David M. Perry
@lollardfish.bsky.social
Journalist & historian. Pub musician. Dad. Husband. Fishing obsessed. I also do dishes. Preorder: #ThePublicScholar - https://tinyurl.com/thepublicscholar. Subscribe to the Modern Medieval Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/ModernMedieval
Pinned
It's the story of three brothers who go to war over the imperial throne. It's a story of an empire built on lies. It's now out in paperback. From me and @profgabriele.com.
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
Buy one for your friends. Two for your enemies. Gift-giving/revenge solved!
www.harpercollins.com/products/oat...
Reposted by David M. Perry
I don't post on Substack because I already have my own site where I post stuff, and have done for 27 years, and because Substack makes a lot of money off Nazis and fascists and I'd really rather not, thanks. I do have an account there but it's to secure my name. It has a cat photo.
Hey, you're on many of the socials, why not Substack?
February 17, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I don't post on Substack because I already have my own site where I post stuff, and have done for 27 years, and because Substack makes a lot of money off Nazis and fascists and I'd really rather not, thanks. I do have an account there but it's to secure my name. It has a cat photo.
Reposted by David M. Perry
the latest in the rightwing campaign to purge minorities from higher ed
February 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
the latest in the rightwing campaign to purge minorities from higher ed
Reposted by David M. Perry
Nobody expected the zombie apocalypse to be digital.
Meta has patented AI that can run a dead person's account, continuing to post and chat on their behalf
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
February 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Nobody expected the zombie apocalypse to be digital.
Reposted by David M. Perry
Precisely. The subject of one of my favorite pieces by Lynn Hunt, which I love teaching
February 17, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Precisely. The subject of one of my favorite pieces by Lynn Hunt, which I love teaching
Reposted by David M. Perry
I am considering leaving Substack for another newsletter platform. I would love to hear from those of you who have left, specifically about the user experience at your new home. What do you like and what don't you like? Did your Substack followers come along for the ride, specifically paid subs?
February 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I am considering leaving Substack for another newsletter platform. I would love to hear from those of you who have left, specifically about the user experience at your new home. What do you like and what don't you like? Did your Substack followers come along for the ride, specifically paid subs?
Reposted by David M. Perry
I often think about the fact that if the FBI et al had not killed Fred Hampton, he would be 78 today. Younger than Jesse Jackson was. Must have felt strange to outlive many of your contemporaries by decades.
February 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I often think about the fact that if the FBI et al had not killed Fred Hampton, he would be 78 today. Younger than Jesse Jackson was. Must have felt strange to outlive many of your contemporaries by decades.
Reposted by David M. Perry
Although I actually agree that students got a rough deal during the pandemic, it's very difficult to read these accounts of them taking legal action because they think what was provided was not worth the money they paid for it. The hours and hours spent recording and editing lectures in lockdown...
More universities face Covid legal action after UCL settlement.
Campaign group representing 170,000 current and former students sends pre-action letters to 36 institutions.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Campaign group representing 170,000 current and former students sends pre-action letters to 36 institutions.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
More universities face Covid legal action after UCL settlement - Research Professional News
Campaign group representing 170,000 current and former students sends pre-action letters to 36 institutions
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Although I actually agree that students got a rough deal during the pandemic, it's very difficult to read these accounts of them taking legal action because they think what was provided was not worth the money they paid for it. The hours and hours spent recording and editing lectures in lockdown...
Reposted by David M. Perry
The news about students seeking compensation from universities for COVID teaching has made me quite sad.
I can't say what happened at those universities, or what those student's experience was. My present university did not appear to be in the list.
But what I can say is...
I can't say what happened at those universities, or what those student's experience was. My present university did not appear to be in the list.
But what I can say is...
February 17, 2026 at 10:10 AM
The news about students seeking compensation from universities for COVID teaching has made me quite sad.
I can't say what happened at those universities, or what those student's experience was. My present university did not appear to be in the list.
But what I can say is...
I can't say what happened at those universities, or what those student's experience was. My present university did not appear to be in the list.
But what I can say is...
Parent of a kid with Down syndrome named Nico. So, you know, this pleases me.
Six career medals (tied with Bonnie Blair) and her first gold www.espn.com/olympics/sto...
USA's Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, wins 1st Olympic gold in monobob
The United States' Elana Meyers Taylor won the women's monobob title Monday to win her first Olympic gold medal at age 41.
www.espn.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Parent of a kid with Down syndrome named Nico. So, you know, this pleases me.
Reposted by David M. Perry
Queer Knights killing Nazis 👀👀👀
Behold, the beautiful cover of THE KNIGHT WATCH, which is now available to pre-order!
February 17, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Queer Knights killing Nazis 👀👀👀
Reposted by David M. Perry
New byline in @latimes.com on what a late medieval/Renaissance map has to do with politics today.
