Jason A. Higgins, Ph.D
Digital Scholarship Coordinator/Assistant Prof at Virginia Tech. Author of Prisoners after War: Veterans in the Age of Mass Incarceration (UMass Press). Editor. Oral historian. I teach the Vietnam War and African American history. https://shorturl.at/HpPO7
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Cool, kind, interesting people from old Twitter
These are some people who spread positivity, kindness, and interesting ideas online.
@sineadmercier.bsky.social
Militant optimist. PhD researcher at UCD Law School PROPERTY [IN]JUSTICE project and consultant in climate, environment, planning law and policy. Gaeilge agus fáilte.
@samueljredman.bsky.social
Historian. Author of Bone Rooms (Harvard, 2016), Prophets and Ghosts (Harvard, 2021), and The Museum (NYU, 2022)
@mattiecwebb.bsky.social
Incoming Assistant Professor of History at VMI | Yale Postdoc | UCSB History PhD | Rhodes University Affiliate | US in the World, Global Anti-Apartheid, Labor | Marathon runner
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
The 🌎’s oldest and largest library association. Find us at https://ala.org. We follow the ALA Code of Conduct: https://www.ala.org/user-guidelines
@briannanofil.bsky.social
history prof @williamandmary; THE MIGRANT'S JAIL: An American History of Mass Incarceration, out now from @PrincetonUPress https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691237015/the-migrants-jail
@hbeadnell.bsky.social
Independent researcher interested in memory, veterans, commemoration and material culture. PhD in History from @york.ac.uk (WRoCAH) on the representation and identity of Second World War veterans.
@nicke.bsky.social
⚡️Oceti Sakowin. Kul Wicasa. Lakol Wicoun. The original Red Scare. The Red Nation. Red Media.⚡️
@sezick.bsky.social
Associate Professor #VirginiaTech studying tropical cyclones. Alum @UFGeog @psumeteo & @RUMeteorology. Pittsburgh native. Run, hike, swim #RecoveryIsPossible
@aaup.bsky.social
The American Association of University Professors champions academic freedom, advances shared governance, and organizes faculty to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good. aaup.org
@unavaleable.bsky.social
alt history, legislative politics, american studies, and reconstruction | lots of typos | he/him | views my own, normal disclaimers | Double Victory (DVTL) is my book / worldbuilding project
@drnikko.bsky.social
Writing a book on abolition(ist +) tech. (open source) software engineer. I study how racial ideologies influence data structures. Incoming asst prof of data science, currently postdoc @ MIT a very happy trans 🏳️⚧️ (they/them)
@jbird1848.bsky.social
Historian. Educator. Advocate for public libraries, public education, national health care, women’s rights, and human rights. 🇺🇳☮️🇺🇸 🇨🇦🇲🇽”We cannot, of course, expect every leader to possess the wisdom of Lincoln or Mandela’s largeness of soul.”M. Albright-2019
@profccostello.bsky.social
Full Prof of Global Refugee and Migration Law, Sutherland School of Law, UCD; ex-Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford; ex-Centre for Fundamental Rights, Hertie School, Berlin. Recent return migrant after two decades.
@softgothkitten.bsky.social
She/her, chronically ill, writer. Disability Studies student Anti-eugenics, pro-masking & clean air. RFK Jr & MAHA hater Free Palestine 🇵🇸 https://healthismandwellness.wordpress.com
@claystripe.bsky.social
Your local purveyor of semi-interesting information. Now with a doctorate!
@kevmcqueeney.bsky.social
Asst. Prof of History| African American History| Medicine| New Orleans| Mass Incarceration| Env. Justice| Public History Author--A City without Care: 300 Years of Racism, Health Disparities, & Health Activism in New Orleans
@caitlinrwiesner.bsky.social
Professional history buff and feminist killjoy | Writes about gender violence and state violence, often at the same time| Between the Street and the State coming Sept 2025 from @pennpress
@dwlachance.bsky.social
Law & Humanities Professor in Emory University’s History Department. Ph.D. in American Studies (UMN). I write about crime and punishment in American Culture. Author: Executing Freedom (2016), Crimesploitation (2022). Website: https://tinyurl.com/rmhsv6fx
@vt-cired.bsky.social
The Center for International Research, Education, and Development (CIRED) links Virginia Tech with global partners to address complex development challenges.
@jacobflaws.bsky.social
Assistant professor of history, author of Spaces of Treblinka: Retracing a Death Camp (2024, U of Nebraska Press), historian of the Holocaust, modern Europe, and genocide. www.jacobflaws.com
@dh2025lisbon.bsky.social
@vtliberalarts.bsky.social
The official account for the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech. Our college is committed to empowering minds and uplifting spirits through education and innovation.
