Christopher
@crittersherwood.bsky.social
Dialect Coach. Actor. Historical Interpreter. Sometimes all at once. Speech and Accent coach for historical performers. Dinosaur and space nerd. New Englander. Dad. LDS. Be excellent to each other. 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
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Christopher
@crittersherwood.bsky.social
· Nov 24
I’ve been an actor since HS, dialect coach since college, & historical interpreter for 10 years. My coaching service Voicing the Past focuses on teaching authentic speech and accent for historical performers: actors, re-enactors, VO artists for theatre, film, museums, audiobooks, etc.
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"'Twas the Night Before Christmas" turned 200 last year: It was first published in the Troy (N.Y.) 'Sentinel' on December 23, 1823.
Since my family has an unusually large collection of copies, here is a 🧵 of the poem—with some of the best work of illustrators from the last two centuries.
Since my family has an unusually large collection of copies, here is a 🧵 of the poem—with some of the best work of illustrators from the last two centuries.
December 15, 2024 at 2:24 AM
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas" turned 200 last year: It was first published in the Troy (N.Y.) 'Sentinel' on December 23, 1823.
Since my family has an unusually large collection of copies, here is a 🧵 of the poem—with some of the best work of illustrators from the last two centuries.
Since my family has an unusually large collection of copies, here is a 🧵 of the poem—with some of the best work of illustrators from the last two centuries.
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NEW: Trump and his appointees have been accused of flouting courts in a third of the more than 160 lawsuits against the admin in which a judge has issued a substantive ruling, WaPo found — suggesting widespread noncompliance with America's legal system. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump officials accused of defying 1 in 3 judges who ruled against him
A comprehensive analysis of lawsuits against Trump policies shows dozens of examples of defiance, delay and dishonesty, a serious test for the court system.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
NEW: Trump and his appointees have been accused of flouting courts in a third of the more than 160 lawsuits against the admin in which a judge has issued a substantive ruling, WaPo found — suggesting widespread noncompliance with America's legal system. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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This ⬇️ is a great thread about history, historiography, discovery and interpretation. And Custer, Reconstruction, and Klan and conservative reactionary violence.
Also. Of the epic volume of @oieahc.bsky.social swag we made over a lot of years, this will always be my fav.
Also. Of the epic volume of @oieahc.bsky.social swag we made over a lot of years, this will always be my fav.
July 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This ⬇️ is a great thread about history, historiography, discovery and interpretation. And Custer, Reconstruction, and Klan and conservative reactionary violence.
Also. Of the epic volume of @oieahc.bsky.social swag we made over a lot of years, this will always be my fav.
Also. Of the epic volume of @oieahc.bsky.social swag we made over a lot of years, this will always be my fav.
At least we don’t all have those armed IRS agents kicking down our doors any more. 🙃
July 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
At least we don’t all have those armed IRS agents kicking down our doors any more. 🙃
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This was an open threat.
PAY ATTENTION: L.A. just got a little preview of what’s coming. No arrests. No real “threat.”
Just cops in riot armor playing soldier. Martial law isn’t a conspiracy anymore, it’s a countdown.
Just cops in riot armor playing soldier. Martial law isn’t a conspiracy anymore, it’s a countdown.
July 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This was an open threat.
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I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
July 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
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And then this shit just came out.
When you’re making over $700k a year, gaining $12k is nothing. It’s a nice vacation, redoing the garage, giving a niece/nephew a car.
When you’re making $23k a year, losing $1600 is “are we paying for food or for the house or for medical bills” territory.
When you’re making over $700k a year, gaining $12k is nothing. It’s a nice vacation, redoing the garage, giving a niece/nephew a car.
When you’re making $23k a year, losing $1600 is “are we paying for food or for the house or for medical bills” territory.
Budzinski: Families making over $700,000 a year will see a boost of $12,000 almost entirely from tax cuts. Shockingly, households making $23,000 a year or less are set to lose about $1600 a year, mostly due to deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance
June 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
And then this shit just came out.
When you’re making over $700k a year, gaining $12k is nothing. It’s a nice vacation, redoing the garage, giving a niece/nephew a car.
When you’re making $23k a year, losing $1600 is “are we paying for food or for the house or for medical bills” territory.
When you’re making over $700k a year, gaining $12k is nothing. It’s a nice vacation, redoing the garage, giving a niece/nephew a car.
