A pretty key & funny theme in Rome worship is that the statues look very austere and white, ie “classical”. And arguably “white” in racial sense, tho I think that’s overstated. But most were originally painted. And they looked very different, more florid and certainly to modern eyes more eastern.
New Yorkers: Protest Netanyahu at the UN on Thursday, September 24, 12:00 pm. Meet us at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. When Prime Minister Netanyahu comes to NYC, American Jews and Israeli Americans will be there to send a clear message: you have blood on your hands, and you are not welcome in our city.
“To leave no loopholes Hitler exacted from all officers and men of the armed forces an oath of allegiance—not to Germany, not to the constitution, which he had violated by not calling for the election of Hindenburg’s successor, but to himself.” -Shirer, Rise & Fall of the Thrid Reich, p. 375
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoTrump: "Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States. That loves us so much he can't even breath. That I will go out with my family, my friends, I'll do it any way - I don't care if I'm registered or not, I'm going to try to cheat like hell..."
This is a far bigger threat to the Jewish people in the long run than anything Zohran Mamdani could ever say or do. www.972mag.com/israeli-sett...
What an Israeli settler pogrom feels like
For the first time in my life, I found myself completely helpless. My car was engulfed in flames, but all that mattered to me was my family's survival.
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Public comments on Donald Trump's proposed "Triumphal Arch" are open until June 15. Please share. Thank you. #CivilWarMemory 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
President Trump's Arch and the Battle Over American Memory
The NPS comment deadline is June 15. Historians and citizens who care about Washington, DC's commemorative landscape need to act now.
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So glad free speech on campus is back. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
College Where Charlie Kirk Was Killed Revokes Graduation Speaker’s Invite
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Fishlock scoring at Portland in only the second weekend of the NWSL’s existence back in 2013, then slapping the crest and gesturing in defiance to 16,000 hostile fans, set the tone both for the Cascadia rivalry and for the league as a whole.
Woohoo, here's my essay with my fav co-author on 30,000 fellowship wins across the Guggenheim, Stanford CASBS, NAEd, National Humanities Center, RSF visiting scholar, and Harvard Radcliffe. Spoiler: it's the people working at prestigious universities www.publicbooks.org/who-gets-gug...
Who Gets Guggenheims? - Public Books
Unfortunately, 100 years of data show that those whom such fellowships might represent the greatest departure from their everyday experience—that is, those not at elite institutions—are least likely t...
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This is a plan for the gradual but deliberate ethnic cleansing of the West Bank.
The pogroms tearing through the West Bank this past week are enraging and devastating. In the past two years, 76 Palestinian communities expelled. 152 new settler outposts. Soldiers standing aside - or joining in. And, this devastating state-backed violence is spreading into new territories.
How settler outposts are seizing new regions of the West Bank
After decades consolidating their control over Area C, Israeli settlers are expanding into Areas B and A — nominally under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction — and displacing communities, a joint…
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Today we honor singer Yvette Marie Stevens, better known as Chaka Khan, on her birthday! #ImEveryWoman #AintNobody #IFeelforYou
I've been thinking about the Rangers' decision to display One Riot, One Ranger, and what it says about who this team is for. So I wrote about that. It's a big ol' bummer. www.dmagazine.com/sports/2026/...
You love to see it. I know the Rangers and @mlb.com don't give a shit and are happy to honor racism, but you love to see it called out at least.
Yesterday the Texas Rangers erected a statue of a segregationist cop at Globe Life Field. A statue that was removed from public property in 2020 because of its racist history. @mlb.com has refused to comment. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...
70% of voters say the Dem Party is too weak 40% say it is too progressive So why is the money & energy in Dem spaces so tilted 2 moderation? Why is every "smart" analysis about how the party has been taken over by "groups"? How does that win over the 70%? www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...
An amazing review essay of Scheidel’s What is Ancient History and Padilla Peralta’s Classicisms and Other Phobias. planudes.medium.com/the-chains-t...
The Chains that Bind: Two Visions for the Future of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies
Classicism and Other Phobias by Dan-el Padilla Peralta (Princeton University Press, 2025)
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Watching commentators still refusing to see the white nationalism of this administration and arguingTrump is targeting Atlanta, Philadelphia and Detroit because they are blue cities is just, it’s got to be intentional at this point. There are a ton of blue cities. These are majority Black cities.
“Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience. Know that to care intensively, united, is to carry both pain-dark horror for today & a profound, daring hope for tomorrow.” www.instagram.com/amandascgorm...
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(I can attest to the fact that Russ did a similar fundraiser for Bolts — and delivered plenty of resources thanks to all of you reposting!)
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"When we stop fetishizing the tenure track as such and start focusing on job security (which must include academic freedom), pay, and benefits the way workers in every other sector do, we can graduate from the academic underclass."
David A. Banks@davidabanks.online · 10mo agogood reminder that ezra notwithstanding, charlie kirk was and turning point usa is a vicious proto-fascist organization devoted to harassing and silencing political enemies and glorifying violence.
Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · 10mo agoSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
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No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11mo agoPirro: "These Guardsmen and all who are here to protect the District are the line that separates a civilized society from a barbaric one."
honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
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New issue of Religion in the Roman Empire Vol. 11, No.2 (2025) www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/issue/rel... @mohrsiebeck.bsky.social The Epigraphy of Roman Religion: Problems and Solutions @ericorlin.bsky.social @elericousins.bsky.social
This is shameful. The Security Cabinet has chosen territory over the hostages. They have chosen ethnic cleansing over justice. They have chosen forever war over peace. Every Jewish organization that cares about Israel's future & desires peace in the region must reject this plan. buff.ly/9RtPnVP
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