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Dr. Jim Getz

@jimgetz.bsky.social
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Historian of ancient Near Eastern ritual, religion, and magic. Professor of Instruction in the Intellectual Heritage program at Temple U. Pedagogy wonk. he/they/Dr Philly AF. Speaking for no one but myself.

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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 15h
Doing class prep this afternoon, and fell deep into the Iliad. Damn, book VI fucking slaps. Needed to prep Book 2 of Utopia for a different class, but just had to sit with Hector as he's crushed by all his social obligations. What a critique of the whole bloody thing.
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Head Shake Nope
Alt: The Dos Equis guy saying "fuckin' Hector."
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neuse river hag @neuseriverhag.bsky.social · 18h
back in the day you had a sex dream about jesus you just wrote your bestie at another nunnery or monastery about it
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DrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social · 18h
Teacher curiosity goes, too, with constrained curriculum. AND, this stance has devalued teacher expertise by outsourcing it to 'standardized' and 'objective' tests. Root cause of so much that's wrong with education is the very test that purports to tell us students and schools are failing.
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 22h
It's 9:18 on Monday morning, has Nick Sirianni shaved his head yet?
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
God, I love my city.
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Brian Grubb @briancgrubb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
REPORTER: coach, earlier today you said you had a plan in place for dinner tonight NICK SIRIANNI: that’s correct REPORTER: can you walk us through how you ended up with 15 baked potatoes on the table, just loose, with no plates or silverware NICK SIRIANNI: just gotta execute better
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Monica @jolemamels.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We all sat through this s**tshow, including TX political ads, for this ugly crap?
Eagles SpongeBob leaving the tv room to get away from this ass team
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My god, that’s almost one per day during the academic year.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s not nearly as advanced as they want you to think….
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Late to the party because I'm posting videos for my online class, but already a rollercoaster ride today....
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Cherelle Parker Chants E-A-G-L-E-S
Alt: Cherelle Parker Chants E-A-G-L-E-S
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm literally the fucking meme today.
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Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt
BOSTON—The twigs and acorns crunching pleasurably beneath his boots, Mr. Autumn Man Dennis Clemons, 32, reportedly strolled down Massachusetts Avenue on Wednesday wearing a gray sweater over a plaid c...
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Keeping this one for the next time I need to explain the Hundred Years War as context for Christine de Pizan.....
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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads: 

