Dr. Beth Rohlman
@beadskrit.bsky.social
She/Her. Historian of Philosophy and Religion. Sanskritist. Professor. Detroit Roots. Aspiring Canadian. Fluevog Love. Long Covid Life.
Proud 3rd generation union member. It all started when two of my grandfathers sat down in Flint.
Proud 3rd generation union member. It all started when two of my grandfathers sat down in Flint.
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In response to the mass shooting in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will propose strengthening Australian gun laws and NSW parliament could be recalled before Christmas to pass urgent legislation.
December 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
In response to the mass shooting in Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will propose strengthening Australian gun laws and NSW parliament could be recalled before Christmas to pass urgent legislation.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
December 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mel Brooks having to bury Rob Reiner is against all laws of nature and I’m not ok about it
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Wrote about how the late, great Rob Reiner had the most impossible 7-movie beginning to any director's career, and yet that's not even what he was most famous for:
December 15, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Wrote about how the late, great Rob Reiner had the most impossible 7-movie beginning to any director's career, and yet that's not even what he was most famous for:
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every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
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All of us tonight. Thank you, Rob Reiner.
a man in a mask says please understand i hold you in the highest respect ..
ALT: a man in a mask says please understand i hold you in the highest respect ..
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:35 AM
All of us tonight. Thank you, Rob Reiner.
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Underscoring that long COVID is as biological as a broken leg. This commentary is on a new paper in Nature Immunology (see next link). Not new findings in the main but beautifully done work that offers both mechanic insights and potential therapeutic solutions.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Break in the case for long COVID investigators — Harvard Gazette
Research highlighting chronic inflammation opens path to treating illness that affects millions of Americans.
news.harvard.edu
December 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Underscoring that long COVID is as biological as a broken leg. This commentary is on a new paper in Nature Immunology (see next link). Not new findings in the main but beautifully done work that offers both mechanic insights and potential therapeutic solutions.
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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Alberta country music star Corb Lund says the citizens petition initiative he had filed against coal mining in the Rocky Mountains has been retroactively killed by Alberta’s new legislation:
December 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Alberta country music star Corb Lund says the citizens petition initiative he had filed against coal mining in the Rocky Mountains has been retroactively killed by Alberta’s new legislation:
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The combination of disastrous policies and poorly written recall laws are costing Albertans the better part of $10 million now.
And that’s just the recalls, not the effects of those disastrous policies.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.townandcountrytoday.com/alberta-news...
And that’s just the recalls, not the effects of those disastrous policies.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.townandcountrytoday.com/alberta-news...
Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle outburst of recall petitions
EDMONTON — Elections Alberta is getting $6.7 million in extra funding to handle the sudden outburst of recall petitions against legislature members. A legislature committee unanimously granted the fun...
www.townandcountrytoday.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The combination of disastrous policies and poorly written recall laws are costing Albertans the better part of $10 million now.
And that’s just the recalls, not the effects of those disastrous policies.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.townandcountrytoday.com/alberta-news...
And that’s just the recalls, not the effects of those disastrous policies.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.townandcountrytoday.com/alberta-news...
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“This is not simply a misunderstanding. It is a breach of good faith. It is a misrepresentation that affected the decisions made at the bargaining table & the understanding of Albertans.”
The ATA is taking their fight to the Alberta Labour Relations Board!
#abpoli #ableg #abed
The ATA is taking their fight to the Alberta Labour Relations Board!
#abpoli #ableg #abed
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
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The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
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We just cancelled <all> federal area studies/foreign language funding at universities nationwide to ostensibly “save” $86M. How much of that did we waste on this one authoritarian farce alone?
Extraordinary to think how much time, effort, and taxpayer money has been spent pursuing this one guy (who has a US citizen as a wife and a US citizen as a child).
And for basically no reason. Capricious, personalistic, unjust, wasteful.
And for basically no reason. Capricious, personalistic, unjust, wasteful.
Judge Xinis ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release in part bc ICE could not produce a final “order of removal” to deport him. So last night, they went out and got an immigration judge to issue one.
Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Now, Abrego is urging Xinis to block his redetention. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We just cancelled <all> federal area studies/foreign language funding at universities nationwide to ostensibly “save” $86M. How much of that did we waste on this one authoritarian farce alone?
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NEW: The Trump-Vance White House has falsely accused an ally of Pope Leo — Sr. Norma Pimentel — of illegal activity tied to migrant aid, and cut off all federal funding to Catholic Charities in Texas.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Trump-Vance White House Targets Beloved Nun in Texas, Retaliates Against Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley — praised by Pope Leo as an “agent of hope” — now faces a six-year federal funding ban. Church leaders say it’s a vendetta by the Trump-Vance White House.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
NEW: The Trump-Vance White House has falsely accused an ally of Pope Leo — Sr. Norma Pimentel — of illegal activity tied to migrant aid, and cut off all federal funding to Catholic Charities in Texas.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
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My wife's workplace have just reintroduced mandatory masks for staff and patients (out of hours/drop in).
Be safe folks.
Be safe folks.
