Michelle Karnes
@mkarnes.bsky.social
Medievalist and fan of cats.
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Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
February 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Yale prof David Gelernter defends his letter urging Epstein to hire "v small goodlooking blonde" student by saying that he was "keep[ing] the potential boss's habits in mind."
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
This creep shouldn't be allowed anywhere near students.
yaledailynews.com/articles/gel...
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DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
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My good friend Vinny and I I have created a new organization in our neighborhood called the Board of Intact Shop Windows. It’s comprised of principled people who care so much about intact shop windows that they’re willing to pay us $1000 a year to be a member. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
What to Know About Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
My good friend Vinny and I I have created a new organization in our neighborhood called the Board of Intact Shop Windows. It’s comprised of principled people who care so much about intact shop windows that they’re willing to pay us $1000 a year to be a member. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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Don’t know who made this but….😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
January 17, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Don’t know who made this but….😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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January 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Opinion | By Killing Renee Good, ICE Sent a Message to Us All
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Anyone would try to get away from a guy pointing a gun at their face.
It's so fucking convenient that they get to "fear for their lives" anytime they want to absolve themselves of anything and when we actually fear for our lives because of them and do anything a scared person would do it's justification for our death.
January 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Anyone would try to get away from a guy pointing a gun at their face.
"Let might help right and skill go before will and right before might."
From the rebel letters of 1381.
From the rebel letters of 1381.
January 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
"Let might help right and skill go before will and right before might."
From the rebel letters of 1381.
From the rebel letters of 1381.
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tfw you forgot to register the domain name, and someone else snatched it.
December 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
tfw you forgot to register the domain name, and someone else snatched it.
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
"Does he know that's not true" is a really good way to frame questions to Trumpistas.
KARL: The president claims that Thanksgiving costs are down 25%. Does he know that's not true?
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
November 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"Does he know that's not true" is a really good way to frame questions to Trumpistas.
Excellent tenure-track job in Old or Middle English lit at Case Western: apply.interfolio.com/175036
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October 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Excellent tenure-track job in Old or Middle English lit at Case Western: apply.interfolio.com/175036
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Wee Chaucer has been reading some exciting submissions on the culture and writing of late medieval Britain - and he's looking forward to seeing yours!* newchaucersociety.org/page/submiss...
*submissions are usu. 9-15K words and may analyze texts in any language of late medieval Britain
*submissions are usu. 9-15K words and may analyze texts in any language of late medieval Britain
October 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Wee Chaucer has been reading some exciting submissions on the culture and writing of late medieval Britain - and he's looking forward to seeing yours!* newchaucersociety.org/page/submiss...
*submissions are usu. 9-15K words and may analyze texts in any language of late medieval Britain
*submissions are usu. 9-15K words and may analyze texts in any language of late medieval Britain
Same with WSJ's many editorials about how universities should raise standards, lower grades, stomo on the snowflakes. They're certain that white boys will rise to the top in any meritocracy. If they don't, then the system isn't meritocratic, then DEI.
the usual story. rich guy wants to punish universities for not clamping down on pro-palestinian protests and for doing too much to recruit minorities. at base these guys want the top tier of american universities to become, once more, safe-spaces for their dunderheaded failsons
The Billionaire Behind Trump’s Deal for Universities
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Same with WSJ's many editorials about how universities should raise standards, lower grades, stomo on the snowflakes. They're certain that white boys will rise to the top in any meritocracy. If they don't, then the system isn't meritocratic, then DEI.
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This only happens to you once
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This only happens to you once
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just gonna have to keep saying, in company of so many others:
we are jewish faculty against the astroturf antisemitism persecution of jewish faculty by our own universities, by online hate groups, and by the regime
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
we are jewish faculty against the astroturf antisemitism persecution of jewish faculty by our own universities, by online hate groups, and by the regime
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Cornell Cut Classes by a Pro-Palestinian Professor After an Israeli Student’s Discrimination Complaint
Dr. Eric Cheyfitz, who has taught at Cornell for more than two decades, claims the university is attempting to silence him as part of a broader crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism.
www.thenation.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
just gonna have to keep saying, in company of so many others:
we are jewish faculty against the astroturf antisemitism persecution of jewish faculty by our own universities, by online hate groups, and by the regime
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
we are jewish faculty against the astroturf antisemitism persecution of jewish faculty by our own universities, by online hate groups, and by the regime
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Fab image for the new NYT editorial.
September 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Fab image for the new NYT editorial.
Who said it, Charlie Kirk or St. Paul: “the Haitians that are in Huntsville that are raping your women and hunting you down at night - it's only gonna get worse - unless Donald Trump wins
There will be hundreds of thousands of Haitians brought into Alabama and they will become your masters"
There will be hundreds of thousands of Haitians brought into Alabama and they will become your masters"
September 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Who said it, Charlie Kirk or St. Paul: “the Haitians that are in Huntsville that are raping your women and hunting you down at night - it's only gonna get worse - unless Donald Trump wins
There will be hundreds of thousands of Haitians brought into Alabama and they will become your masters"
There will be hundreds of thousands of Haitians brought into Alabama and they will become your masters"
Kirk argued for the supremacy of white men, so Kirk was a Viking, and a Viking hero. White nationalist medievalism, so nonsensical that even Indian men can participate.
Kash Patel: "To my friend Charlie Kirk. Rest now, brother. We have the watch. And I'll see you at Valhalla"
September 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Kirk argued for the supremacy of white men, so Kirk was a Viking, and a Viking hero. White nationalist medievalism, so nonsensical that even Indian men can participate.
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Kash Patel: "To my friend Charlie Kirk. Rest now, brother. We have the watch. And I'll see you at Valhalla"
September 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Kash Patel: "To my friend Charlie Kirk. Rest now, brother. We have the watch. And I'll see you at Valhalla"
I suspect that the court will rule more often against Trump when the cases actually reach them (not through the shadow docket), at which point they'll have given Trump years to do whatever illegal things he wants to do. Then they'll close the gate behind him.
the supreme court fucking sucks
September 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I suspect that the court will rule more often against Trump when the cases actually reach them (not through the shadow docket), at which point they'll have given Trump years to do whatever illegal things he wants to do. Then they'll close the gate behind him.