Jon Dell Isola
@medievaljon.bsky.social
PhD Medieval History. I work on early medieval politics and society. I think about the meaning and purpose of history a lot. I have a blog called Among the Ruins: among-the-ruins.ghost.io
Me when I'm forced to read about the Late Middle Ages
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Me when I'm forced to read about the Late Middle Ages
Often the craft takes the form of something edible, this year is a cupcake "turkey". So much fun
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Often the craft takes the form of something edible, this year is a cupcake "turkey". So much fun
OK saying AI "won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation" goes hard
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
OK saying AI "won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation" goes hard
When we used to have Thanksgiving at my house my aunt would come over to do a "craft" with my brother and I, to keep us out of my mom's hair as she did stuff for the holiday (we were too little). My brother and I still do it with my aunt every year, even at 31! It is one of my favorite traditions
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
When we used to have Thanksgiving at my house my aunt would come over to do a "craft" with my brother and I, to keep us out of my mom's hair as she did stuff for the holiday (we were too little). My brother and I still do it with my aunt every year, even at 31! It is one of my favorite traditions
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"only MDs are allowed to go by doctor" discourse is negatively polarizing me into being one of those "actually they STOLE the title from academics cranks"
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"only MDs are allowed to go by doctor" discourse is negatively polarizing me into being one of those "actually they STOLE the title from academics cranks"
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Save the date of the last GHIL lecture in our winter series given by Stefan Esders (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) on 'Ethnicity and Legal Pluralism in the Early Middle Ages':
📅 9 December 2025
📍Pushkin House, London
⏰ 5:30pm GMT
🔗 Sign up: www.ghil.ac.uk/event...
1/7
📅 9 December 2025
📍Pushkin House, London
⏰ 5:30pm GMT
🔗 Sign up: www.ghil.ac.uk/event...
1/7
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Save the date of the last GHIL lecture in our winter series given by Stefan Esders (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) on 'Ethnicity and Legal Pluralism in the Early Middle Ages':
📅 9 December 2025
📍Pushkin House, London
⏰ 5:30pm GMT
🔗 Sign up: www.ghil.ac.uk/event...
1/7
📅 9 December 2025
📍Pushkin House, London
⏰ 5:30pm GMT
🔗 Sign up: www.ghil.ac.uk/event...
1/7
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You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
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Emperor Heraclius trying to carry the True Cross to Jerusalem in pomp but being obstructed by an angel until he dismounted & removed his crown.
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15903; Perikopenbuch aus St. Erentrud in Salzburg; 12th c; Salzburg; p.178
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15903; Perikopenbuch aus St. Erentrud in Salzburg; 12th c; Salzburg; p.178
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Emperor Heraclius trying to carry the True Cross to Jerusalem in pomp but being obstructed by an angel until he dismounted & removed his crown.
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15903; Perikopenbuch aus St. Erentrud in Salzburg; 12th c; Salzburg; p.178
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, BSB Clm 15903; Perikopenbuch aus St. Erentrud in Salzburg; 12th c; Salzburg; p.178
I don't know what prompted this but its universally accurate
November 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I don't know what prompted this but its universally accurate
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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Bit of shameless self-promotion: you can get a fraction of this by subscribing to my newsletter and following me, I love chatting about stuff! I write about medieval history and politics mostly
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Bit of shameless self-promotion: you can get a fraction of this by subscribing to my newsletter and following me, I love chatting about stuff! I write about medieval history and politics mostly
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
Bit of shameless self-promotion: you can get a fraction of this by subscribing to my newsletter and following me, I love chatting about stuff! I write about medieval history and politics mostly
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Bit of shameless self-promotion: you can get a fraction of this by subscribing to my newsletter and following me, I love chatting about stuff! I write about medieval history and politics mostly
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
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Thinking a lot lately about the simple fact that college allows people to spend about 15 weeks immersed in a disciplinary conversation with an expert in that field. And what a special thing that is.
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thinking a lot lately about the simple fact that college allows people to spend about 15 weeks immersed in a disciplinary conversation with an expert in that field. And what a special thing that is.
Yes undoubtedly
I just noticed this and have to believe it is a deliberate design choice to encourage its use and retaliate against anyone who opts out.
November 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Yes undoubtedly
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Many congratulations to my colleague and very old friend Marios Costambeys and his entire team for winning one of these! Early medieval monasticism rulez 💪https://www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten-themen/info-wissenschaft/2025/ifw-25-96
UK-German Research Projects in the Arts and Humanities
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November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Many congratulations to my colleague and very old friend Marios Costambeys and his entire team for winning one of these! Early medieval monasticism rulez 💪https://www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten-themen/info-wissenschaft/2025/ifw-25-96
Dumbarton Oaks has a large collection of Byzantine coins if I remember correctly
Never thought about it before, but are there any large collections of medieval coins in the USA?
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dumbarton Oaks has a large collection of Byzantine coins if I remember correctly
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How did the built environment shape social contention in Late Antiquity?
Very pleased that this article, which has been in Early Access for just shy of a year, is now also out in print www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Very pleased that this article, which has been in Early Access for just shy of a year, is now also out in print www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Protest and Public Space in Fourth-Century Rome
Popular discontent in Late Antiquity has traditionally been interpreted as a sign of social disfunction and urban decline – a framework that has underestimated the political agency exercised by non...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
How did the built environment shape social contention in Late Antiquity?
Very pleased that this article, which has been in Early Access for just shy of a year, is now also out in print www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Very pleased that this article, which has been in Early Access for just shy of a year, is now also out in print www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Do it for me, get Dunks like a proper masshole
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Do it for me, get Dunks like a proper masshole
Did you all know that if you make bread at home it makes the whole house smell good? Revelatory stuff
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Did you all know that if you make bread at home it makes the whole house smell good? Revelatory stuff
Why yes I am being productive today, why do you ask?
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Why yes I am being productive today, why do you ask?
This sounds pretty cool actually, especially if it is affordable and helps bring more obscure movies into the light.
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This sounds pretty cool actually, especially if it is affordable and helps bring more obscure movies into the light.
"A prohibition like the Article II Emoluments Clause is nothing more than a parchment barrier — if no one acts on it, then it doesn’t really exist."
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"A prohibition like the Article II Emoluments Clause is nothing more than a parchment barrier — if no one acts on it, then it doesn’t really exist."
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Oh wow! This is what happens when you're photographing MSS & don't capture the text in the inner gutter. 1st, here's the photograph (made about 100 yrs ago) of the Codex Salernitanus, f. 82ra. Although that big tear of the page is obvious, the inner gutter hasn't been fully captured in the photo.
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Oh wow! This is what happens when you're photographing MSS & don't capture the text in the inner gutter. 1st, here's the photograph (made about 100 yrs ago) of the Codex Salernitanus, f. 82ra. Although that big tear of the page is obvious, the inner gutter hasn't been fully captured in the photo.