Dr. Jacqueline E. Whitt
@notabattlechick.bsky.social
Purple-haired civil servant. Public Diplomacy person. Historian. Author. Educator. Leader. Tar Heel. COVID Long-hauler. Doodler. Procedural-drama obsessed smart lady. Cat servant. 2x speed audiobook aficionado. Occasional trouble maker. All views my own.
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Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/
No sauerkraut for me in this low histamine life, so I had braised cabbage instead in this Central PA land of pork and sauerkraut instead of collards and black eyed peas. Happy New Year. 🎊
January 2, 2026 at 1:10 AM
No sauerkraut for me in this low histamine life, so I had braised cabbage instead in this Central PA land of pork and sauerkraut instead of collards and black eyed peas. Happy New Year. 🎊
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Score one for “fuck you, make me”
BREAKING: After legal setbacks, President Trump says he's dropping push for the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now.
Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
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December 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Score one for “fuck you, make me”
Or both!
Or maybe a shower.
Or maybe a shower.
one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
December 31, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Or both!
Or maybe a shower.
Or maybe a shower.
Lolz
Happy new year
Happy new year
BREAKING: After legal setbacks, President Trump says he's dropping push for the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now.
Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
bit.ly
December 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Lolz
Happy new year
Happy new year
It was a very bookful year
December 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
It was a very bookful year
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orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing
December 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing
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I'm abruptly leaving my top job in 2025 because masking mandates violated my deeply held principles four years ago. or because nobody teaches about The West anymore. or because white men are no longer allowed to get PhDs. it's not because I just got a sinecure at the Ressentiment Academy of Florida
December 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I'm abruptly leaving my top job in 2025 because masking mandates violated my deeply held principles four years ago. or because nobody teaches about The West anymore. or because white men are no longer allowed to get PhDs. it's not because I just got a sinecure at the Ressentiment Academy of Florida
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I get it. I know what itch he scratches. He is mostly harmless. But you’ve got to listen to him the way I listen to Silk Sonic — tap your feet but don’t confuse the copy for the original.
December 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I get it. I know what itch he scratches. He is mostly harmless. But you’ve got to listen to him the way I listen to Silk Sonic — tap your feet but don’t confuse the copy for the original.
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I haven’t wanted to say it but YOLO.
Jesse Wells is not John Prine. He isn’t even close.
Jesse Wells is not John Prine. He isn’t even close.
December 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I haven’t wanted to say it but YOLO.
Jesse Wells is not John Prine. He isn’t even close.
Jesse Wells is not John Prine. He isn’t even close.
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Oh I’m doing it because others are and because this man is being hailed as a folk singer, which should still mean something.
Why are we comparing? Welles is his own thing. Yeah he owes a lot to a lot of people...as does every artist. If we must...a mix of Mark Russell and John Mellencamp. I wonder what Prine or Dylan would have been doing with YouTube. We might have heard a lot of first drafts of topical stuff...
December 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Oh I’m doing it because others are and because this man is being hailed as a folk singer, which should still mean something.
Bluesky ILL call! Who’s procrastiworking today? (For a friend 😂)
December 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Bluesky ILL call! Who’s procrastiworking today? (For a friend 😂)
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
Pittsburgh is ENTIRELY correct that french fries belong on salads.
December 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Pittsburgh is ENTIRELY correct that french fries belong on salads.
Freezer restock weekend! colcannon, carrinara sauce (marinara, but with 🥕), 4 pounds of sausage, 4 pounds of ground beef, roast beef, shaved ribeye and onion, grilled chicken breast, brown rice. All individually portioned and frozen.
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Freezer restock weekend! colcannon, carrinara sauce (marinara, but with 🥕), 4 pounds of sausage, 4 pounds of ground beef, roast beef, shaved ribeye and onion, grilled chicken breast, brown rice. All individually portioned and frozen.
But here in progress! I think I’ll have a burger tonight!!
December 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
But here in progress! I think I’ll have a burger tonight!!
A lil orange tabby baby
December 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A lil orange tabby baby
I forgot to take a nap today, and now it is very late 🤦🏻♀️
December 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I forgot to take a nap today, and now it is very late 🤦🏻♀️
Big cooking day around these parts. I’ve made Italian sausage and kale for pasta, shaved ribeye and onion, carrinara sauce, and colcannon. (Some still in progress.) tomorrow is butchery day: ground beef, roast beef, and breakfast sausage
December 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Big cooking day around these parts. I’ve made Italian sausage and kale for pasta, shaved ribeye and onion, carrinara sauce, and colcannon. (Some still in progress.) tomorrow is butchery day: ground beef, roast beef, and breakfast sausage
Cat ornaments. Kitty Skye was a special request. The others I just doodles tonight. I’m sure more kitties will follow. 😻
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Cat ornaments. Kitty Skye was a special request. The others I just doodles tonight. I’m sure more kitties will follow. 😻
I regret to inform myself that it’s time to eat AGAIN.
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I regret to inform myself that it’s time to eat AGAIN.
I would just about kill for a piece of buttered toast right now
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I would just about kill for a piece of buttered toast right now
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Yah babbys, thatis me on tha shelve!
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Yah babbys, thatis me on tha shelve!
Finally! A book chapter I drafted in March/April 2020, it's been a long time coming. I have a whole different brain and life now. Weird.
'Religion and American Military History', in Samuel J Watson (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Military History, doi.org/10.1093/9780...
'Religion and American Military History', in Samuel J Watson (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Military History, doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Religion and American Military History
Abstract. In the modern era, the United States is both the most pious Western nation-state and the Western nation-state most prone to war. Throughout U.S.
doi.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Finally! A book chapter I drafted in March/April 2020, it's been a long time coming. I have a whole different brain and life now. Weird.
'Religion and American Military History', in Samuel J Watson (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Military History, doi.org/10.1093/9780...
'Religion and American Military History', in Samuel J Watson (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of American Military History, doi.org/10.1093/9780...
Body: HAHA! You will NOT forget that you are chronically ill. [THWACK! 💥 BAM! 💥 POW!💥]
I’m back home, but I feel absolutely awful. All of my worst neuro and dysautonomic symptoms are flaring HARD right now. It’s so bad. Headed to bed to see if rest and hydration will do the trick.
December 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Body: HAHA! You will NOT forget that you are chronically ill. [THWACK! 💥 BAM! 💥 POW!💥]