Robin Mitchell
@parisnoire.bsky.social
Very tired Historian. Author #VénusNoire; writing bio on Suzanne Louverture. Blocks anon accts. Big shoe problem (#FrenchHistorianShoes). Rep’d by Chris Rogers/DCLAgency. Robinmitchellhistorian.com
I can’t tell you how incredibly moving this discovery is to me!
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I can’t tell you how incredibly moving this discovery is to me!
I’m beginning every panel I chair for the rest of my career with this frontal attack…
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I’m beginning every panel I chair for the rest of my career with this frontal attack…
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The thing about me is that I’m usually really not up to pop culture.
But THE SUGAR CANE PLANTATIONS! I started off my #FoodPolitics #FoodPolicy class w Mintz on Sweetness & Power, so how can we NOT talk about this performance tomorrow?! #academicsky
But THE SUGAR CANE PLANTATIONS! I started off my #FoodPolitics #FoodPolicy class w Mintz on Sweetness & Power, so how can we NOT talk about this performance tomorrow?! #academicsky
And now the Sugar Bowl (2026).
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The thing about me is that I’m usually really not up to pop culture.
But THE SUGAR CANE PLANTATIONS! I started off my #FoodPolitics #FoodPolicy class w Mintz on Sweetness & Power, so how can we NOT talk about this performance tomorrow?! #academicsky
But THE SUGAR CANE PLANTATIONS! I started off my #FoodPolitics #FoodPolicy class w Mintz on Sweetness & Power, so how can we NOT talk about this performance tomorrow?! #academicsky
Guess who got a new collar and nameplate?! ❤️
February 4, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Guess who got a new collar and nameplate?! ❤️
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
This makes me really sad. I’ve been a fan since SCTV.
Catherine O’Hara of Beetlejuice and Schitt’s Creek has died at age 71. RIP to one of the all-time greatest women in comedy. people.com/catherine-oh...
Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...
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January 30, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This makes me really sad. I’ve been a fan since SCTV.
i went outside to see if my car would start. it did. i began cleaning off my car which has 4 feet of snow on and around it. i got maybe a 1/4 of it done while i let the car run. it is -5 outside with the wind. maybe i should just drive around fast and let it fall off into other people's cars?!
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
i went outside to see if my car would start. it did. i began cleaning off my car which has 4 feet of snow on and around it. i got maybe a 1/4 of it done while i let the car run. it is -5 outside with the wind. maybe i should just drive around fast and let it fall off into other people's cars?!
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Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban https://aje.news/ljjuww
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
Ruby's kongs have arrived; they are filled and in the freezer. She is so bored--yesterday we found out that she can reach the bottom row of our living room bookshelves. Her foster said she liked paper, but boy howdy, she loves paper! Also she loves snow and runs into it up to her ears. Little freak.
January 28, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Ruby's kongs have arrived; they are filled and in the freezer. She is so bored--yesterday we found out that she can reach the bottom row of our living room bookshelves. Her foster said she liked paper, but boy howdy, she loves paper! Also she loves snow and runs into it up to her ears. Little freak.
Just following orders, eh? That didn’t work out so well to the last group of people who said something similar.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Just following orders, eh? That didn’t work out so well to the last group of people who said something similar.
If it doesn’t stop snowing, I’m jumping off a building. Of course I’ll land in 4 feet of snow, but still.
January 28, 2026 at 1:38 PM
If it doesn’t stop snowing, I’m jumping off a building. Of course I’ll land in 4 feet of snow, but still.
@rebeccapscales.bsky.social Ruby is also incredibly bored. But she’s nevertheless annoyed too so there is that!
January 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
@rebeccapscales.bsky.social Ruby is also incredibly bored. But she’s nevertheless annoyed too so there is that!
Some politician on CNN just said that we’ve never seen violence of this level against American citizens, and I just really need to go to bed. Do people read. Anything?
January 25, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Some politician on CNN just said that we’ve never seen violence of this level against American citizens, and I just really need to go to bed. Do people read. Anything?
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“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”
@washingtonpost.com
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January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”
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JFC
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 5:29 PM
JFC
Buffalo is like: hold my beer.
January 24, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Buffalo is like: hold my beer.
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They were eventually allowed one phone call as a thanks for saving the agent’s life.
They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”
They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”
January 23, 2026 at 11:49 PM
They were eventually allowed one phone call as a thanks for saving the agent’s life.
They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”
They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”
Be safe, Buffalo!
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Be safe, Buffalo!
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My course syllabi now contain a link to this document, "why Professor Holliday Doesn't Use Generative AI". Feel free to share/repurpose or just check out the links for your own reference. It won't stop some of them, but I want students to know why. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Why Professor Holliday Doesn’t Use Generative “AI”
Why Professor Holliday Doesn’t Use Generative “AI” This is a (very) incomplete list of journalistic and scholarly sources that provide information about limitations and documented drawbacks of variou...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
My course syllabi now contain a link to this document, "why Professor Holliday Doesn't Use Generative AI". Feel free to share/repurpose or just check out the links for your own reference. It won't stop some of them, but I want students to know why. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Since I know that this is something that white people love to do to Black people I know yall are responsible for irking the Greenlanders with this dumb shit too.
STOP APOLOGIZING AND DO THE RIGHT THING!!! Your apologies don’t mean jack shit and yes I’m talking about all of you.
STOP APOLOGIZING AND DO THE RIGHT THING!!! Your apologies don’t mean jack shit and yes I’m talking about all of you.
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Since I know that this is something that white people love to do to Black people I know yall are responsible for irking the Greenlanders with this dumb shit too.
STOP APOLOGIZING AND DO THE RIGHT THING!!! Your apologies don’t mean jack shit and yes I’m talking about all of you.
STOP APOLOGIZING AND DO THE RIGHT THING!!! Your apologies don’t mean jack shit and yes I’m talking about all of you.
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Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.