Chris Schaefer
@cschaef.bsky.social
PhD in History on the International Herald Tribune and US foreign policy from Cambridge. Phillies fan.
January 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
December 28, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Really not sure why my dentist put January in scare quotes
December 23, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Really not sure why my dentist put January in scare quotes
Top transfer QB John Mateer commits to Oklahoma after 3 years at Washington State
December 19, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Top transfer QB John Mateer commits to Oklahoma after 3 years at Washington State
On the other hand, maybe it will save Sullivan
December 14, 2024 at 10:04 PM
On the other hand, maybe it will save Sullivan
Next to finding your own book in the wild, there’s nothing quite like walking into a bookstore, picking up a book, and finding yourself in the acknowledgements.
December 8, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Next to finding your own book in the wild, there’s nothing quite like walking into a bookstore, picking up a book, and finding yourself in the acknowledgements.
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Notre Dame in Paris re-opens this wkd.
I'm a cathedral nerd. Here are some things that you might not notice about it – just from that one photo.
THREAD.
1. You can see straight down the nave to the apse. No medieval English cathedral has that.
I'm a cathedral nerd. Here are some things that you might not notice about it – just from that one photo.
THREAD.
1. You can see straight down the nave to the apse. No medieval English cathedral has that.
December 2, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Notre Dame in Paris re-opens this wkd.
I'm a cathedral nerd. Here are some things that you might not notice about it – just from that one photo.
THREAD.
1. You can see straight down the nave to the apse. No medieval English cathedral has that.
I'm a cathedral nerd. Here are some things that you might not notice about it – just from that one photo.
THREAD.
1. You can see straight down the nave to the apse. No medieval English cathedral has that.
“I’ve been studying social media for a long time, and I can’t think of any other incident when a murder in this country has been so openly celebrated.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/o...
Opinion | The Rage and Glee That Followed a C.E.O.’s Killing Should Ring All Alarms
It echoes another era of extreme inequality and extreme violence.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 11:13 AM
“I’ve been studying social media for a long time, and I can’t think of any other incident when a murder in this country has been so openly celebrated.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/o...
I just submitted my first peer review reader report.
Really agonized over it, probably more than I should…
Really agonized over it, probably more than I should…
December 3, 2024 at 1:10 PM
I just submitted my first peer review reader report.
Really agonized over it, probably more than I should…
Really agonized over it, probably more than I should…
This series from Lehigh Valley Live is an excellent deep dive into the fractious debate over the change in deer season opening date.
Fwiw, I’m with the traditionalists. Move it back to Monday.
projects.lehighvalleylive.com/misfire/
Fwiw, I’m with the traditionalists. Move it back to Monday.
projects.lehighvalleylive.com/misfire/
Misfire - Lehigh Valley Live
projects.lehighvalleylive.com
December 1, 2024 at 1:19 PM
This series from Lehigh Valley Live is an excellent deep dive into the fractious debate over the change in deer season opening date.
Fwiw, I’m with the traditionalists. Move it back to Monday.
projects.lehighvalleylive.com/misfire/
Fwiw, I’m with the traditionalists. Move it back to Monday.
projects.lehighvalleylive.com/misfire/
Was a fun game until this happened
Tensions boiled over after Michigan’s 13-10 win at Ohio State.
A flag plant at midfield sparked a brawl, with players shoving, police intervening and some players appearing to be pepper-sprayed.
More ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/595...
A flag plant at midfield sparked a brawl, with players shoving, police intervening and some players appearing to be pepper-sprayed.
More ⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/595...
November 30, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Was a fun game until this happened
ALABAMA TD’S (2024)
W vs. WKU: 9
W vs. USF: 6
W vs. Wisconsin: 6
W vs. 2 Georgia: 5
L vs. Vanderbilt: 5
W vs. South Carolina: 4
L vs. 11 Tennessee: 3
W vs. 21 Missouri: 4
W vs. 15 LSU: 6
W vs Mercer: 7
L vs. Oklahoma: 0 <——— !!!
And now one TD against Auburn already in 1Q.
W vs. WKU: 9
W vs. USF: 6
W vs. Wisconsin: 6
W vs. 2 Georgia: 5
L vs. Vanderbilt: 5
W vs. South Carolina: 4
L vs. 11 Tennessee: 3
W vs. 21 Missouri: 4
W vs. 15 LSU: 6
W vs Mercer: 7
L vs. Oklahoma: 0 <——— !!!
And now one TD against Auburn already in 1Q.
November 30, 2024 at 9:33 PM
ALABAMA TD’S (2024)
W vs. WKU: 9
W vs. USF: 6
W vs. Wisconsin: 6
W vs. 2 Georgia: 5
L vs. Vanderbilt: 5
W vs. South Carolina: 4
L vs. 11 Tennessee: 3
W vs. 21 Missouri: 4
W vs. 15 LSU: 6
W vs Mercer: 7
L vs. Oklahoma: 0 <——— !!!
And now one TD against Auburn already in 1Q.
W vs. WKU: 9
W vs. USF: 6
W vs. Wisconsin: 6
W vs. 2 Georgia: 5
L vs. Vanderbilt: 5
W vs. South Carolina: 4
L vs. 11 Tennessee: 3
W vs. 21 Missouri: 4
W vs. 15 LSU: 6
W vs Mercer: 7
L vs. Oklahoma: 0 <——— !!!
And now one TD against Auburn already in 1Q.
