Maddalena Poli
@madpoli.bsky.social
firstgen PhD; Chinese History; books & photography
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This is so odd. All those years and no word from Martin Nowak about his connections with Epstein. Now he tries to explain an email.
Instead he should apologize for what he did and offer to testify about what he knows.
He should not be allowed to teach @harvard.edu.
www.martinnowak.com/confusion
Instead he should apologize for what he did and offer to testify about what he knows.
He should not be allowed to teach @harvard.edu.
www.martinnowak.com/confusion
February 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
This is so odd. All those years and no word from Martin Nowak about his connections with Epstein. Now he tries to explain an email.
Instead he should apologize for what he did and offer to testify about what he knows.
He should not be allowed to teach @harvard.edu.
www.martinnowak.com/confusion
Instead he should apologize for what he did and offer to testify about what he knows.
He should not be allowed to teach @harvard.edu.
www.martinnowak.com/confusion
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The New York Times just launched a new "newsletter about the law and the courts." They are calling it "The Docket."
The Times may not care that Democracy Docket has been publishing "On the Docket" and "Daily Docket" for years, but I believe our 400,000 subscribers might.
More on this tomorrow.
The Times may not care that Democracy Docket has been publishing "On the Docket" and "Daily Docket" for years, but I believe our 400,000 subscribers might.
More on this tomorrow.
February 13, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The New York Times just launched a new "newsletter about the law and the courts." They are calling it "The Docket."
The Times may not care that Democracy Docket has been publishing "On the Docket" and "Daily Docket" for years, but I believe our 400,000 subscribers might.
More on this tomorrow.
The Times may not care that Democracy Docket has been publishing "On the Docket" and "Daily Docket" for years, but I believe our 400,000 subscribers might.
More on this tomorrow.
so glad I left twitter.
It is this humble servant's duty to report that Arnaud Bertrand is never beating the charges of being a thoroughly historically-illiterate dumbass...
February 13, 2026 at 3:41 AM
so glad I left twitter.
Nowak at @harvard.edu continued to be buddies with Epstein after the prostitution charge, and has the most ridiculous "explanation" ever on his website.
Nobody is confused about what kind of person Nowak is.
www.martinnowak.com/confusion
Nobody is confused about what kind of person Nowak is.
www.martinnowak.com/confusion
February 13, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Nowak at @harvard.edu continued to be buddies with Epstein after the prostitution charge, and has the most ridiculous "explanation" ever on his website.
Nobody is confused about what kind of person Nowak is.
www.martinnowak.com/confusion
Nobody is confused about what kind of person Nowak is.
www.martinnowak.com/confusion
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You can find J.P.'s campaign website here …
cooneyforcongress.com
… and his ActBlue page here:
secure.actblue.com/donate/jc-we...
cooneyforcongress.com
… and his ActBlue page here:
secure.actblue.com/donate/jc-we...
Everyone should support J.P. Cooney.
We could use 535 people
in Congress like him.
The normal insider parochial political bullshit won't save this country.
We could use 535 people
in Congress like him.
The normal insider parochial political bullshit won't save this country.
“Never has there been a Congress that has been such a weak and ineffective check on a president’s abuses of power,” said J.P. Cooney, who was the top deputy to Jack Smith and is set to announce a run today.
via @anniekarni.bsky.social
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM
You can find J.P.'s campaign website here …
cooneyforcongress.com
… and his ActBlue page here:
secure.actblue.com/donate/jc-we...
cooneyforcongress.com
… and his ActBlue page here:
secure.actblue.com/donate/jc-we...
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“Never has there been a Congress that has been such a weak and ineffective check on a president’s abuses of power,” said J.P. Cooney, who was the top deputy to Jack Smith and is set to announce a run today.
via @anniekarni.bsky.social
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
via @anniekarni.bsky.social
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Fired Former Trump Prosecutor to Run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:52 PM
“Never has there been a Congress that has been such a weak and ineffective check on a president’s abuses of power,” said J.P. Cooney, who was the top deputy to Jack Smith and is set to announce a run today.
via @anniekarni.bsky.social
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
via @anniekarni.bsky.social
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
"her 2024 salary is the equivalent of about 16 average tenure-track professors’ annual pay ... it does make all of the social-justice posturing a little more comical."
I'm hoping that Tyler Austin Harper's latest piece in @theatlantic.com kicks off an overdue conversation about the Mellon Foundation's de facto monopoly on humanities funding and the way in which "impact" has utterly transformed grantmaking.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Multibillion-Dollar Foundation That Controls the Humanities
Is the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation the last best hope for American arts and letters—or is it killing them?
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 AM
"her 2024 salary is the equivalent of about 16 average tenure-track professors’ annual pay ... it does make all of the social-justice posturing a little more comical."
an interesting read. Somehow ironic that campuses have been labeled as progressive hubs, given how conservative academia is overall
I'm hoping that Tyler Austin Harper's latest piece in @theatlantic.com kicks off an overdue conversation about the Mellon Foundation's de facto monopoly on humanities funding and the way in which "impact" has utterly transformed grantmaking.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Multibillion-Dollar Foundation That Controls the Humanities
Is the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation the last best hope for American arts and letters—or is it killing them?
