B.S.W. Barootes
@barootes.bsky.social
Medievalist. Asst. Prof. of English at MUN, Grenfell.
Articles on final -e, the Pearl-poet, and monkish burps. Wm Beauchamp fanboy. Cursed by Artemis. (he/him/his)
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Articles on final -e, the Pearl-poet, and monkish burps. Wm Beauchamp fanboy. Cursed by Artemis. (he/him/his)
bswbarootes.com
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B.S.W. Barootes
@barootes.bsky.social
· Jun 3
I'm absolutely heartbroken.
Farewell, Stinky.
Goodbye, my sweet girl.
I love you, Biscotte.
Farewell, Stinky.
Goodbye, my sweet girl.
I love you, Biscotte.
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"Oïu!" (Hey!)
Beowulf: Poema èpic anglosaxó compost cap a l’any 750 després de Crist, conservat en un sol manuscrit cap a l’any 1000 després de Crist, 2016
Joan Kowalski
Beowulf: Poema èpic anglosaxó compost cap a l’any 750 després de Crist, conservat en un sol manuscrit cap a l’any 1000 després de Crist, 2016
Joan Kowalski
January 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"Oïu!" (Hey!)
Beowulf: Poema èpic anglosaxó compost cap a l’any 750 després de Crist, conservat en un sol manuscrit cap a l’any 1000 després de Crist, 2016
Joan Kowalski
Beowulf: Poema èpic anglosaxó compost cap a l’any 750 després de Crist, conservat en un sol manuscrit cap a l’any 1000 després de Crist, 2016
Joan Kowalski
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The first full English translations of eight letters written to Lord Byron by his boyfriend Nicolas Giraud, with whom Byron had a not-so-secret relationship in Athens in 1810 through 1811.
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/01...
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/01...
Love Letters from Lord Byron’s Boyfriend by Arden Hegele
January 23, 2026 – “It is now almost two years that I am at Athens, and I have sent to you many letters, but I have not received any answer of you.”
www.theparisreview.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The first full English translations of eight letters written to Lord Byron by his boyfriend Nicolas Giraud, with whom Byron had a not-so-secret relationship in Athens in 1810 through 1811.
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/01...
www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/01...
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I’m not much for religion but if I were, if a line of clergy flew in to freezing weather to line up and oppose me while singing songs of faith, I might be thinking “are we the baddies?”
Singing
January 23, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I’m not much for religion but if I were, if a line of clergy flew in to freezing weather to line up and oppose me while singing songs of faith, I might be thinking “are we the baddies?”
This isnone of the great Simpsons episodes
January 23, 2026 at 12:13 PM
This isnone of the great Simpsons episodes
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💯 Every. Fucking. Word.
January 22, 2026 at 11:32 PM
💯 Every. Fucking. Word.
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AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
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Oh no, Canada doesn't have to pay a billion-dollar bribe to hang out with Trump, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Morocco, Hungary, Pakistan, Indonesia, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Paraguay, Vietnam, Armenia, AND Azerbaijan
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Oh no, Canada doesn't have to pay a billion-dollar bribe to hang out with Trump, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Morocco, Hungary, Pakistan, Indonesia, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Paraguay, Vietnam, Armenia, AND Azerbaijan
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Unbelievable losers
January 23, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Unbelievable losers
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Cal State University’s deal with OpenAI — providing ChatGPT to all faculty, students, and staff — will expire in June 2026. Amid the prospect of layoffs in the CSU, we’re asking the chancellor not to renew this costly and demoralizing contract.
Link below and anyone can sign:
Link below and anyone can sign:
January 21, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Cal State University’s deal with OpenAI — providing ChatGPT to all faculty, students, and staff — will expire in June 2026. Amid the prospect of layoffs in the CSU, we’re asking the chancellor not to renew this costly and demoralizing contract.
Link below and anyone can sign:
Link below and anyone can sign:
It's currently -21°C with the wind in Corner Brook, and this is nothing because I grew up in Saskatchewan, where it is currently heading toward -35°C
Canadians you are not prepared for the temperature he tells you he is experiencing here.
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 AM
It's currently -21°C with the wind in Corner Brook, and this is nothing because I grew up in Saskatchewan, where it is currently heading toward -35°C
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From the creator of Heated Rivalry
Can't believe this Letterkenny clip of a bunch of far right shitheels getting stomped isn't around more youtu.be/JObnr5e0TIg?...
