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Elizabeth B. Davis

@barloventear.bsky.social

Academy Prof of Iberian Studies. Specialist in Early Modern Spain. Current research on early modern accounts of the Crossing and the Iberian Atlantic world. *Sorry; I do not send money to persons or organizations who request it on BlueSky.

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What joy! WHAT JOY TO SEE YOU HERE! After so many months. You’ve been loved and missed! πŸ’

26.02.2026 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I understand, and especially in a foot of snow! Let me know if you come to C-bud another time. I’ll be alright.

25.01.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Everybody’s at each other’s throats’: James Cameron says he has left the US permanently Avatar director, who moved to New Zealand after the Covid pandemic says he will soon be a citizen of a country where people β€˜are, for the most part, sane’ James Cameron has said that New Zealand’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic is the reason behind his decision to relocate there from the US. Speaking to Stuff, Cameron – who shot much of the most recent Avatar feature in the southern hemisphere – described being the US under Donald Trump as β€œlike watching a car crash over and over” and said his New Zealand citizenship was β€œimminent”. Continue reading...

β€˜Everybody’s at each other’s throats’: James Cameron says he has left the US permanently

23.01.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 181    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 15

Are you planning to come to Columbus any time soon? It’s the kind of thing that I’d prefer to talk over with a dear friend in person. And it would take at least an hour. With the weather the way it is, I haven’t been going out much. You? But anyway, it’s personal & delicado.

22.01.2026 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, it is for a very personal reason. I’d actually like to talk about it with you sometime, but only if there *is* time and privacy in this mundo loco! Glad it’s you!

22.01.2026 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope you’re β€œmy Charles”! If so, so glad to welcome you to bsky!

22.01.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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With Minneapolis on my mind, here some time and place in the good state of Minnesota, a freight wagon tagged with "Abe Lincoln Brigade" in remembrance of the 2800 Americans who fought against fascism in Spain in the International Brigades. Artist is Impeach Alb.

11.01.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations on the publication, Nick! I wasn’t aware that you were also a writer.

11.01.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fire RFK Jr. NOW! RFK Jr. was never fit to be Department of Health and Human Services secretaryβ€”and his failed leadership since his confirmation has put lives in danger. Sign the petition!

Hep B vaccines have been improving the health of newborn babies for generations. RFK Jr.'s roll backs are going to cause unnecessary harm to our children and expecting mothers.

Sign our petition to terminate Secretary Kennedy before he causes further damage: MoveOn.org/FireRFK

05.12.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Me, too!

11.10.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My big brother used to say that evil people would eventually "run outta mean". I believed him, too, in those days.

11.10.2025 06:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't tell me that they even carried a phonograph and LPs with them! Truly amazing.

11.10.2025 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's interesting.. I just saw a video clip of Robert Redford in which he talked exactly about this very thing. He said that he thought most of life was sad, but that this very sadness makes it possible for us to experience moments of great joy. I feel that way myself just now.

04.10.2025 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This, and the comments, are so moving to me, and I can't help but feel that there are profound truths in this text and in some of the others people point to in their remarks.

04.10.2025 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We need your help. There is a new doxxing site circulating. A domain just registered through Namecheap (on Sept 10, 2025) and hosted on Squarespace is being used to publish private personal information.

14.09.2025 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3992    πŸ” 1807    πŸ’¬ 121    πŸ“Œ 105
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Recently in Boston. Decided to show my daughter where she was born long ago. Maternity was located here in the 1980s, 5th floor Beth Israel Deaconess. I want it noted that I stopped for a *real* coffee on my way to the hospital, already in labor. After 9 months of decaf, gimme some Dunkin’, please.

13.09.2025 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😲 Wow. Miguel, ‘tanto tiempo! Espero verte en CDMX aunque no aparezcas en el programa. (Tendré que confirmar eso pues lo he leído muy de prisa.) Espero que estéis muy bien.

10.09.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for putting this out there. Just shared on another social media site.

09.09.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Official portrait of Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor in her judicial robe

Official portrait of Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor in her judicial robe

"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent."

Sonia Sotomayor

08.09.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1062    πŸ” 332    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 7

The Justice Department is compiling the largest set of national voter roll data it has ever collected. They claim their goal is to prove that β€œtroves of undocumented immigrants have voted illegally.” That’s not the real objective.

09.09.2025 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 11588    πŸ” 3952    πŸ’¬ 460    πŸ“Œ 261

I do think it's a huge waste. It's a historical building that should be left untouched, ballroom or no ballroom. No President should have the right to change artifacts or documents that are part of how we got here. Even the ones that make us ashamed, those should be preserved, too. So we can learn.

08.09.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This should not be happening. Who is investigating this case?

08.09.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Since 1958, West Point has honored one U.S. citizen annually with the Sylvanus Thayer Award for embodying the values of "Duty, Honor, Country."

Tom Hanks was set to receive the award later this month. His ceremony was just abruptly canceled by the Academy.

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06.09.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2528    πŸ” 904    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 98

Chicago, you are on my mind. I don’t know you nearly as well as I’d like to, but I love you. What a great North American city! ❀️

06.09.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One gets the impression that rfk cares a whole lot more about the whale population than he does about the homo sapiens population.

27.08.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You did it! Thank you for voting. Democrat Catelin Drey has flipped an open Iowa state Senate seat, raise a glass! This victory means Republicans no longer hold a supermajority in Iowa.

27.08.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6656    πŸ” 883    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 32

Soboroff has been on this since the first separation of families at the US-Mexico border. Courageous journalist, if ever there was one. bsky.app/profile/jaco...

24.06.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0