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T. Lacy

@tnlacy.bsky.social

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Loves/affinities: History, HigherEd, Writing, Humor, Great Books, Liberal Arts, Books, Bulls, Cubs, LOTR, etc. History PhD and p-t instructor (US, intellectual/cultural/edu). I do not *directly* discuss politics here (sorry!). Opinions are mine alone.

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T. Lacy @tnlacy.bsky.social · Jul 18

Please pardon my followers-to-following ratio. I had to give up my old account (due to harassment) in March and have been rebuilding over the past 3-4 days among historians, history educators and teachers, philosophers, and thinkers.

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T. Lacy @tnlacy.bsky.social · 5d

Cubs-Brewers Over-reaction: Counsell has already lost the game for the Cubs, in the first, by leaving in Boyd too long. Jeez. You can't be too loyal in the playoffs---especially to a pitcher.

T. Lacy @tnlacy.bsky.social · 5d

Monitoring the Cubs-Brewers game while grading. Before I could get settled Michael Busch had already hit a first-inning, lead-off homerun for the Cubbies. I like how things are going so far. :)

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 5d

I think we’re really going to have to do a lot more of this. A massive deprogramming so that people can read more than ten words at a time without anxiety.

www.thetimes.com/uk/education...?

Universities teaching literature students how to cope with long novels

Critics blame GCSE English for deterring teenagers from the subject, describing the literature syllabus as boring and repetitive

www.thetimes.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

I want to be clear: there is no need for military troops on the ground in the State of Illinois.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

In Illinois, we will do everything within our power to look out for our neighbors, uphold the Constitution, and defend the rule of law.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

I will not call up our National Guard to further Trump’s acts of aggression against our people.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

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Jordan Bastian @bastianmlb.bsky.social · 11d

And another great one from MLB.com's Sarah Langs:

Michael Busch is the 7th player in at least the last 125 seasons with two games with 13+ total bases in a season, joining:

2024 Kyle Schwarber
2005 Alex Rodriguez
1996 Geronimo Berroa
1986 Joe Carter
1961 Willie Mays
1948 Joe DiMaggio

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Bleacher Nation @bleachernation.bsky.social · 11d

HOME FIELD FOR THE WILD CARD SERIES BELONGS TO THE CUBS!

www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/09...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 18d

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win (h/t @miriamposner.com)

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18d

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 18d

Got sucked into the side of TikTok commenting on the trend in American evangelicalism right now—where there’s a growing belief that that the rapture will happen this Tuesday—September 23rd

This is due to a of set of things happening in Israel interpreted through a tangled "Left Behind" theology+

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T. Lacy @tnlacy.bsky.social · 18d

One of these presidents is definitely not a good person.

The 45/47 president is talking about the 46th.

T. Lacy @tnlacy.bsky.social · 24d

Watching Ironheart right now. Excellent so far---first episode.

WIRED @wired.com · 29d

“Limitless,” “Ironheart,” and “Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time” are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Disney+ this month. www.wired.com/story/best-s...

The 55 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now

“Limitless,” “Ironheart,” and “Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time” are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Disney+ this month.

www.wired.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25d

Wow. History made.

Clipse just became the first hip-hop act ever to perform at the Vatican, backed by John Legend and the Voices of Free orchestra.

They performed “The Birds Don’t Sing.”

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Ian S. Pumpkins @icpetrie.bsky.social · 28d

Big accomplishments in today's class, which was orienting students to the library, our catalog, and a couple of databases:

1. Witnessed a senior check a book out for the first time

2. A student whose mom is an author located her mom's books in the stacks and sent her a picture

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Cate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social · 28d

A GoFundMe for the instructor who was fired at Texas A&M!

Emily Pitts Donahoe @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social · 28d

I overlapped with the instructor, Melissa, as grad students in Notre Dame's English department. One of her former ND colleagues has started a GoFundMe for her: gofund.me/3f5b12078

Donate to Help Support Our Children's Literature Colleague, organized by Angel Matos

Recently, our colleague Melissa McCoul was fired from her position as a S… Angel Matos needs your support for Help Support Our Children's Literature Colleague

gofund.me

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History of Education Society UK @histedsocuk.bsky.social · 28d

#histed Quote of the Week!

"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” — Henry Adams
A timeless reminder that every lesson echoes into the future.

#QuoteOfTheWeek #histed

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T. Lacy @tnlacy.bsky.social · 28d

I would love to see Hoerner meet that old school bar of excellence. It's easy to root for a guy who does so many things well (baserunning, OBP, defense, contact, good with runners in scoring position, etc.)

Jordan Bastian @bastianmlb.bsky.social · 28d

Nico Hoerner is 3-for-3 so far tonight and his season average is up to .295. The Cubs have only had four qualified hitters hit .300+ dating back to 2011: Cody Bellinger (.307 in '23), Ben Zobrist (.305 in '18), Starlin Castro (.307 in '11) and Aramis Ramirez (.306 in '11).

T. Lacy @tnlacy.bsky.social · 28d

Nice W! And the Cubs needed that series win.

Bleacher Nation @bleachernation.bsky.social · 28d

Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 3, Braves 2 – September 10, 2025

www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/09...

www.bleachernation.com

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 8

The British musician co-founded the rock band Supertramp, which spurred hits like “Give A Little Bit” and “The Logical Song” in the 1970s.

Rick Davies, singer and co-founder of Supertramp, has died

The British musician co-founded the rock band Supertramp, which spurred hits like "Give A Little Bit" and "The Logical Song" in the 1970s.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Half the population” of greater Los Angeles "now meet the government’s criteria for reasonable suspicion," in the wake of today's 6-3 SCOTUS ruling.

www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Supreme Court upholds 'roving patrols' for immigration arrests in Los Angeles

The Supreme Court says immigration agents may stop and question people they suspect are here illegally based on little more than working at a car wash, speaking Spanish or having brown skin.

www.latimes.com

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Courtney E. Thompson @cethompson.bsky.social · Sep 8

Really love that when I open any page on my course Canvas sites, Google Lens offers to take over and complete the homework with AI. I'm sure none of my students will be tempted.

Teaching in 2025 is a sisyphean endeavor. Sigh.

A tab labeled "Homework help" in the url/search bar of a website.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Sep 7

When even Rand Paul thinks you’re despicable.

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Sep 6

Peer reviewers are exhausted. It's common to spend *months* inviting reviewers, getting refusals, inviting more, maybe 12 or more, then 2 agree but 1 doesn't complete, so you go again. That's why your paper is in limbo. I'm very sorry, it's awful, but it's also an untenable academic labour issue.

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