David Rafferty
@davidrafferty.bsky.social
Roman historian in South Australia. Current project: “How Republics Die: Rome’s democratic breakdown in the 1st century BCE”. Husband and father. I’m the one who set cats and dogs against each other.
Whoever put this site (and event) together may have been well paid for it. But you can’t recover dignity you give away like that.
February 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Whoever put this site (and event) together may have been well paid for it. But you can’t recover dignity you give away like that.
Clearly, as a responsible consumer, I must throw out the 80%-full sauce and spice jars after every meal and then buy new ones.
February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Clearly, as a responsible consumer, I must throw out the 80%-full sauce and spice jars after every meal and then buy new ones.
Considering that ICE seems to be made up of the sort of man we call in Australia the “Family Court dad”, this would just be an extension of what they do for fun anyway.
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to wake up at 5 am and don 30 lbs of tactical gear you bought off amazon to sit in a chevy tahoe in the parking lot of the elementary school where you kidnapped a five year old kid to intimidate his teachers. good luck soldier
Columbia Heights (Liam's school district) cancelled school today because of a credible bomb threat at Liam's elementary and multiple ICE vehicles parking in the high school staff parking lot at 6:15am.
February 2, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Considering that ICE seems to be made up of the sort of man we call in Australia the “Family Court dad”, this would just be an extension of what they do for fun anyway.
Also: the stuff that matters will get decided in the Supreme Court.
“We think there was interference and irregularities in this area that voted 78% Democrat.”
6-3 chuck those votes.
Rinse and repeat.
“We think there was interference and irregularities in this area that voted 78% Democrat.”
6-3 chuck those votes.
Rinse and repeat.
February 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Also: the stuff that matters will get decided in the Supreme Court.
“We think there was interference and irregularities in this area that voted 78% Democrat.”
6-3 chuck those votes.
Rinse and repeat.
“We think there was interference and irregularities in this area that voted 78% Democrat.”
6-3 chuck those votes.
Rinse and repeat.
Finally someone is treating this problem with the gravity it deserves. I’d get up but I’m already in my pyjamas and it’s eleven o’clock at night.
February 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Finally someone is treating this problem with the gravity it deserves. I’d get up but I’m already in my pyjamas and it’s eleven o’clock at night.
A perfect resource for Social Network Analysis.
February 2, 2026 at 9:55 AM
A perfect resource for Social Network Analysis.
Do you keep a folder on your hard drive of proofs/published articles? If not, can you search your email for “proofs”?
February 2, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Do you keep a folder on your hard drive of proofs/published articles? If not, can you search your email for “proofs”?
Reposted by David Rafferty
As I'm always saying, people are hungry for good history! And AskHistorians is the community that offers you nothing but the best!
Please make it your new resolution to visit AskHistorians once a week, because we've never been this invested in overtaking another community.
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 PM
As I'm always saying, people are hungry for good history! And AskHistorians is the community that offers you nothing but the best!
Most of the world’s problems are because I don’t have enough chocolate.
February 2, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Most of the world’s problems are because I don’t have enough chocolate.
Any enemy vessel picking it up on sonar turns to stone and sinks. A canny move.
General Dynamics is progressing with the development of MEDUSA: An unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that is set to equip U.S. Navy submarines with a long-range offensive mine warfare capability 🇺🇸
By @aaronmatthewil.bsky.social
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
By @aaronmatthewil.bsky.social
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
General Dynamics Testing MEDUSA Submarine Launched Mine Warfare Drone - Naval News
General Dynamics is working on MEDUSA, a new unmanned underwater offensive mining system set to be deployed on American attack boats.
www.navalnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Any enemy vessel picking it up on sonar turns to stone and sinks. A canny move.
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This is art. Scroll through to the end.
For every retweet I will make Zuckerberg’s creep glasses 5% thicker
February 2, 2026 at 9:31 AM
This is art. Scroll through to the end.
“Mr President, did you shit your pants in the Oval Office.”
“No.”
“Sorry about that. I must have wrong information. Can you please clarify, then: where DID you shit your pants?”
“No.”
“Sorry about that. I must have wrong information. Can you please clarify, then: where DID you shit your pants?”
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 AM
“Mr President, did you shit your pants in the Oval Office.”
“No.”
“Sorry about that. I must have wrong information. Can you please clarify, then: where DID you shit your pants?”
“No.”
“Sorry about that. I must have wrong information. Can you please clarify, then: where DID you shit your pants?”
In February 2027 Trump will send ICE to terrorise Los Angeles because he’s mad “Melania” didn’t win an Oscar.
Most documentaries have a budget in the thousands, not $75 million with a $35 million in marketing. They don’t get free hype from a president, Fox & other media. They don’t open in 1400 theaters. Fox is comparing Melania’s putrid numbers with those and calling it a success.
