Victor Luftig
vl1959.bsky.social
Victor Luftig
@vl1959.bsky.social
English professor, Democrat, Mets fan. Views expressed are my own and definitely not those of my employer or its discredited Board.
Thank you for addressing this.
December 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Well, he may not be much of a leader, but he's a powerful emetic.
December 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Deception's his MO,eg,"S.A.C. Capital Advisors 'pleaded guilty to insider trading charges in 2013 and paid $1.8 billion in penalties' and was required to stop handling investments for outsiders. Cohen "escaped criminal indictment himself despite being the living, breathing heart of S.A.C. Capital.'"
December 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Had, as part of a study abroad thing, to take an art history class taught by a guy who knew nothing about it. I'm endlessly grateful for the time I spent looking at art and learning some context for it. (And I still like saying "Sir Sloshua.")
December 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Thank you for this, all of it but especially the thought about doubling down.
December 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed, and it's important for readers to know that, because there's an AI-generated disinformation campaign calling him "Edward Crabtree." time.com/7340729/ahme...
‘Hero’ Bystander Who Tackled Bondi Beach Gunman Identified
The bystander who tackled and disarmed one of the gunmen has been identified by local media as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed.
time.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I think that's terrific. I especially like the last line, its pause.
December 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Fully digitized, with built-in AI plot summaries?
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
"To lift a Joycean neologism from the incandescent Ulysses, the self-indulgent VSI is ‘arruginated’ (from the Italian ‘arrugginire’, a term implying a condition of rustiness)." He includes a footnote attesting to the authority of the Gabler ed. That kind of thing will get you to 200 pages fast.
December 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Tougher still if not focused only or mainly on power? eg Bob Boone, at age 41, had an OPS almost 100 pts higher than he'd had in 6 years, his highest in a decade. I appreciate the podcast's emphasis on disparities between actual and expected stats.
December 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Ditto. Was 10th grade for me. Felt I had to look up and then read every text it alluded to.
December 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Disgusting
December 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
So long had life together been that now
the second of January fell again
on Tuesday, making her astonished brow
lift like a windshield wiper in the rain,
so that her misty sadness cleared, and showed
a cloudless distance waiting up the road.
(J. Brodsky, trans. R. Wilbur)
December 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Brilliantly argued article. It prompted me to send another donation to Emily's List; but it seems necessary never to miss an opportunity to foster girls' and women's political participation.
December 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Thanks so much for doing this
December 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM