Lou Roper
@roperlou.bsky.social
Historian of the Anglophone world in the very long seventeenth century: https://go.bsky.app/BtkNcRq. ORCID 0000-0001-8375-0939 #earlymodern
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Lou Roper
@roperlou.bsky.social
· Aug 17
Manchester University Press - Agents of European overseas empires
Agents of European overseas empires - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Agents of European overseas empires by Elodie Peyrol-Kleiber
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
Self-promotion warning: @manchesterup.bsky.social will issue paper edition of our essay collection on #earlymodern European overseas empires in Jan '26 for pre-order @ GBP 30 @carrington-farmer.bsky.social manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195791/
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so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
'Doc' M*rshall voted enthusiastically for K*nnedy. I'm sure they're queuing up in his consulting room to thank him (presuming they haven't caught measles) 🙄
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
'Doc' M*rshall voted enthusiastically for K*nnedy. I'm sure they're queuing up in his consulting room to thank him (presuming they haven't caught measles) 🙄
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I feel silly publicizing a book in these times BUT my book describes how constitutional structures allowed the accumulation of generational wealth + rights for settlers and white people. These are the same advantages MAGA is trying to preserve today. Pre-order page:
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I feel silly publicizing a book in these times BUT my book describes how constitutional structures allowed the accumulation of generational wealth + rights for settlers and white people. These are the same advantages MAGA is trying to preserve today. Pre-order page:
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Yay :)
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/product/the-... published today, a fantastic teaching resource and a super Xmas present. With contributions from @annlaurahughes.bsky.social @isminipells.bsky.social @waseemahmed98.bsky.social @denisegreany.bsky.social Richard Cust, Andy Hopper (Ed.) Oh, and me.
The civil wars in 100 objects - The World Turned Upside Down
The civil wars that took place between 1638 and 1651, and their aftermath, were the most destabilising conflicts that the British and Irish peoples have ever endured. During these times everyday peop...
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Yay :)
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Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
been to the grocery store lately, putz?
Hassett: "We understand that people feel like there's an affordability problem, but we're closing the gap fast. And with these policies and potentially rebate checks, we might close the whole gap really really fast."
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
been to the grocery store lately, putz?
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well damn, Schumer's level of fuckup is such that, not only was my phone-call-loathing Husband again motivated to call his office, he just left a voicemail like
"Hello, I'm a constituent calling to say Chuck Schumer is a snake and a liar and must be replaced by someone with a spine. Thanks"
i-- 🫢🫣
"Hello, I'm a constituent calling to say Chuck Schumer is a snake and a liar and must be replaced by someone with a spine. Thanks"
i-- 🫢🫣
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
well damn, Schumer's level of fuckup is such that, not only was my phone-call-loathing Husband again motivated to call his office, he just left a voicemail like
"Hello, I'm a constituent calling to say Chuck Schumer is a snake and a liar and must be replaced by someone with a spine. Thanks"
i-- 🫢🫣
"Hello, I'm a constituent calling to say Chuck Schumer is a snake and a liar and must be replaced by someone with a spine. Thanks"
i-- 🫢🫣
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He really had to reach for that one.
Elon Musk Roasted For His Sputtering Explanation For Why Zohran Mamdani Is A 'Swindler'
www.comicsands.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
He really had to reach for that one.
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NEW: Shira Perlmutter, the head of the Copyright Office, filed her opposition today to DOJ's request for an order from SCOTUS that would allow the Trump administration's effort to fire her to take effect during litigation.
Here is the docket: www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
Here is the docket: www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
NEW: Shira Perlmutter, the head of the Copyright Office, filed her opposition today to DOJ's request for an order from SCOTUS that would allow the Trump administration's effort to fire her to take effect during litigation.
Here is the docket: www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
Here is the docket: www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
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This afternoon, more developments are expected on both tracks:
* At SCOTUS, DOJ is ordered by Justice Jackson to file any supplemental brief supporting its stay request by 4 p.m.
* At the Massachusetts District Court, Judge Talwani ordered a remote hearing for 3:30 p.m.
* At SCOTUS, DOJ is ordered by Justice Jackson to file any supplemental brief supporting its stay request by 4 p.m.
* At the Massachusetts District Court, Judge Talwani ordered a remote hearing for 3:30 p.m.
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This afternoon, more developments are expected on both tracks:
* At SCOTUS, DOJ is ordered by Justice Jackson to file any supplemental brief supporting its stay request by 4 p.m.
* At the Massachusetts District Court, Judge Talwani ordered a remote hearing for 3:30 p.m.
* At SCOTUS, DOJ is ordered by Justice Jackson to file any supplemental brief supporting its stay request by 4 p.m.
* At the Massachusetts District Court, Judge Talwani ordered a remote hearing for 3:30 p.m.
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Today we have "Translating the Arctic, ca. 1819" by Oliver Aas
This is the sixth post in Part V of the Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North series edited by @issygapp.bsky.social and guest edited by @sarahmpicks.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/11/10/t...
#envhist #arctic #envhum
This is the sixth post in Part V of the Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North series edited by @issygapp.bsky.social and guest edited by @sarahmpicks.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/11/10/t...
