Holly Masturzo
@hollym.bsky.social
Professor of Humanities (Florida State College system) | Humanities, Ethics, Women’s Studies | 💜s: art, dance, writing, walking, calcio/fútbol -- @drz0 elsewhere
☀️ happy Solstice all ✨
If you missed out on the Newgrange solstice livestream this morning you can find it here. Really worth it for the authoritative, evocative commentary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRgu...
Winter Solstice Live Streaming - 21 December 2025
YouTube video by Office of Public Works
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December 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
☀️ happy Solstice all ✨
More than one holiday shopping email I’ve received this week has included items clearly meant as Valentine’s Day gifts? Bring back seasons please and thank you.
December 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
More than one holiday shopping email I’ve received this week has included items clearly meant as Valentine’s Day gifts? Bring back seasons please and thank you.
Going through student responses to a survey I gave all my classes this year (still in process) & one item jumps out right away: 71.4% of enrolled students said they prefer to read books in print (n=329) In addition to pushing back on AI/LLMs, feel it’s time to renew push back on ebooks for reading
December 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Going through student responses to a survey I gave all my classes this year (still in process) & one item jumps out right away: 71.4% of enrolled students said they prefer to read books in print (n=329) In addition to pushing back on AI/LLMs, feel it’s time to renew push back on ebooks for reading
A minivan. Decorated on all sides with Christmas light decals. Parked diagonally across 2 spaces. On the same row as an oversized luxury SUV also taking up 2 spaces. I’m just out for a post-grading lunch & it’s not peak holiday chaos yet but too many people seem off their moorings. (Some literally.)
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A minivan. Decorated on all sides with Christmas light decals. Parked diagonally across 2 spaces. On the same row as an oversized luxury SUV also taking up 2 spaces. I’m just out for a post-grading lunch & it’s not peak holiday chaos yet but too many people seem off their moorings. (Some literally.)
Amazing tournament run by FSU & great goalkeeping performance to get by the No.1 seed Stanford.
5th National Championship for my undergrad school - which did not have NCAA women’s soccer at the time (!)
5th National Championship for my undergrad school - which did not have NCAA women’s soccer at the time (!)
Florida State 1–0 Stanford
Hudson's goal in the 87th minute stands and Florida State wins its fifth NCAA DI Women's Soccer National Championship.
Hudson's goal in the 87th minute stands and Florida State wins its fifth NCAA DI Women's Soccer National Championship.
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Amazing tournament run by FSU & great goalkeeping performance to get by the No.1 seed Stanford.
5th National Championship for my undergrad school - which did not have NCAA women’s soccer at the time (!)
5th National Championship for my undergrad school - which did not have NCAA women’s soccer at the time (!)
It was a deeply flawed time, but apropos of nothing, I miss 1994.
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It was a deeply flawed time, but apropos of nothing, I miss 1994.
One of the long-serving group leaders of our UU study group brought several original early 19th c pamphlets from his own collection for our Spirituality & Reform discussion this evening. Remarkable how their debates on criminal justice reform, anti-poverty & anti-war remain resonant.
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
One of the long-serving group leaders of our UU study group brought several original early 19th c pamphlets from his own collection for our Spirituality & Reform discussion this evening. Remarkable how their debates on criminal justice reform, anti-poverty & anti-war remain resonant.
Thanks to my students for a great day yesterday as we wound down a truly exhausting semester - one class guessed my age as 5 yrs younger than what I am (!), another said they appreciated my “work ethic” With our profession under attack it has been harder to gauge what’s going well. Grateful for them
November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Thanks to my students for a great day yesterday as we wound down a truly exhausting semester - one class guessed my age as 5 yrs younger than what I am (!), another said they appreciated my “work ethic” With our profession under attack it has been harder to gauge what’s going well. Grateful for them
I've probably only bought a couple holiday trees in my adult life. Have a new screened porch and feeling vaguely positive after travel, so I thought, well, what do trees cost nowadays? My word. I don't recognize this world. Any tree $$ I briefly considered will go into refreshing my herb garden.
November 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I've probably only bought a couple holiday trees in my adult life. Have a new screened porch and feeling vaguely positive after travel, so I thought, well, what do trees cost nowadays? My word. I don't recognize this world. Any tree $$ I briefly considered will go into refreshing my herb garden.
On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Managed a 12-hr conference day at #NWSA yesterday, so this little introvert earned a morning beach trip. Perhaps not the best in PR but a nice public beach only a mile via shuttle from conference hotel; even managed to walk back across the inlet bridges.
November 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Managed a 12-hr conference day at #NWSA yesterday, so this little introvert earned a morning beach trip. Perhaps not the best in PR but a nice public beach only a mile via shuttle from conference hotel; even managed to walk back across the inlet bridges.
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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#NWSA begins tomorrow - grateful to have been able to come a few days early & walk around Old San Juan.
Now in conference center vortex which is the definition of post colonial: hotels, casino, entertainment mega plex, massive fountains in various states of repair. Would read that essay.
Now in conference center vortex which is the definition of post colonial: hotels, casino, entertainment mega plex, massive fountains in various states of repair. Would read that essay.
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
#NWSA begins tomorrow - grateful to have been able to come a few days early & walk around Old San Juan.
Now in conference center vortex which is the definition of post colonial: hotels, casino, entertainment mega plex, massive fountains in various states of repair. Would read that essay.
Now in conference center vortex which is the definition of post colonial: hotels, casino, entertainment mega plex, massive fountains in various states of repair. Would read that essay.
Reposted by Holly Masturzo
Let's just cancel everything from now until the holidays. Everyone gets a six week sabbatical.
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Let's just cancel everything from now until the holidays. Everyone gets a six week sabbatical.
Hello. Florida? We could be doing this instead of “piloting” the use of radioactive waste to build roads.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Hello. Florida? We could be doing this instead of “piloting” the use of radioactive waste to build roads.
Christmas music in this medical office waiting room when it is 80+ degrees outside is… not my preference. ☀️
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Christmas music in this medical office waiting room when it is 80+ degrees outside is… not my preference. ☀️
Reposted by Holly Masturzo
Before/ After #Melissa damage in Black River, Jamaica. This is what Cat 5 hurricane damage looks like in a direct hit.
Some chasers on the ground are comparing the damage to a high end EF-4 #tornado
It’s likely gusts exceeded 200 mph esp since it was a strengthening storm at landfall.
Some chasers on the ground are comparing the damage to a high end EF-4 #tornado
It’s likely gusts exceeded 200 mph esp since it was a strengthening storm at landfall.
November 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Reposted by Holly Masturzo
CFP: “Embodied Knowledge Practices in the Early Modern World”
Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026
How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?
#earlymodern #C18L
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Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026
How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?
#earlymodern #C18L
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October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
CFP: “Embodied Knowledge Practices in the Early Modern World”
Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026
How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?
#earlymodern #C18L
1/6
Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026
How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?
#earlymodern #C18L
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Yeesh
The three Category 5 storms of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
October 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Yeesh
Car battery decided it was done working this morning.
Mine also running dangerously low this time of year.
Mine also running dangerously low this time of year.
October 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Car battery decided it was done working this morning.
Mine also running dangerously low this time of year.
Mine also running dangerously low this time of year.
🧵 Support links 🇯🇲 #Melissa
The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🧵 Support links 🇯🇲 #Melissa
Gusts over 200+ mph. How do you even begin to prepare for that? 🙏🏽
Melissa, now with sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/hr) and capable of gusts to 260+ mph (425+ km/hr) on windward hilltops, 40" (1000 mm) of rain, and a 13 ft (4 m) storm surge, has started the feared turn to the northwest. First NW then north is the forecast. #Jamaica #HurricaneAlert
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Gusts over 200+ mph. How do you even begin to prepare for that? 🙏🏽
Reposted by Holly Masturzo
"The NOAA aircraft left the storm early after
experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall."
These men and women are not being paid due to the US government shutdown. Not to mention that according to AOML's director emeritus Robert Atlas, they are down 40-50% staff. #Melissa
experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall."
These men and women are not being paid due to the US government shutdown. Not to mention that according to AOML's director emeritus Robert Atlas, they are down 40-50% staff. #Melissa
October 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"The NOAA aircraft left the storm early after
experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall."
These men and women are not being paid due to the US government shutdown. Not to mention that according to AOML's director emeritus Robert Atlas, they are down 40-50% staff. #Melissa
experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall."
These men and women are not being paid due to the US government shutdown. Not to mention that according to AOML's director emeritus Robert Atlas, they are down 40-50% staff. #Melissa
Reposted by Holly Masturzo
Venice Bakery is remembering those that have died in ICE custody this year by adding them to their community altar for Dia de Los Muertos.
By @eltragon.bsky.social
By @eltragon.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Venice Bakery is remembering those that have died in ICE custody this year by adding them to their community altar for Dia de Los Muertos.
By @eltragon.bsky.social
By @eltragon.bsky.social
Oof. This is a massive storm. It’s far enough from us in FL but I have this muscle memory of dreading going to sleep and waking up to the next forecast. Safety & support to all impacted.
"Extensive infrastructural damage, long-duration power and communication outages, and isolation of communities are expected." — expected impacts from #Melissa in #Jamaica according to NHC, which adds, "Seek shelter now." At 5pm Sunday, the #hurricane is Cat 4, winds 145 mph.
October 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Oof. This is a massive storm. It’s far enough from us in FL but I have this muscle memory of dreading going to sleep and waking up to the next forecast. Safety & support to all impacted.