Edward Iglesias
edwardiglesias.bsky.social
Edward Iglesias
@edwardiglesias.bsky.social
Librarian, Academic Occultist, etc
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Opinion | When things begin to fall apart, some communities hunt out witches. Some target vulnerable populations. But some grabs their spades and get digging.
The Stakes of Vampire Scholarship
John Blair’s new book digs up the undead.
chroni.cl
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Just posted something on Substack that is not about Grackles.

open.substack.com/pub/edwardig...
October 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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I checked out the link and it's legit. If you need help, this could be a good place to start.
via White Rose Resistance
October 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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I suspected this might be coming because of her recent retirement... I knew she'd never lay down the microphone unless forced to.

RIP to a giant of journalism, to a Founding Mother of NPR, and to -- I am proud and humbled to say -- my friend.

www.npr.org/2025/10/16/1...
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
www.npr.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Good morning and welcome to my eternal October dilemma
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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What I dislike about CNN's headline: the story admits Trump didn't say how he would enact a tariff on films or who would pay it. Some say he may not have the power to enact it. So saying he "announces" it sounds more definitive than the situation. READ: https://loom.ly/4XmjZXg
Trump announces 100% tariff on foreign-made movies | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday he will be imposing a 100% tariff “on any and all movies that are made outside of the United States.”
www.cnn.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
@themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy has an excellent "from the Archives" today on the vampire paradox. The problem with change is that it is unknowable.
The Vampire Problem: A Brilliant Thought Experiment Illustrating the Paradox of Transformative Experience
“Many of [life’s] big decisions involve choices to have experiences that teach us things we cannot know about from any other source but the experience itself.”
www.themarginalian.org
September 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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I stand with PBS.

I stand with NPR.

I stand with Stephen Colbert.

I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.

I stand with the First Amendment.

PERIOD.*

*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Good morning
A timely thought from F. Scott Fitzgerald
September 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Really good video on the linguistic tools used by cults.
The Secret Language of Cults: Crash Course Lecture
YouTube video by CrashCourse
youtu.be
September 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Good morning
September 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Bamboo flowering death plant
youtube.com/shorts/u2GZd...
Bamboo: the Queen of dramatic botanics
YouTube video by Hannah Fry
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September 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Stand up to the bully. Do not surrender in advance:
Judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Harvard www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold funding from Harvard
The Trump administration illegally withheld federal funding for alleged antisemitism violations, a federal judge in Boston ruled.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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This made me laugh out loud
via @waxtraxrecords.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"The rose batch and federal employee experience at [redacted] is the best! None of the other rose baths even come close"
Shalom friends!
I was on vacation, but did I skip a day of learning #Talmud? NO!
Can I move on before reacting to this page? Also no! It’s talking sh*t about hedonistic rich people and, ahem, the government. 
Welcome to #DafReactions Avodah Zarah 65: Government H00ker #dafyomi

youtu.be/DRVrry1et4s
Daf Reactions Avodah Zarah 65: Government H00ker
YouTube video by Miriam Anzovin
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August 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Biblically Accurate Nerf Blaster. Now I know what to get @miriamanzovin.bsky.social for Hanukkah.
Biblically-Accurate Nerf Blaster 🔫👁️👼 The Ophanim, Part I
YouTube video by Zack Freedman
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August 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Is it too late to start? – a handy #existential chart:
August 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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University of Technology Sydney to cut ~10% of its workforce.

Management face backlash after directing shocked staff to a wellbeing site with 50 tips for dealing with redundancy, including “washing delicates,” "bake a dessert," "floss your teeth," and "write a positive review for a restaurant."
Uni staff told to 'wash delicates' for stress management as 146 courses suspended
The University of Technology Sydney is suspending more than 100 courses as it prepares for a controversial redundancy program to save $100 million.
www.abc.net.au
August 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
@rubyrapture.bsky.social saw this directly under your post about medical billing.
I was sleepy this morning but then I went in for an ultrasound. Did I mention that the gel warmer was broken? NOW I’M WIDE AWAKE
August 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
@sofiesinclair.bsky.social Couldn't remember if you were going for aromantic or a romantic. Here's a lesbian vampire poem by Coleridge either way.

www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43971/...
Christabel
The lovely lady, Christabel, Whom her father loves so well, What makes her in the wood so late, A furlong from the castle gate? The lady sprang up suddenly, The lovely lady Christabel! (Said Christabe...
www.poetryfoundation.org
August 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Today's phishing message along with my reply.
August 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM