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Adam Bursi

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Editorial at Fortress Press. Research on relics/senses/material religion in late antiquity and early Islam. Wrote a book: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-traces-of-the-prophets.html We should improve society somewhat

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Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · Jun 3

Speaking of which:

We at Fortress Press are eager to read (with human eyes 👀) proposals including but not limited to:
late antique and medieval Christian history;
Jewish Studies;
Islamic Studies;
and Religious Studies broadly conceived.

Please reach out if you’re working on a project!

Kathryn @fivefteditrix.bsky.social · Jun 3

Really, seriously: Please do shop around for presses committed to using human hands in book and journal production (there are lots like MHRA still holding that necessary line). You're going to have a *much* better publishing experience that way.

Simon Davies @simonfd.bsky.social · Jun 3

Publish your monograph or scholarly edition or journal article with @themhra.bsky.social! Human copy-editors and typesetters only.

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 11h

the joy of tik tok

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 12h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 12h

Daydreaming about wet food

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 12h

People think the first thing Gutenberg printed was the Bible. This is false. The first things he printed were a political prophecy, propaganda about the Turks’ threat to Christendom, & a popular school text. If you want a parallel to AI, that’s it: making $ from conspiracies, racism, & school slop.

Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 22h

really nice piece on this btw from @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...

"The Printing Press Democratized Knowledge": When Slogans Masquerade as History — Sonja Drimmer

The phrase is said so frequently it seems, like the mechanism it celebrates, to mechanically replicate itself.  It's become a favorite catchphrase among tech boosters of any sort (see my post on...

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Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 20h

Isn’t she asking for a job description though?

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Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 20h

What does a “JD” mean in this context?

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Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible stuff

Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 1d

Oh definitely

Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 1d

I find this way of wording of all constituencies as “groups” to be really dehumanizing and sneaky in the way it collapses legal rights, for example, as just a desired policy of certain “groups”

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 1d

I think that Democrats winning more elections would be extremely beneficial on net for all the relevant groups, even if what it took to get there was some moderation on specific positions.

Justin T. Brown-Ramsey @brown-ramsey.bsky.social · 1d

You’ve been on every major platform imaginable saying in one way or another that the democrats can function by cleaving random marginal groups because doing so would be electorally advantageous. This is the right’s fault, but it is also YOUR fault for trying to get in on their game, too, *******!

Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 2d

He’s smart enough to create plausible deniability for blaming the craziest stuff on his underlings

Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 2d

youtu.be/nh6Hf5_ZYPI?...

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Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 3d

lol

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 3d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s video of the incident

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Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 3d

Entirely possible this is a factor in him seeming to be more friendly to Ukraine the last few months

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Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 3d

Seems quite journalistically improper

Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 3d

Surely 20% of a population is still a hugely “consequential” number? I’m kind of shocked by this

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 4d

What a lovely message from @bookshop.org. Glad to see them growing and growing. We CAN claim back what has been taken from us by these monstrous corporations, and it starts with things like this. Grab some books these next couple days!

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Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 3d

Begins Oct. 27 2025 [+ Part 2 Offered early January 2026]

Lydia Bremer-McCollum @lcbmphd.bsky.social · 3d

My course "Learning Coptic through the Gospel of Thomas" offers students affordable Coptic instruction from an expert.

Asynchronous or Synchronous (Mondays 9am Atlanta, GA time) + Lifetime access to course videos and instruction materials authored by me

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Learning Coptic Through the Gospel of Thomas (Level 1)

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Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 4d

What point are you trying to make here?

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East Bay Booksellers @ebbooksellers.bsky.social · 4d

This is of niche industry interest, but here goes:

The digital catalog platform most independent bookstores use to peruse and order new books for their stores (called Edelweiss) has jacked up their prices on publishers to catalog new titles 200-300%.

Why does this matter?

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Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 4d

Or NOT be used. Call it blackish mail

Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 6d

Seems like “rammed by 10 cars” would be pretty easily verifiable

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Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 7d

Mason kinda ate

Adam Bursi @adambursi.bsky.social · 7d

Hard to understand how a federal government letter to a public institution isn’t publicly accessible