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Former arts & culture journalist and magazine editor | PhD candidate | 20th & 21st century Black queer lit and visual media practices. 🌈📚🎞️🎥 📸shikeith

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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In a 4,500 year-old tomb in Giza, Egypt, excavated in 1927, archaeologists found about 7,000 separate beads. After a seemingly impossible but meticulous re-assembly, they were revealed to constitute this bead-net dress www.messynessychic.com/2019/09/09/1...
Slim fitting sleeveless open weave dress made from gold and green beads
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are ruining our own institutions, which is sad for us and great for our enemies.
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Feels like it would be a good time for a Pavel Tchelitchew retrospective: Untitled (Skull), 1944
Watercolor & ink rendering of a skull-like head, or skull as seen if by X-ray through a head
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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NBC rules analyst Terry McAulay breaks down the brutal hit on Oregon star QB Dante Moore delivered by USC's Desman Stephens (who was shown celebrating the play as Moore was still down on the field). The scene also resulted in unsportsmanlike conduct on both teams/every player.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump and Republicans are terrified of policies that curb their own wealth and power, and the wealth and power of the oligarchs that bankroll them. That's why they're amping up the fearmongering about "socialism."
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News. He didn’t pick up.
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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Good.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Has the NY Times published a single article with the headline "White Supremacist Nazi Elon Musk is a Problem for the GOP"?
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LeVar Burton’s Teaching Assistant @readingrainbowz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
As an alumnus of the (now former) African and African Diaspora Studies department, this really hurts
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Happy birthday to David Wojnarowicz, groundbreaking artist, writer & activist, who raged raged raged against inequity and injustice at every turn. If he hadn’t died of AIDS, like so many leading lights of his generation, he would have been 72 years old today (thread)
A black-and-white photograph of artist & writer David Wojnarowicz, with added elements including red and yellow flames along the right side of his body, and maps over his face and neckA photo of artist David Wojnarowicz wearing a jacket; on the back is a pink triangle and the legend, "If I die of AIDS-forget burial-just drop my body on the steps of the F.D.A."
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Guys, they want us to go home.” 🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda)
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
First excerpt from End Times Fascism! So happy The Guardian went for the part of the book about the wonder of THIS world, and the people doing everything to commit to it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clear
An unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This whole scene is even weirder when you consider that neither Ted Cruz nor John Cornyn nor Ken Paxton matriculated at UT... but James Talarico did
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A word of advice: when you hear people say that they will build a better world on the rubble of this one, pay close attention to who they say will be doing the building, and who they say will be buried in the rubble.
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C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-Century Writings @c21literature.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Chuffed to announce our online event to celebrate the republication of our first three volumes! Please do join us to hear from some our early contributors in discussion with those from more recent issues. 30th September 5-7. Details below:
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Dr SpookyGoth @ghostingdani.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
What would you say about a parent who didn't get their child's broken arm set and the child died of gangrene? That's what refusing a measles vaccine is.
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The 51st @51st.news · 01/09/2026
There's central tension emerging in D.C. local politics, @alexkoma.bsky.social reports: The left flank is ascendant, with Janeese Lewis George poised to become mayor and a slate of progressives set to join the D.C. Council — but the establishment isn’t backing down without a fight.
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The drama in the local Democratic party didn’t end with the primaries
The fault lines between progressive and establishment Democrats have only deepened since the election.
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Tate Collection @tate.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Akram Zaatari, Anonymous. South Lebanon, 1952. Hashem el Madani, 2007 botfrens.com/collections/14375/cont…
Presented by Tate International Council 2008
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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
'CBC Commotion's guest host Amil Niazi is joined by Mark Anthony Neal, DJ Lynnée Denise and Huda Hassan to look back on the influence of Aaliyah, the singer and actor who occupied multiple worlds and left us with a profound artistic legacy.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVB_...
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The Singular Genius of Aaliyah
YouTube video by Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Do these agencies have a responsibility to issue recalls of contaminated food? Yes, these agencies have a responsibility to issue recalls of contaminated food. But more than that these agencies have a responsibility to prevent these recalls from ever being necessary.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
there are a lot of revealing parts of this exchange but "You are exactly one of about 20 people who think that's what the term means" is the top one for me
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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This is doable and necessary.
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Rick Weinmeyer @rickweinmeyer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Dolly Parton belonged to a beloved category: the outlaw Christian, who loved Jesus and refused to hate anyone else."
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Dolly Parton’s Outlaw Christianity
It wasn’t enough to sing of God’s love, Dolly Parton felt she had to share it. And share it she did.
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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The generational transformation of the Democratic Party is well underway, and the College Dems reflect what's coming.
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Are the College Democrats a Bellwether for 2028? - The American Prospect
Young voters are an important demographic for Democrats. They’re also increasingly out of step with the party leadership.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
your denials-of-care at work
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If you are wondering how bar-shit crazy Texas is these days: the University of Houston removed almost half of its courses to comply with state censorship laws.
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UH removes over 45% of courses from its ‘core’ curriculum to comply with SB 37 | Houston Public Media
Some of the classes removed from UH’s core curriculum include those discussing race and gender, such as Introduction to LGBT Studies, Women and Gender in Arabic Literature, and Intro to Global Climate...
