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Crystalina Mae (she/they)
@thewitchyhistorian.bsky.social
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Historian of Transatlantic empire and microhistories.
Intersectional progressive advocate with free mom hugs for anyone who needs them 🖤🤎🩵🤍🩷❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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lmansley.bsky.social
A week from today, @historians.org is holding a History Behind the Headlines webinar on the history of government shutdowns and the budget. Free and open to the public, so please share with friends, family, students, and whoever else wants to know how we got to this point in Washington. 🗃️
History Behind the Headlines: Government Shutdowns and the Federal Budget – AHA
Threats of a US government shutdown have become a staple of the federal budget process during the past few decades. In this hour-long History Behind the Headlines webinar, hear leading scholars discus...
www.historians.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
thewitchyhistorian.bsky.social
The one question academics can never answer:
New Girl or Canucks as background noise while I study?
October 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
thewitchyhistorian.bsky.social
Congratulations to Dr. Justene Hill Edwards on making the list of finalists for the 2025 Frederick Douglass Book Prize! It was such a pleasure working on this project - congratulations, Justene!
List of 2025 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalists
macmillan.yale.edu/stories/yale...
October 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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hystericalblkns.bsky.social
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
The new TOC from academia dot edu. By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services.
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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deestemteach.bsky.social
Are there any Black educators that have a classroom wishlist?

If so, please drop it in the comments!

Please help share, donate, do whatever you can!

#blackedusky #edusky #blacksky
July 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
thewitchyhistorian.bsky.social
If Tamara Petkevich claims to have been proposed to by one more man after they've known her for less than a week, I am going to scream.
This memoir is insufferable.
July 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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yasharali.bsky.social
Statement from the King family on the release of 230,000 files related to their father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"We recognize that the release of documents concerning the assassination of our father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has long been a subject of interest, captivating public curiosity for decades. As the children of Dr. King and Mrs. Coretta Scott King, his tragic death has been an intensely personal grief - a devastating loss for his wife, children, and the granddaughter he never met - an absence our family has endured for over 57 years. We ask those who engage with the release of these files to do so with empathy, restraint, and respect for our family's continuing grief. The release of these files must be viewed within their full historical context. During our father's lifetime, he was relentlessly targeted by an invasive, predatory, and deeply disturbing disinformation and surveillance campaign orchestrated by J. Edgar Hoover through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The intent of the government's COINTELPRO campaign was not only to monitor, but to discredit, dismantle and destroy Dr. King's reputation and the broader American Civil Rights Movement. These actions were not only invasions of privacy, but intentional assaults on the truth - undermining the dignity and freedoms of private citizens who fought for justice, designed to neutralize those who dared to challenge the status quo. In 1999, our family filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit in Shelby County, Tennessee. The jury unanimously concluded that our father was the victim of a conspiracy involving Loyd Jowers and unnamed co-conspirators, including government agencies as a part of a wider scheme. The verdict also affirmed that someone other than James Earl Ray was the shooter, and that Mr. Ray was set up to take the blame. Our family views that verdict as an affirmation of our long-held beliefs. As we review these newly released files, we will assess whether they offer additional insights beyond the findings our family has already accepted. While we support transparency and historical accountability, we object to any attacks on our father's legacy or attempts to weaponize it to spread falsehoods. We strongly condemn any attempts to misuse these documents in ways intended to undermine our father's legacy and the significant achievements of the movement. Those who promote the fruit of the FBI's surveillance will unknowingly align themselves with an ongoing campaign to degrade our father and the Civil Rights Movement. Instead of repeating the injustices of the past, we encourage the public to continue the work that our father began - building equity, justice, and peace for all. Now more than ever, we must honor his sacrifice by committing ourselves to the realization of his dream - a society rooted in compassion, unity, and equality. Let us move forward together, inspired by our father's enduring vision of the Beloved Community - a world made possible when we choose to center love in all that we do. By embracing compassion, mutual respect, and justice, we can transform his dream into our shared reality." Please note that the King Family will not be conducting any interviews on this matter at this time.
July 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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sadiahqureshi.bsky.social
Know their names: ‘Since October 7, 2023, Israeli attacks have killed at least 16,800 children, according to Palestinian officials. That is one Palestinian child killed every 30 minutes, or about one out of every 65 children in the Gaza Strip.’

interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2024/isr...
Know their names: Palestinian children killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
One out of every 65 children in Gaza has been killed by Israeli attacks since October 7, 2023.
interactive.aljazeera.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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amani68.bsky.social
Do not purchase anything on ETSY until they remove alligator alcatraz merchandise off their website
July 2, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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goldengateblond.bsky.social
we’ve totally normalized that he’ll interfere with private business if he’s not paid off. every legal expert said this suit was meritless.
NYT Breaking News Paramount agreed to pay President Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over a "60 Minutes" interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.
July 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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surfergirl763.bsky.social
Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth! Let's not forget what the flag represents, how it represents us all, how hard we fight to be here, how hard they fought to get us here.
#Spoonie #DisabledWitch #DisabilityAdvocate
Labeled disability pride flag. Says "meaning of the disability pride flag" in the lower left. On each stripe and the top right, the colors are labeled with meaning: "Red -physical disabilities" "Gold - cognitive & intellectual disabilities" "White - invisible disabilities" "Blue - psychiatric disabilities" "Green - sensory disabilities" "Charcoal - lives lost to illness, injustice, or suicide"
July 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
thewitchyhistorian.bsky.social
19th-century court records: "Offence: Cruelty to dumb brute"
Me, a historian of race, gender, and empire: *raises eyebrow* One guess who this guy and his victim were.
July 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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justkd.bsky.social
Since it is Juneteenth, I will share a lil something...

My ancestors were slaves in Texas & were freed on June 19, 1865. They came together to meet with other ex-slaves & formed the Limestone County 19th of June Organization. They bought 30 acres of land on Lake Mexia.
June 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
thewitchyhistorian.bsky.social
Cat tax for those who require a soul hug
June 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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ericcolumbus.bsky.social
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much. "We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve. "Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad. "Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them. "If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: • Plant a tree. • Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. • Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do. • Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. • Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. • Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. • Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace. "Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."
June 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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mjfree.bsky.social
WTF?
cwebbonline.com Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jun 16
WE HAVE QUESTIONS…

This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?

ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.

How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?
June 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social
AS PART OF reorganization of State Department, Trump is creating an Office of Remigration - an immigration policy embraced by extremists calling for removal of all migrants including “non-assimilated” citizens w/ goal of creating white ethnostates in Western countries.

www.wired.com/story/trump-...
The Trump Administration Wants to Create an ‘Office of Remigration’ to Kick Immigrants Out of the Country
"Remigration"—a far-right European plan to expel minorities and immigrants from Western nations—may soon have a dedicated office following a Trump administration reorganization of the State Department...
www.wired.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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benbennybee.bsky.social
White men are the biggest threat to America. Always have been. Always will be.
June 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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mjfree.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
thewitchyhistorian.bsky.social
Ya know how there's that one person at the nursing home who just talks and talks to everyone and nothing they say relates to the conversation but they just keep talking anyway?

Anyway, I just watched another White House press conference.
June 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
thewitchyhistorian.bsky.social
First-time/inexperienced white protestors get really upset when experienced Black and POC protestors and activists share best practices with them, and then aren't there to drag them out when they don't follow best practices. Maybe if you left when we did you wouldn't get caught up.
June 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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edburmila.bsky.social
When a cabinet member announces "We are using the military to liberate an American city from its elected leaders," where do you go from there. What is left to say. The idea of that being anything short of a near-universal "Wait, what the fuck is going on" moment proves how far we've backslid.
June 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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junlper.beer
the 2024 student encampments on college campuses had movement discipline and the state still beat them, tear gassed them, expelled them, and in some cases deported them
June 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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sadiahqureshi.bsky.social
A huge thanks to the brilliant Maya Goodfellow who recently interviewed me for @theguardian.com about my book, and the entangled histories of extinction and empire more broadly.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A billionaire will pay a lot of money to shoot a recreated being’: historian Sadiah Qureshi on extinction and empire
In her new book, Vanished, the history professor picks apart the political and philosophical dimensions of species loss
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM