Jonathan Fine
@jonathanbfine.bsky.social
Dad, Husband, Germanist
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my kid is a big fan of the watching soccer with dad exception to the no tv during the week rule
February 10, 2026 at 9:13 PM
my kid is a big fan of the watching soccer with dad exception to the no tv during the week rule
When I got to my office today several books had fallen off my bookshelf. I can only conclude that they were trying to escape.
February 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
When I got to my office today several books had fallen off my bookshelf. I can only conclude that they were trying to escape.
thank you for letting me know
February 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
thank you for letting me know
Reposted by Jonathan Fine
Here’s the link! I talked with @jonathanbfine.bsky.social about Lessing, the origins of the German Enlightenment and the early bourgeois public sphere, and Hannah Arendt’s reflections on both for “humanity in dark times.” Hope you enjoy!
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February 6, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Here’s the link! I talked with @jonathanbfine.bsky.social about Lessing, the origins of the German Enlightenment and the early bourgeois public sphere, and Hannah Arendt’s reflections on both for “humanity in dark times.” Hope you enjoy!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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You can now listen to my conversation with @devingoure.bsky.social about Lessing, Arendt, and their respective places in the German intellectual tradition wherever you get your podcasts.
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
You can now listen to my conversation with @devingoure.bsky.social about Lessing, Arendt, and their respective places in the German intellectual tradition wherever you get your podcasts.
my kid just told me i went to grad school and that stole my life
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
my kid just told me i went to grad school and that stole my life
I got my wife a tweet for our anniversary so maybe I should get her a skeet for Valentine’s Day.
February 4, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I got my wife a tweet for our anniversary so maybe I should get her a skeet for Valentine’s Day.
everyone knows the humanities are full of postmodernism and gender ideology but none of that shit is in the great books
February 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM
everyone knows the humanities are full of postmodernism and gender ideology but none of that shit is in the great books
finally ironed my pile of clothes, so my students will get to see that i do in fact own more than just one gingham shirt
February 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM
finally ironed my pile of clothes, so my students will get to see that i do in fact own more than just one gingham shirt
the fact that i can’t stream the match i want to watch but can stream matches i don’t want to watch is a human rights violation
January 31, 2026 at 5:14 PM
the fact that i can’t stream the match i want to watch but can stream matches i don’t want to watch is a human rights violation
the dino nuggets really bring out a similar earthiness in the wine’s terroir
January 29, 2026 at 11:54 PM
the dino nuggets really bring out a similar earthiness in the wine’s terroir
Listen to me call Lessing, the paragon of the German Enlightenment, a dick
We talked with @jonathanbfine.bsky.social about Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, the German Enlightenment, and Hannah Arendt’s lecture on Lessing and humanity in dark times for a new installment of Moral Minority!
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January 27, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Listen to me call Lessing, the paragon of the German Enlightenment, a dick
who could this be talking about?
January 27, 2026 at 7:28 PM
who could this be talking about?
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January 25, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Wife: I don’t think the system of German Idealism qualifies you to diagnose health problems
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Wife: I don’t think the system of German Idealism qualifies you to diagnose health problems
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January 18, 2026 at 12:36 AM
it’s my tweet, but i don’t get this dopamine, and it’s so unfair
January 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
it’s my tweet, but i don’t get this dopamine, and it’s so unfair
this makes no sense to me
January 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
this makes no sense to me
knocked out a peer review of an article in under 24 hours. something must be wrong with me.
January 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
knocked out a peer review of an article in under 24 hours. something must be wrong with me.
the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards fascism
January 13, 2026 at 11:49 AM
the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards fascism
my kid’s teachers know about my twitter account, which is neat
January 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM
my kid’s teachers know about my twitter account, which is neat
my wife’s instagram shows her puppies and mine shows me whatever the fuck this monster is
January 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
my wife’s instagram shows her puppies and mine shows me whatever the fuck this monster is
the effort to rebrand blood oranges as red velvet oranges or raspberry oranges angers me immensely
January 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
the effort to rebrand blood oranges as red velvet oranges or raspberry oranges angers me immensely