Dr. Harriet Ocharo
@savvykenya.bsky.social
Kenyan researcher living and working in Japan
'The most famous black person in America': How the 1950s 'Red Scare' erased a US icon
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'The most famous black person in America': How the 1950s 'Red Scare' erased a US icon
Paul Robeson was a superstar of the stage and screen, a talented football player and a music hitmaker. Then came a dramatic fall from grace.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:16 PM
'The most famous black person in America': How the 1950s 'Red Scare' erased a US icon
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January 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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the bookseller impulse to document early 20th century cloth hardcover design
January 15, 2026 at 9:03 PM
the bookseller impulse to document early 20th century cloth hardcover design
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January 15, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Did you eat one other thing? You forgot that.
I just had a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, and a tortilla for dinner, and I'm still hungry.
January 16, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Did you eat one other thing? You forgot that.
I understood the first sentence as if it were in English, and it was only when I hit the quote that I realized I can't read French!
Anecdote de Matt Damon dans le podcast de Conan O'Brien :
En voyant le carton à la fin de Get Back "c'est la dernière fois que les Beatles ont joué ensemble", il s'est mis à pleurer et a téléphoné à Ben Affleck dans la foulée pour lui dire "Mec, il faut qu'on refasse des films ensemble."
En voyant le carton à la fin de Get Back "c'est la dernière fois que les Beatles ont joué ensemble", il s'est mis à pleurer et a téléphoné à Ben Affleck dans la foulée pour lui dire "Mec, il faut qu'on refasse des films ensemble."
January 15, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I understood the first sentence as if it were in English, and it was only when I hit the quote that I realized I can't read French!
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Biochemist & astronaut Dr. Shannon Lucid was born #OTD in 1943.
In NASA's first astronaut class to include women, she held the record (1996-2007) for the longest duration spent in space by a woman. In 1996, she became the first woman awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. #WomenInSTEM
In NASA's first astronaut class to include women, she held the record (1996-2007) for the longest duration spent in space by a woman. In 1996, she became the first woman awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. #WomenInSTEM
January 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Biochemist & astronaut Dr. Shannon Lucid was born #OTD in 1943.
In NASA's first astronaut class to include women, she held the record (1996-2007) for the longest duration spent in space by a woman. In 1996, she became the first woman awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. #WomenInSTEM
In NASA's first astronaut class to include women, she held the record (1996-2007) for the longest duration spent in space by a woman. In 1996, she became the first woman awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. #WomenInSTEM
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They don’t want us to have ANYTHING.
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Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud | Windows Central
Amazon's Jeff Bezos once revealed how he thinks of local PC hardware as antiquated, ready to be replaced by cloud options. Will DRAM prices make it come true?
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January 14, 2026 at 11:14 PM
They don’t want us to have ANYTHING.
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
Why Trump’s options are limited when it comes to using force against Iran www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
January 13, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Why Trump’s options are limited when it comes to using force against Iran www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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The feel good read of the year is finally, finally, finally here!
They fixed it! My article is now open access. academic.oup.com/ahr/article/...
Revisiting the “Comfort Girls” of Report 49: Race, Sex, and Information in Asia’s War for Empire
Abstract. In 1944, a Japanese American intelligence officer stationed in Ledo, India, unwittingly composed a famous historical document: “Japanese Prisoner
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January 13, 2026 at 4:29 AM
The feel good read of the year is finally, finally, finally here!
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I am so very sorry to hear about the passing about my friend and colleague Professor Kimuli Kasara. She was a brilliant scholar and a bright, funny, warm person. I remember first meeting her as the only other Black woman/faculty at the Columbia political econ seminar and feeling relief/happiness
January 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I am so very sorry to hear about the passing about my friend and colleague Professor Kimuli Kasara. She was a brilliant scholar and a bright, funny, warm person. I remember first meeting her as the only other Black woman/faculty at the Columbia political econ seminar and feeling relief/happiness
New week new book
January 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
New week new book
I finished this book. Feeling vaguely dissatisfied. It's like you get to the most amazing restaurant but there's only one bite of the amazing dishes available. Only one sip of the wine. It's simply too short. I know it's the author's style to be succinct but it just left me dissatisfied.
January 11, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I finished this book. Feeling vaguely dissatisfied. It's like you get to the most amazing restaurant but there's only one bite of the amazing dishes available. Only one sip of the wine. It's simply too short. I know it's the author's style to be succinct but it just left me dissatisfied.
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My new quantum computer is almost working, but every time I get it to solve an equation, it collapses when I try to look at the results.
January 10, 2026 at 5:48 AM
My new quantum computer is almost working, but every time I get it to solve an equation, it collapses when I try to look at the results.
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Living in Japan escalated and deepened my interest in tectonics, earthquakes and volcanology. This is a fascinating little documentary.
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Tectonic forces in Ethiopia are carving a new ocean across the continent
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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January 11, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Living in Japan escalated and deepened my interest in tectonics, earthquakes and volcanology. This is a fascinating little documentary.
youtu.be/RZlODsIa88g?...
youtu.be/RZlODsIa88g?...
We went to the park today. It started well but it was extremely windy by the time we left
January 11, 2026 at 7:48 AM
We went to the park today. It started well but it was extremely windy by the time we left
Running on two consecutive days feels so great. I wish I could go tomorrow too. I'll try to find some time.
January 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Running on two consecutive days feels so great. I wish I could go tomorrow too. I'll try to find some time.
Del Toro's Frankenstein is 2.5 hours long. Can I make it? Looks depressing too 😭 I know the quality is good but I think I'm in the mood for something light. #SaturdayNightMovie
January 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Del Toro's Frankenstein is 2.5 hours long. Can I make it? Looks depressing too 😭 I know the quality is good but I think I'm in the mood for something light. #SaturdayNightMovie
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When it comes to Tokyo winters... I love it here.
January 10, 2026 at 12:07 PM
When it comes to Tokyo winters... I love it here.