnaabe have laid their people to rest. The tragic story of the carving and of the Grand Island Chippewa is told by local author Loren Graham in his book A Face in the Rock. Erected by Michigan Department of Transportation. Lake Superior shoreline near Au Train, Michigan. A sandy beach turns into a shore of rocky cliffs, topped by trees. Me standing in Lake Superior, September 27, 2025. It’s cold. Lake surface temperatures in the summer can range from 40 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. I’ve swum the lake before, with my whole body underwater. It feels like your hair is icing up. Once you get numb, it’s all good.
November 10, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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historicalmarker.bsky.social Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 2d
Gales of November: there are innumerable shipwrecks on the bottom of the Great Lakes, particularly Superior. In Munsing, Mich., pieces of two shipwrecks are on display. Also on display is a map of the Alger Underwater Preserve, one of many that forbid anyone to take anything from wrecks.
Pieces of the shipwrecked S.S. Kiowa, which sank in Lake Superior near Munising, Mich., in 1929, are part of a fountain outside a bank in Munising. Divers recovered the pieces. They no longer can legally do so. Details of the wreck of the S.S. Kiowa. It reads: The maritime artifacts displayed in this community fountain were salvaged from the S.S. Kiowa - a steel freighter built in 1920 by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company. S.S. Kiowa measured 251 feet in length, 43 fect in beam, 24 feet in depth, weighed 2,309 gross tons and was powered by a three-cylinder, triple-expansion steam engine that provided 1,250 horsepower. On November 30, 1929, while carrying a cargo of flaxseed down-bound from Duluth, S. S. Kiowa encountered a fierce blizzard and sank in Lake Superior off Au Sable Light, 28 miles east of Munising. Of the twenty-three crew members, five perished, including Captain Alex Young. Charlie Chilson of Grand Marais, led the successful rescue effort to save the eighteen remaining crewmen. This monument honors the courage of all those who have sailed the "Great Lakes." Two local scuba divers: Brian Schulze of Crystal Falls, and Charles E. Nebel of Munising coordinated a recovery team in August, 1968 and salvaged the propeller blades and anchor. The anchor is constructed of annealed steel and weighs 3,360 pounds. The blades, cast in manganese bronze, each weigh 2,275 pounds. At the site of the sunken S.S. Kiowa, large sections of the ship are still clearly visible in thirty feet of water. An anchor recovered from a ship that wrecked in Lake Superior in 1875, now on display in a park in Munising, Michigan. Shipwrecks of the Alger Underwater Preserve, showing a map of various wrecks in Lake Superior near Munising, Michigan. It reads: Local divers Pete Lindquist, Chuck Nebel, Tom Bathey, and John Stillman recovered this large anchor found buried in the sand of Munising Bay in 1980. The anchor is estimated to weigh over 1500 pounds. The anchor may have been lost by the barque Chenango on November 20, 1875 when she ran aground on Grand Island reef then sank. The Chenango was a 150 foot schooner carrying 500 tons of iron ore from Marquette to the village of Onota (now Christmas). The remains of the Chenango now lie in 10 feet of water a few hundred yards south of Wood Island. In 1988, the Department of Natural Resources declared 131 square miles of Lake Superior near Munising an Underwater Preserve, the first established in Michigan. It is governed by laws that protect remains of shipwrecks and other natural resources. It is against the law to remove any artifact from the underwater preserve. The Alger Underwater Preserve is one of the most popular scuba diving areas in the Great Lakes. The Preserve offers many unusual attractions including sea caves, intact shipwrecks, and underwater interpretive trails.
November 10, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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Gales of November: at the Bayfield, Wisc., Maritime Museum, the Pretoria. It was one of the largest wooden ships, able to carry 5,000 tons of ore. On Sept. 2, 1905, it sank in a Lake Superior gale near the Apostle Islands. A problem is the lake has long, rocky cliff shores with no place to hide.
Schooner Pretoria historical marker in Bayfield, Wisconsin. It reads: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places In the waters off Outer Island lies the wreck of the Pretoria, one of the largest wooden vessels ever to sail the Great lakes. On September 1, 1905, Captain Charles Smart and nine crew departed the Allouez ore docks in Superior, Wis., in tow of the steamer Venezuela. They were bound for Chicago with a load of iron ore. The following morning the two vessels encountered a ferocious gale 30 miles northeast of Outer Island. When Pretoria's steering gear failed, they headed for the shelter of the Apostle Islands. The tow line snapped before they reached the islands, leaving the colossal Pretoria helpless and wallowing in the heavy seas. In the poor visibility, the Venezuela lost sight of the Pretoria. Captain Smart lowered his anchors, but they could not hold in the rocky bottom. The pounding seas ripped the hatch covers, and Pretoria started taking on water. The anchors finally took hold a mile and a half off Outer Island. By mid-afternoon, a big roller had ripped off a deck house, and the waves were tearing away at the deck. Captain Smart finally ordered Pretoria's crew to the lifeboat. The crashing surf near shore capsized them and flung them ten feet into the air. The elderly lighthouse keeper on Outer Island , John Irvine, repeatedly plunged into the waves and pulled five men to safety. The other five drowned. Today, the Pretoria lies in 55 feet of water off Outer Island. Marked by a Wisconsin Historical Society seasonal mooring buoy, the broken hull lies amid a large debris field. The donkey boiler, salvaged in the 1960s, was returned to the site in 2001. Pretoria's anchor chain is draped around Bayfield’s waterfront as ornamental fencing, and her anchors are on display at the Madeline Island Historical Museum. Erected by Wisconsin Historical Society, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program, NOAA. Bayfield (Wisconsin) Maritime Museum Cliffs at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin
November 10, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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historicalmarker.bsky.social Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · Jun 12
The American Spirit, launched 3 years after the Edmund Fitzgerald’s demise, took on a load of iron ore today at the Marquette, Mich., ore dock, built in 1912. A train at the top dumps its ore through chutes onto the ship. A second dock in Marquette closed in 1971, as its supporting mine shut down.
View from the rocky shore of Lake Superior of the American Spirit ore boat taking on a load of iron ore at the Marquette, Michigan, ore dock, built in 1912. Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad/Presque Isle Ore Dock marker in Marquette, Michigan. It reads: This concrete and steel ore dock was constructed in 1912 to replace an all-wood ore dock, which was built in 1896. The remainder of that dock can be seen just to the north of the present dock. The dock is the second of its kind on the Great Lakes, with the first constructed by the Great Northern Railway at Superior, Wisconsin in 1911. This dock is 1.250 feet long, 60 feet wide, and the deck is 75 feet above the water. It has 200 pockets, 100 on each side. Each has a capacity of 250 tons of iron ore pellets, giving a total storage capacity of 50.000 tons. The foundation consists of 10,000 wooden piles, enclosed by a steel sheet piling wall. The approach to the dock is one mile long on a 1 degree grade and consists of an earth embankment containing 600,000 cubic yards of material. The four-track steel approach trestle is 600 feet long. The annual shipping capacity of the dock is 9.5 to 10 million tons Largest annual shipment: 9,465,601 long tons. 1989 Largest cargo: James R. Barker. 59,646 long tons. 7-14-97 Fastest cargo loaded. E.L. Ryerson. 26,583 long tons. 2 hrs, 28 min. 11-10-97 Wider view from another point of the Lake Superior Shoreline of the American Spirit ore boat taking on a load at the Marquette, Michigan, ore dock. The second, and closed, ore dock, in downtown Marquette, Michigan. It’s taken from the front of it; where the rail line formally connected. It closed in 1971 and is an iconic piece of Marquette’s image. Many t-shirts, posters and other displays of the ore dock are widely available. A few blocks away is Ore Dock Brewing, which makes a most excellent porter.
November 10, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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historicalmarker.bsky.social Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 9d
We’re in the Gales of November so a reminder the rush is on to get ore boats through the Soo Locks before they close for the season, and the Edmund Fitzgerald was the last ore boat to sink.

