David M. Perry
@lollardfish.bsky.social
Journalist & historian. Pub musician. Dad. Husband. Fishing obsessed. I also do dishes. Preorder: #ThePublicScholar - https://tinyurl.com/thepublicscholar. Subscribe to the Modern Medieval Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/ModernMedieval
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It's the story of three brothers who go to war over the imperial throne. It's a story of an empire built on lies. It's now out in paperback. From me and @profgabriele.com.
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
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Were any of you looking for a Christmas gift for the history nerd in your life who secretly also enjoys a proper soap opera?
Because:
Because:
It's the story of three brothers who go to war over the imperial throne. It's a story of an empire built on lies. It's now out in paperback. From me and @profgabriele.com.
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Were any of you looking for a Christmas gift for the history nerd in your life who secretly also enjoys a proper soap opera?
Because:
Because:
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It's the story of three brothers who go to war over the imperial throne. It's a story of an empire built on lies. It's now out in paperback. From me and @profgabriele.com.
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It's the story of three brothers who go to war over the imperial throne. It's a story of an empire built on lies. It's now out in paperback. From me and @profgabriele.com.
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
it was, in hindsight,* a mistake to hand over the running of our institutions of higher learning to a roving class of administrators.
*also at the time
*also at the time
these people are fraudsters selling snake oil and after their reforms crash and burn they'll be on to the next institution to do the same song and dance
December 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
it was, in hindsight,* a mistake to hand over the running of our institutions of higher learning to a roving class of administrators.
*also at the time
*also at the time
SUBSCRIBED!!!
I have committed a Gift Guide and also I have left Substack for Buttondown. Happy holidays!
buttondown.com/MaxGladstone...
buttondown.com/MaxGladstone...
Third Place Gift Guide 2025
A few objects I’ve liked this year.
buttondown.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
SUBSCRIBED!!!
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I have committed a Gift Guide and also I have left Substack for Buttondown. Happy holidays!
buttondown.com/MaxGladstone...
buttondown.com/MaxGladstone...
Third Place Gift Guide 2025
A few objects I’ve liked this year.
buttondown.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I have committed a Gift Guide and also I have left Substack for Buttondown. Happy holidays!
buttondown.com/MaxGladstone...
buttondown.com/MaxGladstone...
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What happens is someone posts a book, whether their own or one they read, and they talk about it a bit so I screen grab the cover and when I’m ready for a new book I scroll through my photos and pick one.
Bluesky is so good for book recs!
Bluesky is so good for book recs!
December 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
What happens is someone posts a book, whether their own or one they read, and they talk about it a bit so I screen grab the cover and when I’m ready for a new book I scroll through my photos and pick one.
Bluesky is so good for book recs!
Bluesky is so good for book recs!
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I would like to slide this under a whole lot of university leaders' office doors.
"Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it." From @msroth.bsky.social, the President of Wesleyan and a fine historian. He is NOT collaborating.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Americans still have a choice whether to let the nation turn authoritarian
Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it.
www.latimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I would like to slide this under a whole lot of university leaders' office doors.
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the original gift link to the story has expired, so here’s another one. I worked on this for 2+ years and learned so much from the dozens of birth mothers who shared their experiences in open adoption.
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
the original gift link to the story has expired, so here’s another one. I worked on this for 2+ years and learned so much from the dozens of birth mothers who shared their experiences in open adoption.
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When I lived in Colorado I met with Jared and chatted with him ocassionally on Twitter. We weren't friends per se, but he seemed like a solid guy doing progressive work. I have no idea if this garbage was in him already then or if it is more recent, but either way, I'm really disappointed.
They’re calling it “a politician’s ideal headline.” www.westword.com/news/colorad...
Jared Polis Promotes White Supremacist and Child Porn Defender as "Intellectuals"
The governor encouraged Coloradans to follow the controversial online personalities, saying they do "actual thinking."
www.westword.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
When I lived in Colorado I met with Jared and chatted with him ocassionally on Twitter. We weren't friends per se, but he seemed like a solid guy doing progressive work. I have no idea if this garbage was in him already then or if it is more recent, but either way, I'm really disappointed.
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If you look at everything that needs to be done, and you feel like crawling into a hole and pulling it in after yourself, stop. Pick one thing. Do what you can about that one thing. If we all do one thing, then everything gets done.
"Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it." From @msroth.bsky.social, the President of Wesleyan and a fine historian. He is NOT collaborating.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Americans still have a choice whether to let the nation turn authoritarian
Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it.
www.latimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If you look at everything that needs to be done, and you feel like crawling into a hole and pulling it in after yourself, stop. Pick one thing. Do what you can about that one thing. If we all do one thing, then everything gets done.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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As a public service I broke down the different tactics these people use to convince you, but let's be honest, the whole call is really coming from inside the house on this one.
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As a public service I broke down the different tactics these people use to convince you, but let's be honest, the whole call is really coming from inside the house on this one.
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After the tenth of these emails I got Mad Enough to Blog it. Thanks to @electricliterature.com and @thedennemichele.bsky.social, and all the authors who shared their own scam emails.
That Personalized Email About Loving and Marketing Your Book Is a Scam - Electric Literature
Taking advantage of aspiring authors is a rich tradition, and now published authors are being scammed too
electricliterature.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
After the tenth of these emails I got Mad Enough to Blog it. Thanks to @electricliterature.com and @thedennemichele.bsky.social, and all the authors who shared their own scam emails.
