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Robert Feldacker

@robfeldacker.bsky.social
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prospect researcher @Northern Illinois University (all opinions my own), medieval enthusiast, spouse, parent, pet owner, slow figure painter, and occasional gamer, shameless publicist for www.niu.edu/clas/history/about/facu… he,him

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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 18h
That place is fantastic! We took our kids there several times when they were younger. Their exhibits really engage children to think beyond their own lives, in both fun and serious ways.
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 23h
Yes, Grinnell also has no Greek System and felt the better for it for me, and now for my daughter
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Jen T, Pinkleader, retired. @pinkleader.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Happy October! Don’t forget to vote blue, up and down the ballot, to protect those in need.
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NGL I love those, although I wish the cleanup was also done in 10 minutes
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well, count those folks out of the next trump coup I guess…
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Congratulations!
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Hello Hadron Collider, I'd like you to check for another 'anomaly' from your last test..."
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oxensternia is evergreen
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
Photo of James Marsters, thin, handsome man with silvery blond hair, as "Spike" from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fellowship Opportunities: Robert M. Kingdon and Solmsen Fellowships Robert M. Kingdon Fellowship and Solmsen Fellowship Call for Applications 2027–2028  Deadline: Thursday, October 22, 2026 www.themedievalacademyblog.org/fell…
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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jobs For Medievalists The Department of History at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin in Fall 2027. www.themedievalacademyblog.org/jobs…
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My daughter went to her Chicago concert and said she enjoyed the phonelessness.
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The problem isn't rogue #AI models, it's *negligent companies*. If a biomedical firm put their product in public water supply because they wanted to test it 'in the real world', they'd be treated as criminal at corporate & individual level. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Friday timeline cleanse
A golden retriever and a catahoula mix lie sleeping peacefully on a green carpet
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thank you for including the video!
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The ways this could monkey paw on them (and likely everyone else) just defy calculation…
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.soozkempner.co.uk/tour-2026
Sorry to brag but I frequently get compared to an absolute icon of the big screen.
It's Gollum.


Ithink it's because, like Gollum ve got really big eyes.

And also, like Gollum I have really big natural tits.
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Commander of city phalanx guards from behind his fortifications, "Rommel you magnificent bastard! I read your book! You totally forgot about spears!"
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
SO many times in that game "Oh no! sneak attack and they have tanks! I'm doom... oh, good job with those fortified spears I guess..."
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"pshaw! as if mere modern naval armaments can beat thousands of years of martial tradition! forward sarissas!"- commanders of long forgotten garrison phalanxes in CIv II
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JewelKnightJess "R" Us 🎲🖌️🎮 @jewelknightjess.com · 19/09/2026
Hi I'm Jess! I paint things! For fun and also for commission.
Ork Dakkarig. A big crude mechanised walking gun platform piloted by a grinning green orkA lovely elf witch riding a unicornA ratman assassin with poisoned blades perched on some ruinsThere are some who call him Tim
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The Haskins Society @haskinssociety.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Kalamazoo ICMS 2027 CFP: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 (Session #8365) 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦: Hybrid 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: Haskins Society 𝘊𝘰-𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: Medieval People @kzooicms.bsky.social
A graphic has a call for papers for a session on "The Normans in 2027" for a 2027 ICMS panel sponsored by the Haskins Society. There is a photo showing the British Museum's digital projection of the Bayeux Tapestry onto the White Cliffs of Dover in 2027, overlaid on a detail from a medieval manuscript.

