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Laurent Dubois

Laurent Dubois

@soccerpolitics.bsky.social

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Historian (Avengers of the New World/ The Banjo/ The Language of the Game/ Freedom Roots) & Musician (Traversées)

Laurent Dubois is the John L. Nau III Bicentennial Professor in the History & Principles of Democracy at the University of Virginia. A specialist on the history and culture of the Atlantic world who studies the Caribbean, North America, and France, Dubois joined the University of Virginia in January 2021, and will also serve as the Democracy Initiative’s Director for Academic Affairs. In this role, Dubois will spearhead the Democracy Initiative’s research and pedagogical missions and will serve as the director and lead research convener of the John L. Nau III History and Principles of Democracy Lab—the permanent core lab of the Initiative which will operate as the connecting hub for the entire project. His studies have focused on Haiti. .. more

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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 3d

Bafana Bafana ! Bombazo !

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 6d

I’m glad I didn’t log out this morning. Just joy and creativity and love.

Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 6d

THREAD.

My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.

I've collected his work here...

Bridget the cat infiltrates the 'Abbey Road' cover shoot and becomes THE definitive fifth Beatle.

Reposted by Laurent Dubois, Andrew Williams, Karin Wulf

Heather Froehlich @heatherfro.bsky.social · 13d

The Library Company of Philadelphia will become part of Temple Libraries
now.temple.edu/news/2025-12...

Temple University Board of Trustees vote to approve merger with Library Company of Philadelphia

Upon completion of the merger, the Library Company will become part of Temple Libraries, helping to further enrich one of the top university research libraries in North America.

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Burn It All Down, the podcast @burnitalldownpod.com · 13d

FIFA has trademarked the words “World Cup” and refuses to let bars and restaurants hosting watch parties use the phrase to advertise their events.

How would you advertise your World Cup event without using the phrase “World Cup?”

(From Episode 270)

Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 14d

Whoa I feel very honored to be part of this triad of recommendations! 🤩

Julia Gaffield, PhD @juliagaffield.bsky.social · 14d

Holiday book recommendations from Bertrhude Albert over on IG! 😄

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Julia Gaffield, PhD @juliagaffield.bsky.social · 14d

Holiday book recommendations from Bertrhude Albert over on IG! 😄

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Jeremy C. Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 14d

The best scene in Jaws is when the boat guys sing a traditional sea shanty and Jaws pops out of the water and everyone is terrified but Jaws starts singing as well. There's this unspoken promise in the air that no one will eat anyone until the song ends.

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David Waldstreicher @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social · 16d

Thinking about one of my all-time favorite historians, CUNY grad Nick Salvatore, & what he did for cultural/political biography, radical history, Af-Am history. I am always telling folks about We All Got History: The Memory Books of Amos Webber.
www.ithacavoice.org/2025/12/obituary-nick-salvatore/

Obituary: Nick Salvatore - The Ithaca Voice

Nick Salvatore, 82, of Ithaca, New York, died on Saturday, November 29th after a period of declining health. He passed away peacefully, listening to music he loved and comforted by […]

www.ithacavoice.org

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Burn It All Down, the podcast @burnitalldownpod.com · 16d

Burn It All Down has returned to torch everything that is FIFA and the upcoming men's World Cup.

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/17Fk...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

YouTube: youtu.be/nwb-hsnMnJ4

An image of a pillar that has the words FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw written on it, surrounded by flags from different nations. On top of it all, in the upper right corner, it reads Episode 270.

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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 16d

Congestion pricing is working so well it has helped clear the air in all parts of NYC, according to a new study.

And other links to start your day!

hellgatenyc.com/new-yorkers-...

New Yorkers Are Literally Breathing Easier After Congestion Pricing

And other links to start your hump day.

hellgatenyc.com

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Burn It All Down, the podcast @burnitalldownpod.com · 16d

As you'll hear on today's episode, we are working towards a relaunch next year. To that end, there are 3 things we'd love from our listeners:

1) Fill out our BIAD listener survey and let us know what you'd like from a BIAD re-launch: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Burn It All Down Listener Survey - Potential Return!

