Reposted by Michelle MoydOlivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now. He got away, and they never relocated him. 18181441774
Reposted by Michelle MoydDecolonial Memories @colonial-memories.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Memory work in Germany: Upcoming exhibition of Deutsches Historisches Museum on „Controversial Kinship: Colonial and National Socialist Violence“ @michmo.bsky.social @tnflorvil.bsky.social @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social @adamblackler.bsky.social @mrothberg.bsky.social 👉 www.dhm.de/en/exhibitio... 14525
Reposted by Michelle MoydDecolonial Memories @colonial-memories.bsky.social · 03/09/2026cc: @michmo.bsky.social @tnflorvil.bsky.social @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social @adamblackler.bsky.social @mrothberg.bsky.social @he-mel.bsky.social @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social 063
Reposted by Michelle MoydKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thinking about how a girl at Christian summer camp asked me if my dad was in Al Qaeda and I got in trouble for asking if her dad was a Klansman bc “her question was understandable” 621292524953
Reposted by Michelle MoydTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I would remind people that Stevie Wonder is 76 years old. You don’t need a political analysis to understand why his tour isn‘t coming to a 100 citiies. He is a 76 year old Black man who doesn’t have to do but two things, and touring isn’t one of them. Let’s just be grateful. 191023102
Michelle Moyd @michmo.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Mutual Aid for Tiffany api.chuffed.org/project/1562...api.chuffed.orgMutual Aid for TiffanyOur colleague, friend, and justice-devoted loved one Tiffany is facing significant financial burdens as she defends herself against potential punitive disciplinary actions from the University of Calif... 033
Reposted by Michelle MoydTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/08/2026If you are 38 years old or older, I want you to start working on your foot strength and ankle mobility. Unless I hate you. Then I want you to rest for ten years and then suddenly try to hop off a step one day, cold. 452152255
Reposted by Michelle MoydTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The music industry loves itself some racial segmentation, I swear. 6782110
Michelle Moyd @michmo.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I felt this in my soul Gardening is Not a Relaxing Hobby open.substack.com/pub/katemann...open.substack.comGardening is Not a Relaxing HobbyAnd it’s only sexism that made us think so 030
Reposted by Michelle MoydMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/07/2026“boy george admits he used AI to create his new pro-israel song” is now a sentence we can say 2604627971
Reposted by Michelle MoydTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I just had this conversarion with an editor yesterday. If you start hedging for imagined bad faith readers, you have stopped writing and started journaling a fan fic to them. 71788315
Reposted by Michelle MoydMatt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 21/07/2026just got an email from my (former) chair that the university has acted & the state has approved the formal closure of my department. this was done without any faculty input on the decision or the process, & has ended a vibrant, growing (!), humanities department that won teaching and research awards 1591560509
Reposted by Michelle MoydTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I don’t talk about real life on Main but my comment requires credentialing: i was at food banks 4x times last month, trying to support etc. Food insecurity is off the charts & I just don’t see anything on the horizon to help people. It’s terrifying. I just come home and sulk and cry and dissociate. 201384360
Reposted by Michelle MoydOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026every time you write overly defensively you should remember that you are pursuing a strategy of writing careful sentences specifically for people who demonstrably either won't or can't read them 484811960
Reposted by Michelle MoydAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 21/07/2026For #BlackWomenEqualPayDay, @ayannapressley.bsky.social and I in @bostonglobe.com discussing why the attacks against workers begin and end with Black women. There is no world where workers are valued, and Black women workers are not. Either the economy serves us all, or it serves no one. #blackskybostonglobe.comThe attack on workers begins and ends with Black women - The Boston GlobeBlack Women’s Equal Pay Day is about more than wage gaps. Job losses and stalled pay for Black women are an early warning sign for every American worker. 7474198
Reposted by Michelle MoydWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 06/05/2026This is Walsh, Dane, Sweetpea, and Wiley. They are all service dog dropouts. Together they have successfully completed one single task. 13/10 for all (IG: dogtor.walsh) 391154551724
Reposted by Michelle MoydOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026the best part of post-tenure academia has been having the career space to slow down. the damage done by the contraction of tenure track positions + poor security/working conditions of non tenure track faculty + quantification of academic contributions is incalculable 21852128
Reposted by Michelle MoydChantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 23/04/2026You are actually oppressed because Black people are even if you're not Black, but that doesn't mean you use our articulations to free ourselves to free only yourself without joining the struggle for our freedom. The point is you have to want us free. Not want yourself free alone from what we do. 213321
Reposted by Michelle MoydTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Someone sent me this. 196119062957
Reposted by Michelle MoydDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 18/03/2026Holy shit, this Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge found "AI" bullshit in briefs filed by the lawyers in this case and was having utterly and completely None Of It. Fucking *Love* to see it. 11834236
Reposted by Michelle MoydTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Consequences are good. 101636211
Reposted by Michelle MoydAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/03/2026Gen. Grynkewich: "What I've observed over the course of studying air power in history is that any time you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just hardens their resolve." 1110172724972
Michelle Moyd @michmo.bsky.social · 13/03/2026One of the oldest Black museums is going viral with a new social media series open.substack.com/pub/phillewi...open.substack.comA viral video series is breathing life into one of the country’s oldest Black history museumsStaff at Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History are spoofing what it is like to work at the legendary institution from a distinctly Black perspective. 070
