SCHUMER: Well, I—for one—am touched by this act of generosity. Perhaps one day, all of humanity will know the saying “Be welcoming of Greeks bearing gifts.”

Things went super well for all those heroes: Achilles, Agamemnon, Odysseus, Hector, Ajax, etc., etc.

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Can't believe I watched the World Cup in Russia and Qatar but may boycott the one hosted by my own fucking country.

We'll all use Linux within five years.

Brown is out! They had to do more dancing in their letter because they previously capitulated and needed to reference their previous agreement but, at its core, this reiterates MIT's letter. The clock is now on for all other institutions. www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

Hopefully not too late for Brown.

If you have opinions on this and are on the club's mailing list there was an e-mail sent out today surveying fans about attitudes towards their brand partners. surveys.arsenal.com/jfe/form/SV_...

"Healthy debate" = when I criticize you "Cancel culture" = when you criticize me

"The Department of History invites applications for an assistant professor who will make enough leftist remarks to annoy conservative talk radio hosts but whose politics will ultimately support the neoliberal mission of the university."

Every few months, I follow Stancil again, just to see what he's on about. It's always the same thing, so I unfollow him again the next day. Is this useful? No. Will I keep doing it? Probably.

"Dunkin’ is the coffee now. The only coffee. Nationalized beans. Federally tilled fields. And all of it running through your clogged, brittle veins like a dark-roasted firehose of unfiltered patriotism." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ame...

🚨❤️🤍 BREAKING: Eberechi Eze to Arsenal, here we go! Verbal agreement in place between all parties. Crystal Palace to receive package in excess of £60m as Eze preferred #AFC over Spurs. Arsenal win race over Tottenham, been in advanced talks for days but never sealed.

🚨🔴⚪️ Crystal Palace accept tonight £60m package from Arsenal for Eberechi Eze, agreement club to club done. Arsenal finalising contract terms with Eze with player keen on joining #AFC project. ⏳🧨

putting this out since it's the beginning of the school year: I'll personally buy a copy (1 per person, up to 10 total) of mine & @lollardfish.bsky.social's book "The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe" for anyone who teaches the Middle Ages in a K-12 school reply here if you want 1

I admire Mo Salah's restraint. "Farewell". Really? Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.

Good summary of the power of creating in-groups and out-groups and the need for authorizations to always have an "other"

I would die for this rabbit.

We said no kings, monarch!

Whenever I think about sports-washing and whether I'd continue to support Arsenal if some malevolent dictator bought our club, I sometimes think about this and the fact that I support a club that continued to play and work with a known rapist.

Thomas Partey, former Arsenal footballer, charged with rape and sexual assault

I read this every year on the 4th. www.blackpast.org/african-amer...

Google really has this AI thing down.

If you want their AI to do everything for you, they're going to know everything about you.

100%. I have humanities degrees, and now I work in web development as a dev lead, in large part because I have non-technical skills that I developed via reading, writing, and teaching. Do humanities if you like humanities!

As an ancient historian, I'm deeply fascinated by the president's social media posts; as an American, well...

Concerning.

Being an Arsenal supporter and hoping the club releases some non-red hats every year is fun.

A polite bigot is a bigot nonetheless. A true warrior knows that courteous words do not dilute the poison, but only serve to conceal it until it has spread. Civility in the service of hate deserves no polite response.

In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz. The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.

Devastating @donmoyn.bsky.social takedown of the NYT piece alleging censorship of a conservative student at Brown. The student was actually engaging in behavior that could be reasonably be deemed harassment. The admin let him do it on *free speech grounds* donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-to-bec...

We have one month to save @josimarfootball.bsky.social. If you can help, please do. 🙏 josimarfootball.com/2025/06/03/a...

No matter who you are or who you love, you are welcome here. Happy Pride Month, Minnesota!

A new book is out making a strong argument that Josephus' Testimonium Flavianum is almost entirely original rather than a product of later editing by Christian authors. And it's open access! academic.oup.com/book/60034

I'll always remember Tierney fondly #Arsenal

It sorta feels like we stopped trying on corners 😅 #Arsenal

🔴⚪️ An Open Letter to @Arsenal Football Club 🔴⚪️ Fans expect more than wins—we expect integrity. Together we’re calling for accountability, transparency, and a commitment to safeguarding within the sport. Join our cause by signing our open letter: openletter.earth/arsenal-supp...

The state of mainstream journalism today:

This is the dumbest ending to the dumbest season #Arsenal

Much, much better start to this half #Arsenal

Calafiori has really injected much needed dynamism into the left side #Arsenal

We got him half price!! #Arsenal

Partey has to go. He's terrible #Arsenal

Something is seriously wrong with our midfield #Arsenal

Gordon has so much freedom. Really miss Timber #Arsenal

This reminds me of the season we desperately needed a win to finish top 4, and we looked like we had no idea how to beat Newcastle and they beat us 2-0. #Arsenal