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LeVar Burton’s Teaching Assistant @readingrainbowz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Someone should put together seasonal reels of how little Jeopardy contestants know about Black culture. Like not moments where contestants make attempts to answer….No, I mean absolute silence from all three people on stage. It’s really offensive but unsurprising.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 27/08/2026
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “My Great-Grandmother's bible,” by Spencer Reece, and his own poem “The Bats.” www.newyorker.com/podcast/poet...
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Mark Wunderlich Reads Spencer Reece
The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “My Great-Grandmother's bible,” by Spencer Reece, and his own poem “The Bats.”
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LeVar Burton’s Teaching Assistant @readingrainbowz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Knee-deep in bullshit. And wearing a fitted don’t make you real
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Capitán Swing @capitanswing.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
eldiario.es
David Treuer: "Contra los palestinos se usa la misma retórica de exterminio que se usó contra los indios norteamericanos"
Hijo de una india Ojibwe y un superviviente del Holocausto, el académico y crítico literario contradice en 'El latido de Wounded Knee' los mitos sobre la desaparición de los indígenas de Norteamérica ...
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 26/08/2026
A phenomenal woman
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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Fork found in fork making factory
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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Villain shit happening
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Fascist Dem Tracker @fascistdemtracker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Some people need to really Ask Jeeves about the Enabling Act of 1933 right about now.
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Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms
The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be implemented befo...
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LeVar Burton’s Teaching Assistant @readingrainbowz.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
For the Times, “unity” is a stand-in for the powers-that-be in the Democratic party and “their preferred strategy of running moderate campaigns that won’t offend aging incumbents, never-Trump Republicans, and the multimillionaire-and-up donor class,” as Hammer & Hope Magazine recently put it.
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Dissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Cops across the country engaged in a quiet, undeclared strike beginning in 2020. “There was a kind of extortionate demand made by police to the American public: Respect us, or we’re not going to keep you safe.”
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The Origins of Police Power - Dissent Magazine
An interview with Stuart Schrader, author of Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves, about how U.S. police unions built themselves into a formidable political force, and whether the movement is more fragile than it appears.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Jack Brand @jacklbrand.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
It's gaslighting Sunday again, where the media gives free air time to the cult.
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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 21/08/2026
📹 Un tornado sorprende en Atlantic Beach y causa daños en la costa de Long Island
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alabandine2.bsky.social @alabandine2.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
David Ligare: “Areta (Black Figure on a White Horse)” (2000)
David Ligare: “Areta (Black Figure on a White Horse)” (2000)
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jack @roddyceramics.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
like clockwork
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LeVar Burton’s Teaching Assistant @readingrainbowz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"Book cover for Nobody Is Supposed to Know: Black Sexuality on the Down Low by C. Riley Snorton. The cover features a photo of two black male figures, seemingly twins that allude to the Yoruba concept of Ibeji, with minimalist design, bold white and grey text against a dark, textured background, displaying the title in prominent capital letters alongside the author's name."
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Doris Miller was raised on a farm outside Waco. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, as the military was still segregated, he was a mess attendant assigned to laundry duty. When the attack happened, without any gun training, he shot down Japanese planes and carried his commander to safety.
Miller was below decks December 7, 1941, when the first Japanese torpedo struck USS West Virginia (BB 48). His battle station in the magazine damaged, Miller was ordered to the bridge, where he helped carry the ship's mortally wounded
fired an anti-aircraft machine gun-a weapon that, as an African American in a segregated military, he had not been trained to operate. Miller stayed behind once the order to abandon ship was passed to help evacuate shipmates and save the lives of Sailors in the burning
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For his extraordinary courage, Miller was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross. Newspapers around the country cited his example as an argument for civil rights and equality.On Sunday 7 December 941, Mess Attendant Third Class Doris Miller was retrieving laundry when the Japanese bombs fell on Pearl Harbor.
He arrived on deck, where he encountered his mortally wounded commanding officer and carried him to safety. He proceeded to one of the machine guns and although black sailors never received training on the anti-aircraft guns, he opened fire on the Japanese planes overhead.
After the gun ran out of ammunition, Miller assisted in evacuating sailors after the order to abandon ship and was one of the last three men to leave the vessel as it sank. Even after leaving the ship, he helped numerous sailors to safety.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Walmart gets a big tariff refund and promises to lower its prices. So now prices will be closer to where they were BEFORE Trump's tariffs? And is that supposed to make up for the higher prices customers ALREADY PAID due to the tariffs? If you feel like you are losing your marbles, you are not.
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Dave Against The Machine🏴 @johnbrownbread.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
im not sorry but the level of derangement by the media over a guy 98% of the country has never heard of. if you actually care enough about this guy that you think every democrat should disavow him whether they campaigned with him or not, then you are a fascist mark. its affirming a fascist narrative
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LeVar Burton’s Teaching Assistant @readingrainbowz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Gayle King is so trifling. Someone needs to remind Ms. Thing that none of US have a billionaire girlfriend to jump start our careers or make us (nominally) relevant. She is (and frankly has been) uninvited for the foreseeable future.
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LeVar Burton’s Teaching Assistant @readingrainbowz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
44 years ago today, the first CD was produced. What was the first CD you owned?
Album art from the 1991 debut album by the R&B group Jodeci. The image, washed in cyanotype, consists of four young Black men, wearing baggy jeans, oversized coats, hoodies and beanies, while standing in the middle of a New York City street.
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