Andrew Tobolowsky
@andytobo.bsky.social
Associate prof, biblical studies, but in a cool way. Author, dreamweaver etc.
Being in the “these people should be in prison” camp is just like being a leftist in general where people act like they think it’s just because you care about abstract concepts like justice and fairness whereas it’s always also about what’s effective politically which is the very language they speak
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Being in the “these people should be in prison” camp is just like being a leftist in general where people act like they think it’s just because you care about abstract concepts like justice and fairness whereas it’s always also about what’s effective politically which is the very language they speak
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If you're cold, they're cold. Bring creepy cemetery statues inside.
Eternal Silence in the snow, this morning at Graceland Cemetery
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you're cold, they're cold. Bring creepy cemetery statues inside.
A huge thing is that in neoliberalism it’s considered a heinous crime to lose any money. That’s the worst thing you can do because the market is right. A lot of these guys can’t even imagine there’s a choice between caving and not caving bc what if you lost money for a second
Compare Harvard's resistance aided by law with Northwestern's negotiations and eventual cave-in:
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Majority of Harvard’s Research Funding Has Been Restored
As of Tuesday, Harvard University had recouped most of the federal research funding it lost when the Trump administration froze its access to grants earlier this year, multiple local news organization...
www.insidehighered.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A huge thing is that in neoliberalism it’s considered a heinous crime to lose any money. That’s the worst thing you can do because the market is right. A lot of these guys can’t even imagine there’s a choice between caving and not caving bc what if you lost money for a second
It’s fascinating that it’s both true that Trump ran the most explicitly racist and xenophobic campaign in history and that he did almost nothing to lay the groundwork for this amount of rule breaking. The problem with keeping so much of it subtext I guess
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It’s fascinating that it’s both true that Trump ran the most explicitly racist and xenophobic campaign in history and that he did almost nothing to lay the groundwork for this amount of rule breaking. The problem with keeping so much of it subtext I guess
I don’t agree with Greg that the other six should also be on back to backs
There are 16 NBA teams playing today. 10 of those teams are on the second game of a back to back. So dumb.
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I don’t agree with Greg that the other six should also be on back to backs
This is how I think about it too. The big question is does it matter that a tech that does things a lot faster makes a lot of mistakes it’s hard to catch, and the answer is obviously yes but not to people who have others to clean up after them
Shit flows downhill. When you're an executive, your outputs become someone else's problem. When you're doing the implementation, the gap in every half-assed idea and slipshod assumption becomes visible & it's your responsibility to fix it.
A new global study shows that AI adoption varies by seniority, with 87% of executives using it on the job, compared with 57% of managers and 27% of employees. It also finds that executives are 45% more likely to use the technology on the job than Gen Zers …
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This is how I think about it too. The big question is does it matter that a tech that does things a lot faster makes a lot of mistakes it’s hard to catch, and the answer is obviously yes but not to people who have others to clean up after them
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The heart and soul of Trumpism in one tweet
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The heart and soul of Trumpism in one tweet
These guys made my thanksgiving, I don’t know who they are
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
These guys made my thanksgiving, I don’t know who they are
Wearing a hoodie my dad got me in case it gives me super shooting powers
November 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Wearing a hoodie my dad got me in case it gives me super shooting powers
Happy thanksgiving, I’ve been out here for twelve hours
November 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Happy thanksgiving, I’ve been out here for twelve hours
This is a trend that seems both logistically difficult to jump in on and unlikely for me personally to be able to start but here is a collection of classic “home court” shots for your Thanksgiving pleasure
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is a trend that seems both logistically difficult to jump in on and unlikely for me personally to be able to start but here is a collection of classic “home court” shots for your Thanksgiving pleasure
Hanging out with a good friend
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Hanging out with a good friend
The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel explores the fascinating history of peoples around the world who have identified as Israelites and what it says about identity itself, and what we want from the past
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel explores the fascinating history of peoples around the world who have identified as Israelites and what it says about identity itself, and what we want from the past
Me and a pair of shark lips
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Me and a pair of shark lips
Conferring with one last colleague
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Conferring with one last colleague
I’m at the Richmond airport, I’m at the Applebees, I’m at the Richmond airport Applebees
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I’m at the Richmond airport, I’m at the Applebees, I’m at the Richmond airport Applebees
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This is a late ancient (5-7th c.?) Greek account of the life of a rich woman who was raised Jewish, converted to Christianity when her parents died, lived for 20 years as a male monk named John, was discovered & made head of a woman's monastery, & was later martyred
well, what the heck. it's the tuesday before thanksgiving, and whoever is on here deserves a treat: the first new translation I've posted in a long while: the Life and Martyrdom of Susanna:
andrewjacobs.org/translations...
andrewjacobs.org/translations...
Life and Martyrdom of Susanna
andrewjacobs.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is a late ancient (5-7th c.?) Greek account of the life of a rich woman who was raised Jewish, converted to Christianity when her parents died, lived for 20 years as a male monk named John, was discovered & made head of a woman's monastery, & was later martyred
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My short Elements book "Literate Workers and the Production of Early Christian Literature" is now available on Cambridge Core. It was a lot of fun to learn from the exciting scholarship that's been happening and I hope that it's a useful resource for people. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Literate Workers and the Production of Early Christian Literature
Cambridge Core - History of Religion - Literate Workers and the Production of Early Christian Literature
www.cambridge.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My short Elements book "Literate Workers and the Production of Early Christian Literature" is now available on Cambridge Core. It was a lot of fun to learn from the exciting scholarship that's been happening and I hope that it's a useful resource for people. www.cambridge.org/core/element...
And really this is the crux of it. Lizards like Carville can only think in terms of discourse, what things you should say to win, but one problem with that is that the things you say matter. So you say the “right” thing - fund the police- and get the gestapo
Did, uh, anyone notice that when Carville claims in his NYT piece that “defund the police” was bad that the link takes you to an Appeal story about why ”fund the police“ was bad? Any editors, perhaps?
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
And really this is the crux of it. Lizards like Carville can only think in terms of discourse, what things you should say to win, but one problem with that is that the things you say matter. So you say the “right” thing - fund the police- and get the gestapo
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we need to run 10 more op eds about how dems are out of touch with regular people while republicans are publicly beefing with prominent astronauts
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
we need to run 10 more op eds about how dems are out of touch with regular people while republicans are publicly beefing with prominent astronauts
This is it, man. A lot of people with power are still saying oh we take power back by ignoring some of this stuff so moderates can vote for us, we're just being savvy, and it's just like okay but then if you take power what you want to DO will be totally insufficient to the problem.
if there's a reason to keep up the "tribunals for all involved" discourse one such reason it is to put in stark relief how far away some of the Dem politicking is from the mood on the ground
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This is it, man. A lot of people with power are still saying oh we take power back by ignoring some of this stuff so moderates can vote for us, we're just being savvy, and it's just like okay but then if you take power what you want to DO will be totally insufficient to the problem.
Me, getting ready for my papers later today #aarsbl2025
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Me, getting ready for my papers later today #aarsbl2025
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"FOR ANTHONY DAVIS?!"
November 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"FOR ANTHONY DAVIS?!"