Sean Redmond

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🏺 The third and last day of the Thesmophoria (Θεσμοφόρια), an important fertility festival the rituals for which were performed entirely by women. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesmophoria

Today (2026-Oct-23) is Puanopsiṓn 13, τρίτῃ ἐπὶ δέκα Πυανοψιῶνος, day 101 of 355 in the year 2026/2027.

🏺 The Stenia (Στήνια), a festival devoted to Demeter and Persephone, occurred on this day. It was a carnivalesque festival celebrated by women at night.

Today (2026-Oct-19) is Puanopsiṓn 9, ἐνάτῃ ἱσταμένου Πυανοψιῶνος, day 97 of 355 in the year 2026/2027.

Does Abdul El-Sayed condemn Alkibiades for mutilating the herms and profaning the Eleusinian mysteries? Does he condemn Sulla for marching on Rome, declaring himself dictator, and proscribing his political enemies? The world demands an answer.

🏺 This was the day of the Pyanopsia (Πυανόψια) or “Festival of the Boiled Beans” when an offering of bean stew was made to Apollo. I know that sounds like a joke, but it’s real https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyanopsia

God bless the Milwaukee Brewers

the funny thing about this of course is that "athenian democracy" was a cautionary tale to the framers, who saw it as unstable and prone to demagogues and tyrants like the one rubio works for

🏺 There was a special meeting of the Athenian council at Eleusis on this day as part of the Eleusinian Mysteries (τὰ Μυστήρια), and initiates returned to Athens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries

Today (2026-Oct-04) is Boēdromiṓn 23, ὀγδόῃ φθίνοντος Βοηδρομιῶνος, day 82 of 355 in the year 2026/2027.

🏺 Today was still part of the celebration of the Eleusinian Mysteries (τὰ Μυστήρια). Everyone who knew what the rites were on this day took that knowledge to their grave. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries

Today (2026-Oct-03) is Boēdromiṓn 22, ἐνάτῃ φθίνοντος Βοηδρομιῶνος, day 81 of 355 in the year 2026/2027.

🏺 Today was the first full day of celebrations of the Eleusinian Mysteries (τὰ Μυστήρια) that took place in Eleusis. What went on has been kept secret for thousands of years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries

Today (2026-Oct-01) is Boēdromiṓn 20, δεκάτῃ προτέρᾳ Βοηδρομιῶνος, day 79 of 355 in the year 2026/2027.

🏺 On this day there was a procession from the Eleusinion in Athens to Eleusis for the Mysteries (τὰ Μυστήρια). It began late in the day and did not arrive in Eleusis (about ten miles from Athens) until nighttime. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries

Today (2026-Sep-30) is Boēdromiṓn 19, ἐνάτῃ ἐπὶ δέκα Βοηδρομιῶνος, day 78 of 355 in the year 2026/2027.

🏺 The Eleusinian Mysteries (τὰ Μυστήρια) were still going on this day, but we are not sure what happened (they are secret rites, after all). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries

Today (2026-Sep-29) is Boēdromiṓn 18, ὀγδόῃ ἐπὶ δέκα Βοηδρομιῶνος, day 77 of 355 in the year 2026/2027.

🏺 The Epidauria (Ἐπιδαύρια) was celebrated on this day, a festival for Asklepios, the god of healing, and sort of a separate festival within the Eleusinian Mysteries (τὰ Μυστήρια). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries

Today (2026-Sep-28) is Boēdromiṓn 17, ἑβδόμῃ ἐπὶ δέκα Βοηδρομιῶνος, day 76 of 355 in the year 2026/2027.

🏺 Today was the second day of the celebration of the Eleusinian Mysteries (τὰ Μυστήρια), “halade mustai” (ἅλαδε μύσται, “Initiates to the Sea”). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries

Today (2026-Sep-27) is Boēdromiṓn 16, ἕκτῃ ἐπὶ δέκα Βοηδρομιῶνος, day 75 of 355 in the year 2026/2027.

🏺 Today was the “agurmos” (ἀγυρμός, “Gathering”), the first day of the celebration of the Eleusinian Mysteries (τὰ Μυστήρια) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries

Today (2026-Sep-26) is Boēdromiṓn 15, πέμπτῃ ἐπὶ δέκα Βοηδρομιῶνος, day 74 of 355 in the year 2026/2027.

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Very cool news out of Greece! 🧪🏺

I truly don’t understand this “transplant” nonsense. The whole THING about NYC is that ppl come here from other places to mutate into New Yorkers! TO SEE IF THEY CAN BE KING OF THE HILL, TOP OF THE HEAP! Imho a rando who moved here a year ago is the MOST NY person. Welcome Ohio rando, have a bagel

But then again, what has the whale to say?

There’s more to be said about the relationship between Pinker-style stardom and the state of academia. Not because academia is Woke, but because star systems loosen rigor at the top while solid scholarship becomes a dead end lower down. Shoddy celebrities and broke PhDs proceed from the same machine

I have another idea for you.

So rather than increase faculty payroll and lower student:teacher ratios, UMass would rather spend it on Claude. I would argue that a better investment would be hiring 100-200 tenure-line faculty.

I worked for 20+ years trying to make education more engaging and personalized and the key isn’t fucking AI, it’s spending enough money that you can cut class sizes in half and then slowing the fuck down so you can have actual conversations. All that costs SERIOUS $$$, so eat AI instead, everyone.