Elijah
@tokusei.bsky.social
Jaded idealist. Ponderer of the past.
My one addendum is that the vast majority of professors are decidedly NOT elite.
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My one addendum is that the vast majority of professors are decidedly NOT elite.
See also: mythologized Sparta.
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
See also: mythologized Sparta.
Enshittification in action!
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Enshittification in action!
You forgot playing the remixed Final Fantasy Tactics every 8-10 years.
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
You forgot playing the remixed Final Fantasy Tactics every 8-10 years.
This new Ken Burns samurai documentary goes hard!
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This new Ken Burns samurai documentary goes hard!
I think it’s because at least 40% of people don’t realize that you can pull up on either side of the Costco pumps.
November 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I think it’s because at least 40% of people don’t realize that you can pull up on either side of the Costco pumps.
This has been true at least since my generation was in college (millennial) and it’s only gotten worse.
Thanks neoliberalism and corporatization of higher education!
Thanks neoliberalism and corporatization of higher education!
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This has been true at least since my generation was in college (millennial) and it’s only gotten worse.
Thanks neoliberalism and corporatization of higher education!
Thanks neoliberalism and corporatization of higher education!
Uh oh. I'm like, 3 out of 4 on that.
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Uh oh. I'm like, 3 out of 4 on that.
I wonder how the pussy grabbing and the "quiet piggy" figure into his protecting women strategy.
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I wonder how the pussy grabbing and the "quiet piggy" figure into his protecting women strategy.
You know they're Mongols because they have those pony tail thingys.
C'mon man, didn't you cover this in your comps?!
C'mon man, didn't you cover this in your comps?!
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
You know they're Mongols because they have those pony tail thingys.
C'mon man, didn't you cover this in your comps?!
C'mon man, didn't you cover this in your comps?!
Been working out my back shins recently.
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Been working out my back shins recently.
My Dearest Lord Shang,
It occurs to me that I've not written you in some months, on account of your body being torn apart by chariots and so forth...
It occurs to me that I've not written you in some months, on account of your body being torn apart by chariots and so forth...
November 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My Dearest Lord Shang,
It occurs to me that I've not written you in some months, on account of your body being torn apart by chariots and so forth...
It occurs to me that I've not written you in some months, on account of your body being torn apart by chariots and so forth...
I'd vote for you. That's how that works, right?
November 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I'd vote for you. That's how that works, right?
I mean, Alexander’s empire was famously secure for such a long time…
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I mean, Alexander’s empire was famously secure for such a long time…
Murder Hornets vs Demon Bees. The script basically writes itself.
I’ll take my money now.
I’ll take my money now.
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Murder Hornets vs Demon Bees. The script basically writes itself.
I’ll take my money now.
I’ll take my money now.
Not "are tolerant of" or "are incompetent to fight" fascism, but actually want the fascism.
That's the only thing that explains a lot of this behavior.
That's the only thing that explains a lot of this behavior.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Not "are tolerant of" or "are incompetent to fight" fascism, but actually want the fascism.
That's the only thing that explains a lot of this behavior.
That's the only thing that explains a lot of this behavior.
At some point you have to consider the possibility that many in the upper ranks of Dem leadership actually want this.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
At some point you have to consider the possibility that many in the upper ranks of Dem leadership actually want this.
This post has a very small target audience, but I’m here for it. Especially because we just did Han dynasty day in world history.
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This post has a very small target audience, but I’m here for it. Especially because we just did Han dynasty day in world history.