Tom Elliott
@paregorios.bsky.social
Roman Historian and Human Digitalist. Works for NYU's https://isaw.nyu.edu, but lives near Huntsville, Alabama. Editor/PI of the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places (https://pleiades.stoa.org).
Primary social account: https://hcommons.social/@paregorios/
Primary social account: https://hcommons.social/@paregorios/
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Can anyone point me in the direction of an ancient source for Zeus’ marking of the centre of the Earth at Delphi with the two Eagles and the Omphalos stone? I can’t remember where it appears.
February 10, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Can anyone point me in the direction of an ancient source for Zeus’ marking of the centre of the Earth at Delphi with the two Eagles and the Omphalos stone? I can’t remember where it appears.
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Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
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Trump’s best friend Jeff Epstein was worried about Trump’s dementia way back in 2017. How bad do you think it is now?
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Trump’s best friend Jeff Epstein was worried about Trump’s dementia way back in 2017. How bad do you think it is now?
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
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It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
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Rep. Raskin: "Releasing the names of a lot of victims is either spectacular incompetence and sloppiness on [DOJ's] part or, as a lot of the survivors believe, a deliberate threat to other survivors who are thinking about coming forward."
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Rep. Raskin: "Releasing the names of a lot of victims is either spectacular incompetence and sloppiness on [DOJ's] part or, as a lot of the survivors believe, a deliberate threat to other survivors who are thinking about coming forward."
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NEW: The Republican National Committee (RNC) is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to dramatically restrict mail-in voting nationwide and asking the justices to rule that ballots arriving after Election Day — even if mailed on time under state law — should not be counted.
Republicans ask Supreme Court to block states from counting legally cast mail ballots
If the Court sides with the RNC, millions of voters who depend on mail-in voting could be disenfranchised.
www.democracydocket.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
NEW: The Republican National Committee (RNC) is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to dramatically restrict mail-in voting nationwide and asking the justices to rule that ballots arriving after Election Day — even if mailed on time under state law — should not be counted.
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I’ve been waiting to share until the ink was dry—but in <2 weeks I’ll be driving up to Iowa with our stalwart head of facilities to pick up 248† new metal & wood fonts for @skeuomorphpress.org — we’re buying the collection of a printer retiring at just 85 years old
†yes, you read that right—248
†yes, you read that right—248
February 9, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I’ve been waiting to share until the ink was dry—but in <2 weeks I’ll be driving up to Iowa with our stalwart head of facilities to pick up 248† new metal & wood fonts for @skeuomorphpress.org — we’re buying the collection of a printer retiring at just 85 years old
†yes, you read that right—248
†yes, you read that right—248
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Friday, February 13 from 11am-1pm we’re letting senator Britt know how we feel about ICE, the SAVE Act, the MEGA act, and so much more. Join us!
February 9, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Friday, February 13 from 11am-1pm we’re letting senator Britt know how we feel about ICE, the SAVE Act, the MEGA act, and so much more. Join us!
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Cool so that's half a billion dollars spent on acquiring warehouse concentration camps just in the last 30 days. More than double the annual budget of the National Endowment for the Humanities. About the same as the annual budget of the Peace Corps.
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Cool so that's half a billion dollars spent on acquiring warehouse concentration camps just in the last 30 days. More than double the annual budget of the National Endowment for the Humanities. About the same as the annual budget of the Peace Corps.
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Breaking MS NOW:
Some of the Epstein docs the DOJ invited members of Congress to view are STILL redacted, despite promises otherwise.
Raskin says DOJ's reading room has just four computers. It would take seven years to get through the files in the current conditions established by the DOJ.
Some of the Epstein docs the DOJ invited members of Congress to view are STILL redacted, despite promises otherwise.
Raskin says DOJ's reading room has just four computers. It would take seven years to get through the files in the current conditions established by the DOJ.
Lawmakers say some Epstein files remain redacted despite DOJ's pledge
Reps. Jamie Raskin and Jared Moskowitz told reporters key documents retained redactions despite the DOJ's pledge that members of Congress could view the full files.
www.ms.now
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Breaking MS NOW:
Some of the Epstein docs the DOJ invited members of Congress to view are STILL redacted, despite promises otherwise.
Raskin says DOJ's reading room has just four computers. It would take seven years to get through the files in the current conditions established by the DOJ.
Some of the Epstein docs the DOJ invited members of Congress to view are STILL redacted, despite promises otherwise.
Raskin says DOJ's reading room has just four computers. It would take seven years to get through the files in the current conditions established by the DOJ.
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“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration live updates: Lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files at Justice Department
Trump administration live updates: Congress members may begin viewing unredacted Epstein files at DOJ
www.nbcnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
“Raskin also said that he saw ‘references to 17-year-old girls, 16-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 11-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls, and I saw a reference today to a 9-year-old girl. So it is a really gruesome and grim story.’“ www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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In ICE detention camps, “disease and illness are rampant, mold grows on the walls, and detained individuals are denied sufficient food, clean drinking water, proper medical care, and disability accommodations”.
ICE is a scourge of humanity, and also of public health.
ICE is a scourge of humanity, and also of public health.
Immigrants at ICE’s Adelanto detention center denounce lack of medical care and “inhumane” conditions
A federal lawsuit by immigrants detained at the ICE facility alleges they’re treated like “dogs in cages” and denied food and water.
lapublicpress.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
In ICE detention camps, “disease and illness are rampant, mold grows on the walls, and detained individuals are denied sufficient food, clean drinking water, proper medical care, and disability accommodations”.
ICE is a scourge of humanity, and also of public health.
ICE is a scourge of humanity, and also of public health.
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NEW: Dr. Maya Angelou's estate has joined an ACLU of Utah lawsuit after 2 Utah school districts banned I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings under the state's "sensitive materials" law.
