Melissa K Byrnes
Historian @SouthwesternU. France, empire, migration, race, rights, activism. Author of Making Space (UNP). Mama. She/her.
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- Child is supposed to dress up as someone who exhibits kindness tomorrow. He's wearing his Wemby jersey.
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- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesOur country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
- Solidarity with all the folks in MN putting themselves out there for the good of us all.
- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesSome thoughts: 1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1. 2. History professors are qualified nominators. 3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence. 4. He would be so mad.
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- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesParent and pediatrician here. All vaccines are still available & recommended. Talk to your pediatrician for more info. Know this: Even as our government shifts its recommendation language, I would never forgo the RSV, hepatitis A & B, or meningitis vaccines for my own kids.
- SLAC historians coming to #AHA26: come join our pre-conference workshop on Thursday morning! We also have a Friday afternoon session on navigating times of crisis and an interactive Saturday morning session, "Hands-On History."
- I have to plug the pre-conference workshop organized by the Working Group on Small Liberal Arts colleges. If you work at a SLAC and will be in town on Thursday morning of the conference, please consider stopping by for conversation with SLAC colleagues #AHA26
- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesPeople are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesTonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation. I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesThrilled about this new grant we are offering for under-represented early career scholars. The first cycle is for scholars in history and area studies. Please spread the word widely. @universitypress.cambridge.org ********************************* Read more here: 🔗 cup.org/4pF5xvr
- Sending light and warmth on this longest night. ☀️
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- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesAll I can say this morning is look for the helpers, like Ahmed. “Seven News reported the bystander was a 43-year-old fruit shop owner from the Sutherland Shire named Ahmed.”
- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesIt starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
- Everything about this is horrifying.
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- Today was rough (campus bs). But three of my students noticed I was off my game and brought me a giant cookie between classes. Solidarity takes many forms--and some of those are delicious. ✊🏻 🍪
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- This is such an amazing lineup!
- Things here in TX are looking dire.
- This! Teaching students to write (and thus to think) is all about inspiration and confidence building.
- Excited for this one!
- And we have our cover! @cindyermus.bsky.social
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- For anyone who wants to support an amazing, little, independent, women-owned bookstore that is a beacon of light deep in the heart of TX, please consider giving to their campaign here: givebutter.com/LarkandOwl (or supporting them through Libro or bookshop.org).
- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesI debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.
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- Jim Collins is the reason I got a History PhD. 🙏🏻
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- Reposted by Melissa K Byrnes"The problem with AI isn't that it can do your job. It can't. The problem with AI is that your MBA-brained boss's boss doesn't know how your job works and thinks AI can do your job at fractions of a penny on the dollar, and hears the siren song of 'maximize shareholder value'." MBA-brain is real.
- 👇🏻 Pride in Budapest year is shaping up to be a major resistance moment.
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- This is horrifying.
- Big thanks to @drpenieljoseph.bsky.social and the best indie bookstore in TX for inviting me to be part of this great event!
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- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesMust read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
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- Devastating (as is all the rest, of course).
- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesAs someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.
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- Ramadan kareem to all who celebrate!
- Yes! Mine say the same. Fascinating turn of events.
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- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesREPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesI stand with the trans community. Pass it along.
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- Why USAID matters: www.instagram.com/p/DFvma1-yNA...
- More. Of. This.
- At least three dozen Democrats plan to take over the Senate floor all night tonight, for 30 hours, to oppose Trump's budget office nominee, Russ Vought. “He’s the architect of the dismantling of our federal government,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii). www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
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- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesOf course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesIt’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
- Reposted by Melissa K ByrnesOne of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them. Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is. Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙
