Patrick R. Morgan
@patmorgan.bsky.social
Medieval legal historian at Caltech, Norman Sicily, Salerno, documents, institutions, UCLA PhD, amateur backpacker…Also Daje Roma, KTBFFH, go Halos
Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon has perished
Trump: "We are officially terminating the so-called 'endangerment finding'"
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon has perished
Again, we are in the deepest circles of civic hell. But we as an American culture, society, and body politic refuse to take real stock of where we are, to look up at the heights from which we have descended, because then we would finally know how far we are from redemption, how decrepit is our soul.
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Again, we are in the deepest circles of civic hell. But we as an American culture, society, and body politic refuse to take real stock of where we are, to look up at the heights from which we have descended, because then we would finally know how far we are from redemption, how decrepit is our soul.
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BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
I love John McPhee but historically this is nonsense lol the Duke of Normandy did not conquer Sicily (he wishes)
But Normans being completely enamored with the glories of Sicilian civilization and building awesome palaces (Pretty sure it’s the Zisa being described here)? Accurate
But Normans being completely enamored with the glories of Sicilian civilization and building awesome palaces (Pretty sure it’s the Zisa being described here)? Accurate
reading john mcphee's book on oranges and cracking up at norman knights absolutely getting their shit rocked by how rad muslim society in sicily was
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I love John McPhee but historically this is nonsense lol the Duke of Normandy did not conquer Sicily (he wishes)
But Normans being completely enamored with the glories of Sicilian civilization and building awesome palaces (Pretty sure it’s the Zisa being described here)? Accurate
But Normans being completely enamored with the glories of Sicilian civilization and building awesome palaces (Pretty sure it’s the Zisa being described here)? Accurate
“All the birds who could afford it went to Florida”
Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 AM
“All the birds who could afford it went to Florida”
Can confirm I bought some recently. Haven’t had it since my family bought it in 2008 OH NO
NPR: Ground beef and hamburger helper are what economists call inferior goods—you buy more of it when you have less money. New customers have jumped onto the Hamburger Helper bandwagon, and existing customers are buying the product at a higher rate.
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Can confirm I bought some recently. Haven’t had it since my family bought it in 2008 OH NO
We are so far down the hole, in the deepest circles of civic hell
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We are so far down the hole, in the deepest circles of civic hell
I believe sleep number beds are a marriage copout
February 10, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I believe sleep number beds are a marriage copout
Just beat a really hard part of Spyro (treetops final dragon real ones know) for my kids and I feel invincible I can do no wrong in their eyes
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Just beat a really hard part of Spyro (treetops final dragon real ones know) for my kids and I feel invincible I can do no wrong in their eyes
lol “the Super Bowl should be about apple pie and MEATLOAF” lololololol girl eat some ethnic food I think it will change your life! try an al pastor taco, a yellow Thai curry! Literally anything lol her racism is so pathetic because it makes her life so sad and empty and small grow up
Megyn Kelly just shouting “FOOTBALL IS OURS” at Piers Morgan about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is the perfect example of this moment in time. Put it in a time capsule and send it out into space.
February 10, 2026 at 12:47 AM
lol “the Super Bowl should be about apple pie and MEATLOAF” lololololol girl eat some ethnic food I think it will change your life! try an al pastor taco, a yellow Thai curry! Literally anything lol her racism is so pathetic because it makes her life so sad and empty and small grow up
Their coverage of ICE-related issues has mostly been very good. Clear-eyed and doesn’t take the government’s line uncritically (usually)
If you’re going to read literally any national paper on Latino issues, read the LA Times.
It really is embarrassing.
The LAT, for all its problems, knows its city and the people in it.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
The LAT, for all its problems, knows its city and the people in it.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Their coverage of ICE-related issues has mostly been very good. Clear-eyed and doesn’t take the government’s line uncritically (usually)
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
Such sins will cleave to our national soul for generations to come
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Such sins will cleave to our national soul for generations to come
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I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.
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New Medieval Books: No Return: Jews, Christian Usurers, and the Spread of Mass Expulsion in Medieval Europe, published by @princetonupress.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2026/02/new-... #medieval #history #books
New Medieval Books: No Return - Medievalists.net
Usury—the practice of lending money at interest—became a major social flashpoint in western Europe during the Middle Ages. This book traces how resentment of usury fuelled hostility that, in many…
www.medievalists.net
February 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
New Medieval Books: No Return: Jews, Christian Usurers, and the Spread of Mass Expulsion in Medieval Europe, published by @princetonupress.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2026/02/new-... #medieval #history #books
A Crisis of Accountability: 12th c or 21st c?
Tillis says he opposes ICE being barred from wearing masks: "I've seen people dox me. I've seen people take pictures and identify law enforcement officers and then put their families at risk. So, I think that's a step too far."
January 29, 2026 at 11:35 PM
A Crisis of Accountability: 12th c or 21st c?
Very sad news
We are sorry to hear of the death of Professor David Abulafia FBA, who was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1981.
A historian of Italy and the Mediterranean, Professor Abulafia's major later works included 'The Boundless Sea' (2019) bit.ly/46ji00b
A historian of Italy and the Mediterranean, Professor Abulafia's major later works included 'The Boundless Sea' (2019) bit.ly/46ji00b
David Abulafia (1949-2026)
Professor David Abulafia CBE has died. He was 76.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Very sad news
ICE Kills Another American
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
The map was originally inscribed on large silver discs! And of course there is a much larger map as well, split over multiple manuscript folios. 12th c Sicily absolutely rules
Map of the World made by Arab cartographer Abu Abd Allah Muhammad al-Idrisi in 1154 at court of Roger II of Sicily
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The map was originally inscribed on large silver discs! And of course there is a much larger map as well, split over multiple manuscript folios. 12th c Sicily absolutely rules
The New York Times headline barely makes any sense!
One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
January 22, 2026 at 3:48 AM
The New York Times headline barely makes any sense!
The deepest circles of hell aren’t deep enough
"Liam’s teacher, Ella Sullivan, teared up when thinking about Liam. 'He’s a bright young student,' she said, 'and he’s so kind and loving. His classmates miss him.'"
www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
www.startribune.com/preschooler-...
Preschooler and three other students detained by ICE, school district leader says
The detentions of Columbia Heights students come after weeks of heightened concern and enforcement presence near and on Twin Cities school property.
www.startribune.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The deepest circles of hell aren’t deep enough
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no greenlander ever called me a libtard
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
no greenlander ever called me a libtard
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Ossoff: "There's a wickedness to the program. I don't know, pastor, where it is in scripture that it says deny care to the sick, take from those with the least to give to those with the most, violate the house of worship to hunt down the refugee. Where in the scripture are those lessons taught?"
January 20, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Ossoff: "There's a wickedness to the program. I don't know, pastor, where it is in scripture that it says deny care to the sick, take from those with the least to give to those with the most, violate the house of worship to hunt down the refugee. Where in the scripture are those lessons taught?"