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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 1d

For Tolkien fans, a timely passage for No Kings Eve, from WH Auden’s review of Lord of the Rings.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 19h

Nothing that any elected Democrat has ever said about Republican voters is ever as crass or as cruel as what Trump says about Democratic constituencies every single day, and the media just treats it as background noise.

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Linde Van den Eede @lindevde.bsky.social · 6d

On the 19th of December, @jarrikvanderbiest.bsky.social, Claire Morrison and I are organizing a @lectio-institute.bsky.social workshop on gender, religion and the early
modern university.

Please spread broadly!

More info & registration: www.kuleuven.be/lectio/event...

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Linde Van den Eede @lindevde.bsky.social · 10h

Today, Sid and I are attempting a recipe for “roy marmelaede” with quinces from the Antwerp Annunciates’ recipe book (first half 17th century, with some later additions - @kbrbe.bsky.social).

Quite curious as to how this will go (1/?)
#earlyModern #bookhistory
#womenshistory #foodhistory

Part of the recipe in the original manuscript.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12h

It's been a week of ostentatious bigotry in American politics, David A. Graham argues in The Atlantic Daily.

It’s Not a Dog Whistle If Everyone Can Hear It

A week of ostentatious bigotry in American politics

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 21h

I know it's a fool's errand to expect anything from the media but "President posts video of himself dumping diarrhea on America" is an important thing to call attention to for a dozen reasons

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Carol Ann VaughnCross, Ph.D. @vaughncrossca.bsky.social · 22h

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Brendan Gutenschwager @bgonthescene.bsky.social · 1d

Happening Now: Thousands out for a “No Kings” protest in Chicago

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Carol Ann VaughnCross, Ph.D. @vaughncrossca.bsky.social · 1d

I bet it has ALL the Amendments, unlike the Trump/Greenwood Bible

Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 1d

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

Carol Ann VaughnCross, Ph.D. @vaughncrossca.bsky.social · 1d

Wow

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 1d

Here's an issue from the Purdue Univ. student paper, The Exponent, dealing with the IU censorship of their student paper. Purdue put it in IU news boxes. (Purdue & IU are normally huge sports rivals.)

Download link: www.purdueexponent.org/frontpdf/lat...

Page 1, The Exponent

WE STUDENT JOURNALISTS MUST STAND TOGETHER

graphic of hands holding each other's wrists
Red, Black, Yellow and White

background is shredded newsprint

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

News on Trump boat bombings --> Now that SouthCom Commander Alvin Holsey has resigned, likely over the bombings, ranking Armed Services Dem Adam Smith tells me committee Ds will demand Holsey's sworn testimony and press Rs to join them.

Smith spoke to us on the pod:
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Trump Boat Bombings Take Darker Turn as Top Official Suddenly Resigns

As the head of the military’s Southern Command steps down, Adam Smith, the top Armed Services Committee Democrat, sheds new light on the departure—and on Trump’s appalling secrecy about the bombings.

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 4d

Among the steps that Trump/Hegseth have taken to bend the military to their will, the most worrisome include firing more than a dozen general officers for no good reason, imposing ideology on military classrooms and deploying the military for legally dubious missions at home & abroad. bit.ly/47aHw7J

The Dilemma of Duty Under Trump

What his assault on the U.S. military means for America.

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Amy Julia Becker @amyjuliabecker.bsky.social · 1d

“Belonging is not a special need. It is a universal need.” Belonging isn’t just about being included. It’s about being known, needed, and loved. Erik Carter reminds us that true belonging happens through relationships, in the spaces that matter most to us.

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Disability & Belonging: “We Aren’t Us Without You" - Amy Julia Becker

Small steps toward inclusion can transform communities. Erik Carter explores how families experiencing disability can foster belonging.

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Peter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social · 3d

Mind-numbing how many layers of history there can be to a single manuscript page: Syriac upper text (10th c.), Armenian undertext (pre-10th c.), Arabic material used for binding (11-12th c.?), Coptic foliation in the margin (date?), modern foliation at the bottom. Image: Leiden UL Or. 14236, link ⬇️

Opened palimpsest codex (Leiden UL Or. 14236) with Syriac upper text and Armenian undertext. The upper text is written in black and red ink and decorated braided band patterns. There's also a fragment with Arabic on it between the two pages of the opened codex.

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Katie Skeen, PhD @skeen.bsky.social · 1d

In Philadelphia, #nokings goes back a long way.

sign says "I said no kings" in eighteenth-century typeface

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

TRIVIA: Along with the less acidic, more bitter robusta bean, what species of coffee makes up almost all global coffee production?

Find the answer and get questions delivered to your inbox daily:

Today’s Atlantic Trivia

Test your knowledge—and read our latest stories for a little extra help.

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Carol Ann VaughnCross, Ph.D. @vaughncrossca.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been baffled for nearly
50yrs why people who call feminists “‘man-haters” are often ones assuming natural default conflict btwn sexes (hence obsessions w/“submission” in unexamined & excused misogyny.)

An entire subculture of religious white women conditions ea.other & girls to it.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 1d

Pentagon reporters are handing in their press passes after refusing to sign a new Pentagon policy that contains pages and pages of restrictions on their activities. A First Amendment scholar calls it an unprecedented attack on reporting: buff.ly/pXtJuTb

New Pentagon policy is an unprecedented attempt to undermine press freedom

Free press advocates warn that limiting how journalists cover the Defense Department hampers the stability and freedom that democracies enjoy.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

This doesn’t even include the ones who had pending case but he had their charges dropped.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 1d

Because really, who are Americans to question their monarch about matters of state

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

'In response to HuffPost’s query about who suggested Budapest, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded, “Your mom did,” and White House communications director Steven Cheung replied: “Your mom.”'

Everytime you think they can't sink any lower:

Trump To Hold Putin Summit In Budapest – Where Russia Promised Not To Invade Ukraine

Asked who chose Budapest given that history, top White House aides told HuffPost: “Your mom.”

www.huffpost.com

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is now leaning on the four holdout universities from the initial group that got his Premier Access offer. U Arizona, U Texas, Dartmouth, and Vanderbilt, who didn't yet say yes or no, are all invited to the White House... along with three new potential special friends, to up the pressure. 3/

Brendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 2d

“White House officials have invited Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Kansas and Arizona State University to a Friday meeting” along with the University of Arizona, University of Texas, Dartmouth, and Vanderbilt!

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 2d

Exclusive: The Trump administration is reaching out to more universities about its funding-advantage proposal after several early invitees rejected it.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Not being even vaguely sarcastic:

At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: What's your message to the 170 US citizens who have been detained by ICE? About 20 of them are children

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what you're talking about with the children. I haven't seen that so I'm not going to comment on it.

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Politico @politico.com · 2d

New York State Young Republicans disbanded by state GOP leaders after our reporting on a Young Republican group chat filled with racist and antisemitic rhetoric.

New York State Young Republicans disbanded after racist group chat

State GOP leaders say suspending the group makes for a fresh start.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 1d

Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the Dept. of Education would eliminate the team that helps families navigate their children’s special education rights, and ensure their kids receive the services they need. An education policy researcher explains how this will affect children:

Trump administration’s layoffs would gut department overseeing special education, eliminating parents’ last resort

All children have the right to an adequate education. The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services helps parents navigate their children’s educational needs.

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