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Richmond Eustis

@reustis.bsky.social

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Reclusive Swamp Druid. Associate professor, Nicholls State: World Lit, Wilderness, and other "Waste" lands. Senior field & Wilderness Medicine instructor at NOLS. Wilderness EMT. Oud, bees. Fulbright Jordan 2015-17. South Louisiana Sacrifice Zone

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · Nov 9

Obligatory pinned skeet. Behind the scenes with my oud at last year's Arabic Music Retreat.

Point of view shot holding an oud in front of a music stand, with sheet music for a sama'i in maqam hijaz kar kurd.

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Goblin Gower, PhD (the Ph is for Phantasm) @medievaliste.bsky.social · 14h

“You can only teach/research the way I want you to” is bad whether it’s coming from right, left, center, your students, or your department chair.

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John @johnlk.bsky.social · 17h

This is the fucking Prussian constitutional crisis. If you let them fund the military without Congressional authorization you've just given up on constitutional government. Congress is a dead letter.

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 14h

They clearly feel that this is going well for them.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14h

The House speaker is blaming the Republican-led government shutdown on Americans protesting Donald Trump. trib.al/4WAiNbs

Make that make sense.

Mike Johnson Blames Shutdown on “No Kings” Protest in Absurd Rant

The House speaker is blaming the Republican-led government shutdown on Americans protesting Donald Trump. Make that make sense.

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 15h

I wanted to believe it would be different.
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'Israel' kills 35 in Gaza despite ceasefire agreement

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 15h

its like eating styrofoam.

Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 19h

LLM extruded essays are like being cornered by the most boring person at a party while they monotone monologue small talk at you, convinced that they’re pronouncing something profound.

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 15h

I can't wait for the AI bubble. I'm going to have a nice whiskey.

Furthermore: Butlerian Jihad Now.

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 16h

I think it might have something to do with all the super keener investors in the early days saying things like "Have fun being poor!" when I said it sounded like an especially stupid scam to me.

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 16h

Full disclosure: (LSU and UGA fan. Because of background and school.)

Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 16h

I will be amused if Washington State manages to take out Ole Miss today. All the SEC! chest pounding bullshit annoys me, and I don't understand the people who get excited cheering for a conference.

Like, the SEC comprises most of the teams I fucking despise.

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 16h

I'll admit, I haven't tried very hard. But I find it really difficult to muster any empathy, or even a vague sense of alarm, when crypto markets tank and crypto investors lose a bunch of money. Like, I'd say something like "bummer," but I wouldn't even mean that.

Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 19h

1.6 million crypto traders had their positions liquidated after Trump announced 100% tariffs on China. There were $16.6B in losses from liquidated long positions which is 10x the amount from COVID and FTX related crashes.

I’m surprised Trump Always Chickens Out didn’t apply this time, instead panic

Crypto bloodbath sees $19B in leveraged positions erased

Over $19B in leveraged positions liquidation hit crypto markets, affecting 1.6 million traders as Bitcoin and Ethereum saw sharp declines.

cryptobriefing.com

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 16h

That is the absolute right experience!

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 16h

I think the most frustrating thing about all of this is that they said they were going to do it before they did it and that didn't matter at all.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 17h

Just today, here's a story from the @chicago.suntimes.com -- not only are ICE/feds masking themselves constantly (and some local cops too, I've seen it), now they're driving around without license plates. More "laws for thee, whatever I wanna do for me" in action chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Thomas Harvey @tbh1910.bsky.social · 17h

Liberals never learn: when fascists attack the left, don't join them.

Trump sends the feds after protesters.

Democrats send state and city cops, while prosecutors seek max jail time.

This is history on repeat: You can't fight fascism with fascism lite.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Boston Prosecutors Invoke Law Used Against Anarchists to Charge Protesters

www.nytimes.com

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 17h

When I read all the advice urging me to cultivate inner peace and self-care in times like this:

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Beavis and Butthead - Rooted in the Tao

YouTube video by JoeyPastaTube

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 20h

My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.

Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books

A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.

www.pilsencommunitybooks.com

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

It simply should not be possible for the president to repeatedly claim that a major city is burning without a wall of live standups happening in that city clearly demonstrating that it is not

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

American broadcast journalism has utterly failed and is a dead industry, there's nothing left worth saving

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 1d

Bluesky will be more fun when there are more sports fans sports posting through sports. That is what is fun.

Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 1d

The sheer joy of sports BlueSky right now is making me smile. This is what social media is supposed to be.

Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 1d

I also acknowledge that this is a very Baseball Fan thing to have written.

Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 1d

There are four MLB teams I like. And one I wish well and have some affection for. In order:

1. Red Sox. Easily. Since forever. Can't change.
2. Mariners/Braves (tie) Because of Junior and TBS in my youth
3. Detroit. Because Detroit.

Affection? White Sox: my father's favorite.

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 1d

Hell yeah. Go Mariners. What a game.

Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 1d

Notice to both bullpens: I have like a 45 mph kind-of slider. Just saying. For when you're both out of pitchers.

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 1d

At this rate, so will we all!

Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 1d

Notice to both bullpens: I have like a 45 mph kind-of slider. Just saying. For when you're both out of pitchers.

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Richmond Eustis @reustis.bsky.social · 1d

Fourteen. Innings.