lara kelland - she/they
@laraly.bsky.social
plays well w/others, but runs w/scissors. feminist AF. race traitor. queer. public historian, scholar of collective memory, US social movements, puerto rico, digital humanities, & academic apologist. long covid survivor. coffee and gf cookies, please.
my VD was a beautiful dinner in my home with partner & queer chosen family, slightly crazy dog, & much gaiety.
inventory: one roasted chicken, ten lobster tails, fourteen hassleback potatoes, many carrots, one pregnant woman, menagerie atop a chocolate cake, six dates, zero heteronormativity.
inventory: one roasted chicken, ten lobster tails, fourteen hassleback potatoes, many carrots, one pregnant woman, menagerie atop a chocolate cake, six dates, zero heteronormativity.
February 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
my VD was a beautiful dinner in my home with partner & queer chosen family, slightly crazy dog, & much gaiety.
inventory: one roasted chicken, ten lobster tails, fourteen hassleback potatoes, many carrots, one pregnant woman, menagerie atop a chocolate cake, six dates, zero heteronormativity.
inventory: one roasted chicken, ten lobster tails, fourteen hassleback potatoes, many carrots, one pregnant woman, menagerie atop a chocolate cake, six dates, zero heteronormativity.
sweet talk, sweet talk
February 14, 2026 at 1:32 PM
sweet talk, sweet talk
in the midst of writing today, and it occurs to me that it might be a good time to start sharing images of my research, in light of benito’s glorious extravaganza. this is blanca canales, a leader of the nationalist party in jayuya, and survivor of the 1950 uprising to overthrow U.S. colonial rule.
February 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
in the midst of writing today, and it occurs to me that it might be a good time to start sharing images of my research, in light of benito’s glorious extravaganza. this is blanca canales, a leader of the nationalist party in jayuya, and survivor of the 1950 uprising to overthrow U.S. colonial rule.
in a nutshell
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
in a nutshell
squeeeeee
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 AM
squeeeeee
i mean the pava hats! the jibaros! when they climbed the light poles during el apagón i nearly flew of my couch in a dancing fugue…
I LOVED Bad Bunny's half time show! His lyrics tell stories about his memories & Latin identity.
So the producers littered the stage with mini sets telling stories about ordinary Puerto Ricans.
Unapologetically Latin. Unapologetically Boricua.
Unapologetically human. 🇵🇷
Everything. 🤍
So the producers littered the stage with mini sets telling stories about ordinary Puerto Ricans.
Unapologetically Latin. Unapologetically Boricua.
Unapologetically human. 🇵🇷
Everything. 🤍
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 AM
i mean the pava hats! the jibaros! when they climbed the light poles during el apagón i nearly flew of my couch in a dancing fugue…
the math maths
Each transgender athlete is braver than all ICE employees put together
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
the math maths
i am aglow from bad bunny’s halftime show. as a scholar of puerto rican collective memory, it was beyond thrilling to see a global cultural juggernaut deploy semiotics of puertorriqueñidad towards redeeming US political culture. of course, celebrating latino joy was also glorious. i’m starstuck.
February 9, 2026 at 3:21 AM
i am aglow from bad bunny’s halftime show. as a scholar of puerto rican collective memory, it was beyond thrilling to see a global cultural juggernaut deploy semiotics of puertorriqueñidad towards redeeming US political culture. of course, celebrating latino joy was also glorious. i’m starstuck.
last night my partner & i were discussing attempts to reduce protests & histories of state sanctioned violence into one another. as a social movement historian, i have concerns about this. i see great value in public discussion that compares, say, our current political moment with other atrocities.
February 7, 2026 at 1:54 PM
last night my partner & i were discussing attempts to reduce protests & histories of state sanctioned violence into one another. as a social movement historian, i have concerns about this. i see great value in public discussion that compares, say, our current political moment with other atrocities.
“nobody can outsuffer minnesotans”
as a member of the minnesotan diasporic left, this piece is poetic journalism.
as a member of the minnesotan diasporic left, this piece is poetic journalism.
They've shown the world how to fight back—without resorting to the violence being used against them. trib.al/JGOpbbx
“You don’t fuck with Minneapolis,” one of the men shouted, waving his finger in the winter air. “Will you never learn?!”
“You don’t fuck with Minneapolis,” one of the men shouted, waving his finger in the winter air. “Will you never learn?!”
February 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“nobody can outsuffer minnesotans”
as a member of the minnesotan diasporic left, this piece is poetic journalism.
as a member of the minnesotan diasporic left, this piece is poetic journalism.