@clintsmithiii.bsky.social
Author of How the Word Is Passed, Above Ground, and Counting Descent. Writer, The Atlantic.
@edshome.bsky.social
Retired: faculty, dean, managing editor. Business Ethics. HRM. Active: refugee resettlement, English teaching, technical support. My whole life: UCC member.
@kewhittington.bsky.social
William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Princeton University. Founding Chair, Academic Freedom Alliance; Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution. All opinions are mine alone.
@kimberlystahler.bsky.social
Historian. Postdoc @ Penn State. Podcast: Visions of Democracy.
@westernupubhist.bsky.social
MA & Undergrad Minor #PublicHistory @huronatwestern @westernu @kingsatwestern. Affiliated with @westernumedarti #LdnOnt https://www.history.uwo.ca/public_history/index.html
@mari-rochelle.bsky.social
SHE/HER 📜History geek, ♾️PoliSci wonk. 🇺🇸🇪🇺 post-Cold War FP 🇺🇸🇪🇺Security modern treaty history… 🛰️& ☢️ history & policy for fun. Unapologetic 🏳️🌈+ human rights proponent. 🏳️⚧️ lives matter! ✅ USAF Vet 🚫 dating 🚫 DM 🚫 Sales 🚫 P2025 ✅ democracy ✅ choice
@profgsgordon.bsky.social
Peking University STL, international criminal law (ICL) expert, biographer of Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz, leading authority on atrocity speech/incitement law, consultant on ICL speech-related crimes arising from Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine
@melaniermeadors.bsky.social
Science communicator and writer. NASA Solar System Ambassador. Public Outreach Coordinator for Aldrich Astronomical Society Opinions are my own, facts are for all. http://melaniermeadors.com
@kymimiami.bsky.social
Teacher🪶Multicultural/Indigenous Education Activist, Reseach & Lecturer, Anti-Racism, Art, Art History, Feminist, LGBTQ+ 🔵🟧🦓
@voiceofwitness.org
VOW is an oral history nonprofit that amplifies the stories of people impacted by—and fighting against—injustice. We partner to document community voices, teach ethical storytelling, and develop educational resources. Website: voiceofwitness.org
@empressman.bsky.social
Historian, history teacher, and Dean of Teaching & Learning. Evangelist for the city of New Haven. Subject to the whims of an over-eager rescue hound. Happiest when the curtain goes up on a stage.
@derekseidman.bsky.social
writer + researcher • labor, corporate power, militarism, climate • contributor: truthout + littlesis • buffalo ny partisan
@szunes.bsky.social
professor, parent, interests in peace, human rights, U.S. foreign policy
@alexvitale.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center. Coordinator Policing and Social Justice Project. Author The End of Policing.
@dreanyc123.bsky.social
Black. Lesbian. Immigrant. Cofounder @interruptcrim.bsky.social Author #InvisibleNoMoreBook & #PracticingNewWorlds Co-author #NoMorePolice & Queer (In)Justice bit.ly/NoMorePolice bit.ly/PracticingNewWorlds InvisibleNoMoreBook.com andreajritchie.com
@silkys13.bsky.social
executive director, Detention Watch Network, author Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition (Haymarket Books, 2024), from Texas, views my own book info/events: https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/unbuild-walls
@jonletman.bsky.social
Hawaii-based independent journalist covering human rights, the environment, and the impact of US foreign policy, militarism, and nuclear weapons in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
@thellpsx.bsky.social
writer,The Future Is Disabled,Care Work,Bodymap,Dirty River co-ed w/@ejeris of Beyond Survival. transformative & disability justice structural engineer,1/3rd of http://cripsforesimsforgaza.org. older cousin w great tits & opinions,they/we brownstargirl.org
@octoberk.bsky.social
freelance sociologist, writer, facilitator, editor. they/them. organizing with Detroit Peer Respite & Abolitionist Book Club. proud union member Freelance Solidarity Project & Rutgers PTLFC-AAUP-AFT. https://www.octoberk.com on signal: @freeze.16
@susankang.bsky.social
Poli Sci prof at John Jay/CUNY; NYC DSA, PSC CUNY, Queens mom, low key meat head 🌹🛼🏋🏻♀️ she/her
@edrabinski.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Queens College (CUNY) Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. Past President, American Library Association. PSCCUNY. #CUNYStrong. Queer. Collective power, public good. Organize your workplace. Zindabad. Makibaka. Solidarity
@mariannedhe.bsky.social
crip journalist, historian, editor, organizer | contributing writer at Truthout and Yes! Magazine | marianne@mariannedhenin.com, signal: @mariannedhe.26
@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social
Assistant Prof at UChicago | Sociologist | Columnist @Inthesetimesmag.bsky.social | Co-author of revolutionary sci-fi novel: Everything for Everyone | Subject of documentary film "Coming Around"