Sophronisba
@sophronisba.bsky.social
Big fan of liberal politics, clean code, Victorian literature, and the Oxford comma. She/her.
My political opinions are mine alone and do not reflect the views of my employer.
My political opinions are mine alone and do not reflect the views of my employer.
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Sophronisba
@sophronisba.bsky.social
· Jan 4
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Happy #Hanukkah from all of us at JSTOR to all who celebrate! 🕎
As we celebrate the third night, we’re reflecting on the light, learning, and tradition carried forward in so many communities, and we're inspired by moments of teaching that continue across generations.
As we celebrate the third night, we’re reflecting on the light, learning, and tradition carried forward in so many communities, and we're inspired by moments of teaching that continue across generations.
December 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Happy #Hanukkah from all of us at JSTOR to all who celebrate! 🕎
As we celebrate the third night, we’re reflecting on the light, learning, and tradition carried forward in so many communities, and we're inspired by moments of teaching that continue across generations.
As we celebrate the third night, we’re reflecting on the light, learning, and tradition carried forward in so many communities, and we're inspired by moments of teaching that continue across generations.
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
"The sun was still submerged in the wintry murk of dawn when Ba, Dadaji, and their daughter, Mina Foi, wrapping shawls closely about themselves, . . .
December 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"The sun was still submerged in the wintry murk of dawn when Ba, Dadaji, and their daughter, Mina Foi, wrapping shawls closely about themselves, . . .
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I've probably photographed Brad Lander more than any other elected in NYC because the dude shows up. He's everywhere, he's incredibly accessible, and he genuinely loves New Yorkers. You can literally go up and talk to him whenever he shows up. Go ahead, try it!
(I have NEVER seen Goldman ANYWHERE.)
(I have NEVER seen Goldman ANYWHERE.)
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I've probably photographed Brad Lander more than any other elected in NYC because the dude shows up. He's everywhere, he's incredibly accessible, and he genuinely loves New Yorkers. You can literally go up and talk to him whenever he shows up. Go ahead, try it!
(I have NEVER seen Goldman ANYWHERE.)
(I have NEVER seen Goldman ANYWHERE.)
Thanks to the #IBCK podcast I now know that I kicked Elon Musk's ass on the SAT and this gives me great pleasure because I have to imagine that this fact would drive him nuts if only he knew.
December 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Thanks to the #IBCK podcast I now know that I kicked Elon Musk's ass on the SAT and this gives me great pleasure because I have to imagine that this fact would drive him nuts if only he knew.
Rewatching Survivor Philippines, and what a travesty it is that Survivor didn't bring Penner back for season 50. What were they thinking?
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Rewatching Survivor Philippines, and what a travesty it is that Survivor didn't bring Penner back for season 50. What were they thinking?
Sorry I was late for work today, I had to see if Adam Sandler would get a Golden Globe nomination.
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Sorry I was late for work today, I had to see if Adam Sandler would get a Golden Globe nomination.
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
You should be able to take a sick day when you have a book hangover from finishing a really good book half an hour before the start of your work day.
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
You should be able to take a sick day when you have a book hangover from finishing a really good book half an hour before the start of your work day.
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To be clear here:
1) i didn't write this article, PPI did
2) yes, i think this bill is a bad idea and will likely end clemency. it matters because clemency is for people who don't have any other way to get released. Leonard Peltier had no other option.
www.justsecurity.org/90586/congre...
1) i didn't write this article, PPI did
2) yes, i think this bill is a bad idea and will likely end clemency. it matters because clemency is for people who don't have any other way to get released. Leonard Peltier had no other option.
www.justsecurity.org/90586/congre...
December 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
To be clear here:
1) i didn't write this article, PPI did
2) yes, i think this bill is a bad idea and will likely end clemency. it matters because clemency is for people who don't have any other way to get released. Leonard Peltier had no other option.
www.justsecurity.org/90586/congre...
1) i didn't write this article, PPI did
2) yes, i think this bill is a bad idea and will likely end clemency. it matters because clemency is for people who don't have any other way to get released. Leonard Peltier had no other option.
www.justsecurity.org/90586/congre...
"Call me Linda. My tale begins in January, when I was invited to a Vision Board Brunch hosted by my coworker Karina Carvalho. . . . , the vision boards, crafted from common drugstore materials, could be used to manifest anything a person wanted in life."
-- Kate Folk, _Sky Daddy_
#FirstLineFriday
-- Kate Folk, _Sky Daddy_
#FirstLineFriday
December 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"Call me Linda. My tale begins in January, when I was invited to a Vision Board Brunch hosted by my coworker Karina Carvalho. . . . , the vision boards, crafted from common drugstore materials, could be used to manifest anything a person wanted in life."
