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Seumas MacDhòmhnaill
@jeltzz.bsky.social
δοῦλος χριστοῦ. Latin, Greek, Gaelic, Patristics, Language acquisition. PhD. academic ronin. anti-fascist.
thepatrologist.com
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no quote about the US political system has ever gone harder than this one
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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can't stop thinking about this Gàidhlig saying duolingo taught me
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Favorite work on teaching classical languages? Especially blog/online/otherwise atraditional stuff that won't show up in a library search
October 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
today I started teaching two sections of a new course I'm developing, designed on the premise, "what if you wanted to learn conversational Ancient Greek, as if you were travelling to a modern country and wanted to have (CEFR) A1 level conversations?"
October 15, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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The National, Scotland, 13 October 2025:
October 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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I know where they can get those answers (and much, much more!) 😉 www.bolchazy.com/A-Pliny-Work...
October 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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I was honored to preach at @candlertheology.bsky.social's chapel last week.

My sermon was "Render Unto Caesar: Preaching the Gospel in an Era of Christian Power."

There may have been some subtext.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/embed/Xdk3k3...

Read here:
matthewdtaylor.substack.com/p/render-unt...
YouTube
www.youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Force is ubiquitous in everyday life. We act and are acted on by causal sequences that require the exertion of force. Typical force interactions shape our inferences about the world and how we communicate in language. 1/#
#biblicalgreek #linguistics (& cc: @koine-greek.com)
September 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
two weeks to go until the new term of #SeumasU
I'm feeling excited and enthused about language teaching, which is a great thing!

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SeumasU : Online courses in Latin and Greek
Visit the post for more.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
seall air seo. it's Horst Wessel and the Reichstag fire rolled into one. designate your enemies as terrorists, invert blame for violence, and silence your opponents until there is no democracy left in america.
Trump just signed an illegal executive order designed to target his political opposition by designating them terrorists and using the DOJ, IRS, FBI, and the JTTF to investigate and charge liberal organizations, funders, members, and protesters.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence
NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE                THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
www.whitehouse.gov
September 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Lux Patrum is hiring! We are looking for people to produce bilingual editions of texts.

Required:
- a reasonably strong command of Greek or Latin
- competence in Microsoft Word.

Reach out to nathan@luxpatrum.com if you're interested.
September 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Got my stylish new sweatshirt to rep my first semester teaching for the U!
#SeumasU #APPliny @jeltzz.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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new EO dropped. I mean, the very first sentence is wrong: “Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law.”
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization
Section 1.  Antifa as a Terrorist Threat.  Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States
www.whitehouse.gov
September 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
this _is_ blasphemy
Pete Hegseth posted this with the caption “for Charlie, our warriors, and our nation”
September 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Fun facts you will learn in this episode:
1. Anglicanism is the most converted to denomination for autistic Christians
2. When you correct for ratios, autistic women are twice as likely to be Anglican than autistic men
3. Autistic Christians love the BCP (a lot)
Have you met a young Anglican and thought, "Damn, is she autistic?" Well, there is a pretty good chance you could be right! In the latest podcast episode featuring Ben Crosby we talked about the Autistic Anglicans and why there are so many of them. Link below:
September 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
filling out a referee form for someone and stumped at occupation. "virtual sophist", "professor without a university", "necromancer of languages"?
September 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Iter Subterraneum is quickly becoming my favourite Latin text of the year.
September 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
my new class 'speak ancient greek' already filled up, so I made a second section for it. I'm trialling new materials to help you speak from day 1, conversational ancient greek.
thepatrologist.com/product/gree...
Greek 111: Speak Ancient Greek! (A1) – alternate time
Description: This course is designed for beginners with little experience with Ancient Greek. We’ll work through a unique curriculum aimed at developing basic proficiency in speaking Ancient …
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September 9, 2025 at 3:46 AM
about to embark on what I think will be my final year at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig (air astar) and my imposter syndrome is in full force.
September 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
my brain is bubbling with ancient greek pedagogy ideas.

now to just clone myself to have the time to bring them into the light.
September 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda

How quick we forget.
September 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
pondering doing a video lecture series for free that talks through the Greek of whole chapters of NT texts.
September 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM