Sam Keeley
sammyblade.bsky.social
Sam Keeley
@sammyblade.bsky.social
Historian of Modern Europe.
Living in Germany.
Honestly the whole thing seems like a PR stunt. The "going dark" pop-up message on TT last night was like "President Trump is on the way!" the CEO is going to the inauguration, etc. The self-dealing is insane, and so is the obvious attempt to seem like the hero who saved the masses' favorite app.
January 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
What bothers me about it all is that the law, originally proposed by the GOP, passed the House with 300+ votes, the Senate, was signed by Biden and upheld by (an obviously very conservative) SCOTUS. But Trump can just... undo it all w/ an EO? Why even have branches of government?
January 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
youtu.be/5VUpo28aAks?...

His 5 minute video version.
Why I’m against empathy | Paul Bloom
YouTube video by Big Think
youtu.be
November 17, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Paul Bloom wrote a book about this that I loved so much, called AGAINST EMPATHY: THE CASE FOR RATIONAL COMPASSION.
November 17, 2024 at 12:17 PM
It kind of reminds of that episode of The Simpsons when Homer says: "Mmm. Beer. The cause and solution to all of life's problems."

We'll need AI algorithms to filter out AI-generated pollution on search results, etc.
February 16, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Hello, hello, is this thing on?

I'm glad they dropped the invite code requirement but I just want usable hashtags.
February 6, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Some of the stuff that pops up on hsozkult is very weird and entertaining. I always ask myself "how many people will really apply for this?"

Knowing that, of course, many will
February 6, 2024 at 9:47 PM
I would consider publishing it, or a revised version of it in a peer-reviewed journal. Lots of venues to choose from: various disability or public policy or history pubs would probably be glad to review it. They're usually 8,000-10,000 words.
January 5, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Whenever I've been working at the StaBi (or wherever) and order a ton of books from the Außenmagazin, I always wonder about those transports, and the workers who get to just zip around picking books off the shelf and carting them back and forth.
October 19, 2023 at 10:45 PM
I am very grateful to the GSA Community Fund for the travel grant. Thank you GSA for supporting emerging scholars!

#skystorians
#thegsa2023
October 6, 2023 at 1:32 PM
It'll get better and busier here over time, hopefully. (Especially if X goes fully behind a paywall!)
September 23, 2023 at 1:40 PM
The Way Back, Castaway, Gravity, The Road, ARCTIC* (w/ Mads M.)
September 19, 2023 at 3:26 PM