Hi Flamethrowers, we miss you, and we want to come back! We're trying to figure out a model that could make the show financially possible. Stay tuned for more, but the first step is hearing from you -...

docs.google.com

Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 16d

This is such amazing news. We need you!!

Burn It All Down, the podcast @burnitalldownpod.com · 16d

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Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 16d

Amazing news - & just at the right time!

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 16d

The feminist sports podcast you need is back, at least for now (we’ll have more on that later). Make sure you’re subscribed wherever you listen to podcasts so you catch this episode when it drops.

Burn It All Down, the podcast @burnitalldownpod.com · 16d

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Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 16d

Always and forever!

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Burn It All Down, the podcast @burnitalldownpod.com · 16d

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Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 16d

Sometimes I feel like it's like I have a blender and I keep putting more books and archival documents in and then eventually I have a smoothie that hopefully tastes pretty good 😁

Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 16d

Repeat

Anne E @anita5446.bsky.social · 16d

delete a little
Read a new book
Order more library books
😬🗃️

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Anne E @anita5446.bsky.social · 16d

delete a little
Read a new book
Order more library books
😬🗃️

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Amos Posner @amosposner.bsky.social · 16d

When you summon the strength to let the bad post go by without responding

An Albert’s squirrel in snow serenely clutches its chest with its eyes closed

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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 16d

RFI has the best info on how the Bénin coup attempt failed. At Bénin government request, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria mobilized the multinational response under ECOWAS umbrella. Nigerian Air Force struck mutineer positions. France provided intelligence support.

www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...

Tentative de coup d’État au Bénin: comment l’intervention de la Cédéao a été décidée

Au Bénin, face aux putschistes, l'intervention militaire de la Communauté économique des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Cédéao) a été rapide et efficace. Comment expliquer cette attitude ? Éléments de...

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professorvbrown.bsky.social @professorvbrown.bsky.social · 17d

I don’t think the implications of this headline have dawned on enough Americans.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean

A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...

www.bloomberg.com

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Alex Stone @alexstone7.bsky.social · 17d

Thinking of Grant Wahl today & sending love to his family, former peers & those who loved his writing.

Last night I found something I wrote after his passing, with help from @meglinehan.com & @jtannenwald.bsky.social. I published it today, as a small tribute.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/grant-...

Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 17d

Exciting to see these pages and can't wait to read this!

Robin Mitchell @parisnoire.bsky.social · 17d

I’ve written this (micro-biography, my ass) & am just getting Mme Louverture off the island headed toward France. Will spend spring semester on rewrites of first 3 parts. Summer in France, followed by writing last part. I appreciate my village, who remind me that Suzanne is a story worth telling.

Book manuscript

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Robin Mitchell @parisnoire.bsky.social · 17d

I’ve written this (micro-biography, my ass) & am just getting Mme Louverture off the island headed toward France. Will spend spring semester on rewrites of first 3 parts. Summer in France, followed by writing last part. I appreciate my village, who remind me that Suzanne is a story worth telling.

Book manuscript

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WPMI NBC 15 @mynbc15.bsky.social · 18d

Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses

Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership

Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the

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Pablo Maurer @mlsist.bsky.social · 18d

All across the USA there are forgotten spaces of American soccer. At dawn, I’m standing at one in St. Louis.

Here, at the corner of N Market & N Spring St, the young women of the Craig League played what’s often cited as the first organized women’s league match in 🇺🇸 history.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 20d

We are told that, under stress, the humanities must be sacrificed. But amidst a war of aggression scholars in Ukraine have undertaken one of the most ambitious knowledge projects of our time. It's a privilege to be involved with Ukrainian History Global Initiative
snyder.substack.com/p/ukrainian-...

Ukrainian History Global Initiative

The Creative Humanities During a War of Destruction

snyder.substack.com

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Small Axe Project @smallaxeproject.bsky.social · 20d

Focusing on Frederick Douglass’s “A Trip to Hayti” (1861) and the first installment of James Theodore Holly’s “Thoughts on Hayti” (1859), this essay examines the strategic idealization of Haiti in mid-nineteenth-century African American propaganda.

Read @ Duke tinyurl.com/37wzebzz

Laurent Dubois @soccerpolitics.bsky.social · 20d

There are going to be some wild match ups. Curaçao-Germany, for instance.