Dr. phil. Richard Z. Gallant ๐บ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ช๐บ
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independent scholar, medievalist, and award-winning author ... sometimes a part-time adjunct for fun
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Hello everyone. They say that you need a social media presence, so this is my first post. I don't even know how to use this platform yet. Following advice, I thought that I would spread the word on my newly published work and let Bluesky know that I am not a bot with a first post
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A new beginning: my website and Substack are live. Iโll be sharing the making of The Anankฤ Threshold โ a mythic science fiction novel โ and other work in progress. ๐
richardzgallant.com
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rzgallant.substack.com
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richardzgallant.com | Discover, Reflect, Engage Today
Explore author and academic Richard Z. Gallant's insights on myth, philosophy, and the human spirit through books, articles, and ongoing projects. Dive into transformative storytelling and scholarship...
https://richardzgallant.com
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hey folks, my friend Betsy is an ESL teacher, and she could really use a hand with school supplies. please check out her Amazon wish list below and THANK YOU from both of us!
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Hello friends! Iโve just launched my Substack โ a place to share updates on my novel The Anankฤ Threshold and other works in progress. Behind-the-scenes notes, research, and writing updates. First post here:
rzgallant.substack.Anankฤkฤ-the-beginning-a-story
and the website launches on Monday.
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In the Beginning, a Story
Welcome
https://rzgallant.substack.com/p/in-the-beginning-a-story
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Just reached out to WingNut & WB re: The Silmarillion adaptation. Offered consulting grounded in Tolkienโs epic rootsโwyrd, exile, heroic fate. If they aim for gravitas over gloss, Iโm ready. Inklings Prize, 2024 ๐
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9 months ago
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
10 months ago
What is thisโMake Asbestos Great Again?
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
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Raider
10 months ago
You have to listen to this:
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Ian Lahey
10 months ago
My muse when I dismiss an erudite pun and go for the fart joke instead.
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Kristin Reid
10 months ago
The Jewish community is in pain. Antisemitism is surging and itโs mostly met with silence. Eric Ward of Race Forward is right. Antisemitism doesnโt just threaten Jews, it destabilizes Democracy itself. Donโt be silent.
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Scott Smith
10 months ago
Pete Buttigeig hits the nail on the head.
#USDemocracy
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The Tennessee Holler
10 months ago
โYโall, we did it โ Tulsa just created a $105 million reparations plan for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.โ (From
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StrictlyChristo ๐บ๐ฆ๐ป๐ซ๐
10 months ago
San Diego residents force ICE out of their neighborhood. These ICE thugs know how much shame they bear for their cruel and unconstitutional actions, which is why they don't show their faces. ๐ก
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Ali B just sayin
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ScubaSuzyQ๐๐ฆ
11 months ago
This is what is coming if the big BILL passes itโs part of project 2025 remember when 47 said โvote for me, this will be the last time you will have to vote because it will all be fixed beautifullyโ Everyone needs to stand up for democracy now! Thatโs called a dictatorship.
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My daughter's first concert - got to meet the singer of the Italian dark wave band Kirlian Camera, Elena Fossi, tonight. It's now her favourite band and I wouldn't be surprised if my 12-year-old goes goth soon.
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PoliticsGirl
12 months ago
Oof. Weโve fallen so far, so fast.
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Tristan Snell
12 months ago
Requiring REAL IDs and passports and birth certificates to vote?!? Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.
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RogueResistanceKnitter ๐ฅ๐ธ
about 1 year ago
For those who missed it, Lyons wants to handle deportations like Amazon handles packages. Let that sink in.
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Olga Nesterova
about 1 year ago
China continues trolling the US with new videos. Hereโs one - โUS sweatshop factoryโ
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George Conway โ๏ธ๐บ๐ธ
about 1 year ago
Iโm old enough to remember when I took out a full-page ad in the New York Times last fall to publish a letter signed by 225 mental-health professionals saying that Trumpโs severe personality disorders made him destructive and dangerous.
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DianneSpiritlight
about 1 year ago
Imagine if you just ate an edible๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
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Dr Jay Watts
about 1 year ago
If youโre on
#DisabilityBenefits
, itโs ok to have hobbies, holidays, food deliveries, and so on. Benefits exist so disabled people can live safely, independently, with quality of life. Donโt let government rhetoric make you feel guilty for existing.