February 1, 2026 at 7:22 PM
In February 2027 Trump will send ICE to terrorise Los Angeles because he’s mad “Melania” didn’t win an Oscar.
Wait, Croce? I’d love to read more on that - the little I’ve found (in a cursory search) is that the CCF would sometimes bring him into meetings with people like Aron. And he seems like the sort of thinker they’d like.
Sartre OTOH makes sense as an enemy, especially late Sartre.
Sartre OTOH makes sense as an enemy, especially late Sartre.
February 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Wait, Croce? I’d love to read more on that - the little I’ve found (in a cursory search) is that the CCF would sometimes bring him into meetings with people like Aron. And he seems like the sort of thinker they’d like.
Sartre OTOH makes sense as an enemy, especially late Sartre.
Sartre OTOH makes sense as an enemy, especially late Sartre.
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Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Thinking about whoever said that by accepting a meal from people and then arresting them ICE agents broke a cultural taboo that was invented by, like, the first humans to set up a tent
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I have used @raulpachecovega.bsky.social's to teach reading and literature reviews to easily 500+ students (mostly undergrads), and I regularly get feedback that they're among the most valuable lessons in my science and teaching writing classes.
Cannot recommend enough.
Cannot recommend enough.
This, kids, is why I do what I do: knowing that my blog and my work have helped graduate students, faculty and researchers worldwide.
The rest is just icing on the cake :)
The rest is just icing on the cake :)
On that note, I’d like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your blog advice helping me get through the difficulty of revising my first-year PhD report pre-pandemic and managing teaching and writing the past few years post-pandemic—I’ll finally be graduating this May!
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I have used @raulpachecovega.bsky.social's to teach reading and literature reviews to easily 500+ students (mostly undergrads), and I regularly get feedback that they're among the most valuable lessons in my science and teaching writing classes.
Cannot recommend enough.
Cannot recommend enough.
Caribbean islands would make great gulags. You just need to remove anti-malarials and read Papillon.
January 31, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Caribbean islands would make great gulags. You just need to remove anti-malarials and read Papillon.
But I like being able to coordinate pickup with my daughter after school (along the lines of “I’m parked here - come to the car” or “traffic is bad so I’ll pick you up at X”). Phone-in-locker allows that.
Also: she has email access during the day from her school laptop.
Also: she has email access during the day from her school laptop.
January 31, 2026 at 3:22 AM
But I like being able to coordinate pickup with my daughter after school (along the lines of “I’m parked here - come to the car” or “traffic is bad so I’ll pick you up at X”). Phone-in-locker allows that.
Also: she has email access during the day from her school laptop.
Also: she has email access during the day from her school laptop.
If anyone wants input from a place where this ban has happened (South Australia): there was ambivalence about it beforehand but, now it’s been in effect for over a year, there’s widespread support.
What matters though: students have to keep phones in their lockers all day. So they do have lockers.
What matters though: students have to keep phones in their lockers all day. So they do have lockers.
January 31, 2026 at 3:21 AM
If anyone wants input from a place where this ban has happened (South Australia): there was ambivalence about it beforehand but, now it’s been in effect for over a year, there’s widespread support.
What matters though: students have to keep phones in their lockers all day. So they do have lockers.
What matters though: students have to keep phones in their lockers all day. So they do have lockers.
*from his work email*
January 31, 2026 at 2:09 AM
*from his work email*
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🧵Spotted at a Kai* Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A cheerful man (30s?) resting on crutches, holds his arms out to an approaching group of people and roars: "Kia ora whānau!* So good to see you!"
He's asked what happened to his foot and looking abashed he laughs, saying: "My bike bit me eh." (1)
A cheerful man (30s?) resting on crutches, holds his arms out to an approaching group of people and roars: "Kia ora whānau!* So good to see you!"
He's asked what happened to his foot and looking abashed he laughs, saying: "My bike bit me eh." (1)
January 31, 2026 at 1:53 AM
🧵Spotted at a Kai* Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A cheerful man (30s?) resting on crutches, holds his arms out to an approaching group of people and roars: "Kia ora whānau!* So good to see you!"
He's asked what happened to his foot and looking abashed he laughs, saying: "My bike bit me eh." (1)
A cheerful man (30s?) resting on crutches, holds his arms out to an approaching group of people and roars: "Kia ora whānau!* So good to see you!"
He's asked what happened to his foot and looking abashed he laughs, saying: "My bike bit me eh." (1)
Why is this guy posting like a mirror-image of a groyper? We don’t actually want BlueSky to turn into Leftist 8chan.
January 31, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Why is this guy posting like a mirror-image of a groyper? We don’t actually want BlueSky to turn into Leftist 8chan.
I promise you: you THINK you know who this is about, and you’re right.
people don't know how to handle a mostly virtuous person who is also massively annoying
January 31, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I promise you: you THINK you know who this is about, and you’re right.