Patricia Sauthoff 司徒雛菊
@sauthoff.bsky.social
Historian of rasaśāstra (Sanskrit alchemy) and tantra. Researches: medicine, gender, sexuality, religion, history of science and technology.
Assistant Professor at HKBU.
News junkie with a journalism past.
https://hkbu.academia.edu/PatriciaSauthoff
Assistant Professor at HKBU.
News junkie with a journalism past.
https://hkbu.academia.edu/PatriciaSauthoff
Idk, if my husband were responsible for separating families I don’t think I’d be out here advocating for women to make more babies.
“Woman Enjoying Career Literally Made Possible by Feminism Declares Feminism a Failure”
December 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Idk, if my husband were responsible for separating families I don’t think I’d be out here advocating for women to make more babies.
I can’t make bad history videos go away but I can fail my students for using them.
Academics literally cannot make Gen AI go away. As in it is not possible to make it happen on a political, legal, and technical level. We do not and will not command the massive violence necessary to make chatGPT or Claude disappear. Responsible pedagogy grapples with the fact!
No one says to legit business owners, "hey I see there's an underground market selling toxic knock-offs of your product: how will you incorporate the toxic product AND protect your customers against its harms?" But apparently it's fine to make this suggestion to educators with respect to AI.
December 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I can’t make bad history videos go away but I can fail my students for using them.
So many of my friends going up had immigrant parents. Those adults inspired me to shoot for the moon. Now I’m living in my fifth country and my third continent. The US would be great with infinite immigrants and zero Stephen Millers.
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
So many of my friends going up had immigrant parents. Those adults inspired me to shoot for the moon. Now I’m living in my fifth country and my third continent. The US would be great with infinite immigrants and zero Stephen Millers.
Teaching an archeology class in Hong Kong is hilarious because the students know the theme song and totally imagine Indiana Jones as the typical archaeologist but have never actually seen any of the movies.
1. Last Crusade
2. Raiders
3. The Mummy <Indiana Jones’ non-presence notwithstanding>
4. Kali Ma!
5. Dial of Destiny
6. Shia LaBeouf can suck it
2. Raiders
3. The Mummy <Indiana Jones’ non-presence notwithstanding>
4. Kali Ma!
5. Dial of Destiny
6. Shia LaBeouf can suck it
What is the correct ranking of Indiana Jones movies?
December 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Teaching an archeology class in Hong Kong is hilarious because the students know the theme song and totally imagine Indiana Jones as the typical archaeologist but have never actually seen any of the movies.
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Your statutory reminder that Salman Khan is
a) A domestic abuser
b) A poacher of endangered animals
c) A murderer
d) A perjurer
e) An entitled, privileged brat
a) A domestic abuser
b) A poacher of endangered animals
c) A murderer
d) A perjurer
e) An entitled, privileged brat
"So much of who we are comes from how we grow up. The way we were spoken to, the love we got … All of it quietly builds who we become. For Salman, it was Salma. Her love didn’t have to be earned."
scroll.in/reel/1089499...
An excerpt by Mohar Basu.
@harpercollins.bsky.social
#bookexcerpt
scroll.in/reel/1089499...
An excerpt by Mohar Basu.
@harpercollins.bsky.social
#bookexcerpt
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Your statutory reminder that Salman Khan is
a) A domestic abuser
b) A poacher of endangered animals
c) A murderer
d) A perjurer
e) An entitled, privileged brat
a) A domestic abuser
b) A poacher of endangered animals
c) A murderer
d) A perjurer
e) An entitled, privileged brat
AI is an affront to humanity. Please refrain from publishing AI-produced texts. We will not allow any text produced using AI. People-made works, no matter how imperfect, are beautiful and should be cherished.
Beautifully put.
Beautifully put.
The South Asian Anarchist Library was started as a means of propagating anarchist thought to the countries of South Asia and bringing about an anarchist revolution in our subcontinent. sa.theanarchistlibrary.org/special/index
South Asian Anarchist Library | South Asian Anarchist Library
South Asian Anarchist Library
sa.theanarchistlibrary.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
AI is an affront to humanity. Please refrain from publishing AI-produced texts. We will not allow any text produced using AI. People-made works, no matter how imperfect, are beautiful and should be cherished.
