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johannamellis.bsky.social
Ex-D1 swimmer, historian. @endofsportpod.bsky.social. Writing on Hungarian sportspeople, state socialism, & IOC’s imperialism in the Cold War. she/her. Anti-DeSantis. IG jojomellis for outfits
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So excited for you, @jonahgarde.bsky.social! I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy

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Feels a bit surreal but Trans* Geschichten der Moderne is now available for preorders and available open access after June 30: www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7...

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Been thinking about what/how Central & Eastern Europe histories might inform us in the US racial capitalist context that’s pushed us to fascist authoritarianism It requires work bc these regional histories are taught as near-total separate from it, except for migration, WWI, Holocaust, Cold War etc

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If you're keen, then you can get my first book 'Terror and terroir: the winegrowers of the Languedoc and modern France' for £12.50 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526131898/

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For @nursingclio.bsky.social, I wrote this piece about masculinity, the military, and Full Metal Jacket. The movie anchored many men's sense of manliness, even for paratroopers in the 82nd Airborne Division. nursingclio.org/2025/06/04/n...

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I almost passed on this dress ($35) at a vintage/flea market bc strapless is a pain and bc it is SO 80s. It does need some mending and cups sewn into the bust, but I do like it with my purple bra! Wore it to run errands yesterday. Couldn’t crop out the mess w/o the preview cutting off my head, sigh

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wait what? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...

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Yeah, this is a red line that the U.S. is brazenly crossing.

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ICE arrested Job Garcia while he was running errands in LA. Job is a US citizen, a scholar, and a brilliant photographer. He’s also my friend. But none of that should determine his humanity. ICE must release Job Garcia immediately.

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It appears that ICE agents are now stuck between a crowd of protesters and the closed gates of Dodger Stadium and I have to say I don’t hate it.

submitted 9 days ago • 37 comments

Very pleased to announce preorders for my forthcoming book, Living in the D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture, and World De La Soul Made (Atria/One Signal), is available wherever you buy your books. Coming out January 2026! The preorder link is in the comments. I can't wait for you all to read!

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Once again thinking about how much easier writing would be if i had library access to more e-books and journals. Maybe instead of pumping money into AI bullshit, institutions could radically increase library budgets!

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Fun fact: My dumb, Jewish ass loved Switchfoot in high school and I ended up at a Christian Rock Festival without even realizing it. Flyleaf was also there. It was a lot of fun.

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Israel has just murdered the captain of Palestine’s volleyball team.

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They don’t actually care about the safety of Jewish people (unless they become Christian ofc)- Christian Zionism is all about fulfilling their sky daddy apocalypse narrative.

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I need y'all to understand what the NYT, Dem donors, and centrists are doing here. They're pushing the narrative that trans people went too far and we deserve what is happening to us. It's pure victim blaming and it's not done yet, there's a Confessore piece in the works with the same framing.

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this, too, is necessary discipline

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My first real #animalhistory #dishist piece on guide dogs is out with Osiris, in a really fascinating volume on Animal Mobilities in the histories of science. Thank you to Lisa, Gabe and Tamar for their editorial work on this volume, too. www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/QCCGX...

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Biles didn’t need to apologize to RG. By doing so, she provided fodder to the fascist anti-trans movement, and credibility to its genocidal aims towards trans people 😭😭😭😭😭😭

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I am happy to see communities stepping up and confronting ICE. But it is terrifying to see everything unfolding.

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“I feel it’s my responsibility as an artist to use this moment to speak up for all oppressed people, for black people, for Latino people, for trans people, for the people in Gaza,” she said.

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These 75 Democrats joined Republicans to "express gratitude" to ICE agents and call for greater local and state collaboration with ICE. jonathancohn.medium.com/a-tale-of-tw...

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