ClavdiaMinor
@clavdiaminor.bsky.social
Just another Ph.D teaching students how relevant the Roman Empire still is, often in Latin (history rhymes in awful ways). Pseudonym b/c I am contract faculty. Very glad to be (re)connecting with friends here!
Second (I think) Deathly Hallows movie when Hermione (Emma Watson) casts the obliviate spell on her parents and eliminates every memory they ever had of her. Watching her fade from the pictures on the mantle. Gets me as a Mom & in the gut in re the frightening fragility of loves, lives, & memories.
What movie scene will make you cry everytime you see it?
I'll go first.
Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
When Mr. Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) explains to Mahoney that he going to die.
I'll go first.
Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium.
When Mr. Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) explains to Mahoney that he going to die.
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Second (I think) Deathly Hallows movie when Hermione (Emma Watson) casts the obliviate spell on her parents and eliminates every memory they ever had of her. Watching her fade from the pictures on the mantle. Gets me as a Mom & in the gut in re the frightening fragility of loves, lives, & memories.
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i’m not sure how but this is real antipolygraph.org/blog/2025/10...
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
i’m not sure how but this is real antipolygraph.org/blog/2025/10...
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Are we still doing diner journalism? Because today at a greasy spoon in Stateline, Nevada, a 65 year old birder named Maryanne told me that she likes that “Mamdonnelly” fellow and thinks that Donald Trump is a pedophile.
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Are we still doing diner journalism? Because today at a greasy spoon in Stateline, Nevada, a 65 year old birder named Maryanne told me that she likes that “Mamdonnelly” fellow and thinks that Donald Trump is a pedophile.
Oh for fuck’s sake. [primal scream]
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Oh for fuck’s sake. [primal scream]
I keep thinking I’m seeing images of Bill Belichick when it is really Bolsonaro. even from different angles. Is it just a two pitiful old rich white dudes aging poorly or is there actually a physical resemblance? (There is actually a resemblance).
There was a time when the United States looked down its nose at the countries in South America for being lawless banana republics. Who's the banana republic now, bitches?
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I keep thinking I’m seeing images of Bill Belichick when it is really Bolsonaro. even from different angles. Is it just a two pitiful old rich white dudes aging poorly or is there actually a physical resemblance? (There is actually a resemblance).
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In 1996 Donald Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll
That same year Sen. Kelly entered astronaut training at NASA
In 2006, Ninni Laaksonen says Trump groped her backstage on David Letterman's show
Also in 2006, Sen. Kelly commanded the Discovery to a 13-day mission onboard the ISS
That same year Sen. Kelly entered astronaut training at NASA
In 2006, Ninni Laaksonen says Trump groped her backstage on David Letterman's show
Also in 2006, Sen. Kelly commanded the Discovery to a 13-day mission onboard the ISS
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
In 1996 Donald Trump sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll
That same year Sen. Kelly entered astronaut training at NASA
In 2006, Ninni Laaksonen says Trump groped her backstage on David Letterman's show
Also in 2006, Sen. Kelly commanded the Discovery to a 13-day mission onboard the ISS
That same year Sen. Kelly entered astronaut training at NASA
In 2006, Ninni Laaksonen says Trump groped her backstage on David Letterman's show
Also in 2006, Sen. Kelly commanded the Discovery to a 13-day mission onboard the ISS
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🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
The emails reveal the special training given to FBI personnel working on what it called the “Epstein Transparency Project.” In some instances they referred to it as the “Special Redaction Project.” The training entailed PowerPoint slide presentations and video instruction on how to review the files.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
BREAKING: new emails CONFIRM my reporting that there are TRAINING VIDEOS instructing FBI personnel on how to review the Epstein Files. Plus, a lot more…
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Can't build a brand with you talking in the background.
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Can't build a brand with you talking in the background.
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The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was arrested in Revere, MA by ICE for being a criminal illegal alien. She came to the US in a B2 tourist visa and was supposed to leave in 1999. It’s hard to believe that Karoline didn’t know. Rules for thee, but not for me.
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was arrested in Revere, MA by ICE for being a criminal illegal alien. She came to the US in a B2 tourist visa and was supposed to leave in 1999. It’s hard to believe that Karoline didn’t know. Rules for thee, but not for me.
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There have been many times when I wanted to use this message and didn't have it so perfectly presented. Now I do. Many of you will have uses for it as well. Thanks Kay Ensley Newman/Rachel Maddow fans/FB.
#ProudBlue
#ProudBlue
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
There have been many times when I wanted to use this message and didn't have it so perfectly presented. Now I do. Many of you will have uses for it as well. Thanks Kay Ensley Newman/Rachel Maddow fans/FB.
#ProudBlue
#ProudBlue
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If this is what it looks like, this is a live third amendment issue. The third amendment has always been my favorite amendment, but largely because it never came up.
Idk if I'm right. Here's what I think I'm seeing:
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
Police are using her lawn as a staging area. She wants them off. The say she's obstructing them and they'll arrest her. She keeps repeating that it's her property and she won't let them on it without a warrant.
They stay!
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
If this is what it looks like, this is a live third amendment issue. The third amendment has always been my favorite amendment, but largely because it never came up.
