Andrea
@amstirton.bsky.social
she/her/hers
Unfiltered sarcasm + RBF
I don’t know what I’m doing. 🫠
Unfiltered sarcasm + RBF
I don’t know what I’m doing. 🫠
How do people (how did I?) put on a WIRED bra, sit in their car for an HOUR, are forced to SOCIALIZE, work for NINE hours (because lunch isn’t respected), and then sit in their car for ANOTHER hour? WFH has RUINED me for the better.
May 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
How do people (how did I?) put on a WIRED bra, sit in their car for an HOUR, are forced to SOCIALIZE, work for NINE hours (because lunch isn’t respected), and then sit in their car for ANOTHER hour? WFH has RUINED me for the better.
Is anyone else getting targeted with wacko "health" ads on content they consume? I've heard ads for methylene blue which, based on my research, could be used for several medical purposes, but "currently there is no scientific consensus on, and no FDA approval for, its effectiveness and safety.” 🙄
May 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Is anyone else getting targeted with wacko "health" ads on content they consume? I've heard ads for methylene blue which, based on my research, could be used for several medical purposes, but "currently there is no scientific consensus on, and no FDA approval for, its effectiveness and safety.” 🙄
Late to the party because my Podcast backlog got away from me, but very impressed so far with True Crime Garage’s series on homemade terrorists called, “Hate American Made.” We can be truly vile humans, but there is some comfort knowing these terrorists were brought to justice.
April 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Late to the party because my Podcast backlog got away from me, but very impressed so far with True Crime Garage’s series on homemade terrorists called, “Hate American Made.” We can be truly vile humans, but there is some comfort knowing these terrorists were brought to justice.
My neighbor has mowed his lawn about twice a week since the beginning of April. I mowed for the first time today (so the city code compliance people don’t crawl up my ass about the grass being too long) and now he’s out mowing yet AGAIN. Why can’t white men just give up on the idea of the lawn ffs.
April 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My neighbor has mowed his lawn about twice a week since the beginning of April. I mowed for the first time today (so the city code compliance people don’t crawl up my ass about the grass being too long) and now he’s out mowing yet AGAIN. Why can’t white men just give up on the idea of the lawn ffs.
Happy Earth Day to those who celebrate!
And if that’s not you, you need to reconsider how you live your life.
And if that’s not you, you need to reconsider how you live your life.
a picture of the earth with the word shoebox on the bottom right
Alt: A picture of the earth with a cat rising from behind it. The branding of “shoebox” on the bottom right.
media.tenor.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Happy Earth Day to those who celebrate!
And if that’s not you, you need to reconsider how you live your life.
And if that’s not you, you need to reconsider how you live your life.
I can’t recommend dividing your herbaceous perennials enough. Digging something up and then stabbing it with a shovel to break it up is…wow, cathartic.
April 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I can’t recommend dividing your herbaceous perennials enough. Digging something up and then stabbing it with a shovel to break it up is…wow, cathartic.
Happy Black History Month! Dr. Charles Drew was the father of the modern blood bank. He developed methods for long term blood storage before WWII, which is mind blowing. This was also at a time where he himself was unable to donate due to racism.
Charles Richard Drew - American Chemical Society
Learn about Dr. Charles Richard Drew, who discovered a method for long-term storage of blood plasma and organized America's first large-scale blood bank.
www.acs.org
March 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Happy Black History Month! Dr. Charles Drew was the father of the modern blood bank. He developed methods for long term blood storage before WWII, which is mind blowing. This was also at a time where he himself was unable to donate due to racism.
Happy Black History Month! Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot’s license. Due to racism, she learned how to fly in France and came back to America. She was truly a barrier breaker during her time.
Biography: Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman soared across the sky as the first African American, and the first Native American, woman pilot.
www.womenshistory.org
February 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Happy Black History Month! Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot’s license. Due to racism, she learned how to fly in France and came back to America. She was truly a barrier breaker during her time.
Happy Black History Month! Jane Bolin was a true trailblazer for women in the judicial sphere. She was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School and became the first black, woman judge in NY. She was the only black, female judge in the country for 20 years.
