Randy Browne
@randybrowne.bsky.social
Historian of Atlantic slavery & the British Caribbean | Professor | Author of THE DRIVER'S STORY: LABOR AND POWER IN THE WORLD OF ATLANTIC SLAVERY (2024) and SURVIVING SLAVERY IN THE BRITISH CARIBBEAN (2017) | randymbrowne.com
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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"'Without Fear' celebrates the activism of Black American women—an 'often-overshadowed group of activists and intellectuals.'" @randybrowne.bsky.social reviews Keisha N. Blain’s “Without Fear.” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/on-the-transnational-activism-of-black-women/
November 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"'Without Fear' celebrates the activism of Black American women—an 'often-overshadowed group of activists and intellectuals.'" @randybrowne.bsky.social reviews Keisha N. Blain’s “Without Fear.” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/on-the-transnational-activism-of-black-women/
My review of Keisha Blain‘s WITHOUT FEAR for the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
lareviewofbooks.org/article/uniq...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/uniq...
Uniquely Positioned to Combat Injustice | Los Angeles Review of Books
Randy M. Browne considers Keisha N. Blain’s new book, which finds that Black women, historically, haven’t simply argued for racial justice at home; they have, in fact, fought for and won human rights ...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
My review of Keisha Blain‘s WITHOUT FEAR for the @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social
lareviewofbooks.org/article/uniq...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/uniq...
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CFP for Slavery North conference on "Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution" @umassamherst.bsky.social 7/9-7/12/2026, abstracts due 12/19/2025 #vastearlyamerica slaverynorth.com/event/call-f... 🗃️
Call for Abstracts: Academic Conference - Slavery North
Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution Call for Abstracts: Academic Conference Dates: Thursday, July 9 to Sunday, July 12, 2026 Location: Univers...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
CFP for Slavery North conference on "Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution" @umassamherst.bsky.social 7/9-7/12/2026, abstracts due 12/19/2025 #vastearlyamerica slaverynorth.com/event/call-f... 🗃️
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In case any of my NYC friends needed another reason to vote for Zohran 👇
now that's what I call a Mamdani endorsement. Don't threaten New Yorkers with a good time, Dave. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Dave Portnoy Threatens To Move Barstool Sports Out of New York City If Zohran Mamdani Becomes Mayor: ‘I Hate This Guy So Much’
Portnoy, 48, admitted that he has already asked his "finance guy" to begin looking at potential office spaces outside of the city.
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In case any of my NYC friends needed another reason to vote for Zohran 👇
If you can take even more dystopian news, this is a sobering read.
"A third of [Ireland's] electricity is expected to go to data centers in the next few years, up from 5 percent in 2015."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...
"A third of [Ireland's] electricity is expected to go to data centers in the next few years, up from 5 percent in 2015."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...
From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If you can take even more dystopian news, this is a sobering read.
"A third of [Ireland's] electricity is expected to go to data centers in the next few years, up from 5 percent in 2015."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...
"A third of [Ireland's] electricity is expected to go to data centers in the next few years, up from 5 percent in 2015."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/t...
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Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."
October 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."
Maybe blindly relying on Amazon for so many things was what the preschoolers would call a red choice?
October 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Maybe blindly relying on Amazon for so many things was what the preschoolers would call a red choice?
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With alt text.
Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters
Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters
October 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
With alt text.
Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters
Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters
The Plantation Complex: Towards a Global History
I'm looking forward to this talk (part of the Joseph C. Miller Lecture Series) about the global history of the plantation complex at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies on November 17.
www.dependency.uni-bonn.de/images/pdf-f...
I'm looking forward to this talk (part of the Joseph C. Miller Lecture Series) about the global history of the plantation complex at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies on November 17.
www.dependency.uni-bonn.de/images/pdf-f...
www.dependency.uni-bonn.de
October 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The Plantation Complex: Towards a Global History
I'm looking forward to this talk (part of the Joseph C. Miller Lecture Series) about the global history of the plantation complex at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies on November 17.
www.dependency.uni-bonn.de/images/pdf-f...
I'm looking forward to this talk (part of the Joseph C. Miller Lecture Series) about the global history of the plantation complex at the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies on November 17.
www.dependency.uni-bonn.de/images/pdf-f...
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Argentina edition of Libertarian bible
October 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Argentina edition of Libertarian bible
Did @nytpitchbot.bsky.social write this?
