Bill Chapman

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Retired secondary social studies teacher. Read my take on how to use history content to teach students to think critically.
classroomtools.com/BuildingHistoryLabs-DraftSoFar.pdf
Phrenology once captivated minds with its promise to reveal character through skull bumps. My latest article explores this pseudoscience's fascinating history and its troubling ties to Social Darwinism and racism. https://forgottenfiles.substack.com/p/skulls-and-pseudoscience #Phrenology #History #Pseudoscience #Histodon
The Deceitful Chin

The Dark Legacy of Phrenology

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From the filthy floors of Packingtown to Roosevelt’s reforms, learn about the dark side of the Gilded Age meatpacking industry. 🍖🔪 Explore my latest post: Blood on the Floor
#History #FoodSafety #TheJungle #UptonSinclair #ProgressiveEra #Meatpacking https://forgottenfiles.substack.com/p/tales-from-the-slaughterhouse
Tales from the Slaughterhouse

How One Book Transformed Food Safety in America

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Why scientists fear a second Trump term, and what they are doing about it.

Several federal agencies are working to safeguard research, including climate science, from future political meddling. #ClimateChange

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/06/12/trump-federal-scientists-climate-environment/

Why scientists fear a second Trump term, and what they are doing about it

Several federal agencies are working to safeguard research, including climate science, from future political meddling.

The Washington Post

Tech authoritarians want to take over government for the same reason that criminals rob banks: That's where the $ is.

Musk, Thiel and others pose as “libertarian,” but they're HUGELY dependent "techno-contractors" guzzling public dollars via govt contracts https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/how-tech-libertarians-fell-in-love-with-us-government-by-quinn-slobodian-2024-06

How Techno-Libertarians Fell in Love with Big Government | by Quinn Slobodian - Project Syndicate

Quinn Slobodian argues Silicon Valley investors are against the state only insofar as it is not enriching them personally.

Project Syndicate
Meet Joe Dope, the comic character who kept the Army running. WWII training comics created by Will Eisner - the father of graphic novels. https://forgottenfiles.substack.com/p/joe-dopes-comic-masterclass-in-military #wwii #comics #graphicnovel #history #histodons
Joe Dope's Comic Masterclass in Military Mishaps

WWII training from Will Eisner - the father of graphic novels

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The Grab is a new documentary (premiering tomorrow June 14) that seems as if it will be “must viewing” for all who teach or are interested in current and future events. magpictures.com/thegrab/ @ppappas
8 young Alaskans reignite a court fight over climate change and fossil fuel development

Sagoonick v. State II seeks to block a controversial natural gas project and asks the court to recognize Alaskans’ right to a livable climate.

Alaska Public Media
Visiting America, Dickens found a county awash in spit -"A copious shower of yellow rain" https://forgottenfiles.substack.com/p/the-war-on-spit #history #histodon #smoking #tobacco #advertisements
The War on Spit

"A copious shower of yellow rain" ~ Dickens

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