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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 4d

If you want to have something interesting to say, study the humanities!

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 4d

Being a podcaster costs $40 for a decent mic and $18 per month for hosting. The hard part is having something interesting to say. Get a degree in that!

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 4d

If you want to have something interesting to say, study the humanities!

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 4d

Being a podcaster costs $40 for a decent mic and $18 per month for hosting. The hard part is having something interesting to say. Get a degree in that!

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JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 8d

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism

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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 10d

creating a demand for my writing through artificial scarcity

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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 14d

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 16d

VT just closed its religious studies department.

Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 16d

Virginia Tech is looking to add $229 million to its athletics budget over the next four years, with just over half coming from donors and the rest from additional institutional support.

VaTech proposes adding $229M for athletics

Virginia Tech has proposed adding an extra $229 million to its athletics budget over the next four years to help position the Hokies to compete with the top programs in the ACC, a crucial moment with ...

www.espn.com

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Annette Yoshiko Reed @annetteyreed.bsky.social · 19d

“Syracuse University paused admission to 20 majors in the College of Arts and Sciences without faculty input” dailyorange.com/2025/09/coll...

College of Arts & Sciences pauses admission to 20 majors amid portfolio review

Syracuse University paused admission into 20 majors in the College of Arts & Sciences without faculty input amid its portfolio review.

dailyorange.com

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 18d

this exists it is called thinking

Matthew McConaughey says he wants a private LLM, fed only with his books, notes, journals, and aspirations, so he can ask it questions and get answers based solely on that information, without any outside influence.

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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 18d

"what are your research plans for the upcoming year" have you never heard of the evil eye

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 19d

In London last week, I remembered what it's like to live on foot. There's magic in the spaces in-between, which one can only see while walking.

American politics has many pathologies, but some (I suspect) stem from cities made for cars rather than people...

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 19d

In London last week, I remembered what it's like to live on foot. There's magic in the spaces in-between, which one can only see while walking.

American politics has many pathologies, but some (I suspect) stem from cities made for cars rather than people...

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 19d

This excellent article helped me to visualize the scale of the problem you describe: www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/dem...

Democracy After Illiberalism: A Warning from Poland | Journal of Democracy

Restoring liberalism after illiberalism is no easy task: Leaders face hard choices between acting quickly and effectively while maintaining a commitment to democratic procedure. Worse…

www.journalofdemocracy.org

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 20d

Whenever I see a TV news clip now, I feel like I'm watching the opening scenes of a zombie movie where the broadcasters are "getting reports of individuals acting in a disturbing fashion" right before the apocalypse breaks out

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 26d

the numinous normal (Oxford, 2025)

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 28d

Oxford glow

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · 29d

Oxford at dusk

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · Sep 7

sarcastic Mary / London religion

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Stand Together for Higher Ed (STHE) @standhighered.bsky.social · Sep 5

We're thrilled to have our work featured by @forbes.com! We're working hard to help faculty and staff across the country organize to fight back against threats to academic freedom and institutional autonomy. Learn more at www.standtogetherhighered.org

#highered #AcademicSky

A Grass-Roots Faculty Effort To Advance Higher Education Takes Shape

As college faculty see their role in university decision-making eroded, a new grass-roots organization is taking shape, providing a platform for a stronger faculty voice.

www.forbes.com

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · Sep 3

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · Sep 3

(One of the reasons so many people are convinced by LLMs is because they aren’t experts in anything)

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · Sep 3

political theology in the field: Labor Day / #NoKings

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · Sep 1

pro-worker, #NoKings: Labor Day in Tallahassee

solidarity > tyranny!

@aflcio.org @uff-fsu.bsky.social @indivisible.org @indivisibletlh.bsky.social

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · Aug 20

This beautiful book is now out! It's freely available as an open-access ebook from @bloomsburyrs.bsky.social (thanks to funding from @templetonrelig.bsky.social).

You can download it here: bit.ly/AMSP2025

@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

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David Newheiser @dnewheiser.bsky.social · Aug 20

This beautiful book is now out! It's freely available as an open-access ebook (thanks to funding from @templetonrelig.bsky.social):

www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · Aug 19

.....two weeks ago there were radioactive wasps....today there are radioactive shrimp.....which part of the animal kingdom is gonna be radioactive tomorrow

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 19

The FDA warns public not to eat, sell or serve certain Great Value raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to possible contamination a radioactive isotope

FDA warns public not to eat possibly radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart

The FDA is warning the public not to eat, sell or serve certain Great Value raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to possible contamination with Cesium-137.

abcnews.link

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Daniel Hansen @danrhan.bsky.social · Aug 19

Well, UChicago has paused new PhD admissions in my department now, too. One of the flagship departments for anthropology in the US and worldwide.

This on top of hum, social thought, social work, and others. What happens to UChicago's brand--the so-called "life of the mind"--now?

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