Reposted by Michelle MoydRewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 09/03/2026NEW: After Indiana passed its draconian abortion ban, an interfaith group of women in 2022 sued the state, arguing the ban violated their religious liberty rights. A trial court just granted a permanent injunction against the ban. Thread 🧵: 112365
Reposted by Michelle MoydOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/03/2026maybe I'm focusing on the wrong thing here but this is the wildest shit I've ever heard a white South African say and I study racism for a living 20295281658
Reposted by Michelle MoydTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026It’s entirely possible that this was at least partially about ending their association w/black and queer people. Now they will try to rebuild as the “safe” third space, by which they mean a space where white people feel safe. The problem is the usual one. We make shit cool. See also Starbucks. 1146359
Reposted by Michelle MoydMargot Tudor @drmargottudor.bsky.social · 03/03/2026@matildagreig.bsky.social, Baher Ibrahim, @juliairwin.bsky.social, Norman Joshua, Jonathan McCollum, Justine Meberg, @michmo.bsky.social l, Daniel Palmieri, @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social, Lou Pingeot, Pietro Stefanini, & Jiayi Tao. Please pre-order here: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...cornellpress.cornell.eduMilitary Humanitarianism by edited by Brian Drohan and Margot Tudor | Paperback | Cornell University PressWhile interconnections between humanitarian actors and military operations are a pervasive feature of contemporary conflicts around the globe today, Military Humanitarianism challenges the idea that..... 071
Reposted by Michelle MoydTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Henceforth, I will be describing the way that U.S. men’s hockey spectacularly squandered good will, brand recognition, and fan loyalty as “pulled a Target.” They pulled a Target. 63117712323
Reposted by Michelle MoydWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 23/02/2026This is Wiley. He has never seen snow before and wants to make sure he gets a real good look at it. For science. 12/10 (IG: smileywileydog) 388238933782
Reposted by Michelle MoydDecolonial Memories @colonial-memories.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Statement of the Molelia Family from Kibosho/Tanzania with specific demands to Germany for reparative justice concerning colonial crimes 👇 @ecchr.bsky.social @hrwdeutschland.bsky.social @hrw.org @michmo.bsky.social @tnflorvil.bsky.social 163
Reposted by Michelle MoydFirst World War Studies @fwwsjournal.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Feb 18 marks the surrender of Mora in Kamerun. 🏳️ @donalh.bsky.social & @michmo.bsky.social argue we must look beyond the battle to the colonial veteran—a "prism" for race and citizenship in the post-war order. 142
Reposted by Michelle MoydACLU @aclu.org · 18/02/2026BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity. 4664063810696
Reposted by Michelle MoydElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading. Now we’ve got mumps rolling up. Expect more. This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.thebanner.comMaryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps casesMaryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps. 28262943281
Reposted by Michelle MoydVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Can’t believe we are still doing this 5860551258
Reposted by Michelle MoydSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources. 6474120513896
Reposted by Michelle MoydPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Jill Scott’s long awaited NPR Tiny Desk concert will premiere Monday at noon EST: 151350305
Reposted by Michelle MoydDecolonial Memories @colonial-memories.bsky.social · 10/02/2026„Painful gap in public memory“: Memorial plaque for Africa Conference in front of Bismarck‘s Chancellery stolen. @michmo.bsky.social @tnflorvil.bsky.social @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social @mrothberg.bsky.social @mithu.bsky.social @adamblackler.bsky.social 👉 dekolonial-erinnern.de/painful-gap-... 053
Reposted by Michelle MoydEbony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 14/02/2026Artists and photographers of Blacksky, Bluesky, and all of the fediverse: I implore you to use alt text! Here's how, courtesy of @manningkrull.bsky.social: manningkrull.com/digital-phil... I want to share your art and photography! Let's accommodate our friends and comrades who use screen readers!manningkrull.comAlt text 101 for Bluesky | Digital Philosophy by Manning KrullHi! You may be here because I or someone else sent you this link in response to a conversation about alt text on Bluesky. Welcome! Here's some basic info about alt text, its importance, and how to wri... 8215131
Reposted by Michelle MoydAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand. 10542875510217
Reposted by Michelle MoydPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/02/2026EL PASO, Texas (AP) — FAA says it has lifted temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, and all flights to resume. 98873233
Reposted by Michelle MoydPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/02/2026A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years 409253217181
Reposted by Michelle Moydashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 08/02/2026Another addition to the website to help us built *systems* and not just have me trying to do everything alone: If you'd like to adopt a rent that you can either *cover immediately* and fundraise for, or just pay outright, please fill out this form and we will contact you via Signal.standwithminnesota.comAdopt A Rent — Stand With MinnesotaDonate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas 4343271
Reposted by Michelle MoydJim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 08/02/2026BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors 9494417316773
Reposted by Michelle MoydThe Journal of African History @thejah.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Looking for some fascinating weekend listening? Abou Bamba, @michmo.bsky.social, Moses Ochonu, and Thula Simpson join @sseverson.bsky.social to talk breakthroughs, trends, and challenges in #AfricanHistory we saw in last year’s vol. On Apple, Spotify, and streaming: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4ywb9...podbean.comA Year in African Historical ScholarshipJournal of African History Podcast: Volume 66 Retrospective What does a year of cutting-edge African history scholarship reveal about where the field is heading? In this special episode marking the cl... 042
Reposted by Michelle MoydBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 04/02/2026Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests 411192775564