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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Anyone else remember in 2020/2021 during lockdown when Zuckerberg made a video that soon people wouldn't even take vacations or pay for outdoor experiences? That they would just be in the metaverse...and wow here we are now. I feel like @tressiemcphd.bsky.social rightly called that this would happen

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

sigh, a word. and i hate how real it is.

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I keep blocking nextdoor and somehow they keep finding me...

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America. And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

my latest article out in Slavic Review!

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The Blackstudies Podcast @blkstudies-podcast.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Ashanté Reese on the podcast, talking about ethnography, community work and meaning, and the relation of Black Studies to disciplinary and non-disciplinary spaces. A great listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Ashanté Reese - Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, University of Texas, Austin

Podcast Episode · The Black Studies Podcast · 10/30/2024 · 59m

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I heard part of this on the radio and now looking forward to getting the whole thing!

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

"Last night's victory proves that Mississippi is no longer a foregone conclusion—we are a battleground state," Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Cheikh Taylor says in a statement this morning after Democrats broke the GOP Senate supermajority.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2025

Historic Victory: Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Supermajority
JACKSON, MS — In a historic rebuke of extremism, Mississippi voters shattered the Republican supermajority in the state Senate last night, restoring balance and accountability to state government—a victory made possible by the very Voting Rights Act protections now under threat before the Supreme Court.

Decisive Democratic wins from the Delta to the Pine Belt demonstrate that when every voice can be heard, Mississippi voters reject Trump-aligned policies and choose leaders committed to working families, quality education, and economic opportunity.

Newly elected and returning Democratic champions include:

Theresa Isom (Senate District 2)
Reginald Jackson (Senate District 11)
Justin Crosby (House District 22)
Johnny DuPree (Senate District 45)

"Last night's victory proves that Mississippi is no longer a foregone conclusion—we are a battleground state," said Cheikh Taylor, Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman. "But this win was only possible because the Voting Rights Act ensures fair representation. If the Supreme Court dismantles these protections, we risk silencing the very voices that made last night's historic outcome possible. As voters continue to reject Trump's agenda in 2026 and 2027, we must protect the fundamental right that makes change possible: the right to vote."

"Tonight, Mississippi voters reminded us that change is possible when we show up together," said Mississippi Democratic Party Vice-Chair Jodie Brown. "Breaking the supermajority means restoring checks and balances—and ensuring that every Mississippian's voice counts in their state government."

This breakthrough victory reflects communities reclaiming their power and demanding leaders who represent their interests—not partisan extremes.

"The road to 2026 and 2027 begins now," said Taylor. "Rooted in accountability, opportunity, and protecting every Mississippian's voice."

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 28/10/2025

*The Black delegation has entered the chat*

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The Prime Minister of Albania came up to Macron and Azerbaijani President Aliyev and joked about how Trump had resolved the conflict between Albania and Azerbaijan.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Shreveport, LA, the largest city in Speaker Mike Johnson's district, has a murder rate more than twice Chicago's, and a crime rate considerably higher than both the state and national average. And Johnson isn't calling for the military to invade it. One of many ways we know this isn't about crime.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Love the Internet Archive.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

NEW: When Biden nominated Scott Colom to a federal court, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith used the Senate's "blue slip" tradition to block his nomination. Now, instead of a federal judgeship, Colom is aiming to unseat her in the Senate. @heatherharrison.bsky.social reports on his campaign launch:

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Cindy Hyde-Smith Blocked Scott Colom’s Judicial Nomination. Now He’s Running Against Her for US Senate.

Two years after U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked Scott Colom’s nomination to a federal court, he’s running against her for U.S. Senate.

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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

tbh i'm deeply amused how we went from accusations of welfare queen stuff in the 70s/80s to this

Have four or more babies in Hungary and you'll pay no income tax for life

When are we going to do this in America?

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Oooh I love doing this too in my med humanities and social medicine courses

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

And when people read my book and ask how ideas of "West" and "white" are related, I'll just show them this...because if people are migrating then populations are increasing right???

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Steve Everitt @steve-everitt.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature

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Society for Applied Anthropology @appliedanthro.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Dr. Anna Willow is doing an exploratory research project to understand the impacts of policy changes on anthropologists and their field of study. She is seeking US-based anthropologists to participate in online interviews over the next several months. For more info, contact willow.1@osu.edu.

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

honestly I hate the whole framing that a woman choosing not to sleep with or go out with a man is “rejecting” him it makes it sound so active, like the default is to say yes when in actuality we all walk by hundreds of people every day that we’re not going to sleep with

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Wow, ok this is loud: "Perfectionism perpetuates an endless state of striving. It’s an affliction of futility, an addiction to finding masochistic refuge in the familiar hell of feeling insufficient. It might not feel good, but it feels like home."

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Just when I get excited about getting my inbox to 0, here comes another one...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/08/2025

A Russian missile killed a pregnant woman in the Ukrainian hospital where she was being treated. “We were waiting for a son and then in one minute, the ... Russians,” her husband Oleksandr said.

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In a Ukrainian maternity ward, a Russian missile delivered death

A missile killed Diana Koshyk and her unborn son in the hospital where she was being treated, near a building Ukrainian soldiers used as a warehouse.

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Cornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Today is the LAST DAY of our #CUP5DaySale! Use code 095000 to take 50% off all books in print* now through tonight at midnight (Eastern Time). See all books: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/books * US orders only. Excludes Leuven UP. Not for pre-order books.

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

absolutely. i just added new and colorful monthly tabs to mine.

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

You know I've been recently wondering if apps like Google Maps have made this worse? That maybe people used to miss their exit and just find a way to turn around but now they have a voice that prompts them to hurriedly exit so people make more rash and often more stupid exit attempts...

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Ain't nothing like holding your first book in your hands for the very first time! So very grateful for this moment. For those interested you can order a copy today from @cornellupress.bsky.social and use code 09BCARD to get 30% off!

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

And I immediately heard both of these, with distinct emphasis and tone, in my head as I read them 😂

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Fighting antisemitism by increasing it, because this was never about antisemitism

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I've done it too, often, and pride myself on it, only to receive...another email 😩

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 15/05/2025

Thrilled to learn from DOJ's argument that the 14th Amendment applied to the "children of former slaves, not illegal immigrants, who didn't exist as a class yet" that modern firearms are not protected by the Second Amendment!

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

bringing the mississippi smoke and she don't want it!

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

WOW. The Trump admin said they will review social media and deny immigration benefits to people saying antisemitic claims. They're even trying to deport people with green cards on alleged claims of antisemitism. Anyway, here's a tweet from an Afrikaner they flew here on Monday.

Charl Kleinhaus
@charlkleinhaus
Jews are untrustworthy and a dangerous group they are not Gods chosen like to believe they are . Where is the Temple that must be their concern leave us alone we all believe in the God of Abraham , Moses and Jacob ! I almost said something ugly … 🤐

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Exactly, this is what I've been screaming for so long now--this attack on universities is such garbage

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Chelsi West Ohueri @chelsiwo.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

My older daughter was wearing a shirt this morning that read CULTURE, and my younger daughter, who's now learned how to read asked, "What is culture?" Finally, my anthropology moment has arrived!

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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

1955: Whites-only water fountains 2025: Whites-only immigration.

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