Anise K. Strong
@anisekstrong.bsky.social
Roman historian at W. Mich U. specializing in gender, sexuality, & their reception in tv, music videos, games, & film. she/hers/ista Mom of 3. Avid baker & traveler. Antifascist. Always learning from unusual niche subject experts. Opinions are my own.
Apparently Plato isn’t Western Civilization anymore. Somehow I bet Aristotl’s “race ideology” might be acceptable to them, though. Also, note that the alternative course is at a deliberately punitive time unlikely to fill with enough students.
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Apparently Plato isn’t Western Civilization anymore. Somehow I bet Aristotl’s “race ideology” might be acceptable to them, though. Also, note that the alternative course is at a deliberately punitive time unlikely to fill with enough students.
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not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
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🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
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Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th
This seems very intriguing, although the 1st pg made me wonder whether Pliny Y's comment about "tasting" slaves should be intended literally in sexual abuse terms, & a later footnote sent me down the terrible route of Roman methods for making enslaved boys seem more youthful to increase their price.
Nicole J. Giannella's "The Mind of the Slave" is now available! The first volume of our Empire and After series investigates slave ownership and the limits of ownership in ancient Rome. Read more: press.umich.edu/Books/T/The-...
January 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
This seems very intriguing, although the 1st pg made me wonder whether Pliny Y's comment about "tasting" slaves should be intended literally in sexual abuse terms, & a later footnote sent me down the terrible route of Roman methods for making enslaved boys seem more youthful to increase their price.
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BREAKING: Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws, including the first U.S. ban on pill abortions.
Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws including the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
BREAKING: Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws, including the first U.S. ban on pill abortions.
This is my favorite #ThreeKings image and one of the sources I open my Global Queer History class with is this illumination from a European Christian missal in 1480. Happy Twelfth Night/ #Epiphany! The Wintry Mix It Slusheth Every Day, sadly for here at the moment.
January 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
This is my favorite #ThreeKings image and one of the sources I open my Global Queer History class with is this illumination from a European Christian missal in 1480. Happy Twelfth Night/ #Epiphany! The Wintry Mix It Slusheth Every Day, sadly for here at the moment.
It's the Winnie the Pooh Pub!
Pub name of the day: The Pig and Bee Hive
🐷🐝
Will of Henry Holder, proved 1785
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Will of Henry Holder, proved 1785
January 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
It's the Winnie the Pooh Pub!
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five years ago the president of the united states incited an insurrection in order to try to retain power and it is a comprehensive failure at every level - media, law enforcement, courts, politicians and most of all the voters - that he has returned to power and threatens the stability of the world
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
five years ago the president of the united states incited an insurrection in order to try to retain power and it is a comprehensive failure at every level - media, law enforcement, courts, politicians and most of all the voters - that he has returned to power and threatens the stability of the world
Yesterday I deleted a post after writing it, because, while I believe I am right, I remembered the kindergarten rules of "Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? Is it helpful?" and honestly, if your reply can't answer all 4 in the affirmative, maybe just vent to a friend or loved one.
lot of things i could say here but mostly i guess i would like to implore everyone to find a personality other than "least favorite roommate during a house meeting in portland, oregon"
January 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Yesterday I deleted a post after writing it, because, while I believe I am right, I remembered the kindergarten rules of "Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? Is it helpful?" and honestly, if your reply can't answer all 4 in the affirmative, maybe just vent to a friend or loved one.
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lot of things i could say here but mostly i guess i would like to implore everyone to find a personality other than "least favorite roommate during a house meeting in portland, oregon"
January 6, 2026 at 6:45 AM
lot of things i could say here but mostly i guess i would like to implore everyone to find a personality other than "least favorite roommate during a house meeting in portland, oregon"
The easiest topic to get my students engaged in passionate debate -even the quietest, most phone-absorbed person in the back- is the inequity of school-mandated dress codes. Why do girls get punished for wearing a tank top w/spaghetti straps - often explicitly "b/c it would distract male teachers?"
If you want an example of right wing propaganda masquerading as feminism, this is it. Saying famous women aren’t allowed to dress the way they want or must act in a certain way so that all women cannot be sexualised is pushing purity culture rooted in religious fundamentalism.
