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Kyla Wazana Tompkins

@kwazana.bsky.social

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I write about food. Mom. Professor, c19 US and gender studies department chair. Moroccan Arab Jew. Radical diasporism. Winner of the James Beard, Lora Romero, Best Book in Food Studies and Choice Awards. “Can Run Meetings” lololol

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Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · 6d

“Viewpoint diversity”

Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · 8d

Can’t wait to celebrate Kim Hall’s new book!!

ProfKFH @profkfh.bsky.social · 10d

And join us for the virtual launch on October 30th at 6:30pm with luminaries Patricia A. Matthew, Debapriya Sarkar, Kyla Wazana Tompkins, and Jennifer Morgan!!! bcrw.barnard.edu/event/the-sw...

The Sweet Taste of Empire: Sugar, Mastery, and Pleasure in the Anglo Caribbean | Barnard Center for Research on Women

Kim Hall in conversation with Patricia A. Matthew, Debapriya Sarkar, Kyla Wazana Tompkins, and Jennifer Morgan; moderated by Tapiwa Gambura

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Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Sep 1

Union power. I am a proud member of @uupinfo.bsky.social

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 31

Look at this graph.

The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened.

This is why we must build back union power.

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Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 31

It is disgusting

Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 25

That Lou Rawls drop am I right

Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 25

Happy Frankie Knuckles day, aka Christmas for house fans. I came closer to God because of Frankie Knuckles than I ever came to Her through religion. I still replay every mix of Frankie’s that I have, but especially this one linked below. Drop in at 13:00.

on.soundcloud.com/W5MhWOQcLp0q...

Frankie Knuckles Boiler Room London DJ Set

► Download audio on our app: http://blrrm.tv/BR_APP ► Watch here: http://blrrm.tv/frankiedaytime ► Documenting a legacy. The late godfather of house music, Frankie Knuckles.

soundcloud.com

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Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 21

Huh wow that center sure is making a name for itself

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Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 20

Not one penny to them.

CNN @cnn.com · Aug 20

Target CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down after 11 years at the retailer, as the company faces slumping sales and backlash to its retreat on DEI. cnn.it/3UCqycs

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Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 20

Like so so so so good. Like keeping me going good. The one with Andy Samberg omg.

Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · Aug 20

It’s not weird that Amy Poehler’s podcast is good, but it’s weird that it’s better than all the other podcasts ever made in history, right out of the gate

Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 20

It’s sooooooo gooooood.

Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 20

Shattered. I can’t believe I’ll never see him again.

Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 18

That new ballet show on Amazon is pretty good

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Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 18

Much respect to Matt Seybold for the work he has done for our profession.

Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · Aug 17

12 months, 24 episodes, 53 voices, 2387 minutes of produced content, 150,000+ downloads.

It’s been my pleasure & my pain. Ends tomorrow.

List of guest who appeared on “A Tale of Today” season of American Vandal Podcast.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · Aug 15

DAILY MEMO: A Man Was Killed Running From ICE While Border Patrol Mobbed Governor Newsom’s “Big Beautiful Press Conference” in Little Tokyo and More

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KneeKocker989 @kneekocker.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 15

Nobody is ignoring the context 🙄

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Aug 14

Newsom: “Wake up, America. If he rigs this election, you won’t have a country anymore.”

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · Aug 15

teachers!

excited to share a new website at this late date of Aug 15 to try to help us collectively prepare for back to school in the interpretative humanities classroom assaulted by the AI grift, so we don't have to go it alone.

take a look, share, + most importantly: CONTRIBUTE
against-a-i.com

AGAINST AI

against-a-i.com

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Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 15

Most of them working for or writing at the Chronicle of Higher Education of course.

Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 15

The number one reason to avoid social media is how many reactionary boy poets/boy philosophers there are on here pontificating about the profession, having never run anything in their lives.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 13

The woman petitioning SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality in the name of the sanctity of marriage is on her fourth husband.

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Kyla Wazana Tompkins @kwazana.bsky.social · Aug 13

Slightly diminish a band: The Bittles

Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · Aug 13

Slightly diminish a band: The Chicklets

Jared Smith @jaredwsmith.com · Aug 13

Slightly diminish a band: Minivan Halen

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Mark @munchkin68.bsky.social · Aug 8

#Booksky

Book called ‘most people are cunts’ by Dr Seuss

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 7

Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”

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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · Aug 7

So happy with how this came out.

The Jameson Tapes, Side B

with Isabel Bartholomew, Anna Kornbluh, Caleb Smith, Robert Tally, & Fredric Jameson

theamericanvandal.substack.com

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