Eric Hoffpauir

Eric Hoffpauir

@ehoffp.bsky.social

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As to the questions about the data, Cohen says, "The government has not rebutted despite the fact that they displayed an infographic."

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A major factor in Rome adopting Christianity was that women ran household decisions/budgets there (like Japan now) including choice of religion, and they liked one dedicated to public goods for women and orphans. Apparently we learn this from Constantine’s letters to his favourite pagan priests.

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

After Cuba’s 1959 revolution, Fidel Castro’s atheist government exiled prominent Catholic figures and sent believers to reeducation camps. Now, as the state collapses, destitution is driving Cubans back to religion, Robert F. Worth reports: theatln.tc/wuKldkec

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Many comments on the great election victories in Brazil and Serbia state that the authorian right is in decline or that voters have rejected far-right authoritarianism. That is a wrong interpretation of what happened. Progressive movements mobilized and beat the authoritarian right. That's different

Ed Martin, heavily involved in Jan 6, was nominated by Trump to be US Attorney for DC before being withdrawn, and also served as the US pardon attorney. Here he is calling for direct federal armed intervention in Maine in response to high turnout from Democrats.

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My new favorite Han scholar is Fan Ying (106-144 CE): “He was successful in avoiding official posts until 129 when he was appointed Leader of Court Gentlemen for Miscellaneous Uses. After some months he feigned serious illness and returned to his home as Grand Master for Splendid Happiness.”

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East Potomac costs $42 to play and hosts thousands of people each year. A lot of the players are beginners. A lot of them don't have that much money. A lot of them are black. This is the course Donald Trump has decided shouldn't exist, and in the past, he's been fairly explicit about why not

Alex Kirshner@alexkirshner.com

Bluesky I know you do not care about golf. But I am telling you that in this specific case, you SHOULD care about golf. I explain in @slate.com what the Trump administration is doing to East Potomac Golf Course in D.C. slate.com/culture/2026...

#NoKings in Manhattan, KS was smaller than peak rallies a year ago, but the support from drivers (honks, waves, shouts of F Trump) were as solid as ever. And I only saw one middle finger. Remarkable for game day traffic on KState vs KU weekend.

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Hi, I’m a sighted alt text user! Here are some reasons I use it: - Slow Internet on an airplane - I’m over 40, I have no idea who that celebrity is - Bluesky broke images again - My vision sucks and that text is too small to read otherwise - Conveys further context and authorial intent

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the real resentment for me is that you can say "we should get rid of billionaires" to an audience of millions & that counts for less than saying "we should make billionaires kings" to an audience of 3 billionaires

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Kansas has 4 former, living GOP governors. Two have now endorsed Adam Hamilton, the Dem, for Senate. Mike Hayden just penned this oped in the Kansas City Star this morning; Adam Graves had done the same last month.

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IGFarber at one point sounded just like Google in the 2000s. "IG is not here to give big profits to its stockholders…This emphasis on creativity reinforced a second attribute of the new corporation: its inclination toward decentralization… reflecting Bosch's mistrust of "the call for a strongman."

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Replying to @rahanks.bsky.social

The entire “misunderstanding” of team names didn’t even happen, that was just people in the moment assuming he had something. This was entirely bullshit made up for a dishonest moment in the cameras knowing people wouldn’t get the full story.

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i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Since it can be hard to believe that political and corporate elites would actively give up on our shared future on this singular planet, we made a short film so folks can hear from the end timers and judge for themselves. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comNaomi Klein and Astra Taylor: the future according to end times fascismIn a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other

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no one wants to hear what a disaster the Carter presidency was but I really cannot recommend enough people read Reaganland (which, if you’ve been avoiding it under a mistaken impression, basically stops at the Reagan administration), it is very entertaining and enlightening

Mikhail Gorbaechev@mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social

Incredible that they've recreated stagflation through a Middle East energy crisis from the seminal 1970s historical lesson, Don't Create Stagflation Through a Middle East Energy Crisis, It Will Destroy Your Presidency and Political Movement.

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After you read this harrowing article on ESPN you can click one of the other tabs up there at the top to get today's top odds or flip through a Beginner's Betting Guide to learn how you too can get in on the action!

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Sure, demoralizing civilian populations into surrender through massive bombing has never once worked in the more than 100 years it has been repeatedly tried, but MAYBE THIS TIME

WarTranslated (Dmitri)@wartranslated.bsky.social

Russian State Duma Vice Speaker Tolstoy openly called for bombing Ukrainian cities to demoralize civilians until they "come out with raised hands." He was once Vice President of PACE.

Crucially, record labels once sued to stop radio shows from playing records in the air, because they reasoned people would not buy records if they could hear them for free on the radio.

The sheet music composers condemned the record player, recording artists decried the radio, broadcasters sued over cable and cable operators sued over VCRs. This never stopped: Sony - the company that invented the Betamax and defended it all the way to the Supreme Court - went on to sue Napster! 19

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We end up presented with two portraits: Wiley’s, which is dope, and a textbook-perfect picture of white fragility.

“[A State Department official called the painting] ‘very woke’ and ‘aesthetically terrifying.’” The painting:

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This week we’re delighted to be joined by @seantcollins.com as we wrap up ANDOR episode 9, “Nobody’s Listening”! We explore tax-dodging on Chandrilla, say farewell to a crotchety friend, and see the final push of Kino Loy towards rebellion, and more! 🎧 @ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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