Sign in

Jonathyne Briggs

@jonathynebriggs.bsky.social
517 followers 530 following 505 posts

Historian of autism and pop music in France (in no particular order), academic administrator trying to serve students at IU Northwest, always ready for karaoke.

PostsRepliesMedia
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 13h
White Sox!
010
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 19h
If they quip, you must quit.
000
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Get the vax!
021
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Vichy in the Clouds: The Shifting Terms of Collaboration in the Late Empire.
061
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I waited too long. Get the shot, my friends. Bad variant this season.
000
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Covid
22261132
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
ᴀᴢᴀ 🐺 @azapls.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
1425502286
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 15/09/2026
⚫️ Décès de Catherine Ringer, célèbre voix des Rita Mitsouko, selon un communiqué de sa famille à l'AFP.
56550285
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
TruthLab @truthlabexperiment.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A good thread on the persistent misinformation issue around vaccines and autism.
03612
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Disabled people are the canaries in the coal mine. We are far more reliant on infrastructure and the supply chain to survive. Natural disasters can and will kill us first. The power outage in Gary, Indiana is impacting people’s access to medicine and oxygen. Check on the disabled.
8647240
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Residents of Gary, Indiana have been without electricity for nearly two weeks. That means no food, no safe water and no AC during one of the hottest summers on record. These are deadly events for the disabled and elderly. Please check on them. Offer assistance. Don’t leave people behind.
8254125
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My campus opens on Monday and I have staff who haven’t had power in 12 days and counting #PowerToGary
182
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@laprofmme.bsky.social content right here.
150
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Ahem: Some ~personal news~ I am excited to announce that my second book, "Manly While Stimming: Autism and the Myth of the Masculine Ideal," is available for pre-order via Little Brown. Pre-order below. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/eric-...
hachettebookgroup.com
Manly While Stimming
Unmasking Autism meets Notes on Being a Man in this one-of-a-kind reimagining of contemporary masculinity in the autism community.Society’s definition of m...
2933757
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Ask historians of autism…
010
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 10/08/2026
“What causes autism?” It’s usually inherited, but actually, it doesn’t f***ing matter. Learn how to be the parent your autistic child needs. We can help. #autism #parenting #neurodiversity
1021944
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Uh, no.
010
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Russell Williams @rwilliamsparis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Out now. frenchweird.com and wherever you get your podcasts.
075
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Requesting your library acquire copies of a book is one of the best ways to uplift the authors you love.
6981362
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 23/07/2026
I saw this posted elsewhere, and hoped it was just an AI spoof, but sadly, it's a real CDC Webpage, and the information it contains is deeply dangerous and untrue.
CDC Webpage on "Vaccine Safety."

