María Acosta Cruz
@macostacruz.bsky.social
Professor of Spanish. Clark University
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On the decline of the Library of Alexandria
The decline began around 145 BC, when Ptolemy VIII, a vicious & self-serving despot, began exiling scholars who were critical of his harsh rule.
The head librarian (Aristarchus) was exiled to Cyprus, triggering a diaspora of other scholars to safer cities around the Mediterranean.
The head librarian (Aristarchus) was exiled to Cyprus, triggering a diaspora of other scholars to safer cities around the Mediterranean.
March 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
On the decline of the Library of Alexandria
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a semi-serious point here is that sci-fi/fantasy provided *male* fantasies for a long time, of which Gor was an extreme example, and romantasy is in part a product of the market following the audience shift to female for the genre.
February 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
a semi-serious point here is that sci-fi/fantasy provided *male* fantasies for a long time, of which Gor was an extreme example, and romantasy is in part a product of the market following the audience shift to female for the genre.
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February 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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severance makes the perfect case for why more shows need to release weekly again. it’s been SO FUN trying to piece everything together with friends between episodes
February 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
severance makes the perfect case for why more shows need to release weekly again. it’s been SO FUN trying to piece everything together with friends between episodes
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Please try to enjoy each fanart equally. #severance
February 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Please try to enjoy each fanart equally. #severance
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Don’t buy today. Give the greedheads a taste of their own medicine.
February 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Don’t buy today. Give the greedheads a taste of their own medicine.
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A bill that's moving in Montana would make it a lot harder for college students to vote there by restricting what counts as being a resident: dailymontanan.com/2025/02/27/h...
House passes bill defining residency rules for voting
Sponsor says intention, not physical presence, should determine voting rights in Montana
dailymontanan.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A bill that's moving in Montana would make it a lot harder for college students to vote there by restricting what counts as being a resident: dailymontanan.com/2025/02/27/h...
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This is Tux. He is the cutest black hole we have ever seen. And we thought you should see him too. 12/10
February 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is Tux. He is the cutest black hole we have ever seen. And we thought you should see him too. 12/10
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JFC! We’ve got a teenager with full access to the State Department’s data—one who joked about wiping servers after getting fired for leaking a security firm’s info to a competitor.
What could go possibly wrong—except permanent damage to our top national secrets and the trust of our allies.
What could go possibly wrong—except permanent damage to our top national secrets and the trust of our allies.
February 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
JFC! We’ve got a teenager with full access to the State Department’s data—one who joked about wiping servers after getting fired for leaking a security firm’s info to a competitor.
What could go possibly wrong—except permanent damage to our top national secrets and the trust of our allies.
What could go possibly wrong—except permanent damage to our top national secrets and the trust of our allies.
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Lord knows I’m not a constitutional scholar not even a lawyer (and I’ve yet to check in with @kateshaw.bsky.social) but a legal regime in which “you can do crimes if you’re buddies with the president or praise him publicly” is *on its face* a violation the equal protection of the laws.
February 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Lord knows I’m not a constitutional scholar not even a lawyer (and I’ve yet to check in with @kateshaw.bsky.social) but a legal regime in which “you can do crimes if you’re buddies with the president or praise him publicly” is *on its face* a violation the equal protection of the laws.
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Egg prices are surging, gas prices are up, and planes are crashing on a near-daily basis.
And this is what the White House is focused on.
And this is what the White House is focused on.
February 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Egg prices are surging, gas prices are up, and planes are crashing on a near-daily basis.
And this is what the White House is focused on.
And this is what the White House is focused on.
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Oh. Would be a shame if everyone shared this everywhere while trump and Eric Adams try to work out a deal.
February 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Oh. Would be a shame if everyone shared this everywhere while trump and Eric Adams try to work out a deal.
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It's not OK. It never is, never was. @hadasgold.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It's not OK. It never is, never was. @hadasgold.bsky.social
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I’m not a scientist, but with five plane crashes and three plane touches in the past three weeks, I have to believe that DEI was the only thing keeping airplanes safe.
Maybe we should bring it back?
Maybe we should bring it back?
1 dead, 2 injured after planes crash at Scottsdale Airport
One person died, and 4 others were injured after a plane belonging to a Mötley Crüe band member crashed on the runway at Scottsdale Airport.
ktar.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I’m not a scientist, but with five plane crashes and three plane touches in the past three weeks, I have to believe that DEI was the only thing keeping airplanes safe.
Maybe we should bring it back?
Maybe we should bring it back?
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Congratulations America,
He spent $15 million of YOUR money to take a nap at the Super Bowl and leave before halftime…
All, on your dime.
He spent $15 million of YOUR money to take a nap at the Super Bowl and leave before halftime…
All, on your dime.
February 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Congratulations America,
He spent $15 million of YOUR money to take a nap at the Super Bowl and leave before halftime…
All, on your dime.
He spent $15 million of YOUR money to take a nap at the Super Bowl and leave before halftime…
All, on your dime.
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Eric Adams pretty much agreed to sidestep NY sanctuary protections, & make his city's immigrant residents more vulnerable to iCE, in pursuit of naked personal gain & a shield from corruption charges.
February 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Eric Adams pretty much agreed to sidestep NY sanctuary protections, & make his city's immigrant residents more vulnerable to iCE, in pursuit of naked personal gain & a shield from corruption charges.
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As others have said, the greatest transfer of wealth in US history will not be from the Boomers to their children but from them to the US healthcare system. The US is designed to make people insolvent and to keep them poor once they're there.
Your reminder that fame is not wealth and America is broken.
Mainstream people know him as the cabbie from SCROOGED, but he’s a prolific musician and entertainer who has been at the heart of music since the late ‘70s.
variety.com/2025/music/n...
Mainstream people know him as the cabbie from SCROOGED, but he’s a prolific musician and entertainer who has been at the heart of music since the late ‘70s.
variety.com/2025/music/n...
David Johansen, New York Dolls Co-Founder, Suffering From Stage 4 Cancer, Seeks Donations for Health Care
David Johansen, the sole surviving founder of the New York Dolls and a solo artist, is suffering from stage four cancer and seeks financial aid.
variety.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As others have said, the greatest transfer of wealth in US history will not be from the Boomers to their children but from them to the US healthcare system. The US is designed to make people insolvent and to keep them poor once they're there.
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Warren: "My view right now is the courts are where we are hanging on to our constitutional structure. They still have the power to hold everybody else in this country in contempt if they do not follow lawfully issued court orders."
February 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Warren: "My view right now is the courts are where we are hanging on to our constitutional structure. They still have the power to hold everybody else in this country in contempt if they do not follow lawfully issued court orders."
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WSJ, last 48 hours:
February 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
WSJ, last 48 hours:
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