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California Dreaminโโฆ ๐
about 1 year ago
Prioritiesโฆ๐ Trump. Is. A Total. Piece. Of. Shit. โจ
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LโEtat Cโest Moi
about 1 year ago
A member of Congress is quoting GoebbelsโHitlerโs propagandist!โon the House floor. If youโre asking
#WhatCanIDo
, hereโs your chance. Condemn Rep. Keith Self for bringing Nazism io Congress. Let the Republican Nazis knowโin Cory Bookerโs wordsโwe will not stand for it.
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Condemn Representative Keith Self and take appropriate disciplinary action
Text SIGN PLXNHU to 50409 to send this to your officials.
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Mina Kimes
about 1 year ago
This wasโฆ.five months ago
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Adam Rifkin ๐ผ
about 1 year ago
โThe Trump administration accidentally texted me its war plansโฆ Do senior Trump administration officials use Signal regularly for sensitive discussions? Do the officials believe that the use of such a channel could endanger American personnel?โ Jeffrey Goldberg Which laws did Trump officials break?
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Stephanie Kennedy
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โฆStaff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28, of Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Stephanie Kennedy
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โฆgratitude to the Americans," the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said in a post on Facebook. The 3rd Infantry Division identified the fallen soldiers as Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., 25, of Joliet, Illinois; Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, California; Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam; andโฆ
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Stephanie Kennedy
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โฆU.S. soldiers were honored by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausada, as well as other dignitaries, during a dignified departure ceremony from Lithuania. "We consider US soldiers in Lithuania as our own. The farewell ceremony once again demonstrated our society's solidarity, respect, andโฆ
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Stephanie Kennedy
about 1 year ago
Donald Trump elected not to attend the dignified transfer of 4 fallen U.S. soldiers at Dover Air Force Base. The soldiers died in Lithuania during a training exercise. Trump was paid millions by the Saudis to attend the LIV Golf dinner in Florida โ so he was otherwise occupied. Theโฆ
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Leigh Turner Diplomacy
about 1 year ago
I hear that many books have been stolen and used to train Metaโs AI. The people who built AI stole from many, many other writers like me to train their machines. For free. Without any acknowledgement. And thatโs wrong.
@societyofauthors.bsky.social
#MetaBookThieves
#DoTheWriteThing
#MakeItFA
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Emaldrien de Argutus
about 1 year ago
Hallo Journalisten! Wenn ich sage ยปGras ist pinkยซ, dann ist das eine ยปBehauptungยซ. Echte Journalisten kรถnnten das รผberprรผfen, statt es als ยปumstrittene Behauptungยซ zu verkaufen. Wenn ich sage, ยปDie Grรผnen essen Kinderยซ, dann ist das Propaganda und KEINE ยปBehauptungยซ und auch nicht ยปumstrittenยซ.
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Dr Lisa ๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐โค๏ธ๐ฅณ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ธ๐๐๐ฝ๐ธ๐ธโ๐ฝ
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Ash Parrish, Temporal Light Witch
about 1 year ago
my day? made
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Steven Beschloss
about 1 year ago
Can we permanently put to rest the myth that a businessman knows more how to manage the economy? Or do we have to wait for our economyโs collapse for some among us to grasp it?
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The Daily Sizzle ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ชโจ๏ธ๐๐ฆธโโ๏ธ๐๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐ โฎ๏ธโค๏ธ๐ค๐โฎ๏ธ Savage Daughters Unite ๐ฝ50501๐ฝ
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Love that tan suit!!! ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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FloofMcGoof
about 1 year ago
Anything & everything can helpโฆ right? ๐๐
#FuckShitler
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SuzyQ
about 1 year ago
This ๐
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Dorothee V. Plessis
about 1 year ago
@raskin.house.gov
We seriously need to start talking about a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk for collecting our Social Security numbers. We will suffer from this for decades to come!
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Aardman
about 1 year ago
Today is my wifeโs birthday so wrote her a tune:
#originalmusic
#composition
#composer
#music
#musician
#sheetmusic
#originalmusicSky
#compositionSky
#composerLife
#composerSky
#musicSky
#musiciansky
#sheetmusicsky
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089 - When She's 62
Every day I post original sheet music.
https://philipdewalt.substack.com/p/089-when-shes-62
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Mindcite๐ฅ
about 1 year ago
"The rule of law matters. As an attorney, if my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them." -Former Skadden Arps attorney Brenna Trout Frey
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RogueResistanceKnitter ๐ฅ๐ธ
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GingerSpice๐
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Guys, we're in trouble. This is only going to get worse. Please be aware of your surroundings. Help your neighbors. We need to stick together
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Rick Wilson
about 1 year ago
What the actual fuck:
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