Interested in reading Coptic with a wonderful group of global readers? Group meets Mondays at 11am Eastern (Atlanta, GA time zone). DM for a zoom link. Currently reading (pseudo)-Celestine's Encomium of Victor (tinyurl.com/ybdsjrpu).

I swear we're in "I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time" territory

Sen. Jack Reed: "This is really outrageous. Mark Kelly is a veteran, he's fought in combat, he's an astronaut. And even was simply repeated what the law is. If a US senator can't do that, then this country is in profound difficulty."

So right now, around 8:30 AM on a Sunday morning, my youngest (8yo) is up in his room singing the Scorpions "Rock You Like A Hurricane" pretty much at the top of his lungs. It's not playing anywhere in the house, he's just going for it. Must be doing something right.

New grant program announcement: You've heard me talk this morning about those 23 new DH awards from @schmidtsciences.bsky.social HAVI program? Well, we just announced our new RFP for 2026! Teams can be global too! Please consider applying. RFP here: www.schmidtsciences.org/opportunity/...

Earlier this week, Kristi Noem told me under oath that she has not deported veterans. I then introduced her to one that she did deport. But it’s much worse than that: @moulton.house.gov got DHS to admit that they’ve deported at least 8 vets and are planning to deport dozens more.

Wondering about these crazy drug trafficker pardons? Wonder no more. This is Alice Marie Johnson, Trump's Pardon Czar. She is a convicted Cocaine trafficker that was pardoned by Trump in 2020. Make sense now?

A coalition of blue states is suing the Trump administration over its fee of $100,000 for H-1B Visas, several Democratic AGs announced. California AG Rob Bonta, joined by Andrea Joy Campbell of Massachusetts and Letitia James of New York, and others, is leading the suit. https://cnn.it/3MAcHmb

girls there's no such thing as an underage woman they were girls

all i'm saying is that there were better options

New issue of Journal of Early Christian Studies Vol. 33, No. 4 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56088 @projectmuse.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social

Funded PhD opportunity in connection with the Biblia Arabica project (Biblia Arabica: Critical edition and comprehensive digital inventory of Arabic Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament manuscripts and their paratexts) job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5...

WOW; a DEEPLY corrupt move by the immigration courts; clear collaboration with Trump admin officials to produce a specific result with zero notice to the party and ALSO in a situation where the judge facially lacks jurisdiction; the judge had denied a motion to reopen and the case is on appeal.

Happy “Learn a New Language” month! Sign up for Introduction to Ge’ez, a #Language and #Paleography course held in partnership with @dumbartonoaks.bsky.social#Language#Paleographyfrom July 5 to August 1, 2026, at HMML in Collegeville, Minnesota. Deadline is February 23. Learn more: hmml.org/programs/intro-ge-ez

As rain continues to fall, roads may continue to flood. Things to keep in mind these next few days🧵 1. Road conditions can change quickly, but your GPS apps may not have the most recent info. Check our travel map for the most accurate current conditions: wsdot.com/Travel/Real-...

BREAKING: Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes and a group of Democratic members of Congress are asking for an independent review of the Epstein case files to determine whether any of the records have been "tampered" with or concealed, ahead of the release of those files by next week.

Republicans in Congress have now voted THIRTEEN times against extending the health care tax credits. That’s THIRTEEN votes to allow premiums to spike for millions. Americans are already speaking out in elections across the country—and that momentum will only grow.

THIS IS THE WAY.

Good that other countries are offering help to embattled academics in the United States.

What coding with an LLM feels like sometimes.

Yeah sorry I have to say this is one of the least convincing theological arguments against gay marriage I have ever read. At every point it dodges the key questions it needs to address. It misrepresents opposing views. The confirmation bias is so strong www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/ar...

I kind of love this. And potatoes 🥔

In a normal administration, this would be a career-ending, weeks-long scandal

MORE OF THIS.

When your health insurance premiums increase next year, thank MAGA Republicans. Donald Trump promised to “lower costs on Day One,” but he spends his days tinkering with plans for his vanity project White House ballroom. Let them eat crypto and pardons for dictators.

