@eeperry.bsky.social
Professor of Roman art & archeology, fan of ranked choice voting, Quaker, beekeeper, amateur baker, amateur photographer. No interest in supporting cowardice or greed; very interested in bravery and community spirit. No DMs unless I already know you.
I keep thinking about the Melian Dialogue, about the Athenians' stance just before they destroy the Melians: "The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." Thucydides is famous for not commenting on what he reports, but the fact remains that Athenians lost the Peloponnesian War.
January 21, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I keep thinking about the Melian Dialogue, about the Athenians' stance just before they destroy the Melians: "The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." Thucydides is famous for not commenting on what he reports, but the fact remains that Athenians lost the Peloponnesian War.
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
If red states think it's a good idea to cancel the midterms, I invite them to sit them out. The rest of us plan to vote.
January 20, 2026 at 11:38 AM
If red states think it's a good idea to cancel the midterms, I invite them to sit them out. The rest of us plan to vote.
Evidently, the MAGA censors who thought that promoting Greek and Roman culture was their best intellectual move have just discovered the Symposium. Wait until they find out about the Sacred Band.
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Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”
Today, Texas A&M resumes classes for the spring semester—but a number of canonized texts will not be welcomed back to school. The public research university has lately been caught in the crossf…
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January 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Evidently, the MAGA censors who thought that promoting Greek and Roman culture was their best intellectual move have just discovered the Symposium. Wait until they find out about the Sacred Band.
lithub.com/texas-am-is-...
lithub.com/texas-am-is-...
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Just a friendly reminder to surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, theatre, bakery, bookstore, and café.
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just a friendly reminder to surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, theatre, bakery, bookstore, and café.
I just used a clothing steamer to get a notoriously finicky cake to release from a notoriously finicky bundt pan and it worked! Wait 10 minutes after you remove the cake from the oven, flip the pan over your serving platter and steam away!
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I just used a clothing steamer to get a notoriously finicky cake to release from a notoriously finicky bundt pan and it worked! Wait 10 minutes after you remove the cake from the oven, flip the pan over your serving platter and steam away!
I wonder how Leavitt's nephew feels about having his mother taken away from him? I wonder how he'll feel about his aunt making excuses for the people who did it?
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ICE detains relative of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt
Leavitt has not yet publicly commented on her relative’s arrest, while other family members have launched a GoFundMe page
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November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I wonder how Leavitt's nephew feels about having his mother taken away from him? I wonder how he'll feel about his aunt making excuses for the people who did it?
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"It's not too late because too late is a fake idea." organizingmythoughts.org/we-have-to-m...
We Have to Move
"There are living, breathing people all around you who need your sense of decency to be made material. Don’t give up on them, or on you."
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November 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"It's not too late because too late is a fake idea." organizingmythoughts.org/we-have-to-m...
"...it's become standard to blame the excesses of the right on liberals, the left, feminists, Black Lives Matter, affirmative action, environmental protection, and BIPOC and LGBTQ people....the right is granted masculine prerogatives and the left feminine responsibilities for the right's behavior."
October 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
"...it's become standard to blame the excesses of the right on liberals, the left, feminists, Black Lives Matter, affirmative action, environmental protection, and BIPOC and LGBTQ people....the right is granted masculine prerogatives and the left feminine responsibilities for the right's behavior."
Maybe my favorite thing about this week in politics is that frogs went overnight from being symbols of the extreme right to being symbols of the patriotic defenders of democracy.
October 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Maybe my favorite thing about this week in politics is that frogs went overnight from being symbols of the extreme right to being symbols of the patriotic defenders of democracy.
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Any form of media that involves an angry man telling an audience what to be angry about for several hours a day is probably not good for the human brain
October 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Any form of media that involves an angry man telling an audience what to be angry about for several hours a day is probably not good for the human brain
I wonder what the people of Kyiv think of the phrase "war ravaged Portland"?
September 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I wonder what the people of Kyiv think of the phrase "war ravaged Portland"?
Greetings and best wishes to all of my fellow humans who weren't taken in the Rapture. We've got our work cut out for us: Let's get to it.
September 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Greetings and best wishes to all of my fellow humans who weren't taken in the Rapture. We've got our work cut out for us: Let's get to it.
One silver lining to all this (gestures around) is how easy it is to imagine a better world.
Maybe the FTC should be appointed by a panel of employee and consumer interest groups.
September 23, 2025 at 6:40 AM
One silver lining to all this (gestures around) is how easy it is to imagine a better world.
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a big reason the Disney thing is important is that in the most visible fight the administration has picked, a fight they celebrated winning, ended up as a loss. it's embarrassing and demoralizing. it also shows non-political folks that the pendulum can swing back.
that emboldens all of us to fight.
that emboldens all of us to fight.
September 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
a big reason the Disney thing is important is that in the most visible fight the administration has picked, a fight they celebrated winning, ended up as a loss. it's embarrassing and demoralizing. it also shows non-political folks that the pendulum can swing back.
that emboldens all of us to fight.
that emboldens all of us to fight.
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It’s not a crime to be in this country as an undocumented person. It’s a civil violation.
But you know what is a crime? Taking a bribe from undercover agents in exchange for the promise of government contracts WHEN YOU’RE THE FCKING BORDER CZAR.
But you know what is a crime? Taking a bribe from undercover agents in exchange for the promise of government contracts WHEN YOU’RE THE FCKING BORDER CZAR.
September 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
It’s not a crime to be in this country as an undocumented person. It’s a civil violation.
But you know what is a crime? Taking a bribe from undercover agents in exchange for the promise of government contracts WHEN YOU’RE THE FCKING BORDER CZAR.
But you know what is a crime? Taking a bribe from undercover agents in exchange for the promise of government contracts WHEN YOU’RE THE FCKING BORDER CZAR.
One cool thing about censorship is how often it boomerangs. If you wanted the maximum number of people watching Jimmy Kimmel's monolog, this was the way to achieve that.
September 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
One cool thing about censorship is how often it boomerangs. If you wanted the maximum number of people watching Jimmy Kimmel's monolog, this was the way to achieve that.
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I just spoke to NYC Comptroller Brad Lander as he left police custody following his arrest at immigration court. Here’s what he said:
September 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I just spoke to NYC Comptroller Brad Lander as he left police custody following his arrest at immigration court. Here’s what he said:
All the bad stuff is happening because our money and our attention are being leveraged against us. It's time to boycott.
September 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
All the bad stuff is happening because our money and our attention are being leveraged against us. It's time to boycott.
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Fantastic interview just released with Maria Ressa. A journalist who was arrested by Duterte - the Filipino dictator (who has since been overthrown).
She always gives hope. Her book is called "How To Stand Up To A Dictator."
She always gives hope. Her book is called "How To Stand Up To A Dictator."
Maria Ressa - Fighting Back Against Trump’s Authoritarian Algorithm With Truth | The Daily Show
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September 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Fantastic interview just released with Maria Ressa. A journalist who was arrested by Duterte - the Filipino dictator (who has since been overthrown).
She always gives hope. Her book is called "How To Stand Up To A Dictator."
She always gives hope. Her book is called "How To Stand Up To A Dictator."
The word Massachusetts has the most trouble pronouncing is....Massachusetts?
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Mapped: The Word Each State Has the Most Trouble Pronouncing
We all have that one word we’re not sure how to say.
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September 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The word Massachusetts has the most trouble pronouncing is....Massachusetts?
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