Historian. Author. Shameless Sybarite. Dog Mama. Writing The Devil's Wishing Well - about sex, secrets, marriage and murder in 1950s New Orleans.https://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3mg4lrhmjr22bI gotta’ post this one — cause — loved it! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg4lrhmjr22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3mfxcls42w22jJust so it's clear, assassination of foreign leaders, like their rendition, is illegal by national and international law.28 Feb 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfxcls42w22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3mcz7thhruc2aAs a US citizen I want to make clear I do not support the chartering of the so-called Board of Peace - which is no more and no less than President Trump’s latest grift and is globally destabilizing to boot. Thank you for your attention to this matter.22 Jan 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcz7thhruc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3m4yjewd5zs22I suppose what this means is that you can still indict a ham sandwiich but, apparently, you can’t convict someone for throwing one - LOLOLOLOLOLOL. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/politics/trump-sandwich-guy-verdict.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share06 Nov 2025 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4yjewd5zs22https://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3m23ox7cjo22vIf only they would work as hard at governing as they do at shifting blame.30 Sep 2025 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3m23ox7cjo22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lwqvs52ets2eI think he’d be better off to “cast the specter of criminality” on his toupee. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/trump-letitia-james-weaponization-czar.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share19 Aug 2025 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwqvs52ets2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lro5artzs22kIs anyone really surprised that a draft dodger inspired such a piss poor showing on the part of the uniformed military? Would you have brought your A-game? Seems like, on this occasion at least, he got exactly what he deserved.15 Jun 2025 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lro5artzs22khttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lkobi3pnj226I just wonder if John Robert’s has ever read Frankenstein. . . [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkobi3pnj226https://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lkggrf5ims2zWhat he said:15 Mar 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkggrf5ims2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lkcla7zkac2bI just canceled my NYT subscription - because stupidity and cupidity are free.14 Mar 2025 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkcla7zkac2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lj2dzecpfs2wTHIS is what democracy looks like! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2025 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2dzecpfs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3li6amx2fak2oThis administration is starting to remind me of a Brian De Palma movie. To wit: The male leads are comically macho, the women are stilted objects - or hookers, ethnic people are trashed, trans people are villains, and the action only advances through menace or threats of gratuitous violence.14 Feb 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3li6amx2fak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lhwxfi5rck26Our president just e-blasted an impassioned letter to the editor to our whole community defending current rates of NIH overhead funding. Meanwhile, I’m still waiting on the email blast defending academic freedom and a professor’s right to free speech and due process as per uni policies. Crickets.12 Feb 2025 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwxfi5rck26https://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lhum7zruhs2hMonday night vibes. Porter, the #kittykatdog channels my ennui. XO11 Feb 2025 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhum7zruhs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lhu5d5lvsk2lWell, now this is getting interesting. . . https://www.wbrz.com/news/governor-required-to-hand-over-messages-in-hearing-over-law-professor-s-removal-from-classroom10 Feb 2025 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhu5d5lvsk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lhrvqxjx2c2fI’m at the point where if I get the polish on 9 of 10 toes smoothly painted it’s been a good day. You do you. XO10 Feb 2025 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhrvqxjx2c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lhork4ugk22rJust used up 3.5 hours of this One Wild and Precious Life completing my annual report and faculty self-evaluation. The only revealing thing - as per usual - is being reminded of how much work I do that somehow “doesn’t count” to the counters of the beans. 🫘💩08 Feb 2025 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhork4ugk22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lgayn52duc2wSomething about snow in South Louisiana makes me feel I deserve a biscuit for breakfast.21 Jan 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgayn52duc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lfgiuj3cwk2qKnow what I loathe? Male scholars who continuously offer unsolicited advice about THE right way to do all things academic. Is it a public service or just one more example of the mansplaining most women endure day in and out? I’d tell you to “Discuss” but I’m not presumptuous like that.11 Jan 2025 00:58 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfgiuj3cwk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lf73px77dc27I don’t know what Zuckerberg is thinking - though it seems fairly obvious - but with that weird 3/4 sleeve tee and gold medallion, I’d say expect the divorce petition within a year.08 Jan 2025 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf73px77dc27https://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lf5sg5mtj227 I just hope SCOTUS doesn’t get involved in delaying Trump’s sentencing. It’d be a shame if Thomas had to be helicoptered in from the deck of Crow’s yacht. No one should have their first free vacation of the year cut short. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/us/politics/new-york-case-trump-merchan-inauguration.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share07 Jan 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5sg5mtj227https://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lezk5mkrfs2dI’ve been avoiding it but finally made myself look at the spring schedule. Just as I feared, it starts one week from tomorrow. Sorry I looked.05 Jan 2025 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lezk5mkrfs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lewaxiltyk2nSo much for “Thou shalt not bear false witness. . .” [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jan 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lewaxiltyk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3ldp52s4al22dIt might be a good idea for Speaker Mike Johnson to review some of the widely available advice on the web about how to prep for and enjoy bottoming. Something tells me he’s gonna’ need it.20 Dec 2024 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldp52s4al22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3ld24o4wots2vHere's my take on Kim Guilfoyle's wildly unmerited appointment as Ambassador to Greece. In the context of Trump World, where wildly unmerited elevation is the coin of the realm, I think Kim had to pay a very high price for that appointment. Sex with Don Jr.? Multiple times? Hard pass.11 Dec 2024 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld24o4wots2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lczwnm6se222Now THIS is a Hallmark Christmas romantic movie I’d actually watch. So glad they found each other. #truelove [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2024 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczwnm6se222https://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lcxbet6lg22xI gotta' say, my mornings are so much more peaceful without Mikka and Joe blathering at me. I still have a soft spot for Willy but, I can live without him - and television news more generally. It's been more than a month since I've watched any cable news -- and I don't miss it at all. You?10 Dec 2024 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxbet6lg22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lcm5l3tcnc2uI joined Bluesky about 48 hours ago. The most surprising part of the onboarding has been the many scantily clad young women who have- spontaneously it seems - followed me. So sweet. It’s like being welcomed into a virtual Botticelli painting. I love art history. Bon Soir friends - XO06 Dec 2024 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcm5l3tcnc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/aleciaplong.bsky.social/post/3lcjb5j4xls2dIt's surprising that someone married to a blowup doll would be so delusional. Go figure. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2024 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:vqa4rtnccpp2fp7qozmctjar/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcjb5j4xls2d