Leigh McKagen
@emckagen.bsky.social
PhD + theorizing empire, narrative, science fiction, and Star Trek + I also crochet, bake, and spend time in the forest with my kids +
I'm mostly here for cat pictures + she/her
I'm mostly here for cat pictures + she/her
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Leigh McKagen
@emckagen.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Well, this place seems nice! Time to introduce myself: I have a PhD in cultural and political theory with an emphasis on the history and political theory of empire. I use postcolonial and feminist theories to analyze American science fiction narratives, especially Star Trek ...
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On my latest post, I explore Latin American resistance movements and what they can teach us about resilience. Please read and share!
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November 21, 2024 at 8:26 PM
On my latest post, I explore Latin American resistance movements and what they can teach us about resilience. Please read and share!
elianne.substack.com/p/we-are-see...
elianne.substack.com/p/we-are-see...
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Hello. This is your friendly reminder to tax the churches.
November 22, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Hello. This is your friendly reminder to tax the churches.
I would like to give a shout-out to the stickers on my kids dress that survived several rounds in the wash and STILL came off cleanly. Why can't all stickers be that awesome?? 😎
November 22, 2024 at 2:12 PM
I would like to give a shout-out to the stickers on my kids dress that survived several rounds in the wash and STILL came off cleanly. Why can't all stickers be that awesome?? 😎
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Maybe someday, women in America will have as many rights as guns do.
November 19, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Maybe someday, women in America will have as many rights as guns do.
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November 19, 2024 at 11:17 PM
I never know what to say on social media apps, so I normally don't end up saying much at all. Maybe they will change here, maybe not. But in the meantime, have a kitten picture amidst the reposts. I made the blanket!
November 20, 2024 at 1:24 PM
I never know what to say on social media apps, so I normally don't end up saying much at all. Maybe they will change here, maybe not. But in the meantime, have a kitten picture amidst the reposts. I made the blanket!
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“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say
November 19, 2024 at 3:56 AM
“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say
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The Ring Nebula (M57)
November 19, 2024 at 2:17 PM
The Ring Nebula (M57)
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“Bluesky is an echo chamber!”
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
November 19, 2024 at 1:53 AM
“Bluesky is an echo chamber!”
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
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Octavia Butler being a time traveler or seer, will forever be a hill I'm willing to die on, because there's just no way. Parable of The Sower was published in 1993. Look at this date. #BlackBookSky #BookSky
November 19, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Octavia Butler being a time traveler or seer, will forever be a hill I'm willing to die on, because there's just no way. Parable of The Sower was published in 1993. Look at this date. #BlackBookSky #BookSky
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Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
November 19, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
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Rep. Jasmin Crockett is always 🔥
November 20, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Rep. Jasmin Crockett is always 🔥
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Carl Sagan nailed it back in 1995.
November 18, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Carl Sagan nailed it back in 1995.
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New in PN: RFK Jr. is a massive public health threat
"Kennedy has articulated a vision that will, if enacted, lead to the deaths of untold numbers of people, many of whom have not even been born. It's difficult to overstate the long-term danger he poses."
"Kennedy has articulated a vision that will, if enacted, lead to the deaths of untold numbers of people, many of whom have not even been born. It's difficult to overstate the long-term danger he poses."
RFK Jr. is a massive public health threat
Dems like Jared Polis shouldn't pretend pretend otherwise.
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November 19, 2024 at 2:03 PM
New in PN: RFK Jr. is a massive public health threat
"Kennedy has articulated a vision that will, if enacted, lead to the deaths of untold numbers of people, many of whom have not even been born. It's difficult to overstate the long-term danger he poses."
"Kennedy has articulated a vision that will, if enacted, lead to the deaths of untold numbers of people, many of whom have not even been born. It's difficult to overstate the long-term danger he poses."
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I am finding it quite unbearable to watch Sarah McBride bear the grotesque attack of her colleagues with so much grace. I know it is what we have been taught to expect of trailblazers, but I am increasingly struggling to accept this.
November 19, 2024 at 2:55 PM
I am finding it quite unbearable to watch Sarah McBride bear the grotesque attack of her colleagues with so much grace. I know it is what we have been taught to expect of trailblazers, but I am increasingly struggling to accept this.
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MCGOVERN: “Republicans want to blame trans people - trans people aren’t the one raising their grocery prices. Big corporations are… immigrants aren’t the ones denying health insurance claims — it’s the billion-dollar insurance companies.”
November 19, 2024 at 9:11 PM
MCGOVERN: “Republicans want to blame trans people - trans people aren’t the one raising their grocery prices. Big corporations are… immigrants aren’t the ones denying health insurance claims — it’s the billion-dollar insurance companies.”
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Flashback post.
November 19, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Flashback post.
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Libraries, providing free information to everyone, are the bedrock of a free society.
And a shoutout to all the librarians out there! Thank you for all you do!!!
#ILoveLibraries
And a shoutout to all the librarians out there! Thank you for all you do!!!
#ILoveLibraries
November 18, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Libraries, providing free information to everyone, are the bedrock of a free society.
And a shoutout to all the librarians out there! Thank you for all you do!!!
#ILoveLibraries
And a shoutout to all the librarians out there! Thank you for all you do!!!
#ILoveLibraries
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