Crystal Fleming クリスタル
@alwaystheself.bsky.social
Professor of Africana Studies and Sociology. Posts represent the views of my cats. One of my books has a 2 second cameo in an Oscar winning film.日本語を勉強します. I’m my ancestors’ wildest dreams and/or worst nightmare. I have a lot of ancestors.
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Bucket list wish fulfilled! My first time seeing an #aurora — at Smith College in Northampton, MA 45 minutes ago! #massachusetts #westernmass #northernlights
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to be loved is to be changed
November 19, 2024 at 4:50 AM
to be loved is to be changed
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how it started vs how its going! 3 years ago today, fish dad and i got the best black friday deal of all
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
how it started vs how its going! 3 years ago today, fish dad and i got the best black friday deal of all
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Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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So grateful for this post. Just bought a ticket! Thanks @ginamurrell1.bsky.social & @alwaystheself.bsky.social!
SUN, NOV 30 at the Museum of Modern Art: “Sinners” (2025), showing in Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1, 5PM. For tickets and additional info: www.moma.org/calendar/eve... #movies #SinnersMovie #NYC
a woman is touching a man 's neck while he looks away
Alt: GIF of Hailee Steinfeld and Michael B. Jordan in the hit film Sinners (2025). Steinfeld is clutching Jordan’s neck while he leans his head back in ecstasy.
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 AM
So grateful for this post. Just bought a ticket! Thanks @ginamurrell1.bsky.social & @alwaystheself.bsky.social!
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SUN, NOV 30 at the Museum of Modern Art: “Sinners” (2025), showing in Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1, 5PM. For tickets and additional info: www.moma.org/calendar/eve... #movies #SinnersMovie #NYC
a woman is touching a man 's neck while he looks away
Alt: GIF of Hailee Steinfeld and Michael B. Jordan in the hit film Sinners (2025). Steinfeld is clutching Jordan’s neck while he leans his head back in ecstasy.
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
SUN, NOV 30 at the Museum of Modern Art: “Sinners” (2025), showing in Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1, 5PM. For tickets and additional info: www.moma.org/calendar/eve... #movies #SinnersMovie #NYC
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It's that time!
MVP Harris annual Thanksgiving tradition of tutorial on preparing to brine a turkey.
MVP Harris annual Thanksgiving tradition of tutorial on preparing to brine a turkey.
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It's that time!
MVP Harris annual Thanksgiving tradition of tutorial on preparing to brine a turkey.
MVP Harris annual Thanksgiving tradition of tutorial on preparing to brine a turkey.
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A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
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I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
111!!!
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
111!!!
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MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In t...
www.wbur.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
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Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal
Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal
The philosopher and the sex trafficker were in contact long after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, documents reveal
The prominent linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky called it a “most valuable experience” to have maintained “regular contact” with Jeffrey Epstein, who by then had long been convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, according to emails released earlier in November this month by US lawmakers.
Such comments from Chomsky, or attributed to him, suggest his association with Epstein – who officials concluded killed himself in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges – went deeper than the occasional political and academic discussions the former had previously claimed to have with the latter. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal
"MAGANationX.. was actually started in Eastern Europe.. Another account, using an image of President Donald Trump in a tuxedo and using the name "MAGA Scope".. was found to have been started in Nigeria in 2024." www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Elon Musk unwittingly exposes MAGA influencers as foreign trolls
Some users were based in places like Nigeria, Eastern Europe, and India despite posting U.S.-focused right-wing content
www.the-independent.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"MAGANationX.. was actually started in Eastern Europe.. Another account, using an image of President Donald Trump in a tuxedo and using the name "MAGA Scope".. was found to have been started in Nigeria in 2024." www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
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I take 1, 1, 1 'cause you left me
And 2, 2, 2 for my family
And 3, 3, 3 for my heartache
And 4, 4, 4 for my headaches
And 5, 5, 5 for my lonely
And 6, 6, 6 for my sorrow
And 7, 7 for no tomorrow
And 8, 8, I forget what 8 was for
But 9, 9, 9 for the lost gods
10, 10, 10, 10 for everything, everything
And 2, 2, 2 for my family
And 3, 3, 3 for my heartache
And 4, 4, 4 for my headaches
And 5, 5, 5 for my lonely
And 6, 6, 6 for my sorrow
And 7, 7 for no tomorrow
And 8, 8, I forget what 8 was for
But 9, 9, 9 for the lost gods
10, 10, 10, 10 for everything, everything
November 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I take 1, 1, 1 'cause you left me
And 2, 2, 2 for my family
And 3, 3, 3 for my heartache
And 4, 4, 4 for my headaches
And 5, 5, 5 for my lonely
And 6, 6, 6 for my sorrow
And 7, 7 for no tomorrow
And 8, 8, I forget what 8 was for
But 9, 9, 9 for the lost gods
10, 10, 10, 10 for everything, everything
And 2, 2, 2 for my family
And 3, 3, 3 for my heartache
And 4, 4, 4 for my headaches
And 5, 5, 5 for my lonely
And 6, 6, 6 for my sorrow
And 7, 7 for no tomorrow
And 8, 8, I forget what 8 was for
But 9, 9, 9 for the lost gods
10, 10, 10, 10 for everything, everything
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Intellectual, killer, special majestical
Ropin up the devils have em hangin from my testicles
Nowhere to run to ba-bay
There's nowhere to hide
Ropin up the devils have em hangin from my testicles
Nowhere to run to ba-bay
There's nowhere to hide
In West Philadelphia born and raised
On the playground was where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin', all cool
And all shootin' some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys who were up to no good
Started making trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight..