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I have been inundated by these things and even directly challenged some of them enough to suss out some parameters of the scam, but this gives the whole picture. Great and valuable work.
After the tenth of these emails I got Mad Enough to Blog it. Thanks to @electricliterature.com and @thedennemichele.bsky.social, and all the authors who shared their own scam emails.
That Personalized Email About Loving and Marketing Your Book Is a Scam - Electric Literature
Taking advantage of aspiring authors is a rich tradition, and now published authors are being scammed too
electricliterature.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I have been inundated by these things and even directly challenged some of them enough to suss out some parameters of the scam, but this gives the whole picture. Great and valuable work.
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I don’t write the headlines but I do like this one (post-Slaughter argument roundtable for @nytimes.com with @stevevladeck.bsky.social & @williambaude.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | Looks Like the Supreme Court Will Continue to Overturn the 20th Century
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I don’t write the headlines but I do like this one (post-Slaughter argument roundtable for @nytimes.com with @stevevladeck.bsky.social & @williambaude.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Every son-in-law wants this.
Just ordered this for my son-in-law for Christmas!
HELLLOOOOOO PLEASE ORDER OATHBREAKERS I HAVE TRIED NOT TO BE A BOTHER ABOUT IT BUT ITS PRETTY GOOD AND NOW IN PAPERBACK AND A PERFECT GIFT AND PLEASE
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Every son-in-law wants this.
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Just ordered this for my son-in-law for Christmas!
HELLLOOOOOO PLEASE ORDER OATHBREAKERS I HAVE TRIED NOT TO BE A BOTHER ABOUT IT BUT ITS PRETTY GOOD AND NOW IN PAPERBACK AND A PERFECT GIFT AND PLEASE
today is the day! OATHBREAKERS by me & @lollardfish.bsky.social is available as a paperback. Fits in stockings AND under the tree AND works well wrapped for any birthday or gift-giving occasion!
hit up friends at @bookshop.org or any bookstore anywhere
--> bookshop.org/p/books/oath...
hit up friends at @bookshop.org or any bookstore anywhere
--> bookshop.org/p/books/oath...
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Just ordered this for my son-in-law for Christmas!
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Just keep posting about it. I have very little spending cash, and a seasonal job. It's on my wish list, but (chronic fatigue) my memory is fucking shit. So it's damn near impossible to remember anything. But when I see books constantly in my feed, I remember they exist when I do have funds to buy.
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Just keep posting about it. I have very little spending cash, and a seasonal job. It's on my wish list, but (chronic fatigue) my memory is fucking shit. So it's damn near impossible to remember anything. But when I see books constantly in my feed, I remember they exist when I do have funds to buy.
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It's heartening (and too rare) to see a university leader who will stand up for democracy and academic freedom when there is real risk involved.
"Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it." From @msroth.bsky.social, the President of Wesleyan and a fine historian. He is NOT collaborating.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Americans still have a choice whether to let the nation turn authoritarian
Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it.
www.latimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It's heartening (and too rare) to see a university leader who will stand up for democracy and academic freedom when there is real risk involved.
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"Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it." From @msroth.bsky.social, the President of Wesleyan and a fine historian. He is NOT collaborating.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Americans still have a choice whether to let the nation turn authoritarian
Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it.
www.latimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it." From @msroth.bsky.social, the President of Wesleyan and a fine historian. He is NOT collaborating.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Americans still have a choice whether to let the nation turn authoritarian
Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it.
www.latimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"Obsequiousness and collaboration spread like viruses to weaken our republic, but the choice to support one another and defend our institutions strengthens it." From @msroth.bsky.social, the President of Wesleyan and a fine historian. He is NOT collaborating.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
HISTORIANS ARE NEVER HAPPY (but I am grateful!)
I've got both the digital and hardcover for Bright Ages, and the audiobook and hardcover for Oathbreakers. I hope you're happy, lol
December 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
HISTORIANS ARE NEVER HAPPY (but I am grateful!)
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Oathkeepers goes really well with a cat.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Oathkeepers goes really well with a cat.
🎶 I am Kilrain and I'm a fightin' man
And I come from County Clare
And the Brits would hang me for a Fenian
So I took me leave of there 🎶
(From 1999. Eager to learn about the older one)
And I come from County Clare
And the Brits would hang me for a Fenian
So I took me leave of there 🎶
(From 1999. Eager to learn about the older one)
Looking for a Christmas present about Irish Americans in the American Civil War and the songs written about them? Then head to the @lsupress.bsky.social holiday sale where you can pick up my book on discount!! lsupress.org/978080717793... Perfect holiday reading! 🇮🇪🇺🇸☘️🎶🗃️
December 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🎶 I am Kilrain and I'm a fightin' man
And I come from County Clare
And the Brits would hang me for a Fenian
So I took me leave of there 🎶
(From 1999. Eager to learn about the older one)
And I come from County Clare
And the Brits would hang me for a Fenian
So I took me leave of there 🎶
(From 1999. Eager to learn about the older one)
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I see this a fair bit and I think it's representative of entire generations that just fundamentally do not understand building a network through your own actions (subscribing to feeds, following ppl) rather than having it handed to you by a corporation's secret algorithm
Where is the genocide in Gaza on Blue Sky? It incredible to me it’s hardly talked about here.
December 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I see this a fair bit and I think it's representative of entire generations that just fundamentally do not understand building a network through your own actions (subscribing to feeds, following ppl) rather than having it handed to you by a corporation's secret algorithm