Stephen Leahy
@skilleahy.bsky.social
Retired History Professor. Poster of hotel views. #NFL Come for my idiocy—stay for my hotel views. #freeJoshuaWong. Resident of multiple jurisdictions. Did I say that I post my hotel views? #TaiwanCanHelp. Typos my fault. He/his.
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Stephen Leahy
@skilleahy.bsky.social
· Dec 20
I am familiar with the microblogging genre of “This Adjunct Bids Farewell to Academia.” Unlike these other threads, my story has a happy ending. I spent 31 years teaching history as an adjunct or a limited term employee. Thread 1/25
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International media, you can do better than this.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
International media, you can do better than this.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
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Yes, I did veto a Hong Kong apartment since I deemed it to be a fire trap. My deepest sympathies to the residents of the city that I love.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Yes, I did veto a Hong Kong apartment since I deemed it to be a fire trap. My deepest sympathies to the residents of the city that I love.
Elective classes that I took in college that I thought would be useful (and were not): Calculus III, Differential Equations, and Fortran. Especially Fortran. Not counting my Chemistry major classes.
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Elective classes that I took in college that I thought would be useful (and were not): Calculus III, Differential Equations, and Fortran. Especially Fortran. Not counting my Chemistry major classes.
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Post a famous bathroom scene.
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Post a famous bathroom scene.
Every sales tax receipt in Taiwan is a lottery ticket. So far I have won 97 USD this year.
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Every sales tax receipt in Taiwan is a lottery ticket. So far I have won 97 USD this year.
I know that you all wait with baited breath for my hotel views. So here is my first one in 2009. Hotel Grand, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina.
November 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I know that you all wait with baited breath for my hotel views. So here is my first one in 2009. Hotel Grand, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina.
I turned off the “Smart” function on my phone. Now my half my phone apps crash. Is this AI starts to destroy humanity?
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I turned off the “Smart” function on my phone. Now my half my phone apps crash. Is this AI starts to destroy humanity?
This frequent air traveler has this to say to anyone who says anything bad about air travel but does not assign blame to the airlines or to the regulators who refuse to stand up for everyday air travelers:
FUCK YOU.
FUCK YOU.
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This frequent air traveler has this to say to anyone who says anything bad about air travel but does not assign blame to the airlines or to the regulators who refuse to stand up for everyday air travelers:
FUCK YOU.
FUCK YOU.
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
“That's one more kid, that'll never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool.”
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool.”
I was a ghost, I was alone
어두워진 앞길속에
Given the throne, I didn't know how to believe
I was the queen that I'm meant to be
I lived two lives, tried to play both sides
But I couldn't find my own place
Called a problem child 'cause I got too wild
But now that's how I'm getting paid, 끝없이 on stage
어두워진 앞길속에
Given the throne, I didn't know how to believe
I was the queen that I'm meant to be
I lived two lives, tried to play both sides
But I couldn't find my own place
Called a problem child 'cause I got too wild
But now that's how I'm getting paid, 끝없이 on stage
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
“That's one more kid, that'll never go to school
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool.”
Never get to fall in love, never get to be cool.”
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Great opportunity for grad students working on World War I.
⚠️ Time is running out! ⚠️
🗓️ The deadline for applications for The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is 1 December.
📣 No topics are off limits, ANY First World War research considered!
#FWWHist #PhDchat
🗓️ The deadline for applications for The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is 1 December.
📣 No topics are off limits, ANY First World War research considered!
#FWWHist #PhDchat
We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025.
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Great opportunity for grad students working on World War I.
The first iteration of myself as a scholar was as an expert on the congressional War Power. I left that behind because I thought that there was no interest in the subject any more.
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The first iteration of myself as a scholar was as an expert on the congressional War Power. I left that behind because I thought that there was no interest in the subject any more.
I would support blogger NonStopDan for President. He reviews 1st class seats on airplanes. He always maintains a sense of joy while flying. Yet he will not stand for abuse, resolving problems with dignity and tact.
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I would support blogger NonStopDan for President. He reviews 1st class seats on airplanes. He always maintains a sense of joy while flying. Yet he will not stand for abuse, resolving problems with dignity and tact.
Standard rule: you address a student by the name that they wish to use.
November 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Standard rule: you address a student by the name that they wish to use.
No fair. So I can finally identify all of the members of BlackPink—and you mean that there are other groups!
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November 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
No fair. So I can finally identify all of the members of BlackPink—and you mean that there are other groups!
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Ponied up for a month of newspapers.com, went right to the New York Daily News and quickly found this gem from Feb 16, 1936.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Ponied up for a month of newspapers.com, went right to the New York Daily News and quickly found this gem from Feb 16, 1936.
Taipei travel hack: see any youth orchestra. All the talent at a fraction of the cost.
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Taipei travel hack: see any youth orchestra. All the talent at a fraction of the cost.
Moonraker … is now a dystopian science fiction work dripping in realism.
a man with a beard is standing in front of a pipe and says you think that
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November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Moonraker … is now a dystopian science fiction work dripping in realism.
Taiwan gave 320 USD tax rebate to every resident. Will be 320 USD more than Trump’s.
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Taiwan gave 320 USD tax rebate to every resident. Will be 320 USD more than Trump’s.
What a day to start Sean Tucker!
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November 17, 2025 at 5:46 AM
What a day to start Sean Tucker!
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
November 17, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
If I was a president, I would be like Chester Arthur as played by Nick Offerman. SAUSAGES!!!
November 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
If I was a president, I would be like Chester Arthur as played by Nick Offerman. SAUSAGES!!!
TIL …. I mean I thought that it was a joke. I am presuming it is a metaphor … but he could care less about any financial ties to the Kremlin…. Gosh you never know with this guy
November 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
TIL …. I mean I thought that it was a joke. I am presuming it is a metaphor … but he could care less about any financial ties to the Kremlin…. Gosh you never know with this guy