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Robert Feldacker
@robfeldacker.bsky.social
Prospect Researcher @ Northern Illinois University. Medieval History Enthusiast. Spouse, Parent, Pet Owner, Occasional figure painter and gamer, shameless publicist for https://www.niu.edu/clas/history/about/faculty/garver.shtml
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#miniatures (Whoops accidentally deleted!) Figures completed in 2025:
December 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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If you mapped the chronology of the universe onto 2025, I went to Yonder in Hillsborough for the first time all year just as dinosaurs went extinct — an event you’ll remember from There Goes the Neighborhood, available at thekingteen.bandcamp.com.

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December 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How I am walking out of 2025
December 31, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Chinese food Erev Christmas
Indian food Yom Christmas
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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It is time for the ultimate Christmas movie
December 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Happy 6th night of Hanukkah! And Shabbat Shalom!
December 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
#medievalsky #medieval #Carolingians
Hey Medieval fans and scholars! I am wildly happy to announce the release of my favorite medievalist’s new edited volume Living in a Carolingian World
Part 33 of Brill's Series on the Early Middle Ages! The perfect holiday gift!

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December 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Happy 3rd and 4th nights of Hanukkah! May your celebrations be peaceful
December 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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The networks could say, "He tells lies that he has been told are lies, so we're not going to air his speeches live." By any journalistic standard that would be reasonable and easy to defend. The fact that they don't tells us where we are.
Watch live: President Trump is addressing the nation as his administration tries to tamp down economic anxieties. Follow our coverage.
Trump to Address Nation Tonight: Live Updates
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December 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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this is the story about how Trump’s literal White House chief of staff got sloppy and couldn’t stop blabbing to Vanity Fair, and now top attorneys to a variety of the Trump DOJ/WH’s political targets for vengeful prosecution and criminal probes are sensing a real opportunity.
‘Thank God’ for 'Dumb' Susie Wiles, Say Trump Foes

In today's 'First Draft' from @swin24.bsky.social:
Trump’s chief of staff screwed up and gave a gift to his enemies, the US announces an oil blockade on Venezuela, and Elon Musk is back with more cash for... Republicans.

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‘Thank God’ for 'Dumb' Susie Wiles, Say Trump Foes
Trump’s chief of staff screwed up and gave a gift to his enemies, the US announces an oil blockade on Venezuela, and Elon Musk is back with more cash for... the Republicans.
zeteo.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Wishing all a peaceful,safe, and happy second night of Hanukkah
December 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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We have an immediate need for an RPG proofreader. This is a paid gig, proofing just over 11,000 words. Experience is preferred.

Please email jon@handiwork.games with your resume and rate. If you don't have a set rate that's fine - we can talk.

Please feel free to share, tag and recommend.
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Heritage Miniatures 25mm Dumbling and Amrot Man at Arms finished this weekend. #miniatures
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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$122,000 for a move-in-ready, 1926 foursquare home AND you get to be my neighbor?!

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November 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Interested in early medieval history? Read the proceedings of the latest Dorestad conference online FREE here, including my chapter about gold and silver in Frisia after Dorestad's disappearance in the 850s. For a .pdf of my chapter, DM/email me. #medievalsky
www.sidestone.com/books/dorest...
Dorestad and Everything After @ Sidestone Press
Dorestad was the largest town of the Low Countries in the Carolingian era. As an inland port on the edge of the Frankish Empire, it functioned as an international hub, connecting the North Sea World w...
www.sidestone.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#miniatures still WIP but I did make progress without ingesting too much paint. :)
November 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Making a little progress but it is a bit of a “don’t rinse the brush in the coffee” morning. Best wishes to anyone else painting this am. #miniatures
November 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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sweeeeeeet 😅😉
MEM book prize goes to @rachelschine.bsky.social for her 'Black Knights: Arabic Epic and the Making of Medieval Race'!
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This Veteran’s Day I recognize members of my family who have served in the armed forces including my father Bruce Feldacker, my father-in-law Bruce Garver, my grandfather Morris Feldacker, great uncle Philip Feldacker, and uncle Barry Pass. I also want to highlight the work of : www.nvam.org
National Veterans Art Museum
The National Veterans Art Museum inspires dialogue of the impact of war through the collection, preservation and exhibition of art by military veterans. Located in Chicago this museum features veteran...
www.nvam.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Friday timeline cleanse:
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Apologies for the late notice but anyone in the Northern Illinois area might enjoy this event at the Pick Museum: Starting today at 5:00 pm.
www.facebook.com/events/18700...
Meeting the Moment: Veteran Artists Creating After Conflict
Event in DeKalb, IL by The Pick Museum of Anthropology at NIU on Thursday, November 6 2025
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November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Got the editors' blessing to share this news. My chapter "National Socialist Black Metal & the Usurpation of Greece and Rome" will appear in the forthcoming volume "Abusing Antiquity? Classics and the Contemporary Far Right," edited by Helen Roche and @denisemccoskey.bsky.social!
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM