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Scholar of religious violence and apocalypticism from the Crusades to contemporary America, living and teaching on occupied Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk land. Joyful swearbear. Amateur cook. He/him.

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Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time The FDA's controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is leaving the agency. It's the second time he has abruptly departed following decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs.

The FDA's controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is leaving the agency. It's the second time he has abruptly departed following decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs. n.pr/4d6X6FQ

07.03.2026 04:44 πŸ‘ 278 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 6

Loved that splatbook hell, but yeah, 5e is fast.

07.03.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I bet Bari released this clip thinking it would make Pete look really good.

07.03.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

1/ Anyway, this reminds me of a story I read about James Mattis in Trump's first term.

During a meeting in the Situation Room, Trump angrily ordered the military to assassinate the entire government of Syria.

07.03.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This reminds me of something Toni Morrison wrote.

07.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 1947 πŸ” 553 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 6

THIS.

07.03.2026 01:48 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

As someone who is 6'2", the world is not built for us, it's not great up here!

07.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Aamer Rahman: Is it really ok to punch nazis?
Aamer Rahman: Is it really ok to punch nazis? YouTube video by FEAR OF A BROWN PLANET

Was reminded of this comedy bit today.

youtu.be/IKICKcMU3MU?...

07.03.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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Assistant Teaching Professor of History Position Title: Assistant Teaching Professor of History Appointment Type: Faculty Job Description: The Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University invite...

Friday evening news drop: Iowa State department of history is hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor in Modern European History. 3/3 load, 3-year contract, possibility of renewal. Come be my colleague! πŸ—ƒοΈ isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...

06.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

IT IS SO FUCKING COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL when you're done translating this, let's talk.

06.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
was communicated to me by (the Rev'd) Mrs McMurray of C. W. Dumbar

The following love story of an Odjibway girl ^ it is founded on a historical incident in the ward of Canada. In 1759
Baigwaineoshee, (the White Eagle driven by the wind,) accompanied 
as far as the lake of Two Mountains, a party of her tribe, 
who descended the Utawas to aid Gen Montcalm in 
the defense of Quebec. While there, she received attentions
from a young Algonquin, who, however, never fully declared 
himself. The attachment was mutual, and continued 
after her return to the south, where she continued to 
pour out her affections in these strains, which she 
composed to an Indian chant and often repeated. A 
grand niece of hers, thus heard the song, and by [?] frequent re-
petition learned it. The term Odishquagumee, meaning a man at the lake of two mountains, or as it [?] literally ? at the end of the chain of water, is the Ojibwe term for an Algonquin.

Ia indenaindum - ia indenaindum!
Makow we yan ninemooshain wee
Odishquagumee

[Ah me - ah me! when I think of him - when I bring
him to mind, my sweetheart, Odishquagumee, or
the Algonquin]

Pah bojeaun nebe naubekonig
Waube megissun nenemooshain wee
Odishquagumee
[As I embarked he put the white wampum around
my neck, my sweet heart, Odishquagumee]

Keguh wejeewin aindah nuk ke yun
Neen ge- egobun, ne nenemooshai wee
Odishquagumee

[I ^ shall go with you, he said, to your native country - I will go
with you, ^ he said, my sweet heart - 
Odishquagumee.]

was communicated to me by (the Rev'd) Mrs McMurray of C. W. Dumbar The following love story of an Odjibway girl ^ it is founded on a historical incident in the ward of Canada. In 1759 Baigwaineoshee, (the White Eagle driven by the wind,) accompanied as far as the lake of Two Mountains, a party of her tribe, who descended the Utawas to aid Gen Montcalm in the defense of Quebec. While there, she received attentions from a young Algonquin, who, however, never fully declared himself. The attachment was mutual, and continued after her return to the south, where she continued to pour out her affections in these strains, which she composed to an Indian chant and often repeated. A grand niece of hers, thus heard the song, and by [?] frequent re- petition learned it. The term Odishquagumee, meaning a man at the lake of two mountains, or as it [?] literally ? at the end of the chain of water, is the Ojibwe term for an Algonquin. Ia indenaindum - ia indenaindum! Makow we yan ninemooshain wee Odishquagumee [Ah me - ah me! when I think of him - when I bring him to mind, my sweetheart, Odishquagumee, or the Algonquin] Pah bojeaun nebe naubekonig Waube megissun nenemooshain wee Odishquagumee [As I embarked he put the white wampum around my neck, my sweet heart, Odishquagumee] Keguh wejeewin aindah nuk ke yun Neen ge- egobun, ne nenemooshai wee Odishquagumee [I ^ shall go with you, he said, to your native country - I will go with you, ^ he said, my sweet heart - Odishquagumee.]

Nia !nin denau dush, wassahwud gushuh
Aindunukkeyaum ke y au neememooshain wee
Odishquagummee

[Oh, I said to him - it is far away - my native country,
my sweetheart, Odishquagumee.]

Kai aubik oween, ain aube aunin
Kewe naube, ne nemooshai wee
Odishquag ummee.

[When I [would] looked back again, he would still 
be looking after me, my sweetheart, Odishquagumee]

Apee nay we ne nebow wisheban
Aung wash agushing, ne nemooshai wee
Odishquagumee

[^When he was still standing on a fallen tree, that laid in ^ that had fallen
the water, my sweetheart, Odishquagumee]

Nyau indenain dum - nyau indenaindum!
Makow we yan nin de nain dum we
Odishquagumee,

[Alas! alas! when I think of him - when I [bring his image to mind]
think of him - my sweetheart - Odishquagumee.]

Nia !nin denau dush, wassahwud gushuh Aindunukkeyaum ke y au neememooshain wee Odishquagummee [Oh, I said to him - it is far away - my native country, my sweetheart, Odishquagumee.] Kai aubik oween, ain aube aunin Kewe naube, ne nemooshai wee Odishquag ummee. [When I [would] looked back again, he would still be looking after me, my sweetheart, Odishquagumee] Apee nay we ne nebow wisheban Aung wash agushing, ne nemooshai wee Odishquagumee [^When he was still standing on a fallen tree, that laid in ^ that had fallen the water, my sweetheart, Odishquagumee] Nyau indenain dum - nyau indenaindum! Makow we yan nin de nain dum we Odishquagumee, [Alas! alas! when I think of him - when I [bring his image to mind] think of him - my sweetheart - Odishquagumee.]

!!! Just found this transcription and translation of a love song by an Ojibwe woman who fell in love with an Algonquin man while traveling near Deux-Montagnes, QC in 1759 during the 7 Years War. I can't quite interpret her name, it looks like Baigwaineoshee "The White Eagle Driven by the Wind"

06.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT????? OMG!!!!!!!

06.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Running for Congress on a platform of sneaking into Polymarket HQ and unplugging all their stuff. Overflow crowds at a local Knights of Columbus hall roar with delight as I promise to pour Florida's Natural Grapefruit Juice (with pulp) into the USB-C port of every computer in the damn place.

06.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 3419 πŸ” 430 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 9
β€œEvangelicals are missing from the halls of power. That’s a problem.
The lack of evangelical Christians at America’s most prestigious institutions fuels mistrust.”

Excerpt From
β€œOpinion | Evangelicals are missing from the halls of power. That’s a problem.”
Aaron M. Renn
The Washington Post
https://apple.news/ATJF-eGWhQMuuXvLnrj0ugQ
This material may be protected by copyright.

β€œEvangelicals are missing from the halls of power. That’s a problem. The lack of evangelical Christians at America’s most prestigious institutions fuels mistrust.” Excerpt From β€œOpinion | Evangelicals are missing from the halls of power. That’s a problem.” Aaron M. Renn The Washington Post https://apple.news/ATJF-eGWhQMuuXvLnrj0ugQ This material may be protected by copyright.

Congratulations, WaPo, you did it, you published the worst take

06.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 5566 πŸ” 952 πŸ’¬ 262 πŸ“Œ 416

I just looked at my Grand View list alone and it's... too many. I know this feeling.

06.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you.
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Threads thread: thriller_instinct 3d Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here - 254 Q 3.1K G 28 746 corporateash 18h β€’β€’β€’ My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you. 852 Q62 G6 72

β€œI have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit

06.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 20250 πŸ” 4284 πŸ’¬ 756 πŸ“Œ 1117

Love this idea.

06.03.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

It's just absolutely gobsmacking. Can you imagine any other president talking about this subject so casually? And if he actually means thisβ€”if this isn't just typical lack of control over his mouth, further addled by dementiaβ€”how GROSSLY irresponsible that his administration is not preparing people.

06.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3

There was MUCH less evidence for antisemitism from Mamdani than there is from Platner, but the fact that some Jews had concerns led Mamdani to do lots of Jewish outrage, meet with Jews, go to synagogues, and such. Platner is notably not doing that.

06.03.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 424 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 4

My friend
the climatologist
tells me
what worries him
is the climate.

My friend
the epidemiologist
tells me
what worries them
are infections.

My friend
the historian
tells me
what worries her
are the people
who aren’t worried.

06.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 206 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.

05.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 22383 πŸ” 4933 πŸ’¬ 755 πŸ“Œ 402

Folks will be - legitimately - furious with the Ds that voted no (leadership whipped hard for yes), but I think it is worth looking on the other hand: 98% of House Democrats (and 1% of House Republicans) just voted to try to block the president from waging war on Iran.

Iran! The Great Evil!

05.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 786 πŸ” 135 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 5
Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting.

Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting.

"Arrow" with Stephen Amell was good, actually. It was FUN watching the show let loose and embrace its comic-book origins, taking it from a "realistic" drama to Green Arrow killing god. I liked the performances. I even liked the romance! And Manu Bennett will always be my #Deathstroke.

05.03.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 400 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 1
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Bill Hader Eating Popcorn GIF Alt: Bill Hader Eating Popcorn GIF
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Hamlet, Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth. Depends on the day and my mood which is my favorite, but it is those three.

05.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1

you need to understand that Platner is not just a candidate , he is a canary in the coalmine to a certain kind of man that the world has not changed and they still can get plush gigs and pole position in society and life with zero qualification and even less aptitude for the work .

05.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 2000 πŸ” 391 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 16
Image of a book jacket for Beyond the Ocean: France and the Atlantic World from the Crusades to the Age of Revolutions by Christopher Hodson and Brett Rushforth.

Image of a book jacket for Beyond the Ocean: France and the Atlantic World from the Crusades to the Age of Revolutions by Christopher Hodson and Brett Rushforth.

Full book jacket just dropped, and we're pretty happy with it. Huge thanks to @cecilefromont.bsky.social, @soccerpolitics.bsky.social, Alice, and AndrΓ©s for your generous words! #earlymodern #BeyondTheOcean global.oup.com/academic/pro...

02.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5

The anti-ICE charge being led in no small part by local-level religious figures who actually read the Bible is quite the twist.

05.03.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

I'm so, so, so very sorry.

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