@maryharris.bsky.social staying at a friend’s house & using a mr. rogers mug this am, which is giving me life. i’m reminded of your “what’s it going to take” speech, which became a 2026 grounding mantra for me & another dear friend; we wept together & i listened to it 4x all told. #lookforthehelpers
February 7, 2026 at 1:35 PM
@maryharris.bsky.social staying at a friend’s house & using a mr. rogers mug this am, which is giving me life. i’m reminded of your “what’s it going to take” speech, which became a 2026 grounding mantra for me & another dear friend; we wept together & i listened to it 4x all told. #lookforthehelpers
oh the volumes of knowledge that the upper midwest in winter contains about greyscale beauty and texture.
December 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
oh the volumes of knowledge that the upper midwest in winter contains about greyscale beauty and texture.
members of congress are ensuring that the military aren’t being primed into the totalitarian project. that’s a comforting thing. of course, the fascists react.
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
members of congress are ensuring that the military aren’t being primed into the totalitarian project. that’s a comforting thing. of course, the fascists react.
STOP THE FEVER DREAM
(when exactly did i become a techno-pessimist?)
(when exactly did i become a techno-pessimist?)
November 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
STOP THE FEVER DREAM
(when exactly did i become a techno-pessimist?)
(when exactly did i become a techno-pessimist?)
i too am always thankful for my professional community and organization! @ncph.bsky.social is more than an advocacy org. it’s truly a professional family!
If you put history to work in the world (and for the world), we are #thankful for you—all days, but especially today. Public historians are advocating for just and equitable workplaces, cultural institutions, and stories about our past and our present, and we see you. #PublicHistory #Community
November 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
i too am always thankful for my professional community and organization! @ncph.bsky.social is more than an advocacy org. it’s truly a professional family!
and this is how you handle totalitarian dictators who don’t know when to go home. take note, fellow citizens.
Breaking News: Brazil’s top court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin a 27-year prison term for a failed plot to stay in power. nyti.ms/3LSSs2S
Bolsonaro To Start Serving 27-Year Prison Sentence Over Coup Plot
Brazil’s Supreme Court court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving a prison term for conspiring to remain in power after losing the last election.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
and this is how you handle totalitarian dictators who don’t know when to go home. take note, fellow citizens.
big props to @nitishpahwa for ensuring that the PETER’S FRIENDS gets any fresh eyeballs it can. it’s an annual viewing in my household, over 30 years running.
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
big props to @nitishpahwa for ensuring that the PETER’S FRIENDS gets any fresh eyeballs it can. it’s an annual viewing in my household, over 30 years running.
we are all piggy.
November 20, 2025 at 5:11 AM
we are all piggy.
am seed saving from my herb garden for the first time. i have to say this is one of the best antidotes to the emotional states rendered by late trumpian politics. sunday morning kitchen witch reporting for duty.
also, either dried shiso seeds smell like dr. pepper, or i’ve been at this too long.
also, either dried shiso seeds smell like dr. pepper, or i’ve been at this too long.
November 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
am seed saving from my herb garden for the first time. i have to say this is one of the best antidotes to the emotional states rendered by late trumpian politics. sunday morning kitchen witch reporting for duty.
also, either dried shiso seeds smell like dr. pepper, or i’ve been at this too long.
also, either dried shiso seeds smell like dr. pepper, or i’ve been at this too long.
future students of history will be asked to interpret 2025 with images like this.
This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
November 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
future students of history will be asked to interpret 2025 with images like this.
this weekend my very neurotic and under-socialized rescue great dane had a successful hangout with my colleague’s very nervous and tremendously barky mini dachshund.
and if they can do THAT, eight fucking dems can hold their ground for struggling americans. HARD
THINGS ARE ACHIEVABLE.
and if they can do THAT, eight fucking dems can hold their ground for struggling americans. HARD
THINGS ARE ACHIEVABLE.
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
this weekend my very neurotic and under-socialized rescue great dane had a successful hangout with my colleague’s very nervous and tremendously barky mini dachshund.
and if they can do THAT, eight fucking dems can hold their ground for struggling americans. HARD
THINGS ARE ACHIEVABLE.
and if they can do THAT, eight fucking dems can hold their ground for struggling americans. HARD
THINGS ARE ACHIEVABLE.
this. plain and simple.
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
this. plain and simple.
i follow a number of hourly animal accounts. what you don’t know is that my feed is filled with cuteness and this shit is the only thing that is propping me up in 2025. i was raised on 2008 twitter and you’ll never convince me that chronological feed social media can’t bring joy and frivolity.
November 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
i follow a number of hourly animal accounts. what you don’t know is that my feed is filled with cuteness and this shit is the only thing that is propping me up in 2025. i was raised on 2008 twitter and you’ll never convince me that chronological feed social media can’t bring joy and frivolity.
can we all be new yorkers now?
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
can we all be new yorkers now?
oh goddess the AI follow bot headache is at a 7.8 today. whyyyyy bluesky whyyyyyyyyyyyyy so many bots
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
oh goddess the AI follow bot headache is at a 7.8 today. whyyyyy bluesky whyyyyyyyyyyyyy so many bots