Stephen Leahy
@skilleahy.bsky.social
Retired History Professor. Poster of hotel views. #NFL Come for my idiocy—stay for my hotel views. #freeJoshuaWong. Resident of multiple jurisdictions. Did I say that I post my hotel views? #TaiwanCanHelp. Typos my fault. He/his.
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Stephen Leahy
@skilleahy.bsky.social
· Dec 20
I am familiar with the microblogging genre of “This Adjunct Bids Farewell to Academia.” Unlike these other threads, my story has a happy ending. I spent 31 years teaching history as an adjunct or a limited term employee. Thread 1/25
My favorite memory of New Orleans. We came across a police officer assisting an elderly woman having a "moment" on Canal St. I caught his eye. I smiled, and I tipped my cap. He smiled, waved, and then went back to work. I want to live in a world where this is every day life.
December 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
My favorite memory of New Orleans. We came across a police officer assisting an elderly woman having a "moment" on Canal St. I caught his eye. I smiled, and I tipped my cap. He smiled, waved, and then went back to work. I want to live in a world where this is every day life.
Whenever a student made a moral objection to an assignment, I offered an alternative assignment. Every time, the student essentially replied: I just don't want to do the assignment.
December 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Whenever a student made a moral objection to an assignment, I offered an alternative assignment. Every time, the student essentially replied: I just don't want to do the assignment.
Time to resurrect this line of thinking: We are in a moral crisis in America. The problem is that we have religious and moral leaders who know what is right and are choosing to do the opposite.
December 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Time to resurrect this line of thinking: We are in a moral crisis in America. The problem is that we have religious and moral leaders who know what is right and are choosing to do the opposite.
I guess that Trump is going to have to give back his FIFA Peace Prize after the Thai airstrikes against Cambodia. Seriously, though, work for peace please.
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I guess that Trump is going to have to give back his FIFA Peace Prize after the Thai airstrikes against Cambodia. Seriously, though, work for peace please.
If the Supreme Court revokes birthright citizenship, Congress should immediately strip the Court of its citizenship and remove that law from the jurisdiction of the courts.
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
If the Supreme Court revokes birthright citizenship, Congress should immediately strip the Court of its citizenship and remove that law from the jurisdiction of the courts.
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Move you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated, or Pixar.
December 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Move you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated, or Pixar.
I wonder if anyone who talks about the need to protect American culture is thinking that Chuck D and Flavor Flav need some type of government security detail?
a man wearing glasses and a hat says fight the power bet
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a hat says fight the power bet
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I wonder if anyone who talks about the need to protect American culture is thinking that Chuck D and Flavor Flav need some type of government security detail?
This Indiana QB has mastered the art of throwing the ball out of bounds.
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
This Indiana QB has mastered the art of throwing the ball out of bounds.
I had successful routine surgery, but I have been directed to rest. I am watching my first college football game in a decade. And I keep shaking my head and saying that this will not cut it in the NFL.
December 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I had successful routine surgery, but I have been directed to rest. I am watching my first college football game in a decade. And I keep shaking my head and saying that this will not cut it in the NFL.
I sometimes search "forced liquidati0ns crypt0' and smile.
bugs bunny says ain 't ia stinker
ALT: bugs bunny says ain 't ia stinker
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I sometimes search "forced liquidati0ns crypt0' and smile.
I will also be going to any presentation relating to "conservatism" and or right wing radicals, 1929 to 1980.
December 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I will also be going to any presentation relating to "conservatism" and or right wing radicals, 1929 to 1980.
I am going to AHA 2026 because I will be in the neighborhood. I will be going to any presentation related to Smoot-Hawley tariff, Puerto Rican needle industries, and Chinese embroidered handkerchiefs. Or embroidery period. :-)
December 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I am going to AHA 2026 because I will be in the neighborhood. I will be going to any presentation related to Smoot-Hawley tariff, Puerto Rican needle industries, and Chinese embroidered handkerchiefs. Or embroidery period. :-)
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👇🎯 And again, in the meantime, until we get this type of major structural reform sorted out:
- No budget
- No building
- No clerks
- No shadow docket
- Riding the circuit
Nothing more, until & unless the Wizards In Robes decide they want to follow the law & Constitution again.
- No budget
- No building
- No clerks
- No shadow docket
- Riding the circuit
Nothing more, until & unless the Wizards In Robes decide they want to follow the law & Constitution again.
This could probably be done with simple legislation. Article 3 says almost nothing about how the Supreme Court operates. It mentions that a chief justice will exist, but that’s about it. There are essentially no constitutional rules about how they hear or decide cases.
I'm going to keep saying this in my effort to speak it into reality: Supreme Court should have at least 100 Justices with rotating panels (and maybe an en banc option). No single Justice should have so much power and they shouldn't be names everyone knows.
December 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
👇🎯 And again, in the meantime, until we get this type of major structural reform sorted out:
- No budget
- No building
- No clerks
- No shadow docket
- Riding the circuit
Nothing more, until & unless the Wizards In Robes decide they want to follow the law & Constitution again.
- No budget
- No building
- No clerks
- No shadow docket
- Riding the circuit
Nothing more, until & unless the Wizards In Robes decide they want to follow the law & Constitution again.
Pretty sure that head of paramount skydance is yelling at the orange one: “what do I get for all of my bribes—I mean contrributions.”
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Pretty sure that head of paramount skydance is yelling at the orange one: “what do I get for all of my bribes—I mean contrributions.”
So how much of a bribe will Netflix have to pay to Trump to acquire Warner Brother's intellectual property?
December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
So how much of a bribe will Netflix have to pay to Trump to acquire Warner Brother's intellectual property?
The funniest thing about living in Taiwan is listening to the medical staff apologetically explaining the prices of polyp removal—if they found any. I could not pay attention because I was laughing so hard.
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The funniest thing about living in Taiwan is listening to the medical staff apologetically explaining the prices of polyp removal—if they found any. I could not pay attention because I was laughing so hard.
VIP physical at fancy English speaking hospital in Taipei: 592 USD. Includes colonoscopy.
December 5, 2025 at 1:13 AM
VIP physical at fancy English speaking hospital in Taipei: 592 USD. Includes colonoscopy.
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "taiwan" (92×)
2. "taipei" (46×)
3. "american" (24×)
4. "china" (23×)
5. "cannot" (21×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
1. "taiwan" (92×)
2. "taipei" (46×)
3. "american" (24×)
4. "china" (23×)
5. "cannot" (21×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "taiwan" (92×)
2. "taipei" (46×)
3. "american" (24×)
4. "china" (23×)
5. "cannot" (21×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
1. "taiwan" (92×)
2. "taipei" (46×)
3. "american" (24×)
4. "china" (23×)
5. "cannot" (21×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
When WAPO attempts to take credit for the inevitable downfall of Trump, @profanity.accountant will see a new daily record. From my account alone.
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
When WAPO attempts to take credit for the inevitable downfall of Trump, @profanity.accountant will see a new daily record. From my account alone.
Should not MAGA types be demanding that Thiel, etc lose their citizenship for their governmental roles in the Honduran crypto island?
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Should not MAGA types be demanding that Thiel, etc lose their citizenship for their governmental roles in the Honduran crypto island?
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If you live in Tennessee & are in US House District 7, don’t forget tomorrow is a Special Election. Need more info? Check out this helpful article by The Tennessean.
PLEASE VOTE if you can!
#tennessee
#nashville
#specialelection
#AftynBehn
#gerrymandering
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
PLEASE VOTE if you can!
#tennessee
#nashville
#specialelection
#AftynBehn
#gerrymandering
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
When is Tennessee's special election? Who's running, latest poll and where to vote
Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District special election will be held on Dec. 2. What to know about candidates Aftyn Behn, Matt Van Epps before heading to the polls.
www.tennessean.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
If you live in Tennessee & are in US House District 7, don’t forget tomorrow is a Special Election. Need more info? Check out this helpful article by The Tennessean.
PLEASE VOTE if you can!
#tennessee
#nashville
#specialelection
#AftynBehn
#gerrymandering
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
PLEASE VOTE if you can!
#tennessee
#nashville
#specialelection
#AftynBehn
#gerrymandering
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...
Hey @cnbc.com, how about asking someone who supports the proposed Swiss inheritance tax what is there opinion? How about asking the Socialists what they think?
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Hey @cnbc.com, how about asking someone who supports the proposed Swiss inheritance tax what is there opinion? How about asking the Socialists what they think?
Captain Obvious reporting for WAPO. We need another DJT quote about less Barbie’s….
November 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Captain Obvious reporting for WAPO. We need another DJT quote about less Barbie’s….
@profanity.accountant time to settle
November 30, 2025 at 3:12 AM
@profanity.accountant time to settle