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Robin Mitchell

@parisnoire.bsky.social

Very tired Historian. Author #VénusNoire; writing bio on Suzanne Louverture. Blocks anon accts. Big shoe problem (#FrenchHistorianShoes). Rep’d by Chris Rogers/DCLAgency. Robinmitchellhistorian.com

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We’re gonna die for real.

28.02.2026 20:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Don’t make me come over there!

27.02.2026 13:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’m going to help you

27.02.2026 08:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and...

Justice sure took a long while…

apnews.com/article/henr...

27.02.2026 02:32 — 👍 5094    🔁 1437    💬 164    📌 125

Wide awake at 3am. Sigh…

27.02.2026 08:04 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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We Found Heavy Metals and VOCs in CR's Follow-Up Braiding Hair Investigation - Consumer Reports For our second evaluation of braiding hair, CR tested 30 human and synthetic hair products to determine if there are less toxic products on the market.

Please share widely, #Blacksky! This is very, very scary.

www.consumerreports.org/health/wigs-...

27.02.2026 02:15 — 👍 105    🔁 115    💬 3    📌 0

This isn't just about conflicts of interest and whether or not she'll be profiting in office.

It's about her having a clear record of endorsing faulty products in exchange for compensation. It's about her being completely unworthy of an office that requires public trust.

26.02.2026 00:13 — 👍 1001    🔁 254    💬 20    📌 5
The cover of THE FACE featuring a sculpture of a face on its side against a blue background.

The cover of THE FACE featuring a sculpture of a face on its side against a blue background.

Happy #PubDay to @fayboundalberti.bsky.social! THE FACE is a brilliant, wide-ranging look at how we interpret faces—and what those interpretations say about us. I didn’t even know about face blindness until reading this. You’ll never look at first impressions the same way. shorturl.at/3AbAG

26.02.2026 09:29 — 👍 86    🔁 17    💬 11    📌 4

My article in the renewed Huntington Library Quarterly, with focus expanded to the global early modern, edited by @brettrushforth.bsky.social . An honor to be included in this wonderful issue! #earlymodern

25.02.2026 18:15 — 👍 44    🔁 16    💬 3    📌 2

Holy shit

26.02.2026 04:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

He has a punchable face

25.02.2026 03:07 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

For real

25.02.2026 00:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes, studies have begun, I believe, on these meds and addiction. It almost eliminated 24/7 food noise for me, which is a miracle.

22.02.2026 14:46 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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That’s insulting to finishing schools, Kevin. Even most of them understand their students need to anticipate and learn about “cultural differences.” UT isn’t even pretending anymore.

22.02.2026 14:44 — 👍 22    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I have an unnaturally inappropriate crush on @nealkatyal.bsky.social.

21.02.2026 03:31 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Sending love

15.02.2026 17:55 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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What do you mean I only get one Kong?! #DailyRuby

15.02.2026 17:52 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

They are always so smart!

14.02.2026 00:33 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Who had a spa day!! #DailyRuby

13.02.2026 16:02 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I can’t tell you how incredibly moving this discovery is to me!

11.02.2026 15:41 — 👍 27    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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a woman wearing a floral shirt is laughing with her eyes closed . ALT: a woman wearing a floral shirt is laughing with her eyes closed .
10.02.2026 21:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nada

10.02.2026 17:51 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

He suspects, does he?! lol

10.02.2026 17:49 — 👍 29    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

He did what now?

10.02.2026 15:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lies!

10.02.2026 12:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’m beginning every panel I chair for the rest of my career with this frontal attack…

10.02.2026 12:48 — 👍 927    🔁 143    💬 9    📌 4

Stealing this line for my chapter and pretending that my jumbled idea became this beautiful prose!

10.02.2026 12:42 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The thing about me is that I’m usually really not up to pop culture.

But THE SUGAR CANE PLANTATIONS! I started off my #FoodPolitics #FoodPolicy class w Mintz on Sweetness & Power, so how can we NOT talk about this performance tomorrow?! #academicsky

09.02.2026 03:12 — 👍 47    🔁 12    💬 1    📌 0

Congrats!!

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