Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If your book has two subtitles, I'm giving it a pass. 020
Reposted by Larry PatriquinCanadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A federal report on campus antisemitism makes sweeping claims from a self-selected, unweighted sample. It also repeatedly blurs the line between antisemitism and criticism of Israel, write @nkalamb.bsky.social, @derekcrim.bsky.social, @dansailofsky.bsky.social, and @privaricate.bsky.social.canadiandimension.comCampus antisemitism report is based on fundamentally flawed methodologyStudents deserve protection from bigotry. Antisemitism exists in Canadian society and must be confronted, and this study documents real examples. However, its methodology is flawed: by merging critiq... 03315
Reposted by Larry PatriquinJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I give up. I’m moving into a cave. 743488677
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My latest book Democracy and Social Rights: A Path Toward Equality? @routledgebooks.bsky.social is now out in paperback ($27 USD), with free shipping anywhere in the world! Please consider ordering a copy for your favourite library.routledge.comDemocracy and Social Rights: A Path Toward Equality?Inequality is everywhere, while at the same time, “representative democracy” is under attack. This book considers what we are doing wrong and how we can put it right. The author argues that our inabil... 120
Reposted by Larry PatriquinThe Costs of War Project @costsofwar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Suitt found that at least four times as many service members and war veterans of post-9/11 conflicts died of suicide than in combat. 022
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I'm want to buy a 16-year old book edited by Robin Osborne. There are 14 paperback copies available at AbeBooks. The cheapest one is selling for $99 CAD. The cheapest book/shipping combo is $116. @thebookseller.com @abaararebooks.bsky.social @abararebooks.bsky.social 100
Reposted by Larry PatriquinGaza Genocide Center @gazagenocidecenter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What happens in Gaza cannot be left to memory alone. That's why we built the Gaza Genocide Center, a permanent record that outlasts the erasure of genocide. Here's who we are. 🧵 11915
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026theguardian.comAnnie Dillard, Pulitzer prize-winning author of nonfiction and nature essays, dies aged 81Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, published when Dillard was 28, skyrocketed her to become one of the most prominent nonfiction writers of her generation 030
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Classical Review paywalls its Books Received "article." 🙄 @universitypress.cambridge.org 100
Reposted by Larry Patriquindamniel spookradski @self.agency · 14/09/2026"The authors invoke the Hebrew proverb, 'A lie has no legs,' but here we have a millipede." My latest for Jewschool.jewschool.comWe Knew Better Once · JewschoolThere are names on the “Reject the Lie” letter who should know better. That is the first thing to say, and the last thing too. 19627
Reposted by Larry PatriquinMax Koch @maxkoch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Oscar-winning Israeli director Yuval Abraham: "It's our country that is doing these crimes" www.france24.com/en/live-news...france24.comIsraeli-made Gaza documentary wins Venice special jury prizeA chilling new documentary about Israel's AI-assisted killing of civilians in Gaza by two Israeli directors won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. 045
Reposted by Larry PatriquinRikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Had great fun launching my book in an actual book shop, arguing why democratic theory should not be ceding criticisms of the administrative state, or visions for its future, to the far right and Silicon Valley. Thanks to @melross.bsky.social and the ECPR Democratic Innovations Group for organising. 192
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026My little writing guide leaps up the charts every September at Amazon.ca, thanks to former colleagues recommending it to their students. If you are not a fan of Amazon, you can purchase the ebook at Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Google Play Books, Indigo, or Kobo. 130
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026On my Academia page, my review (in @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social) of Dorling's Shattered Nation has zero views. My review of Levitsky and Ziblatt's Tyranny of the Minority, also in LSERB, has 461 views. I don't understand technology. 100
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026A few days ago, I came across some of the works of classicist Peter W. Rose, and entered them into a bibliography I’m compiling. I went for a walk that evening, and when I returned to my building, there was a package waiting for me on the counter in the lobby. 110