October 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Did @nytpitchbot.bsky.social write this?
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Brett Kavanaugh assures me this is the sort of minor inconvenience that shouldn't disturb anyone.
This is terrifying!
ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)
This is Trump’s America.
ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)
This is Trump’s America.
October 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Brett Kavanaugh assures me this is the sort of minor inconvenience that shouldn't disturb anyone.
I received an email today notifying me that in January, my insurance premium is increasing 24.8%
Greene said “not a single Republican in leadership” had addressed the issue of people’s health insurance premiums doubling if Affordable Care Act subsidies are allowed to expire.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She’s ‘Disgusted’ Health Insurance Costs Could Double
Greene said “not a single Republican in leadership” had addressed the issue of people’s health insurance premiums doubling if Affordable Care Act subsidies are allowed to expire.
www.forbes.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I received an email today notifying me that in January, my insurance premium is increasing 24.8%
"Our government is so woke that the police are using Spanish on their shields!"
“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”
@theguardian.com
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@theguardian.com
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October 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"Our government is so woke that the police are using Spanish on their shields!"
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A big congratulations is in order for author Randy M. Browne—his book THE DRIVER'S STORY has just won the Slavery Archive Book Prize, granted by the #Slaveryarchive Digital Initiative (@slaveryarchive.bsky.social)! bit.ly/3Qs4ZJs
The Driver’s Story – Penn Press
The story of the driver is the story of Atlantic slavery. Starting in the seventeenth-century Caribbean, enslavers developed the driving system to solve thei...
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October 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A big congratulations is in order for author Randy M. Browne—his book THE DRIVER'S STORY has just won the Slavery Archive Book Prize, granted by the #Slaveryarchive Digital Initiative (@slaveryarchive.bsky.social)! bit.ly/3Qs4ZJs
I am so excited to share this news!
Keeping our commitment to recognize the outstanding book on the history of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery, we are delighted to announce The Driver’s Story by historian @randybrowne.bsky.social as the Winner of the #Slaveryarchive Book Prize 2024 www.slaveryarchive.com/slaveryarchi...
October 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I am so excited to share this news!
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Wow, the University of Washington's Psych 201 class does *not* play
go fuckin Huskies
Nazi UW students fuck off
go fuckin Huskies
Nazi UW students fuck off
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Wow, the University of Washington's Psych 201 class does *not* play
go fuckin Huskies
Nazi UW students fuck off
go fuckin Huskies
Nazi UW students fuck off
"This collaboration will integrate enroll ml's AI reasoning and guidance platform into Xavier's enrollment management strategy, focusing on creating more personalized student experiences while advancing ethical AI practices in higher education."
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Xavier University, enroll ml forge AI-powered partnership to transform Enrollment Management
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECincinnati – September 16, 2025A new AI-driven initiative is revolutionizing how Xavier University enrolls, retains, and supports its students. Today, the Jesuit Catholic universi...
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September 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"This collaboration will integrate enroll ml's AI reasoning and guidance platform into Xavier's enrollment management strategy, focusing on creating more personalized student experiences while advancing ethical AI practices in higher education."
www.enrollml.com/post/xavier-...
www.enrollml.com/post/xavier-...
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#Convocatoria para el volumen 31-2: "Las primeras resistencias indígenas y africanas en el Nuevo Mundo 1492-1582". Más información aquí👉https://revistas.icanh.gov.co/index.php/fh/announcement/view/105
September 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#Convocatoria para el volumen 31-2: "Las primeras resistencias indígenas y africanas en el Nuevo Mundo 1492-1582". Más información aquí👉https://revistas.icanh.gov.co/index.php/fh/announcement/view/105
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Congratulations to author @randybrowne.bsky.social, whose groundbreaking book THE DRIVER'S STORY is a finalist for the Slavery Archive Book Prize, granted by the #Slaveryarchive Digital Initiative (@slaveryarchive.bsky.social)! bit.ly/3Qs4ZJs
The Driver’s Story – Penn Press
The story of the driver is the story of Atlantic slavery. Starting in the seventeenth-century Caribbean, enslavers developed the driving system to solve thei...
bit.ly
September 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Congratulations to author @randybrowne.bsky.social, whose groundbreaking book THE DRIVER'S STORY is a finalist for the Slavery Archive Book Prize, granted by the #Slaveryarchive Digital Initiative (@slaveryarchive.bsky.social)! bit.ly/3Qs4ZJs