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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 19/10/2026

People on the left trying to justify this because of anger are no different than Trump backers justifying the storming of the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021. You either are for mindless destruction or oppose it. I am against.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 17/10/2026

All but dissertation here (essentially). Doing archival work in Argentina.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026

To quote Biden to Obama, this is …. Deal. You get the picture!

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

*Stares in NHS rationing*

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026

He may just end up making the world a much better place by the reaction caused by his horrendous agenda

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026

Even if the carpet had a serious problem, the optics here …

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

Incredibly how poor those odds are. With what has happened, turning both houses should be much more likely

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Kash Patel defended his new policy before the Senate Judiciary Committee which allows the FBI to hire agents who have engaged in bestiality and it barely gets noticed because there are 50 other things happening from these clowns each day that are worse.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026

Close it down, can always re-open in the future.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026

I agree, yet graduate programs seem to stress reading intelligently (i.e. not every word or sentence or even paragraphs or chapters).

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Graeme Gooday @graemegooday.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Congratulations to University of Leeds Wellcome Trust Fellow, Dr Elisabeth Yang, and her co-editors Andrea Graus, Violeta Ruiz, on the publication of Volume 41 (2026) of OSIRIS ‘Histories of Science and Childhood’ www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/osiris/c...

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026

Absolutely, thanks for recommending.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026

It’s been a good start to the conference, great sessions yesterday.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 02/09/2026

My smart io brush made a huge different according to my dentist. Using tech to help people take better care of their teeth, does not seem evil a priori.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New immigration stats show that the numbers of asylum seekers in hotels is down to 16k - falling 50% in a year. Small boat crossings down 23% in the year to June. Numbers waiting for initial decision down from almost 180k to 40k.

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FC Barcelona @fcbarcelonabr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

BONA VICTÒRIA PER COMENÇAR LA TEMPORADA 👏

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026

I do not read that graph the same way, even a majority answering this way on a single issue may not when a series of issues are at stake. Besides the majority there isn’t that large.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026

Whether I wish it were not so, is irrelevant. It is so. So, let’s hope dems can be adults, and focus on getting what they need, not necessarily what they want

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 11/08/2026

The NY Times article on this says decoys were used with Biden and a Obama. I was looking for details for how this can be done properly

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 11/08/2026

I am curious how this has been done in the past. A credible threat on a president, it makes sense, for him to be moved secretly. Can the press be notified w/out compromising intelligence (maybe after the fact?) I hear multiple cars / trains are not uncommon in dangerous situations.

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

There's a New mRNA Flu Shot Coming This Fall, by @angierasmussen.bsky.social: explaining the platform, going over the clinical trials, and addressing what we know and do not know. rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/theres-a-n...

rasmussenretorts.substack.com

There's a New mRNA Flu Shot Coming This Fall

It's all mostly good news for once

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 09/08/2026

Even on issues I feel strongly, I often advocate for piece-meal, step-by-step reform rather than a wrecking ball. The latter is less likely to pass, and if it does pass, it is more likely to violently swing back.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 02/08/2026

Lots broken before Trump 1.0, maybe that is why he was elected. Here is an unparalleled opportunity to design anew, to reimagine, to forge paths informed by the 250 years or so since the constitution. Lots of what existed, had perdured while having been made in a different context.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 01/08/2026

Thank you for reading and engaging and the advice.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 01/08/2026

The use of supplementary preference here seems like an example other places should follow

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 01/08/2026

One should still embody the politics we aspire to rather than in fighting them, become them. Talk about all the real children whose lives are being broken by ice. Use two examples. Vance’s comments raise difficulty questions re his view on certain children, certainly. But do better

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 01/08/2026

This is the kind of talk that we should all be trying to get away from (which I honk is your point). Do I think Vance’s comments re race, belonging, and citizenship raise questions about kids like his own is irrelevant. If dems become them, to win, then they’ve lost already.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026

Their talking points are nuts. Yet, many countries require national ID. If mandatory & free then 1 could see it being useful. I don’t have a problem having to show id for many things. I agree that you can do most things w/out, but it’s strange voter id is not spoken in relation to national id.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026

This is partly prompted by the discourse re #Burnham. Early days. He is not a demon b/c he does not align with all my or your views. To some degree the question is not whether he is the ideal leader, but whether he is better than the most realistic alternatives.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026

“Every man’s utopia is someone else’s” authoritarian dictatorship. I (and yes you) am/are wrong about a bunch of stuff. Thing “D” may not be a big issue. Or one desired solution could have terrible consequences. Be cautious, reflect, and have intellectual humility.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026