Letterkenny - Natives and Hicks vs The Hard Right
YouTube video by ColdDayInHell
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 9:12 PM
From the creator of Heated Rivalry
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pepper spraying someone in the face from inches away while they are already restrained on the ground should get you fired and land you in jail, no exceptions
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 PM
pepper spraying someone in the face from inches away while they are already restrained on the ground should get you fired and land you in jail, no exceptions
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I predict the new pope Leo XIV will follow in the footsteps of Leo XIII and publicly declare his love for Bovril
May 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I predict the new pope Leo XIV will follow in the footsteps of Leo XIII and publicly declare his love for Bovril
Roy Dengletere sounds like one of the corrupt officials in True Detective, season 1
Reading 14thC Anglo-Norman out loud is like French in a southern American accent: 'le venderdi procheyn a pres'
Also give it up for Roy Dengletere in the line above, we should bring that back as the thing everyone calls the King.
Also give it up for Roy Dengletere in the line above, we should bring that back as the thing everyone calls the King.
January 21, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Roy Dengletere sounds like one of the corrupt officials in True Detective, season 1
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And the answer is.....
All are true! I was doing some research on one of the first Tolkien related fanzines and a few hints and cross references exposed me to a newszine titled Skyrack, whose editor liked Tolkien and reported some news tidbits in various issues. 1/🧵
All are true! I was doing some research on one of the first Tolkien related fanzines and a few hints and cross references exposed me to a newszine titled Skyrack, whose editor liked Tolkien and reported some news tidbits in various issues. 1/🧵
January 21, 2026 at 9:52 PM
And the answer is.....
All are true! I was doing some research on one of the first Tolkien related fanzines and a few hints and cross references exposed me to a newszine titled Skyrack, whose editor liked Tolkien and reported some news tidbits in various issues. 1/🧵
All are true! I was doing some research on one of the first Tolkien related fanzines and a few hints and cross references exposed me to a newszine titled Skyrack, whose editor liked Tolkien and reported some news tidbits in various issues. 1/🧵
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Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
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Inspired by a colleague saying she’d like a lesson on how to read a runic inscription, here’s a lesson!
open.substack.com/pub/jasminhi...
open.substack.com/pub/jasminhi...
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Inspired by a colleague saying she’d like a lesson on how to read a runic inscription, here’s a lesson!
open.substack.com/pub/jasminhi...
open.substack.com/pub/jasminhi...
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This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
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old enough to remember when they beta tested much of this on college students, 2011 and after
January 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
old enough to remember when they beta tested much of this on college students, 2011 and after
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"Cholera could stop spreading if people stop drinking from this dirty river," warns man who shat in the river
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:29 PM
"Cholera could stop spreading if people stop drinking from this dirty river," warns man who shat in the river
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Remarkable speech from Mark Carney today at Davos, worth reading in full. Thanks to Paul Wells for transcribing (and translating the French portion): paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Remarkable speech from Mark Carney today at Davos, worth reading in full. Thanks to Paul Wells for transcribing (and translating the French portion): paulwells.substack.com/p/the-carney...
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“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger and more just." It’s well worth watching the @mark-carney.bsky.social address in its entirety.
World Economic Forum: Special Address by PM Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks and participates in a discussion while attending a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Joining the prime minister are Laurenc...
www.cpac.ca
January 20, 2026 at 4:28 PM
“The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger and more just." It’s well worth watching the @mark-carney.bsky.social address in its entirety.
I just love he's wearing a brown suit
Ossoff: "There's a wickedness to the program. I don't know, pastor, where it is in scripture that it says deny care to the sick, take from those with the least to give to those with the most, violate the house of worship to hunt down the refugee. Where in the scripture are those lessons taught?"
January 21, 2026 at 12:34 AM
I just love he's wearing a brown suit
NO!
Prerodactyls imply Pteroanapests
Pterospondees imply Pterophyrrics
Prerodactyls imply Pteroanapests
Pterospondees imply Pterophyrrics
Pterodactyls imply the existence of pterospondees.
January 20, 2026 at 10:46 PM
NO!
Prerodactyls imply Pteroanapests
Pterospondees imply Pterophyrrics
Prerodactyls imply Pteroanapests
Pterospondees imply Pterophyrrics
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I remember seeing when Sinatra got some lifetime achievement award from the Grammy's in the 90's, his speech was rambling and incoherent enough that the orchestra played over him and they went to commercial. Weirdly they didn't make him president
January 20, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I remember seeing when Sinatra got some lifetime achievement award from the Grammy's in the 90's, his speech was rambling and incoherent enough that the orchestra played over him and they went to commercial. Weirdly they didn't make him president