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Historian of Religion. Migrant (currently based in Sweden). Bad at gender, worse at writing bios, absolutely incapable of refraining from profanity. I do stuff involving religion and literature and genocide, usually all at once.
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The Edmund Fitzgwrald sinking on the same day Dr Manhattan's circulatory system appeared in the kitchen cannot possibly be a coincidence
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The Edmund Fitzgwrald sinking on the same day Dr Manhattan's circulatory system appeared in the kitchen cannot possibly be a coincidence
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
Dudes rock.
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Dudes rock.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Huh. As I've been working on this (while reading up on the medieval relic trade) I've realised I made the neck probably a bit snug for Spouse but perfect for me, and one repeat of the cable motif I'm using will be just about the width of my shoulders. So I guess it's for me after all.
I found a large bag full of dark brown fingering weight yarn from a sweater I frogged because I never wore it and have failed to knit into a new sweater because, I eventually realised, I just do not want to wear that colour, so I cast on for a sweater for Spouse instead. Size 4 needles. Seed stitch.
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Huh. As I've been working on this (while reading up on the medieval relic trade) I've realised I made the neck probably a bit snug for Spouse but perfect for me, and one repeat of the cable motif I'm using will be just about the width of my shoulders. So I guess it's for me after all.
Completely made up fact: because the Edmund Fitzgerald was an American freighter, the song could not be promoted as Canadian Content, and so Lightfoot had to write that verse specifically to obtain alternative funding from the Great Lakes Regional Tourism Board.
I also love when the song takes a little side quest into being a shill for the Great Lakes Regional Tourism Board.
And then can't really find anything awesome to say about Ontario and Erie.
Big "And Peggy!" energy.
And then can't really find anything awesome to say about Ontario and Erie.
Big "And Peggy!" energy.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Completely made up fact: because the Edmund Fitzgerald was an American freighter, the song could not be promoted as Canadian Content, and so Lightfoot had to write that verse specifically to obtain alternative funding from the Great Lakes Regional Tourism Board.
I might have just made a three and a half hour long playlist filled with nothing but covers of a certain Gordon Lightfoot song and called it "Get Wrecked". Let's see how long I'm allowed to keep it playing.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I might have just made a three and a half hour long playlist filled with nothing but covers of a certain Gordon Lightfoot song and called it "Get Wrecked". Let's see how long I'm allowed to keep it playing.
This is the Biblical Law I want to see brought back.
we don't talk enough about how promises are supposed to be made with your hands on others' balls
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is the Biblical Law I want to see brought back.
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Oh yes! I've loved Lightfoot's song all my life, but I only learned about this cover today. Fab take. RIP to the workers from the wreck, 50 years ago.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Oh yes! I've loved Lightfoot's song all my life, but I only learned about this cover today. Fab take. RIP to the workers from the wreck, 50 years ago.
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For the past few months I and others have been bugging you about holding government lawyers to account. Well, this is what we have been working on. Welcome to GLOW - Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog!
1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability
The Government Lawyers Database
glowlaw.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
For the past few months I and others have been bugging you about holding government lawyers to account. Well, this is what we have been working on. Welcome to GLOW - Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog!
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50 years. www.cbsnews.com/detroit/vide...
Mariners’ Church of Detroit honors Edmund Fitzgerald crew
The Edmund Fitzgerald freighter sank 50 years ago in Lake Superior. The Mariners’ Church of Detroit hosted a memorial service to remember the lives lost.
www.cbsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
50 years. www.cbsnews.com/detroit/vide...
I found a large bag full of dark brown fingering weight yarn from a sweater I frogged because I never wore it and have failed to knit into a new sweater because, I eventually realised, I just do not want to wear that colour, so I cast on for a sweater for Spouse instead. Size 4 needles. Seed stitch.
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I found a large bag full of dark brown fingering weight yarn from a sweater I frogged because I never wore it and have failed to knit into a new sweater because, I eventually realised, I just do not want to wear that colour, so I cast on for a sweater for Spouse instead. Size 4 needles. Seed stitch.
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On this day, Dr. Manhatten first reappears after his atomized destruction in a lab accident. Happy November 10th to all who observe.
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
On this day, Dr. Manhatten first reappears after his atomized destruction in a lab accident. Happy November 10th to all who observe.
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
One of the things you learn as an ancient historian is that when you sit next to a white guy on a plane and they ask you what you do, you are going to to need to tell them that you are an accountant.
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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mamdani is going to impose Sherry Law. sips before supper, subsidies for casks of amontillado, & rich fascists bricked up in high-rise basements.
Mamdani is going to impose Salvia law. Parsley, rosemary, and thyme will be hunted to extinction.
Mamdani is going to impose Sha Na Na law. Everyone will be forced to wear gold lamé, have pompadour haircuts, and go to the hop
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
mamdani is going to impose Sherry Law. sips before supper, subsidies for casks of amontillado, & rich fascists bricked up in high-rise basements.
Mamdani is going to impose Sylvia law. Who is Sylvia, and what is she? We will all be forced to find out.
Mamdani is going to impose Silvia law. Everyone will be forced to drive '80s-'90s Nissan sport coupes.
Mamdani is going to impose Salvia law. Parsley, rosemary, and thyme will be hunted to extinction.
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Mamdani is going to impose Sylvia law. Who is Sylvia, and what is she? We will all be forced to find out.
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University of Vienna, Tenure Track Professorship in Jewish literary, cultural, and religious history
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Tenure-Track Professorship in Jewish literary, cultural and religious history (from 1040)
Tenure-Track Professorship in Jewish literary, cultural and religious history (from 1040)
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November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
University of Vienna, Tenure Track Professorship in Jewish literary, cultural, and religious history
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Mamdani is going to impose Salvia law. Parsley, rosemary, and thyme will be hunted to extinction.
Mamdani is going to impose Sha Na Na law. Everyone will be forced to wear gold lamé, have pompadour haircuts, and go to the hop
Mamdani is going to impose shangri-la law. Everyone will be blindfolded and forced to play Marco Polo
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Mamdani is going to impose Salvia law. Parsley, rosemary, and thyme will be hunted to extinction.
The kids are all right.
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The kids are all right.
Pamela Sue Anderson z"l
Right, enough of James Watson - who's a senior academic you've met who's been an utter delight?
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pamela Sue Anderson z"l
Actually forget mailing them. Hide them in the hearing ducts.
If I die young chop me up into pieces and mail bits of me to every government agency that has ever wronged me.
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Actually forget mailing them. Hide them in the hearing ducts.
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responding to the reviews with “your mother sucks cocks in hell” is kind of a power move
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
responding to the reviews with “your mother sucks cocks in hell” is kind of a power move
I will still haunt the fuck out of anyone who tries to have a funeral for me but I may turn into a slightly more benevolent shade if it's at least funny.
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I will still haunt the fuck out of anyone who tries to have a funeral for me but I may turn into a slightly more benevolent shade if it's at least funny.