Beautifully put.
Beautifully put.
Do you think we could maybe elect a sane person next time?
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
Trump Posts Nearly 200 Times in Unhinged Christmas Day Spree
The president amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
trib.al
December 26, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Do you think we could maybe elect a sane person next time?
Enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas.
this holiday trump took time away from his wife, 5 kids, and 11 grandkids to post a tsunami of text about a dead pedophile that he is definitely not at all concerned about
December 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas.
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Look, I'm sure that Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be fun, but I highly doubt it will be as good as the original.
December 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Look, I'm sure that Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be fun, but I highly doubt it will be as good as the original.
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If you like stoner christmas rap, I cannot recommend the first track on the album enough. triballegacy.bandcamp.com/album/crisma...
Crismas Trees, by Sta Hi Brothas
11 track album
triballegacy.bandcamp.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
If you like stoner christmas rap, I cannot recommend the first track on the album enough. triballegacy.bandcamp.com/album/crisma...
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"Coombs noticed other news companies abandoning linotype machines. He bought up 4,200 pounds of spare parts, which he has stored in drawers."
Saguache Crescent newspaper survives doing things the old way trib.al/OFQrSEk
Saguache Crescent newspaper survives doing things the old way
“We remember the past. We remember the good times. We want to keep that going.”
trib.al
December 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"Coombs noticed other news companies abandoning linotype machines. He bought up 4,200 pounds of spare parts, which he has stored in drawers."
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When the year began, we penciled into our publication calendar the idea to finish 2025 by naming a Portlander of the Year. By the end of autumn, it was clear that this figure wasn’t really a person at all. It was a concept. It was a frog.
Portlander of the Year: The Frog
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
When the year began, we penciled into our publication calendar the idea to finish 2025 by naming a Portlander of the Year. By the end of autumn, it was clear that this figure wasn’t really a person at all. It was a concept. It was a frog.
Spinal Tap II was the perfect ending to a day that started with a 4:30am visit from the fire department and electricity company followed by having no flushing water for most of the day.
Settling in for a night of chicken tenders and holiday movies.
December 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Spinal Tap II was the perfect ending to a day that started with a 4:30am visit from the fire department and electricity company followed by having no flushing water for most of the day.
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Tonight is the night for niche Albuquerque / Santa Fe beef
December 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Tonight is the night for niche Albuquerque / Santa Fe beef
Settling in for a night of chicken tenders and holiday movies.
December 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Settling in for a night of chicken tenders and holiday movies.
If you haven’t watched it yet you should. They’re trying to censor war crimes. We can’t pretend we don’t know what’s happening to these people who are being tortured.
Stephen Miller is on Fox calling for everyone involved in the CBS “revolt” to be fired.
“The revolt” is called journalism.
They were doing their job.
The person who should be fired is Bari Weiss, who tried to censor and kill a well researched story that the American people had a right to see.
“The revolt” is called journalism.
They were doing their job.
The person who should be fired is Bari Weiss, who tried to censor and kill a well researched story that the American people had a right to see.
December 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
If you haven’t watched it yet you should. They’re trying to censor war crimes. We can’t pretend we don’t know what’s happening to these people who are being tortured.
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Friendly neighborhood biologist here again. I’ve been seeing lots of post on how simple biological sex is. Since sex in society is such a hot-button issue these days, we should be able to find the basis of biological sex in law, right? Let’s do it! Let’s find the basis of sex, round 2! 🧵
Friendly neighborhood biologist here. I see a lot of people are talking about biological sexes right now. Lots of folks make biological sex seem really simple. Well, since it’s so simple, let’s find the biological roots, shall we? Let’s talk about sex...[a thread]
(Reposted from the other site)
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December 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Friendly neighborhood biologist here again. I’ve been seeing lots of post on how simple biological sex is. Since sex in society is such a hot-button issue these days, we should be able to find the basis of biological sex in law, right? Let’s do it! Let’s find the basis of sex, round 2! 🧵
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imagine being born with the potential to develop incredible skill, athleticism, and height, toiling and training for decades to actualize world class ability, only to be awarded the title of "Denver Nugget"
December 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
imagine being born with the potential to develop incredible skill, athleticism, and height, toiling and training for decades to actualize world class ability, only to be awarded the title of "Denver Nugget"
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New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has show cancelled over Google AI-generated misinformation
Cape Breton musician was set to perform in Nova Scotia before a search summary incorrectly described him as a sex offender
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
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Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
Watched the forbidden war crimes report. Everyone involved in this is pure evil.
