Carla María Thomas, PhD (she/they)
@cm-thomas.bsky.social
Autistic. Pansexual. Non-binary. white Latinx. Associate Prof of English & Director, Center for Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at a FL uni. #OrmLove
#QueerSky #LGBTQIA Please help my best friend and her kids relocate from TX to MN bc of the transphobic legislation. Pleasure and, if you’re able, consider donating: gofund.me/eae501cc
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June 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#QueerSky #LGBTQIA Please help my best friend and her kids relocate from TX to MN bc of the transphobic legislation. Pleasure and, if you’re able, consider donating: gofund.me/eae501cc
I have *officially* completed a full draft of my #Ormulum translation, including an intro that needs revision! Now to work on the book proposal (ie, my hyperfixation has come, almost, to an end)! #MedievalSky #EarlyMiddleEnglish #OrmLove
May 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I have *officially* completed a full draft of my #Ormulum translation, including an intro that needs revision! Now to work on the book proposal (ie, my hyperfixation has come, almost, to an end)! #MedievalSky #EarlyMiddleEnglish #OrmLove
Y’all!! Only 852 lines left to translate of the #Ormulum!! It’s only take me a decade… 🙃 #MedievalSky #EarlyMiddleEnglish #OrmLove
May 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Y’all!! Only 852 lines left to translate of the #Ormulum!! It’s only take me a decade… 🙃 #MedievalSky #EarlyMiddleEnglish #OrmLove
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This is a particularly outrageous and deeply harmful act. Hayden is an important and impactful library professional. Her appointment as Librarian of Congress was historic but was also the most logical thing in the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress
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May 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This is a particularly outrageous and deeply harmful act. Hayden is an important and impactful library professional. Her appointment as Librarian of Congress was historic but was also the most logical thing in the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...
Orm doesn’t like the fleshy life. 😂
“Flæs[h]like follc. i flæshliȝ lif;
Flæshlike all unnderrstodenn.
Þe laferrd cristess word. tatt was.
Gastlike tunnderrstanndenn.” (16256-69)
We get it, Orm. We’re revoltingly fleshly. #Ormulum #OrmLove #MedievalSky #EarlyMiddleEnglish
“Flæs[h]like follc. i flæshliȝ lif;
Flæshlike all unnderrstodenn.
Þe laferrd cristess word. tatt was.
Gastlike tunnderrstanndenn.” (16256-69)
We get it, Orm. We’re revoltingly fleshly. #Ormulum #OrmLove #MedievalSky #EarlyMiddleEnglish
April 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Orm doesn’t like the fleshy life. 😂
“Flæs[h]like follc. i flæshliȝ lif;
Flæshlike all unnderrstodenn.
Þe laferrd cristess word. tatt was.
Gastlike tunnderrstanndenn.” (16256-69)
We get it, Orm. We’re revoltingly fleshly. #Ormulum #OrmLove #MedievalSky #EarlyMiddleEnglish
“Flæs[h]like follc. i flæshliȝ lif;
Flæshlike all unnderrstodenn.
Þe laferrd cristess word. tatt was.
Gastlike tunnderrstanndenn.” (16256-69)
We get it, Orm. We’re revoltingly fleshly. #Ormulum #OrmLove #MedievalSky #EarlyMiddleEnglish
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As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
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They want to cut USPS - so they can own it.
They want to cut Amtrak - so they can own it.
They want to cut Social Security - so they can force you to use private financial firms more.
They want to cut Medicare and the VA - so they can force you to use private healthcare more.
They want to cut Amtrak - so they can own it.
They want to cut Social Security - so they can force you to use private financial firms more.
They want to cut Medicare and the VA - so they can force you to use private healthcare more.
March 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
They want to cut USPS - so they can own it.
They want to cut Amtrak - so they can own it.
They want to cut Social Security - so they can force you to use private financial firms more.
They want to cut Medicare and the VA - so they can force you to use private healthcare more.
They want to cut Amtrak - so they can own it.
They want to cut Social Security - so they can force you to use private financial firms more.
They want to cut Medicare and the VA - so they can force you to use private healthcare more.
#MedievalSky, please read & share widely this updated stated by Medievalists of Color on #Palestine & the #MAA. medievalistsofcolor.com/statements/m...
On Palestine and the Medieval Academy of America – Medievalists of Color
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March 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
#MedievalSky, please read & share widely this updated stated by Medievalists of Color on #Palestine & the #MAA. medievalistsofcolor.com/statements/m...
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Crockett: This is not what we should be doing. I don’t even know why we’re fighting with Greenland. We’re fighting with Greenland, Canada, and Mexico—yet we’re in love with Putin?!
March 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Crockett: This is not what we should be doing. I don’t even know why we’re fighting with Greenland. We’re fighting with Greenland, Canada, and Mexico—yet we’re in love with Putin?!
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I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US. Totally embarrassing.
February 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US. Totally embarrassing.
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GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
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The #OrangeMenace & all those beneath him come to mind as I translate Homily 10 of #Ormulum, which is long & about Jesus’s birth, but the section that sticks out the most right now is on Herod and his rule. Read below for the translated quotation. #MedievalSky #EarlyMiddleEnglish #OrmLove
February 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The #OrangeMenace & all those beneath him come to mind as I translate Homily 10 of #Ormulum, which is long & about Jesus’s birth, but the section that sticks out the most right now is on Herod and his rule. Read below for the translated quotation. #MedievalSky #EarlyMiddleEnglish #OrmLove
Florida gov’t is falling in line with the Orange Stain, which isn’t surprising since DeSatan leads us, but it’s still scary for those of us living and working here. www.wlrn.org/government-p...
Florida DOGE task force to audit state’s public universities
All twelve of Florida’s public universities will be subject to an independent review and audit under the task force.
www.wlrn.org
February 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Florida gov’t is falling in line with the Orange Stain, which isn’t surprising since DeSatan leads us, but it’s still scary for those of us living and working here. www.wlrn.org/government-p...
February 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Day 2 of Indigeneity: A RaceB4Race Symposium! Remember, live stream is available! asuevents.asu.edu/event/indige... #MedievalSky #ShakeRace #Classics
Indigeneity: A RaceB4Race Symposium | ASU Events
Indigeneity: A RaceB4Race SymposiumFebruary 7-8, 2025 | Arizona State University
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February 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Day 2 of Indigeneity: A RaceB4Race Symposium! Remember, live stream is available! asuevents.asu.edu/event/indige... #MedievalSky #ShakeRace #Classics
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A freewheeling podcast episode: I talk about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY with Ann Foster on the delightful @vulgarhistory.bsky.social podcast. #StarTrek #maps #cartography #SFF #earlymodern 🗃️
I had such a great time on the podcast talking with @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social on the podcast! Our conversation ranges from ancient geography to laws about slavery, from Renaissance maps to Star Trek, from the 17th-century Lady Margaret Cavendish to Trevor Noah. open.spotify.com/episode/53n7...
Humans: A Monstrous History (with Surekha Davies)
Vulgar History · Episode
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February 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
A freewheeling podcast episode: I talk about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY with Ann Foster on the delightful @vulgarhistory.bsky.social podcast. #StarTrek #maps #cartography #SFF #earlymodern 🗃️
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The discount is now back to 30% (UCPSAVE30, directly from the @ucpress.bsky.social website via the UC Press buying tab). But the need for non-violent pitchforkery to build a Monstertopia is more urgent than ever. 🗃 💙📚 #histsci #histmed
I wrote about the need for non-violent pitchforkery to build a Monstertopia, and shared a @ucpress.bsky.social 40% discount code for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY.
Buy while the #AHA25 discount lasts!
💙📚 🧪🗃 #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #medieval #HAMH
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Buy while the #AHA25 discount lasts!
💙📚 🧪🗃 #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #medieval #HAMH
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Gremlins, pitchforkery, and Monstertopia
Some writing and (mis)adventures - and a 40% discount on HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY! Dazed but pleased at the UC Press booth. Happy New Year! I hope your...
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February 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The discount is now back to 30% (UCPSAVE30, directly from the @ucpress.bsky.social website via the UC Press buying tab). But the need for non-violent pitchforkery to build a Monstertopia is more urgent than ever. 🗃 💙📚 #histsci #histmed
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"Your partner bought two tickets to see [BAND YOU ONLY HEAR NOW AT THE DMV & CVS]. "What do I wear?” you wonder. Certainly, your [CLOTHING ITEM YOU ROUTINELY SLEEP IN] should be fine."
Middle-Aged Concertgoer Mad Libs
Your partner bought two tickets to see BAND YOU ONLY HEAR NOW AT THE DMV & CVS. “What do I wear?” you wonder. Certainly, your CLOTHING ITEM YOU...
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February 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"Your partner bought two tickets to see [BAND YOU ONLY HEAR NOW AT THE DMV & CVS]. "What do I wear?” you wonder. Certainly, your [CLOTHING ITEM YOU ROUTINELY SLEEP IN] should be fine."
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BHM Black sf for 2/7. As with Delany, any of fellow Grand Master Octavia Butler’s oeuvre could appear here, and I’ll certainly include one or two more, but Kindred stands alone in its meditation on the way the wounds of the past inevitably intersect the present.
February 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
BHM Black sf for 2/7. As with Delany, any of fellow Grand Master Octavia Butler’s oeuvre could appear here, and I’ll certainly include one or two more, but Kindred stands alone in its meditation on the way the wounds of the past inevitably intersect the present.
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To find out more, order HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY now, from anywhere books are sold! 6/6
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February 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
To find out more, order HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY now, from anywhere books are sold! 6/6
www.surekhadavies.org/humans-a-mon...
www.surekhadavies.org/humans-a-mon...
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Human. Animal. Machine. God. And more. Every category is a story about society and its monsters. Beings don’t all fit into discrete, fixed boxes. People invent boxes and then try to stuff everything and everyone inside them. 1/6
💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #HAMH
💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #HAMH
February 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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So, apparently the SS…er, I mean ICE…has begun invading Florida’s state-university campuses this week.
February 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
So, apparently the SS…er, I mean ICE…has begun invading Florida’s state-university campuses this week.