Mark Alonge
@markalonge.bsky.social
teacher (BU/A), classicist
nil doctis arduum
#LGM
nil doctis arduum
#LGM
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huge news I just found a folder of these that I forgot i had!!!!!!!
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
huge news I just found a folder of these that I forgot i had!!!!!!!
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Glad to see this from Senator Murkowski.
This should not be a partisan issue.
This should not be a partisan issue.
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Glad to see this from Senator Murkowski.
This should not be a partisan issue.
This should not be a partisan issue.
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When Frustration Threatens Desire, by Kerry James Marshall, 1990, 📸 by @drewhallowell
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
When Frustration Threatens Desire, by Kerry James Marshall, 1990, 📸 by @drewhallowell
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seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
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Ru's goal is the annihilation of the Ukrainian nation.
😡 Russia is taking children from the Donetsk region to Sakhalin for assimilation and "integration", - CNS
Children are being shown "Sakhalin mentality", integration classes are being held in local educational institutions and introduced to life on the islands.
Children are being shown "Sakhalin mentality", integration classes are being held in local educational institutions and introduced to life on the islands.
November 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Ru's goal is the annihilation of the Ukrainian nation.
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It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
Doug Jones will enter 2026 Alabama governor’s race
Campaign paperwork is to be filed this week.
www.al.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
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🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
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“In a video shared by Cesar Jimenez, the boy can be heard telling an officer that he is a citizen, to which the officer replies, “Get out of the car” and “I don’t care.””
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
“In a video shared by Cesar Jimenez, the boy can be heard telling an officer that he is a citizen, to which the officer replies, “Get out of the car” and “I don’t care.””
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"US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan." Welcome to the Topsy Turvy administration in which six or seven people are pursuing their own private foreign policy, and much of it is scripted by a hostile foreign power.
US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan
U.S. senators critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war say they spoke with U.S.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan." Welcome to the Topsy Turvy administration in which six or seven people are pursuing their own private foreign policy, and much of it is scripted by a hostile foreign power.
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11 years ago today, 12 year old Tamir Rice was gunned down by police officers on Cleveland’s west side.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
11 years ago today, 12 year old Tamir Rice was gunned down by police officers on Cleveland’s west side.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
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On one side of my family we have zero knowledge of our lineage before my grandpa. There was just nobody left to ask. He wasn’t even sure if his last name was real or made up. And there’s a story like this in almost every Ukrainian household.
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day
🕯 Eternal memory to all victims of Holodomor. A moment of silence.
November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
On one side of my family we have zero knowledge of our lineage before my grandpa. There was just nobody left to ask. He wasn’t even sure if his last name was real or made up. And there’s a story like this in almost every Ukrainian household.
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day
Today is Holodomor Remembrance Day
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In normal democracy terms, we've in bad shape and things are getting worse.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
It is good to see the pushback on Trump lead to real losses for him. But it's hard to be optimistic when he still wields the enormous power of the presidency. ICE is still rampaging, HHS is harming people, the U.S. may be about to sell out Ukraine, the boat strikes...he's still doing so much damage.
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In normal democracy terms, we've in bad shape and things are getting worse.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
In consolidated authoritarianism terms, we're doing pretty well, as the regime is haphazard, meeting resistance, and growing increasingly unpopular.
Depends on one's perspective. I started using the latter standard in Jan.
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The White House doesn’t offer a plausible legal rationale because the orders are illegal.
Various lawyers wouldn’t sign off on it because the orders are illegal.
Trump flipped out at veterans saying don’t follow illegal orders because he’s giving illegal orders.
Real Occam’s razor situation here.
Various lawyers wouldn’t sign off on it because the orders are illegal.
Trump flipped out at veterans saying don’t follow illegal orders because he’s giving illegal orders.
Real Occam’s razor situation here.
On the patently unlawful boat strikes
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
It's hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes.
WaPo's new revelations on firings or removals:
1) CIA General Counsel
2) NSC Legal Adviser
3) CIA Mission Center’s lawyer
🧵
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The White House doesn’t offer a plausible legal rationale because the orders are illegal.