Reposted by Larry PatriquinMartin Grimshaw Has Long Covid @thrivingplanet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Seems like a good day to post Kermit The Frog & Dolly Parton singing Sly & The Family Stone. Thanks for helping to finance the Covid vaccine Dolly, you helped to save hundreds of millions of lives. #Soul #Muppets m.youtube.com/watch?v=eojJ...m.youtube.comDolly Parton & Kermit The Frog – “Everyday People” from 'Dolly' episode 5 (1987)YouTube video by Jason Kottke 086
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Israel sees genocide as a marketing problem.theguardian.comFake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propagandaIn effort to prime chatbots to make pro-Israel arguments the site published 124 reports, over 560,000 words in nine days, Guardian analysis shows 000
Reposted by Larry PatriquinBruce MacKinnon @mackinnonart.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Here we go again. Might as well laugh like we did the last time. Originally published in Feb 2025. #Trump #Tariffs 314964
Reposted by Larry PatriquinIMEU Policy Project @imeupolicy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026NEW POLLING: Democrats in the first six states to vote in the 2028 presidential primary overwhelmingly demand sanctions and a total weapons embargo against Israel. View full toplines and crosstabs of our polling, conducted by YouGov, at imeupolicyproject.org/polls/2028-starts-here 112141
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026another slice of life from a recently purchased secondhand book ... 010
Reposted by Larry PatriquinEli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026You’re telling me slapping Jewish stars on instruments of mass slaughter, insisting that every Jew in the world endorses the mass slaughter, and violently criminalizing speech and expression critical of the mass slaughter will increase antisemitism??? I don’t believe you!! 5891141
Reposted by Larry PatriquinRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 18/08/2026"Some non-fascist X users have acknowledged all of this and argued that, nonetheless, progressives must remain on the platform to fight the propaganda machine from within. I think that represents a fundamental misunderstanding of how the platform operates." 20625151
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Fellow oldsters ... keep up with the new lingo!theguardian.comDickovers, baggravation and botiquette: 18 new words to describe our tech hellscapeThere are many tech irritants that are a scourge of modern life, yet we have lacked the vocabulary to describe them ... until now 000
Reposted by Larry PatriquinSortition USA (formerly Democracy without Elections) @sortitionusa.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Looking for an excellent introductory book on sortition? Check out the free one you can download from democracywithoutpoliticians.orgdemocracywithoutpoliticians.orgDemocracy Without Politicians Book Sitecargo.site 045
Reposted by Larry PatriquinJane Friedman @janefriedman.com · 13/08/2026Longtime editor & former agent Mary Kole has written a highly informative post about how she handles clients who use AI to generate substantive portions of their manuscript. She generously offers sample contract language other freelancers can adapt for their own purposes.janefriedman.comAfter Editing Two AI-Assisted Manuscripts, I Rewrote My Client Agreement | Jane FriedmanInexperienced authors may believe generative AI use improves their manuscript, but there’s a cost—extra fees charged by freelance editors. 16422
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Missouri voters overwhelmingly reject some antidemocratic garbage. 000
Reposted by Larry PatriquinJohn Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Nuke boosters take note . . . #drought 1113
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026groundhog daybbc.comTrump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to deal being made 'rapidly'The US president claims Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off on any attack as the "perimeters" of a deal had been agreed. 000
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Yikes! Here are the last two bullet points in this awesome press release: (1) Since December 2023, delivery workers’ total hourly earnings -- including pay and tips -- have increased from $10.48 per hour to $27.32 per hour, an increase of $16.84 per hour, or 161%.nyc.govMayor Mamdani Delivers More Than $100 Million for Delivery Workers Since January 100
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I ❤️🔥 this press release from UEFA. It sounds like it was written by a very knowledgeable Marxist (seriously!).uefa.comStatement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 national associationsUEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions. 010
