Steven M. Vose
@thejainguy.bsky.social
Bhagwan Suparshvanatha Endowed Chair of Jain Studies, Dept of History, CU Denver. Book: Reimagining #Jainism in Islamic #India (forth., Routledge). Religion, Politics, Boston sports. He/Him. Anti-fascist.
Luna: first team All-American (special teams)
@themodsisyphus.bsky.social
@themodsisyphus.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Luna: first team All-American (special teams)
@themodsisyphus.bsky.social
@themodsisyphus.bsky.social
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40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
For posting AI generated videos of Himself flying a Plane full of Shite
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
For posting AI generated videos of Himself flying a Plane full of Shite
October 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
For posting AI generated videos of Himself flying a Plane full of Shite
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
For posting AI generated videos of Himself flying a Plane full of Shite
This is what democracy looks like (in Denver).
October 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This is what democracy looks like (in Denver).
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Krasner: So, if what you have is a group of ICE agents, or even the military, coming into Philadelphia and committing crimes—assaults that are illegal, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, obstruction of the administration of justice—they can be prosecuted.
August 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Krasner: So, if what you have is a group of ICE agents, or even the military, coming into Philadelphia and committing crimes—assaults that are illegal, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, obstruction of the administration of justice—they can be prosecuted.
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I'm a Black woman. I know democracy isn't meant for me but I've fought for it because of my ancestors who've come before me. @antheabutler.bsky.social at CU Denver event. @thejainguy.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I'm a Black woman. I know democracy isn't meant for me but I've fought for it because of my ancestors who've come before me. @antheabutler.bsky.social at CU Denver event. @thejainguy.bsky.social
TODAY! Dr Anthea Butler and Dr Randall Balmer will discuss “White Christian Nationalism and the Future of US Politics.” Doors at 6:00 PM; event starts at 6:30. SCB 1600.
Free and open to the public! @cudenverclas.bsky.social
@antheabutler.bsky.social
#whitechristiannationalism
Free and open to the public! @cudenverclas.bsky.social
@antheabutler.bsky.social
#whitechristiannationalism
March 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
TODAY! Dr Anthea Butler and Dr Randall Balmer will discuss “White Christian Nationalism and the Future of US Politics.” Doors at 6:00 PM; event starts at 6:30. SCB 1600.
Free and open to the public! @cudenverclas.bsky.social
@antheabutler.bsky.social
#whitechristiannationalism
Free and open to the public! @cudenverclas.bsky.social
@antheabutler.bsky.social
#whitechristiannationalism
Next on “Shameful Displays of Fascism by Billionaire Trustees of Ivy League Universities” that would be easily thwarted with real shared governance. Anyone who thinks that university admins & trustees and Trump aren’t on the same side is a fool.
March 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Next on “Shameful Displays of Fascism by Billionaire Trustees of Ivy League Universities” that would be easily thwarted with real shared governance. Anyone who thinks that university admins & trustees and Trump aren’t on the same side is a fool.
Talking about the Cairo Geniza today in my Indian Ocean class. I like to think of it as the productive value of never getting around to doing that chore you were supposed to do.
February 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Talking about the Cairo Geniza today in my Indian Ocean class. I like to think of it as the productive value of never getting around to doing that chore you were supposed to do.
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Meta tried to hide that it trained its AI on pirated books.
One staff member wrote:
“If there is media coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated, such as LibGen, this may undermine our negotiating position with regulators on these issues”
Fantastic @knibbs.bsky.social story
One staff member wrote:
“If there is media coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated, such as LibGen, this may undermine our negotiating position with regulators on these issues”
Fantastic @knibbs.bsky.social story
Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal
One of the most important AI copyright legal battles just took a major turn.
www.wired.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Meta tried to hide that it trained its AI on pirated books.
One staff member wrote:
“If there is media coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated, such as LibGen, this may undermine our negotiating position with regulators on these issues”
Fantastic @knibbs.bsky.social story
One staff member wrote:
“If there is media coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated, such as LibGen, this may undermine our negotiating position with regulators on these issues”
Fantastic @knibbs.bsky.social story
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FWIW, here's a 1970 version of that apocryphal Thomas Jefferson prayer that Mike Johnson read in the House of Representatives today. It appeared in The Cross and the Flag, the magazine of Gerald LK Smith, a white supremacist & Christian Nationalist who was America's most notorious antisemite.
January 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
FWIW, here's a 1970 version of that apocryphal Thomas Jefferson prayer that Mike Johnson read in the House of Representatives today. It appeared in The Cross and the Flag, the magazine of Gerald LK Smith, a white supremacist & Christian Nationalist who was America's most notorious antisemite.
A thing of beauty…x2. #notredame #sugarbowl
January 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
A thing of beauty…x2. #notredame #sugarbowl
Well worth the read to understand the insane idea that billionaires are the real populists.
I saw a few people describe Curtis Yarvin as "dumb," despite his reputation as the far-seeing philosopher-king who's inspired Peter Thiel, JD Vance, & many on the New Right. So I did some reading and, well, yikes, "dumb" is an understatement. He's just Lou Dobbs w/ bigger words. For example...
December 25, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Well worth the read to understand the insane idea that billionaires are the real populists.