🗃 #maps #cartography #histsci #medieval #renaissance #earlymodern
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
🗃 #maps #cartography #histsci #medieval #renaissance #earlymodern
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: What 'America' meant before 1776, and who 'Americans' are today
The label is often wielded now to exclude brown people, but these two continents have been a melting pot since long before the U.S. was founded.
www.latimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:08 AM
New byline in @latimes.com on what a late medieval/Renaissance map has to do with politics today.
🗃 #maps #cartography #histsci #medieval #renaissance #earlymodern
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
🗃 #maps #cartography #histsci #medieval #renaissance #earlymodern
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Reposted by David M. Perry
I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
Overnight, this probable ICE flight landed in Benin and is now returning to Senegal, likely for a crew layover.
February 16, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
Reposted by David M. Perry
❤️
My friend Sharif in Gaza is one of the many Palestinian voices that are falsely marked as a scam and silenced here. Please give if you can. 🙏
chuffed.org/project/sharif
chuffed.org/project/sharif
February 17, 2026 at 9:21 AM
❤️
Reposted by David M. Perry
The worst damage of the far right was enabled by the center right too fearful to push back against trump
Health boss RFK Jr.'s 1-year anniversary week was packed with new disasters and reminders of old ones. But even those who should care most are MIA. GOP senators Bill Cassidy (a doctor) and Mitch McConnell (a polio survivor) top my list. My latest at @thebulwark.com open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr.
The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The worst damage of the far right was enabled by the center right too fearful to push back against trump
Reposted by David M. Perry
“And I say this through the night: Let us not forget there is hope.”
- Jesse Jackson, 1992 DNC speech, “You Do Not Stand Alone”.
- Jesse Jackson, 1992 DNC speech, “You Do Not Stand Alone”.
BREAKING | Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson has died
trib.al/Y4uJuzX
trib.al/Y4uJuzX
Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84
A cause of death was not immediately given but Jackson’s family said he died peacefully surrounded by loved ones
trib.al
February 17, 2026 at 9:58 AM
“And I say this through the night: Let us not forget there is hope.”
- Jesse Jackson, 1992 DNC speech, “You Do Not Stand Alone”.
- Jesse Jackson, 1992 DNC speech, “You Do Not Stand Alone”.
Reposted by David M. Perry
February 17, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Reposted by David M. Perry
Reposted by David M. Perry
Please keep in mind that ICE still hasn't left Minnesota and many of our neighbors are still living in fear. If you're able, please consider donating to one of the many aid funds listed at standwithminnesota.com.
Thank you again! 💖
Thank you again! 💖
Stand With Minnesota
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
standwithminnesota.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Please keep in mind that ICE still hasn't left Minnesota and many of our neighbors are still living in fear. If you're able, please consider donating to one of the many aid funds listed at standwithminnesota.com.
Thank you again! 💖
Thank you again! 💖
Reposted by David M. Perry
look you've been training for this most of your life time to use your powers for good lfg
Do you like to drink AND keep our neighbors housed?
Well, I’ve got an event for you!
bit.ly/barcrawl4rent
Well, I’ve got an event for you!
bit.ly/barcrawl4rent
February 17, 2026 at 1:44 AM
look you've been training for this most of your life time to use your powers for good lfg
Reposted by David M. Perry
Could the firing of this teacher set a precedent that could be applied to other teachers for expressing progressive political views? Only if we pretend like "Go ICE" and "Fuck ICE" are somehow equivalent political statements. They are both political statements, but they are not equivalent.
February 17, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Could the firing of this teacher set a precedent that could be applied to other teachers for expressing progressive political views? Only if we pretend like "Go ICE" and "Fuck ICE" are somehow equivalent political statements. They are both political statements, but they are not equivalent.
if I called those fascist motherfuckers "pandemic ICE," when it comes to comparing the harms on our communities when it comes to housing, jobs, and education to the harms that covid did to housing, jobs, and education ... does it make them sound too cool?
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
if I called those fascist motherfuckers "pandemic ICE," when it comes to comparing the harms on our communities when it comes to housing, jobs, and education to the harms that covid did to housing, jobs, and education ... does it make them sound too cool?
Reposted by David M. Perry
Calling it now: the US political media's treatment of AOC is going to make their treatment of Hillary Clinton or Al Gore look like a model of balance and discretion.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Calling it now: the US political media's treatment of AOC is going to make their treatment of Hillary Clinton or Al Gore look like a model of balance and discretion.
Reposted by David M. Perry
Health boss RFK Jr.'s 1-year anniversary week was packed with new disasters and reminders of old ones. But even those who should care most are MIA. GOP senators Bill Cassidy (a doctor) and Mitch McConnell (a polio survivor) top my list. My latest at @thebulwark.com open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Disastrous First Year of RFK Jr.
The damage the HHS secretary has done to science and public health is appalling—and it could have been avoided.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Health boss RFK Jr.'s 1-year anniversary week was packed with new disasters and reminders of old ones. But even those who should care most are MIA. GOP senators Bill Cassidy (a doctor) and Mitch McConnell (a polio survivor) top my list. My latest at @thebulwark.com open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...