January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The easiest topic to get my students engaged in passionate debate -even the quietest, most phone-absorbed person in the back- is the inequity of school-mandated dress codes. Why do girls get punished for wearing a tank top w/spaghetti straps - often explicitly "b/c it would distract male teachers?"
There are literally hundreds of millions of Americans who have had illnesses and/or traumas affect them and have still continued to be moral, decent folks who generally want to help their neighbors and not hurt people. Sane adults are responsible for their choices.
I'm really sick of cutesified explanations as to why someone is a fucking fascist.
Is Trump not well right now? Cool, he was a fascist before. It's got nothing to do with that. Is Stephen Miller bald? Y'all, shut the fuck up. His fascism is unrelated to his hair.
Is Trump not well right now? Cool, he was a fascist before. It's got nothing to do with that. Is Stephen Miller bald? Y'all, shut the fuck up. His fascism is unrelated to his hair.
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
There are literally hundreds of millions of Americans who have had illnesses and/or traumas affect them and have still continued to be moral, decent folks who generally want to help their neighbors and not hurt people. Sane adults are responsible for their choices.
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Mike Johnson’s razor-thin House majority took three hits today — Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation, the unexpected passing of Doug LaMalfa, and the hospitalization of Jim Baird following a serious car accident.
With Tom Massie fighting hard with leadership, the Republican margin shrinks to ONE.
With Tom Massie fighting hard with leadership, the Republican margin shrinks to ONE.
House GOP edge shrinks after Republican’s 'sudden' death and another hospitalized
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s razor-thin majority took three hits on Tuesday. They include the effective date of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation, the unexpected passing of U.S...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Mike Johnson’s razor-thin House majority took three hits today — Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation, the unexpected passing of Doug LaMalfa, and the hospitalization of Jim Baird following a serious car accident.
With Tom Massie fighting hard with leadership, the Republican margin shrinks to ONE.
With Tom Massie fighting hard with leadership, the Republican margin shrinks to ONE.
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Hello! I would love to speak to women who are fans of Heated Rivalry, including those who are new to MM romance and those who aren't, for an article I'm working on exploring the genre's appeal to women.
My DMs are open or I'm at juliacarriewong.11 on Signal and julia.wong@theguardian.com on email
My DMs are open or I'm at juliacarriewong.11 on Signal and julia.wong@theguardian.com on email
January 6, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Hello! I would love to speak to women who are fans of Heated Rivalry, including those who are new to MM romance and those who aren't, for an article I'm working on exploring the genre's appeal to women.
My DMs are open or I'm at juliacarriewong.11 on Signal and julia.wong@theguardian.com on email
My DMs are open or I'm at juliacarriewong.11 on Signal and julia.wong@theguardian.com on email
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just a reminder of the initial, in the moment, right wing reaction to jan 6
my favorite is greg gutfeld saying republican condemnation of the jan 6 rioters is an example of their moral superiority over the left
www.mediamatters.org/media/4018641
my favorite is greg gutfeld saying republican condemnation of the jan 6 rioters is an example of their moral superiority over the left
www.mediamatters.org/media/4018641
January 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM
just a reminder of the initial, in the moment, right wing reaction to jan 6
my favorite is greg gutfeld saying republican condemnation of the jan 6 rioters is an example of their moral superiority over the left
www.mediamatters.org/media/4018641
my favorite is greg gutfeld saying republican condemnation of the jan 6 rioters is an example of their moral superiority over the left
www.mediamatters.org/media/4018641
A fascinating archaeological mystery probably without any possible answer: why was this one adult woman the only person ever cremated at this site in Malawi, with multiple non-crematory fires being burnt on top of her pyre for the next 500 years? Hero or villain? news.yale.edu/2026/01/01/a...
Ancient cremation pyre offers glimpse of tropical hunter gatherers’ mortuary practices
A new study coauthored by Yale paleoanthropologist Jessica Thompson provides evidence of the earliest intentional cremation in ancient Africa.
news.yale.edu
January 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
A fascinating archaeological mystery probably without any possible answer: why was this one adult woman the only person ever cremated at this site in Malawi, with multiple non-crematory fires being burnt on top of her pyre for the next 500 years? Hero or villain? news.yale.edu/2026/01/01/a...
