Bryan Klausmeyer
@bryan.is
Associate Professor of German, Virginia Tech https://bryan.is | Goethe-Lexicon of Philosophical Concepts https://goethe-lexicon.pitt.edu | 2026-2027: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Schön zu sehen, dass der Hot Dog Laden im alten Kiez noch da ist. Beim Blick auf die Karte ist mir aufgefallen, dass es neben dem klassischen Chicago Dog und dem New York Dog auch einen „Französischen Dog“ (?) gibt. Da habe ich mich gefragt, was wohl zB auf einen „Schwäbischen Dog“ käme…
The Stabi Kantine at Haus Potsdamer Str. is such a great addition since I was last there, but it makes the rest of that Stabi branch, especially the cafeteria, feel rather decrepit by comparison
In case there was any lingering doubt about the politics of the Vanderbilt report, I want to note that Linda McMahon referenced the report, even calling it "courageous," in her recent letter telling universities to shape up. So that's who those scholars are in bed with. www.ed.gov/media/docume...
My wife noticed this shitty looking bar in our neighborhood last night and we were laughing about the terrible name. Would never have guessed it started as some kind of art project in 1987 with its own somewhat lengthy Wikipedia entry, which itself reads like a joke de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumpeln...
Kumpelnest 3000 – Wikipedia
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I feel like the number of documents required for the Aufenthaltserlaubnis has quadrupled since I last did this
‘I bought this before he went crazy’ sticker on a 1938 VW Beetle
there are a lot of philosophical concepts that get egregiously misused out of the seminar room (and in the seminar room, to be fair). but in terms of sheer pernicious misuse "social construct" has gotta be top 5 somewhere and it's not number 5
Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · 7d agoChannel 4 has announced documentary “The Great ADHD Myth?” It “seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct.”
I remember seeing someone (very reasonably) complaining here a few days ago that there seems to be next to no visible thinking on left and center about how to join the dots on administration and democracy. This is the beginnings of an answer to that complaint donmoynihan.substack.com/p/rebuilding...
Rebuilding Democracy Requires Rebalancing Power
What does a power-shifting agenda look like?
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'It is generally a mistake, in American politics, to say “let’s wait four years and build.” It is wiser to seize every momentary advantage and push it as hard and as far as you can.' www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/aoc-must-r...
AOC Must Run For President
History is calling. Sorry!
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A defeat for Netanyahu is not a victory for peace. It's just continued war and ethnic cleansing with a different face. That's where the Israeli electorate seems to be.
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · last wk.Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett have both reiterated their opposition to Palestinian statehood.
And this in *spite* of the current goverment which is devoted to supporting the fossil fuel status quo by rolling back measures from the Greens in the past govt.
Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · last wk.Wind and solar have just overtaken fossil-fuel power in Germany www.carbonbrief.org/...
Emily Wilson argues that while Homer’s Odyssey might seem the perfect source material for Christopher Nolan, the ancient Greek poem also excels at many things the director isn't so good at. On the podcast, Wilson joins Tom Jones to talk through the new adaptation: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Nolan vs Homer
Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · 26 July · 52min
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Very cool that The Cure happen to be playing in the old Roman coliseum here in Nîmes this evening
As in Iowa. Nobody wants to take this joke of a curriculum when they could just take normal humanities courses so right-wing politicians have to (note the irony) force students to take courses at their ‘intellectual freedom’ centers.
Christopher McKnight Nichols@cmcknichols.bsky.social · 2w agoFacing low enrollment, Ohio may mandate university civics center courses www.axios.com/local/columb...
