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Begging Melian Dialogue lovers to see the sweep of the Thucydidean history, from Periclean virtue to an appeal (from virtue) through realism in the Mytilenean dispute, to brutal realism in the Melian Dialogue, to the slave mines of Sicily.
January 7, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Begging Melian Dialogue lovers to see the sweep of the Thucydidean history, from Periclean virtue to an appeal (from virtue) through realism in the Mytilenean dispute, to brutal realism in the Melian Dialogue, to the slave mines of Sicily.
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so cool that when Kurosawa made Seven Samurai, he was like, "What if a movie absolutely ripped for three-and-a-half hours straight?"
January 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
so cool that when Kurosawa made Seven Samurai, he was like, "What if a movie absolutely ripped for three-and-a-half hours straight?"
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“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.”
Merry Christmas! 🎄
Merry Christmas! 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.”
Merry Christmas! 🎄
Merry Christmas! 🎄
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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"I think of Ernesto Zedillo, probably the best president Mexico has had in modern times. He was asked “What three things does Mexico need most?” He answered, “The rule of law. The rule of law. And the rule of law.” This applies to many countries, including our own."
open.substack.com/pub/jaynordl...
open.substack.com/pub/jaynordl...
Diagnosing America
A few notes on the health of our constitutional republic
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"I think of Ernesto Zedillo, probably the best president Mexico has had in modern times. He was asked “What three things does Mexico need most?” He answered, “The rule of law. The rule of law. And the rule of law.” This applies to many countries, including our own."
open.substack.com/pub/jaynordl...
open.substack.com/pub/jaynordl...
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To the office again, and there made an end of last night’s examination, and got my study there made very clean and put in order.
December 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
To the office again, and there made an end of last night’s examination, and got my study there made very clean and put in order.
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"Wartime rules of engagement are not some 'woke' constraint curbing military effectiveness as Secretary Hegseth would lead us to believe” writes Gregory A. Daddis in #AHAPerspectives, “they are—and long have been—the primary means of regulating the use of force in armed conflict." 🗃️
When “Rules” No Longer Apply – AHA
Disdaining wartime rules of engagement, whether during the Cold War or today, are counterproductive to US military operations.
www.historians.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"Wartime rules of engagement are not some 'woke' constraint curbing military effectiveness as Secretary Hegseth would lead us to believe” writes Gregory A. Daddis in #AHAPerspectives, “they are—and long have been—the primary means of regulating the use of force in armed conflict." 🗃️
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"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free," goes harder than any Civil War song has any right to go.
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free," goes harder than any Civil War song has any right to go.
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I know Americans overly romanticize Europe but I still think moving to a little house on a canal in the Netherlands could solve like 82% of my problems
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I know Americans overly romanticize Europe but I still think moving to a little house on a canal in the Netherlands could solve like 82% of my problems
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Pinning this evergreen meme.
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Pinning this evergreen meme.
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there is no precedent for how many edible mascots we will kill this year
BREAKING: We’re getting six (!) edible mascots at this year’s @poptartsbowl.com!
- six edible mascots, three on Team Sprinkles and three on Team Swirls
- fans get to vote on which mascot team to sacrifice to Mouth Heaven at game’s end, the biggest edible mascot sacrifice EVER
- six edible mascots, three on Team Sprinkles and three on Team Swirls
- fans get to vote on which mascot team to sacrifice to Mouth Heaven at game’s end, the biggest edible mascot sacrifice EVER
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
there is no precedent for how many edible mascots we will kill this year
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Finished Lowenstein's "Ways & Means" on the financial and tax reforms that won the Civil War for the Union—brilliant book that manages to make bond sales gripping & shows how many US institutions (land-grant colleges, Union Pacific, etc) we owe to wartime reforms
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Joey Politano's review of Ways and Means
5/5: "The Yankees did not whip us in the field—we were whipped in the Treasury Department" bemoaned one Confederate officer. The man was half right, as the well-earned American victories on the battle...
www.goodreads.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Finished Lowenstein's "Ways & Means" on the financial and tax reforms that won the Civil War for the Union—brilliant book that manages to make bond sales gripping & shows how many US institutions (land-grant colleges, Union Pacific, etc) we owe to wartime reforms
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Denmark has a cheat code in diplomacy
🇪🇬😃 The lucky Egyptian Foreign Minister receives a LEGO model of the Giza Pyramids from his Danish colleague, who arrived in Cairo for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum.
November 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Denmark has a cheat code in diplomacy
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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I’m so grateful we get to experience someone like Shohei Ohtani. Forget whatever team he plays for, it’s just amazing we get to see someone do this stuff.
October 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I’m so grateful we get to experience someone like Shohei Ohtani. Forget whatever team he plays for, it’s just amazing we get to see someone do this stuff.
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Classic - went looking for it the other day.
After Gary Larson published the cartoon, he and Goodall became good friends.
After Gary Larson published the cartoon, he and Goodall became good friends.
October 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Classic - went looking for it the other day.
After Gary Larson published the cartoon, he and Goodall became good friends.
After Gary Larson published the cartoon, he and Goodall became good friends.
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imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off
September 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off
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Holy shit. This guy saved a PNG to a bird.
(he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...
(he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...
I Saved a PNG Image To A Bird
YouTube video by Benn Jordan
www.youtube.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy shit. This guy saved a PNG to a bird.
(he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...
(he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...
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But, good God! what a deal of company was there from both yards to help to do it, when half the company would have done it as well. But I see it is impossible for the King to have things done as cheap as other men.
July 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
But, good God! what a deal of company was there from both yards to help to do it, when half the company would have done it as well. But I see it is impossible for the King to have things done as cheap as other men.
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a couple of weeks ago Jelani Cobb said the fundamental unit of civil life in this nation was the neighbor, and I don't think it's accidental that both Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood center the care and joy and adventure of neighborliness--how to live a loving life alongside others
July 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
a couple of weeks ago Jelani Cobb said the fundamental unit of civil life in this nation was the neighbor, and I don't think it's accidental that both Sesame Street and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood center the care and joy and adventure of neighborliness--how to live a loving life alongside others