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This fascinating new book by Sunila Kalé and Christian Novetzke shows us #yoga in a refreshingly unconventional light: its political and even militant applications over history. cup.columbia.edu/book/the-yog...
The Yoga of Power | Columbia University Press
In Indian languages from Sanskrit to Marathi, yoga has an enormous range of meanings, though most often it refers to philosophy or methods to control the min... | CUP
cup.columbia.edu
December 22, 2024 at 2:27 AM
This fascinating new book by Sunila Kalé and Christian Novetzke shows us #yoga in a refreshingly unconventional light: its political and even militant applications over history. cup.columbia.edu/book/the-yog...
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Y’all: do you think rel studies has something to offer to address major challenges in the world? Do you want to encourage the turn in RS scholarship toward more public engagement? Please offer feedback on draft AAR guidelines on evaluating public scholarship: aar.wufoo.com/forms/r1rkox... #aarsbl24
November 24, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Y’all: do you think rel studies has something to offer to address major challenges in the world? Do you want to encourage the turn in RS scholarship toward more public engagement? Please offer feedback on draft AAR guidelines on evaluating public scholarship: aar.wufoo.com/forms/r1rkox... #aarsbl24
@aasasianstudies.bsky.social
In light of recent videos of white supremacists carrying Nazi flags and chanting racial slurs marching in Columbus, site of the 2025 annual conference, a statement would be in order.
In light of recent videos of white supremacists carrying Nazi flags and chanting racial slurs marching in Columbus, site of the 2025 annual conference, a statement would be in order.
November 17, 2024 at 7:16 PM
@aasasianstudies.bsky.social
In light of recent videos of white supremacists carrying Nazi flags and chanting racial slurs marching in Columbus, site of the 2025 annual conference, a statement would be in order.
In light of recent videos of white supremacists carrying Nazi flags and chanting racial slurs marching in Columbus, site of the 2025 annual conference, a statement would be in order.
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And for those whose work focuses on South Asia, any culture, tradition, or discipline—though likely humanities and social sciences at its core
go.bsky.app/BugNwc7
This list too is a work in progress; please comment to be added or suggest adds.
#southasia #academia #asianstudies #humanities
go.bsky.app/BugNwc7
This list too is a work in progress; please comment to be added or suggest adds.
#southasia #academia #asianstudies #humanities
November 9, 2024 at 4:52 PM
And for those whose work focuses on South Asia, any culture, tradition, or discipline—though likely humanities and social sciences at its core
go.bsky.app/BugNwc7
This list too is a work in progress; please comment to be added or suggest adds.
#southasia #academia #asianstudies #humanities
go.bsky.app/BugNwc7
This list too is a work in progress; please comment to be added or suggest adds.
#southasia #academia #asianstudies #humanities
@arianam.bsky.social
Thanks for the follow! Need a Jainism scholar in the starter pack? 😬🙋♂️
Thanks for the follow! Need a Jainism scholar in the starter pack? 😬🙋♂️
November 10, 2024 at 12:53 AM
@arianam.bsky.social
Thanks for the follow! Need a Jainism scholar in the starter pack? 😬🙋♂️
Thanks for the follow! Need a Jainism scholar in the starter pack? 😬🙋♂️
I’m honored to now hold the Bhagwan Suparshvanatha Endowed *Chair* in #Jain Studies at the University of #Colorado #Denver! Thanks to the US Jain community, we will have MA fellowships, grants for students and faculty, and public programming to learn more about #jainism & Jain ethics! #GoLynx
September 28, 2024 at 2:13 AM
I’m #48,838 in line for the throne. Does this make me effete?
September 17, 2024 at 3:55 AM
I’m #48,838 in line for the throne. Does this make me effete?
Hot off the press! I’m super excited to dig into Tyler Williams book, If All the World Were Paper: A History of Writing in Hindi (Columbia UP).
August 6, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Hot off the press! I’m super excited to dig into Tyler Williams book, If All the World Were Paper: A History of Writing in Hindi (Columbia UP).
Happy #MahavirJayanti! #MahavirJanmaKalyanak Mubarak Ho!
In this image, Indra, king of the gods, takes the newborn Mahavir to the top of Mount Meru, the axis mundi, to give him his first bath.
In this image, Indra, king of the gods, takes the newborn Mahavir to the top of Mount Meru, the axis mundi, to give him his first bath.
April 21, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Happy #MahavirJayanti! #MahavirJanmaKalyanak Mubarak Ho!
In this image, Indra, king of the gods, takes the newborn Mahavir to the top of Mount Meru, the axis mundi, to give him his first bath.
In this image, Indra, king of the gods, takes the newborn Mahavir to the top of Mount Meru, the axis mundi, to give him his first bath.
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I read scary stuff for a living, but this is one of the scariest things I have read in a long while. And unless stopped it is coming to every military and police department near you. This how a reality where everyone is a STEM major and nobody cares about humanity, morality, and values looks like.
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local C...
www.972mag.com
April 3, 2024 at 8:01 PM
I read scary stuff for a living, but this is one of the scariest things I have read in a long while. And unless stopped it is coming to every military and police department near you. This how a reality where everyone is a STEM major and nobody cares about humanity, morality, and values looks like.