Gregory Stringer
@gregorystringer.bsky.social
Latin Teacher, historian, slow runner, hack drummer, amateur essayist, allstar Trekkie. 🖖 https://gregorypstringer.medium.com/fathers-and-sons-98e89b258a6d
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Νικώμεν! A more than a decade long ambition was achieved today as I ran in and completed THE Marathon (so-called Athens Authentic Marathon). It was my first (and probably only) - such a great, if quite challenging, experience! And Athens in November is perfect.
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Hey home adults,
If there’s a teacher in your students’ life who is making a positive impact on their learning, please send them an email, class dojo message, Remind, etc
It’s REALLY hard to keep going right now and a little kindness can go a long way.
If there’s a teacher in your students’ life who is making a positive impact on their learning, please send them an email, class dojo message, Remind, etc
It’s REALLY hard to keep going right now and a little kindness can go a long way.
January 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Hey home adults,
If there’s a teacher in your students’ life who is making a positive impact on their learning, please send them an email, class dojo message, Remind, etc
It’s REALLY hard to keep going right now and a little kindness can go a long way.
If there’s a teacher in your students’ life who is making a positive impact on their learning, please send them an email, class dojo message, Remind, etc
It’s REALLY hard to keep going right now and a little kindness can go a long way.
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Little peek at my latest Latin reader project 👀
January 13, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Little peek at my latest Latin reader project 👀
Jackie Chan’s Armor of God (aka Operation Condor) is especially notable for its historical accuracy. I’m really surprised I never learned about the Sword of God or King Arthur’s role in Crusades during my Master’s in Medieval History. 🤪 #Chanuary
January 13, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Jackie Chan’s Armor of God (aka Operation Condor) is especially notable for its historical accuracy. I’m really surprised I never learned about the Sword of God or King Arthur’s role in Crusades during my Master’s in Medieval History. 🤪 #Chanuary
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greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
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Publius Rutilius Lupus. Roman consul, jurist, orator, and historian. 158-78 B.C.
January 10, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Publius Rutilius Lupus. Roman consul, jurist, orator, and historian. 158-78 B.C.
BEARS!! 🐻 Amazing!
January 11, 2026 at 4:44 AM
BEARS!! 🐻 Amazing!
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Secretly taken photo of financier of this film published, identity not yet revealed:
January 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Secretly taken photo of financier of this film published, identity not yet revealed:
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This term I'm teaching with "Classics and Race: A Historical Reader" (2025), edited by Sarah Derbew, Daniel Orrells, and Phiroze Vasunia. An incredible achievement: global sources from 14th-20th translated, and given commentaries by expert scholars. And OPEN ACCESS! uclpress.co.uk/book/classic...
January 4, 2026 at 10:05 PM
This term I'm teaching with "Classics and Race: A Historical Reader" (2025), edited by Sarah Derbew, Daniel Orrells, and Phiroze Vasunia. An incredible achievement: global sources from 14th-20th translated, and given commentaries by expert scholars. And OPEN ACCESS! uclpress.co.uk/book/classic...
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
Dr. Bashir knows more about “AI” than the average bear.
January 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Dr. Bashir knows more about “AI” than the average bear.
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“Intelligent and beautiful and proud.”
@spottedgiraffe.bsky.social reflects on her life and how Nichelle Nichols has been an inspiration as we remember her on her birthday.
www.strangenewpod.com/blog/intelli...
@spottedgiraffe.bsky.social reflects on her life and how Nichelle Nichols has been an inspiration as we remember her on her birthday.
www.strangenewpod.com/blog/intelli...
Intelligent and Beautiful and Proud
Today has been a strange and heavy day, but as I reflect on my journey, I realize it was Nichelle Nichols’ birthday.
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December 29, 2024 at 1:43 AM
“Intelligent and beautiful and proud.”
@spottedgiraffe.bsky.social reflects on her life and how Nichelle Nichols has been an inspiration as we remember her on her birthday.
www.strangenewpod.com/blog/intelli...
@spottedgiraffe.bsky.social reflects on her life and how Nichelle Nichols has been an inspiration as we remember her on her birthday.
www.strangenewpod.com/blog/intelli...
