Richelle C. Brown
@wodewoselle.bsky.social
General-purpose strange Southern spinster lady, chignon and all. Historian, museum educator, and public education labor organizer. A librarian once upon a time. Land tenure, political ecology, and Appalachia.
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Hello world! My friend and I are opening an independent bookstore and art space in northern Virginia. We've made tons of great connections already, but we'd be grateful for any help folks can give--including a signal boost! #IndieBookstore
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While we’ve both been called quite contrary (as well as less polite things) and are quite proud of it, OUR garden grows through the help of friends, established and new!
Compare a display from our first ever pop-up just two weeks ago (is THAT all it’s been?!) with last night’s. Our garden is growing! #IndieBookstore
September 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
While we’ve both been called quite contrary (as well as less polite things) and are quite proud of it, OUR garden grows through the help of friends, established and new!
Come, sip a beer, browse a book, make an art!
We’ve got another great pop-up and art activity cued up for Monday, September 15 from 6 to 8 at Settle Down Easy Brewing in Falls Church, Virginia. Come for a relaxing couple of hours of making beautiful art and browsing our selection of books! Ticket link in bio. #IndieBookstore #MakeSomething
September 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Come, sip a beer, browse a book, make an art!
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If you are a Black woman who was online talking about race and class and gender and politics? Your feed was full of bigots incited by TPUSA and the precursors since social media existed. Bluesky has some folks forgetting what actually happened to BIPOC creators on Twitter
September 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If you are a Black woman who was online talking about race and class and gender and politics? Your feed was full of bigots incited by TPUSA and the precursors since social media existed. Bluesky has some folks forgetting what actually happened to BIPOC creators on Twitter
IT HAPPENED. WE SOLD A BOOK. And then we sold another. And then another. And then still more! We’re bona fide.
We love that the first book we ever sold was Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen and we love that we sold it to Stuart Holt, President and CEO of ArtsFairfax, a cherished supporter of ours. WE’RE BOOKSELLERS!!! #BookSky #IndieBookstore
September 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
IT HAPPENED. WE SOLD A BOOK. And then we sold another. And then another. And then still more! We’re bona fide.
In Southern California, Small Groups of Activists Quietly Undermine ICE Operations
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In Southern California, Small Groups of Activists Quietly Undermine ICE Operations
Organizers confront ICE wherever they can be found, from the hotels where agents sleep to the streets they patrol.
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September 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In Southern California, Small Groups of Activists Quietly Undermine ICE Operations
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We stopped by Settle Down Easy Brewing, where we’ll be having our Maker Monday pop-up bookstores every Monday in September starting on the 8th. It’s such a great space and we’re so thankful to the owners for giving us an opportunity to build our business! #IndieBookstore #MakeSomething
August 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We stopped by Settle Down Easy Brewing, where we’ll be having our Maker Monday pop-up bookstores every Monday in September starting on the 8th. It’s such a great space and we’re so thankful to the owners for giving us an opportunity to build our business! #IndieBookstore #MakeSomething
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More than this is that they have been actively antagonistic.
it's truly wild that the Democrats have watched all the protest movements of the past few years and seen it as an opportunity to cultivate zero young leaders
August 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
More than this is that they have been actively antagonistic.
Wow! I can’t believe we’re already doing this—but we are! We’ve got the books and other nifty stuff ready to go. #BookSky #IndieBookstore
We're excited to announce our FIRST-ever pop-up September 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Settle Down Easy Brewery in Falls Church. It's the first of our Maker Mondays in September, where we'll sell books and do a fun project. First up: bookbinding! #IndieBookstore #BookSky www.eventbrite.com/e/maker-mond...
August 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Wow! I can’t believe we’re already doing this—but we are! We’ve got the books and other nifty stuff ready to go. #BookSky #IndieBookstore
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I had a professor of Jewish Studies at UChicago who made the administration very angry because every year he made a proposal for the university to create an on-campus memorial to the worldwide victims of the UChicago economics department.
August 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I had a professor of Jewish Studies at UChicago who made the administration very angry because every year he made a proposal for the university to create an on-campus memorial to the worldwide victims of the UChicago economics department.
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You could call this poetic justice, that the university that did more to foster extreme neoliberalism than any other is now being punished by that very ideology coming home to them, except that the UChicago economics department will be protected at all costs. It's the others who will suffer.
The University of Chicago has a debt of over $6 billion, against an endowment of $10 billion. They played with crypto. That's more than irresponsible.
Their board of trustees contains a surprising number of people regarded as financial geniuses.
Their board of trustees contains a surprising number of people regarded as financial geniuses.
August 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
You could call this poetic justice, that the university that did more to foster extreme neoliberalism than any other is now being punished by that very ideology coming home to them, except that the UChicago economics department will be protected at all costs. It's the others who will suffer.
Hello to my new followers! I would love it if you followed the account for my bookstore in the making, Wake Robin Books & Arts @wakerobinbooksarts.bsky.social. You can also check out our website: www.wakerobinbooksandarts.com
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August 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Hello to my new followers! I would love it if you followed the account for my bookstore in the making, Wake Robin Books & Arts @wakerobinbooksarts.bsky.social. You can also check out our website: www.wakerobinbooksandarts.com
Good piece overall, but I wish the author had added some context to the Sheriff's statement about handing people over when ICE files "a lawful warrant and detainer." www.alxnow.com/2025/08/18/c...
Community leaders condemn ICE arrests of construction workers in Alexandria’s Chirilagua neighborhood | ALXnow
Federal immigration agents arrested 15 construction workers at an Alexandria apartment complex Monday afternoon, sparking an evening community rally where city officials and residents denounced the en...