When you’re making $23k a year, losing $1600 is “are we paying for food or for the house or for medical bills” territory.
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As a result of today's decision, the Trevor Project board of directors is matching every dollar donated with $3 until June 22.
So a $25 contribution becomes $100!
GO DONATE. Help save the lives of trans kids.
www.thetrevorproject.org
So a $25 contribution becomes $100!
GO DONATE. Help save the lives of trans kids.
www.thetrevorproject.org
Support Homepage
The Trevor Project is a non-profit suicide prevention organization that provides 24/7 crisis support services, research, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ young people.
www.thetrevorproject.org
June 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
As a result of today's decision, the Trevor Project board of directors is matching every dollar donated with $3 until June 22.
So a $25 contribution becomes $100!
GO DONATE. Help save the lives of trans kids.
www.thetrevorproject.org
So a $25 contribution becomes $100!
GO DONATE. Help save the lives of trans kids.
www.thetrevorproject.org
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Join us next Tuesday, 3 June, at 5:30pm for a lecture by Susanne Lachenicht (Uni Bayreuth) on 'Aliens in the City! Pop Culture, Media and, ‘Othering’ in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century London'.
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May 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Join us next Tuesday, 3 June, at 5:30pm for a lecture by Susanne Lachenicht (Uni Bayreuth) on 'Aliens in the City! Pop Culture, Media and, ‘Othering’ in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century London'.
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Our kid is awesome. 😎
My 1st grader had to "illustrate someone in trouble" for a school exercise and like a completely normal child who has listened to the NatGeo Kids "Greeking Out" podcast at least 10 times, she drew Andromeda chained upside down from a tree to be fed to a sea monster.
May 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Our kid is awesome. 😎
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In an executive order, Trump targeted the Smithsonian and the National Museum of African American History & Culture suggesting that it is “divisive” and pedaling “improper ideology.”
So, I took a trip back to the museum, and what I saw was a place trying to tell the unvarnished truth about America.
So, I took a trip back to the museum, and what I saw was a place trying to tell the unvarnished truth about America.
What It Means to Tell the Truth About America
And what happens when empirical fact is labeled “improper ideology”
www.theatlantic.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In an executive order, Trump targeted the Smithsonian and the National Museum of African American History & Culture suggesting that it is “divisive” and pedaling “improper ideology.”
So, I took a trip back to the museum, and what I saw was a place trying to tell the unvarnished truth about America.
So, I took a trip back to the museum, and what I saw was a place trying to tell the unvarnished truth about America.
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NEW: Chris Van Hollen, ftw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0GF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0GF...
BREAKING: Senator Confirms Abrego Garcia Alive, While Bukele Makes Sick Jokes
YouTube video by The Bulwark
www.youtube.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
NEW: Chris Van Hollen, ftw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0GF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0GF...
This gives me hope.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This gives me hope.
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I wrote about some details that the Trump administration might not want to come to light when it comes to what kind of deal Trump has truck with Bukele asharangappa.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
What's the Real Quid Pro Quo with Bukele?
Hint: It's not about fighting "terrorism," or stopping illegal immigration.
asharangappa.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I wrote about some details that the Trump administration might not want to come to light when it comes to what kind of deal Trump has truck with Bukele asharangappa.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
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My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
www.scientificamerican.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
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JKR funded the campaign group behind all this btw. This is why we beg you to stop engaging with Harry Potter media.
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously decided that the definition of sex under the Equality Act 2010 refers solely to biological sex, and does not include people with a Gender Recognition Certificate.
April 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
JKR funded the campaign group behind all this btw. This is why we beg you to stop engaging with Harry Potter media.
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Europe is creating a "Democracy Shield". EU countries are racing to rearm.
The European Commission must confront 3 new realities
1. The US is turning autocratic and hostile
JD Vance’s Munich speech shows that Musk’s boosting AfD and other far-right candidates across the EU has official US support
The European Commission must confront 3 new realities
1. The US is turning autocratic and hostile
JD Vance’s Munich speech shows that Musk’s boosting AfD and other far-right candidates across the EU has official US support
April 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Europe is creating a "Democracy Shield". EU countries are racing to rearm.
The European Commission must confront 3 new realities
1. The US is turning autocratic and hostile
JD Vance’s Munich speech shows that Musk’s boosting AfD and other far-right candidates across the EU has official US support
The European Commission must confront 3 new realities
1. The US is turning autocratic and hostile
JD Vance’s Munich speech shows that Musk’s boosting AfD and other far-right candidates across the EU has official US support
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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
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This is a good thread in general but please absorb this takeaway.
