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Post Punk-y Brewster @krismeana.bsky.social they/them. audHD.
Joshfrai @joshfrai.bsky.social Just sitting here with a big bowl of popcorn. 
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Give a try my Instagram; for more
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of THE COMPLETE KENNECTIONS (http://bit.ly/4qUcbhK) and a bunch of other stuff.
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He/him.
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com Jewish, trans, abolitionist name-your-own-price IL lawyer. Forever loving @mistymotors.net. No legal advice; not your lawyer. Free Palestine. She/her.
monique d'hooghe ♿ they/she @moniquedhooghe.bsky.social They, she
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Nothing about us without us
Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social Aggregator of Black Culture. James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies at Duke University. Host of the Webby-nominated Left of Black. Author of several books, including forthcoming SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (on Black Fatherhood).
Richard Miller @therellimr.bsky.social Associate Professor, Ethnomusicology, UNLV
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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social Award-winning community college professor, writer, editor, historian of Texas Jews and the Galveston Immigration Movement. Alte kaker in training.
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To establish a home for the legacy of Funk music by acknowledging the artists who brought this art form to life while showcasing the Funk experience.
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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social Political Economy of Media Theory; Director, RPTF + Sound Fellow, Library of Congress NRPB; Associate Professor, University of Colorado
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