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Christine Kooi
@christinekooi.bsky.social
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Reformation historian, immigrant, dochter van Nederlanders, birder (not necessarily in that order). Working on a book on the year 1572 in (mostly) Europe. Opinions all mine, and I speak only for myself.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · Nov 12
Happy to be in bluer skies. I'm working on a book titled "1572: A Year in the End of Christendom," about the working out of reformation in Europe in the later 16th cen. Any tidbits about 1572 that you come across in your research that you're willing to share are welcome.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 7h
"At the end of the day, Amodei said, people still enjoy interacting with other humans". No kidding.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 7h
I sure hope so.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 8h
How cool.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 10h
Happy anniversary to all historians who observe.
samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social Sam Ottewill-Soulsby @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social · 14h
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
Screenshot from Tumblr User hatingongodot: “In 1404, King Taejong fell from his horse during a hunting expedition. Embarrassed, looking to his left and right, he commanded, “Do not let the historian find out about this.” To his disappointment, the historian accompanying the hunting party included these words in the annals, in addition to a description of the king’s fall.“ LMFAOOOOOO rip to that guy User Shitacademicswrite: i thought maybe this was fake, but there’s even a citation! Taejong Sillok Book 7. 5th year of King Taejong’s Reign (1404), February 8.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 10h
Bravo!

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 11h
Running a newspaper on "data"--the techbro media dream in a nutshell.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 11h
So many Bluesky journalists refuse to use punctuation in their posts, and it drives me crazy.

Reposted by Christine Kooi

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Historici vertellen @historicivertellen.bsky.social · 13h
Hallo allemaal! Mijn naam is Nancy de Jong-Lambregts en ik werk als stadsarcheoloog voor de gemeente Alkmaar. Ik doe alles van vergunningen tot opgraven, van lezingen tot in de klas staan. Maar vooral ook veel historisch onderzoek.

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Sam Ottewill-Soulsby @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social · 14h
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
Screenshot from Tumblr User hatingongodot: “In 1404, King Taejong fell from his horse during a hunting expedition. Embarrassed, looking to his left and right, he commanded, “Do not let the historian find out about this.” To his disappointment, the historian accompanying the hunting party included these words in the annals, in addition to a description of the king’s fall.“ LMFAOOOOOO rip to that guy User Shitacademicswrite: i thought maybe this was fake, but there’s even a citation! Taejong Sillok Book 7. 5th year of King Taejong’s Reign (1404), February 8.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 22h
"The data."

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 23h
LOL

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
"Decisions have been taken." The passive voice is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
It's a...stick? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubotan
Kubotan - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
Lordy, she was my representative when I was a grad student in New Haven...35 years ago.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
What's a kubaton?

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
bsky.app/profile/pete...

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
Probably it was just reposted without being verified; this has been doing the rounds today. Here's the actual source of the photo: bsky.app/profile/pete...

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
bsky.app/profile/pete...

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
This photo is from Los Angeles. Note the palm tree in the background.

Reposted by Christine Kooi

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Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 1d
This picture is from LA in June 2025

www.nytimes.com/es/2025/06/0...
La bandera mexicana se convierte en un potente símbolo de protesta en Los Ángeles
www.nytimes.com

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
I have never been able to finish that novel. I keep wanting to slap sense into all the characters.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
"In Belgie zijn de mensen rijk en de staat arm" vertelde iemand mij ooit.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
The Party of Partridge for the win!

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
Mooi geschreven. Ik herken het verdriet van dementie bij een familielid maar al te goed. Sterkte!

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
Wear that "too woke for Florida" badge proudly.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
Also known as "Wilhoit's Law." slate.com/business/202...
The Pithiest Critique of Modern Conservatism Keeps Getting Credited to the Wrong Man
“Wilhoit’s Law” was coined by a different Frank Wilhoit.
slate.com

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks. I don't know who Tyler Rasmussen, the creator of this website, is, but he has done us Reformation historians a singularly great service.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
Cui bono, indeed.
ulises-mejias.bsky.social ulises-mejias.bsky.social @ulises-mejias.bsky.social · 3d
Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Academic Labor.
Who benefits when AI is introduced into higher education?
By Ulises A. Mejias (adapted from an earlier op-ed at Future U blog.) www.aaup.org/issue/winter...
Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Academic Labor
AI is reinscribing academic labor in ways that privilege certain economics interests.
www.aaup.org

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 1d
What's the kerfuffle about specifically?