a lot of people on this site doing politics reporting have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about
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stop panic-posting about Michigan, you don’t even go here
ok what about Bluesky being an annoying people bubble
The Verge@theverge.com · 2d agoBluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
when academia is in THIS much trouble esp in the US, is right for colleagues to attack each other viciously? or, to put it another way, are some people attacking each other extra viciously these days because their disciplines are under threat and they feel it’s every man for himself?
Anjali Dayal@anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 4d agoI don’t really want to get into this with people who feel this way, but i don’t think this is a good thing! We don’t need to behave this way! It’s not healthy to approach academic discourse as an exercise in harshness!
everyone’s entitled to their opinions but a lot of people have weird & bad opinions
it’s weird to me that anyone follows me on this site. suss behavior tbh
ok here’s the thing about evil centaur robot with a chainsaw: I love evil centaur robot with a chainsaw
hey don’t fall for this grifter tying herself to Abdul El-Sayed, AIPAC didn’t really buy the election she lost
Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social · 6d agoAIPAC may have bought our election in Illinois, but we're not going to let that happen in Michigan. 5 days left to make them panic. Vote for Abdul on or before August 4th.
okay so the El-Sayed “Dubai landlord story” is that his wife’s family owned a rental property there, which she then inherited? which is not amazing obviously, but it’s not like he bought the place himself www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
Abdul El-Sayed filing shows property in Dubai, consultant payments
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens had criticized former Wayne County public health chief Abdul El-Sayed for not releasing his financial disclosure for 2026.
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human beings have always wanted to carve lil beasties
Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 7d agoWOW, new finds from the Ice Age! Two absolutely stunning Ice Age figurines from the Swabian Jura were found, dating back around 40,000 years. The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2
As of this week, hundreds of thousands of Haitians lost their legal status. Most have lost work permits as well. That's left many people unable to support themselves. Here is a verified link to a fundraiser supporting Haitians in Springfield. Please drop links to other fundraisers in the replies.
Stand with Haitian Families in Crisis
Build the Emergency Fund that protects families when everything feels uncertain. The end of TPS. Increasing ICE actions. Families losing work authorization overnight. For Haitian parents and children ...
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imagine a Bluesky where users encountered a disagreement between two people and didn’t automatically choose a side
on a day when humanities departments including classics are being liquidated across the country, it’s important that we focus on one unusual wealthy & successful classicist’s reputation and career
SIMPLICITY has been out for ONE YEAR today!!!! happy birthday to my little book :) we don't get paperbacks very often in the graphic novel world so it's tough to keep attention on something when it's no longer new, but i still think it's the best thing i've ever made. simplicitybook.xyz
Sid Oozeley as the Balrog, saying shit like
Lyta 🐅 Dangerous Fictions is OUT 🐅 Gold@lytagold.bsky.social · last wk.Tom Hanks as the Balrog
I miss when actual arts criticism existed and people were paid to do it so people didn’t have to spend two days on a lady who was like duh, black actors are kind of all the same
kambole campbell@kambole.bsky.social · last wk.this is nonsense! and kinda insulting!
Austin police murdered Anthoneil Williams II, 17 years old. He called 911 on himself from a playground at 3:51am. 34 minutes later, officers gave him 5 seconds to comply, then opened fire. The "weapon" was a water bottle. Let's Address Texas State Director Saadia Mirza shares the full story.
Austin Police Murdered a 17 Year Old Black Child Over a Water Bottle.
They continued shooting Anthoneil after his motionless body was already on the floor.
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the Posts are Disagreeable. take them Away
anyway I like the Robert Fagles translation
who wants to talk about any other film
this is my last post on the subject istg but I don’t think the people who want a a hyper-literal poem-accurate version of Odysseus—where he’s a self-serving killer who doesn’t care if his men live or die—would actually enjoy that movie lol
HALDEMAN: He's a merry fellow, Tom Bombadil, sir. HAIG: [indecipherable] and his boots are yellow. NIXON: Christ.
excellent, and one of the only reviews of The Odyssey I’ve encountered that actually understands the original’s historical context + Nolan’s thematic project
"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 2w agoI wrote a thing! My take on Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is up at @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/23/o...
I’ve been too lazy to leave Substack but this might do it. Pangram is 1) unreliable 2) yet another AI company siphoning up the written word
Ellipsus@ellipsus.com · 2w agoIn case you haven’t heard, Substack, the online publishing giant, have partnered with the AI-verifier tool Pangram. All text posts over 100 words will be subject to an AI verification test with the click of a button. This is damaging for writers of all stripes. Here’s why 🧵 shorturl.at/6lyl2
seeing reviews/posts criticizing the Odyssey movie for being an inaccurate or too-modern retelling of the original—and i’m begging people to learn one little thing about Greek stories and their reinterpretation even in the Classical period, like this was a very Euripides take
the film IS thematically liberal, in that it warns abandoning principles of honoring the stranger/respect for your fellow human beings will result in civilizational collapse. but conservatives can’t acknowledge they were correctly called out for destroying america so they resort to this shit lmao
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2w agoThey’re having a completely normal one over at the National Review this weekend
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*