Jonathan Fine
@jonathanbfine.bsky.social
Dad, Husband, Germanist
jonathanblakefine.com
jonathanblakefine.com
I’m at the Neapolitan pizzeria. I’m at the ramen joint. I’m at the combination Neapolitan pizzeria ramen joint.
November 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I’m at the Neapolitan pizzeria. I’m at the ramen joint. I’m at the combination Neapolitan pizzeria ramen joint.
in retrospect a missed opportunity to ask butler what they thought about my application for the german/comp lit job at cal a decade ago
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
in retrospect a missed opportunity to ask butler what they thought about my application for the german/comp lit job at cal a decade ago
Humanities vs. STEM
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Humanities vs. STEM
invited to my kid’s class to talk about my job, and if these first graders don’t work on their ironic trolling there’s no way they’re going to make it as shitposters
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
invited to my kid’s class to talk about my job, and if these first graders don’t work on their ironic trolling there’s no way they’re going to make it as shitposters
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This is the second time I listed to this episode and it is freaking me out even more (thank you very much). There are many Schmittheads in charge of our government and it is disturbing. Remember Joh Eastman? I can't help but hear some nasty Schmitt in the things he wrote in 2000 as well as 2020.
TODAY ON TGS: the man, the myth, the legend @jonathanbfine.bsky.social in our first ever unlocked episode, talking about your least favorite politician’s favorite philosopher - Carl Schmitt.
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is the second time I listed to this episode and it is freaking me out even more (thank you very much). There are many Schmittheads in charge of our government and it is disturbing. Remember Joh Eastman? I can't help but hear some nasty Schmitt in the things he wrote in 2000 as well as 2020.
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TODAY ON TGS: the man, the myth, the legend @jonathanbfine.bsky.social in our first ever unlocked episode, talking about your least favorite politician’s favorite philosopher - Carl Schmitt.
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
TODAY ON TGS: the man, the myth, the legend @jonathanbfine.bsky.social in our first ever unlocked episode, talking about your least favorite politician’s favorite philosopher - Carl Schmitt.
talking about my favorite nazi with @ceaubin.bsky.social for @thisguysucked.com spotify.link/hOrxQTSgTXb
Carl Schmitt with Jonathan Fine *Unlocked*
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October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
talking about my favorite nazi with @ceaubin.bsky.social for @thisguysucked.com spotify.link/hOrxQTSgTXb
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THIS THURSDAY ON TGS: In honor of @jonathanbfine.bsky.social 17th anniversary we are unlocking a remastered version of his 'wtf is up with Carl Schmitt' deep dive for non-Patreon listeners. The world has gotten unfathomably worse in the months since its release, for reasons discussed in the episode.
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
THIS THURSDAY ON TGS: In honor of @jonathanbfine.bsky.social 17th anniversary we are unlocking a remastered version of his 'wtf is up with Carl Schmitt' deep dive for non-Patreon listeners. The world has gotten unfathomably worse in the months since its release, for reasons discussed in the episode.
6: someone has to win, and that has to be the little kid
October 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
6: someone has to win, and that has to be the little kid
i would never join a group chat that would accept me as a member
October 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
i would never join a group chat that would accept me as a member
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@jonathanbfine.bsky.social a couple of german customers came through the shop them the one german phrase i know (oh nein ein horizontal rotierendes Pferd) and they asked me if i knew prof fine
October 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
@jonathanbfine.bsky.social a couple of german customers came through the shop them the one german phrase i know (oh nein ein horizontal rotierendes Pferd) and they asked me if i knew prof fine
my kid told my mom i’m the best teacher in the world
October 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
my kid told my mom i’m the best teacher in the world
I wouldn’t say that I bought something at the Theory outlet just so I could get a Theory tote bag to carry books of theory, but I also wouldn’t not say that I did exactly that.
October 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I wouldn’t say that I bought something at the Theory outlet just so I could get a Theory tote bag to carry books of theory, but I also wouldn’t not say that I did exactly that.
Discovered today that Maia Mindel has unblocked me. I wish I could have advised her against making such a terrible decision.
October 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Discovered today that Maia Mindel has unblocked me. I wish I could have advised her against making such a terrible decision.
Germans: Wouldn’t your tweet be better if it weren’t funny?
October 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Germans: Wouldn’t your tweet be better if it weren’t funny?
select all that apply
October 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
select all that apply
leaving a gap in the literature is real loser behavior and something i would just never do
October 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
leaving a gap in the literature is real loser behavior and something i would just never do
when your career never advances, you’re always early career faculty, which is neat
September 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
when your career never advances, you’re always early career faculty, which is neat
I’d never tell people to join the Lessing Society just because I designed the new website, but I also would never discourage people from joining purely on that basis.
Lessing Society
www.lessingsociety.org
September 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I’d never tell people to join the Lessing Society just because I designed the new website, but I also would never discourage people from joining purely on that basis.
Wife: The kids told me the house ate you and you were talking to me from in the walls
September 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Wife: The kids told me the house ate you and you were talking to me from in the walls
6: you look like a little kid in this
September 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
6: you look like a little kid in this
foreign languages are irrelevant gobbledeygoop. got it. thanks.
w/o translation half of this is gobbledeygoop and therefor loses all relevance
September 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
foreign languages are irrelevant gobbledeygoop. got it. thanks.
Jonathan Fine stuns in new academic journal article
September 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Jonathan Fine stuns in new academic journal article