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This is some live-action Third Amendment arguing happening here. I wonder if "quartering" is expandable to include un-warranted seizure of her yard for police staging?
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is some live-action Third Amendment arguing happening here. I wonder if "quartering" is expandable to include un-warranted seizure of her yard for police staging?
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A popemobile once used by Pope Francis has been transformed into a mobile clinic for children in Gaza.
Outfitted with oxygen, vaccines, and medicine, the “Vehicle of Hope” delivers life-saving care — and the legacy of a pope who called Gaza’s parish priest almost every night before his death.
Outfitted with oxygen, vaccines, and medicine, the “Vehicle of Hope” delivers life-saving care — and the legacy of a pope who called Gaza’s parish priest almost every night before his death.
Pope Francis’s Popemobile Reborn as Gaza’s First Mobile Clinic for Kids
One of Pope Francis’s final wishes is hitting the road: a bulletproof popemobile reborn as a field clinic for Gaza’s war-scarred children. Blessed by Francis, it was delivered by Leo.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A popemobile once used by Pope Francis has been transformed into a mobile clinic for children in Gaza.
Outfitted with oxygen, vaccines, and medicine, the “Vehicle of Hope” delivers life-saving care — and the legacy of a pope who called Gaza’s parish priest almost every night before his death.
Outfitted with oxygen, vaccines, and medicine, the “Vehicle of Hope” delivers life-saving care — and the legacy of a pope who called Gaza’s parish priest almost every night before his death.
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(Editorial: My guess is that the "legal advice" given by Bove and Blanche went something like this: "What's he going to do, hold you in contempt?"
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
(Editorial: My guess is that the "legal advice" given by Bove and Blanche went something like this: "What's he going to do, hold you in contempt?"
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BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
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“AI is the average. It is the digestion and recapitulation of what has already been said. As such, it is exactly what the scholar (Emerson’s term for a seeker of truth) must avoid: pure opacity.”
Lovely writing by @calebcrain.bsky.social
Lovely writing by @calebcrain.bsky.social
What would Waldo do?
WWRWED?
The Emersonian question about AI
calebcrain.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“AI is the average. It is the digestion and recapitulation of what has already been said. As such, it is exactly what the scholar (Emerson’s term for a seeker of truth) must avoid: pure opacity.”
Lovely writing by @calebcrain.bsky.social
Lovely writing by @calebcrain.bsky.social
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Equivalent of killing the entire city of Arlington, Texas and somehow not the sort of thing Republicans break with him over.
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Equivalent of killing the entire city of Arlington, Texas and somehow not the sort of thing Republicans break with him over.
I’m not necessarily surprised by this, but I am astonished by how pervasive this is and how quickly it has become pervasive.
And now checking on my cookbooks and thinking about lists of trusted sources. If anyone has good ones, I’m happy to help share (lists & resources) & will pass on what I find👍🏽
And now checking on my cookbooks and thinking about lists of trusted sources. If anyone has good ones, I’m happy to help share (lists & resources) & will pass on what I find👍🏽
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I’m not necessarily surprised by this, but I am astonished by how pervasive this is and how quickly it has become pervasive.
And now checking on my cookbooks and thinking about lists of trusted sources. If anyone has good ones, I’m happy to help share (lists & resources) & will pass on what I find👍🏽
And now checking on my cookbooks and thinking about lists of trusted sources. If anyone has good ones, I’m happy to help share (lists & resources) & will pass on what I find👍🏽
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I’ve got a good eye for the angle so I’m sinking holes about every two feet and we’re about four metres from the house when the pipe disappears.
As a side note she was having a blast, Permitted Garden Digging is a special treat
As a side note she was having a blast, Permitted Garden Digging is a special treat
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I’ve got a good eye for the angle so I’m sinking holes about every two feet and we’re about four metres from the house when the pipe disappears.
As a side note she was having a blast, Permitted Garden Digging is a special treat
As a side note she was having a blast, Permitted Garden Digging is a special treat
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Diane Cook, the MAGA Republican Legislative Aide to NC MAGA Republican Sen. Norman Sanderson (who was just arrested last month for DUI) was arrested yesterday for trying to burn two people alive in their homes. More Christian Conservative "love" from MAGA. #ncpol #ncleg www.cbs17.com/news/local-n...
Aide to NC senator arrested on first-degree arson charge
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The legislative assistant to Republican Senator Norman Sanderson, Diane Cook, has been arrested and booked into the Wake County Detention Center. Cook is accused of “wi…
www.cbs17.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Diane Cook, the MAGA Republican Legislative Aide to NC MAGA Republican Sen. Norman Sanderson (who was just arrested last month for DUI) was arrested yesterday for trying to burn two people alive in their homes. More Christian Conservative "love" from MAGA. #ncpol #ncleg www.cbs17.com/news/local-n...
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The Fed can lower interest rates — but can they lower the mortgage application REJECTION rate?
(via Ben Emons)
(via Ben Emons)
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Fed can lower interest rates — but can they lower the mortgage application REJECTION rate?
(via Ben Emons)
(via Ben Emons)
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Oregon is suing the Trump administration for relocating, without notice, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter that has saved lives in dangerous waters near Newport. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Oregon is suing the Trump administration for relocating, without notice, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter that has saved lives in dangerous waters near Newport. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...