J. Rop
jrop.bsky.social
J. Rop
@jrop.bsky.social
ancient historian at UMD (not that UMD), mitten state sports follower

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It’s National Poetry Day.

The greatest poem in the English language.
October 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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I'm feeling grumpy, so in an attempt to change that I am posting these old fake Antiques Roadshow pictures that make me laugh
July 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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The 4th of July is a celebration of rebellion against tyranny. That should be remembered.
July 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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The most consequential Speaker in state history.
June 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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today would be a great day to delete your twitter account completely
February 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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now that DeepSeek has completed AI, we hope that Silicon Valley will turn its attention to the next best thing: investing in rural history museums
January 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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As called by Dan Miller on Lions radio:
November 11, 2024 at 4:42 AM
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If the Yankees winning the World Series was guaranteed to somehow ensure that my kids lived long, happy lives, I’d still want to see them lose three games first.
October 20, 2024 at 4:17 AM
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"Everything looks suspicious when you don’t know how anything works" is a bar
October 19, 2024 at 7:47 PM
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It seems a good time to remind everyone that a billion dollars is the socioeconomic equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as diligently and urgently to prevent the acquisition of the former as much as we do the latter.
October 20, 2024 at 3:32 AM