One could select to ignore issue “b,” even if it’s a very important; solely b/c it makes addressing other issues harder. So while we may deeply care about “b,” we ought not to demonize them for working on other existing issues before “b”. In fact, that may even help them w/ b in the future.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026

All politicians have a hard job. In a world with a series of issues, we must accept solving issue “b,” may make solving other issues more difficult. So, we even, an ideal politician, has to make choices and be strategic. Momentum maters and mistakes will happen. Deciding what to do first is hard 1/

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026

Harvard’s writing center is genuinely fantastic and was(is?) available for summer students too. At 14, when I first took a course there, it made me a better writer, thinker, reader. This is a great institution and would be terribly sad to see it go.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 28/07/2026

Publicly he was. One can imagine a politician taking a public position in tension with a private one. Had he openly favored it, he may have lost votes. Perhaps the timeline of his public/private change do not align. I think this is partly your point. The people running cannot afford to shed votes

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 26/07/2026

I tried some of these AI detectors with old uni essays I wrote and got similar results. I tried one on something I was writing —- and it showed sentences as AI generated that I had just written. I tried rewriting and kept being AI. It is a big mess.

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NYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre editors angry at MeToo @originalist.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

"Texans 17% more likely to be murdered than Californians Texans 34% more likely to be raped earn 13% less and pay 3.8% more in taxes" (overall) Every MSM only mentions the word "crime" right before an election! "Germans call this "a permanent bailout." We just call it "Missouri."

Mentions of crime relative to first six months of 2022
The figures below compare the average percentage of 15-second segments in a given day during a 10-day chunk of a month with the average percentage for 10 day chunks over the first six months of the year.

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TEXAS - LOW TAXES FOR WHOM?
TOTAL STATE AND LOCAL TAXES AS SHARE OF FAMILY INCOME BY INCOME GROUP

Texas Tax Rate California Tax Rate

Income Bracket

0-20% 13% 10.5%
20-40% 10.9% 9.4%
40-60% 9.7% 8.3%
60-80% 8.6% 9.0%
80-95% 7.4% 9.4%
95-99% 5.4% 9.9%
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Source: https://itep.org/whopays/

Don Moynihan
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Here's another secret about federalism: blue state taxpayers are subsidizing the lower tax red states
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Federal Aid as Share of State Budget
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Mississippi, Louisiana, Idaho, Montana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, South Dakota, Georgia, Maine

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Source: Tax Foundation
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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

My fellow historians, which single academic article of yours do you think 'teaches best', i.e. for both staff and students it's doing work that leads to a strong class discussion + students remember it? I am interested in how people see their own work. I'll go first. Hit reply and link your pick!

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 20/07/2026

Given the length of US doctoral studies, this would force universities to either allow remote work, grant other degrees (masters), or leave those students sans qualifications.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 15/07/2026

Pickford hits an Argentine without the ball… nothing. So many fouls on both ends. Should be cards galore.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 09/07/2026

Would it be better with higher primary turnout? Can primaries help to see if a candidate connects and their message resonates ?

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 09/07/2026

Remarkable and along the lines of Apple Genius Bar circa 2012- which is / was seen as incredibly good www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-s...

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Apple Store Genius Bars may be secret to customer loyalty

The key to Apple's secret sauce could be stellar tech support and positivity

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 09/07/2026

There was Vermin Supreme who wore a boot as a magic hat and campaigned on giving ponies to every American, making brushing your teeth mandatory by law, etc. He ran for president in a state. Part of it is the sheer size of the US and difficulty of national politics

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 09/07/2026

I hope the Count does well when they count. In the crazy world we live, if Binface is the less ridiculous candidate. It would bring me joy for him to succeed.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 07/07/2026

#WorldCup #HereWeGo Excited! First time ever at a World Cup, Miami and Atlanta

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Janna Sophia 🏔️ @jannaphia.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Please help me finish my thesis so I can finally be free of academia 🫶✨ aidetectionsurvey.carrd.co

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 02/07/2026

Likewise for lots of Spanish books. Index can be very useful, but I suppose questions of how it’s made / what words go there/which ones don’t. Something to be said of at least perusing the entirety of a work (maybe?).

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 30/06/2026

Maybe I need to go back to primary school and learn to read for in my “mistaken” reading of the 14th amendment, allegiance is not mentioned.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 30/06/2026

I suppose congress could make such changes by amending the constitution. But odd to say a matter of federal law.

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Chris Orlic @chris-orlic.eurosky.social · 29/06/2026

Who else voted differently? In such a bizarre outcome a 5-4 and a 4-5 would make more sense than what’s happened.

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