Jeanne Reames
@mathetria.bsky.social
Mother, writer, history professor, Homer fangirl & Alexander the Great geek * ATG Court Prosopography * Writing academic monograph on Hephaistion & Krateros * Director, Ancient Mediterranean Studies Program at UNO * Author, Dancing with the Lion duology
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Jeanne Reames
@mathetria.bsky.social
· Nov 9
With several new followers: I have one foot in Classics/ancient history and another in the writing community. I teach Greek history at the Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha, answer "asks" on Tumblr as public history, and write history-inspired SFF and historical fiction. Not a prolific poster here, alas.
Mostly true. Until you get to the end, with the publisher's ads....
One of the chief virtues of the book is that it’s nearly the only remaining form of media that isn’t constantly being interrupted by ads. Between the covers is the last place on earth where no one is trying to sell you shit, a place where you can still be a human being rather than a mark.
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Mostly true. Until you get to the end, with the publisher's ads....
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Donald Trump:
➡️ Raises tariffs on pasta by +15%
➡️ Raises it again to +92%
➡️ TACOs to "only" +17.26% for one manufacturer, +28.98% for another, and +24.09% for eleven others
Are we expecting to get a booming domestic pasta industry out of this?
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
➡️ Raises tariffs on pasta by +15%
➡️ Raises it again to +92%
➡️ TACOs to "only" +17.26% for one manufacturer, +28.98% for another, and +24.09% for eleven others
Are we expecting to get a booming domestic pasta industry out of this?
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
U.S. has sharply cut proposed pasta tariffs after a review, Italy says
In October, the United States said that 13 Italian pasta companies would face an extra 92% duty — on top of the regular 15% rate on most European Union imports.
www.nbcnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Donald Trump:
➡️ Raises tariffs on pasta by +15%
➡️ Raises it again to +92%
➡️ TACOs to "only" +17.26% for one manufacturer, +28.98% for another, and +24.09% for eleven others
Are we expecting to get a booming domestic pasta industry out of this?
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
➡️ Raises tariffs on pasta by +15%
➡️ Raises it again to +92%
➡️ TACOs to "only" +17.26% for one manufacturer, +28.98% for another, and +24.09% for eleven others
Are we expecting to get a booming domestic pasta industry out of this?
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
This is super-important. And not just to people you know, but to random strangers at the grocery. If you like somebody's jacket or shoes or hair, say so. Costs nothing and elevates somebody else for at least a few minutes, maybe the rest of their day. :-)
January 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM
This is super-important. And not just to people you know, but to random strangers at the grocery. If you like somebody's jacket or shoes or hair, say so. Costs nothing and elevates somebody else for at least a few minutes, maybe the rest of their day. :-)
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January 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
At 40 minutes, this one got a bit longer than I usually aim for. But I tried to fold in, at the beginning, a general discussion of (what I think are) more inclusive ways to talk about religious belief systems. #ClassicsBlueSky #Ancientbluesky #AlexandertheGreat #BlueskyAncient
Thinking about Religion: Greek and Macedonian Belief Systems
YouTube video by Let's Talk Alexander the Great & Ancient Macedonia
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
At 40 minutes, this one got a bit longer than I usually aim for. But I tried to fold in, at the beginning, a general discussion of (what I think are) more inclusive ways to talk about religious belief systems. #ClassicsBlueSky #Ancientbluesky #AlexandertheGreat #BlueskyAncient
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Maybe, if you're not actually in university classrooms, teaching students in the age of gAI, perhaps you might want to stop and listen when people actually in those classrooms raise concerns about what they are seeing; and not just dismiss us as luddites, or boomers, or cruel profs playing cops
December 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Maybe, if you're not actually in university classrooms, teaching students in the age of gAI, perhaps you might want to stop and listen when people actually in those classrooms raise concerns about what they are seeing; and not just dismiss us as luddites, or boomers, or cruel profs playing cops
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We were just in Japan and maybe 30% of the people around us at any given time had masks. Then we needed masks because my husband got a bug, and they were easily available, cheap, and comfortable. It was so nice to be a place that has even a modicum of care for the others around you.
December 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We were just in Japan and maybe 30% of the people around us at any given time had masks. Then we needed masks because my husband got a bug, and they were easily available, cheap, and comfortable. It was so nice to be a place that has even a modicum of care for the others around you.
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just seems important that one of the things Greene has broken with Trump on is that she thinks he's not sufficiently hateful of trans people.
“Our side has been trained by Donald Trump to never apologize and to never admit when you’re wrong.” Read the inside story of how Marjorie Taylor Greene went from zealous Trump cheerleader to his loudest Republican critic: nyti.ms/3Lbzi88
December 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
just seems important that one of the things Greene has broken with Trump on is that she thinks he's not sufficiently hateful of trans people.
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Plastic surgery is gender affirming care.
Hair growth hormones? Gender affirming care.
Electrolysis or laser hair removal? Dick pills!
Gender affirming care.
Birth control? Gender affirming care. Estrogen for perimenopause or menopause? Guess what that is!
Hair growth hormones? Gender affirming care.
Electrolysis or laser hair removal? Dick pills!
Gender affirming care.
Birth control? Gender affirming care. Estrogen for perimenopause or menopause? Guess what that is!
December 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Plastic surgery is gender affirming care.
Hair growth hormones? Gender affirming care.
Electrolysis or laser hair removal? Dick pills!
Gender affirming care.
