Mr Bad Ideas
@mrbadideasoverhere.bsky.social
PhD person who never seems to write anything
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choo choo, motherfucker
December 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
choo choo, motherfucker
Some very interesting vibes in this 1960s children's book about Yagan
December 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Some very interesting vibes in this 1960s children's book about Yagan
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Tomorrow (Oct 16) at 7:00pm EDT, join @redemmas.org in welcoming @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social for a discussion of his new book, Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back, in conversation with Judy Richardson.
RSVP here: buff.ly/gsGH7ko
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October 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Tomorrow (Oct 16) at 7:00pm EDT, join @redemmas.org in welcoming @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social for a discussion of his new book, Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back, in conversation with Judy Richardson.
RSVP here: buff.ly/gsGH7ko
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Big ol' fan of the ferries
October 1, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Big ol' fan of the ferries
In Brisbane, moister than an oyster
October 1, 2025 at 4:35 AM
In Brisbane, moister than an oyster
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Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
September 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
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New ship of Theseus just dropped, but now it has conscious thought
September 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
New ship of Theseus just dropped, but now it has conscious thought
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One of those book covers where you almost need to shake your head the whole time while reading it in public
August 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
One of those book covers where you almost need to shake your head the whole time while reading it in public
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they’ll just move him to a different parish and he’ll do it again
August 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
they’ll just move him to a different parish and he’ll do it again
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LAST PAST THE POST House of Reps 2025
Libertarian 25
INDs 24
Fam First 22
TOP 19
Aus Cit 17
FUSION 9
AJP 8
LCann, PHON 5
Christians, SEP, SocAll 3
HEART, GRPF 2
Green, Great Aus, Dems 1
Libertarian 25
INDs 24
Fam First 22
TOP 19
Aus Cit 17
FUSION 9
AJP 8
LCann, PHON 5
Christians, SEP, SocAll 3
HEART, GRPF 2
Green, Great Aus, Dems 1
August 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
LAST PAST THE POST House of Reps 2025
Libertarian 25
INDs 24
Fam First 22
TOP 19
Aus Cit 17
FUSION 9
AJP 8
LCann, PHON 5
Christians, SEP, SocAll 3
HEART, GRPF 2
Green, Great Aus, Dems 1
Libertarian 25
INDs 24
Fam First 22
TOP 19
Aus Cit 17
FUSION 9
AJP 8
LCann, PHON 5
Christians, SEP, SocAll 3
HEART, GRPF 2
Green, Great Aus, Dems 1
Just finished Tertitskiy's biography of Kim Il Sung and it really was rather good
August 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Just finished Tertitskiy's biography of Kim Il Sung and it really was rather good
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The Dutch secret service set up a fake Maoist party in the late 1960s and kept it going for decades.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist...
August 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Dutch secret service set up a fake Maoist party in the late 1960s and kept it going for decades.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist...
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Vale David Stratton, the wonderful film critic.
I have seen a few mentions of Stratton’s surveillance by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, which came to light about a decade ago.
His ASIO file has been digitised and can be viewed here: recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
I have seen a few mentions of Stratton’s surveillance by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, which came to light about a decade ago.
His ASIO file has been digitised and can be viewed here: recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
August 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Vale David Stratton, the wonderful film critic.
I have seen a few mentions of Stratton’s surveillance by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, which came to light about a decade ago.
His ASIO file has been digitised and can be viewed here: recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
I have seen a few mentions of Stratton’s surveillance by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, which came to light about a decade ago.
His ASIO file has been digitised and can be viewed here: recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
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German officer: so to conclude I really hope everyone gives 110% for operation Barbarossa!
private: sir question sir. Why is it called operation Barbarossa sir
German officer: good question! he was a German hero who went to war but he drowned on the way there
private: ok
private: sir question sir. Why is it called operation Barbarossa sir
German officer: good question! he was a German hero who went to war but he drowned on the way there
private: ok
August 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
German officer: so to conclude I really hope everyone gives 110% for operation Barbarossa!
private: sir question sir. Why is it called operation Barbarossa sir
German officer: good question! he was a German hero who went to war but he drowned on the way there
private: ok
private: sir question sir. Why is it called operation Barbarossa sir
German officer: good question! he was a German hero who went to war but he drowned on the way there
private: ok
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The husband of antisemitism special envoy Jillian Segal has donated to Advance. Here’s what the group’s all about.
Right-wing political group Advance is in the headlines. What is it and what does it stand for?
theconversation.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The husband of antisemitism special envoy Jillian Segal has donated to Advance. Here’s what the group’s all about.
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did you know that if a post doesn't include the sum total of human knowledge it is in fact wrong
July 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
did you know that if a post doesn't include the sum total of human knowledge it is in fact wrong
The Guzman y Gomez breakfast burrito calls to me like the green goblin mask
July 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Guzman y Gomez breakfast burrito calls to me like the green goblin mask
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Being a social scientist means holding two truths at once: 1. This is all deeply complicated 2. I have to submit something by Tuesday
June 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Being a social scientist means holding two truths at once: 1. This is all deeply complicated 2. I have to submit something by Tuesday
lol still haven't written my AHA talk
June 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
lol still haven't written my AHA talk
I know it's important to see people in person for these things but I'm somewhat happy to be doing AHA online this year
The amount of airport nonsense I would have been dealing with
The amount of airport nonsense I would have been dealing with
June 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I know it's important to see people in person for these things but I'm somewhat happy to be doing AHA online this year
The amount of airport nonsense I would have been dealing with
The amount of airport nonsense I would have been dealing with
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Featuring 4 forthcoming titles in our flagship series STUDIES IN IMPERIALISM - landing in Autumn 2025 🍂
The SIMP series is edited by @alanlester.bsky.social of @sussex.ac.uk and Andrew Thompson of @ox.ac.uk: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/studi...
#Imperialism #SIMP
The SIMP series is edited by @alanlester.bsky.social of @sussex.ac.uk and Andrew Thompson of @ox.ac.uk: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/studi...
#Imperialism #SIMP
June 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Featuring 4 forthcoming titles in our flagship series STUDIES IN IMPERIALISM - landing in Autumn 2025 🍂
The SIMP series is edited by @alanlester.bsky.social of @sussex.ac.uk and Andrew Thompson of @ox.ac.uk: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/studi...
#Imperialism #SIMP
The SIMP series is edited by @alanlester.bsky.social of @sussex.ac.uk and Andrew Thompson of @ox.ac.uk: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/studi...
#Imperialism #SIMP
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Middle English easily takes the crown for The Best Period of English So Far 🐿️
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The lytill squerell, full of besyness.
Kingis Quair (1939) clv (Middle English Dictionary)
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June 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Middle English easily takes the crown for The Best Period of English So Far 🐿️
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Found Francis Fukuyama's alt
June 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Found Francis Fukuyama's alt