Dr. T. Flo
@tnflorvil.bsky.social
Associate Prof. of History @UNM/Author of Black Germany (2023 @ChLinksVerlag)/ traveler/foodie/griever/working on several projects, including a bio of Black German activist and poet May Ayim/
https://www.tiffanynflorvil.com/
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Dr. T. Flo
@tnflorvil.bsky.social
· May 3
Happy Heavenly Birthday to May Ayim! She would have turned 65 years old today. Although we are not kin, I feel kinship with her. Next August 2026 will mark 30 years since her passing.
After all these years of studying her, I still do not consider myself an expert on her.
After all these years of studying her, I still do not consider myself an expert on her.
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"As grim as these stories are, just look at the damage that Farage has gone on to do as an adult, and the company he has gone on to keep." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations | Musa Okwonga
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
"As grim as these stories are, just look at the damage that Farage has gone on to do as an adult, and the company he has gone on to keep." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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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.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Me typing a few German sentences to a friend and feeling like I conquered the world. lololol
a man stands in front of a microphone with confetti falling around him and the words " victory is sweet " written below him
ALT: a man stands in front of a microphone with confetti falling around him and the words " victory is sweet " written below him
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Me typing a few German sentences to a friend and feeling like I conquered the world. lololol
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I sometimes wonder if Americans truly understand the global scale of political disruptions, political interference, open violence and destabilization their country has inflicted on millions--billions?--over the decades
I'd wager most don't given what I know of how US history is taught
I'd wager most don't given what I know of how US history is taught
thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I sometimes wonder if Americans truly understand the global scale of political disruptions, political interference, open violence and destabilization their country has inflicted on millions--billions?--over the decades
I'd wager most don't given what I know of how US history is taught
I'd wager most don't given what I know of how US history is taught
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📣 New article on #FirstView
🔇 L. Nicole Vaughan, 'Civilizing the colonial soundscape: space and the regulation of Chinese street noise in nineteenth-century Hong Kong'
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory
🔇 L. Nicole Vaughan, 'Civilizing the colonial soundscape: space and the regulation of Chinese street noise in nineteenth-century Hong Kong'
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
📣 New article on #FirstView
🔇 L. Nicole Vaughan, 'Civilizing the colonial soundscape: space and the regulation of Chinese street noise in nineteenth-century Hong Kong'
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory
🔇 L. Nicole Vaughan, 'Civilizing the colonial soundscape: space and the regulation of Chinese street noise in nineteenth-century Hong Kong'
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory
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More news about our AHRC-funded project, “Voices in Slavery’s Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana.”
www.xavier.edu/now/2025/xav...
www.xavier.edu/now/2025/xav...
Xavier professor receives $2M for research into Caribbean slavery
www.xavier.edu
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
More news about our AHRC-funded project, “Voices in Slavery’s Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana.”
www.xavier.edu/now/2025/xav...
www.xavier.edu/now/2025/xav...
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Job alert! 🚨 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Edinburgh Uni to work w/a team of historians on a new project, Voices in Slavery's Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana, which will build a digital archive out of the recorded words of enslaved people. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN147/p...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Edinburgh
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Job alert! 🚨 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Edinburgh Uni to work w/a team of historians on a new project, Voices in Slavery's Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana, which will build a digital archive out of the recorded words of enslaved people. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN147/p...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene's resigning in time to get a pension is a lesson to everyone.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
Most Americans don't get *any* pension anymore, but Congress gave itself a pension after only five years of work.
Our "representatives" aren't working for us, they are [barely] working for themselves.
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
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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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“Other major cities such as Cape Town, South Africa, Mexico City and Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as parts of California, are also facing day zero scenarios as they sink and run out of water.”
Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“Other major cities such as Cape Town, South Africa, Mexico City and Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as parts of California, are also facing day zero scenarios as they sink and run out of water.”
The bitterness of haters is truly something to behold. Haters just hanging onto the vitriol and jealousy because they remain unhappy and have nothing else. I just saw some horrible comments just because a Black woman was celebrating her success and degrees. People can just ugh.
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The bitterness of haters is truly something to behold. Haters just hanging onto the vitriol and jealousy because they remain unhappy and have nothing else. I just saw some horrible comments just because a Black woman was celebrating her success and degrees. People can just ugh.
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This is wild!
