Morgan Golf-French
@zenothankyou.bsky.social
History postdoc in Turin, works on race, policy, and education in the German Enlightenment.
Has strong feelings about the periodization of the 18thC. Enjoys hiking, hummus, horror films, and heavy metal. Jewish.
Has strong feelings about the periodization of the 18thC. Enjoys hiking, hummus, horror films, and heavy metal. Jewish.
In all the analysis I've been surprised not to see mention of the killing of bin Laden. I suspect Trump thinks bombing Caracas and kidnapping Maduro is his Operation Neptune Spear.
These photos seem like an obvious (and cheap) attempt to produce an image with the power of the Situation Room
These photos seem like an obvious (and cheap) attempt to produce an image with the power of the Situation Room
January 3, 2026 at 9:16 PM
In all the analysis I've been surprised not to see mention of the killing of bin Laden. I suspect Trump thinks bombing Caracas and kidnapping Maduro is his Operation Neptune Spear.
These photos seem like an obvious (and cheap) attempt to produce an image with the power of the Situation Room
These photos seem like an obvious (and cheap) attempt to produce an image with the power of the Situation Room
Jonathan Israel reading John Toland like
January 3, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Jonathan Israel reading John Toland like
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If this is true then they must have done a deal with others inside the government. It’s going to get very messy.
The US has captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and has flown him out of the country.
Trump Says Venezuela’s Maduro Captured and Flown Out of Country
President Donald Trump said the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of the country with his wife after a series of airstrikes on the country.
www.bloomberg.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:36 AM
If this is true then they must have done a deal with others inside the government. It’s going to get very messy.
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Ah, this classic again
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Ah, this classic again
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#SelfPromoSaturday with under a month until launch on this #ttrpg campaign. If you love occult action thrillers, urban fantasy horror, or Gothic-Punk aesthetics then follow via the link below!
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Coming soon: The Thunder Perfect Mind
An Occult Action Thriller Tabletop RPG
www.kickstarter.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
#SelfPromoSaturday with under a month until launch on this #ttrpg campaign. If you love occult action thrillers, urban fantasy horror, or Gothic-Punk aesthetics then follow via the link below!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/flo...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/flo...
I am forever disappointed that nobody responded to John Toland with Christianity Yes Mysterious
January 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I am forever disappointed that nobody responded to John Toland with Christianity Yes Mysterious
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Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
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Weird that you burn incense to feel calm and relaxed. It should be something you burn to rile yourself up.
January 1, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Weird that you burn incense to feel calm and relaxed. It should be something you burn to rile yourself up.
Absolutely no "serious historians" think Hitler was a "genius", only fascist pseudo-historians like David Irving.
A travesty that this guy has the ear of both the government and the plutocrats.
A travesty that this guy has the ear of both the government and the plutocrats.
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Absolutely no "serious historians" think Hitler was a "genius", only fascist pseudo-historians like David Irving.
A travesty that this guy has the ear of both the government and the plutocrats.
A travesty that this guy has the ear of both the government and the plutocrats.
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spent a good chunk of NYE party talking to a nice fellow who was very clearly on Bluesky trying to avoid him finding out how much I was on Bluesky
January 1, 2026 at 5:39 AM
spent a good chunk of NYE party talking to a nice fellow who was very clearly on Bluesky trying to avoid him finding out how much I was on Bluesky
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There’s so much despair and loss (esp in my own life!), but this promises to be hopeful and generative!
Celebrate public knowledge + civic infrastructure with us! Apps are due end-of-day on Wed Jan 7!
I’m still developing the schedule, but thus far I’ve confirmed…
Celebrate public knowledge + civic infrastructure with us! Apps are due end-of-day on Wed Jan 7!
I’m still developing the schedule, but thus far I’ve confirmed…
Apps are open for our spring session of the Cross-Reference Coalition! We're exploring Search & Discovery! "Our journey will encompass the history of exploration + cartography, legacies of inquiry, tools of discovery, theories of curiosity, and counter-algorithmic means of 'finding things out.'"
January 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
There’s so much despair and loss (esp in my own life!), but this promises to be hopeful and generative!
