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andrewjacobs.org | Advising Fellow, virginia.edu | ed., Elements in Religion in Late Antiquity (bit.ly/cup-erla) | 👑🐝 = Queen Bee in NYT Spelling Bee

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Andrew Jacobs may refer to:Andrew Jacobs (journalist), reporter for The New York Times and documentary film director and producer Andrew Jacobs (lawyer) (1906–1992), lawyer, judge, and Congressman from Indiana Andrew Jacobs Jr. (1932–2013), lawyer, Indiana state legislator, and Congressman from Indiana Andy Jacobs, British sports personality .. more

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · Sep 20

well good morning, new followers! get ready for occasional pictures of my cat, musings/RTs of ancient religion & history, a smattering of politics and pop culture

I had two books come out last year that you might like 1/2

Gospel Thrillers: scalar.usc.edu/works/gospel...

Gospel Thrillers: Get your copy of Gospel Thrillers

Gospel Thrillers: Conspiracy, Fiction, and the Vulnerable Bible is available in print and digital formats:Directly from the publisher, Cambridge University Press (digital and print)From an indepe...

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 15h

lol

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Kori Pacyniak (they/them) 🏳️‍⚧️ @kpacyniak.bsky.social · 16h

Hey friends! There's still time to register for this year's Queer and Trans Studies in Religion conference happening this coming weekend - Feb 13-15. It's entirely online this year. (but you do need to register to receive the zoom link) studyofreligion.ucr.edu/holstein-cha...

UCR Conference on Queer and Trans Studies in Religion

UCR Conference on Queer and Trans Studies in Religion - February 13-15, 2026. The UCR Conference on Queer and Trans Studies in Religion (UCR-QTSR) is proudly celebrating its eighth year as the leading...

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 16h

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 17h

only if you pronounce it like it's French

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Judith Weisenfeld @judithweisenfeld.com · 17h

Check out @nyupress.bsky.social's Black History Month 30% off sale, including my *Black Religion in the Madhouse* and Vaughn Booker's fantastic *Lift Every Voice and Swing.* #AmRel #AfAmReligion #AfricanaReligions

Black History Month 2026 - NYU Press

Black History Month Save 30% on All Titles This Black History Month, we’re centering those who’ve been marginalized by dominant historical narratives. Our authors share stories of communal resistance,...

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 17h

Rethinking Conquest: Studies on the Late Antique Near East from Byzantium to Islam / @akpinarm.bsky.social Federico Montinaro, eds. www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #openaccess @dgb-ancientstudies.bsky.social

Rethinking Conquest

The momentous political and social changes that affected the Near East following the death of the prophet Muhammad have traditionally been framed as ‘conquests’. But what did ‘conquest’ mean, if anyth...

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 17h

interesting! although that might be a place where the line between Microsoft Word Blue Squiggle and Chat GPT authorship blur.

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 17h

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 18h

everyone's fixated on em-dashes but that "x, x, and x" structure (whether adjectives or dependent clauses) is the biggest Chat GPT tell I've come across

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 18h

The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it

Don’t Be a Panican. We’re Winning — and We’re Not Slowing Down.

Under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership, this Administration is smashing through the chaos and destruction left by Democrats and unleashing the most aggressive pursuit of the America First agenda in history. While the Fake News and Radical Left collude to distract, depress, and divide, they’re simply lying to mask the undeniable truth: America is safer, stronger, richer, and more secure than at any point in decades.

Don’t take the bait. New victories pour in daily as President Trump delivers on his promises and rebuilds the foundation for long-term success in the greatest nation on Earth.

Here are a few things to celebrate from just the past few days:

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 18h

The White House just sent a "Don't Panic" email. That'll do it

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David T. Cole @cole.fyi · 18h

I am not a crackpot but we as a society need to agree all best by dates should be more visible and consistently placed. Don’t make me twist and turn the package like a Viking using a sunstone on the misty seas.

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SecularAZ @secularaz.bsky.social · 19h

And we got to talk to them about it!!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ufHK...

Religion is Not Done With You: Dr Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst & Dr Megan Goodwin

YouTube video by Secular AZ

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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 19h

extremely true

we wrote a whole book about it!

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757650...