#envhist #arctic #envhum
Translating the Arctic, ca. 1819
Henry Aston Barker's 1819 Arctic panorama introduced immersive Arctic imagery to Britain, blending exploration, art, and translation to shape public understanding and imagination.
niche-canada.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Today we have "Translating the Arctic, ca. 1819" by Oliver Aas
This is the sixth post in Part V of the Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North series edited by @issygapp.bsky.social and guest edited by @sarahmpicks.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/11/10/t...
#envhist #arctic #envhum
This is the sixth post in Part V of the Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North series edited by @issygapp.bsky.social and guest edited by @sarahmpicks.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2025/11/10/t...
#envhist #arctic #envhum
permit me to underscore 'shameful' here in hope that this concept finally registers in the 'minds' of these buggers 😑
1/3 For years now a nexus of well funded right wing groups has been trying either to capture or undermine one of the world’s, & certainly the UK’s most effective media organisation with an impartiality ethic.
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
permit me to underscore 'shameful' here in hope that this concept finally registers in the 'minds' of these buggers 😑
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'Members of the University and College Union...are unhappy about the threat of compulsory redundancies, as the university seeks to cut 400 full-time posts as part of efforts to save £30m, amid rising costs and a fall in international student numbers.'
"are unhappy about" an existential crisis?
"are unhappy about" an existential crisis?
Lancaster University staff to start industrial action over job cuts
The university is looking to save £30m amid rising costs and a fall in international student numbers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
'Members of the University and College Union...are unhappy about the threat of compulsory redundancies, as the university seeks to cut 400 full-time posts as part of efforts to save £30m, amid rising costs and a fall in international student numbers.'
"are unhappy about" an existential crisis?
"are unhappy about" an existential crisis?
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If you want an explanation for How It Came To This, then stuff like this - the national heritage body having to fight off an infestation of feral wingnut cranks who were deliberately set upon them by the Mail, the Sun, the Times, the Telegraph and the Express - is a helpful microcosm.
November 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
If you want an explanation for How It Came To This, then stuff like this - the national heritage body having to fight off an infestation of feral wingnut cranks who were deliberately set upon them by the Mail, the Sun, the Times, the Telegraph and the Express - is a helpful microcosm.
Thanks, again, Ms Winfrey, who has also studiously refrained from commenting on Dr *z' 'pronouncements'--having inflicted this grotesque on the world in the first instance
Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Thanks, again, Ms Winfrey, who has also studiously refrained from commenting on Dr *z' 'pronouncements'--having inflicted this grotesque on the world in the first instance
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After the US elections last week, there’s going to be a full-on assault on voting leading up to the midterms.
Supreme Court to decide whether states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day
About 30 states authorize counting mail-in ballots after Election Day.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
After the US elections last week, there’s going to be a full-on assault on voting leading up to the midterms.
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
Next week's New Netherland Institute seminar ventures to the Indian Ocean featuring a paper by the Illustrious @davidveevers.bsky.social (ed. am hoping @wadehistory.bsky.social is able to attend 😁) @deborahhamer.bsky.social www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/programs/sch...
NNI Scholars' Seminar :: New Netherland Institute
www.newnetherlandinstitute.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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We all need to call & email our Reps and tell them to DO THEIR JOBS!
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Speaker Johnson - time to call you party's House members back to DC and get to work!
1. Swear in Adelita Grivalja
2. Pay out full SNAP benefits for November NOW
3. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Speaker Johnson - time to call you party's House members back to DC and get to work!
1. Swear in Adelita Grivalja
2. Pay out full SNAP benefits for November NOW
3. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We all need to call & email our Reps and tell them to DO THEIR JOBS!
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Speaker Johnson - time to call you party's House members back to DC and get to work!
1. Swear in Adelita Grivalja
2. Pay out full SNAP benefits for November NOW
3. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Speaker Johnson - time to call you party's House members back to DC and get to work!
1. Swear in Adelita Grivalja
2. Pay out full SNAP benefits for November NOW
3. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES
Next week's New Netherland Institute seminar ventures to the Indian Ocean featuring a paper by the Illustrious @davidveevers.bsky.social (ed. am hoping @wadehistory.bsky.social is able to attend 😁) @deborahhamer.bsky.social www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/programs/sch...
NNI Scholars' Seminar :: New Netherland Institute
www.newnetherlandinstitute.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Next week's New Netherland Institute seminar ventures to the Indian Ocean featuring a paper by the Illustrious @davidveevers.bsky.social (ed. am hoping @wadehistory.bsky.social is able to attend 😁) @deborahhamer.bsky.social www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/programs/sch...
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A reminder that a subscription service would be the end of the BBC universality, which makes the BBC the BBC
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A reminder that a subscription service would be the end of the BBC universality, which makes the BBC the BBC
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me when the AI bubble bursts
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
me when the AI bubble bursts
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We need a Trump Pardon Recidivism Tracker.
Hang this shit around his and his supine Congress' neck.
🎁 link
Hang this shit around his and his supine Congress' neck.
🎁 link
Felon Freed by Trump Is Set to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We need a Trump Pardon Recidivism Tracker.
Hang this shit around his and his supine Congress' neck.
🎁 link
Hang this shit around his and his supine Congress' neck.
🎁 link