Ignacio Gallup-Diaz
@igallupd.bsky.social
College teacher, Atlantic World historian, Poirot + Morse aficionado
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From the BBC's Tom Bateman:
"It is awful what they are doing to us," Marissa tells me through tears, adding that she finds the situation "devastating".
She says "everyone is coming together to keep each other safe".
Everyone she knows is terrified, "no matter if you are here legally or not".
"It is awful what they are doing to us," Marissa tells me through tears, adding that she finds the situation "devastating".
She says "everyone is coming together to keep each other safe".
Everyone she knows is terrified, "no matter if you are here legally or not".
January 26, 2026 at 5:35 PM
From the BBC's Tom Bateman:
"It is awful what they are doing to us," Marissa tells me through tears, adding that she finds the situation "devastating".
She says "everyone is coming together to keep each other safe".
Everyone she knows is terrified, "no matter if you are here legally or not".
"It is awful what they are doing to us," Marissa tells me through tears, adding that she finds the situation "devastating".
She says "everyone is coming together to keep each other safe".
Everyone she knows is terrified, "no matter if you are here legally or not".
Bonifacio is my sweet snek-boi
December 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Bonifacio is my sweet snek-boi
Bonifacio is intrigued this morning.
December 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Bonifacio is intrigued this morning.
West Philly is SNOWY
December 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
West Philly is SNOWY
Bonifacio rarely sleeps in the ‘house’ section of his cat-tree, but when he does, he’s sure to do so as cutely as possible:
December 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Bonifacio rarely sleeps in the ‘house’ section of his cat-tree, but when he does, he’s sure to do so as cutely as possible:
Altho’ Bonifacio is not allowed on the golden couch, he nonetheless finds it a wonderful place to rest:
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Altho’ Bonifacio is not allowed on the golden couch, he nonetheless finds it a wonderful place to rest:
On Nov 18, Dr. Sofi Chávez, César Chávez Post-Doctoral
Fellow in the Department of Latin American, Latina/o
and Caribbean Studies at Dartmouth, will be speaking at Bryn Mawr College -- her talk is titled "So Nasty: Sucia Realness and Visceral Encounters in the Writing of Julián Delgado Lopera"
Fellow in the Department of Latin American, Latina/o
and Caribbean Studies at Dartmouth, will be speaking at Bryn Mawr College -- her talk is titled "So Nasty: Sucia Realness and Visceral Encounters in the Writing of Julián Delgado Lopera"
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
On Nov 18, Dr. Sofi Chávez, César Chávez Post-Doctoral
Fellow in the Department of Latin American, Latina/o
and Caribbean Studies at Dartmouth, will be speaking at Bryn Mawr College -- her talk is titled "So Nasty: Sucia Realness and Visceral Encounters in the Writing of Julián Delgado Lopera"
Fellow in the Department of Latin American, Latina/o
and Caribbean Studies at Dartmouth, will be speaking at Bryn Mawr College -- her talk is titled "So Nasty: Sucia Realness and Visceral Encounters in the Writing of Julián Delgado Lopera"
Morning reading:
October 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Morning reading:
Bonifacio is sleeping in the first item we got for him when we rescued him -- we call it his 'wavy thing' -- back then, he could fold himself into it quite comfortably:
September 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bonifacio is sleeping in the first item we got for him when we rescued him -- we call it his 'wavy thing' -- back then, he could fold himself into it quite comfortably:
Bug scientists, pls tell me what type of spider this is — it was clicking its pincers at me when I sat down at my computer this morning 😮😳 — apologies for the dusty screen!
August 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Bug scientists, pls tell me what type of spider this is — it was clicking its pincers at me when I sat down at my computer this morning 😮😳 — apologies for the dusty screen!
Sometimes — esp. when he has enjoyed his evening kibble AND has received a specially-plated serving of what we are eating — Bonifacio will allow me to sit close to him and take a pic:
August 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sometimes — esp. when he has enjoyed his evening kibble AND has received a specially-plated serving of what we are eating — Bonifacio will allow me to sit close to him and take a pic:
Some days, Bonifacio likes to pretend he is is snake. 🐍
August 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Some days, Bonifacio likes to pretend he is is snake. 🐍
A new notebook, you say? Don’t mind if I do!
July 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A new notebook, you say? Don’t mind if I do!
Bonifacio has returned to his cat tree -- he has avoided it entirely for the last six months -- and: he is sleeping on the parapet that he has never slept on before. 🤓
July 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Bonifacio has returned to his cat tree -- he has avoided it entirely for the last six months -- and: he is sleeping on the parapet that he has never slept on before. 🤓
My mysterious boy, keeping an eye on the building’s courtyard.
May 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My mysterious boy, keeping an eye on the building’s courtyard.
This is a favorite diagram of mine (p. 87) 🤓
April 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is a favorite diagram of mine (p. 87) 🤓
Morning re-reading 🤓
April 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Morning re-reading 🤓
Saw this in the bottle shop and HAD TO HAVE IT 😸🤓
April 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Saw this in the bottle shop and HAD TO HAVE IT 😸🤓
Saw many lil turtles sunning themselves at the Jenkins Arboretum this afternoon -- when I first saw them I thought they were porcelain figurines! 🐢🐢🐢
March 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Saw many lil turtles sunning themselves at the Jenkins Arboretum this afternoon -- when I first saw them I thought they were porcelain figurines! 🐢🐢🐢
My relaxed feline son 😸
March 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My relaxed feline son 😸
My sleepy feline son Bonifacio ❤️
March 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My sleepy feline son Bonifacio ❤️
Got a nice fairly close-up pic of Bonifacio earlier today 😍
February 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Got a nice fairly close-up pic of Bonifacio earlier today 😍