Jeanne Reames
@mathetria.bsky.social
Mother, writer, history professor, Homer fangirl & Alexander the Great geek * ATG Court Prosopography * Writing academic monograph on Hephaistion & Krateros * Director, Ancient Mediterranean Studies Program at UNO * Author, Dancing with the Lion duology
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Jeanne Reames
@mathetria.bsky.social
· Nov 9
With several new followers: I have one foot in Classics/ancient history and another in the writing community. I teach Greek history at the Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha, answer "asks" on Tumblr as public history, and write history-inspired SFF and historical fiction. Not a prolific poster here, alas.
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ICYDK, publishing is in a decline. Many authors who have had dependable contracts in the past are now scrambling to make ends meet and seeing lower advances and fewer sales than ever. If you see lots of book publicity posts, it's because we're scared and trying to keep our jobs during The Horrors.
January 29, 2026 at 3:56 PM
ICYDK, publishing is in a decline. Many authors who have had dependable contracts in the past are now scrambling to make ends meet and seeing lower advances and fewer sales than ever. If you see lots of book publicity posts, it's because we're scared and trying to keep our jobs during The Horrors.
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Baby shampoo mixed with water recommended as optimal treatment for pepper spray by an ophthalmologist, which speaking as a maker of soap & “personal care products” makes total sense. Milk products not recommended primarily due to risk of infection. Plain water is fine & much better than nothing!
The guy who makes funny doctor videos (who actually is an ophthalmologist) just made a couple on pepper spray generally and with contacts. We live in weird times.
What To Do If You Get Pepper Sprayed
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Baby shampoo mixed with water recommended as optimal treatment for pepper spray by an ophthalmologist, which speaking as a maker of soap & “personal care products” makes total sense. Milk products not recommended primarily due to risk of infection. Plain water is fine & much better than nothing!
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Not a gift article, unfortunately.
Absolutely damning from @aaronschaffer.com, @willoremus.com, & @nitasha.bsky.social.
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
To get more data, Anthropic:
* "destructively scanned" millions of books
* downloaded the shadow library LibGen
* hailed another shadow library's arrival as "just in time!!!"
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Not a gift article, unfortunately.
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What could POSSIBLY go wrong???
The Trump admin “has overhauled a set of nuclear safety directives & shared them w/ the companies it is charged w/ regulating, without making the new rules available to the public… The sweeping changes were made to accelerate development of a new generation of nuclear reactor designs.” 1/28/26 …1/
The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules
The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:28 PM
What could POSSIBLY go wrong???
A video replying to a Tumblr question about Alexander the Great's personality. (Did he want/need to be loved?)
#Classicsbluesky #Alexanderthegreat
#Ancientbluesky #Blueskyancient
#Classicsbluesky #Alexanderthegreat
#Ancientbluesky #Blueskyancient
Did Alexander the Great Need to be Adored?
YouTube video by Let's Talk Alexander the Great & Ancient Macedonia
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 PM
A video replying to a Tumblr question about Alexander the Great's personality. (Did he want/need to be loved?)
#Classicsbluesky #Alexanderthegreat
#Ancientbluesky #Blueskyancient
#Classicsbluesky #Alexanderthegreat
#Ancientbluesky #Blueskyancient
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Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
🇺🇸
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Publishers have been milking public libraries for all they can, while painting them as thieves--meanwhile, amazon screwing publishers (and of course, small presses and indie authors) over for all they're worth, yet publishers just go along with Bezos.
Fucking baffling.
Fucking baffling.
Your Libby rental was free for you, but did you know it cost the D.C. Public Library $59.99?
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
Libraries can't afford e-books. D.C. lawmakers have a plan.
The demand and price for e-books is up — and it’s busting the D.C. Public Library budget.
51st.news
January 28, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Publishers have been milking public libraries for all they can, while painting them as thieves--meanwhile, amazon screwing publishers (and of course, small presses and indie authors) over for all they're worth, yet publishers just go along with Bezos.
Fucking baffling.
Fucking baffling.