-- Kate Folk, _Sky Daddy_
#FirstLineFriday
-- Kate Folk, _Sky Daddy_
#FirstLineFriday
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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The worst thing about the current historical moment is that in 200 years some smug revisionist historian is going to give a conference paper on how the politics of the 2020s really were entirely rational and a sensible response to material conditions at the time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The worst thing about the current historical moment is that in 200 years some smug revisionist historian is going to give a conference paper on how the politics of the 2020s really were entirely rational and a sensible response to material conditions at the time.
Oof, what a loss.
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Oof, what a loss.
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At long last, our resident Paul Hollywood has bestowed a handshake for my dinner rolls, which he pronounced "bang on."
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
At long last, our resident Paul Hollywood has bestowed a handshake for my dinner rolls, which he pronounced "bang on."
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Basic civics shouldn’t be controversial: Congress writes the rules for the armed forces, and members of Congress explaining those rules is not punishable conduct.
Constitutional limits exist for exactly this reason, and Congress needs to exercise the authority the Framers entrusted to it.
Constitutional limits exist for exactly this reason, and Congress needs to exercise the authority the Framers entrusted to it.
Art. I of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make rules and regulations for the armed forces — including codes of discipline and strictures against following illegal orders. You can’t punish members of Congress for articulating those rules. Also protected by Speech and Debate Clause.
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Basic civics shouldn’t be controversial: Congress writes the rules for the armed forces, and members of Congress explaining those rules is not punishable conduct.
Constitutional limits exist for exactly this reason, and Congress needs to exercise the authority the Framers entrusted to it.
Constitutional limits exist for exactly this reason, and Congress needs to exercise the authority the Framers entrusted to it.
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You don’t have to like Nuzzi or approve of her conduct to understand that Lizza’s choice to publish the material that he is publishing is meant to sexually humiliate her in public in retaliation for disappointing him romantically. The term for that is revenge porn.
ryan lizza is a bad person
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
You don’t have to like Nuzzi or approve of her conduct to understand that Lizza’s choice to publish the material that he is publishing is meant to sexually humiliate her in public in retaliation for disappointing him romantically. The term for that is revenge porn.
We finally got around to seeing The Last Showgirl last night. I didn't hate this movie and I actually think Shelly has the potential to be a really interesting character.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We finally got around to seeing The Last Showgirl last night. I didn't hate this movie and I actually think Shelly has the potential to be a really interesting character.
I've had a rough few weeks but honestly the Mamdani-Trump meeting is helping a little.
November 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I've had a rough few weeks but honestly the Mamdani-Trump meeting is helping a little.
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This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year
"Trapped inside a person, grief can feel like a rising tide of water, something vast and dramatic requiring release. . . .
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Trapped inside a person, grief can feel like a rising tide of water, something vast and dramatic requiring release. . . .
Well, that's enough Internet for today.
Mark Epstein asked his brother Jeffrey Epstein whether Steve Bannon could confirm if Putin has “the photo of Trump blowing Bubba. Jeffrey Epstein: "I thought I had tsuris,” using the Yiddish term for troubles. #OpDeathEaters
![From:
Mark L. Epstein
Sent:
3/21/2018 2:54:13 PM
To:
'jeffrey E.' [jeevacation@gmail.com]
RE: hey
Subject:
High
I'd rather be in Donni Dee's shoes.
Importance:
From: jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:43 AM
To: Mark L. Epstein
Subject: Re: hey
you mean DONNI TEE
On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 9:54 AM, Mark L. Epstein
wrote:
You and your boy Donnie can make a remake of the movie Get Hard.
Sent via tin can and string.
On Mar 21, 2018, at 09:37, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com>
wrote:
and i thought- I had tsuris
On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 4:32 AM, Mark L. Epstein
Ask him if Putin has the photos of Trump blowing Bubba?
wrote:
From: jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2018 2:15 PM
To:
Subject: Re: hey
All good. Bannon with me
On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 1:49 PM Mark L. Epstein
wrote:
How are you doing?
A while back you mentioned that you were prediabetic. Has anything changed with that?
What is your boy Donald up to now?
please note
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November 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Well, that's enough Internet for today.
Grief is weird in that I did not cry at my bff's funeral but did start sobbing when I saw the US Traitors season premiere date. She was so excited for Johnny Weir!
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Grief is weird in that I did not cry at my bff's funeral but did start sobbing when I saw the US Traitors season premiere date. She was so excited for Johnny Weir!
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Joyce Carol Oates is the Babe Ruth of posters. Big swings and big misses, but when she connects? She parks ‘em in low earth orbit 🤌🏾
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Joyce Carol Oates is the Babe Ruth of posters. Big swings and big misses, but when she connects? She parks ‘em in low earth orbit 🤌🏾