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Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it
November 29, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it
This escalated quickly for an unknown number conversation
November 29, 2024 at 2:49 PM
This escalated quickly for an unknown number conversation
As usual, The Economist is reductionist here.
Higher education has at least five purposes: 1) the acquisition of skills, 2) credentialization for jobs, 3) networking, 4) socialization into a certain socio-economic milieu, and 5) personal cultivation and broadening www.economist.com/leaders/2024...
Higher education has at least five purposes: 1) the acquisition of skills, 2) credentialization for jobs, 3) networking, 4) socialization into a certain socio-economic milieu, and 5) personal cultivation and broadening www.economist.com/leaders/2024...
Too many master’s courses are expensive and flaky
Governments should help postgraduates get a better deal
www.economist.com
November 28, 2024 at 8:11 PM
As usual, The Economist is reductionist here.
Higher education has at least five purposes: 1) the acquisition of skills, 2) credentialization for jobs, 3) networking, 4) socialization into a certain socio-economic milieu, and 5) personal cultivation and broadening www.economist.com/leaders/2024...
Higher education has at least five purposes: 1) the acquisition of skills, 2) credentialization for jobs, 3) networking, 4) socialization into a certain socio-economic milieu, and 5) personal cultivation and broadening www.economist.com/leaders/2024...
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It's *that* holiday icebreaker: "What are you thankful for?" Awkward in the best of times, downright miserable when things are bad.
But in a moment of deep uncertainty, gratitude is all the more important.
Read our CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social's Thanksgiving message in the #DemocracyBrief:
But in a moment of deep uncertainty, gratitude is all the more important.
Read our CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social's Thanksgiving message in the #DemocracyBrief:
“Well… what are you thankful for?” – RDI
Even in the happiest times, a lot of people recoil at the Thanksgiving icebreaker that is as awkward as it is ubiquitous: “What are you thankful for?” This year, it might feel especially hard to name ...
rdi.org
November 27, 2024 at 6:40 PM
It's *that* holiday icebreaker: "What are you thankful for?" Awkward in the best of times, downright miserable when things are bad.
But in a moment of deep uncertainty, gratitude is all the more important.
Read our CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social's Thanksgiving message in the #DemocracyBrief:
But in a moment of deep uncertainty, gratitude is all the more important.
Read our CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social's Thanksgiving message in the #DemocracyBrief:
'Honestly, go f**k yourself' — Ukrainians react to Joe Rogan’s rant on Ukraine
kyivindependent.com/honestly-go-...
kyivindependent.com/honestly-go-...
'Honestly, go f**k yourself' — Ukrainians react to Joe Rogan’s rant on Ukraine
Joe Rogan, one of the world's most popular podcasters, has sparked outrage in Ukraine, after claiming that Kyiv and its Western allies, rather than Russia, "are about to start World War III."
In an e...
kyivindependent.com
November 28, 2024 at 11:26 AM
'Honestly, go f**k yourself' — Ukrainians react to Joe Rogan’s rant on Ukraine
kyivindependent.com/honestly-go-...
kyivindependent.com/honestly-go-...
Love that @benjaminwittes.bsky.social invited on @samuelmoyn.bsky.social on here.
Today on #DogShirtTV, I awaken to mysterious holes in my feet--created by a beast with fangs. And I am joined by the estimable @samuelmoyn.bsky.social to discuss his oped on the failure of the criminal process to restrain Trump from power: youtu.be/KZxTZTCUpjQ?...
Two Holes in Ben's Foot
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
youtu.be
November 25, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Love that @benjaminwittes.bsky.social invited on @samuelmoyn.bsky.social on here.
Having seen this up close and personal twice in the past decade, I can only say that this makes me genuinely sorrowful.
This is a goodbye twice over (if not more). Adieu not au revoir. Sayonara. End of the line.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
This is a goodbye twice over (if not more). Adieu not au revoir. Sayonara. End of the line.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
What do you do with all the books when you retire? (opinion)
We get lots of advice when we retire, writes Robert Franciosi, but no one ever addresses the elephant in the room for some aging professors: What to do with all the books?
www.insidehighered.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Having seen this up close and personal twice in the past decade, I can only say that this makes me genuinely sorrowful.
This is a goodbye twice over (if not more). Adieu not au revoir. Sayonara. End of the line.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
This is a goodbye twice over (if not more). Adieu not au revoir. Sayonara. End of the line.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...
In our high-info era, I think this is a really great way to combat claims of electoral fraud
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/u...
A County in Idaho Wants to Publish Every Ballot to Build Election Trust
After enduring a host of election conspiracy claims in recent years, Ada County believes it has found a way to restore confidence in the vote-counting system.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 1:52 AM
In our high-info era, I think this is a really great way to combat claims of electoral fraud
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/u...
The tour guide at the Amish Village told us that a History of Martyrs (Martyrer Spiegel) was the Bible.
I gently corrected her afterwards.
Is it too much to ask that Amish tour guides read German in the Gothic script?
I gently corrected her afterwards.
Is it too much to ask that Amish tour guides read German in the Gothic script?
November 23, 2024 at 6:19 PM
The tour guide at the Amish Village told us that a History of Martyrs (Martyrer Spiegel) was the Bible.
I gently corrected her afterwards.
Is it too much to ask that Amish tour guides read German in the Gothic script?
I gently corrected her afterwards.
Is it too much to ask that Amish tour guides read German in the Gothic script?
Something that doesn’t sit quite right about Amish microwave popcorn…
November 23, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Something that doesn’t sit quite right about Amish microwave popcorn…