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:05 AM
an interesting read. Somehow ironic that campuses have been labeled as progressive hubs, given how conservative academia is overall
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I'm assuming Bluesky will just ignore it but this is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of the humanities.
I'm hoping that Tyler Austin Harper's latest piece in @theatlantic.com kicks off an overdue conversation about the Mellon Foundation's de facto monopoly on humanities funding and the way in which "impact" has utterly transformed grantmaking.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Multibillion-Dollar Foundation That Controls the Humanities
Is the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation the last best hope for American arts and letters—or is it killing them?
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I'm assuming Bluesky will just ignore it but this is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of the humanities.
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Nearly 60% of Americans are Millennials or younger. Yet we make up just 4% of the U.S. Senate.
No wonder we don't feel represented. Because we aren't.
No wonder we don't feel represented. Because we aren't.
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Nearly 60% of Americans are Millennials or younger. Yet we make up just 4% of the U.S. Senate.
No wonder we don't feel represented. Because we aren't.
No wonder we don't feel represented. Because we aren't.
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Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
everything is so stupid. Professionalism is dead.
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 PM
everything is so stupid. Professionalism is dead.
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In recent years, Marcije Kurzynski has written four posts for us on LLMs in Chinese studies: from the pitfalls of Chinese tokenization to RAG in university teaching and Transformer-based stylometry of Cantonese writers. He also reflects on global #DH beyond the “China and the West” divide.
Links ⬇️
Links ⬇️
February 11, 2026 at 12:50 PM
In recent years, Marcije Kurzynski has written four posts for us on LLMs in Chinese studies: from the pitfalls of Chinese tokenization to RAG in university teaching and Transformer-based stylometry of Cantonese writers. He also reflects on global #DH beyond the “China and the West” divide.
Links ⬇️
Links ⬇️
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Thirty years ago Susan Collins pledged to retire after two terms.
Today she announced she’s running for a sixth term.
Her word, as always, meant nothing.
Today she announced she’s running for a sixth term.
Her word, as always, meant nothing.
February 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Thirty years ago Susan Collins pledged to retire after two terms.
Today she announced she’s running for a sixth term.
Her word, as always, meant nothing.
Today she announced she’s running for a sixth term.
Her word, as always, meant nothing.
all issues aside: 73 years old. What a ridiculous generation
Breaking News: Susan Collins, one of the Republican Party’s most electorally vulnerable senators, will run for re-election in Maine. Her seat is crucial to Democratic hopes of retaking control of the chamber.
Susan Collins Runs for Re-election, in One of 2026’s Top Senate Fights
The Maine Republican is one of her party’s most vulnerable senators, and her seat is crucial to Democratic hopes of retaking control of the chamber.
nyti.ms
February 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
all issues aside: 73 years old. What a ridiculous generation
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Crockett: "All this administration cares about is protecting the powerful and protecting pedophiles. They will do anything to distract from that, including deciding to put up in the middle of Black History Month the most racist thing that we've ever seen come out of a White House."
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Crockett: "All this administration cares about is protecting the powerful and protecting pedophiles. They will do anything to distract from that, including deciding to put up in the middle of Black History Month the most racist thing that we've ever seen come out of a White House."
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Over the past three weeks, the "nightmare scenario" for November's midterms has grown more plausible www.vox.com/politics/478...
February 9, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Over the past three weeks, the "nightmare scenario" for November's midterms has grown more plausible www.vox.com/politics/478...
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this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
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As we begin another week, here is what Democracy Docket is tracking:
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Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 49
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
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February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
As we begin another week, here is what Democracy Docket is tracking:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 49
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 49
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 25
Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Reason 253785850 why humanities matter.
The UW-Madison professor collaborated with Bad Bunny again during his last stint of shows in Puerto Rico.
UW-Madison professor who contributed to Bad Bunny’s album calls Super Bowl halftime choice a ‘victory’
The UW-Madison professor collaborated with Bad Bunny again during his last stint of shows in Puerto Rico.
madison.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Reason 253785850 why humanities matter.
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it will really be something if the Epstein Files unseat a British Prime Minster who isn't in them, and not the American President who was Epstein's best friend.
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
it will really be something if the Epstein Files unseat a British Prime Minster who isn't in them, and not the American President who was Epstein's best friend.
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Over the years, Miyagawa So (University of Tsukuba), one of DO’s most prolific contributors, has written extensively on digital initiatives related to various ancient African languages and scripts, including Demotic, Egyptian Hieratic, Coptic, and Nubian.
Read more on our blog ⬇️
Read more on our blog ⬇️
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Over the years, Miyagawa So (University of Tsukuba), one of DO’s most prolific contributors, has written extensively on digital initiatives related to various ancient African languages and scripts, including Demotic, Egyptian Hieratic, Coptic, and Nubian.
Read more on our blog ⬇️
Read more on our blog ⬇️
The Starmer - Mandelson disaster is the perfect example of a modus operandi that has pervaded everything: vetting is not important. Expertise is relative. All that matters is being buddies, and having the “right” profile
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
The Starmer - Mandelson disaster is the perfect example of a modus operandi that has pervaded everything: vetting is not important. Expertise is relative. All that matters is being buddies, and having the “right” profile