Nicki Washington, Ph.D.
@drnickiw.bsky.social
Habitual CS line-stepper, HBCU stan.
Bull City, Gen X, and unserious as hell.
"I am Nina and Roberta, the one you love but ain't heard of."-Rapsody
Bull City, Gen X, and unserious as hell.
"I am Nina and Roberta, the one you love but ain't heard of."-Rapsody
"Always concern, but no courage." Gov. Janet Mills on Susan Collins.
January 24, 2026 at 12:40 AM
"Always concern, but no courage." Gov. Janet Mills on Susan Collins.
I'd never heard of the 3.5% rule in political science until Rachel Maddow mentioned it a couple of weeks ago.
For Minneapolis. Onward.
For Minneapolis. Onward.
January 23, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I'd never heard of the 3.5% rule in political science until Rachel Maddow mentioned it a couple of weeks ago.
For Minneapolis. Onward.
For Minneapolis. Onward.
The Pitt should not be this good. My goodness.
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The Pitt should not be this good. My goodness.
Someone on Threads mentioned the movie Space Camp, and I love how much certain things were core Gen X memories. Young Joaquin as Max and his bff Jinx were so cute. A reminder of when robots desperately wanted to save us, not..this. Definitely in my Criterion Collection.
youtu.be/Gq3tYpRzWv4?...
youtu.be/Gq3tYpRzWv4?...
SPACECAMPJINX
YouTube video by Ash Kalb
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Someone on Threads mentioned the movie Space Camp, and I love how much certain things were core Gen X memories. Young Joaquin as Max and his bff Jinx were so cute. A reminder of when robots desperately wanted to save us, not..this. Definitely in my Criterion Collection.
youtu.be/Gq3tYpRzWv4?...
youtu.be/Gq3tYpRzWv4?...
"American Idiot" is gonna go over so many folks' heads.
The Super Bowl Was Already Getting Political. Now Green Day Have Entered the Chat
With the punk rockers performing at the opening ceremony and Bad Bunny headlining the halftime show, the game could threaten the MAGA agenda.
www.rollingstone.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:54 PM
"American Idiot" is gonna go over so many folks' heads.
Reposted by Nicki Washington, Ph.D.
We wrote this piece i.e @gavinyamey.bsky.social and I, one year ago. Today the US is formally out of the WHO. Domestic public health is severely weakened as is global public health. A massive own goal that leaves us all less safe.
www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Withdrawal of the United States from the WHO — How President Trump Is Weakening Public Health | NEJM
Severing the long-standing ties and scientific collaborations between the United States
and the WHO and slashing U.S. financial support will have catastrophic effects on
both domestic and global he...
www.nejm.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:39 AM
We wrote this piece i.e @gavinyamey.bsky.social and I, one year ago. Today the US is formally out of the WHO. Domestic public health is severely weakened as is global public health. A massive own goal that leaves us all less safe.
www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
www.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Reposted by Nicki Washington, Ph.D.
Dying of whiteness 4 sure
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
January 23, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Dying of whiteness 4 sure
Me any lecture day encouraging students to avoid using AI to quickly tell them how to do something: There's beauty in the struggle!!
Also me...firmly planted in the struggle for 6 hours today trying to find the R function(s) to accomplish a task:
Also me...firmly planted in the struggle for 6 hours today trying to find the R function(s) to accomplish a task:
a baby is crying while sitting on a crib and holding his head .
Alt: a baby is crying while sitting on a crib and holding his head .
media.tenor.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Me any lecture day encouraging students to avoid using AI to quickly tell them how to do something: There's beauty in the struggle!!
Also me...firmly planted in the struggle for 6 hours today trying to find the R function(s) to accomplish a task:
Also me...firmly planted in the struggle for 6 hours today trying to find the R function(s) to accomplish a task:
"These people love talking about the past so much, they're still reenacting the Civil War."
January 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"These people love talking about the past so much, they're still reenacting the Civil War."
