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Anise K. Strong

@anisekstrong.bsky.social
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Roman historian at W. Mich U. specializing in gender, sexuality, & their reception in tv, music videos, games, & film. she/hers/ista Mom of 3. Avid baker & traveler. Antifascist. Always learning from unusual niche subject experts. Opinions are my own.

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ceej @ceej.online · 9h
“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 18h
This will make kids a lot safer on Halloween. Other cities should do this!
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 10h
Something I didn't appreciate about the Maryland Renaissance Faire until today is that they've been running a 30+ year real time performance of the life and wives of Henry VIII. They started with 1509 and every year the Faire bumps up another year.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20h
GOP ads right now are all about attacking trans people. Over, and over, and over. I was a gay teen in 2004 watching the Bush campaign try to win on attacking gay marriage, but the resort to this hate drive in campaign ads feels so dialed up now. I can’t imagine being an lgbt kid watching tv today.
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 19h
This week on the blog! more Hearts of Iron IV. Having discussed the game's military simulation in previous weeks, this week we look at how HoI4 understands politics and...it's rough - design streamlining leads to an incomplete and authoritarian political model. acoup.blog/2026/10/02/t...
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Teaching Paradox: Hearts of Iron IV, Part IIIa: Focusing on Politics
This is the first half of the third part (I, II) of our long-delayed series looking at Hearts of Iron IV, Paradox Interactive’s World War II grand strategy game, easily one of the most popula…
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 15h
Damn.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 15h
I don't really know what to do with these pieces, because: 1. They refuse to used "illegal" & "unconstitutional" & "corruption" in the heds, deks, ledes, or body text 2. They disappear from the front page/headlines within 36 hours & never become THE NARRATIVE, contra EMAILS & BIDEN IS OLD, etc.
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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 18h
Adding also that it should not be the responsibility of Black women to keep reminding everyone else about structural misogynoir; we've got a collective need to be aware and proactive.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 02/10/2026
This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...
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The City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American Prospect
In Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation.
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The Great Pumpkinsquatch - Scott Kelley Ernest 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funerals youtu.be/GwqOZ0eaoDI?...
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BOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funerals
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you are part of an academic society or a professor of any kind, public statements that you do not condone Drexel cutting off the academy of natural sciences from the public of Philadelphia is very important right now. We need your voices. Urgently.
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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
An alien civilization from beyond the galaxy meets ancient Pompeii. Do you want to know MOAR about how I did the bonkers worldbuilding in A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD? Here's my tale. You can pre-order the book and get it nice and fresh on Tuesday! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
excited to see every catholic university in the US triple down on arts.
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Benjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The university held an “AI support” session for instructors today and it is not too surprising to see those old lower-case c conservative dynamics shaping up. First, just about everyone who attended was maxed out in their opposition. The job of the admins seemed mostly to be to absorb the anger.
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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fascinating new study of New Mexico's universal childcare program, first of its kind, finds the program dramatically increased work for lower-income moms www.the74million.org/zero2eight/n...
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Nearly a Year In, Universal Childcare Is Reshaping Work for Moms in New Mexico
A new study highlights some early impacts of universal childcare on labor supply for mothers in New Mexico.
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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 02/10/2026
The kicker is *chef's kiss*
“You think we’re getting a little too close to Meta?” [John Georges, co-owner of Georges Media Group, the state’s largest media organization and parent company of the state’s largest newspaper, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate], asked. “I’m not afraid of the sun. You know — Icarus? I’ll get as close to the sun as I can.”
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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sometimes you see an artefact where myth, magic & reality all seem to converge… Behold, the Iron Age Torrs Pony Cap; pulled from a Scottish bog in the 19thC & dating to the 3rdC BC, the horns were still attached when found. Chariot ponies knew they were cool. National Museum Scotland #FindsFriday
Decorated bronze pony cap with long, slender curving horns
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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 01/10/2026
"The Columbia Journalism School will pause admissions for its Master of Arts program, dean Jelani Cobb announced on Thursday...The estimated cost of attendance for the nine-month M.A. for the 2026-2027 year is roughly $120,000." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/colu...
Columbia will continue to offer its Master of Science programs in Journalism and Data Journalism. Current M.A. students are not affected by the pause. The estimated cost of attendance for the nine-month M.A. for the 2026-2027 year is roughly $120,000. The M.S. costs around $130,000 and the year-long M.S. in Data Journalism costs about $180,000. According to Columbia, around 80% of students receive some sort of financial aid.
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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Remember: Darwin's note of "I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything" was written on Oct 1 (1861). Thus we are free to celebrate Very Poorly And Very Stupid Hatred Day today.
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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My therapist used to say “your feelings are evidence but they aren’t the verdict” and boy if that hasn’t kept me out of trouble
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Really fucked up actually that the "you are valid" culture which, usefulness and uh, validity thereof aside, was intended to provide some some perspective for people who may have been blamed for harmless things they could not control morphed into if strangers on the internet do not constantly tell me I'm good and perfect they are the oppressor" and "even constructively and gently telling me that I hold some power and responsibility to seek a better situation is an unspeakably cruel act."
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Once, in an argument with my therapist about a decision I made to antagonize my mother, I snapped, "My feelings are valid," and he shot back, "They're valid because they're real, but that doesn't make them rational.*
It was a more nuanced and tailored conversation after that, but that particular quote struck me especially and made me realize how often I was conflating "valid" with "reasonable" or "justified."
