Edward Elderman
@elderman.bsky.social
Retired English Professor
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Who was first the chicken or the egg?
Who was first the chicken or the egg?
Redirecting...
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February 8, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Who was first the chicken or the egg?
Who was first the chicken or the egg?
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A poem about life in the ivory tower.
A poem about life in the ivory tower.
Critic
Why am I better than all other men? / I do not have to prove it. I admit it.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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A poem about life in the ivory tower.
A poem about life in the ivory tower.
“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”
–Voltaire
–Voltaire
February 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM
“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”
–Voltaire
–Voltaire
AP:
How President Trump received rare blowback from Republican lawmakers over his social media post that included a racist image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, depicted as primates.
"Primates" is too soft a word. Baboons is desirably harder.
How President Trump received rare blowback from Republican lawmakers over his social media post that included a racist image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, depicted as primates.
"Primates" is too soft a word. Baboons is desirably harder.
February 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
AP:
How President Trump received rare blowback from Republican lawmakers over his social media post that included a racist image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, depicted as primates.
"Primates" is too soft a word. Baboons is desirably harder.
How President Trump received rare blowback from Republican lawmakers over his social media post that included a racist image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, depicted as primates.
"Primates" is too soft a word. Baboons is desirably harder.
Overshoot: The World Is Hitting Point of No Return on Climate e360.yale.edu/features/1.5... via @YaleE360
Overshoot: The World Is Hitting Point of No Return on Climate
With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences — from the melting of ice...
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February 8, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Overshoot: The World Is Hitting Point of No Return on Climate e360.yale.edu/features/1.5... via @YaleE360
Edward Elderman
@edwereddie
Every life is in many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love, but always meeting ourselves.’
James Joyce, ‘Ulysses’
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Every life is in many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love, but always meeting ourselves.’
James Joyce, ‘Ulysses’
February 8, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Edward Elderman
@edwereddie
Every life is in many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love, but always meeting ourselves.’
James Joyce, ‘Ulysses’
@edwereddie
Every life is in many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love, but always meeting ourselves.’
James Joyce, ‘Ulysses’
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Here's an article about the people who live below.
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And an organization that tries to help them:
Shine a Light, a 501(c)3 nonprofit formed to try to help those wanting to return to society and to care for those who don’t
www.shinealightlv.com
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And an organization that tries to help them:
Shine a Light, a 501(c)3 nonprofit formed to try to help those wanting to return to society and to care for those who don’t
www.shinealightlv.com
Up to 1,500 ‘Tunnel People’ Displaced by $15 Million Las Vegas Flood Channel Upgrade - Casino.org
As many as 1,500 unhoused people residing underneath Las Vegas have been removed from the flood channels they make their homes in Their removal is part of
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February 8, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Here's an article about the people who live below.
www.casino.org/news/up-to-1...
And an organization that tries to help them:
Shine a Light, a 501(c)3 nonprofit formed to try to help those wanting to return to society and to care for those who don’t
www.shinealightlv.com
www.casino.org/news/up-to-1...
And an organization that tries to help them:
Shine a Light, a 501(c)3 nonprofit formed to try to help those wanting to return to society and to care for those who don’t
www.shinealightlv.com
Killings are so prevalent in the world today that a global peace army must put an end to them.
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Killings are so prevalent in the world today that a global peace army must put an end to them.
https://nyti.ms/4bCK42c
t.co
February 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Marilyn Monroe Fantasy
@MarilynSpirit
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
@MarilynSpirit
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
February 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Marilyn Monroe Fantasy
@MarilynSpirit
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
@MarilynSpirit
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
Emil van Hauth (German, 1899-1974) Mädchenbildnis vor Landschaft II (Portrait of a Girl in Landscape), 1923. Oil/wood, 45.5x32.7 cm.
@Sold
at auction Feb. 10, 2024.
@Sold
at auction Feb. 10, 2024.
February 7, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Emil van Hauth (German, 1899-1974) Mädchenbildnis vor Landschaft II (Portrait of a Girl in Landscape), 1923. Oil/wood, 45.5x32.7 cm.
@Sold
at auction Feb. 10, 2024.
@Sold
at auction Feb. 10, 2024.
Reposted by Edward Elderman
Reposted by Edward Elderman
Reposted by Edward Elderman
I read a lot of the posts here about how much of an asshole Trump is and what stuff he's doing to us. It's as if I open the news every day and read about a real life horror movie going on here where I live. I'm going to have to think harder about what to do myself. This can't continue
October 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I read a lot of the posts here about how much of an asshole Trump is and what stuff he's doing to us. It's as if I open the news every day and read about a real life horror movie going on here where I live. I'm going to have to think harder about what to do myself. This can't continue
tv show overcompensated
February 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
tv show overcompensated
Reining in ICE
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Reining in ICE
Conditioning funding on obeying court orders
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February 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Reining in ICE
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open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Reining in ICE
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open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Reining in ICE
Conditioning funding on obeying court orders
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Reining in ICE
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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. Prepare to question everything you thought you knew about the minds of dogs and discover just how far their linguistic abilities might stretch. (Premieres February 4, 2026 at 9 pm on PBS.)
. Prepare to question everything you thought you knew about the minds of dogs and discover just how far their linguistic abilities might stretch. (Premieres February 4, 2026 at 9 pm on PBS.)
Can Dogs Talk?
Do speech buttons really allow dogs to talk to us? Scientists investigate.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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. Prepare to question everything you thought you knew about the minds of dogs and discover just how far their linguistic abilities might stretch. (Premieres February 4, 2026 at 9 pm on PBS.)
. Prepare to question everything you thought you knew about the minds of dogs and discover just how far their linguistic abilities might stretch. (Premieres February 4, 2026 at 9 pm on PBS.)