@taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy
Author, standup comedian, and independent scholar.
My show "Ego Tourism" is August 8-30 at Carbon Lounge Room 3, 14:20 (not Tuesdays). PBH Free Fringe. Previews maybe […]
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Are you flashing a stretch minivan?!?! Bruh...
@taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyA brilliant historical take on triumphal arches from Rome to Trump, landing with a great pun, from a classics professor at Cornell. Fornication in America: Trump’s Arch, Rome’s Emperors, and the Meaning of Victory […]
@iandunt.bsky.socialReposted by @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyIf I was a conservative, I'd be less concerned about liberal thought-control in universities and more concerned that educated people seem to have completely rejected my philosophy.
@pseudo-isidore.bsky.socialReposted by @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyExperimental archaeology to make Carolingian-style woodash glass...
@gilduran.comReposted by @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyHow to defeat tech billionaire power? Look at Solano County.
When billionaires invaded their community with plans to build a "tech utopia," Democrats AND Republicans banded together to fight back.
In a triumph of local democracy, they stopped the project...for now.
@taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyWhy are Notre Dame's sports teams called "the Fighting Irish"? Because the college's students fought off the Ku Klux Klan in 1924. In Indiana, as in Oregon, there weren't enough Black folks for the KKK to complain about, so they focused on the dire threat of Catholics […]
@gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gyReposted by @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyI double-checked this on a couple of Xitter stat sites and it's true. Average views of the main AfD account dropped 90% and average engagement dropped by 60%. This is commercial social media for you: bots, damn bots and Russian bots.
@taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy@gilduran.com
Congrats!
@gilduran.comReposted by @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyGuess who read The Nerd Reich.... @marcmaron.bsky.social !
Review below!
@xankarn.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gyReposted by @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyArtist is Shaun Slifer.
I'm glad I get to look at this print every day I'm on the office. As long as autocrats keep trying to force simple and sanitized history down our throats, this will remain a mantra.
@taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyI love this protest.
@bosak.flx.masto.host.ap.brid.gyReposted by @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyReading Chaucer's treatise on the astrolabe last night, I was reminded of the wonderful old English word "mileway." It means "the time it takes to travel a mile on foot," and in the astrology of Chaucer's day it meant exactly 20 minutes, a third of an hour. The OED labels it "obsolete," but I'd […]
@gilduran.comReposted by @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyAntichrist Deeply Uncomfortable With Perceived Connection to Peter Thiel
“I have never met Peter, I’ve never spoken to him, and I have no desire to be connected to him,” clarified the Son of Perdition. “We do have a lot in common..but I find him deeply off-putting”
@pseudo-isidore.bsky.socialReposted by @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyA new blogpost, on how "sorry" really did seem to be the hardest word for late Carolingian kings.
blogs.ed.ac.uk/cwest3/2026/...
@davep.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gyReposted by @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyAt the hotel reception I said "I'm awfully sorry, I forgot what room I'm in". "No problem sir" the lady said. "This is called 'The Lobby'".
@taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyLisa Fagin Davis' redearch on the #voynichmanuscript was featured in the Guardian today. Excellent summary, too!
#medieval @medievodons @histodons #bookhistory
@taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyEven more amazing: the #49ers offensive line has not given up s sack in 4 games!!
@andybrwn.sfba.social.ap.brid.gyReposted by @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyWant solar but don’t own a roof? California just legalized plug-in panels, no permission required https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-09-30/want-solar-but-dont-own-roof-california-just-legalized-plug-in-panels-no-permission-required
@taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyRE: https://mastodon.world/@HistoryToday/117364339033553459
What years does "medieval" mean?
To members of the public: 1200 to 1650
To historians: 480 to the last year that they study.
#history @histodons @medievodons #medieval #medievalart
@pseudo-isidore.bsky.socialReposted by @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gyExcellent news for devotees of St Moluag.