Birth control? Gender affirming care. Estrogen for perimenopause or menopause? Guess what that is!
Hair growth hormones? Gender affirming care.
Electrolysis or laser hair removal? Dick pills!
Gender affirming care.
Birth control? Gender affirming care. Estrogen for perimenopause or menopause? Guess what that is!
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Don’t listen to fools or you might become one.
December 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Don’t listen to fools or you might become one.
If you see this, post a random fact about yourself:
I’m not a history professor who decided to write an historical fiction novel. I’m a fiction author who did research for a novel and apparently didn’t know when to stop. Now I have a PhD in the topic. 😂
I’m not a history professor who decided to write an historical fiction novel. I’m a fiction author who did research for a novel and apparently didn’t know when to stop. Now I have a PhD in the topic. 😂
December 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
If you see this, post a random fact about yourself:
I’m not a history professor who decided to write an historical fiction novel. I’m a fiction author who did research for a novel and apparently didn’t know when to stop. Now I have a PhD in the topic. 😂
I’m not a history professor who decided to write an historical fiction novel. I’m a fiction author who did research for a novel and apparently didn’t know when to stop. Now I have a PhD in the topic. 😂
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All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.
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"If 2023 was… AI’s awakening and 2024… its frantic adoption, then… 2025 will be remembered as the year it all came crashing back down…. From boardrooms to classrooms, from game studios to Senate committees, this will be the year many remember as the one when AI finally wore out its welcome."
AI Backlash Grew Massively in 2025
2025 will be remembered as the year AI's novelty faded and public skepticism became one of the dominant attitudes.
futurism.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
"If 2023 was… AI’s awakening and 2024… its frantic adoption, then… 2025 will be remembered as the year it all came crashing back down…. From boardrooms to classrooms, from game studios to Senate committees, this will be the year many remember as the one when AI finally wore out its welcome."
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Insane NY Post column suggesting that the new First Lady who is sad about leaving her longtime neighbors in a not fancy NYC neighborhood is an ungrateful brown woman
December 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Insane NY Post column suggesting that the new First Lady who is sad about leaving her longtime neighbors in a not fancy NYC neighborhood is an ungrateful brown woman
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
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Guys, Trump doesn’t care about Christians in Africa and it’s not really about the Nigerian oil.
It’s the rare earth minerals.
Nigeria has exploded in rare earth mineral production in the last couple of years. In fact, it is the number five rare earth mineral producer on the planet.
It’s the rare earth minerals.
Nigeria has exploded in rare earth mineral production in the last couple of years. In fact, it is the number five rare earth mineral producer on the planet.
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Guys, Trump doesn’t care about Christians in Africa and it’s not really about the Nigerian oil.
It’s the rare earth minerals.
Nigeria has exploded in rare earth mineral production in the last couple of years. In fact, it is the number five rare earth mineral producer on the planet.
It’s the rare earth minerals.
Nigeria has exploded in rare earth mineral production in the last couple of years. In fact, it is the number five rare earth mineral producer on the planet.
Decided to completely eliminate midterms in my Greek history class as a trial run this spring. I've added different stuff, including a more elaborate final project w/ scaffolding, a reacting-to-the-past game (done that before), journaling, and a jigsaw pedagogy week. All are more engaging, I think.
December 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Decided to completely eliminate midterms in my Greek history class as a trial run this spring. I've added different stuff, including a more elaborate final project w/ scaffolding, a reacting-to-the-past game (done that before), journaling, and a jigsaw pedagogy week. All are more engaging, I think.
Dr. Guen Taietti guendmtaietti.bsky.social joins me to talk Reception Studies, The Alexander Romance/Phyllada & Alexander the Great in modern Greece. There's a really complete list of texts mentioned, btw, in the YouTube show notes. #AlexandertheGreat #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky #BlueskyAncient
Alexander Reception, with Dr. Guendalina Taietti
YouTube video by Let's Talk Alexander the Great & Ancient Macedonia
youtu.be
December 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Dr. Guen Taietti guendmtaietti.bsky.social joins me to talk Reception Studies, The Alexander Romance/Phyllada & Alexander the Great in modern Greece. There's a really complete list of texts mentioned, btw, in the YouTube show notes. #AlexandertheGreat #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky #BlueskyAncient
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
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Why did we stop calling them “weird” again?
This is VERY weird.
This is VERY weird.
Indiana State Senator wishes you a Merry Christmas by… posting images of himself assaulting Santa Claus.
Are the fascists okay?
Are the fascists okay?
December 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Why did we stop calling them “weird” again?
This is VERY weird.
This is VERY weird.
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“ The daughter of a well known conservative operative , whose paper did not answer the topic at hand and had a carefully planned media campaign , had a trans instructor fired for grading a paper according to the agreed upon rubric”
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“ The daughter of a well known conservative operative , whose paper did not answer the topic at hand and had a carefully planned media campaign , had a trans instructor fired for grading a paper according to the agreed upon rubric”
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Friendly reminder!
December 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Friendly reminder!
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Now that Bari Weiss pulled a segment telling the truth about Trump's deportations to let Stephen Miller have his say (i.e. spread propaganda), it's a good time to check out our deep dive into Miller's real worldview and agenda, which doesn't pull any punches:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Now that Bari Weiss pulled a segment telling the truth about Trump's deportations to let Stephen Miller have his say (i.e. spread propaganda), it's a good time to check out our deep dive into Miller's real worldview and agenda, which doesn't pull any punches:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...