Pinned
Alex
@fireyams.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Due to my cat's recent health crisis I was not able to be at the Pittsburgh Zine Fair but I was still able to have my zine, "How To Be Into Ancient Rome Without Being Weird About It" there at our table. Here it is in digital form with the lovely artwork by @tbm.bsky.social in the thread below! 1/4
Reposted by Alex
Trump the terrorist warmonger rapist pedophile is illegally bombing the city of Caracas in Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Trump the terrorist warmonger rapist pedophile is illegally bombing the city of Caracas in Venezuela
Reposted by Alex
Very smart sir, keep it up
January 1, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Very smart sir, keep it up
Reposted by Alex
FUCK YOU IT'S JANUARY!!!
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
FUCK YOU IT'S JANUARY!!!
Happy New Year everyone 🎉
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Happy New Year everyone 🎉
N64 is the worst Nintendo console because there's just no cool deep cut game recommendations anyone can make it's like oh hey man have you heard of this hidden gem called Majora's Mask?
December 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
N64 is the worst Nintendo console because there's just no cool deep cut game recommendations anyone can make it's like oh hey man have you heard of this hidden gem called Majora's Mask?
Back home from Christmas with the in laws, had to make the stop in Ohio though for the usual
December 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Back home from Christmas with the in laws, had to make the stop in Ohio though for the usual
Reposted by Alex
this is the simple answer to people who keep saying NATO expansion matters. Sure, it matters because it presented an obstacle to Russian imperial ambitions. Putin didn't invade because he hated NATO expansion, he hated NATO expansion because he wanted to invade
December 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
this is the simple answer to people who keep saying NATO expansion matters. Sure, it matters because it presented an obstacle to Russian imperial ambitions. Putin didn't invade because he hated NATO expansion, he hated NATO expansion because he wanted to invade
Reposted by Alex
Harvard Law professors will publish anything. “US citizenship law has always followed the precedents of Roman adoption practices” No it didn’t. That isn’t true
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Harvard Law professors will publish anything. “US citizenship law has always followed the precedents of Roman adoption practices” No it didn’t. That isn’t true
Reposted by Alex
Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
Reposted by Alex
Reposted by Alex
if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
Reposted by Alex
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
Reposted by Alex
Possibly the most sublime Roman fresco of a temple.
The architectural detail of the spiky-topped wooden barrier, the painted relief in the pediment, & the offerings burning on the altar; it’s a symphony of observations.
Archaeological Museum of Capri (no provenance)
#FrescoFriday
The architectural detail of the spiky-topped wooden barrier, the painted relief in the pediment, & the offerings burning on the altar; it’s a symphony of observations.
Archaeological Museum of Capri (no provenance)
#FrescoFriday
December 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Possibly the most sublime Roman fresco of a temple.
The architectural detail of the spiky-topped wooden barrier, the painted relief in the pediment, & the offerings burning on the altar; it’s a symphony of observations.
Archaeological Museum of Capri (no provenance)
#FrescoFriday
The architectural detail of the spiky-topped wooden barrier, the painted relief in the pediment, & the offerings burning on the altar; it’s a symphony of observations.
Archaeological Museum of Capri (no provenance)
#FrescoFriday
Reposted by Alex
Io Saturnalia!!
Rome’s most famous holiday, the jolly winter festival of Saturnalia began on December 17th and was the highlight of the sacred calendar. This video explores the meaning of Saturnalia and what the celebration tells us about Roman values, religion and aspirations
youtu.be/UlkwD2JxWZU
Rome’s most famous holiday, the jolly winter festival of Saturnalia began on December 17th and was the highlight of the sacred calendar. This video explores the meaning of Saturnalia and what the celebration tells us about Roman values, religion and aspirations
youtu.be/UlkwD2JxWZU
Saturnalia: The World Turned Upside Down
YouTube video by Tribunate
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Io Saturnalia!!
Rome’s most famous holiday, the jolly winter festival of Saturnalia began on December 17th and was the highlight of the sacred calendar. This video explores the meaning of Saturnalia and what the celebration tells us about Roman values, religion and aspirations
youtu.be/UlkwD2JxWZU
Rome’s most famous holiday, the jolly winter festival of Saturnalia began on December 17th and was the highlight of the sacred calendar. This video explores the meaning of Saturnalia and what the celebration tells us about Roman values, religion and aspirations
youtu.be/UlkwD2JxWZU
Reposted by Alex
“It is not the Constitution that makes a people, it is a people that makes a Constitution.”
Not for nothing, but this line is an explicit rejection of both Lincoln thought and the very feature that makes American democracy special. These people hate America. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/new-yor...
Not for nothing, but this line is an explicit rejection of both Lincoln thought and the very feature that makes American democracy special. These people hate America. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/new-yor...
New York’s Young Republicans Beg for More, But Fret About a ‘MAGA Civil War’
NEW YORK – One year in, and the club of young Republicans that...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“It is not the Constitution that makes a people, it is a people that makes a Constitution.”
Not for nothing, but this line is an explicit rejection of both Lincoln thought and the very feature that makes American democracy special. These people hate America. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/new-yor...
Not for nothing, but this line is an explicit rejection of both Lincoln thought and the very feature that makes American democracy special. These people hate America. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/new-yor...
Total War Warhammer 40k is gonna be like Black Panther for the smelliest guys you know
December 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Total War Warhammer 40k is gonna be like Black Panther for the smelliest guys you know
Reposted by Alex
so insanely fucking real for this
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
so insanely fucking real for this
I baked another batch of Brötchen, these ones I used a poolish as the preferment. They're very tasty and have a nice chew to them.
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I baked another batch of Brötchen, these ones I used a poolish as the preferment. They're very tasty and have a nice chew to them.
Just got my kitchen knives sharpened and the very first cut I make to prepare dinner... Yup it's sharp now!!
December 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Just got my kitchen knives sharpened and the very first cut I make to prepare dinner... Yup it's sharp now!!
I'm gonna keep bad faith arguing that Severance is actually making a pro-life argument and is an abortion allegory bc it's fun to do and people get reeeeeeeeeeally mad
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I'm gonna keep bad faith arguing that Severance is actually making a pro-life argument and is an abortion allegory bc it's fun to do and people get reeeeeeeeeeally mad
Brötchen, German bread rolls
December 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Brötchen, German bread rolls
Reposted by Alex
Pretty obvious that Vance has negatively polarized himself into believing that anyone who holds a single opinion contrary to his own is simply “virtue signaling” and that it couldn’t be an honestly held belief
JD Vance: "How many of you really like turkey?"
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Pretty obvious that Vance has negatively polarized himself into believing that anyone who holds a single opinion contrary to his own is simply “virtue signaling” and that it couldn’t be an honestly held belief
Diced green chiles are by far the best thing to put on a cheeseburger
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Diced green chiles are by far the best thing to put on a cheeseburger