R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 30/04/2026oh. cool! now to just finish the final revisions on the book so it hits production this summer. 020
R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 30/04/2026it is teally nice to be appreciated sometimes. especially in an otherwise meh review bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2026/2026.04... 2181
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 23/03/2026GOP Senators John Kennedy and Ted Cruz devised this off-ramp, Kennedy says on Fox: "Senator Thune submitted that to President Trump. As is his right, he said no. ‘No deals with the Democrats.’ It would have worked. We could have had TSA paid by the end of the week. But the president said no deal." 1212099790
R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 20/03/2026After one owed book chapter and an abstract this summer, i should be able. It would be a good lead in to my next book project on ancient immigration across antiquity. 100
R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Are we going to have to write that joint article? 110
R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 20/03/2026oooooo. that looks good. I will look it up. 010
R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 20/03/2026www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...cambridge.orgThe Cambridge Companion to Classics and Race | Cambridge University Press & Assessment 110
R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 20/03/2026That crostini looks amazingly delicious. 110
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Curtis Dozier @curtisdozier.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Now available for preorder, with promo code TCCCR2026, "The Cambridge Companion to Classics and Race," a major intervention against the decades-old orthodoxy of the alleged anachronism of "race" and "racism" for the study of the ancient past. www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...cambridge.orgThe Cambridge Companion to Classics and RaceCambridge Core - Classical Studies (General) - The Cambridge Companion to Classics and Race 37741
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 14/03/2026I just had virtually the same conversation with my nephew (humanities edition) - he’s graduating college in May and had wanted to go into academia but says it’s totally infeasible with so many departments not taking grad students and funding drying up. We’re losing an entire generation of scholars. 17808210
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)jackiemurr.bsky.social @jackiemurr.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Of course my first post on here will be shameless self-promotion. I have two books coming out imminently. Cambridge is offering 20% off until the end of April with this discount code TCCCR2026 www.cambridge.org/9781009295130 1135
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Isis Naucratis @isisnaucratis.bsky.social · 11/03/2026🚨🚨🚨 🇮🇱 BOMBED NEXT TO THE UNESCO SITE OF BAALBEK This adds to the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 axis targeting of a series of heritage sites in Iran, Palestine and Lebanon over the past week (see post 👇 🧵) 110480
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Jennie Morgan @drmorgan.bsky.social · 10/03/2026How lovely to see mine & Sharon Macdonald’s article on “degrowing museum collections” in the top 10 most read of all time articles in the International Journal of Heritage Studies. No. 8! www.tandfonline.com/action/showM...tandfonline.comMost read articles from International Journal of Heritage StudiesExplore the most read and downloaded articles published in International Journal of Heritage Studies 1175
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 09/03/2026On March 5, 2026, Marion County Judge Christina R. Klineman made an existing temporary injunction permanent, ruling that the abortion ban imposes a substantial burden on religious exercise, and violates Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act.rewirenewsgroup.comIndiana's Religious Right to Abortion Wins in Court (Updated)Judge recognizes Jewish pro-abortion religious beliefs. 15520
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Leonore (Lee) Carpenter @leecarpenter.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Yes everything is terrible but let’s not lose sight of the fact that someone has written the Headline to End All Headlines. 622383701
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Mainstream America: We are obsessed with Heated Rivalry and Drag Race. We love them and can't get enough. American Democrat politicians: LGBT people are not culturally normal. We will not speak of them. 82316466
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)The Rooster @rooster.info · 09/03/2026Haahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha. 2213421
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Gabriel Bodard @palaeofuturist.bsky.social · 06/03/202625 specialised panels at the International Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy (Bologna, 30th Aug–4th Sept 2027) are seeking proposals of 20-minute papers. Deadline Sept 2026. Lots to choose from! site.unibo.it/epigrafia-gr...site.unibo.itPanelThe 17th International Congress of Greek and Latin Epigraphy will be held in Bologna from August 30 to September 4, 2027 022
R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 06/03/20261. Ancient Greek and Persian History 2. Roman History 3. Ancient Historians 4. Ancient Drama 5. Ancient Gender and Sexuality 6. Ancient Race and Ethnicity 7. Ancient Art/Modern Politics (Hitler, Mussolini, Confederacy) 8. First Year Ancient Greek 9. Advanced Ancient Greek (variety of texts/authors) 030
R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Did you see that Jacob Tierney is going to be leading a new Alexander series for netflix? based on the golden mean. 010
R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 05/03/2026I am so here for this. apple.news/AK71IjhFFQFm...apple.news'Heated Rivalry' Creator Jacob Tierney Lands Alexander the Great Drama at Netflix — The Hollywood ReporterThe series is based on Annabel Lyon’s 2009 novel ‘The Golden Mean’ about the relationship between the Macedonian ruler and the philosopher Aristotle. 192
