Public historian and folklorist in North Carolina. I like people, places, and things. And cheese. Probably thinking about Mr. Peanut. They/them www.rachelckirby.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirbyrachel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirbyrachel.bsky.social/post/3luijpzfnqc2bFrom @rjboutelle.bsky.social on ICE's detainment of chaplain Ayman Soliman: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/contributors/2025/07/21/ice-arrest-ayman-soliman-trump-immigration-citizen-family/85306634007/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLrWUVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFiSEpwb05qTjdkcTBXTm95AR5HG8rxE95OseZyy3C8CUGYC-PbgZYJhLT5IjfWDaCvcRbite9SY5jh3ZEhKw_aem_pbm6zBFdqiFXZEoodtMHSQ21 Jul 2025 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:25vmkhyp5vb4fchnzw2oanmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3luijpzfnqc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirbyrachel.bsky.social/post/3ltwo3x6pek2mI'm doing a very surface level search for information about queerness in the agricultural Antebellum South, and it led me to this gem from the @amantiquarian.bsky.social via https://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/transgenderchildrenantebellum/introduction. No, it's not about a farmer. But I'm intrigued.14 Jul 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:25vmkhyp5vb4fchnzw2oanmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltwo3x6pek2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirbyrachel.bsky.social/post/3lrghh2cdcs24Best "traditional" country album? According to who? *coughs in judgemental folklorist* https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammys-add-category-best-traditional-country-album-1235997304/12 Jun 2025 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:25vmkhyp5vb4fchnzw2oanmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrghh2cdcs24https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyrachel.bsky.social/post/3lnbdpmnk4k22Anyone in Cambridge, MA: Harvard has issued a shelter in place order. Stay clear of the square.20 Apr 2025 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:25vmkhyp5vb4fchnzw2oanmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnbdpmnk4k22https://bsky.app/profile/kirbyrachel.bsky.social/post/3llsbbenyes2gNot only am I incredibly excited to read this, I’ve also been trying to track down a font for WEEKS and it’s the font used on this cover. Anyone know what it’s called? But more importantly. This. Book. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2025 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:25vmkhyp5vb4fchnzw2oanmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llsbbenyes2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kirbyrachel.bsky.social/post/3llrwgwlguk2gYES, Cory Booker! Tell us more why we study history! ✨✨✨01 Apr 2025 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:25vmkhyp5vb4fchnzw2oanmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrwgwlguk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kirbyrachel.bsky.social/post/3llrvo2eav22qYes! The humanities are not a luxury. They are a necessary part of... humanity. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2025 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:25vmkhyp5vb4fchnzw2oanmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrvo2eav22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirbyrachel.bsky.social/post/3llrvi2wcmc2qIf anyone is wondering if this is a good use of Booker's time, I'm feeling hopeful for the first time in days. So thank you, @booker.senate.gov. Because it is only when we lose hope that we lose the ability to continue fighting.01 Apr 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:25vmkhyp5vb4fchnzw2oanmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrvi2wcmc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirbyrachel.bsky.social/post/3llrezgwk6k2nI need more silliness to break up the weight of my feed these days. Anyone have a favorite meme account? Cat account? Pop culture account? Nerdy humor? Send it my way, please.01 Apr 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:25vmkhyp5vb4fchnzw2oanmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llrezgwk6k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirbyrachel.bsky.social/post/3llhezkj2vs2kThis is patriarchal white supremacist fascism. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/28 Mar 2025 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:25vmkhyp5vb4fchnzw2oanmv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhezkj2vs2k