On the playground was where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin', all cool
And all shootin' some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys who were up to no good
Started making trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight..
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Intellectual, killer, special majestical
Ropin up the devils have em hangin from my testicles
Nowhere to run to ba-bay
There's nowhere to hide
Ropin up the devils have em hangin from my testicles
Nowhere to run to ba-bay
There's nowhere to hide
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I lean on y'all like another line of Wock'
Yeah, it's all eyes on me, and I'ma send it up to Pac, ayy
Put the wrong label on me, I'ma get 'em dropped, ayy
Sweet Chin Music and I won't pass the aux, ayy
How many stocks do I really have in stock? Ayy
One, two, three, four, five, plus five, ayy...
Yeah, it's all eyes on me, and I'ma send it up to Pac, ayy
Put the wrong label on me, I'ma get 'em dropped, ayy
Sweet Chin Music and I won't pass the aux, ayy
How many stocks do I really have in stock? Ayy
One, two, three, four, five, plus five, ayy...
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I lean on y'all like another line of Wock'
Yeah, it's all eyes on me, and I'ma send it up to Pac, ayy
Put the wrong label on me, I'ma get 'em dropped, ayy
Sweet Chin Music and I won't pass the aux, ayy
How many stocks do I really have in stock? Ayy
One, two, three, four, five, plus five, ayy...
Yeah, it's all eyes on me, and I'ma send it up to Pac, ayy
Put the wrong label on me, I'ma get 'em dropped, ayy
Sweet Chin Music and I won't pass the aux, ayy
How many stocks do I really have in stock? Ayy
One, two, three, four, five, plus five, ayy...
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“How can you see into my eyes
Like open doors?
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb
Without a soul (Oh)
My spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there
And lead it back home”
Like open doors?
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb
Without a soul (Oh)
My spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there
And lead it back home”
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“How can you see into my eyes
Like open doors?
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb
Without a soul (Oh)
My spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there
And lead it back home”
Like open doors?
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb
Without a soul (Oh)
My spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there
And lead it back home”
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341,000 Black women are still missing from the labor force since the pandemic began. This is the most educated female cohort in the country, and more than half are breadwinners for households with children. Erasing their economic participation undercuts today’s stability and tomorrow’s workforce.
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
341,000 Black women are still missing from the labor force since the pandemic began. This is the most educated female cohort in the country, and more than half are breadwinners for households with children. Erasing their economic participation undercuts today’s stability and tomorrow’s workforce.
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
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I do think this is genuinely incredibly important regardless of the fact that Trump is almost certainly going to do a 180 on Zohran within the week
Worth reiterating: Zohran Mamdani acknowledged and denounced Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people while standing in the White House on live television right next to the President.
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I do think this is genuinely incredibly important regardless of the fact that Trump is almost certainly going to do a 180 on Zohran within the week
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It's time for the percolator 🕺🏾
November 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
It's time for the percolator 🕺🏾
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
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I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Brother, what a night it really was
Brother, what a fight it really was
Glory be!
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Brother, what a night it really was
Brother, what a fight it really was
Glory be!
In West Philadelphia born and raised
On the playground was where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin', all cool
And all shootin' some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys who were up to no good
Started making trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight..
On the playground was where I spent most of my days
Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin', all cool
And all shootin' some b-ball outside of the school
When a couple of guys who were up to no good
Started making trouble in my neighborhood
I got in one little fight..
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I heard my mama cry
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Brother, what a night it really was
Brother, what a fight it really was
Glory be!
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
Brother, what a night it really was
Brother, what a fight it really was
Glory be!