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the people of Minnesota may not be out of the woods but they fucking won and no one can take that from them
January 26, 2026 at 10:24 PM
the people of Minnesota may not be out of the woods but they fucking won and no one can take that from them
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"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
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“I live on a rural island in Alaska, reachable only by plane or boat. In our little town, 50 to 100 people stand outside each week at our town's roundabout to protest and hold vigil and stand in solidarity with you. We hold signs supporting Minnesota and demanding ICE Out.”
Rachel, Alaska
Rachel, Alaska
i havent shut off the notification for this form and it has just been vibrating every minute in my hand.
just a steady beat.
just a steady beat.
Love Notes
docs.google.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 AM
“I live on a rural island in Alaska, reachable only by plane or boat. In our little town, 50 to 100 people stand outside each week at our town's roundabout to protest and hold vigil and stand in solidarity with you. We hold signs supporting Minnesota and demanding ICE Out.”
Rachel, Alaska
Rachel, Alaska
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For those who can, here are links to donate directly to local efforts on the ground resisting ICE's terrorizing of Minneapolis. Let me know what you donated to where, and I'll match it until I get a panicked call from my bank!
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree
Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors
linktr.ee
January 24, 2026 at 11:48 PM
For those who can, here are links to donate directly to local efforts on the ground resisting ICE's terrorizing of Minneapolis. Let me know what you donated to where, and I'll match it until I get a panicked call from my bank!
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
One of my characters adopts a tame pantry weasel, used to protect grain from mice. Another heals and befriends a fox, although the fox is not a pet even if they develop a friendly relationship. The fox will be released when healed (as the character understands wild animals are...wild).
#Critterary 24
The longfur monoceros, also known as an almiraj, is symbolic throughout the Pentagonal Dominion as a symbol of death and decay. They are the official animal of autumn. Whatever is pierced by their horn quickly rots and decays. Their horns are used in alchemy to make poisons
The longfur monoceros, also known as an almiraj, is symbolic throughout the Pentagonal Dominion as a symbol of death and decay. They are the official animal of autumn. Whatever is pierced by their horn quickly rots and decays. Their horns are used in alchemy to make poisons
January 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
One of my characters adopts a tame pantry weasel, used to protect grain from mice. Another heals and befriends a fox, although the fox is not a pet even if they develop a friendly relationship. The fox will be released when healed (as the character understands wild animals are...wild).
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Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
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Minnesota's decided to escalate from being generational legends to being historical icons.
Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
January 22, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Minnesota's decided to escalate from being generational legends to being historical icons.
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Basilica in Italy is First Confirmed Building by Vitruvius, the Father of Architecture. Experts Call It The "Discovery of the Century"
www.zmescience.com/science/arch...
www.zmescience.com/science/arch...
Basilica in Italy is First Confirmed Building by Vitruvius, the Father of Architecture. Experts Call It The "Discovery of the Century"
Archaeologists unearth the first physical evidence of a basilica designed by the legendary Roman architect Vitruvius.
www.zmescience.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Basilica in Italy is First Confirmed Building by Vitruvius, the Father of Architecture. Experts Call It The "Discovery of the Century"
www.zmescience.com/science/arch...
www.zmescience.com/science/arch...
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I got in late last night. First thing this morning, I saw cars following an ice vehicle down the street, honking at it.
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I got in late last night. First thing this morning, I saw cars following an ice vehicle down the street, honking at it.
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
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RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
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Trump is absolutely insane. He needs to be removed from office immediately.
Trump amplifies post that says NATO — not China or Russia — is part of the “real threat” to America.
January 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Trump is absolutely insane. He needs to be removed from office immediately.
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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Maybe we should stick to a message this simple.
January 19, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Maybe we should stick to a message this simple.
I second the plea for Kit, author of the Deverry series, among other wonderful novels. She is an Elder of the SFF community. We take care of our Elders.
Katherine Kerr is in danger of losing her home after fighting the us healthcare system
Please help if you can? (Sorry fb link, I have no other source)
www.facebook.com/share/p/1Kbi...
Please help if you can? (Sorry fb link, I have no other source)
www.facebook.com/share/p/1Kbi...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:43 PM
I second the plea for Kit, author of the Deverry series, among other wonderful novels. She is an Elder of the SFF community. We take care of our Elders.