Mama Pope as Mr. Johnson's nemesis is my kinda goings on!!
a woman in a red dress is crying while sitting in front of a screen .
Alt: sheree from real housewives of atlanta in a red dress is sarcastically shaking in fear from someone while smiling.
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Mama Pope as Mr. Johnson's nemesis is my kinda goings on!!
This shit is about to get so unnecessarily ugly.
Meanwhile, the real villain is the NCAA for this poorly planned rollout of the entire process.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Meanwhile, the real villain is the NCAA for this poorly planned rollout of the entire process.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Duke sues QB Darian Mensah to block transfer
More and more college football players should be thinking about majoring in pre-law.
www.nbcsports.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This shit is about to get so unnecessarily ugly.
Meanwhile, the real villain is the NCAA for this poorly planned rollout of the entire process.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Meanwhile, the real villain is the NCAA for this poorly planned rollout of the entire process.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
January 21, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I hang on to the moments I can laugh uncontrollably at the moment cause...<gestures>.
One of those was last week's ep of Abbott Elementary from a parent:
"And my son said there's ghosts. Why haven't you busted them?"
THE WAY I hit rewind to make sure I heard what I heard. 🤣
One of those was last week's ep of Abbott Elementary from a parent:
"And my son said there's ghosts. Why haven't you busted them?"
THE WAY I hit rewind to make sure I heard what I heard. 🤣
January 20, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I hang on to the moments I can laugh uncontrollably at the moment cause...<gestures>.
One of those was last week's ep of Abbott Elementary from a parent:
"And my son said there's ghosts. Why haven't you busted them?"
THE WAY I hit rewind to make sure I heard what I heard. 🤣
One of those was last week's ep of Abbott Elementary from a parent:
"And my son said there's ghosts. Why haven't you busted them?"
THE WAY I hit rewind to make sure I heard what I heard. 🤣
Working and watching this on my second monitor. Listening to her discuss working closely with MLK and his family. Ms. Clayton is a masterful storyteller, and these stories. My God.
www.bouncetv.com/show/xernona...
www.bouncetv.com/show/xernona...
Bounce - Xernona Clayton: A Life In Black & White
Xernona Clayton is perhaps the most important civil rights icon, broadcaster, and African American pioneer you may have never heard of. From her years working closely with Dr. Martin Luther King and C...
www.bouncetv.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Working and watching this on my second monitor. Listening to her discuss working closely with MLK and his family. Ms. Clayton is a masterful storyteller, and these stories. My God.
www.bouncetv.com/show/xernona...
www.bouncetv.com/show/xernona...
Reposted by Nicki Washington, Ph.D.
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Younger generations will never understand how much Black Gen X'ers eagerly anticipated the King Dream Chorus video playing every single MLK Day on BET. And if you wanted to see it anytime in the other 364 days, you had to record it on VHS. What a time capsule.
Look how many we've lost since then.
Look how many we've lost since then.
King Dream Chorus and Holiday Crew ~ King Holiday
YouTube video by Musicvegan01
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Younger generations will never understand how much Black Gen X'ers eagerly anticipated the King Dream Chorus video playing every single MLK Day on BET. And if you wanted to see it anytime in the other 364 days, you had to record it on VHS. What a time capsule.
Look how many we've lost since then.
Look how many we've lost since then.
There is a thrill I can't fully describe of learning something and applying it. I had one tonight. Reading, trial and error, taking a break and coming back to it. Voila.
I feel sorry for those who avoid that process for the sake of time and lack of interest. So needed at a time like now.
I feel sorry for those who avoid that process for the sake of time and lack of interest. So needed at a time like now.
January 20, 2026 at 2:22 AM
There is a thrill I can't fully describe of learning something and applying it. I had one tonight. Reading, trial and error, taking a break and coming back to it. Voila.
I feel sorry for those who avoid that process for the sake of time and lack of interest. So needed at a time like now.
I feel sorry for those who avoid that process for the sake of time and lack of interest. So needed at a time like now.
