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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 13h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Katie Robinson @nclgmagistrainotio.bsky.social · 6d

Oct 18 Virtual w 4 top speakers! Rome, Greece, India, Han, Tang, Qin: This is ancient studies as it should be -not siloed, but cross-cultural & comparative. Ancient cultures/empires did not exist in a vacuum & trade crossed vast distances once thought impossible. Come, listen, discuss! ccasouth.org

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Katie Robinson @nclgmagistrainotio.bsky.social · 16h

4 Blockbuster speakers on topics bringing connections in ancient cultures into focus in the way Classics should be studied! Qin, Tang, Han, India, Greece, & Rome! Students welcome also!
ccasouth.org has all details, abstracts, bios. Check it out! Thx,
@ancientlyric.bsky.social for leading this!

CCA South - Fall 2025 Program

JOIN US ! OCTOBER 18, 2025 9:30 am - 1:00 pm CCA South Virtual Conference University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Classics and the California Classical Association - South are pro...

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 11h

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

Are we great yet?

Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor and expert on anti-fascist groups, is fleeing to Spain with his family due to death threats that stem from a campaign by Turning Point USA and other conservative groups to get him fired, falsely labeling him as an antifa member.

Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats

An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

What will it take for regular people to understand that if they refuse to stand up against fascism they will not be spared? Fascism is a serial killer with no restrictions on who it targets.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

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Kayko Driedger Hesslein @crtcltheology.bsky.social · 2d

In addition to being a good undergrad text, I would add that it is a fantastic text for pastors to update their seminary education. So much has changed in the development of the early church in the last few years. Pastors will want to catch up.

Ellen Muehlberger @emuehlbe.bsky.social · 2d

My review of Paula Fredriksen's Ancient Christianities is up at BMCR:

Ancient Christianities: the first five hundred years – Bryn Mawr Classical Review share.google/agnGwlBZmvkJ...

Ancient Christianities: the first five hundred years – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Arum Park @profarumpark.bsky.social · 3d

Hugs, Sarah. Loss is always so shocking and hard to deal with.

Arum Park @profarumpark.bsky.social · 3d

Oh that’s really sad.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5d

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

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Dr. Jey McCreight 🧬🏳️‍⚧️ @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 7d

Oh gee what an inconvenience to not be able to use a bathroom

What could that possibly feel like

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7d

Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 8d

BREAKING: A federal judge kept a New Hampshire law blocked that banned diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in K-12 public schools and universities.

Students have the right to an inclusive education — and we'll keep fighting this discriminatory law until it's stopped for good.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 8d

This is an accurate, informative headline, unlike the ones atop some of the other news stories on this topic. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republican Arizona lawmaker makes post calling for execution of Democratic congresswoman

John Gillette on X called for ‘people like’ Pramila Jayapal to be ‘hanged’ in response to her video on anti-Trump protests

www.theguardian.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 15d

A dark day for the rule of law in America. We fought a revolution to not be subject to the arbitrary powers of a tyrant.

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 15d

ABC News says James Comey has been indicted in a transparently political case, shortly after other prosecutors who couldn’t justify a charge against him were fired by President Trump. abcnews.go.com/US/former-fb...

Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.

abcnews.go.com

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16d

This seems to be their angle. If there’s a shutdown they won’t furlough employees they’ll fire them permanently. The fact that this is illegal kind of isn’t the point these days. I don’t see why this is much of a threat. They don’t have to do this. It’s a choice. They run the govt. when things …

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16d

Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets.

• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 16d

They've lost the 9yos

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My 9 year old and his classmates have started using “that’s AI” to mean “I don’t believe you.”

Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner

Kiddo: that’s AI
Sep 24, 2025, 07:36 AM

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Arum Park @profarumpark.bsky.social · 16d

This is hilarious.

Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 16d

They've lost the 9yos

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 16d

The propaganda is just off the charts.

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 16d

Quite the Orwellian contradiction in this DHS statement: "Three detainees were shot. Two are deceased, and the other is in critical condition."

Two sentences later: "This was an attack on ICE law enforcement."

DHS Issues Statement on Targeted Attack on Dallas ICE Facility | Homeland Security

This morning, a sniper opened fire from a nearby rooftop on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Dallas field office. The shooter fired indiscriminately at the ICE building, including at a...

www.dhs.gov

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 17d

And many of those professors are women, folks of color, and people who study marginalized groups. This is not about controversial views. This is about fundamentally de-liberalizing higher education at a structural level.

Laura Sell @laurasell.bsky.social · 21d

"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream

The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.

www.insidehighered.com

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petey @peteypayless.bsky.social · 17d

the US if Tylenol actually caused autism

A map titled United States High Speed Rail System showing a theoretical high speed rail system in the United States. Some lines also connect north to Vancouver or the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, or south to Tijuana or Monterrey. The map is credited to First Cultural Industries AKA Alfred Twu, dated from February 2013, and is downloadable at www.californiarailmap.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18d

Any funding deal that continues GOP healthcare cuts or hands Trump a blank check must not pass. Democrats have real leverage in this fight, and the Republicans who control both chambers are the ones responsible for passing a bipartisan funding bill. Make sure your senators hear from you today.

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