Gregory Hays
@aristofontes.bsky.social
Teacher, Latinist. Neither the son of true believers nor of good reputation. Once translated Marcus Aurelius, but I don't speak for him. (Neither of us speaks for UVA.) Minor outlying island. Can serve briefly as a boat. He/him.
I'm sorry, you can have "TRUMP" or you can have the rest of the words in this sentence, but not both.
WHITE HOUSE: TRUMP IS NOT CONSIDERING A DIRECT TWO-YEAR SUBSIDY EXTENSION AND WILL SOON MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HEALTHCARE POLICY IMPROVEMENTS
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm sorry, you can have "TRUMP" or you can have the rest of the words in this sentence, but not both.
Reposted by Gregory Hays
"The White House isn't sure whether Trump actually had a phone call or just imagined it" is where we are on the dementia scale now.
An amazing new Trump controversy, Part II of II:
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Bolsonaro White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
Did the Republican president talk to Bolsonaro as the Brazilian plotted to escape? Trump said yes, but the White House isn’t so sure.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"The White House isn't sure whether Trump actually had a phone call or just imagined it" is where we are on the dementia scale now.
Reposted by Gregory Hays
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support the authors and our local literary community this fall. Pictured here, our last two author events of the year: Hannah Rosenberg's event for Same, and Inger N.I. Kuin's event in conversation with @aristofontes.bsky.social for Diogenes.
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to support the authors and our local literary community this fall. Pictured here, our last two author events of the year: Hannah Rosenberg's event for Same, and Inger N.I. Kuin's event in conversation with @aristofontes.bsky.social for Diogenes.
SELL SELL SELL
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
SELL SELL SELL
St. Louis
if there were an american avignon papacy which city would be avignon?
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
St. Louis
I think the key sentence here is "I'm not involved in the conversation." Bessent knows what deep shit they've gotten themselves into and he wants to be far away from it.
Bessent on CNBC re: White House health care plans: "I'm not involved in the conversation. I know President Trump wants working Americans to keep more of their money, cut out the insurance companies, and we'll see. He's the president of solutions, and I'm sure that we will have a solution to this."
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I think the key sentence here is "I'm not involved in the conversation." Bessent knows what deep shit they've gotten themselves into and he wants to be far away from it.
Reposted by Gregory Hays
Well well well, if it isn't
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Well well well, if it isn't
I was going to say isn't a sacrifice supposed to be something of value, but in fact the Greeks routinely offered the gods a pile of bones and inedible gristle covered with animal hide, so James would be perfect.
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I was going to say isn't a sacrifice supposed to be something of value, but in fact the Greeks routinely offered the gods a pile of bones and inedible gristle covered with animal hide, so James would be perfect.
"These aren't the sort of people we're supposed to be arresting" ifyouknowwhatimean
“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"These aren't the sort of people we're supposed to be arresting" ifyouknowwhatimean
She's a 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 but she has some unacceptable opinions about Scaliger
1 2 3 all over the face. This numbered face is part of an #earlymodern book about physiognomy, the art of face reading, and chiromancy, the art of fortune-telling by looking at your hand. The numbers described the person's character, personality or body functions from their outer appearance.
1/2
1/2
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
She's a 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 but she has some unacceptable opinions about Scaliger
Petition to replace Pete Hegseth with Pete from 'Ghosts'
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Petition to replace Pete Hegseth with Pete from 'Ghosts'
Board of Smol Bean Birthday Boys
“We are volunteers, you shouldn’t expect much from us, and I’m not providing any new information” isn’t exactly a strong defense of the BOV by one of its own
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
Doug Wetmore: The straight facts about UVa from a board member
Although members of UVa's board are appointed by politicians, my experience is that we are for the most part not ideological.
dailyprogress.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Board of Smol Bean Birthday Boys
UTAH SOBY
I’m very sorry to announce this to the rest of the country & the world, but a transitional logo has been chosen for the 2034 Salt Lake City Olympics & this is it. Why does it say Utah? We don’t know. Why is the font illegible? Yet another mystery. Did they go ugly on purpose? Again, no idea.
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 AM
UTAH SOBY
Okay, guess the actual attendance in my classes tomorrow:
Roman Movies (29 enrolled):
Medieval Latin (14 enrolled):
Prizes for closest to total and closest for each class.
Roman Movies (29 enrolled):
Medieval Latin (14 enrolled):
Prizes for closest to total and closest for each class.
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Okay, guess the actual attendance in my classes tomorrow:
Roman Movies (29 enrolled):
Medieval Latin (14 enrolled):
Prizes for closest to total and closest for each class.
Roman Movies (29 enrolled):
Medieval Latin (14 enrolled):
Prizes for closest to total and closest for each class.
Wow, rough week for 81-year-olds
Convicted drug dealer Tony Felloni dies aged 81
One of the country's most notorious drug dealers, 81-year-old Tony Felloni, has died at his home in Dublin 8.
www.rte.ie
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Wow, rough week for 81-year-olds
big talk from Rep. Anonymous here
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
big talk from Rep. Anonymous here
blue passports tho
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
blue passports tho
🎬 Recent viewing: Post-WWI ghost story reminiscent of The Others and The Sixth Sense. Pretty good overall but doesn't quite stick the landing.
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎬 Recent viewing: Post-WWI ghost story reminiscent of The Others and The Sixth Sense. Pretty good overall but doesn't quite stick the landing.
Disappointed to see that RFK Jr. is only 71.
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Disappointed to see that RFK Jr. is only 71.
Christmas is coming!
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Christmas is coming!
"what is a venezuela" rises to second position in Google searches, right behind "what is felching"
If we went to war with Venezuela tomorrow, I'm sure that at least half the country would be completely, totally surprised.
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"what is a venezuela" rises to second position in Google searches, right behind "what is felching"
Whisper, immortal muse, of the insanity of the great. – Lichtenberg (L 13)
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Whisper, immortal muse, of the insanity of the great. – Lichtenberg (L 13)
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DOGE was not a failure. Its purpose was to use the completely fabricated claim of “efficiency” to irreparably annihilate vast amounts of federal government infrastructure, which it did instantly, violently, and in ways we will not see the full repair of in our lifetimes.
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
DOGE was not a failure. Its purpose was to use the completely fabricated claim of “efficiency” to irreparably annihilate vast amounts of federal government infrastructure, which it did instantly, violently, and in ways we will not see the full repair of in our lifetimes.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
GONNA SHOOT YOU RIGHT DOWN
RIGHT OFFA YOUR FEET
TAKE YOU HOME WITH ME
PUT YOU IN MY HOUSE
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
GONNA SHOOT YOU RIGHT DOWN
RIGHT OFFA YOUR FEET
TAKE YOU HOME WITH ME
PUT YOU IN MY HOUSE
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
GONNA SHOOT YOU RIGHT DOWN
RIGHT OFFA YOUR FEET
TAKE YOU HOME WITH ME
PUT YOU IN MY HOUSE
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
GONNA SHOOT YOU RIGHT DOWN
RIGHT OFFA YOUR FEET
TAKE YOU HOME WITH ME
PUT YOU IN MY HOUSE
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
Okay, but what does Steve Bessent say
So, to recap, Ukraine and Europe understand that America has effectively endorsed a 28-point plan to force Kyiv to capitulate, set a Thursday deadline to accept it, and threatened to cut off all aid.
Now Marco Rubio says it's all wrong, that's not the plan, there's no deadline and no threat.
Now Marco Rubio says it's all wrong, that's not the plan, there's no deadline and no threat.
November 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Okay, but what does Steve Bessent say