Various lawyers wouldn’t sign off on it because the orders are illegal.
Trump flipped out at veterans saying don’t follow illegal orders because he’s giving illegal orders.
Real Occam’s razor situation here.
Various lawyers wouldn’t sign off on it because the orders are illegal.
Trump flipped out at veterans saying don’t follow illegal orders because he’s giving illegal orders.
Real Occam’s razor situation here.
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The correct answer to MAGA outrage over the Dem video is this: Are you effing kidding me? Of course it's reasonable to warn that Trump might be giving illegal orders.
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew That Question Wide Open
From the boat bombings to deportations to prosecutions, the evidence mounts. And the speaker of the House could get to the bottom of it if he wanted to. Yeah, right.
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The correct answer to MAGA outrage over the Dem video is this: Are you effing kidding me? Of course it's reasonable to warn that Trump might be giving illegal orders.
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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sort of explains this earlier report that the text was not written in idiomatic English and contained numerous "Russianisms", i.e., Russian idioms/usages translated literally into English suggesting hasty translation www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Ukraine risks losing key partner or its dignity, warns Zelenskyy, as Trump sets Thanksgiving deadline to accept deal – as it happened
US president says ‘Thursday is an appropriate time’ in radio interview as Ukrainian leader weighs up US proposal
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
sort of explains this earlier report that the text was not written in idiomatic English and contained numerous "Russianisms", i.e., Russian idioms/usages translated literally into English suggesting hasty translation www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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I made signs expressing points of disagreement with the government
October 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I made signs expressing points of disagreement with the government
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Frogs of New York
October 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Frogs of New York
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CATS YES, KINGS NO
October 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
CATS YES, KINGS NO
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The imagery here shows you why Mike Johnson & co. have been SO DESPERATE to peddle that "they hate America" nonsense. They think they can wipe their asses with the Constitution but claim the mantle of patriotism as long as they wave enough flags at the rubes. They're terrified of the real thing.
Just checked the top of all the major networks’ sites (plus CNN), and all of them – CBS included – are currently leading on No Kings.
October 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The imagery here shows you why Mike Johnson & co. have been SO DESPERATE to peddle that "they hate America" nonsense. They think they can wipe their asses with the Constitution but claim the mantle of patriotism as long as they wave enough flags at the rubes. They're terrified of the real thing.
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#FindsFriday
Originally set into a signet ring, this jasper intaglio was discovered at Aldborough #Roman Town, North #Yorkshire. It depicts a hare in a chariot, pulled by a cockerel. Intaglios have been found at Roman sites across #Britain, depicting people, animals and gods.
#History #art
Originally set into a signet ring, this jasper intaglio was discovered at Aldborough #Roman Town, North #Yorkshire. It depicts a hare in a chariot, pulled by a cockerel. Intaglios have been found at Roman sites across #Britain, depicting people, animals and gods.
#History #art
October 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
#FindsFriday
Originally set into a signet ring, this jasper intaglio was discovered at Aldborough #Roman Town, North #Yorkshire. It depicts a hare in a chariot, pulled by a cockerel. Intaglios have been found at Roman sites across #Britain, depicting people, animals and gods.
#History #art
Originally set into a signet ring, this jasper intaglio was discovered at Aldborough #Roman Town, North #Yorkshire. It depicts a hare in a chariot, pulled by a cockerel. Intaglios have been found at Roman sites across #Britain, depicting people, animals and gods.
#History #art
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People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police
September 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police
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As the Right pushes hard to punish anyone who said anything they don’t like about Charlie Kirk, they will be offering you several narratives about it: (1) We’re only doing this because YOU did it first, YOU invented cancel culture, turnabout is fair play (2) YOU pushed us into this
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September 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
As the Right pushes hard to punish anyone who said anything they don’t like about Charlie Kirk, they will be offering you several narratives about it: (1) We’re only doing this because YOU did it first, YOU invented cancel culture, turnabout is fair play (2) YOU pushed us into this
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