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Holly Kruse
@hollykruse.bsky.social
Media studies
–Gender & tech (Polity https://t.ly/LhLoK)
–Synth-pop, co-editor (Bloomsbury https://t.ly/IUZHv)
–Networks & horse racing (MIT Press https://t.ly/CJvI2)
–Indie music scenes (Peter Lang https://t.ly/aI__X)
Irish Setters+horse+rescue dog
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In these times, I thought that it might be a good idea to share a photo of a very good boy, Semper Fi.
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It's launch week in the UK for my book, Gender and Technology: An Introduction. Don't miss out on this stocking stuffer, people on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean from me!
www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
Gender and Technology: An Introduction
Gender and Technology: An Introduction, In this comprehensive text, Holly Kruse explores how notions of gender and technology have been socially constructed. Organized historically, the book provides ...
www.politybooks.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Tarantino’s big mistake is that anyone who watches enough movies to have an opinion on Paul Dano loves the kind of movies Paul Dano acts in
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It's launch week in the UK for my book, Gender and Technology: An Introduction. Don't miss out on this stocking stuffer, people on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean from me!
www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
Gender and Technology: An Introduction
Gender and Technology: An Introduction, In this comprehensive text, Holly Kruse explores how notions of gender and technology have been socially constructed. Organized historically, the book provides ...
www.politybooks.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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shout out to my grandmother’s stuffing recipe for containing such helpful instructions as ‘cook it til it’s done’ and ‘pour broth til it looks right’
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It's the post-Ryan Walters era here! "Oklahoma Supreme Court tosses Bible lawsuit after education leader declines to enforce mandate" • Oklahoma Voice share.google/t9ZsZfxiVUrl...
Oklahoma Supreme Court tosses Bible lawsuit after education leader declines to enforce mandate • Oklahoma Voice
Saying the issue is now moot, Oklahoma’s highest court dismissed a lawsuit challenging a requirement that public schools keep Bibles in classrooms and teach from them.
share.google
November 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I got the best undergrad education double majoring in poli sci & history while living at home & going to the U of Iowa, and to the U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's pioneering program in media studies for my PhD. Top land grant universities. Such crucial resources.
By luck (I didn't get into Harvard), I went to UC-Berkeley and then grad school at UW-Madison. Can't imagine a better education. Sick at heart at what's happened to once-great state universities over the past 50 years.
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
November 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Post a movie where you are from
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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seeing how many people show up in jeffery epstein's emails makes me happy i never reply to anyone's email
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets
With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just now at my Tulsa Walmart Neighborhood Market there were people speaking Spanish, and the customer service employee who helped me with a return was a transgender woman with the cutest unicorn tattoo. And everyone seemed totally ok with it. In Oklahoma. It's fine, people!
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I miss being with everyone in Brazil at #AoIR2025, but remote participation removes the stress of trying to decide which panel to attend! The answer is always the one set up for remote participation. So far, those panels have been excellent. Great work, @aoir.bsky.social and local committee!
October 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Using this opportunity to shout out the fantastic work of @wsuares.bsky.social at FOX25 in OKC. I'm in Tulsa, and her reporting has been crucial. Also remember outside the largest markets local FOX affiliates AREN'T owned by FOXNews. That includes Tulsa's excellent FOX23. Support local journalism!
When we agreed to let Walters use our studio for his interview with FOX national, we made clear we were going to talk to him afterward. Instead he avoided my questions. (Video coming) In the meantime, his new position is posted online.
September 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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If you see headlines claiming NASA's found life on Mars - these are new studies of features in rocks which, if they were on Earth, look like the kind of thing caused by microorganisms. But they could very well - are most probably in fact - be caused by chemistry, not biology.
September 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Aliassime d. Zverev 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-4

Felix is into the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open for the first time since 2021.

He was 2-6 against Sascha coming into this match, and hadn't beaten him since 2022.

✅9th Slam R16
✅20th career top 10 win

What a performance

🇨🇦
August 31, 2025 at 3:06 AM
One of the only things I miss about Twitter is Tennis Twitter, but reading comments this morning after watching last night's match gives me hope for #TennisSky. #USOpen
one of my favorite days every grand slam: the day Zverev goes out
August 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I just saw the back cover text for my forthcoming book, and I have to say that @nancybaym.bsky.social @kylzjarrett.bsky.social & @alicetiara.bsky.social, you are the absolute best. I love you! I will miss seeing all of you in Rio this fall (if all of you are going to @aoir.bsky.social, that is).
August 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I can't go back to the other place, but I do miss Tennis Twitter. I just tuned in to the Cincinnati Open match between Norrie & Bautista Agut and searched Bluesky to find out what's going on with Norrie. Cramping, I assume? The latest post is from 3 days ago. C'mon, #TennisSky! Help.
August 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Being old means getting to live through so many satanic panics, each one more delightful than the last.
The “satanic panic” is back and even dumber than before.
August 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Is it possible that I work in public education (tho the higher kind) in the state in question? Might I kind of, sort of have a bit of a vested interest in this story? I don't post political content, but this is really a personal interest story, right? nondoc.com/2025/07/25/b...
Board members: TV in Ryan Walters' office displayed nude women during executive session
Oklahoma State Board of Education members reported seeing nude women on a TV screen in Superintendent Ryan Walters' office July 24, 2025.
nondoc.com
July 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Imagine it's me in this SNL sketch not BÖC and Christopher Walken is a voice in my head as I was writing my book. And instead of saying "More cowbell" that voice was saying "More commas." Then you will understand the experience I'm having reading page proofs and trying to figure out what went wrong.
July 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
People keep following me, but I'm really mostly a lurker here. I mean, yesterday I watched the thriller "Berlin Syndrome" and was mildly triggered by an early shot of the U-Bahn, where I lost my coat in 2016 while riding with @miac.bsky.social
& @mavery.bsky.social. Is this the content people want?
July 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This is heartbreaking to watch. Sinner being such a good guy.
No words. Dimitrov retires. Has to use his left hand to put his right arm up to shake the umpire’s hand. This is horrendous. Sinner packing Grigor’s bag and wants to carry it but an official does it. Dimitrov in tears as he leaves the court. Pro sport sometimes is just hell, really.
July 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
hollykruse.com is back. There's nothing there yet except for links to my books on publisher webpages: @mitpress.bsky.social, @politybooks.bsky.social (sort of) & Peter Lang.

There's nothing about my dogs or horse(s), which is a sure sign that this website is totally a work in progress 🚧.
July 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Oh, and also "key people in relevant interest groups, think tanks, or activist networks."
I'm filling out author promotion form for my Gender & Tech book (ocean.exacteditions.com/issues/12086...) & am stymied by questions in the "(Non-Academic) Media & Publicity" asking for info on my contacts in the media and info on specialist media outlets. Ideas? Help! Tagged people in 1st comment.
June 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I'm filling out author promotion form for my Gender & Tech book (ocean.exacteditions.com/issues/12086...) & am stymied by questions in the "(Non-Academic) Media & Publicity" asking for info on my contacts in the media and info on specialist media outlets. Ideas? Help! Tagged people in 1st comment.
June 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM