Robin Mitchell
@parisnoire.bsky.social
Very tired Historian. Author #VénusNoire; writing bio on Suzanne Louverture. Blocks anon accts. Big shoe problem (#FrenchHistorianShoes). Rep’d by Chris Rogers/DCLAgency. Contact my PA @keanuheydari.bsky.social for talks. Robinmitchellhistorian.com
The face of a girl whose been asked to wait five minutes after you rubbed her belly for a half hour… #DailyRuby
Hey @peoplemagazine.bsky.social : Justin Timberlake?! Seriously? Like, I don’t care about these two people either but I know who they are.
If you’re not watching the @250to250.bsky.social videos, you’re truly missing out. #WeAreAmerica250
A'Lelia Bundles is an award-winning journalist, Emmy-winning producer, and author of acclaimed biographies telling the stories of the civic-minded business women in her family, including her great-great-grandmother Madam C. J. Walker. #WeAreAmerica250 @aleliabundles.bsky.social
Why does @herberthistory.bsky.social want to take a shower with me?! Wait, did that go to everyone?! #HATM
I love it so much. Such a wonderful photo. 🍦🩷🎈 It captures their individuality and their innocence – something too often denied Black children, especially our girls.
New York, 1954, by Vivian Maier (1926-2009), critically acclaimed US street photographer #WomensArt #July
@laprofmme.bsky.social and I were jurors on this past year’s Weber Book Prize. TWBP is every 2 years with a new jury each time. So how come presses are still sending books to former jurors (us) on an off year? Don’t know, but I’m keeping them. #FreeBooks #ReadTheDirections
Love: Child's Confused Shrug Meme
Alt: Love: Child's Confused Shrug Meme
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The algorithm on both Facebook and Instagram appears to think I need to know what to say (or text) when a man ghosts me.
Man Chuckling at Keyboard
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I need breakfast delivered. I need groceries delivered. I don’t feel bad about needing those things. I’m already freaking exhausted at 9am on a Saturday morning. #PTSucks
Dr’s appointment today went well. I was out with my walker! I may not be off the walker by the time school starts, but I am absolutely walking better today, with much more confidence. Plus, I’m off three more post surgery meds!
New York has become the first US state to enforce a data center moratorium, as governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order today to pause construction for one year.
New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium
“We have no choice but to address the challenges created by these massive facilities,” New York governor Kathy Hochul said. The executive order will pause construction for one year.
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Ruby is like it’s Bastille Day, it’s my 4th bday, and I do what I want!
My bday is today, Ruby’s bday is tomorrow. Guess who gets all the biscuits in the land?! Ruby!
It probably makes me a bad person: no RIP, no let bygones be bygones. I hope hell is hot. I hope you hear all the joy at your passing. Seriously:
I Don't Care! (IDC)
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Lonnie Bunch Defends Smithsonian Museum After Negative White House Report
Lonnie Bunch Defends Smithsonian Museum After Negative White House Report
In a letter to staff, Lonnie G. Bunch III wrote that the report was “not a fair characterization of the work and totality of the National Museum of American History.”
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After 32 days in two hospitals, I am finally home. Hell of a thing after total knee replacement surgery to find out I can’t take certain meds and live! #NoSummerWriting
“An Idaho mother was charged with the murders of her 18-month-old twins more than a year after suggesting their deaths were the result of vaccinations”
Mom Claimed Vaccines Killed Her 18-Month-Old Twins. Now She's Charged with Murdering Them
Andrea Shaw was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder.
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There is more than one type of feminism. Which one(s) are you specifically speaking to in your argument? Because I can think of several that absolutely belie this argument.
Straight women are often portrayed as people who must endure male desire rather than enthusiastically embrace it. Cultural critic Phoebe Maltz Bovy argues that feminism has lost sight of a simple fact: plenty of women genuinely want men. https://thewalrus.ca/are-there-any-straight-women-left/
Is the memorandum of agreement in the room with us now?
Today I’m like, I feel pretty good. Totally don’t need pain meds. I’m totally morally superior. An hour ago, when the knee pain kicked in and the hot poker that feels like it’s been wrapped around my leg: Where the bloody hell are my pain meds?! Woof. #NotBionicYet
Leonardo DiCaprio: It Hurts!!!
ALT: Leonardo DiCaprio: It Hurts!!!
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