Historical Profile: Jane Matilda Bolin ’31
Jane Matilda Bolin made history as the first Black female judge in the United States and the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School.
law.yale.edu
February 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Happy Black History Month! Jane Bolin was a true trailblazer for women in the judicial sphere. She was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School and became the first black, woman judge in NY. She was the only black, female judge in the country for 20 years.
Happy Black History Month! The Fisk Jubilee Singers were founded in 1873 to raise $20,000 for the Fisk School (later University). Later disbanding 1878 and then re-establishing in 1879, they were instrumental in the preservation of African American spirituals.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers: Preserving African American Spirituals
By Mario Rups This post was originally published on the Smithsonian Libraries blog, Unbound.
music.si.edu
February 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Happy Black History Month! The Fisk Jubilee Singers were founded in 1873 to raise $20,000 for the Fisk School (later University). Later disbanding 1878 and then re-establishing in 1879, they were instrumental in the preservation of African American spirituals.
Happy Black History Month! Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was born a slave and eventually became a friend and seamstress to Mary Todd Lincoln. She had a long and complicated life that was far from easy.
Episode 72: Elizabeth Keckly
She was born a slave, built a successful business and eventually bought her freedom...and that was all before she met Mary Todd Lincoln.
thehistorychicks.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Happy Black History Month! Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was born a slave and eventually became a friend and seamstress to Mary Todd Lincoln. She had a long and complicated life that was far from easy.
Happy Black History Month! Euphemia Lofton Haynes was the first African American PhD in mathematics. She was integral to desegregation efforts in schools after Brown v. BOE.
Euphemia Lofton Haynes, Ph.D. 1943 | Catholic University Advancement
Euphemia Lofton Haynes, Ph.D. 1943, the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics, was a prominent educator and an alumna of Catholic University who helped reform the segregated ...
engage.catholic.edu
February 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Happy Black History Month! Euphemia Lofton Haynes was the first African American PhD in mathematics. She was integral to desegregation efforts in schools after Brown v. BOE.
Happy Black History Month! Edmonia Lewis was the first BIPOC American sculptor to be widely known internationally. Her work “Death of Cleopatra” can be seen at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Biography: Edmonia Lewis
Edmonia “Wildfire” Lewis is considered the first professional BIPOC sculptor in the United States and the first to achieve international acclaim.
www.womenshistory.org
February 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Happy Black History Month! Edmonia Lewis was the first BIPOC American sculptor to be widely known internationally. Her work “Death of Cleopatra” can be seen at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Happy Black History Month! A previously unknown figure to me is Benjamin Banneker. A farmer who is most well known for making almanacs, he was also a land surveyor and tinkerer. He was born free and advocated on behalf of his race at a time that, I can only imagine, was difficult to do so.
Benjamin Banneker: 18th Century Almanac Publisher
Benjamin Banneker was a largely self-educated mathematician and astronomer who used his skills to create a series of almanacs.
www.biography.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Happy Black History Month! A previously unknown figure to me is Benjamin Banneker. A farmer who is most well known for making almanacs, he was also a land surveyor and tinkerer. He was born free and advocated on behalf of his race at a time that, I can only imagine, was difficult to do so.
Happy Black History Month! Alma Woodsey Thomas was an American painter who started out in the representational style and eventually evolved into abstract expressionism. Her works are color filled and wonderful. I’m hoping to visit some of her works in nearby museums soon!
Alma Woodsey Thomas | Artist Profile | National Museum of Women in the Arts
nmwa.org
February 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Happy Black History Month! Alma Woodsey Thomas was an American painter who started out in the representational style and eventually evolved into abstract expressionism. Her works are color filled and wonderful. I’m hoping to visit some of her works in nearby museums soon!
Happy Black History Month! I wanted to highlight a true patriot: Air Force veteran, NASA scientist, engineer, and inventor. He is probably best known for the invention of the Super Soaker! A true classic.
Lonnie Johnson – Inventor of the Super Soaker
lonniejohnson.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Happy Black History Month! I wanted to highlight a true patriot: Air Force veteran, NASA scientist, engineer, and inventor. He is probably best known for the invention of the Super Soaker! A true classic.
Happy Black History Month! David Williston was the first professionally trained landscape architect who started from humble beginnings to design many HBCU campuses. As a LA myself, I love learning about pioneers in the field!