If the ruling tossing out Texas racially gerrymandered maps holds, and since Indiana failed to redraw theirs, plus Democrats gaining a seat in Utah, and with California voters’ new maps — Democrats will actually win the redistricting fight.
And remember, Trump started this mess.
If the ruling tossing out Texas racially gerrymandered maps holds, and since Indiana failed to redraw theirs, plus Democrats gaining a seat in Utah, and with California voters’ new maps — Democrats will actually win the redistricting fight.
And remember, Trump started this mess.
November 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is wild!
If the ruling tossing out Texas racially gerrymandered maps holds, and since Indiana failed to redraw theirs, plus Democrats gaining a seat in Utah, and with California voters’ new maps — Democrats will actually win the redistricting fight.
And remember, Trump started this mess.
If the ruling tossing out Texas racially gerrymandered maps holds, and since Indiana failed to redraw theirs, plus Democrats gaining a seat in Utah, and with California voters’ new maps — Democrats will actually win the redistricting fight.
And remember, Trump started this mess.
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Back in the day, Barnes and Noble and Borders used to partner with local groups during the holidays to offer gift wrapping as fundraising opportunities. So you would pick a date and show up and wrap people's books for donations. It was a great way to also get the word out about your group.
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Back in the day, Barnes and Noble and Borders used to partner with local groups during the holidays to offer gift wrapping as fundraising opportunities. So you would pick a date and show up and wrap people's books for donations. It was a great way to also get the word out about your group.
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Mamdani: "I actually shared this with the president that the very constituencies that he had won over, that were a critical part of his increased vote share in New York City, were the ones we then looked at as who we should focus on to bring back into the party."
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Mamdani: "I actually shared this with the president that the very constituencies that he had won over, that were a critical part of his increased vote share in New York City, were the ones we then looked at as who we should focus on to bring back into the party."
Me scared for what 2026 will bring. I should start burning sage.
a man with glasses and a blue shirt is making a scared face .
ALT: a man with glasses and a blue shirt is making a scared face .
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Me scared for what 2026 will bring. I should start burning sage.
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BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
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The UAE has a "long-term vision of taking over Sudan," says Sudanese researcher Lina Yassin.
Sudanese Researcher Lina Yassin on COP30 Climate Talks, UAE-Funded Proxy War in Sudan over Gold & More
Sudanese climate diplomacy researcher Lina Yassin is supporting the Least Developed Countries Group at the U.N. climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The group is composed of 44 countries, including Sudan,...
www.democracynow.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The UAE has a "long-term vision of taking over Sudan," says Sudanese researcher Lina Yassin.
HAHAHAHA.
This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year
November 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
HAHAHAHA.
It feels like Glühwein time. But I am unable to drink. Drink some Glühwein for me.
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
It feels like Glühwein time. But I am unable to drink. Drink some Glühwein for me.
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Great interview with Ibou Diop about Decolonial Memories in Berlin with @tagesspiegel.de
@decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @isdberlin.bsky.social @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social @rjmauk.bsky.social @tnflorvil.bsky.social @michmo.bsky.social @bundeskultur.bsky.social
www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/berli...
@decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @isdberlin.bsky.social @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social @rjmauk.bsky.social @tnflorvil.bsky.social @michmo.bsky.social @bundeskultur.bsky.social
www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/berli...
Berlins neues Konzept für „Koloniales Erinnern“: „Wir alle haben einen persönlichen Bezug zum Kolonialismus“
In Berlin spielt die koloniale Vergangenheit mehr als in jeder anderen Stadt Deutschlands eine Rolle. Heute erinnert fast nichts mehr daran. Der Ausstellungskurator Ibou Diop erklärt, was sich am Umga...
www.tagesspiegel.de
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Great interview with Ibou Diop about Decolonial Memories in Berlin with @tagesspiegel.de
@decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @isdberlin.bsky.social @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social @rjmauk.bsky.social @tnflorvil.bsky.social @michmo.bsky.social @bundeskultur.bsky.social
www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/berli...
@decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @isdberlin.bsky.social @sharondoduaotoo.bsky.social @rjmauk.bsky.social @tnflorvil.bsky.social @michmo.bsky.social @bundeskultur.bsky.social
www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/berli...
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France has added Musk’s Grok to an ongoing cybercrime investigation after it produced French-language posts echoing Holocaust denial about Auschwitz.
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
France has added Musk’s Grok to an ongoing cybercrime investigation after it produced French-language posts echoing Holocaust denial about Auschwitz.