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 19h

I was lucky enough to speak to @historyextra.bsky.social about strikes and collective action in Ancient Rome. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Going on strike in ancient Rome

Podcast Episode · HistoryExtra podcast · 02/09/2026 · 39m

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 19h

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SBL Press @sblpress.bsky.social · 22h

Access Wil Gafney's “A Reflection on the Black Lives Matter Movement and Its Impact on My Scholarship” in JBL 136.1 (2017): 204–207 buff.ly/mYio8yj #BlackHistorySBL26

A Reflection on the Black Lives Matter
Movement and Its Impact on My
Scholarship

“The killings of Aiyana Stanley Jones (2012), Renisha McBride (2014), and the death of Sandra Bland while in police custody (2015) are part of an inescapable rising tide of black death. These deaths occurred and continue to occur in the same public square in which biblical interpretation takes place, and they and their implications must be accounted for in the work of interpreters of the biblical text who write, speak, teach, preach, and think to any degree in public.”

—Wil Gafney

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 22h

☝🏻 pinnable tweet

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S.J. Pearce @homophonous.bsky.social · 23h

Next week el taller @ kjcc is hosting @lollardfish.bsky.social, who will lead a workshop on public writing and give a talk on how public writing does/can factor into academic life, hiring, and promotion. RSVP required. Please share widely!

tinyurl.com/perryworkshop and tinyurl.com/perryeltaller

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 23h

doesn't look like it: muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Episode...

Episode 406: Linda Lavin

Miss Piggy announces that this show is Kermit's birthday, and before he can react, she launches into the tribute she's organized. They've planned a This Is Your Life-style show with birthday greetings...

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 1d

ok i have a muppets question, which is that i have a very clear memory as a child of a muppet guest star who in her ep had a meltdown in her dressing room bc she thought they were going to turn her into a muppet and i could've sworn it was kahn but it wasn't. anyone remember who i'm thinking of?

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 1d

The long and short of it is a displaced desire to enslave.

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d

sorry to pick on NPR today but oof sometimes it's okay *not* to aggregate headlines into a "what's going on today" post

NPR @npr.org · 1d

The search for Nancy Guthrie enters a second week. And, the Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl 60, beating the New England Patriots 29-13. Here are the highlights from the big game. n.pr/4bJO0OG

The latest on the search for Nancy Guthrie. And, takeaways from Super Bowl 60

The search for Nancy Guthrie enters a second week. And, the Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl 60, beating the New England Patriots 29-13. Here are the highlights from the big game.

n.pr

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

The search for Nancy Guthrie enters a second week. And, the Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl 60, beating the New England Patriots 29-13. Here are the highlights from the big game. n.pr/4bJO0OG

The latest on the search for Nancy Guthrie. And, takeaways from Super Bowl 60

The search for Nancy Guthrie enters a second week. And, the Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl 60, beating the New England Patriots 29-13. Here are the highlights from the big game.

n.pr

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d

it told you to bet on the Patriots?

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d

nor that

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d

i'll save you the trouble of clicking through: at no point does the article explain what the hell the guy in this photo is wearing

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Schools across the country are offering courses and retreats for people 50+ who want to reinvent themselves and embrace lifelong learning and discovery. n.pr/4qol820

Need a new path in midlife? There's a school for that and a quiz to kickstart it

Schools across the country are offering courses and retreats for people 50+ who want to reinvent themselves and embrace lifelong learning and discovery.

n.pr

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Schools across the country are offering courses and retreats for people 50+ who want to reinvent themselves and embrace lifelong learning and discovery. n.pr/4qol820

Need a new path in midlife? There's a school for that and a quiz to kickstart it

Schools across the country are offering courses and retreats for people 50+ who want to reinvent themselves and embrace lifelong learning and discovery.

n.pr

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Sabrina Inowlocki @sabrinainowlocki.bsky.social · 1d

The volume I’m co-editing with Prof. Joseph Verheyden — Writing Collective Biographies from Ancient Greece to the Early Islamic World — has also passed final reviews at Cambridge University Press. Many thanks to the participants for their fantastic contributions to the volume!

Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d

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Andrew Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 1d

awesome wordle puzzle created by cschroeder 3/6*

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