It should be a requirement to read Letter from Birmingham Jail monthly as a reminder at this point.
January 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
It should be a requirement to read Letter from Birmingham Jail monthly as a reminder at this point.
I am completely OBSESSED with this Bad Bunny teaser! It's so brilliant. WHO DIRECTED THIS!?!?
BEGGING someone to do a "Making of" this halftime show. The BTS footage would be 🤌🏾.
Singlehandedly responsible for at least 500 streams of this on YT since Friday.
BEGGING someone to do a "Making of" this halftime show. The BTS footage would be 🤌🏾.
Singlehandedly responsible for at least 500 streams of this on YT since Friday.
Bad Bunny Takes the World’s Biggest Stage | Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show (Official Trailer)
YouTube video by Apple Music
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I am completely OBSESSED with this Bad Bunny teaser! It's so brilliant. WHO DIRECTED THIS!?!?
BEGGING someone to do a "Making of" this halftime show. The BTS footage would be 🤌🏾.
Singlehandedly responsible for at least 500 streams of this on YT since Friday.
BEGGING someone to do a "Making of" this halftime show. The BTS footage would be 🤌🏾.
Singlehandedly responsible for at least 500 streams of this on YT since Friday.
Reposted by Nicki Washington, Ph.D.
This land is their land...
January 18, 2026 at 12:09 AM
This land is their land...
Reposted by Nicki Washington, Ph.D.
This thread is now an op-ed:
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
This thread is now an op-ed:
Reposted by Nicki Washington, Ph.D.
I've seen some folks giving into doomerism by citing the US's history of paramilitary violence shutting down fair elections in the South, and I want to add some historical context to support Jamelle here (as an historian of Reconstruction paramilitary violence)
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I've seen some folks giving into doomerism by citing the US's history of paramilitary violence shutting down fair elections in the South, and I want to add some historical context to support Jamelle here (as an historian of Reconstruction paramilitary violence)
Who directed this?! I imagine they had this playing on set and told every dancer in the video "just do whatever you feel." That's the beauty and power of music. You don't need to know the words to fully experience it.
I will not be SAT for this performance, porque voy a BAILAR!!!
I will not be SAT for this performance, porque voy a BAILAR!!!
Bad Bunny Takes the World’s Biggest Stage | Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show (Official Trailer)
YouTube video by Apple Music
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Who directed this?! I imagine they had this playing on set and told every dancer in the video "just do whatever you feel." That's the beauty and power of music. You don't need to know the words to fully experience it.
I will not be SAT for this performance, porque voy a BAILAR!!!
I will not be SAT for this performance, porque voy a BAILAR!!!
Reposted by Nicki Washington, Ph.D.
talking about Minnesota accents just reminded me of one of my favorite videos
like the first time I saw it must have been years ago but I still laugh every time, guaranteed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj7a...
like the first time I saw it must have been years ago but I still laugh every time, guaranteed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj7a...
Aaron Earned An Iron Urn (Baltimore Accent) (@dooleyfunny)
YouTube video by oopseedoopsee
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 AM
talking about Minnesota accents just reminded me of one of my favorite videos
like the first time I saw it must have been years ago but I still laugh every time, guaranteed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj7a...
like the first time I saw it must have been years ago but I still laugh every time, guaranteed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj7a...
Reposted by Nicki Washington, Ph.D.
A ban on sending books and magazines to prisoners in Arkansas prisons goes into effect Feb. 1, putting into place the strictest regulations in the country on sending outside publications to the incarcerated
Arkansas set to impose nation’s strictest ban on sending books, magazines to prisons | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
A ban on sending books and magazines to inmates in Arkansas prisons goes into effect Feb. 1, putting into place the strictest regulations in the country on sending outside publications to the incarcer...
www.arkansasonline.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
A ban on sending books and magazines to prisoners in Arkansas prisons goes into effect Feb. 1, putting into place the strictest regulations in the country on sending outside publications to the incarcerated