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This week on the blog: hoplites! In particular, hoplite equipment! We talk shields, helmets, armor, weight and mobility.
Was the hoplite an over-encumbered battlefield turtle incapable of fighting outside of the phalanx? (No)
Was he actually a good skirmisher? (Also no)
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Was the hoplite an over-encumbered battlefield turtle incapable of fighting outside of the phalanx? (No)
Was he actually a good skirmisher? (Also no)
acoup.blog/2025/11/21/c...
Collections: Hoplite Wars, Part II: Hoplite Equipment, Hoplight or Hopheavy?
This is the second part of what looks like it’ll be end up as a four part series discussing the debates surrounding ancient Greek hoplites, the heavy infantry of the Archaic (800-480) and Cla…
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November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This week on the blog: hoplites! In particular, hoplite equipment! We talk shields, helmets, armor, weight and mobility.
Was the hoplite an over-encumbered battlefield turtle incapable of fighting outside of the phalanx? (No)
Was he actually a good skirmisher? (Also no)
acoup.blog/2025/11/21/c...
Was the hoplite an over-encumbered battlefield turtle incapable of fighting outside of the phalanx? (No)
Was he actually a good skirmisher? (Also no)
acoup.blog/2025/11/21/c...
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Oui, would Marx ever support sending French soldiers to fight and die to defend Eastern Ukraine from Russian dominance? Of course not. Now to take a big sip of absinthe and read his opinion on the Crimean War.
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Oui, would Marx ever support sending French soldiers to fight and die to defend Eastern Ukraine from Russian dominance? Of course not. Now to take a big sip of absinthe and read his opinion on the Crimean War.
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Can I tell you about someone else whose followers included adult content creators
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Can I tell you about someone else whose followers included adult content creators
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I know everyone thinks all feds are like GS-15s in NoVa with a consultant spouse pulling down six figures, but in reality land shit is starting to Get Bad even for those of us with decent financial resources
Hell yeah
Developing a fall back option of camping on Senator Foghorn Leghorn's front lawn when I get foreclosed on, I am a constituent after all
Developing a fall back option of camping on Senator Foghorn Leghorn's front lawn when I get foreclosed on, I am a constituent after all
GOP SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: It may be 2026 when we'll come out of the shutdown.
REPORTERS: 😳
KENNEDY: I'm not kidding, you guys. I mean, you see what I see. Okay? This shutdown is going to last a long time. What's going to get us out of it?
REPORTERS: 😳
KENNEDY: I'm not kidding, you guys. I mean, you see what I see. Okay? This shutdown is going to last a long time. What's going to get us out of it?
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I know everyone thinks all feds are like GS-15s in NoVa with a consultant spouse pulling down six figures, but in reality land shit is starting to Get Bad even for those of us with decent financial resources
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Generally the dumbest political analysis you’ll ever see this deep into the Trump years will be from someone claiming “Trump is easy to beat”
Insane disqualifying cope to say he is a bad politician. How many times do you need to see him survive several things every week that would destroy every other politician’s career? External factors/bad opposition can’t explain that.
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Generally the dumbest political analysis you’ll ever see this deep into the Trump years will be from someone claiming “Trump is easy to beat”
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the Fascism Knowers all fleeing the country to whine from foreign lands was just another type of elite capitulation. i hope they enjoy their employment elsewhere because i am disinclined to offer it back to them should they return.
Jason Stanley isn’t afraid to use the F-word when talking about President Donald Trump.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the US is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader.
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
the Fascism Knowers all fleeing the country to whine from foreign lands was just another type of elite capitulation. i hope they enjoy their employment elsewhere because i am disinclined to offer it back to them should they return.
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the wine moms are trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
the wine moms are trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
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there’s a thing here about for the last decade or so, online people have been very negative about small talk - the weather, or local news, or whatever - and small talk is the grease that keeps physical interactions going, and i am tired of ceding that to shut-ins
i say thank you to the bus driver when i get on and yell thank you when i get off every day i ride the bus, and i take two buses to and from work, being nice and friendly costs you nothing and should be your default expectation for yourself because it improves your day and everyone else’s day
Being nice to people is just fun. Asked young server at taco place how her day was going (fine but tired) and she asked me back. I said I managed to finish my to-do list and she unexpectedly gave me a high five! Treating people like people is always rewarding.
