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Charlie Beckerman

@chozzles.bsky.social

Writer, PhD Student at University of Cincinnati, find my work at www.charliebeckerman.com. 🏳️‍🌈 he/him, 🌞♍️🌜♎️🌅♍️, Tae-biased

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Charlie Beckerman@chozzles.bsky.social · 3d ago

Agree 100% but not wildly optimistic. Sherrod Brown’s webpage doesn’t mention he’s a Democrat, doesn’t say where he stands on current issues (Gaza, climate change, LGBTQ+ rights), just has very beige statements about past work. He’s 73yo and there’s 0 things to get fired up about for his campaign.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3d ago

Yeah, so, Ohio Dems need to get it together. Ohio Republicans are making it clear they should not be governing.

Charlie Beckerman@chozzles.bsky.social · 3d ago

Guy yelling across the entire farmers market: I GOT THE MUSHROOMS ALREADY. Same guy: I ALREADY GOT THE MUSHROOMS. Same dude again: I SAID I GOT THE MUSHROOMS. Random guy #1: HOW MUCH WERE THEY? Random Guy #2: WHAT KIND DID YOU GET? Random Guy # 3: ARE THEY ANY GOOD?

Charlie Beckerman@chozzles.bsky.social · last wk.

Even if you don’t agree with her, that review is an amazing example of someone knowing their shit 1000% and deploying their take with the specificity of a ninja

Screenshot of a paragraph from a review of The Odyssey published in the London Review of Books, with automatically captured text: London Review OF BOOKS Nolan's Odyssey lacks many of the elements that make the poem great. It has nothing convincing to say about time, memory, history, war, or about the relationship between one warrior's glorious return and the lives of his family, adversaries, comrades, friends and neighbours. It lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth. Its narrative structure is gimmicky. The writing is abysmal. None of the characters has convincing motivation for their actions or words. There are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible.
Siobhán McElduff@siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · last wk.

I think Emily Wilson has earned the right to have whatever opinion she likes about adaptations of Homer. Her translations are amazing achievements and she's already survived several rounds of outrage about a female translator of such a manly poet.

Charlie Beckerman@chozzles.bsky.social · 4w ago

Due to schedule shenanigans (incl my section being listed last) I ended up w/9 students, and only 5 of engaged w/the class. Once I knew who the core 5 students were tho, I got to spend a lot of time on feedback and support. It’s the closest I’ve felt to actual teaching in an online/async course.

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 4w ago

It’s such a bummer. Online/asynchronous/virtual teaching can be incredibly valuable and with a little extra structure can be an amazing and scalable resource but now AI has rendered the whole enterprise impossible.

Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social · last mo.

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain. Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow. Happy 250, America!

An image of a list of the 27 grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump's regime has committed at least 20 of them in whole or in part, condensed into the list below: 1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. 2. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of representation … 3. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing … his invasions on the rights of the people. 4. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; … obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners … 5. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice … 6. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices … 7. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. 8. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. 9. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. 10. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution … giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: 11. For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: 12. For protecting them … from punishment for any Murders which they should commit … 13. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: 14. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: 15. For depriving us … of the benefits of Trial by Jury: 16. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences: 17. For … abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: 18. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. 19. He has … destroyed the lives of our people. 20. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us …