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David M. Perry

@lollardfish.bsky.social

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Journalist & historian. Pub musician. Dad. Husband. Fishing obsessed. I also do dishes. Preorder: #Oathbreakers: https://tinyurl.com/oathbreakersHC. Subscribe to the Modern Medieval Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/ModernMedieval

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 9d

COVER REVEAL AND PREORDER: The Public Scholar - A Practical Handbook.

"Perry focuses on the practical details of how to approach public scholarship. How do you pitch a piece to an editor? When should you follow or ignore the rules of the genre? And what happens once your piece is out in the world?"

The Public Scholar

A Practical Handbook

www.press.jhu.edu

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Isi Baehr-Breen @isibb.bsky.social · 3h

Thinking about that time I got quoted in the National Review about Bari Weiss

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 3h

As a Minnesotan, I assure you the domestic lutefisk industry can make up the, um, demand …

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 3h

well that was a nice few minutes of enjoying a duck drinking a milkshake.*

*I'm sure it's all more complicated than this keep in mind I am a cartoon cat on a social media site

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Lyz @lyz.bsky.social · 3h

I wrote about the Elizabeth Holmes of the media lyz.substack.com/p/let-the-al...

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 3h

“We should replace Bad Bunny with Lee Greenwood” is an also a perfect summation of the “deal” they’ve offered universities.

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🎃 a frightful hoxgoblin 🎃 @kellenhoxworth.bsky.social · 3h

Higher Ed in 2025 is opening your mailbox to see that your institution has sent you:

1. A Center for Teaching and Learning call to integrate AI into your classroom; and

2. An Office of Academic Integrity email encouraging you to crack down on students who use AI to cheat.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3h

The media coverage does not reflect this AT ALL.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 3h

A majority of adults oppose Trump’s use of the National Guard in America cities www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-majority...

A majority of Americans oppose Trump sending the National Guard to Democratic-run cities

The president is defying the will of the people, federal judges, and the Constitution

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 12h

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 12h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 1d

Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History
Dublin City University - School of History & Geography #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...

Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at Dublin City University

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 4h

The widespread media decision to frame international affairs as "will Donnie get the prize he wants?" is pathetic.

He's not the protagonist of human events. And to the extent he's a significant character in world affairs, whether or not he gets a prize is one of the least important things about it.

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Alastor Stuart @alasdairstuart.bsky.social · 7h

Absolutely how you do it. No one wants to be a nazi bar.

Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 9h

We banned a guy on the Steam forums for repeatedly saying there were “too many women” in our game

So he flipped his positive review to negative

Still totally worth it

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 11h

Bluesky is an excellent place for finding new books to read. Starting this one right now. Instead of, you know, sleeping.

Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, I know that everything is terrible right now, but I also have to make money, so I'm going to tell you that A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe is on SUPER SALE this month! Just $1.99!

Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Ship-Edge-Un...

Bookshop (Buy indie!):
bookshop.org/p/books/a-bi...

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers Book 1)

A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society. They're all on a race against time to hunt down the greatest warship ever built. Some think the ship is lost forever, some t...

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 11h

Hey this is a good book!! I saw an early copy. Gonna write more once j see the final. Super neat idea and execution.

Arc Humanities Press @archumanities.bsky.social · 9d

Public Engagement in the European Middle Ages: Medieval Solutions for a Modern Crisis by Christopher D. Fletcher www.arc-humanities.org/978180270096...

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 14h

They should probably call the false start right?

David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 15h

Nah but I married a Vikings fan and I like her a lot.

David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 15h

Fun td play. New look to me from them.

David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 15h

I don’t think giving Hurts ten seconds to throw is wise tho

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 15h

Oh for sure. I’m basically a bills fan with mild local Vikings interest, so I don’t really care. Just enjoying the game.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 15h

I fundamentally don’t understand the eagles this year. Even when they look good they look bad, and now they just look bad.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 15h

This is unexpected football. Ummmm … what? Entertaining though.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 17h

It’s bizarre sometimes having an autistic kid with Down syndrome and how … different … my two parent communities are.

Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 18h

It honestly makes me feel insane, how not-reality-based it all is.

Having a kid with high support needs is hard in America! But the whole “this is worse than pediatric cancer and AIDS combined” thing is literally just the autism community. The Down syndrome community isn’t like this.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 17h

The young man comes home

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 17h

I am learning that the brothers osborne includes a (now) openly gay performer and one who revealed he has clinical depression and sought treatment. So I hope they haven’t done anything stupid since then as I’d like to be a fan.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 17h

Honestly if you're feeling sad go dig out videos of portland protesters doing the cha cha slide.

do they have rhythm? no

Could they find the beat even if it was handed to them? also no

It's still nice.

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