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Amy Earhart @aearhart.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Years ago our admin did a red and black report. It took salaries & how much $ each instructor made in tuition $ for classes we taught-you were in the red or black. They released numbers once & shut it down bc humanities were producing huge $ for uni & engineers, business and scientists were losing $ 32129609
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/02/2026So their nuclear program grew back like Trump’s ear? 951315254
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 25/02/2026The closing of African American Studies and GWSS at Iowa is absolutely heartbreaking. It is such an important time to study these subjects. Words really cannot express how upsetting this decision is. www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...thegazette.comUI African American, Gender Studies faculty prepare for program closuresUniversity of Iowa faculty in African American Studies and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies are preparing for closure of their programs following a review of "low-enrollment" degrees and majors ... 13694267
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Please read this article to the end. Even before ICE got involved, this started because this *blind man who speaks no English and uses a curtain rod as a walking stick* got lost on a walk and some Karen called the police on him and they tasered and beat him bc he didn’t drop the rod. WTF 836153588047
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Tom Nichols: “There are people in the Republican Party who think it’s a hoot to post Nazi memes and to use language from the Third Reich, and I wrote it because we can’t keep ignoring this and pretending that it’s normal. The Republicans in fact do have a Nazi problem.” @radiofreetom.bsky.social 341248359
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/02/2026The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files. This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now. www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...npr.orgJustice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to TrumpAn NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. 12249882425
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)🇺🇲💥🧨‼️🦅Diana🦅‼️🧨💥🇺🇲 @citiesbydiana.bsky.social · 22/02/2026#alysaliu WOKE IS BACK BABY MAKE OAKLAND CALIFORNIA THE US CAPITOL NOW! 623554867
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Mark Hurst @markhurst.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Now THAT's a headline. "The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents" fortune.com/2026/02/21/l...fortune.comThe U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents | FortuneNeuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations “screwed up” giving students access to so much technology: “I genuinely hope Gen Z quickly figures that out and gets mad.” 8025971136
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Kelly Gregory @kellygregory.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Had to be at least a decade ago that a NPR show hosted a historian who had published a book on the Stasi and the SS. It turned out the SS et al., had not been the magical intelligence machines at all but had relied almost entirely on neighbors lining up to rat out each other. 11791188
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Al Haddrell @ukhadds.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Study proves what we’ve already know, Elon has turned Twitter into a right wing propaganda fire hose. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe political effects of X’s feed algorithm - NatureAmong users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared... 39338
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, by Umberto Boccioni, 1913, (cast 1931 or 1934), 📸 by Wang Zhao 195292825
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @eruptions.site · 20/02/2026It is almost as if this could apply to all the corporatization of youth sports. Let kids (and I mean all the way up to ... and through? ... college) have fun. Don't keep making youth sports a scholarship/trophy case monstrosity. 0133
R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 20/02/2026So we are skipping the obvious Teen Spirit? 010
R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Loved watching the women’s figure skating today. So much joy on ice. I’ll need to watch a replay of the women’s hockey, too. 010
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 19/02/2026She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre. She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s. Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day. 402228095422
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 13/02/2026(3) But the Democrat view is also bad: while it's fine for people at Princeton and Harvard to study Latin and Sanskrit, public higher education is about job training and $ ROI. There is no room for the idea that curiosity-driven inquiry is a good that should be supported by the public. 1877893
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/02/2026NEWS: Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison after a court found him guilty of leading an insurrection tied to his 2024 martial law declaration that triggered a constitutional crisis and military raid on the National Assembly. 55174612057
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement 125133143403
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 18/02/2026trollmaxxing to the maxx. 1113510
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)RavenMae @ravenmae.bsky.social · 18/02/2026I think we found the official title for @leavesdancing.bsky.social 1151
Reposted by R F Kennedy (not Jr.)Dr. Chance Bonar @chancebonar.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Re-upping for the evening crew 1144
R F Kennedy (not Jr.) @kataplexis.bsky.social · 17/02/2026“I had not imagined this — admittedly — very conventional reading of the end of the poem was at all problematic, still less a form of “activist” teaching, a sin against God, or an incitement to civilizational suicide.” 000