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
there’s a thing here about for the last decade or so, online people have been very negative about small talk - the weather, or local news, or whatever - and small talk is the grease that keeps physical interactions going, and i am tired of ceding that to shut-ins
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Update 48 books are up on TIL! Some real gems in this one, ranging from origin myths, to songs, to ruminations on responsibility and power, to a really beautifully written love story.
My recommendations and the full list: www.imperial-library.info/content/upda...
My recommendations and the full list: www.imperial-library.info/content/upda...
Update 48 books — The Imperial Library
The latest update for Elder Scrolls Online dropped this week, introducing us to the eastern half of Solstice and its inhabitants through 81 new books. Also in
www.imperial-library.info
November 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Update 48 books are up on TIL! Some real gems in this one, ranging from origin myths, to songs, to ruminations on responsibility and power, to a really beautifully written love story.
My recommendations and the full list: www.imperial-library.info/content/upda...
My recommendations and the full list: www.imperial-library.info/content/upda...
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TFW youre working security at Sorcerous Sundries
October 31, 2025 at 6:58 AM
TFW youre working security at Sorcerous Sundries
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honestly the head of every major religion should be from Chicago
Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
honestly the head of every major religion should be from Chicago
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Soft as shit PMC dudes insisting that the future of Dem politics is not PMC and PMC adjacent feminine coded jobs but rather white men in hard hats is a non-zero portion of why we continue to be in this mess
i think i would honestly find this whole discourse more tolerable if people simply said what they were actually saying, which is that they think the Democratic Party is too associated with femininity (and secondarily, with black people) and that they want to correct this
October 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Soft as shit PMC dudes insisting that the future of Dem politics is not PMC and PMC adjacent feminine coded jobs but rather white men in hard hats is a non-zero portion of why we continue to be in this mess
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also insofar as the monster considers Dr. Frankenstein his father, the monster's name is also Frankenstein
Insufferable nerds are like nooo frankenstein is the dr hes actually frankenstein‘s monster and no sorry but dr frankenstein is the monster of the book.
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains. n.pr/3L5exuu
October 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
also insofar as the monster considers Dr. Frankenstein his father, the monster's name is also Frankenstein
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ppl are bringing up food banks and yea absolutely you should give generously to food banks and panhandlers but like you cant mutual aid state capacity. If every food bank in the us got their annual revenue already, saved 100% of it, and no overhead besides food they might be able to provide 2 months
40 odd million people use SNAP. 7 million WIC. food banks are already way down because of funding cuts. It’s going to be catastrophic
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
ppl are bringing up food banks and yea absolutely you should give generously to food banks and panhandlers but like you cant mutual aid state capacity. If every food bank in the us got their annual revenue already, saved 100% of it, and no overhead besides food they might be able to provide 2 months
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ADULT PETER PAN MEETING RUFIO: I’m about to end this orphan child’s whole career
October 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ADULT PETER PAN MEETING RUFIO: I’m about to end this orphan child’s whole career
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Luke Skywalker is thought to have asserted the identity of Anakin Skywalker, "the chosen one", and Vader as a way of building legitimacy for his new jedi order.
October 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Luke Skywalker is thought to have asserted the identity of Anakin Skywalker, "the chosen one", and Vader as a way of building legitimacy for his new jedi order.
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yeah it kind of bugs me when people go "don't you get it! acting respectable won't protect you from the cops! they're gonna attack you anyways!"
like yes. exactly. that's kind of the point
like yes. exactly. that's kind of the point
October 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
yeah it kind of bugs me when people go "don't you get it! acting respectable won't protect you from the cops! they're gonna attack you anyways!"
like yes. exactly. that's kind of the point
like yes. exactly. that's kind of the point
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A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down.
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
October 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down.
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!
All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown.
So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!