Julia Boechat
@juliaboechat.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @historicalstudies.bsky.social researching Soviet #BookHistory | visiting in Mainz | Bibliography Editor @sharpnews.bsky.social | from 🇧🇷 lived in 🇮🇹🇧🇾🇦🇹🇸🇪🇩🇪| Passionate about books, traveling and swing dancing
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"... some people just didn’t know is so wrong. It wasn’t about knowing or not knowing, in this case. It was about believing & choosing. There were a lot of people who believed that enslavement was wrong. Enslaved people believed it was wrong. Free black people believed it was wrong."
"The cliché of judging people by the standards of their time, by working to exempt people in the past from the critical eye of the present, simultaneously obscures other historical figures who we might appraise more positively, especially knowing the context in which they were making their choices."
Don't We Have To Judge People By The Standards Of Their Time?
Many who reach for this cliché want it to function as a shield against judgment altogether.
contingentmagazine.org
January 18, 2026 at 2:04 PM
"... some people just didn’t know is so wrong. It wasn’t about knowing or not knowing, in this case. It was about believing & choosing. There were a lot of people who believed that enslavement was wrong. Enslaved people believed it was wrong. Free black people believed it was wrong."
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Stop using Spotify!
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Stop using Spotify!
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🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨
Ruptures in European History: Individuals, Institutions, and Historical Practices in Times of Uncertainty
15-17 April 2026, University of Oxford
Read our CfP here: 2026graceh.wixsite.com/home/call-fo...
Ruptures in European History: Individuals, Institutions, and Historical Practices in Times of Uncertainty
15-17 April 2026, University of Oxford
Read our CfP here: 2026graceh.wixsite.com/home/call-fo...
Call for Papers | Graceh2026
2026graceh.wixsite.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨
Ruptures in European History: Individuals, Institutions, and Historical Practices in Times of Uncertainty
15-17 April 2026, University of Oxford
Read our CfP here: 2026graceh.wixsite.com/home/call-fo...
Ruptures in European History: Individuals, Institutions, and Historical Practices in Times of Uncertainty
15-17 April 2026, University of Oxford
Read our CfP here: 2026graceh.wixsite.com/home/call-fo...
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Libraries and museums are not neutral.
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Libraries and museums are not neutral.
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We should stand by Iran's protesters as they fight a repressive theocracy.
We should also oppose yet another catastrophic Western intervention.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We should also oppose yet another catastrophic Western intervention.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Iran’s protesters need our support – not another western-intervention disaster | Owen Jones
Previous meddling has damaged the region, and once again the the US and Israel don’t have Iranians’ best interests at heart, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:47 AM
We should stand by Iran's protesters as they fight a repressive theocracy.
We should also oppose yet another catastrophic Western intervention.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We should also oppose yet another catastrophic Western intervention.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is how it feels when universities make you write a "statement of need"
January 12, 2026 at 11:40 PM
This is how it feels when universities make you write a "statement of need"
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Never forget the most ironclad rule of politics:
Every abuse you justify against another will be weaponized against you in time.
To cheer abuse, violence, or the suspension of others’ rights is to cheer the abuse, violence, and suspension of your own.
Every abuse you justify against another will be weaponized against you in time.
To cheer abuse, violence, or the suspension of others’ rights is to cheer the abuse, violence, and suspension of your own.
January 12, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Never forget the most ironclad rule of politics:
Every abuse you justify against another will be weaponized against you in time.
To cheer abuse, violence, or the suspension of others’ rights is to cheer the abuse, violence, and suspension of your own.
Every abuse you justify against another will be weaponized against you in time.
To cheer abuse, violence, or the suspension of others’ rights is to cheer the abuse, violence, and suspension of your own.
Anyone has any advice for how to deal with US universities? I did a fellowship at @umich.edu last year, and now they are charging me for an "automatic insurance" which has more than tripled because they added six fines to it before contacting me about it
January 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Anyone has any advice for how to deal with US universities? I did a fellowship at @umich.edu last year, and now they are charging me for an "automatic insurance" which has more than tripled because they added six fines to it before contacting me about it
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President Trump tipped off oil executives roughly a month before the U.S. abducted Nicolás Maduro, according to The Wall Street Journal. Speaking to reporters Sunday, Trump admitted that he had spoken to oil executives "before and after" the attack on Venezuela, while neglecting to inform Congress.
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
President Trump tipped off oil executives roughly a month before the U.S. abducted Nicolás Maduro, according to The Wall Street Journal. Speaking to reporters Sunday, Trump admitted that he had spoken to oil executives "before and after" the attack on Venezuela, while neglecting to inform Congress.
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One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 AM
One guy tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up a plane with a bomb in his sneakers, and everybody had to take off their shoes at the airport for the next 20 years.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
Chatbots have a collective body count equal to Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez, and they're trying to put them in schools.
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Many are just waking up to the Grok-nonconsensual images story as these pictures began flooding X over the holidays, but here’s our piece from Jan 2 featuring a victim, Julie Yukari, who was brave enough to speak on the record and on camera:
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies."
www.reuters.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Many are just waking up to the Grok-nonconsensual images story as these pictures began flooding X over the holidays, but here’s our piece from Jan 2 featuring a victim, Julie Yukari, who was brave enough to speak on the record and on camera:
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says the US crossed an 'unacceptable line' following attacks on Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro.
January 4, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says the US crossed an 'unacceptable line' following attacks on Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro.
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The US invasion of Venezuela is a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter. Celebrating the capture of Maduro, Donald Trump went further, calling it an “attack on sovereignty” itself.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
The United States is a rogue state
Donald Trump’s “attack on sovereignty” in Venezuela has terrible consequences for the world
disconnect.blog
January 4, 2026 at 12:06 AM
The US invasion of Venezuela is a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter. Celebrating the capture of Maduro, Donald Trump went further, calling it an “attack on sovereignty” itself.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
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What happens when progressive theory collapses under everyday practice? This new post revisits the Boaventura de Sousa Santos case and proposes a feminist counter-manual on harassment, power, and institutional responsibility in academia.
Read it here: blog.castac.org/2025/12/what...
#STS
Read it here: blog.castac.org/2025/12/what...
#STS
What Not To Do If You Are Accused Of Harassment: The Case Of Boaventura de Souza Santos | Platypus
In this text, we intend to revisit the well-known case of the Portuguese sociologist Boaventura de Souza Santos, following its unfolding since the accusations that surfaced after the publication of th...
blog.castac.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What happens when progressive theory collapses under everyday practice? This new post revisits the Boaventura de Sousa Santos case and proposes a feminist counter-manual on harassment, power, and institutional responsibility in academia.
Read it here: blog.castac.org/2025/12/what...
#STS
Read it here: blog.castac.org/2025/12/what...
#STS
really depressing to think we live in a world where a girl is SAed and men leave comments slut shaming her and making jokes about going next. Rape culture at its saddest docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Mad Kowalski Comments
docs.google.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
really depressing to think we live in a world where a girl is SAed and men leave comments slut shaming her and making jokes about going next. Rape culture at its saddest docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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Help us get “Lullaby” to number 1 before Christmas!
An incredible group of UK & Palestinian musicians came together to release this song. All of the profits will go to Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Palestine Medical Relief Service, among others.
linktr.ee/T4Plive
An incredible group of UK & Palestinian musicians came together to release this song. All of the profits will go to Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Palestine Medical Relief Service, among others.
linktr.ee/T4Plive
Buy LULLABY Now | Linktree
Buy our charity single LULLABY now and help us reach Christmas no. 1.
linktr.ee
December 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Help us get “Lullaby” to number 1 before Christmas!
An incredible group of UK & Palestinian musicians came together to release this song. All of the profits will go to Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Palestine Medical Relief Service, among others.
linktr.ee/T4Plive
An incredible group of UK & Palestinian musicians came together to release this song. All of the profits will go to Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Palestine Medical Relief Service, among others.
linktr.ee/T4Plive
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Palestine Action hunger strikers are ‘dying’ in prison, UK doctor warns https://aje.io/hbrilj
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Palestine Action hunger strikers are ‘dying’ in prison, UK doctor warns https://aje.io/hbrilj
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People who aspire to be academics: I wish to live a life of the mind
Actual academics:
Actual academics:
I have a weird question for the #bird people on here. Do you think someone could tell that a book was pooped on specifically by a sparrowhawk (or perhaps hawks generally) just from the feces? I'm looking at a 16th c. case where witnesses claim books were pooped on specifically by sparrowhawks!
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
People who aspire to be academics: I wish to live a life of the mind
Actual academics:
Actual academics:
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Golpe é golpe. Nenhuma dosimetria esconde.
December 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Golpe é golpe. Nenhuma dosimetria esconde.
yewtu.be/watch?v=rNEo... people speaking about profiting over the reconstruction of Gaza while moving out the people... this is terrifying
yewtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
yewtu.be/watch?v=rNEo... people speaking about profiting over the reconstruction of Gaza while moving out the people... this is terrifying
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🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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"The takedowns and restrictions began in October and targeted the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts of more than 50 organisations worldwide ... in what appears to be a growing push by Meta to limit reproductive health and queer content across its platforms."
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"The takedowns and restrictions began in October and targeted the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts of more than 50 organisations worldwide ... in what appears to be a growing push by Meta to limit reproductive health and queer content across its platforms."
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“Slower Form of Death”: Despite Ceasefire, Israel Keeps Killing in Gaza as Winter Storm Floods Tents
Ceasefire? Israel Keeps Killing in Gaza as Winter Storm Floods Tents
Palestinians were battered with rain and freezing temperatures overnight as winter storm Byron hit the Gaza Strip. Soaked tents and makeshift shelters flooded, causing some mattresses to float and imp...
www.democracynow.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Slower Form of Death”: Despite Ceasefire, Israel Keeps Killing in Gaza as Winter Storm Floods Tents