David Rafferty
@davidrafferty.bsky.social
Roman historian in South Australia. Current project: “How Republics Die: Rome’s democratic breakdown in the 1st century BCE”. Husband and father. I’m the one who set cats and dogs against each other.
Clearly, as a responsible consumer, I must throw out the 80%-full sauce and spice jars after every meal and then buy new ones.
February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Clearly, as a responsible consumer, I must throw out the 80%-full sauce and spice jars after every meal and then buy new ones.
Also: the stuff that matters will get decided in the Supreme Court.
“We think there was interference and irregularities in this area that voted 78% Democrat.”
6-3 chuck those votes.
Rinse and repeat.
“We think there was interference and irregularities in this area that voted 78% Democrat.”
6-3 chuck those votes.
Rinse and repeat.
February 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Also: the stuff that matters will get decided in the Supreme Court.
“We think there was interference and irregularities in this area that voted 78% Democrat.”
6-3 chuck those votes.
Rinse and repeat.
“We think there was interference and irregularities in this area that voted 78% Democrat.”
6-3 chuck those votes.
Rinse and repeat.
Finally someone is treating this problem with the gravity it deserves. I’d get up but I’m already in my pyjamas and it’s eleven o’clock at night.
February 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Finally someone is treating this problem with the gravity it deserves. I’d get up but I’m already in my pyjamas and it’s eleven o’clock at night.
A perfect resource for Social Network Analysis.
February 2, 2026 at 9:55 AM
A perfect resource for Social Network Analysis.
Do you keep a folder on your hard drive of proofs/published articles? If not, can you search your email for “proofs”?
February 2, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Do you keep a folder on your hard drive of proofs/published articles? If not, can you search your email for “proofs”?
Most of the world’s problems are because I don’t have enough chocolate.
February 2, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Most of the world’s problems are because I don’t have enough chocolate.
“Mr President, did you shit your pants in the Oval Office.”
“No.”
“Sorry about that. I must have wrong information. Can you please clarify, then: where DID you shit your pants?”
“No.”
“Sorry about that. I must have wrong information. Can you please clarify, then: where DID you shit your pants?”
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 AM
“Mr President, did you shit your pants in the Oval Office.”
“No.”
“Sorry about that. I must have wrong information. Can you please clarify, then: where DID you shit your pants?”
“No.”
“Sorry about that. I must have wrong information. Can you please clarify, then: where DID you shit your pants?”
Wait, Croce? I’d love to read more on that - the little I’ve found (in a cursory search) is that the CCF would sometimes bring him into meetings with people like Aron. And he seems like the sort of thinker they’d like.
Sartre OTOH makes sense as an enemy, especially late Sartre.
Sartre OTOH makes sense as an enemy, especially late Sartre.
February 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Wait, Croce? I’d love to read more on that - the little I’ve found (in a cursory search) is that the CCF would sometimes bring him into meetings with people like Aron. And he seems like the sort of thinker they’d like.
Sartre OTOH makes sense as an enemy, especially late Sartre.
Sartre OTOH makes sense as an enemy, especially late Sartre.
Caribbean islands would make great gulags. You just need to remove anti-malarials and read Papillon.
January 31, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Caribbean islands would make great gulags. You just need to remove anti-malarials and read Papillon.
But I like being able to coordinate pickup with my daughter after school (along the lines of “I’m parked here - come to the car” or “traffic is bad so I’ll pick you up at X”). Phone-in-locker allows that.
Also: she has email access during the day from her school laptop.
Also: she has email access during the day from her school laptop.
January 31, 2026 at 3:22 AM
But I like being able to coordinate pickup with my daughter after school (along the lines of “I’m parked here - come to the car” or “traffic is bad so I’ll pick you up at X”). Phone-in-locker allows that.
Also: she has email access during the day from her school laptop.
Also: she has email access during the day from her school laptop.
If anyone wants input from a place where this ban has happened (South Australia): there was ambivalence about it beforehand but, now it’s been in effect for over a year, there’s widespread support.
What matters though: students have to keep phones in their lockers all day. So they do have lockers.
What matters though: students have to keep phones in their lockers all day. So they do have lockers.
January 31, 2026 at 3:21 AM
If anyone wants input from a place where this ban has happened (South Australia): there was ambivalence about it beforehand but, now it’s been in effect for over a year, there’s widespread support.
What matters though: students have to keep phones in their lockers all day. So they do have lockers.
What matters though: students have to keep phones in their lockers all day. So they do have lockers.
*from his work email*
January 31, 2026 at 2:09 AM
*from his work email*
Why is this guy posting like a mirror-image of a groyper? We don’t actually want BlueSky to turn into Leftist 8chan.
January 31, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Why is this guy posting like a mirror-image of a groyper? We don’t actually want BlueSky to turn into Leftist 8chan.