Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Specializing in Early American, Caribbean, Native American, and Atlantic World history. http://pitt.academia.edu/JamesLHillhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.social/post/3mpofonvpus2nBirthday stuff pt. 2 https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2026/07/02/pittsburgh-in-1776/stories/20260702002902 Jul 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:uyfts5upzao7igy6hnsxr7r2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpofonvpus2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.social/post/3mpofnyzd7c2nI did something for some sort of big birthday coming up. https://www.wesanews.org/arts-culture/2026-07-02/america-250-pittsburgh-founding02 Jul 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:uyfts5upzao7igy6hnsxr7r2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpofnyzd7c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.social/post/3mjidfcynek2vhttps://substack.com/@alexandrafinley/note/c-242419005?r=5x1wvq&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action14 Apr 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:uyfts5upzao7igy6hnsxr7r2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjidfcynek2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.social/post/3mj3czrv5f22thttps://open.substack.com/pub/alexandrafinley/p/main-character-energy?r=5x1wvq&utm_medium=ios09 Apr 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:uyfts5upzao7igy6hnsxr7r2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3czrv5f22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.social/post/3mdh6t3vkuc2shttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/the-neighbors-defending-minnesota-from-ice/685769/?gift=bSxYrdQNoQl-sHyMmplo1LVRKnSZcxInV1gyKs-XrfQ28 Jan 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:uyfts5upzao7igy6hnsxr7r2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdh6t3vkuc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.social/post/3lvqp75ubus2pIn the year of our Lord 2025 I just overheard a docent say “Back in those days, south of Jacksonville was no man’s land. There was nothing there. Just snakes, Indians, mosquitoes, stuff like that.”06 Aug 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:uyfts5upzao7igy6hnsxr7r2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqp75ubus2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.social/post/3lbblslelyc23If you look closely, you can see the last shred of dignity exiting his body19 Nov 2024 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:uyfts5upzao7igy6hnsxr7r2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbblslelyc23https://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.social/post/3lb6f5vfzb223Marta soloing down the field, taking on three outfield players and the keeper. That’s why she’s the GOAT. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Nov 2024 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:uyfts5upzao7igy6hnsxr7r2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6f5vfzb223https://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.social/post/3laksveoajs23 https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/heres-why-a-second-death-star-wont-be-that-bad10 Nov 2024 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:uyfts5upzao7igy6hnsxr7r2/app.bsky.feed.post/3laksveoajs23https://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.social/post/3ktv2lqxqwk2tExhibit A of the Age of Enshittification brought to you by our tech and VC overlords: those “hotels” where everything is handled remotely and there isn’t a single person on site.01 Jun 2024 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:uyfts5upzao7igy6hnsxr7r2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ktv2lqxqwk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.social/post/3kpa3wqdgyg2zDystopia is upon us. https://www.chronicle.com/article/graduate-students-went-on-strike-then-a-dean-suggested-that-professors-use-ai-to-keep-classes-going?utm_campaign=che-social&utm_content=20240401&utm_medium=o-soc&utm_source=fb&fbclid=IwAR2tybRpX8DltuBhXpCr2812oVNmUtXklrEpW3j54p7KYC0xyxyW5iFT8hg_aem_AZSanXnK8jKumTQdjpEcu_aa0qq7KRPtc_ssXU_Pu38S8hCN9pa67H5ecHheNRdmu2o03 Apr 2024 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:uyfts5upzao7igy6hnsxr7r2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kpa3wqdgyg2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jlhill.bsky.social/post/3kornmj2uhu2c@themaneland.bsky.social Responding to the Bluesky call. How do you think the impending arrival of Banda will change the team going forward? #askskopurp28 Mar 2024 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:uyfts5upzao7igy6hnsxr7r2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kornmj2uhu2c