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Feed on BlueskyTucker Carlson compares Kirk and Jesus. Jesus he said, was killed because „some guys eating hummus“ suggested it to shut him up. Just like with Jesus, killing him only advanced his cause, is Carlson‘s message. (The livestream has now been going on for 6 hours)
From Nashville for one more Family Weekend, here’s my 242nd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
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Book review: ‘Water technology in the Middle Ages’, by Roberta J. Magnusson
This may sound like a boring book but for me, a historian obsessed with debunking the old myth that medieval people were dirty, rarely bathed, etc. it’s quite a fascinating read and I think i…
there aren't a ton of great soccer players that would not have been soccer players if they were American but Haaland would be a superstar wide receiver
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Business Titans Rise in the Gilded Age | The Men Who Built America (S1, E1) | Full Episode
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The reason why Washington is one of the best states for workers (sadly) is because it was heavily “radicalized” in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s by scary “socialists” unions. Scary 😱 . Even though most have forgotten that history, it lives on. Kinda. Learn our history. youtu.be/HgPCBx4M4R4?...
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#ScholarSunday Thread 242
Published on September 21, 2025
So the Indiana Fever are a lot better with Caitlin Clark on the bench. I don't want to get involved in a discourse but uh. Yeah.
I know things are terrible but I’ve come across another … unique item. Much smaller than a hundred-year-old harp case previously owned by a nun in Texas, thankfully.
I’m having intro chats with dissertation students this fortnight, and one of them asked which historians I’d recommend for beautiful writing they could absorb to further develop their own writing style. So, gang, which are your favourite *writers* among historians, any time, any topic, any place. 🗃️
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American Seams - POV
A glimpse into the lives of three quilters in the American West.
MIT roboticist Rodney Brooks on p75 re LLMs: "a well worn hype cycle that we have seen again, and again, during the 60+ year history of AI[...] Get your thick coats now. There may be yet another AI winter just around the corner." To that I say, yes please. Let's chill out on pushing it everywhere.
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