MORE OF THIS. Don't let them talk. Talk over them until they stop. And then remind them exactly how wrong they are and exactly how illegal their processes are. Impeach Kristi Noem. She has deported people for lesser offenses then she herself is perpetrating as secretary.

I need to look up and see how my representative, Rick Larson, voted on this thing. Last time he voted yes to table the impeachment. Got to make sure he didn't do the same thing this time but I have a sneaky suspicion that he did.

Judge Paula Xinis on the government’s conduct in the Abrego Garcia litigation: “Respondents did not just stonewall. They affirmatively misled the tribunal.”

This is really incredible. The government's battle to deport Abrego Garcia has apparently been based on a lie from the start. Not even the "gang affiliation" lie or the "human smuggling" lie, but the more basic assertion that he was ordered to be deported in the first place.

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

Are you interested or do you know someone who's interested in doing a PhD on Arabic translations of the Bible? The new #BibliaArabica long-term project is looking for candidates! (tbh, that would have been my dream position a few years back) Spread the word!

Some closing thoughts for my students this semester on LLMs and learning #rstats datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-12...

Three articles of impeachment have been filed against this administration in the past 24 hours, including brand new ones against Donald J Trump for threatening to execute members of Congress. Great work, Removal Coalition! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSGYDgpkub6/

Seattle is known for its rain, so to outsiders, this may seem like an ordinary occurrence, but it's not. It is REALLY REALLY wet right now and the rain keeps falling — not the persistent Seattle mist of yesteryear, but a continuous rain that doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon.

Trump’s Golden Age.

Apparently there's a third set of Articles of Impeachment filed today, this set for the twice-impeached convicted felon. Good. Impeach. Convict. Remove.

Academics, I'd appreciate feedback on this: For a scholarly monograph, which should an author prioritize? a) Footnotes with full bibliographic entries on first use + "select bibliography" at the end of the book OR b) short citations in all the footnotes + full bibliography at the end of the book.

Seems like it might be about the right time for a remake of the classic 1983 Matthew Broderick/Ally Sheedy movie "WarGames", only updated for the 21st century. www.imdb.com/title/tt0086...

Let's go.

It's about time. With Hegseth, that makes two. There's room for more on the impeachment bus. Many more. Noem. Rubio. Homan. And let's not forget the twice-impeached convicted felon himself.

Hernandez, who had been extradited to the U.S. in 2022, was serving a 45-year sentence on drug trafficking when Trump pardoned him.

Ossoff: "She's gonna have to give up her insurance in the middle of chemotherapy while she's fighting breast cancer. What are people supposed to do when they lose health insurance in the middle of a cancer battle? ... this is life or death"

'i asked chatgpt' yeah well i looked it up on gallica and found a ton of 18th-century french dudes with long-ass names who'd written satires about it

I love git, it is so awesome. I also hate git with the heat of a thousand burning suns. Both of these things can be true.

Houses are expensive because billionaires gobble up homes and fix the rent or turn them into Airbnbs. The billionaires want you to think immigrants are buying up all the property.

The blue tsunami continues!! 🌊🌊🌊

BREAKING: The DOJ has filed its opposition to my motion for expedited processing of the EPSTEIN TRAINING VIDEOS. They're arguing that there's NO WIDESPREAD PUBLIC INTEREST. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-doj-re...

New: The Writings of Cyprian: Letters and Treatises. This is a modernized edition of the writings of Cyprian of Carthage as found in ANF vol 5. Kindle / Audio / Paperback / Hardcover. appianwaypress.com/books/cypria... #EarlyChristianity

So if you *observe* ICE agents being Nazis & hauling your neighbors off for deportation, you may be arrested, physically abused, & have your wedding ring cut off for no reason. That's where we are today. The USA I was taught to thank God for doesn't exist anymore. I guess it was a fleeting fantasy.

The ACA tax credits that help millions of Americans afford health care are going to expire at the end of the month. Every House Democrat has signed the petition to extend the credits for 3 more years – but not a single Republican. Do👏 something👏 to save👏 health care👏