The injustices are getting worse. They are also getting more glaring, and the American people are noticing. Keeping talking and keep yelling at electeds.
The injustices are getting worse. They are also getting more glaring, and the American people are noticing. Keeping talking and keep yelling at electeds.
Important for Dems to not only pull out all the stops to bring Garcia home but keep his story front and center. This is much more than abt immigration now - this is abt the basic foundations of our Constitution. Our country's founding fathers fought a revolution & declared independence over this.
Shamefully, immigration appears to be what has kept his overall approval numbers higher than what they should be given that he’s been getting crushed on so many other issues. If he loses the country on this, he’s heading towards late 2nd term George W territory
April 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is a good thread in general but please absorb this takeaway.
The injustices are getting worse. They are also getting more glaring, and the American people are noticing. Keeping talking and keep yelling at electeds.
The injustices are getting worse. They are also getting more glaring, and the American people are noticing. Keeping talking and keep yelling at electeds.
“We are to look upon it as more beneficial, that many guilty persons should escape unpunished, than one innocent person should suffer.”
–John Adams, Dec 3–4, 1770, defending British soldiers convicted of murdering 5 Bostonians earlier that year
founders.archives.gov/documents/Ad...
–John Adams, Dec 3–4, 1770, defending British soldiers convicted of murdering 5 Bostonians earlier that year
founders.archives.gov/documents/Ad...
Founders Online: Adams’ Argument for the Defense: 3–4 December 1770
Adams’ Argument for the Defense: 3–4 December 1770
founders.archives.gov
April 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
“We are to look upon it as more beneficial, that many guilty persons should escape unpunished, than one innocent person should suffer.”
–John Adams, Dec 3–4, 1770, defending British soldiers convicted of murdering 5 Bostonians earlier that year
founders.archives.gov/documents/Ad...
–John Adams, Dec 3–4, 1770, defending British soldiers convicted of murdering 5 Bostonians earlier that year
founders.archives.gov/documents/Ad...
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If Trump comes after you, and you have some resources—think law firms and universities, not foreign students disappeared for speech—then you have a moral and patriotic obligation to fight back.
If nothing else, it ties up the regime’s resources. They don’t have that much. They need capitulators.
If nothing else, it ties up the regime’s resources. They don’t have that much. They need capitulators.
April 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
If Trump comes after you, and you have some resources—think law firms and universities, not foreign students disappeared for speech—then you have a moral and patriotic obligation to fight back.
If nothing else, it ties up the regime’s resources. They don’t have that much. They need capitulators.
If nothing else, it ties up the regime’s resources. They don’t have that much. They need capitulators.
My interpretation of late-18thC New England prestigious speech based on Noah Webster’s early writings.
youtu.be/F8QcMsZ4AUw?...
youtu.be/F8QcMsZ4AUw?...
Declaration of Independence in 18th Century New England Accent
YouTube video by Voicing the Past
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April 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
My interpretation of late-18thC New England prestigious speech based on Noah Webster’s early writings.
youtu.be/F8QcMsZ4AUw?...
youtu.be/F8QcMsZ4AUw?...
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sure this sounds bad but remember this nation was founded on the principle of cheerfully tolerating large surtaxes on imported goods
*US MOVING FORWARD WITH 104% CHINA TARIFFS: OFFICIAL
April 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
sure this sounds bad but remember this nation was founded on the principle of cheerfully tolerating large surtaxes on imported goods
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Since tariffs, I noticed a surprising trend: elite Trump supporters saying they might have made a mistake. So I asked them what they were thinking, both in November and today.
One big takeaway: they thought Elon was actually competent. That error proved catastrophic.
www.vox.com/on-the-right...
One big takeaway: they thought Elon was actually competent. That error proved catastrophic.
www.vox.com/on-the-right...
Some elite Trump supporters are having regrets. We asked them why.
After the tariffs, they’re worried they made a MAGA mistake.
www.vox.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Since tariffs, I noticed a surprising trend: elite Trump supporters saying they might have made a mistake. So I asked them what they were thinking, both in November and today.
One big takeaway: they thought Elon was actually competent. That error proved catastrophic.
www.vox.com/on-the-right...
One big takeaway: they thought Elon was actually competent. That error proved catastrophic.
www.vox.com/on-the-right...