Autism and Vaccines
Questions and Concerns
Page 2 of 9 | All pages 
For Everyone
July 22, 2026
Key points
The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.
Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities
2117555
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The sun struggles through the haze just above the Rivera Murals in the DIA. Seems to capture his struggle to balance the fruits of industry with its poisons.
The glass roof above the Diego Rivera Detroit Murals in the DIA.
110
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
As Sir Elton John said, “I guess that’s why they allez les bleus”
000
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
If you are not yet familiar with the disappearance and death of Nolan Wells, it’s time, because this case is only getting started and it smells as bad as it gets.
8469185
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Is this Brexit?
020
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 06/07/2026
Conservatives have argued that adopting minimum teaching loads will curb a proliferation of “intellectually unserious” research. chroni.cl/4wmW9iZ
chroni.cl
The Campaign to Make Professors Teach More
Lawmakers say faculty members don’t work enough. Is this about productivity or punishment?
395
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Vamos El Tri!
Mexico World Cup mascot doll in a Grimace from McDonald’s World Cup Cup.  Important symbols of the national team.
010
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
@markdoyle.bsky.social
110
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
just a wild situation in Louisiana: www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
10606209
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
The Quietus @thequietus.com · 01/07/2026
Jeremy Allen looks back at the world cup songs of yesteryear and finds them to be surprisingly telling signs of the times... In the run up to England's game against DR Congo this evening at 5, why not revisit: The Seven Ages Of The #WorldCup Song buff.ly/WM1axGS
021
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Half-time reading! Recommend this strong piece by Raúl Vilchis on Julián Quiñones, his road to the Mexican national team and what his breakout at this World Cup means for the country:
theguardian.com
Julián Quiñones, Blackness in Mexico and the complexities of national identity
Two years ago, Quiñones was the target of racist chants by fans. Now, hailed as a hero in that same country, he’s challenging expectations of race and identity
825284
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
My senator! Thank you for taking up the fight!
000
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
from my own perspective this is one of the greatest harms done by this government and plotting a course to reverse this damage is must be a very priority in our speech and our activism
543115801
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/06/2026
President Emmanuel Macron of France on Tuesday is set to elevate Marc Bloch, a pioneering French historian and Jewish World War II resistance fighter who was executed by the Gestapo in 1944, to the Panthéon.
nyti.ms
Soldier, Scholar and Symbol: Marc Bloch Is Elevated to France’s Panthéon
French politicians, including those on the far right, are embracing a Jewish Resistance fighter murdered by the Gestapo in 1944.
113934
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Could Pixies take the crown again with Surfer Rosa?
121
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
This should be a bigger story.
010
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 18/06/2026
Today, June 18th, is Autistic Pride Day. Happy Autistic Pride Day from all of us at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network! Nothing about us, without us!
Blue and green gradient watercolor background. There is a large, textured ASAN logo (septagon with rainbow colored parts) in the background. Blue text reads: June 18th is Autistic Pride Day! The ASAN logo is at the bottom.
1161101
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Sylvia Solanas @sylviasolanas.com · 11/06/2026
One of France's most famous singer/actor has been indicted for being a serial rapist since the 90s. And everyone knew apparently, or had suspicions, and no one stopped him until THIRTY women came forward (some famous and some not) and independent press investigated.
093
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Check out Kylie’s book! She is making it easy to do!
020
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Carly @nautiluscarly.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This is fucking BULLSHIT! Elijah McClain was a 23yo autistic violin player. He was walking home when these murderers injected him with a fatal dose of KETAMINE for no reason. They murdered him. Burn it all down www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Court reverses homicide convictions of paramedics who injected Elijah McClain with fatal dose of ketamine
McClain, 23, was forcibly restrained and pinned down by police over a suspicious person complaint
02511
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
@thegreatalbums.bsky.social welcome back! So good to hear you guys and excited to hear your thoughts on more great albums!
110
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.
And our governments are very much the same.
- Marjane Satrapi, Iranian Graphic Novelist
1030751300
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I haven’t seen my latest at an OUP stall yet so thank you Robin!
130
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Alexandre Klein @alexandreklein.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Edgar Morin est mort www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
radiofrance.fr
Le philosophe, résistant et intellectuel Edgar Morin est mort à 104 ans
Grande figure intellectuelle française, Edgar Morin est mort à l'âge de 104 ans, annonce sa famille dans un communiqué.
022
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This is such a loss for NPR. Joe Shapiro was one of the first, if not the first journalists to report on the politics of disability, rather than disability as a tragedy that happens to some people. I would not be where I am today without him.
28122
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
"the R slur is coming back" not within slapping distance of me it's not
7071932354
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Mark Doyle @markdoyle.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
33 1/3 books are currently 30% off (not 33.33%, sadly). Pick up one or two (or 33), if you're so minded. For example: www.bloomsbury.com/us/john-cale...
Product page for my book on John Cale's Paris 1919. Current paperback price is $10.46
1187
Jonathyne Briggs @jonathynebriggs.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
This beer will forever have a soft spot for me.
000
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 13/05/2026
…are people out here seriously not using alt text on the pictures of Stevie Wonder they're posting to wish Stevie Wonder happy birthday?
14901261
Reposted by Jonathyne Briggs
Julia Laite @julialaite.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This is a long shot because this isn't the old twitter, but I'm looking for history articles/books that look at cases of British/Irish settlers/squatters being prosecuted for crimes against Indigenous/colonized people. It can be anywhere in the world, but ideally the late C18/early C19.
21111174