NHS bracing for worst ever winter crisis in next fortnight amid rising flu cases
Hospitals treating record numbers of flu patients but worst is yet to come as medical bosses urge people to get vaccinated
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
My wife's workplace have just reintroduced mandatory masks for staff and patients (out of hours/drop in).
Be safe folks.
Be safe folks.
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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As someone who has experienced both Peterson Academy (one week) and an accredited Alberta university (5 years, oops) it is striking to me that Albertan officials were discussing "transferability." The most rigorous testing PA did is an AI-generated multiple choice quiz. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Jordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The Tyee
The premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
As someone who has experienced both Peterson Academy (one week) and an accredited Alberta university (5 years, oops) it is striking to me that Albertan officials were discussing "transferability." The most rigorous testing PA did is an AI-generated multiple choice quiz. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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Landmark Alberta legislature sitting raises questions on politicians and rule of law
From me today after Alberta’s assembly got out of dodge for the holidays:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/landm...
From me today after Alberta’s assembly got out of dodge for the holidays:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/landm...
Landmark Alberta legislature sitting raises questions on politicians and rule of law
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government has wrapped up a fall legislature sitting featuring landmark legislation that raised questions on where political authority should end and the ru...
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Landmark Alberta legislature sitting raises questions on politicians and rule of law
From me today after Alberta’s assembly got out of dodge for the holidays:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/landm...
From me today after Alberta’s assembly got out of dodge for the holidays:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/landm...
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Advocacy groups apply to keep court case against Alberta trans laws alive
Egale and Skipping Stone say they plan to argue Alberta has effectively developed a criminal law — something outside of its jurisdiction.
News from me this afternoon:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Egale and Skipping Stone say they plan to argue Alberta has effectively developed a criminal law — something outside of its jurisdiction.
News from me this afternoon:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Advocacy groups apply to keep court case against Alberta trans laws alive
EDMONTON - Two advocacy groups fighting the Alberta government on its transgender laws say they're looking to keep one of their challenges alive by changing their argument in court.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Advocacy groups apply to keep court case against Alberta trans laws alive
Egale and Skipping Stone say they plan to argue Alberta has effectively developed a criminal law — something outside of its jurisdiction.
News from me this afternoon:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Egale and Skipping Stone say they plan to argue Alberta has effectively developed a criminal law — something outside of its jurisdiction.
News from me this afternoon:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
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This is about as bad as it gets. The auditor general has revealed the UCP government is lying to the public about healthcare reform. A must read for Albertans of all political stripes.
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This is about as bad as it gets. The auditor general has revealed the UCP government is lying to the public about healthcare reform. A must read for Albertans of all political stripes.
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My latest for The Line Alberta: Smith has put herself into a bizarre corner with Bill 14 open.substack.com/pub/thelinea...
Rob Breakenridge: Smith has put herself into a bizarre corner with Bill 14
The government might end up antagonizing everyone in this debate before all is said and done.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My latest for The Line Alberta: Smith has put herself into a bizarre corner with Bill 14 open.substack.com/pub/thelinea...
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veneration and control of the body is a classical fascist project
it's part and parcel in the make-believe that bad things happen to bad people, and we're good, and also we won't die
hitler & the nazi party were "crunchy" and today's austrian-german crunchiness is descended from this
it's part and parcel in the make-believe that bad things happen to bad people, and we're good, and also we won't die
hitler & the nazi party were "crunchy" and today's austrian-german crunchiness is descended from this
Feels like the US has spent the last 5+ years on the verge of some kind of secular moral revival that keeps getting channeled into weirdo lifestyle puritanism
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
veneration and control of the body is a classical fascist project
it's part and parcel in the make-believe that bad things happen to bad people, and we're good, and also we won't die
hitler & the nazi party were "crunchy" and today's austrian-german crunchiness is descended from this
it's part and parcel in the make-believe that bad things happen to bad people, and we're good, and also we won't die
hitler & the nazi party were "crunchy" and today's austrian-german crunchiness is descended from this
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Scientists at Yale say long COVID is part of a “long-established family of post-acute infection syndromes.” The biggest challenge is understanding its “underlying pathobiology.” They were “surprised” how often children are affected, noting kids are also vulnerable to “long-term effects.”
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Scientists at Yale say long COVID is part of a “long-established family of post-acute infection syndromes.” The biggest challenge is understanding its “underlying pathobiology.” They were “surprised” how often children are affected, noting kids are also vulnerable to “long-term effects.”
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at this point AI is the equivalent of your friend eating something disgusting and asking 800 times if you wanna try it
December 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
at this point AI is the equivalent of your friend eating something disgusting and asking 800 times if you wanna try it
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It’s so interesting that people who did a whole MD and fellowship or whatever in infectious diseases are still talking about immunity debt like it’s a real concept based in science and not something McKinsey made up in 2022 to convince everyone to start spending money again.
December 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
It’s so interesting that people who did a whole MD and fellowship or whatever in infectious diseases are still talking about immunity debt like it’s a real concept based in science and not something McKinsey made up in 2022 to convince everyone to start spending money again.