I’ll join the other Fitzheads this month in talking about how Lake Superior is beautiful and can kill you.
historicalmarker.bsky.social Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · Apr 25
Re the post below: it’s an early sign of spring in Upper Michigan when you see the ore boats on Lake Superior. The shipping season closes Jan 15-March 25 with the Soo Locks shutdown. Took this shot of a westbound boat in late April 2022, from east of Marquette, MI northernwilds.com/ore-boats-th...
November 10, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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historicalmarker.bsky.social Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 7d
Gales of November: you can feel Lake Superior’s wrath without a boat. A marker at a breakwater in Marquette, MI, notes in October 1988 a wave knocked someone off a breakwall, and his friend drowned, too, trying to save him. Waves also have knocked people off the top of Marquette’s famed Black Rocks.
November 10, 2026 at 5:00 AM
neuralstunner.bsky.social
had some bad hist-ory have you
November 10, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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From late last night: lots of lore and historical markers about Lake Superior, ore boats and shipwrecks bsky.app/profile/hist...
historicalmarker.bsky.social Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 1d
We’re soon on Edmund Fitzgerald Day, so a thread of my Gales of November series before this holy day
historicalmarker.bsky.social Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 7d
Gales of November: the water in between the sets of lights is the Soo Locks, which the Edmund Fitzgerald had gone through several times between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. Until, of course, her last voyage.
November 10, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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historicalmarker.bsky.social Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · Sep 2
You can get to Rainbow Falls through an Ottawa National Forest park where the Black River meets Lake Superior. A CCC-built suspension bridge, built in 1938, takes you on a path to the falls, and to the old harbor where the river meets the lake in Gogebic County, Mich. 5/5
Black River Harbor Suspension Bridge sign featuring photos of the CCC men who built the bridge. It reads: Built in 1938-1939 by 3601st Company CCC Camp Norrie, this 210-foot suspension bridge has stone supports at both ends, steel suspension cables, steel plates, and one footsquare timbers form the suspension of the bridge. * Built by CCC 1938-39 * Reconstructed in 1968 * Improvements 2009 This bridge is designed to allow for give and sway with loads and wind. It spans across the National Scenic Black River to provide access to North Country Scenic Trail and Lake Superior Shoreline. This sign-was developed by the Ottawa National Forest - 2009 View crossing the Black River Harbor Suspension Bridge View of the Black River Harbor Suspension Bridge from the riverside. View of Black River Harbor, where the river empties into Lake Superior in Gogebic County, Michigan. The area used to be an active fishing industry center.
November 10, 2026 at 5:08 AM
colewehrle.bsky.social
It's 10pm the night before SD Hist Con: the perfect time to kick off our house's game of Virgin Queen.
November 6, 2026 at 6:18 AM
deanbuckley.bsky.social
the award wasn't from Trinity College, it was from a student debating society, the Hist
November 10, 2026 at 11:26 PM
fakehistoryhunter.net
Excellent new research all about how filthy medieval people were... or weren't ;)

