Andrea Valedón
@andreav.bsky.social
University of Michigan PhD Candidate. Yuan dynasty, Mongol Empire, gender and sovereignty. Bob's Burgers enthusiast.
I don't go to mainland China for research due to how inaccessible the archives are. Now the US is closing its archives to the public.
June 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I don't go to mainland China for research due to how inaccessible the archives are. Now the US is closing its archives to the public.
But Hilary's emails!!
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
But Hilary's emails!!
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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I wish people hated fascism half as much as they hate feminism
March 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I wish people hated fascism half as much as they hate feminism
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Scoop from @jewishcurrents.bsky.social: The ADL is dropping its anti-bias training, and also "deleted lesson plans on topics such as transgender identity, white privilege, school integration, and the impact of boarding schools on Native Americans."
Very clear the org is going hard right.
Very clear the org is going hard right.
ADL Shutters Flagship Anti-Bias Program
Former employees say the organization is shifting away from educational content on racism and the LGBTQ experience and focusing more exclusively on…
jewishcurrents.org
March 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Scoop from @jewishcurrents.bsky.social: The ADL is dropping its anti-bias training, and also "deleted lesson plans on topics such as transgender identity, white privilege, school integration, and the impact of boarding schools on Native Americans."
Very clear the org is going hard right.
Very clear the org is going hard right.
These continued attacks are terrifying. Today my colleague revealed that she was going to stop publishing on a sensitive topic because she is scared of being deported. There's a reason the admin is crushing production of knowledge
The Trump admin is destroying the ability to fight antisemitism by making it synonymous in much of the public eye with far-right authoritarian repression.
It’s doing so even as it shields and promotes right-wing antisemites to positions of unprecedented influence.
It’s doing so even as it shields and promotes right-wing antisemites to positions of unprecedented influence.
I’m a Tufts alum. I was Tufts Hillel President and I now serve on its board of directors.
There is real antisemitism on campus AND this administration continues to exploit those legitimate concerns to undermine civil liberties, the rule of law, and our democracy.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
There is real antisemitism on campus AND this administration continues to exploit those legitimate concerns to undermine civil liberties, the rule of law, and our democracy.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
March 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
These continued attacks are terrifying. Today my colleague revealed that she was going to stop publishing on a sensitive topic because she is scared of being deported. There's a reason the admin is crushing production of knowledge
There's a tv channel called American Heroes Channel and the shows coming up are as follows: nazis vs aliens, nazi killer magic, hitler's zombie army, and the nazi Jesus.
March 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
There's a tv channel called American Heroes Channel and the shows coming up are as follows: nazis vs aliens, nazi killer magic, hitler's zombie army, and the nazi Jesus.
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Trump is using the White House to make a commercial for the richest man in the world while Americans’ 401ks are plummeting.
March 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Trump is using the White House to make a commercial for the richest man in the world while Americans’ 401ks are plummeting.
Prester John has come up a lot in my primary sources, and now he's in my video game
December 24, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Prester John has come up a lot in my primary sources, and now he's in my video game
I don't really think about Americanists unless I'm doing things like trying to translate Chinese court poetry and remember that they only need to learn 1 language 😒
November 16, 2023 at 8:54 PM
I don't really think about Americanists unless I'm doing things like trying to translate Chinese court poetry and remember that they only need to learn 1 language 😒
Enjoying the @netflix show Blue Eye Samurai but if it's set in 1633 why don't the Japanese have guns? That plotline is disrespectful to imply that only the West had guns while the East just had "primitive" weapons and apparently no knowledge of guns (tho Japan made their own) 🙄
November 8, 2023 at 11:18 PM
Enjoying the @netflix show Blue Eye Samurai but if it's set in 1633 why don't the Japanese have guns? That plotline is disrespectful to imply that only the West had guns while the East just had "primitive" weapons and apparently no knowledge of guns (tho Japan made their own) 🙄
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When disabled people are pushed out of work because bosses and workplaces insist on in-person work arrangements, employers/bosses/colleagues will no doubt go on to describe those disabled workers as lazy, or "unfit" when so many of us are happy to work as long as wfh was possible.
November 4, 2023 at 10:00 PM
When disabled people are pushed out of work because bosses and workplaces insist on in-person work arrangements, employers/bosses/colleagues will no doubt go on to describe those disabled workers as lazy, or "unfit" when so many of us are happy to work as long as wfh was possible.
My 2023 most played song will probably be the pharmacy hold music 🫠
November 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM
My 2023 most played song will probably be the pharmacy hold music 🫠
Schools are going back to 2005. As someone who would sneak her lg chocolate out in class to tap out texts on the teeny buttons under my desk, I doubt policing students more than they already are will help much
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/t...
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/t...
This Florida School District Banned Cellphones. Here’s What Happened.
Schools in Orlando took a tougher approach than a new state law required. Student engagement increased. So did the hunt for contraband phones.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2023 at 6:35 PM
Schools are going back to 2005. As someone who would sneak her lg chocolate out in class to tap out texts on the teeny buttons under my desk, I doubt policing students more than they already are will help much
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/t...
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/t...
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Trans Histories by Trans Historians - an open access edition of The Graduate History Review. Looks amazing! journals.uvic.ca/index.php/gh...
Vol. 12 (2023): Trans Histories by Trans Historians
| The Graduate History Review
journals.uvic.ca
October 22, 2023 at 2:49 PM
Trans Histories by Trans Historians - an open access edition of The Graduate History Review. Looks amazing! journals.uvic.ca/index.php/gh...
The number of times a primary source author mentions an interesting ritual or cultural practice, then follows it with basically "but I won't write about it bc it's stupid"
October 19, 2023 at 8:59 PM
The number of times a primary source author mentions an interesting ritual or cultural practice, then follows it with basically "but I won't write about it bc it's stupid"
Not ready for sun lamp season #puremichigan
October 19, 2023 at 8:29 PM
Not ready for sun lamp season #puremichigan
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Just pulled the trigger on a new laptop. 😩💸 I guess when your computer struggles to open Scrivener it's time...
October 18, 2023 at 5:36 PM
Just pulled the trigger on a new laptop. 😩💸 I guess when your computer struggles to open Scrivener it's time...
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Awesome new book alert from my colleague Michelle Liu Carriger! 🚨 A comparative study of gender, sexuality, race, identity performance, and more through 19th century fashion and clothing controversies in Victorian Britain and Meiji Japan! 🥳 nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014589...
October 17, 2023 at 10:22 PM
Awesome new book alert from my colleague Michelle Liu Carriger! 🚨 A comparative study of gender, sexuality, race, identity performance, and more through 19th century fashion and clothing controversies in Victorian Britain and Meiji Japan! 🥳 nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014589...
I was playing the nyt connections game and...
October 17, 2023 at 6:26 PM
I was playing the nyt connections game and...
Solidarity. Police presence is heavy on UMich campus today.
October 13, 2023 at 7:08 PM
Solidarity. Police presence is heavy on UMich campus today.
I've noticed many authors citing Foucault Discipline & Punish when they write about violence & econ development. But History of Sexuality is where he talks about disciplining labor for state interests in econ dev. I'm convinced ppl just read "sexuality" in the title and dismiss it as irrelevant 🙄
October 7, 2023 at 2:21 PM
I've noticed many authors citing Foucault Discipline & Punish when they write about violence & econ development. But History of Sexuality is where he talks about disciplining labor for state interests in econ dev. I'm convinced ppl just read "sexuality" in the title and dismiss it as irrelevant 🙄