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Back on my noon-day bullshit with Improvement Movement at XPN Free At Noon.
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Anyone else remember being on forum sites and just posting "bump" to bump a post back up to the top of the page?
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Pepperidge Farm Remembers Meme
ALT: Pepperidge Farm Remembers Meme
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This fucking Stealers/Browns game! (complimentary this time)
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Top Men Raiders Top Men Raiders Of The Lost Ark
ALT: Top Men Raiders Top Men Raiders Of The Lost Ark
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LoadingReadyRun @loadingreadyrun.com · 01/10/2026
Is Your Child Cringe? Our most recent Crapshot might shine some light on the subject. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pqa...
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Is Your Child Cringe? || Crapshots 837
YouTube video by LoadingReadyRun
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Matt Lombardo @mattlombardo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit treating Deshaun Watson like any other QB, and nary a mention of two dozen sexual assault allegations as part of an already disgusting “redemption” arc they’ve spent all night trying to weave is really gross.
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Remember when Myles Garrett ripped Mason Rudolph's helmet off and beat him with it? Yeah, these teams really hate each other...
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WTF was that Kirk Herbstreit comment about crime?
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hell yeah.
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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861
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Kevin Moorebidity @kevinwmoore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From this day on 2012: probably the most popular thing I’ve ever drawn.
TinTin discovers Edward Said.
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Alison Gopnik @alisongopnik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is an excellent article by Leif Wetherby - why AI is a cultural technology not a collection of human-like agents (citing our work on this). And why the anthropomorphism is a distraction from the very real risks and dangers and the way to deal with them. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/o...
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Opinion | Stop Talking About A.I. Like a Human (Gift Article)
If we want to figure out the proper way to control A.I. models, we need to recognize what they really are.
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Sage Deviant 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
tips: - block annoying accounts without replying. - log off if you feel yourself getting upset. - ignore most discourse. - if an account keeps arguing with randos, you probably want to unfollow them. - mute words / phrases that you don’t like. cleans up the app significantly. 👍
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Doug King in San Jose @dekgreen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If Uni's like @cmu.edu give too much time & attention to corporate interests and shiny objects (e.g. AI) and find themselves chasing growth and alumni donations, they put themselves at risk. Focusing on the mission - scholarship & education - is better for quality and sustainability. #academicsky
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pork, cheese, broccoli rabe @garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz · 30/09/2026
RED OCTOBER CONFIRMED
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Decided to make a beer this afternoon. Plan is an all Fuggles IPA. Never brewed one. Never had one. Might as well try and make one!
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tonight I plan on walking to my local where there hosting an open jazz jam. There's ostensibly a 'house band' who starts things, but as the evening proceeds, random people swap in until a completely different group of musicians are playing together, often playing together for the first & only time.
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David Mihalyfy @mihalyfy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
New book from Brill: Dr. Markéta Preininger's "The Magical Body: Embodiment in Coptic Magical Papyri." It covers "[t]he lived experience of individuals from Late Antique and Early Islamic Egypt." #Classics #Egyptology #AncientBlueSky brill.com/display/titl...
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The Magical Body
"The Magical Body" published on 08 Sep 2026 by Brill.
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Amber R Cederström @kilravockrose.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can’t believe I didn’t already know this word
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Jimmy Kempski @jimmykempski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Eagles' offense, defense, coaching all sucked in front of a national audience.
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Dave The Splatter, Beardo AND Weirdo @davethesplatter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sirianni needs to shave his head again.
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John Lowe @archaeocore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seriously some of these calls should be reviewed by the league for unusual betting activity.
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Dr. Amanda J Summers @amandajsummers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I did not expect to bring this out so early
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ok, let’s do this.
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Cherelle Parker Leads Eagles Chant
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today I completed my Mandatory Compliance training—a full two days before it was due!
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Jeb Bush's Iconic 'Please Clap' Moment
Alt: Jeb Bush's Iconic 'Please Clap' Moment
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Televangelist meme of a man saying "Jesus, I see what you've done for other people, and I want that for me."
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hell yeah. Good job Ravens.
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Damn it Ravens! Just beat the Cowboys for me!
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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gemini: Stop wasting precious time and energy hating yourself. Let others do it for you.
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amy de luto 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇷 @amycaro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
maybe the phillies will get hot for the postseason!
me (bryce harper) drinking dumb bitch juice (greyish-pink mystery partially-separated liquid)
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's end can't come soon enough...
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Star Demands More!
Alt: Kilo Ren Demands More!
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Dr. Jim Getz @jimgetz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Might brew a Blue Moon clone with Fuggles hops today. Is this considered beer heresy?
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In Paris, a new wall may hold some exciting remains of a town mentioned by Julius Caesar in his BG: Gallic Lutetia. And remains of the burnt portions “may correspond to Caesar’s account that the Gauls set fire to their settlement before fleeing the advancing Romans.” (Bellum Gallicum 7.58) (Gift 🔗)
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An Ancient Wall Sheds Light On an Old Question: Where Did Paris Begin? (Gift Article)
A discovery at a Parisian hospital, on an island in the Seine, has given archaeologists clues about the city as Julius Caesar may have found it.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread. Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item:
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sasha @2damntrans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ursula Le Guin was in many ways the anti-Rowling. She was an anarchist & not an establishment flunky, she had a strong moral sense instead of being a self-aggrandising bourgeois, & most importantly she actually knew how to write.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Um. The William Penn foundation offered bridge funding to keep the academy of natural sciences open for a year, and the people in charge said “no one is helping things by offering Band-Aids”. Jesus Christ. share.inquirer.com/KXxZTj
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William Penn Foundation offers funding to keep Academy of Natural Sciences museum open
A Drexel spokesperson did not say whether the school had declined the offer, but said, “No proposal has been presented that would provide a permanent, sustainable path forward" for the museum.
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