Holly Masturzo
@hollym.bsky.social
Professor of Humanities (Florida State College system) | Humanities, Ethics, Women’s Studies | 💜s: art, dance, writing, walking, calcio/fútbol -- @drz0 elsewhere
On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Managed a 12-hr conference day at #NWSA yesterday, so this little introvert earned a morning beach trip. Perhaps not the best in PR but a nice public beach only a mile via shuttle from conference hotel; even managed to walk back across the inlet bridges.
November 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Managed a 12-hr conference day at #NWSA yesterday, so this little introvert earned a morning beach trip. Perhaps not the best in PR but a nice public beach only a mile via shuttle from conference hotel; even managed to walk back across the inlet bridges.
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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#NWSA begins tomorrow - grateful to have been able to come a few days early & walk around Old San Juan.
Now in conference center vortex which is the definition of post colonial: hotels, casino, entertainment mega plex, massive fountains in various states of repair. Would read that essay.
Now in conference center vortex which is the definition of post colonial: hotels, casino, entertainment mega plex, massive fountains in various states of repair. Would read that essay.
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
#NWSA begins tomorrow - grateful to have been able to come a few days early & walk around Old San Juan.
Now in conference center vortex which is the definition of post colonial: hotels, casino, entertainment mega plex, massive fountains in various states of repair. Would read that essay.
Now in conference center vortex which is the definition of post colonial: hotels, casino, entertainment mega plex, massive fountains in various states of repair. Would read that essay.
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Let's just cancel everything from now until the holidays. Everyone gets a six week sabbatical.
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Let's just cancel everything from now until the holidays. Everyone gets a six week sabbatical.
Hello. Florida? We could be doing this instead of “piloting” the use of radioactive waste to build roads.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Hello. Florida? We could be doing this instead of “piloting” the use of radioactive waste to build roads.
Christmas music in this medical office waiting room when it is 80+ degrees outside is… not my preference. ☀️
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Christmas music in this medical office waiting room when it is 80+ degrees outside is… not my preference. ☀️
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Before/ After #Melissa damage in Black River, Jamaica. This is what Cat 5 hurricane damage looks like in a direct hit.
Some chasers on the ground are comparing the damage to a high end EF-4 #tornado
It’s likely gusts exceeded 200 mph esp since it was a strengthening storm at landfall.
Some chasers on the ground are comparing the damage to a high end EF-4 #tornado
It’s likely gusts exceeded 200 mph esp since it was a strengthening storm at landfall.
November 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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CFP: “Embodied Knowledge Practices in the Early Modern World”
Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026
How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?
#earlymodern #C18L
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Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026
How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?
#earlymodern #C18L
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October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
CFP: “Embodied Knowledge Practices in the Early Modern World”
Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026
How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?
#earlymodern #C18L
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Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026
How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?
#earlymodern #C18L
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Yeesh
The three Category 5 storms of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
October 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Yeesh
Car battery decided it was done working this morning.
Mine also running dangerously low this time of year.
Mine also running dangerously low this time of year.
October 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Car battery decided it was done working this morning.
Mine also running dangerously low this time of year.
Mine also running dangerously low this time of year.
🧵 Support links 🇯🇲 #Melissa
The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🧵 Support links 🇯🇲 #Melissa
Gusts over 200+ mph. How do you even begin to prepare for that? 🙏🏽
Melissa, now with sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/hr) and capable of gusts to 260+ mph (425+ km/hr) on windward hilltops, 40" (1000 mm) of rain, and a 13 ft (4 m) storm surge, has started the feared turn to the northwest. First NW then north is the forecast. #Jamaica #HurricaneAlert
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Gusts over 200+ mph. How do you even begin to prepare for that? 🙏🏽
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"The NOAA aircraft left the storm early after
experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall."
These men and women are not being paid due to the US government shutdown. Not to mention that according to AOML's director emeritus Robert Atlas, they are down 40-50% staff. #Melissa
experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall."
These men and women are not being paid due to the US government shutdown. Not to mention that according to AOML's director emeritus Robert Atlas, they are down 40-50% staff. #Melissa
October 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"The NOAA aircraft left the storm early after
experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall."
These men and women are not being paid due to the US government shutdown. Not to mention that according to AOML's director emeritus Robert Atlas, they are down 40-50% staff. #Melissa
experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall."
These men and women are not being paid due to the US government shutdown. Not to mention that according to AOML's director emeritus Robert Atlas, they are down 40-50% staff. #Melissa
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Venice Bakery is remembering those that have died in ICE custody this year by adding them to their community altar for Dia de Los Muertos.
By @eltragon.bsky.social
By @eltragon.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Venice Bakery is remembering those that have died in ICE custody this year by adding them to their community altar for Dia de Los Muertos.
By @eltragon.bsky.social
By @eltragon.bsky.social
Oof. This is a massive storm. It’s far enough from us in FL but I have this muscle memory of dreading going to sleep and waking up to the next forecast. Safety & support to all impacted.