Hillsdale College-style history does a minimally acceptable job in helping you understand war & politics in which rich European & U.S. men made all the decisions & did not fear or consider other people. They're terrible for understandng 21st cent global pendulum swings to & from egalitarianism.
Yep, I've got a History degree and the lessons from it are far less predictive of what will happen in contemporary society than Gender Studies and Critical Race Theory, which are like that sports almanac in Back to the Future II.
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Hillsdale College-style history does a minimally acceptable job in helping you understand war & politics in which rich European & U.S. men made all the decisions & did not fear or consider other people. They're terrible for understandng 21st cent global pendulum swings to & from egalitarianism.
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Thucydides did not write the Melian Dialogue for people to forget Athens lost the Peloponnesian War.
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Thucydides did not write the Melian Dialogue for people to forget Athens lost the Peloponnesian War.
The Arch of Constantine reads differently in the age of LLMs....
January 6, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The Arch of Constantine reads differently in the age of LLMs....
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January 6, 2026 at 2:02 AM
It is me! Let me tell you, being an ancient Roman gender historian focused on the dangers of income inequality and elite paranoia about social mobility from oppressed groups, esp. women & former enslaved folks, has never felt more unfortunately relevant!
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 4:19 AM
It is me! Let me tell you, being an ancient Roman gender historian focused on the dangers of income inequality and elite paranoia about social mobility from oppressed groups, esp. women & former enslaved folks, has never felt more unfortunately relevant!
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A reminder that, in the midst of everything else, the Trump administration is an incredible combination of entitlement and sloppiness.
DOJ: "We were too busy invading Venezuela to address your court order, Chief Judge Boasberg."
Boasberg: "You didn't even follow the rules in filing this request."
DOJ: "We were too busy invading Venezuela to address your court order, Chief Judge Boasberg."
Boasberg: "You didn't even follow the rules in filing this request."
January 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
A reminder that, in the midst of everything else, the Trump administration is an incredible combination of entitlement and sloppiness.
DOJ: "We were too busy invading Venezuela to address your court order, Chief Judge Boasberg."
Boasberg: "You didn't even follow the rules in filing this request."
DOJ: "We were too busy invading Venezuela to address your court order, Chief Judge Boasberg."
Boasberg: "You didn't even follow the rules in filing this request."
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Those tiny roadblocks are an absolute nightmare for us folks with ADHD.
Even for neurotypical folks, that relentless friction is like slowly being nibbled to death by baby ducks.
Even for neurotypical folks, that relentless friction is like slowly being nibbled to death by baby ducks.
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Those tiny roadblocks are an absolute nightmare for us folks with ADHD.
Even for neurotypical folks, that relentless friction is like slowly being nibbled to death by baby ducks.
Even for neurotypical folks, that relentless friction is like slowly being nibbled to death by baby ducks.
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The purpose of pushing impeachment articles through the House, via a fucking discharge petition if necessary, is to make Trump have to spend resources defending himself in the Senate.
And if new impeachment articles come through every two weeks, you force the motherfucker on defense.
And if new impeachment articles come through every two weeks, you force the motherfucker on defense.
IMO the argument is that you can make things into big enough deals that it matters. Khanna found Massey and found survivors and made the Epstein Files the gigantic story it should be. Only then did establishment Dems come along. You can, in fact, make things into big hairy deals if you do it right.
if you want the Senate to do something, Senate Republicans must do something.
People are dunking on this but I'm not really sure what plays Schumer has other than to try to peel off Rs.
People are dunking on this but I'm not really sure what plays Schumer has other than to try to peel off Rs.
January 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The purpose of pushing impeachment articles through the House, via a fucking discharge petition if necessary, is to make Trump have to spend resources defending himself in the Senate.
And if new impeachment articles come through every two weeks, you force the motherfucker on defense.
And if new impeachment articles come through every two weeks, you force the motherfucker on defense.