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Dr. T. Flo

@tnflorvil.bsky.social

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Associate Prof. of History @UNM/Author of Black Germany (2023 @ChLinksVerlag)/ traveler/foodie/griever/working on several projects, including a bio of Black German activist and poet May Ayim/ https://www.tiffanynflorvil.com/

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · May 3

Happy Heavenly Birthday to May Ayim! She would have turned 65 years old today. Although we are not kin, I feel kinship with her. Next August 2026 will mark 30 years since her passing.

After all these years of studying her, I still do not consider myself an expert on her.

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 2h

This is terrible and will sadly only get worse.

Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with @mark-bray.bsky.social, a fantastic, thoughtful, and generous scholar whose work about antifa is so important in this moment.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 18h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 2h

Teehee

Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 2h

Teehee, but Germanists don't look like that at the conferences I have attended.

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Rebecca Brückmann @historleans.bsky.social · 4h

I have read complaint posts about Blacksky on here from, uh, certain folks. Perhaps interrogate that core belief of yours that you’re entitled to (consuming) every space on the planet. It’s quite telling.

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 3h

Ken Paxton announcing undercover operations reminds me of when J.Edgar Hoover announced 25% of all communist party members were undercover operatives—the objective is the same, just to sow distrust within the movement and scare people out of participating.

Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Undercover Operations to Infiltrate and Uproot Leftist Terror Cells in Texas After Increased Political Violence

In response to the political assassination of national hero Charlie Kirk and the disturbing rise of leftist violence across the country, Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched undercover investigati...

www.texasattorneygeneral.gov

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 3h

Then do you resubscribe or no?

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 3h

A worm is too good for him.

Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 3h

It is most certainly a hitjob, and it is karma for his behavior in 2016 that led us to the first and now second T presidency.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 4h

I quibble on which parts of project 2025 I think this is about but the general thrust is correct and I hope Penn admin pay attention to their [checks notes] 2025 pulitzer prize winning faculty member

(I don't care about the awards people have but I know they do)

www.thedp.com/article/2025...

Benjamin Nathans | Autonomy or obedience

Guest Columnist Benjamin Nathans urges Penn’s leadership to resist the White House’s demands in its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”

www.thedp.com

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 3h

Karma

HuffPost @huffpost.com · 3h

The former FBI director became the subject of Trump's ire when he investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election.

James Comey Pleads Not Guilty To Lying To Congress After Shock Indictment

The former FBI director became the subject of Trump's ire when he investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election.

www.huffpost.com

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 13h

"These mf are crazy" - VP Kamala Harris LMFAOOOOOOOO

🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 15h

Kamala Harris: “These Motherfuckers Are CRAZY” 😂💀

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 3h

Nope, they do not. It is terrifying.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3h

I don't think most people understand what we're facing. Not really.

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 3h

She played with everyone's heart. Whew, Frieda

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3h

This very very very bad. I cannot stress this enough. I said that they crossed the Rubicon with arresting Ras Baraka several months ago. This is very bad and portends more bad things for regular people.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 4h

The President of the United States is calling for the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois to be jailed.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 3h

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 3h

Oooh, I will see if I can make it.

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E. Hochman @erhochman.bsky.social · 4h

If anyone’s interested, I’m presenting online tomorrow on how the supporters of the Weimar and First Austrian Republics crafted their own form of nationalism to defend democracy in the interwar period. 7 PM UK time, 1 PM Central Time.

Leo Baeck Institute London @lbilondon.bsky.social · 8h

The Leo Baeck Institute London announces the rescheduled third lecture in the LBI London Lecture Series 2025.

Join Prof Erin Hochman online, 7pm (UK time) Thu 9 October, for Rethinking German Nationalism in the Interwar Period.

Book now: lbilondon.ac.uk/hochman-25

@ghilondon.bsky.social

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 15h

I love this. I am sorry this happened, but I love that you had time today.

Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 15h

What else happened?🍿

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 17h

"On the other hand, precisely because one million additional votes would create a changed electorate, the voting patterns of that electorate cannot be easily estimated from the voting patterns of the electorate in which Black lifespans are cut short." www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Three Ways of Looking at Black–White Mortality Differences in the United States

Everyone agrees that US Black deaths happen earlier than white deaths on average, but it is surprisingly challenging to find the best ways to summarize, quantify, and compare this gap. This review arg...

www.annualreviews.org

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Dr. T. Flo @tnflorvil.bsky.social · 16h

Please share your thoughts of it!

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tru @thetrudz.photo · 22h

“How Black Women Ceramicists Shaped Art History” hyperallergic.com/1045792/how-...

How Black Women Ceramicists Shaped Art History

“Body Vessel Clay” at the Ford Foundation Gallery spans three generations of artists who embody continuity, molding the past and present.

hyperallergic.com

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