The government doesn't get to decide what we read.
The government doesn't get to decide what we read.
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
NEW: Dr. Maya Angelou's estate has joined an ACLU of Utah lawsuit after 2 Utah school districts banned I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings under the state's "sensitive materials" law.
The government doesn't get to decide what we read.
The government doesn't get to decide what we read.
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As a person who has, at times, expressed concern about the climate of free speech on campus in years past...
This is much worse. This is 1000% worse. Extremely worse.
No good, very bad, much worse. Obvious First Amendment violation worse.
This is much worse. This is 1000% worse. Extremely worse.
No good, very bad, much worse. Obvious First Amendment violation worse.
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 9, 2026 at 3:33 AM
As a person who has, at times, expressed concern about the climate of free speech on campus in years past...
This is much worse. This is 1000% worse. Extremely worse.
No good, very bad, much worse. Obvious First Amendment violation worse.
This is much worse. This is 1000% worse. Extremely worse.
No good, very bad, much worse. Obvious First Amendment violation worse.
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Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
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You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?
People
People
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?
People
People
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Sunoikisis Digital Classics: Working with Indigenous Heritage, Paula Granados García (British Museum), Nicole Iu (University of Ottawa), Paula Rauhala (RiddoDuottarMuseat). Thursday 26th February 2026. 16:00-17:30 GMT ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Sunoikisis Digital Classics: Working with Indigenous Heritage
ics.sas.ac.uk
February 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Sunoikisis Digital Classics: Working with Indigenous Heritage, Paula Granados García (British Museum), Nicole Iu (University of Ottawa), Paula Rauhala (RiddoDuottarMuseat). Thursday 26th February 2026. 16:00-17:30 GMT ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Excited to be giving a [virtual] talk at the Rutgers "A.I. and the study of antiquity" March 13. I'll mostly be talking about NLP for improving accessibility in ANS digital projects as well as some other computer vision projects for die linking and classification.
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Excited to be giving a [virtual] talk at the Rutgers "A.I. and the study of antiquity" March 13. I'll mostly be talking about NLP for improving accessibility in ANS digital projects as well as some other computer vision projects for die linking and classification.
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For the hive: anyone happen to know how to find a photo (if one exists) of IG II2 1099 (= ILS 7784 = CIL III 12283 etc etc)?
It's the letter of Plotina Augusta to Hadrian on the Epicureans.
It's the letter of Plotina Augusta to Hadrian on the Epicureans.
February 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
For the hive: anyone happen to know how to find a photo (if one exists) of IG II2 1099 (= ILS 7784 = CIL III 12283 etc etc)?
It's the letter of Plotina Augusta to Hadrian on the Epicureans.
It's the letter of Plotina Augusta to Hadrian on the Epicureans.
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Author of the "research" that was reportedly the basis of the Fulton County election raid:
"In 2004, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor voyeurism charge and was ordered by a jury to pay $3.25 million in damages after secretly filming guests in his home bathroom."
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
"In 2004, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor voyeurism charge and was ordered by a jury to pay $3.25 million in damages after secretly filming guests in his home bathroom."
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
Kevin Moncla has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud. While state election overseers have rejected his claims, his work may be fueling the fede...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Author of the "research" that was reportedly the basis of the Fulton County election raid:
"In 2004, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor voyeurism charge and was ordered by a jury to pay $3.25 million in damages after secretly filming guests in his home bathroom."
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
"In 2004, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor voyeurism charge and was ordered by a jury to pay $3.25 million in damages after secretly filming guests in his home bathroom."
www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
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Last Week in the #pleiadesgazetteer (2-9 February 2026): Over the past week the Pleiades editorial college published 6 new and 442 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Maxime Guénette, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling […]
[Original post on hcommons.social]
[Original post on hcommons.social]
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Last Week in the #pleiadesgazetteer (2-9 February 2026): Over the past week the Pleiades editorial college published 6 new and 442 updated place resources, reflecting the work of Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Maxime Guénette, Greta Hawes, Brady Kiesling […]
[Original post on hcommons.social]
[Original post on hcommons.social]
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February 9, 71 CE: A Roman military diploma notes: Liccaius, veteran of the Classis Misenensis (“Fleet of Misenum“) received citizenship, along w/ land, right to marriage, & citizenship for his children & wife.
5% of American troops are foreign born. They’re not guaranteed citizenship (RMD IV 204)
5% of American troops are foreign born. They’re not guaranteed citizenship (RMD IV 204)
![Roman military diploma from Slavonski Brod,ancient Roman town Marsunnia.Issued on February 9th, 71AD. [1080x723]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:byohyhodi6iknxngf3oypcge/bafkreibvwxxa4jezcgfnyti7sh75elegc7rfsllkm5pgls2h5rnsafw5pe@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
February 9, 71 CE: A Roman military diploma notes: Liccaius, veteran of the Classis Misenensis (“Fleet of Misenum“) received citizenship, along w/ land, right to marriage, & citizenship for his children & wife.
5% of American troops are foreign born. They’re not guaranteed citizenship (RMD IV 204)
5% of American troops are foreign born. They’re not guaranteed citizenship (RMD IV 204)
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Sunoikisis Digital Classics: Geographic Information Systems, with Cian Colgan (Furman), @geophilologist.bsky.social (Durham), Rebecca Seifried (U Mass Amherst). Thursday 12th Feb 2026, 16:00 – 17:30 GMT. ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Sunoikisis Digital Classics: Geographic Information Systems
ics.sas.ac.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Sunoikisis Digital Classics: Geographic Information Systems, with Cian Colgan (Furman), @geophilologist.bsky.social (Durham), Rebecca Seifried (U Mass Amherst). Thursday 12th Feb 2026, 16:00 – 17:30 GMT. ics.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...