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Liam Brockey

Liam Brockey

@lbrockey.bsky.social

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Historian, early modernist (mostly things Portuguese), book lover, Schnauzer owner

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 4d

The federal government is trying to extort your school by coercing American universities into joining its so-called "Compact”. This is a time for courage, not capitulation. Sign this alumni petition now to tell your school to reject the "Compact" and stand up for campus freedom.

SIGN THE ALUMNI PETITION: Tell your school to reject the federal government’s “Compact”

The federal government is trying to extort your school by coercing American universities into joining its so-called "Compact”. This is a time for courage, not capitulation. Sign this alumni petition n...

alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · 3d

No Kings in Lansing, MI!

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · 14d

I hope you like it, it was fun to write!

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · 25d

Gryphius’s griffin, c. 1560

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Sep 14

And as an Albariño, not even Portuguese!

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Aug 19

Aren't we all? But can we show it?

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Aug 10

The new Piet Oudolf garden at Belle Isle in Detroit is beautiful!

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Aug 1

Likewise, it's good to see some early modern solidarity!

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Aug 1

Portuguese uses a lot of tildes in places where MS Word does not think they should be. It's quite annoying.

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Aug 1

I still have piles and piles of legal pads and handwritten notes that I comb through all of the time, though.

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Aug 1

Well, MS Word--which I use to the exclusion of any and all other tools--is technically technical, no?

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Jul 26

You didn’t explain the lyrics of the Wilhelmus to him?

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Jul 12

This was laid out in the RTP memo from our interim provost last week. They’re really quite busy while no one is around

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Jul 6

Summer sights

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Jul 1

Funky medieval lions on a tomb in the Igreja de São João in Figueiró dos Vinhos, Portugal

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Jun 14

NO KINGS! Fascismo nunca mais! Protesting here in Lisbon in solidarity! #nokings

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Jun 9

Fascinating, thanks for posting!

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Jun 2

Dutch and Portuguese tiles in Lisbon, 17th Century at Convento dos Cardais.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · May 29

If you agree that American has no kings, add ❌👑 to your name!

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · May 19

Relics, if you will

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · May 18

Collections in Lisbon

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · May 9

Ah, Father Guido. Classic!

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · May 8

Half an hour ago I told my wife that there was no way it would be an American pope. Shows you what 30 years of studying Catholicism will teach you.

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Apr 19

No kings protest here in Lansing, Michigan! #Nokings2025

Liam Brockey @lbrockey.bsky.social · Apr 18

250 years ago. No Kings! Rise up, America!