2027 will be the year of the Normans. Many events have been developed to celebrate this anniversary, including exhibiting the Bayeux Tapestry in London for the first time. This millennial celebration provides an ideal opportunity to evaluate the Normans. Charles Homer Haskins was foundational in what we think about the Normans. How has our understanding of the Normans changed or evolved since Haskins’ time? What has remained consistent? What new methodologies have been employed? What areas have been examined that Haskins didn’t consider?
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#museum #anthropology The Pick Museum of Anthropology is on the search for our new Curator of Collections. Applications are being accepted through Oct 8. Check out the job posting on the NIU employment portal for all the details and instructions on how to apply: employment.niu.edu/postings/97131
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Curator of Collections (4702)
Responsible for the care and protection of museum collections, including assisting with the development and implementation of collections policies, maintaining safe storage and gallery facilities, and...
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm sorry, but in Matilda's day this abomination would never have made it through the passes to trouble His Holiness...
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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
in today's essay i discuss -gaucho pants -black market tallow trading -the vast, vast pampas grasslands -a homoerotic bar fight in an old novel -equestrian feats -a beef sandwich buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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Notable Sandwiches #150: Xis Gaúcho
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I eat our way through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week,...
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Congratulations!
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dr. Strangelove 2 is going to write itself...
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I would only go that extra $.05 if they throw in a slightly stuffy reminder that its Styrian bread, not Austrian...
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Those formations and the basing look great! I've never tried 6mm, these look so good!
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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
that history department kicks ass 🐗
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Congratulations! What wonderful news, I look forward to reading it
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Noah Blan @noahwblan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m thrilled to share that my book Carolingian Ecological Sovereignty is out now with @archumanities.bsky.social ! You can order physical copies now, and the open access versions will be available sometime in early October. www.arc-humanities.org/978180270283... Keep an eye out for updates here 📚
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Carolingian Ecological Sovereignty - Arc Humanities Press
During the early Middle Ages, the ecological was political—as it is today. For the Carolingians, the governance of nature was integral to the making of emp...
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The Medieval Academy of America @medievalacademy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Call for Papers - 22nd Annual Marco Manuscript Workshop: "What's Missing?" We www.themedievalacademyblog.org/call…
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Merle Eisenberg @merleeisenberg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Going down the road to give a talk at OU tomorrow on "Medieval Pandemics and Grand Narrative: History, Science, and Interdisciplinary Research Talk" Should be fun!
Medieval Pandemics and Grand Narrative: History, Science, and Interdisciplinary Research Talk
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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 15/09/2026
job in medieval studies!
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Seriously! The man gave us a 4th tune for Westeros while playing the leader of the only “good” band of Lannister soldiers in the Seven Kingdoms…
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#medeivalsky #medieval #medievalist My favorite medievalist was the subject of an article in our University Student Paper! Read all about it here: (note that the article combined edited and authored books) northernstar.info/137833/news/...
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Valerie Garver’s love for the Middle Ages turned into a career
Valerie Garver, chair and professor in the Department of History, specialises in teaching the Middle Ages and medieval studies, has traveled through many countries in Europe, and also has written thre...
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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Earlier this year I contributed to this documentary about Chateau Gaillaied. It's being shown this evening in France on channel Novo19.
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank you for the tip, I'll check it out!
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#5787 Using an image of this awesome and delicious cake my daughter created to wish all Shabbat Shalom and L’Shanah Tovah. May the coming year be sweet, beautiful, and peaceful
A beautiful white and pink frosted cake decorated with swirls and ribbons of frosting
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“I love ‘ED-209 POV Day’ at work!”
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"Dr. Mack, Hawking Chair" sound like a cool university based mystery series
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#Miniatures completed two more of Saruman’s orcs by Heritage Miniatures, one of my favorite lines
Front view of 25mm figures from Heritage Miniatures representing Saruman’s orcs, clad in mail and dark clothing. one blows a horn while the other beats a large dumbek-style drumRear view of 25mm figures from Heritage Miniatures representing Saruman’s orcs, clad in mail and dark clothing. one blows a horn while the other beats a large dumbek-style drum
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If you see this, I IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 08/09/2026
Students who don't use AI chatbots for schoolwork are scoring better grades than those who do, according to a new report. It's some of the widest-ranging evidence yet that the technology could be hurting young people's learning. bloom.bg/4gHVbZY 📷: Jean-François Fort / Getty Images
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#MedievalSky That "1300" includes you, too!
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Labor Day timeline cleanse
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Robert Feldacker @robfeldacker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Post your favourite 40k Warhammer kill team, wrong (right?) answers only.
Jugger team from Blood of Heroes
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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
To mark the 53rd anniversary of Tolkien's death, here's one of his poems. I'm not a fan of most of his poetry, but I think this is beautiful. My mother-in-law was a big Tolkien fan; I read this at her funeral last year.
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