Voice, Slavery, and Race in Seventeenth-Century Florence Abstract. Grounded in new archival research documenting a significant presence of foreign and racially marked individuals in Medici Florence, this book arg

My apologies for the late response I’ve not been on bluesky much the last few months. Emily Wilbourne’s recent book is a do-not-miss in my view. academic.oup.com/book/55243

Ok but wtf is that little organ interlude is that really Berlioz?

More wacky papists wtf

Enough of that Popish rot.

Hard same.

This is amazing news.

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE COLLOQUIUM 1 - 4/20/2025 We are scholars with interdisciplinary interests in music and disability studies.

Were you unable to attend our first Community of Practice? Fear not! Check out a video of the gathering (featuring Associate Professor of Music Adeline Mueller) below!
www.musicdisabilitystudies.org/blog/communi...

In admiration of you always!

Big News:

I am running for Oakwood City Council. I love this city and our community, I love advocating for folks, and I love creative problem solving. I want to bring all of this to our city council this November!

With thanks to @lauriestras.bsky.social - my Sunday is definitely better for this!

Your next book?

R-Word People with intellectual disabilities get called the R-word. People used the R-word to say that it was okay to discriminate against us. Some people still use the R-word that way. It still hurts us to…

With the R-word slur making an unfortunate and appalling comeback, we created a glossary page outlining the history and impact of the word.

stimpunks.org/glossary/r-w...

I read the piece.
As a historian, my considered opinion is that you journalists, as a group, should stop writing about pronatalism in the 21st century, if you do not know enough about the histories of natalism, race science, and eugenics.

Autism Pathway When you or your kid is diagnosed as autistic, almost all of the professional advice you get from education and healthcare is steeped in deficit ideology and the pathology paradigm. There is a better…

When you or your kid is diagnosed as autistic, almost all of the professional advice you get from education and healthcare is steeped in deficit ideology and the pathology paradigm.

There is a better way.

stimpunks.org/pathways/aut...

Come join us!!

Is this where we reach out? I’d be interested in being on the organization list for both. Thanks for making this happen!!

Thanks for flagging this! I’ll watch and gladly boost.

America's Own | Sunday on 60 Minutes YouTube video by 60 Minutes

in case you missed the outcome of the canceled military band concert with the young musicians from Equity Arc:

A lot people stepped up--including military band veterans and the Strathmore in MD--and they're going to be on CBS tomorrow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0-D...

Legit. Sending you all the strength and resolve. ❤️

CFP - Musicking in Disabled Community: Access Intimacy and Cultural Activism. The Music and Disability Study Group of the AMS announces a call for presentations at our sponsored session at the national AMS Meeting in Minneapolis, MN on November 6-9, 2025. The general theme for....

The @amsdismus.bsky.social announces a call for presentations at our sponsored session at the national AMS Meeting in Minneapolis, MN on November 6-9, 2025.

Details at www.musicdisabilitystudies.org/blog/cfp-mus...

Please boost!

#Musicology #AccessIntimacy #DisabilityCulture

Testimonials Stimpunks is a DIY humanizing rebellion. Stimpunks’ work is expansive, beautiful, liberating. Stimpunks is a treasure trove of everything important to the neurodivergent and disabled community.…

Stimpunks is a DIY humanizing rebellion.
Stimpunks’ work is expansive, beautiful, liberating.
Stimpunks is a treasure trove of everything important to the neurodivergent and disabled community.
Stimpunks is the best autism resource on the planet.

Choose Democracy: resources to promote democracy Regular people can stop an undemocratic power grab, but only if we prepare and together, we choose democracy.

It's the least we can do. And then do one more little thing.

If you're participating tomorrow in the 24-hour economic boycott, be sure to make it known.

On "Choose Democracy"'s wonderfully helpful site, click on "Boycott Central" in the menu and click on the blue button to be counted.

Boosting again - we’ve gotten quite a few excellent responses. Do we have yours yet? We’re getting ready to make some plans… #Disability #Musicology

A new BlueSky presence for the AMS Music and Disability Study Group — and a very important survey to help us launch a Community of Practice beyond the Study Group itself. Please fill out and boost! #MusicAndDisability #Musicology #Accessibility #DisabilityStudies

Open in Emergency — mimi khúc A box, not a book. An arts and humanities intervention to decolonize mental health.

everything is awful. so hoping this brings some cheer: Open in Emergency is officially open access!! all pieces--the hacked Asian American DSM, Asian American Tarot, daughter to mother letters, PPD pamphlet, tapestry of unwellness--now available on my website. ❤️ www.mimikhuc.com/projects/ope...

Image is the “Tendril Theory” cartoon, original located at eisforerin.com

My first post here definitely has to be Tendril Theory, because when I made this in 2015 I had no idea how often it would be ripped off. Tell your friends and your enemies to tag me please 😂

Always excellent insight from @epballou.bsky.social

The cyclical lifespan of autism fallacies I’ve been fairly open about some of the ways in which I believe that tendencies encouraged by short-form social media platforms have been a detriment to the autistic and neurodiversity communities …

chavisory.wordpress.com/2025/02/05/t...

Some things I think it’s important to understand are simultaneously true...

Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.

These are the men and women destroying the United States government agency-by-agency. They must be held to account. projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...