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Dr. Christina Hotalen

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Roman historian working as a Program Manager. Gender, material culture, digital humanities, classical reception in metal music. I also make chain maille. Academic CV and links to my other pages: https://linktr.ee/infestissima

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Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · Dec 31

It arrived today on the last day of the year, and I couldn’t be happier. It is very validating to see my name in a Cambridge University Press publication.

Hardcover of Women and the Army in the Roman Empire, edited by Lee L. Brice and Elizabeth M. Greene

To all the female scholars whose insights, industry, and perseverance smote the darkness to illuminate the lives of ancient women and paved the way for future research and publication on this topic.

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Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · 58m

It’s nauseating

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Weeeeell… I definitely saw some people who appear similar 👀

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Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · 1h

This alleged gen-zer looks he should be in a retirement home

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Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · 1h

Why do all look so damn OLD.

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James Harland @jmharland.bsky.social · 1h

Associate Professors in tenured sinecures kicking down at early career folks making the best they can of a bad situation is what passes for progressive activism in the American professoriate now, apparently.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 10h

In some ways this is the government now

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I'm sick and tired of seeing these thugs terrorize big events and am worried that they will try to interrupt Limp Bizkit's set. My gf (F19) and I (M31) are going to our first Lollapalooza and are concerned about the growing threat around the city

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Sharon Machlis @smachlis.bsky.social · 1d

This is a professor at Rutgers who teaches a class on the history of anti-fascism. He also teaches about human rights. He has received multiple death threats and been doxed. He is relocating to Europe for his safety. This is where we are in the US now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 9h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 14h

Gonna say it, not enough games about defeating Klansmen, Confederates or neo-Confederates.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 14h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · 9h

I’m out of the loop. Why are people on here talking about jumping ship to mastodon?

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James Harland @jmharland.bsky.social · 1d

Apropos nothing in particular, one can disagree with a good junior scholar's arguments about a set of events in the past without maligning them as advancing a harmful political agenda whose emergence post-dates work they did on those events and with which that scholar is openly, clearly, not aligned

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Sam Ottewill-Soulsby @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social · 1d

Academia and particularly the humanities is facing a global crisis. We need to be supporting each other. What we do not need to be doing is tarring kind, brilliant people with political views and personality traits they don’t have just because you disagree with the results of their research.

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Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · 14h

Lmao, some of you tenured track professors need to log tf off and delete your social media accounts. Go outside and touch grass, jeez.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: As Linda McMahon guts the Dept. of Education, she’s operated in what she calls “a parallel universe” to radically shift how future kids will learn -- seeking to dismantle the public school system in favor of private and Christian schools or homeschooling.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 1d

"There's only one immigrant taking American jobs away"
Sticker spotted in Charlotte, North Carolina

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Bill Nye is currently on the Hill to advocate against a proposed 47% cut to NASA science from the Trump admin

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🎃⛓ Alicia La'Fey ⛓🎃 @allieinchains.bsky.social · 2d

Hans didnt make it.

His poor little body was wasting away and the treatment was too hard on him. Continuing would perhaps have only prolonged him suffering.

Brett is understandable devastated. Now left with a mountain of bills, most of his stuff sold, and lost his kitten so suddenly.

Please help.

Clair Obscur Sphinx @lascaillesshroud.bsky.social · 2d

I spent late night and early morning at the ER for myself this time. Broken tooth decided it was time to kill me. Got home at 5am, slept for 3hrs until needing to give Hans his meds, bathed and dried him for his vet appt at 11am, then work from 430pm-1am.

Please, anything helps, I'm exhausted.

Clair Obscur Sphinx @lascaillesshroud.bsky.social · 6d

My little man isn't getting better. He may have to be kept overnight a few days to make sure he's hydrated and eating right, and I'm working on selling anything I own not essential to survival to get him what he needs. Already sold my bass today for half its worth.

gofund.me/80e64e215

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Hend Amry @libyaliberty.bsky.social · 2d

Remember that ghouls like this US based professor will not face any professional consequences for justifying a genocide, a literal crime under international law.

Hend Amry @libyaliberty.bsky.social · Feb 13

A professor of law at George Mason University in DC, who lists his location as DC/Jerusalem, is telling us that carpet bombing a land to force people to flee for their lives or face starvation and death is just a case of “unemployment”, not ethnic cleansing. Oh he’s also an “expert” on the issue.

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International law does not require trapping Gazans in Gaza. Nor does it require paying them to stay. Nearly 30% of jobs in Gaza were either in the public sector (funded by foreign states, run by Hamas), in Israel, or with UNRWA (funded by foreign states, run by Hamas). Those jobs aren't coming back. People without jobs tend to move to countries with jobs, and whatever the merits, its not ethnic cleansing.

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Eugene Kontorovich

@EVKontorovich

Professor @georgemasonlaw. Senior Research Fellow @Heritage. Writing and speaking on constitutional & international law. Expert on the Israel-Arab conflict.

Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization

D.C. // Jerusalem

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/Ab...

Joined November 2011

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Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · 4d

One of the best feelings after traveling for some time is coming back to a clean home and going to bed that’s already been made up with fresh linens. 😌

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · 4d

Breaking news: my partner and I ate Yemeni lamb stew with hummus for lunch and it was awesome.

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Dr. Jeremy Swist @metalclassicist.bsky.social · 5d

I've been doing an AMA all day on r/AskHistorians if you care to jump in:

From the AskHistorians community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community

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Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · 5d

That’s 100% Michael Rapport

Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · 5d

My bandcamp Friday is Eyrie House Ruins, who recently put out their first album. Think traditional country/ folk meets goth. Goth county. They’re rad as hell, give them a listen.

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Dr. Christina Hotalen @drchristinah.bsky.social · 5d

😂 have fun!

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