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to ‘get out of America’ while he & Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here/2
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I wrote up some more details about my evil novella ENEMIES TO WORSE on ze blog! msscarlet.substack.com/p/wicked-gla... #booksky
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WICKED GLAD TIDINGS
an evil novella is coming your way
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...
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Perry: What we lose if the U cuts $225 million
"Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, whic...
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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Civility Files from the @uncivilcollective.bsky.social are a great place to start understanding the cringey & deeply unpopular Civics Centers & Programs that have draw attention in Iowa, Ohio, & West Virginia, but which are sprouting up all over. www.uncivilcollective.org
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 29/09/2026
I've met a lot of academics who absolutely refuse to understand that they have power over students / employees just because those students / employees are legal adults.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oh boy, I missed this yesterday from Pennsylvania state legislator Scott Barger: He said that if he were required to accommodate a middle-aged woman's menopause symptoms, he would "find a reason not to hire her." www.reddit.com/r/Pennsylvan...
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From the Pennsylvania community on Reddit: PA State Rep. Barger (R-Altoona) said in a hearing that if he was required to accommodate a middle-aged woman’s menopause he would find a reason not to hire ...
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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is what happens when you fire 1/2 the Dept of State and also many gov. archivists. This was an obvious own goal easily preventable by Michael Desombre, the Asst. Sec of State for E. Asian Affairs, hearing about this visit & consulting with the archivists. www.npr.org/2026/09/29/n...
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Potential Taiwan tension sparked 'last minute' change in Trump-Xi National Archives visit
The sudden change was precipitated because of Chinese displeasure over one document that the U.S. had planned to show.
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Sean McCann @mccannforcongress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I had a blast today in Jenison with @hillaryscholten.bsky.social for another great canvass launch! Community organizing and connecting with voters has been at the heart of this campaign, and I love hearing what matters most to people across Southwest Michigan.
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Sean McCann @mccannforcongress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
89% of Americans say corruption is widespread in government. Bill Huizenga has spent years in Washington taking millions from special interests. I’m running to do things differently. I’ll fight corruption, take on special interests, and always put Southwest Michigan first.
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Dana Nessel @dananessel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I joined Sean McCann (@mccannforcongress.bsky.social) in Holland yesterday to launch a canvass and thank some of the volunteers working hard to flip #MI04. If you’re looking for a member of Congress who will fight corruption, work to lower costs, and take on Trump, McCann is your man!
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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling me under oath that you’ve never spoken with an Attorney General nominee? [JACK SMITH]: No, I don’t think— [SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you with Matt Gaetz! [SMITH]: That is Media Matters senior fellow Matt Gertz
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Alison Babeu @alicatlibrarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Perseus Digital Library has been hard at work on Minimum Viable Perseus (Perseus MVP). Designed as a static site and heavily inspired by the beloved but faltering P4 (and its awesome users), please check out our efforts here (sites.tufts.edu/perseusupdates) and try it out: beta.perseus.tufts.edu
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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The key here is the buried statement that each student had an individual 45-min oral exam with him to defend their argument & research. I've given oral exams & I'll absolutely promote them as an assessment tool, but almost no institution besides a few elite SLACs has the resources for that at scale.
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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
it is crazy that he did a straight-up supervillain monologue about how he had planted this in right-wing media and that the NYT was going to pick it up, right in front of the NYT, and they did
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"i'm james talarico and i approve this message"
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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1 fun bit of combining network analysis theory & prosopography is realizing ittle familial details that drove policy. E.G., P. Servilius Vatia Isauricus, a long-time Sullan & early conservative Optimates member, lived to be 90 in 44 BCE. His son was a loyal Caesarian - married to Brutus' sister.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it.
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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I cannot spend my day exploring the Catalogue of Ships like some bored off-season farmer in the Nile Delta. But seriously, this website/app is awesome and a great use of digital humanities! homer-catalogue-of-ships.netlify.app?fbclid=IwY2x...
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The Catalogue of Ships
Twenty-nine contingents, 1,186 ships, one map, and a Homeric galley you can walk around.
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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ok I'm a little mad at this because the prosecutor basically blames the victim for the lack of charges. it's common after a media outcry over rape for prosecutors to revisit a case to save face, not out of actual concern for justice. #TW
“She never says that she was drugged without her knowledge. She admits to taking drugs and alcohol voluntarily and with knowledge. She does not allege that she was forced to engage in any acts. She does not say that she was physically helpless or unconscious or incapacitated at any point during the time at the fraternity house,” Van Houten said of Doe’s 2024 statement to investigators.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pathetic collapse of journalistic solidarity. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business…
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TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN (Gift Article)
The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable.
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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 27/09/2026
Fewest women I've ever seen in a single event space, and I cover comic conventions for a living.
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S.J. Pearce @homophonous.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
For those who can live in Texas:
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:
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Homan Square revealed: how Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 people
Exclusive: Lawsuit exposes scale of detention at off-the-books interrogation warehouse while attorneys describe find-your-client chase ‘from a Bond movie’
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026
great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Politics done right absolutely should be secular church
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David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Of all the times in America’s history to claim that being evil and being incompetent are mutually exclusive, he chose the second Trump administration. Amazing.
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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"🎶How I wish I was in Sherbrooke nooooow! 🎶"
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/09/2026
Whatever you do, don't smoke an entire brisket at a job interview, it's a lot of equipment to bring in, it takes a really long time to do it right and those conference rooms have notoriously poor ventilation
Someone smoking a brisket and poking it with a meat thermometer to see what the internal temperature is
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Send this to every university President in the country.
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