Rob Secundus
@robertsecundus.bsky.social
failed academic, excommunicated catholic
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Rob Secundus
@robertsecundus.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Hey folks just fyi please @ me and tell me if we’re mutuals on Twitter because i 1 find this website hard to parse and 2 forget who everyone is if I can’t see their long-standing pfp
American Canto feels like it was designed to annoy me specifically. In its first few pages, Nuzzi quotes Bishop Barron paraphrasing John of the Cross instead of just quoting John of the Cross. In the last few pages she seems to riff on Robert Penn Warren’s poetry, badly.
December 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
American Canto feels like it was designed to annoy me specifically. In its first few pages, Nuzzi quotes Bishop Barron paraphrasing John of the Cross instead of just quoting John of the Cross. In the last few pages she seems to riff on Robert Penn Warren’s poetry, badly.
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I just want to stress that this has nothing to do with the rest of the chapter. She has an epigraph, a bizarre intro paragraph, a description of Britney Spears dancing in 2002 and then a section about Donald Trump promoting birtherism.
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I just want to stress that this has nothing to do with the rest of the chapter. She has an epigraph, a bizarre intro paragraph, a description of Britney Spears dancing in 2002 and then a section about Donald Trump promoting birtherism.
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national security risk
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
national security risk
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[entering my cursed thoughts booth]
Have they considered a Ryan Murphy show about the Zizians.
Have they considered a Ryan Murphy show about the Zizians.
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 AM
[entering my cursed thoughts booth]
Have they considered a Ryan Murphy show about the Zizians.
Have they considered a Ryan Murphy show about the Zizians.
"David Lowery's theology professor dad was so bad at theology that he accidentally convinced me the Catholic Church was wrong about Natural Law Theory and set me on the path towards excommunication" is my backstory so I'm personally tremendously excited for this lol
The trailer for David Lowery’s Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel, is here 👀
In theaters Spring 2026 via A24. Add to your watchlist at the link in bio.
In theaters Spring 2026 via A24. Add to your watchlist at the link in bio.
December 4, 2025 at 3:23 AM
"David Lowery's theology professor dad was so bad at theology that he accidentally convinced me the Catholic Church was wrong about Natural Law Theory and set me on the path towards excommunication" is my backstory so I'm personally tremendously excited for this lol
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BREAKING: conservative thoughtleaders at FRAGMENTS have received three more examples of recent discriminatory 0s given to Christians at universities in Oklahoma. We call upon Turningpoint USA and Governor Stitt to take action NOW!
Full essays in link in replies.
Full essays in link in replies.
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
BREAKING: conservative thoughtleaders at FRAGMENTS have received three more examples of recent discriminatory 0s given to Christians at universities in Oklahoma. We call upon Turningpoint USA and Governor Stitt to take action NOW!
Full essays in link in replies.
Full essays in link in replies.
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Hey, so, I've been fired. Now that I'm unemployed like the other half of Bluesky, if anyone knows of work for a writer, reporter, or nonprofit grants manager, I'd be much obliged. You all know where to find me.
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Hey, so, I've been fired. Now that I'm unemployed like the other half of Bluesky, if anyone knows of work for a writer, reporter, or nonprofit grants manager, I'd be much obliged. You all know where to find me.
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Another unimportant complaint: I don't like this 25 point assignment thing. Grades should be out of 100.
December 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Another unimportant complaint: I don't like this 25 point assignment thing. Grades should be out of 100.
BREAKING: conservative thoughtleaders at FRAGMENTS have received three more examples of recent discriminatory 0s given to Christians at universities in Oklahoma. We call upon Turningpoint USA and Governor Stitt to take action NOW!
Full essays in link in replies.
Full essays in link in replies.
December 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
BREAKING: conservative thoughtleaders at FRAGMENTS have received three more examples of recent discriminatory 0s given to Christians at universities in Oklahoma. We call upon Turningpoint USA and Governor Stitt to take action NOW!
Full essays in link in replies.
Full essays in link in replies.
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my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
my “AI is over” anecdote is that my wife was hired over the summer to write scripts for a big tech company explaining how to use their AI tools and after many rounds of revisions, the latest notes said “we’re finding a lot of AI fatigue among our users” and to remove all references to AI
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And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
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It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
You know family can be tough but sometimes it’s nice to spend a day surrounded by people who have never heard of dasha
November 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
You know family can be tough but sometimes it’s nice to spend a day surrounded by people who have never heard of dasha
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Now available in my shop -- a PDF of Book I of my expansive new mythology of Christmas, encompassing the life, death, and rebirth of St Nicholas!
If you've heard me mention my "Silmarillion of Christmas," this is it (NB they are only similar in scope, not tone)
www.patreon.com/posts/new-yu...
If you've heard me mention my "Silmarillion of Christmas," this is it (NB they are only similar in scope, not tone)
www.patreon.com/posts/new-yu...
The New Yuletide Treasury Book I | Benito Cereno
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November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Now available in my shop -- a PDF of Book I of my expansive new mythology of Christmas, encompassing the life, death, and rebirth of St Nicholas!
If you've heard me mention my "Silmarillion of Christmas," this is it (NB they are only similar in scope, not tone)
www.patreon.com/posts/new-yu...
If you've heard me mention my "Silmarillion of Christmas," this is it (NB they are only similar in scope, not tone)
www.patreon.com/posts/new-yu...
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slapping this sticker on top of the nuzzi-lizza discourse
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
slapping this sticker on top of the nuzzi-lizza discourse
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Literacy quiz for chat: Does the quote post engage with the semantic substance of the quoted post, or does it hallucinate a superficially similar position to oppose? Perhaps a secret third thing?
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Literacy quiz for chat: Does the quote post engage with the semantic substance of the quoted post, or does it hallucinate a superficially similar position to oppose? Perhaps a secret third thing?
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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“Device hoarding” un fucking real
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“Device hoarding” un fucking real
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
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something deeply Mountain Goats c.1997 about this post
They’re playing bagpipes outside again
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
something deeply Mountain Goats c.1997 about this post
ok "the UK is scrapping most jury trials in favor of their being decided by just Some Random Retiree without any kind of legal training" is WAY funnier than "the UK is scrapping jury trials in favor of their being decided by a judge"
oh Americans may not understand this, but a 'magistrate' in the UK is a local volunteer with typically no legal background. But it's ok, they receive about 10 days of training. And now they can send you to jail for two years without a jury!
what the fuck
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
ok "the UK is scrapping most jury trials in favor of their being decided by just Some Random Retiree without any kind of legal training" is WAY funnier than "the UK is scrapping jury trials in favor of their being decided by a judge"
in MARIAN HERETIC #2 there is no KJV in sight 😎
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November 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
in MARIAN HERETIC #2 there is no KJV in sight 😎
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