Dan Breen
@dgsbreen.bsky.social
Medieval and early modern literature and history, friends, family, "culture." Occasionally grumpy, but mostly nice.
I think you’ve just come up with a TED talk.
February 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I think you’ve just come up with a TED talk.
Shocked! I am shocked!
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Shocked! I am shocked!
This is one of the Yale-iest things ever to Yale.
January 30, 2026 at 1:40 AM
This is one of the Yale-iest things ever to Yale.
I wonder what accounts for the continued fascination with this line of thinking. A playwright seems like such an odd choice as the center of a weird conspiracy.
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I wonder what accounts for the continued fascination with this line of thinking. A playwright seems like such an odd choice as the center of a weird conspiracy.
CORRECTION: Murkowski and Tillis considering *muting* Noem on Twitter/X.
January 27, 2026 at 11:55 PM
CORRECTION: Murkowski and Tillis considering *muting* Noem on Twitter/X.
Breaking: Murkowski and Tillis reportedly considering blocking Noem on Twitter/X.
January 27, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Breaking: Murkowski and Tillis reportedly considering blocking Noem on Twitter/X.
Do you think there might be a sense that the possibility of pursuing civil litigation seems like too tame a remedy? EG, “Murderers should be in jail, not having their wages garnished”?
January 27, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Do you think there might be a sense that the possibility of pursuing civil litigation seems like too tame a remedy? EG, “Murderers should be in jail, not having their wages garnished”?
100% agree. Not grifters; we need to be done with grifters.
January 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
100% agree. Not grifters; we need to be done with grifters.
For the now flaming hot bread-and-milk resale market? CrustHub?
January 23, 2026 at 11:35 PM
For the now flaming hot bread-and-milk resale market? CrustHub?
Literally everyone in the room I’m in is shouting that same thing at the TV.
January 18, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Literally everyone in the room I’m in is shouting that same thing at the TV.
Wait, so you don’t have room for the chicken? Can I have it?
January 15, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Wait, so you don’t have room for the chicken? Can I have it?
So what you’re saying is that we’re on the cusp of some good poems about clouds and frost.
January 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
So what you’re saying is that we’re on the cusp of some good poems about clouds and frost.
“The Superstitious Ghost” could be the title of an old Woody Allen short story.
January 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM
“The Superstitious Ghost” could be the title of an old Woody Allen short story.
I sort of can’t believe *Red Skelton’s Favorite Ghost Stories* is a real book. But I also want very much to know what Red Skelton’s favorite ghost stories are.
January 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I sort of can’t believe *Red Skelton’s Favorite Ghost Stories* is a real book. But I also want very much to know what Red Skelton’s favorite ghost stories are.