Reposted by Larry PatriquinHamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The left needs a candidate it can unite around in the 2028 primaries and AOC is the only real choice. Nobody else checks all of the boxes. Every other option is worse. If she doesn't run, it's a missed opportunity of historic proportions. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/aoc-must-r...hamiltonnolan.comAOC Must Run For PresidentHistory is calling. Sorry! 931411249
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026"Canada doesn’t have a Liberal party and a Conservative party ..., with Liberals as the 'centrist' option and Conservatives on the right. We now have a progressive conservative 'Liberal' party and a hard-right option in the Conservatives."thetyee.caMark Carney, Red Tory | The TyeeThe prime minister is causing a major realignment in Canadian politics. More proof came Wednesday. 010
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026A book described by Robin Osborne as "the most important contribution to our understanding of Greek slavery since ... 1960." Nine years after publication, it's available in print in hardcover only at $170 US from the ever-greedy @academic.oup.comamazon.caGreek Slave Systems in their Eastern Mediterranean Context, c. 800-146 BCGreek Slave Systems in their Eastern Mediterranean Context, c. 800-146 BC: Lewis, David M.: 9780198769941: Books - Amazon.ca 010
Reposted by Larry PatriquinJewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Any Democrat who votes to fund genocide is on notice. 410828
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"No one can make a credible case that Jeffries and Schumer ... have been inspirational. A major factor in their inability to inspire has been failure to engage with the genuine moral anguish felt by so many Americans about their country’s complicity in genocide."theguardian.comHouse Democrats are finally shifting on Israel. Party leaders must listen | Norman SolomonMore than 100 Democratic lawmakers voted against arms for Israel. They’re listening to the people – their bosses are behind 010
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"But something else struck me while reading example after example of quoted texts. It was all tawdry, poorly written, poorly argued stuff."theguardian.comWhy has Britain’s oldest political magazine become such a rabid cheerleader for Islamophobia? | Nesrine MalikA report on the Spectator’s coverage of Muslims makes for grim reading. Conservatism is now focused on this minority to the exclusion of everything else, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik 001
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Aside from @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social / @mayor.nyc.gov, it is difficult to think of anyone elected to high office who speaks so clearly and so honestly. What does that tell us about representative "democracy"?theguardian.comNelson Mandela held a mirror to humanity – and showed us what solidarity means | Zohran MamdaniIn a speech given on Wednesday in honor of Nelson Mandela Day, New York’s mayor reflects on what Madiba can teach us in a fractured era 000
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026When writing an abstract, don't just tell us that you are going to interrogate, consider, or reflect on this or that topic. Tell us *what your argument is*. Tell us the important finding you have made, the finding that will make us see the world differently. 100
Reposted by Larry PatriquinJohn Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Recent Belgian Heatwave Declared Deadliest on Record: “the situation during the peak weekend was so severe that excess mortality surpassed even the worst weekend of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between June 22nd and June 27th, a staggering 1,747 excess deaths were recorded.” #Belgium #heatwave #europe 49873
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Turns out that "no one gets a trophy" is the socialist way.theguardian.comNo league tables, no trophies: how Norway made sport fun for kids – and built a football team that beat BrazilThe country’s model prioritises joy while offering youngsters choice – and Erling Haaland’s World Cup exploits show that it works 000
Larry Patriquin @larrypatriquin.bsky.social · 07/07/202618 photos, by yours trulyflickr.comArisaig Lighthouse, Arisaig, Nova ScotiaThe Arisaig Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse that is a replica of the original Arisaig Point Lighthouse which burned in the early 1930s. Interpretive panels are located on rocks around the light... 000
Reposted by Larry PatriquinAlex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026PSA, BISA and UACES joint letter in support of my own discipline at Exeter, currently facing decimation.bisa.ac.ukLetter of support: Proposed changes at the University of ExeterLetter to the University of Exeter from PSA, BISA and UACES concerning proposed PIR redundancies. 085
Reposted by Larry PatriquinSamuel Huneke @schuneke.bsky.social · 05/07/2026wHo cOUld HAvE PredICtEd tHiS? 052
Reposted by Larry PatriquinPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr" 67660582137