Celebrate public knowledge + civic infrastructure with us! Apps are due end-of-day on Wed Jan 7!
I’m still developing the schedule, but thus far I’ve confirmed…
Celebrate public knowledge + civic infrastructure with us! Apps are due end-of-day on Wed Jan 7!
I’m still developing the schedule, but thus far I’ve confirmed…
Well, now that the year's over, here are some books I read (often listened to) in 2025 that really stayed with me (in no particular order):
(I'll be adding more over the next few days)
(I'll be adding more over the next few days)
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Well, now that the year's over, here are some books I read (often listened to) in 2025 that really stayed with me (in no particular order):
(I'll be adding more over the next few days)
(I'll be adding more over the next few days)
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Hashtag not all Dr Houses
December 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Hashtag not all Dr Houses
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...but we're not looking for a handout. There's budget for this. Read on.
These have been in a very generous person's basement for over a year, but they're moving away.
We need a NYC local who can help (a) secure us new a storage spot and (b) physically move the bins there...
These have been in a very generous person's basement for over a year, but they're moving away.
We need a NYC local who can help (a) secure us new a storage spot and (b) physically move the bins there...
December 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
...but we're not looking for a handout. There's budget for this. Read on.
These have been in a very generous person's basement for over a year, but they're moving away.
We need a NYC local who can help (a) secure us new a storage spot and (b) physically move the bins there...
These have been in a very generous person's basement for over a year, but they're moving away.
We need a NYC local who can help (a) secure us new a storage spot and (b) physically move the bins there...
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If you've been following the story of Kara, my incarcerated trans friend who has is being held in Texas and has been behind bars for almost three years now, this is the latest need:
Everything she has left in the world is in about 7 bins like these. We need to re-home them in the NYC area...
Everything she has left in the world is in about 7 bins like these. We need to re-home them in the NYC area...
December 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If you've been following the story of Kara, my incarcerated trans friend who has is being held in Texas and has been behind bars for almost three years now, this is the latest need:
Everything she has left in the world is in about 7 bins like these. We need to re-home them in the NYC area...
Everything she has left in the world is in about 7 bins like these. We need to re-home them in the NYC area...
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all the other germanic languages in my replies being like yeah we're still using this 😙🎶
english, we could bring overmorrow back, it used to exist and it could come back!
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overmor...
english, we could bring overmorrow back, it used to exist and it could come back!
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overmor...
December 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
all the other germanic languages in my replies being like yeah we're still using this 😙🎶
english, we could bring overmorrow back, it used to exist and it could come back!
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overmor...
english, we could bring overmorrow back, it used to exist and it could come back!
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/overmor...
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Today is the last day that you can repost this image
December 31, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today is the last day that you can repost this image
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Not to mention we've had wave after wave of a disabling virus for c. 6 years (and a substantial chunk of the population who refuse to get vaccinated).
The largest generation in U.S. history is in their 70s now. And Stephen Miller’s podcaster wife thinks it’s suspicious that there’s a huge surge in home health aides.
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Not to mention we've had wave after wave of a disabling virus for c. 6 years (and a substantial chunk of the population who refuse to get vaccinated).
Not quite an interaction, but I once saw Jimmy Carr in public twice in the space of three days, the first time in a restaurant in Leeds and the second time on the Victoria line.
(I didn't interact with him because he's terrible.)
(I didn't interact with him because he's terrible.)
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Not quite an interaction, but I once saw Jimmy Carr in public twice in the space of three days, the first time in a restaurant in Leeds and the second time on the Victoria line.
(I didn't interact with him because he's terrible.)
(I didn't interact with him because he's terrible.)
Also I haven't gotten sick (not even a cold) all year and it's great.
It was reprehensible when people mocked condom usage at the height of the AIDS pandemic.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today.
Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.
December 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Also I haven't gotten sick (not even a cold) all year and it's great.
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What we call in our book, Godwin’s Engine
Conservatives are like “I’m not gonna trust some public school teacher to influence my kid” but are also like “I think it’s fine if my kid spends hours interacting with Elon’s MechaHitler machine on X.”
December 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
What we call in our book, Godwin’s Engine
December 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.