Another Damned (AD) Medievalist
@admedievalist.bsky.social
Carolingianist w/sidelines before & after, prosopography, dbases, SFFH nerd, teacher, crafty artsy pet mom, con panelist, soprano, Prof of not-US History. ND & will fight you on casual misuse of “trigger*” (IYKYK) she/her.
Views my own, not my employers
Views my own, not my employers
Unpopular take: the Jason Isbell cover of “Into the Mystic” is better than the original, and has the additional advantage of not needing to listen to kook.
December 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Unpopular take: the Jason Isbell cover of “Into the Mystic” is better than the original, and has the additional advantage of not needing to listen to kook.
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Archaeologists have unearthed a Bronze Age metropolis in the heart of the Eurasian steppe: an early form of city as complex as those of contemporary, more traditionally 'urban' civilisations, showing how steppe polities were just as sophisticated.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Archaeologists have unearthed a Bronze Age metropolis in the heart of the Eurasian steppe: an early form of city as complex as those of contemporary, more traditionally 'urban' civilisations, showing how steppe polities were just as sophisticated.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
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Who made this and why are you choosing nerd violence? ✍️ I mean, it is true, but still.
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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In Trump's dustup with Canada, Americans are strongly pro-Canada and anti-Trump. They do not feel Trump is representing the country's interests.
Enten: "Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States. The net popularity of Canada is +49. Trump is -10. We're talking about Canada coming out nearly 60 points ahead on the net popularity ratings versus Donald Trump here in the US"
October 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In Trump's dustup with Canada, Americans are strongly pro-Canada and anti-Trump. They do not feel Trump is representing the country's interests.
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Space Unicorns! Behold, the Uncanny Magazine Issue 67 Table of Contents and Paul Lewin cover! buff.ly/D7a2nXG
October 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Space Unicorns! Behold, the Uncanny Magazine Issue 67 Table of Contents and Paul Lewin cover! buff.ly/D7a2nXG
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A core feature of our unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis is that the Speaker of the House is permitted to performatively lie in public with impunity from the podium every day & the assembled media in front of him offer approximately no pushback at all on the lies.
Mike Johnson: "Democrats are required to open the government. They keep saying, 'Republicans are in charge of government.' We aren't!"
October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A core feature of our unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis is that the Speaker of the House is permitted to performatively lie in public with impunity from the podium every day & the assembled media in front of him offer approximately no pushback at all on the lies.
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Yeah, this is *bananas*. I think it’s approximately _double_ the usual monthly churn? For subscription service, that’s a sky-is-falling change in metrics. People get fired for .5% increases in churn at that scale.
This is several days old. But amidst so much else id missed it. That’s a stunning number. No wonder they about-faced. Reminder of the power of consumers in oligarch era, not subject to the same kind of targeting.
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Yeah, this is *bananas*. I think it’s approximately _double_ the usual monthly churn? For subscription service, that’s a sky-is-falling change in metrics. People get fired for .5% increases in churn at that scale.
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it’s an innovative new strategy called irreparable harm and it’s the one weird trick judges just can’t beat
By proceeding with the demolition of the White House East Wing before seeking approval from federal agencies for a new ballroom, President Donald Trump forced the issue. It's a strategy known as "stake-driving."
How Trump Demolished the White House East Wing
By putting the demolition of the East Wing before the necessary approvals for his ballroom, President Donald Trump borrowed a tactic known as “stake-driving” to force an outcome.
bloom.bg
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
it’s an innovative new strategy called irreparable harm and it’s the one weird trick judges just can’t beat
So… how are the NG being paid? Are they kept on to at least 30 days, so they get full pay and benefits?
What about their civilian employers and their bottom line? Go
What about their civilian employers and their bottom line? Go
October 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
So… how are the NG being paid? Are they kept on to at least 30 days, so they get full pay and benefits?
What about their civilian employers and their bottom line? Go
What about their civilian employers and their bottom line? Go
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You could go further, right? Where’s the demand for a new Speaker? If Johnson is going to refuse to do his job, why aren’t we calling for him to be replaced, the House sent back to work, the shutdown ended, and the Epstein files to be released.
Democrats should hold a press conference and announce that if Mike Johnson has no interest in running the House they'd be happy to do it for him
Mike Johnson has dissolved Congress. Why?
October 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
You could go further, right? Where’s the demand for a new Speaker? If Johnson is going to refuse to do his job, why aren’t we calling for him to be replaced, the House sent back to work, the shutdown ended, and the Epstein files to be released.
Let’s hope that their fans figure it out before it’s too late
They abolished the House of Representatives ... solely to prevent the release of information about the president's best friend, the pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring.
I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
October 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Let’s hope that their fans figure it out before it’s too late
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Dante has a specific section of Hell for people who commit crimes on behalf of a monarch (the pope) knowing the monarch has promised in advance to pardon them.
October 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Dante has a specific section of Hell for people who commit crimes on behalf of a monarch (the pope) knowing the monarch has promised in advance to pardon them.
If the hell these so-called Christians exists, I hope every last one of them ends up there.
October 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
If the hell these so-called Christians exists, I hope every last one of them ends up there.
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“the president got mad at a television commercial so now your maple syrup is more expensive” is no way to run a country
October 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“the president got mad at a television commercial so now your maple syrup is more expensive” is no way to run a country
Both NYT and WaPo took the same dishonest approach: skip how it was done without Congress or public feedback, skip how it's funded illegally with private money, then also dodge the merits of the Epstein ballroom itself by framing the issue around the strawman 'can the White House ever be renovated?'
I can’t believe there are not one but two articles, in major papers, with this dumb framing. It is not NIMBY to express dismay when a big part of the White House is suddenly rubbled
October 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
October 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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I'm starting to see multiple threads where bluesky folks are trying to raise money for their local food banks because of the shutdown of SNAP starting November 1... can we get a thread going for people to find each other? Drop your link and put your city in front, let's coordinate city by city!
October 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'm starting to see multiple threads where bluesky folks are trying to raise money for their local food banks because of the shutdown of SNAP starting November 1... can we get a thread going for people to find each other? Drop your link and put your city in front, let's coordinate city by city!
Hey, @cnn-news.bsky.social @davidmuir-abc.bsky.social @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
Valid question for all y’all
Valid question for all y’all
If a democratic Speaker had refused to call the House into session for OVER A MONTH there would be wall to wall coverage on all networks.
What the fuck is wrong with our media
What the fuck is wrong with our media
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Hey, @cnn-news.bsky.social @davidmuir-abc.bsky.social @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social
Valid question for all y’all
Valid question for all y’all
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Rough math: 12.3% of Americans (41.7 mil) are about to lose SNAP. Many food banks produce 3 meals per $1, so a November worth of meals for one costs $30. Round it up to $35 for asst. costs & hygiene products. If 13% of us donate $35 each to food banks, we can get everyone through Nov! #EndHunger 🥙💪
October 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Rough math: 12.3% of Americans (41.7 mil) are about to lose SNAP. Many food banks produce 3 meals per $1, so a November worth of meals for one costs $30. Round it up to $35 for asst. costs & hygiene products. If 13% of us donate $35 each to food banks, we can get everyone through Nov! #EndHunger 🥙💪
Could not love this more
Nine months ago I put most of my hope in major institutions continuing to hold fascism in check, but had little expectation that regular people with little to no power would step up and put themselves at risk.
I had it exactly backward.
I had it exactly backward.
signs like these are up all over Chicago cafes and storefronts (here, cafes in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards) warning ICE not to enter without a judicial warrant
October 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Could not love this more
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When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
October 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
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Democrats should hold a press conference and announce that if Mike Johnson has no interest in running the House they'd be happy to do it for him
October 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Democrats should hold a press conference and announce that if Mike Johnson has no interest in running the House they'd be happy to do it for him
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this is the website for elder millenials with humanities degrees. everyone has done the reading on why people invest meaning in public buildings. you can’t fool me
October 23, 2025 at 11:53 PM
this is the website for elder millenials with humanities degrees. everyone has done the reading on why people invest meaning in public buildings. you can’t fool me