David Augustus Williston | TCLF
Born in a rural farm community outside Fayetteville, North Carolina, Williston was the second of twelve children in a supportive and educated middle-class family. He was the first professionally train...
www.tclf.org
February 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Happy Black History Month! David Williston was the first professionally trained landscape architect who started from humble beginnings to design many HBCU campuses. As a LA myself, I love learning about pioneers in the field!
Happy Black History Month! Going back to The History Chicks to recommend their episode on Zephyr Wright. She kept the White House running during the Johnson administration.
Episode 151: Zephyr Wright
Not all civil rights activists marched and gave speeches, this one cooked.
thehistorychicks.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Happy Black History Month! Going back to The History Chicks to recommend their episode on Zephyr Wright. She kept the White House running during the Johnson administration.
Happy Black History Month! I wanted to highlight the “What Remains” three-episode series developed by @outsideinradio.bsky.social for NHPR. It discusses the history of scientific racism and the efforts to repatriate the skulls of enslaved individuals that are housed at Penn.
What Remains — Outside/In
outsideinradio.org
February 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Happy Black History Month! I wanted to highlight the “What Remains” three-episode series developed by @outsideinradio.bsky.social for NHPR. It discusses the history of scientific racism and the efforts to repatriate the skulls of enslaved individuals that are housed at Penn.
Happy Black History Month! Reimagined (formerly Anti-Racism Daily) has been a great resource for me to learn about history and current events.
Reimagined | Committed to Changing the News for Good
News, actions, and education to end racism in your community, office or university.
www.reimagined.news
February 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Happy Black History Month! Reimagined (formerly Anti-Racism Daily) has been a great resource for me to learn about history and current events.
Happy Black History Month! @staceyabrams.com is an excellent resource about how we can work towards bettering all of this (*gestures wildly about*).
Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams | Crooked Media
A weekly podcast from All-American polymath Stacey Abrams focused on connecting the people and pieces in order to make our union a little more perfect.
crooked.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Happy Black History Month! @staceyabrams.com is an excellent resource about how we can work towards bettering all of this (*gestures wildly about*).
Happy Black History Month! Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to congress and she also ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 1972. @thehistorychicks.bsky.social did an excellent podcast about her and her life.
Episode 78 : Shirley Chisholm
We finish our series about women who ran for the US Presidency before Hillary Clinton with the life of Shirley Chisholm!
thehistorychicks.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Happy Black History Month! Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to congress and she also ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 1972. @thehistorychicks.bsky.social did an excellent podcast about her and her life.
Happy Black History Month! I listened to this episode of @ologies.bsky.social about the Constitution by expert Franita Tolson. It’s an evergreen listen!
Nomology (THE CONSTITUTION) with Franita Tolson — alie ward
If you've never read The Constitution, you're like most of us. What does it even say? Most of Americans aren't law scholars, which is why we sat down with a Dean of USC's Gould School of Law, Professo...
www.alieward.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Happy Black History Month! I listened to this episode of @ologies.bsky.social about the Constitution by expert Franita Tolson. It’s an evergreen listen!
Happy Black History Month! Ann Lowe was a fashion designer who came from humble beginnings. Her work is well known, but she is less spoken of. The Podcast Women Designers You Should Know did a great episode about her!
012. Ann Lowe: A Trailblazing Black Couturier (w/ Elizabeth Way) | Women Designers You Should Know
Discover the captivating and untold story of Ann Lowe, the brilliant designer behind Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress, as we delve into her legacy with fashion historian and author, Elizabeth Way, who h...
women-designers-you-should-know.simplecast.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Happy Black History Month! Ann Lowe was a fashion designer who came from humble beginnings. Her work is well known, but she is less spoken of. The Podcast Women Designers You Should Know did a great episode about her!
Happy Black History Month! After the Super Bowl last night, I’m assuming there will be some hot opinions about the game and halftime show. I’m excited to hear this week’s Keep It pod hosted by Ira Madison III and Louis Virtel. They report on the culture, which we all know is black culture.
February 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Happy Black History Month! After the Super Bowl last night, I’m assuming there will be some hot opinions about the game and halftime show. I’m excited to hear this week’s Keep It pod hosted by Ira Madison III and Louis Virtel. They report on the culture, which we all know is black culture.