The censored 60 Minutes' segment, Inside CECOT, is now available.
Download from @ddosecrets.com: data.ddosecrets.com/Inside%20CEC...
Download/stream from @archive.org: archive.org/details/insi...
The original video was recorded by @jasonparis.bsky.social, and cleaned up by @emma.best
Download from @ddosecrets.com: data.ddosecrets.com/Inside%20CEC...
Download/stream from @archive.org: archive.org/details/insi...
The original video was recorded by @jasonparis.bsky.social, and cleaned up by @emma.best
December 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Watched the forbidden war crimes report. Everyone involved in this is pure evil.
Counterpoint: immigration is amazing. It allows people to improve their lives and brings new foods, ideas, and customs to a new place and makes that place more interesting and dynamic. It doesn’t erase what’s already there, it adds to it.
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Counterpoint: immigration is amazing. It allows people to improve their lives and brings new foods, ideas, and customs to a new place and makes that place more interesting and dynamic. It doesn’t erase what’s already there, it adds to it.
I hate these anti-trans activists so much. They victimize people for no real reason and then throw a fit that they’re the real victims.
Trans people aren’t a threat to you. Trans people are just like the rest of us, complex human beings. STFU and listen to their unique perspectives on the world.
Trans people aren’t a threat to you. Trans people are just like the rest of us, complex human beings. STFU and listen to their unique perspectives on the world.
Total gaslighting. Anti-trans activist; chooses to speak in person, provoking students who want to protect trans rights; they exercise their freedom of speech to tell her she isn't wanted; she gets to speak anyway; the BBC dutifully platforms her again; and now she threatens to sue everyone.
University threatened with legal action after protest at event
Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I hate these anti-trans activists so much. They victimize people for no real reason and then throw a fit that they’re the real victims.
Trans people aren’t a threat to you. Trans people are just like the rest of us, complex human beings. STFU and listen to their unique perspectives on the world.
Trans people aren’t a threat to you. Trans people are just like the rest of us, complex human beings. STFU and listen to their unique perspectives on the world.
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You cannot ‘generate’ a historical image.
You can either use a historical image that existed contemporaneously within the time period in discussion.
OR
You can use an artists fully attributed work of their imagination that posits what something would have looked like.
You can either use a historical image that existed contemporaneously within the time period in discussion.
OR
You can use an artists fully attributed work of their imagination that posits what something would have looked like.
Remarkable how surprised many historians are that ´generating a historical image´ is on this list. This was already done for a presentation by an MA student at Leuven in 2023, and done for a public history course at Ghent last spring. Always some remarks by the supervisors, but always accepted.
Seriously, fuck off.
I say that with all due gravity.
I say that with all due gravity.
August 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
You cannot ‘generate’ a historical image.
You can either use a historical image that existed contemporaneously within the time period in discussion.
OR
You can use an artists fully attributed work of their imagination that posits what something would have looked like.
You can either use a historical image that existed contemporaneously within the time period in discussion.
OR
You can use an artists fully attributed work of their imagination that posits what something would have looked like.
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In case you need to hear it from someone who was raised Hindu: Usha is not a hostage, she is an accomplice. She is culpable. Fuck her and the fascists she colludes with. May she go down with all of them. As Zohran ably demonstrates, our communities do not aspire to whiteness & don’t seek to appease.
Vance's latest rant has set off another misguided round of "free Usha" rhetoric. This isn't just inaccurate--she's wholly a part of this fascist project--it's dangerous. We can no longer afford to imagine fascism as smaller than it is. Hindu fascism is vast, too. No religion is immune.
December 22, 2025 at 4:53 AM
In case you need to hear it from someone who was raised Hindu: Usha is not a hostage, she is an accomplice. She is culpable. Fuck her and the fascists she colludes with. May she go down with all of them. As Zohran ably demonstrates, our communities do not aspire to whiteness & don’t seek to appease.