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August 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Good piece overall, but I wish the author had added some context to the Sheriff's statement about handing people over when ICE files "a lawful warrant and detainer." www.alxnow.com/2025/08/18/c...
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UVA's wall-to wall union, UCWVA at UVA has joined the Faculty Senate, Student Council, Wahoos4UVA, Emeritus faculty, and others in expressing No Confidence in the Board of Visitors.
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No Confidence in the UVA Board of Visitors – UCWVA
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August 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
UVA's wall-to wall union, UCWVA at UVA has joined the Faculty Senate, Student Council, Wahoos4UVA, Emeritus faculty, and others in expressing No Confidence in the Board of Visitors.
ucwva.org/who-we-are/u...
ucwva.org/who-we-are/u...
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Most Alexandrians respect law enforcement, but not ICE.
ICE does not respect due process. ICE deserves no respect.
If Sheriff Casey continues to cooperate with ICE, when his hand is not forced by a judicial warrant, he risks losing the respect of his community.
bit.ly/ICEOUTTeach
ICE does not respect due process. ICE deserves no respect.
If Sheriff Casey continues to cooperate with ICE, when his hand is not forced by a judicial warrant, he risks losing the respect of his community.
bit.ly/ICEOUTTeach
August 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Most Alexandrians respect law enforcement, but not ICE.
ICE does not respect due process. ICE deserves no respect.
If Sheriff Casey continues to cooperate with ICE, when his hand is not forced by a judicial warrant, he risks losing the respect of his community.
bit.ly/ICEOUTTeach
ICE does not respect due process. ICE deserves no respect.
If Sheriff Casey continues to cooperate with ICE, when his hand is not forced by a judicial warrant, he risks losing the respect of his community.
bit.ly/ICEOUTTeach
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Happy #NationalBookLoversDay! Find a cozy spot and get lost in a great story today. What’s your favorite? You can see some of ours at our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/wakerobin #BookSky #IndieBookstore
August 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy #NationalBookLoversDay! Find a cozy spot and get lost in a great story today. What’s your favorite? You can see some of ours at our Bookshop page: bookshop.org/shop/wakerobin #BookSky #IndieBookstore
The Office of Historic Alexandria, one of my employers, is hiring a full-time museum educator! I can attest to our commitment to outreach, community involvement, and stories that have been neglected in public history. And my bosses are awesome.
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alex...
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alex...
Museum Educator
Museum EducatorThe City of Alexandria is located in northern Virginia and is bordered by the District of Columbia (Potomac River), Arlington and Fairfax counties. With a population of approximately 15...
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August 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Office of Historic Alexandria, one of my employers, is hiring a full-time museum educator! I can attest to our commitment to outreach, community involvement, and stories that have been neglected in public history. And my bosses are awesome.
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alex...
www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alex...
I'm seeing somewhat less stunned admiration of the problem, but still not enough suggested and ongoing courses of action. At various times as an organizer, I have talked about the gloomiest shit possible, but never without ending with an action item.
Not for nothing I think this is precisely why @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social’s encouragement to find people who are DOING something rather than telling you to BELIEVE something is pretty right on. Tenant, rank and file worker, pro-Palestine, etc organizers are on the move & seeing real opportunity.
August 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I'm seeing somewhat less stunned admiration of the problem, but still not enough suggested and ongoing courses of action. At various times as an organizer, I have talked about the gloomiest shit possible, but never without ending with an action item.
Kansas doing what thousands of officials at all levels of government should have been doing from January onward and just saying, "no. No, that's illegal." www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Kansas DCF resists USDA request for release of personal information related to SNAP program participants
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas officials are pushing back against federal officials who are demanding the release of personal information for those participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr...
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August 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Kansas doing what thousands of officials at all levels of government should have been doing from January onward and just saying, "no. No, that's illegal." www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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this is so fucking funny. they put him in the black hole sun music video
'The Wizard of Oz' (1939) vs 'The Wizard of Oz at Sphere' (2025)
Over 90% of the film has been 'touched up' with AI
Over 90% of the film has been 'touched up' with AI
August 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
this is so fucking funny. they put him in the black hole sun music video
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no, I said I wanted a tradewife. like a union electrician
July 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
no, I said I wanted a tradewife. like a union electrician
Ah.
There is nothing that gets my red flag meter going quite like men saying things like "it was hard meeting women because I was interested in (insert nerdy thing here)" when I have distinct memories of certain kinds of men in nerdy thing specifically and repeatedly excluding me from nerdy thing.
August 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Ah.
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CELEBRATE THIS
We're excited to share an update on our progress in bargaining with REI! This past week the national bargaining committee and REI came to an agreement to establish a national bargaining structure to inform store-level collective bargaining agreements for the 11 unionized REI stores.
August 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
CELEBRATE THIS
I have reached the point on BlueSky at which I can engage in the kind of relentless faffing about I missed so much from The Other Place, and it’s glorious.
August 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I have reached the point on BlueSky at which I can engage in the kind of relentless faffing about I missed so much from The Other Place, and it’s glorious.
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This. I cannot tell you how deeply I feel this. My primary experience of fascism, from Modi’s India to Trump’s US, is deep and complete boredom. The rule of mediocre angry men everywhere is not just murderous but insufferably boring.
Men are so boring about this. This and their mid-AI. It’s all so deeply boring. I would ignore it all if the combo of their silly sex obsession and mid tech weren’t dead set on killing us all.
August 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This. I cannot tell you how deeply I feel this. My primary experience of fascism, from Modi’s India to Trump’s US, is deep and complete boredom. The rule of mediocre angry men everywhere is not just murderous but insufferably boring.