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Charles Mathewes
@ctmathewes.bsky.social
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I teach religion & ethics @ UVa
I'm mostly here to find books & articles I don't yet know about
Sometimes also interested in opinions, but not as often as many of you seem to believe

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Philosophy 35%
Political science 31%
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The Onion @theonion.com · 14h
Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15h
Trump's DOJ was monitoring all the movements of the Miami Herald reporter who was covering the Epstein case.

Reposted by Charles T. Mathewes

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Gurwinder @gurwinder.bsky.social · 19h
1. 1% rule: In online communities, around 1% of users produce almost all of the content. As such, what you see online is not representative of humanity, but merely of a loud, obsessive (and often narcissistic) minority. Social media is literally a freakshow.

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 22h
As I said elsewhere, this is the resentment of the Incel mind now transposed into the art world

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 1d
Incel theory translated into aesthetics

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 1d
He doesn't hate to say it so much he said it in April, too. www.liberalcurrents.com/trump-alarmi...
Trump ‘Alarmists’ Were Right. We Should Say So.
Commentators who got it wrong wouldn’t listen, won’t learn, and can’t lead.
www.liberalcurrents.com

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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 1d
Who stands in the desert all smashed and alone?
OZ-Y MAN-DIAS
Vast trunkless legs sunk in sands level and lone
OZ-Y MAN-DIAS
If King-of-Kings hubris be something you care
OZ-Y MAN-DIAS
Just look on his Works all ye Mighty: despair
OZ-Y MAN-DIAS

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 1d
People - After a Florida congresswoman shared a portrait of herself in a holiday greeting, social media users were quick to notice that a ring — which was allegedly paid for using funds stolen from relief funds — had been edited out. people.com/florida-politician...
Florida Lawmaker Edits Photo to Remove $100K Ring After Being Accused of Stealing Millions
Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick shared an official portrait of herself, with a $100,000 ring edited out. The politician allegedly purchased the jewelry piece using disaster-relief funds that a federal indictment claims she stole.
people.com

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Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 1d
part 2: "I don't think she's bound to follow the old norms when you're in an era of new norms," Ramadan said.

Reposted by Charles T. Mathewes

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Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 1d
Key quote part 1: "David Ramadan, a former Republican state delegate from Loudoun County and a member of the George Mason board, said Spanberger has the authority to ask all the board members at UVa and George Mason to submit their resignations or be fired."

Reposted by Jonathan M. Gilligan, Jason Williams, Charles T. Mathewes

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kren @kren.bsky.social · 2d
I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
BEST HAM in the airport sign @ BCN

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 2d
I would love to read a book about the struggles between Roosevelt's anti-imperialist energies (and those of his team) and Churchill's desire to save the Empire during & after WWII--I don't think I've found such a book but if anyone knows of one, pls post here!

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 3d
I think I got that in a T-shirt once

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 3d
Let’s circle back on this in the New Year

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 4d
JFC I mean it’s like he thinks he’s God’s vicar on earth or something

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 4d
@stephenmacedo.bsky.social would you reply to this? seems a fair concern

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 4d
Rule the (sound)waves, waive the rules
branchspell.bsky.social d. salas @branchspell.bsky.social · 4d
Mid century jazz soothes my nerves bc it reminds me of the rules based international order

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d. salas @branchspell.bsky.social · 4d
Mid century jazz soothes my nerves bc it reminds me of the rules based international order

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 5d
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVJz...
Darth Vader Yule Log Five Hours
YouTube video by BenjaminApple
www.youtube.com

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 5d
This person is obviously wrong, it is impossible to top the Darth Vader funeral pyre Yule Log video

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Lisa Weidenfeld @lisaweidenfeld.bsky.social · 5d
I watched a bunch of Yule log videos and I'm here to tell you L.L. Bean made the best one www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/23/a...
Streaming Yule log videos, reviewed - The Boston Globe
Dogs? Squirrels? These videos have something for everyone.
www.bostonglobe.com

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 5d
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6d
Mockler: Do you know who Paul Ingrassia is?

Jennings: Yeah

Mockler: Do you know what he has said?

Jennings: Yeah

Mockler: Has Trump fired him or is he still a part of the administration?

Jennings: I don’t know

Mockler: He's a part of the administration. And you know that—you're lying right now

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 6d
The way this administration has made so many people step out and dramatically befoul themselves in this way is something to behold

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 7d
You know the Wahoo is supposed to be a fish that can drink half its weight a day, so maybe there's a special Wahoo that drank all the oil for the lamps and that's the real miracle of Hanukkah, thanks TJ

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 7d
Asking someone if they're pro-Nazi is apparently a "purity test" acc to the VP
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7d
JD Vance: "When I say that I'm going to fight alongside of you, I mean all of you — each and every one. President Trump did not build the greatest coalition in politics by running his supporters through endless, self-defeating purity tests."

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7d
JD Vance: "When I say that I'm going to fight alongside of you, I mean all of you — each and every one. President Trump did not build the greatest coalition in politics by running his supporters through endless, self-defeating purity tests."

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 7d
yep, it takes a long time for grad students to realize that humanities academia is not all champagne, Learjets, and fast cars. We gotta do better at disillusioning them of that more quickly.

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Charles Mathewes @ctmathewes.bsky.social · 7d
Very interesting. I feel like Lionel Trilling, especially in “the liberal imagination”, would have a lot to say about this moment.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 7d
Sociology established 50+yrs ago that generalists outperform specialists in fast-changing economies. That goes for ppl as well as firms.

Rapid change means you have no way to know which skills will be most useful a few years hence: best to acquire a generalist skillset, as the liberal arts offers.
alerigolon.bsky.social Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 8d
Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
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