www.sciencenorway.no/culture-hist...
How dirty and unhygienic were people in the Middle Ages?
People in medieval Trondheim drained surface water and managed waste. “The Middle Ages were much more nuanced and complex than many people would have us believe,” says an archaeologist.
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November 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
nicrawlencenz.bsky.social
There's definitely more that could be done to expand nat hist & evolution in NZ museums. Sadly, management in some institutions hasn't valued nat hist for decades. A new nat hist museum wouldn't be that expensive to set up & would generate significant tourism income to invest back into nat hist.
November 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Tun sie das? Ist das nicht mehr aktuell?

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histoftech.bsky.social Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · Sep 25
As of today, the CDC has changed (reverted) their Covid guidance to make the vaccine recommended for all people over 18. In addition to being a smart public health move, this recommendation also means insurance must cover it.

Read more here: www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...

Listen to a breakdown here:
November 11, 2026 at 12:55 PM
sbossyguerin.eurosky.social
En écho avec ce que raconte @jcharraud.bsky.social ! www.ouest-france.fr/culture/hist...
November 11, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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You sure about that?

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November 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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A Brief History of the Cybertruck Exploding, Sinking, and Sucking gizmodo.com/a-brief-hist...
A Brief History of the Cybertruck Exploding, Sinking, and Sucking
The official vehicle of divorced dads who lost custody meets a fitting end.
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November 10, 2026 at 12:33 PM
thejournal.ie
Former US president Joe Biden has made an unexpected appearance at Trinity College Dublin.

He is there with his son, Hunter Biden, who is receiving a gold medal at an event organised by The Hist, one of the university’s debating societies. jrnl.ie/7221452
November 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
thejournal.ie
A small group of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Trinity College Dublin’s Examination Hall this afternoon.

The venue is hosting an event by The Hist, in which Hunter Biden will receive the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse.
November 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
briellastella.bsky.social
In terms of speculative history specifically, the Venn diagram between "alt-hist authors who openly sympathize with Nazis and Confederates" and "alt-hist authors who write counterfactuals where Nazis and Confederates initially win only to eventually lose" has a noticeable (but not complete) overlap.
November 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
colewehrle.bsky.social
Back in Saint Paul after a restorative trip to SD Hist Con. This trip was a little different with more conversations than demoing and a ton of design work done on the con floor. We made progress on current (and upcoming) projects and saw lots of neat new games. The historical space is so vibrant!
November 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
thejournal.ie
jrnl.ie/7221452
Joe Biden makes surprise appearance in Dublin
Joe Biden is there with his son, Hunter Biden, who will be receiving a gold medal at an event organised by Trinity society The Hist.
jrnl.ie
November 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
historicmusings.bsky.social
Ties into the "meatheads vs murder-poets" discussion that started with Mishima a few days ago...
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historicmusings.bsky.social Paul Hanky @historicmusings.bsky.social · 8d
The weird murder-poets are usually the true believers (i.e. Himmler) while the meathead militarists (i.e. Goering) are usually cynical strivers or sociopaths with no goals beyond having their violence endorsed by the state.
eliasisquith.blog elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 8d
americans are used to thinking of fascists as meatheads and militarists and obviously x has plenty of those but fascism -- especially fascism before it establishes total regime-power -- has a long distinguished history of weird murder-poets too.
November 7, 2026 at 3:08 AM