"Extensive infrastructural damage, long-duration power and communication outages, and isolation of communities are expected." — expected impacts from #Melissa in #Jamaica according to NHC, which adds, "Seek shelter now." At 5pm Sunday, the #hurricane is Cat 4, winds 145 mph.
October 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Oof. This is a massive storm. It’s far enough from us in FL but I have this muscle memory of dreading going to sleep and waking up to the next forecast. Safety & support to all impacted.
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"Since our #Independence, Caribbean states have consistently refrained from permitting the hosting of military assets, which have the potential to lure the region into conflicts which are not of our own making."
Full text of the former #CARICOM heads of government👇
Full text of the former #CARICOM heads of government👇
10 former Caribbean heads warn region at risk amid rising military presence - Antigua Observer Newspaper
Ten former Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have expressed unease at the increased military build-up and presence of nuclear vessels and aircraft in the Caribbean, saying that it poses a threat t...
antiguaobserver.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Since our #Independence, Caribbean states have consistently refrained from permitting the hosting of military assets, which have the potential to lure the region into conflicts which are not of our own making."
Full text of the former #CARICOM heads of government👇
Full text of the former #CARICOM heads of government👇
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The National Hurricane Center now forecasts Melissa to reach Category 5 strength before striking Jamaica head on late Monday or early Tuesday. An exceedingly dire, catastrophic forecast unfolding as Melissa crawls and rapidly intensifies on the doorstep of Jamaica.
Atlantic Hurricane Melissa Advisory Number 18
...MELISSA LIKELY STARTING TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE TOMORROW... ...LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAM...
Additional Details Here.
...MELISSA LIKELY STARTING TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE TOMORROW... ...LIFE-THREATENING AND CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN HISPANIOLA AND JAM...
Additional Details Here.
October 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The National Hurricane Center now forecasts Melissa to reach Category 5 strength before striking Jamaica head on late Monday or early Tuesday. An exceedingly dire, catastrophic forecast unfolding as Melissa crawls and rapidly intensifies on the doorstep of Jamaica.
Forecasts for #Melissa do not look good for our Caribbean friends in Jamaica and parts of Hispaniola. Let's hope the intensification cycle is at the lower end of what's possible.
October 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Forecasts for #Melissa do not look good for our Caribbean friends in Jamaica and parts of Hispaniola. Let's hope the intensification cycle is at the lower end of what's possible.
Having contractors work on my porch and am close to asking for their Latin Jazz playlist (!)
Always a roll of the dice with contractors’ soundtracks but theirs is top notch.
Always a roll of the dice with contractors’ soundtracks but theirs is top notch.
October 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Having contractors work on my porch and am close to asking for their Latin Jazz playlist (!)
Always a roll of the dice with contractors’ soundtracks but theirs is top notch.
Always a roll of the dice with contractors’ soundtracks but theirs is top notch.
You learn something every semester.
This term I learned I should specify for my 20th c class that Richard Wright on the assignment list refers to the author of Native Son and not the Pink Floyd co-founder.
Noted.
This term I learned I should specify for my 20th c class that Richard Wright on the assignment list refers to the author of Native Son and not the Pink Floyd co-founder.
Noted.
October 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
You learn something every semester.
This term I learned I should specify for my 20th c class that Richard Wright on the assignment list refers to the author of Native Son and not the Pink Floyd co-founder.
Noted.
This term I learned I should specify for my 20th c class that Richard Wright on the assignment list refers to the author of Native Son and not the Pink Floyd co-founder.
Noted.
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Venice used to have a second church on Piazza San Marco: S. Geminiano designed by Sansovino you can see in this Canaletto painting. It was kind of a big deal; shows up in a ton of artwork. It was destroyed by Napoleon — to build a ballroom.
Napoleon occupied Venice 1806-1814, eight years.
Napoleon occupied Venice 1806-1814, eight years.
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Venice used to have a second church on Piazza San Marco: S. Geminiano designed by Sansovino you can see in this Canaletto painting. It was kind of a big deal; shows up in a ton of artwork. It was destroyed by Napoleon — to build a ballroom.
Napoleon occupied Venice 1806-1814, eight years.
Napoleon occupied Venice 1806-1814, eight years.
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“Because a humanities degree is not tailored to a specific employment pathway, it enables graduates to excel in a wide range of careers. In a job market that is rapidly evolving, some business leaders argue that everyone would benefit from the breadth of a humanities education” bit.ly/47CZdy0
The humanities deserve Florida’s public support. Democracy depends on it | Column
“There is clear evidence that humanities majors have excellent career outcomes.”
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Because a humanities degree is not tailored to a specific employment pathway, it enables graduates to excel in a wide range of careers. In a job market that is rapidly evolving, some business leaders argue that everyone would benefit from the breadth of a humanities education” bit.ly/47CZdy0
Bees going wild on my young Key Lime tree this morning
October 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Bees going wild on my young Key Lime tree this morning
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I hope the ghost of Dolley Madison is cooking up something big.
October 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I hope the ghost of Dolley Madison is cooking up something big.