These ornaments are pretty great! #RIPMichaelHutchence
December 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
These ornaments are pretty great! #RIPMichaelHutchence
By the prophets and in the name of the Emissary if they actually put the name USS Defiant anywhere near this colossal monument to stupidity… 🤬
December 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
By the prophets and in the name of the Emissary if they actually put the name USS Defiant anywhere near this colossal monument to stupidity… 🤬
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Sharyn Alfonsi is an award-winning journalist who has worked for 60 Minutes for 20 years. Before that she reported for ABC, CBS & local news outlets. If Alfonsi says her story was spiked by Bari Weiss political reasons, that’s exactly what happened. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Sharyn Alfonsi is an award-winning journalist who has worked for 60 Minutes for 20 years. Before that she reported for ABC, CBS & local news outlets. If Alfonsi says her story was spiked by Bari Weiss political reasons, that’s exactly what happened. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
A Latin joke in “Scrooged” (Bill Murray) …
December 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A Latin joke in “Scrooged” (Bill Murray) …
Plicare (“to fold”) and its compounds are some of the most common doublets and I teach my Latin students about them all the time!
Sometimes they use different meanings of the prefix reply (re = back), replicate (re = again) sometimes different objects imply (ideas) implicate (people). Fascinating!
Sometimes they use different meanings of the prefix reply (re = back), replicate (re = again) sometimes different objects imply (ideas) implicate (people). Fascinating!
The French word ‘employer’ (to emploi) has the same origin as ‘impliquer’ (to imply).
The former was inherited from Latin, while the latter was borrowed from it later.
They’re called doublets.
Stay tuned for doublets in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, Galician, Dutch and English.
The former was inherited from Latin, while the latter was borrowed from it later.
They’re called doublets.
Stay tuned for doublets in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, Galician, Dutch and English.
December 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Plicare (“to fold”) and its compounds are some of the most common doublets and I teach my Latin students about them all the time!
Sometimes they use different meanings of the prefix reply (re = back), replicate (re = again) sometimes different objects imply (ideas) implicate (people). Fascinating!
Sometimes they use different meanings of the prefix reply (re = back), replicate (re = again) sometimes different objects imply (ideas) implicate (people). Fascinating!
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This is the difference between someone with loud opinions and a large following versus a competent operator with expertise based on years of training and experience
Here’s hoping everyone else who denies the difference gets the same lesson.
Here’s hoping everyone else who denies the difference gets the same lesson.
December 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This is the difference between someone with loud opinions and a large following versus a competent operator with expertise based on years of training and experience
Here’s hoping everyone else who denies the difference gets the same lesson.
Here’s hoping everyone else who denies the difference gets the same lesson.
The intrusion of “AI” and its imaginary sources is extra maddening since we spent the whole 20th century improving the discipline of historiography. Prior to the 19th c plenty of poorly sourced “facts” got passed down but in the 20th we created a robust peer review system that largely prevented that
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The intrusion of “AI” and its imaginary sources is extra maddening since we spent the whole 20th century improving the discipline of historiography. Prior to the 19th c plenty of poorly sourced “facts” got passed down but in the 20th we created a robust peer review system that largely prevented that
You can just hear “The Remedy” by Puscifer twinkling in AJ’s head.
December 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
You can just hear “The Remedy” by Puscifer twinkling in AJ’s head.
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
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Winter Courses at LAC are officially open!!
We teach ancient languages the way humans learn: rich input, low stress, meaningful communication, and a community that cheers for you.
Whether new or returning, there's something for you!
Courses: habesnelac.com/courses ❄️
We teach ancient languages the way humans learn: rich input, low stress, meaningful communication, and a community that cheers for you.
Whether new or returning, there's something for you!
Courses: habesnelac.com/courses ❄️
a penguin is reading a book with the words knowledge is power written below it
ALT: a penguin is reading a book with the words knowledge is power written below it
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December 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Winter Courses at LAC are officially open!!
We teach ancient languages the way humans learn: rich input, low stress, meaningful communication, and a community that cheers for you.
Whether new or returning, there's something for you!
Courses: habesnelac.com/courses ❄️
We teach ancient languages the way humans learn: rich input, low stress, meaningful communication, and a community that cheers for you.
Whether new or returning, there's something for you!
Courses: habesnelac.com/courses ❄️
More Latin connections for nerds who like that kind of thing. 😜
connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ofd_A0...
connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ofd_A0...
Connections – Capitulum XXVIII - Puzzle 1
Create custom puzzles based on the game popularized by New York Times
connections.swellgarfo.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
More Latin connections for nerds who like that kind of thing. 😜
connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ofd_A0...
connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ofd_A0...
Here’s a connections for all the Orberg Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata fans out there! connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ofdb7G...
Connections – Capitulum XXVII - Connections 2
Create custom puzzles based on the game popularized by New York Times
connections.swellgarfo.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Here’s a connections for all the Orberg Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata fans out there! connections.swellgarfo.com/game/-Ofdb7G...