David M. Perry
@lollardfish.bsky.social
Journalist & historian. Pub musician. Dad. Husband. Fishing obsessed. I also do dishes. Order: #ThePublicScholar - https://tinyurl.com/thepublicscholar.
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David M. Perry
@lollardfish.bsky.social
· Apr 28
The Public Scholar (medieval content)
Hello everyone! David’s new book, The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook, launches today! Here’s an excerpt, focusing on my modern medieval origin story,...
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Hello Bluesky #BookSky! The Public Scholar is out today from @hopkinspress.bsky.social. You can buy it everywhere books are sold.
Bookshop: tinyurl.com/2uj47sa7
Order from @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social and I'll sign it - moonpalacebooks.com/item/I12x_a-...
You can read an excerpt here. (1)
Bookshop: tinyurl.com/2uj47sa7
Order from @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social and I'll sign it - moonpalacebooks.com/item/I12x_a-...
You can read an excerpt here. (1)
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we absolutely love to see it
Holy smokes I fuckin' did it. As promised, I hard launched before Yom Kippur, with hours to spare!
I am going to take a nap.
I am going to take a nap.
Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself
Look at me. I’m the publisher now.
www.soraya.press
September 20, 2026 at 9:37 PM
we absolutely love to see it
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That's definitely a demand I've seen, from someone who clearly had zero comprehension of the distances involved.
September 20, 2026 at 8:29 PM
That's definitely a demand I've seen, from someone who clearly had zero comprehension of the distances involved.
Dr. Lollardfish. I didn’t spend 10 years in evil graduate school to be called Mr.
September 20, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Dr. Lollardfish. I didn’t spend 10 years in evil graduate school to be called Mr.
Is this motherfucker’s contention that Minnesota should’ve marched on DC and seized power instead of just in our own streets?
September 20, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Is this motherfucker’s contention that Minnesota should’ve marched on DC and seized power instead of just in our own streets?
Jets doing jets things
September 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Jets doing jets things
I love this graphic
September 20, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I love this graphic
Seems likely
the legend of tyson bagent begins now
September 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Seems likely
Isn’t helmet to helmet a penalty?
September 20, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Isn’t helmet to helmet a penalty?
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As an aside, a legal solution that @surcomplicated.bsky.social is fond of, which I think is very unlikely, but offers a potential rout to this outcome, is post-Trump to declare retroactively that Trump was ineligible under the 14th amendment and so was never legally president a second time.
September 20, 2026 at 7:24 PM
As an aside, a legal solution that @surcomplicated.bsky.social is fond of, which I think is very unlikely, but offers a potential rout to this outcome, is post-Trump to declare retroactively that Trump was ineligible under the 14th amendment and so was never legally president a second time.
The thing about actual Roman damnationes memoriarum is that they didn't really obliterate all memory of a bad emperor.
None of our sources are afraid to talk about these figures. It wasn't truly about forgetting the guy, but about abolishing his (positive) public commemoration.
None of our sources are afraid to talk about these figures. It wasn't truly about forgetting the guy, but about abolishing his (positive) public commemoration.
“Damnatio memoriae” sounds satisfying, especially to us Roman Empire obsessionists
We should tear down every building he built
But we can’t excise him from the historical record, Roman style, because he needs to be highlighted in perpetuity as the shining example of everything the Founders hated
We should tear down every building he built
But we can’t excise him from the historical record, Roman style, because he needs to be highlighted in perpetuity as the shining example of everything the Founders hated
September 20, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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I agree. They should be selling cars with alcoholic drinks on Sunday, as God intended.
September 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I agree. They should be selling cars with alcoholic drinks on Sunday, as God intended.
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pretty confident you don't want that as a Vikings staff
September 20, 2026 at 7:10 PM
pretty confident you don't want that as a Vikings staff
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Therefore, my seven month puppy is constitutionally eligible to be President.
I apologize to Virga for implying that he is not.
I apologize to Virga for implying that he is not.
September 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Therefore, my seven month puppy is constitutionally eligible to be President.
I apologize to Virga for implying that he is not.
I apologize to Virga for implying that he is not.
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An apt description of my usual Bluesky feed.
Absurd video game shit
September 20, 2026 at 6:50 PM
An apt description of my usual Bluesky feed.
Weird
Bryce Young is officially a fun watch right now. Deep shots and a lot of confidence
September 20, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Weird
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I'm deleting most fundraising texts these days, but if you sent me one saying you had identified these consultants and promised never to work with them, I would give you the max
I want the name of every consultant who convinces a Democrat to run an ad ceding ground to trans hatred, and I want them blacklisted by the party and noted so I can never give a cent to anyone who hires them ever again.
September 20, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I'm deleting most fundraising texts these days, but if you sent me one saying you had identified these consultants and promised never to work with them, I would give you the max
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UVA alum Carrington Epperson: “I recommend anyone to take an African American studies course because you will never understand how much you weren’t taught about it before.”
Hope this post will not seem self-serving, but wanted to share one student’s perspective on the importance of courses on race, ethnicity and gender studies.
as.virginia.edu/news/we-aske...
as.virginia.edu/news/we-aske...
We Asked Young Alumni, 'What Class Rocked Your World?...
Here’s what four recent UVA graduates shared about the courses that impacted them the most.
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September 18, 2026 at 10:58 AM
UVA alum Carrington Epperson: “I recommend anyone to take an African American studies course because you will never understand how much you weren’t taught about it before.”
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Stylish haircut, handsome stubble, pizza on demand, boars are no longer an issue
September 20, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Stylish haircut, handsome stubble, pizza on demand, boars are no longer an issue
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Perfect explanation of fascism simple enough that a 10 year old could get it
ended up talking to the 4th grader this morning about fascists, which can be hard to explain simply.
i said fascists get mad the world isn't how they want, so they make up a story: things used to be good, but certain people ruined it, and if we just get rid of them everything will be good again
i said fascists get mad the world isn't how they want, so they make up a story: things used to be good, but certain people ruined it, and if we just get rid of them everything will be good again
September 20, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Perfect explanation of fascism simple enough that a 10 year old could get it
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Looks like a nice day in Chicago for the football.
September 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Looks like a nice day in Chicago for the football.
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New Platform Language
But the promise isn’t just to tear them down, but punish everyone who did the work. Liquidate companies. Strip the private assets from executives of the demolition and construction firms. And start telling them it’s gonna happen
September 20, 2026 at 4:55 PM
New Platform Language
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when ai leaves u behind
September 20, 2026 at 11:37 AM
when ai leaves u behind
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One of the bluesky’s toxic traits, exacerbated by the platform’s inherent smallness, is that users have convinced themselves that anyone with a moderate following is a celebrity with “clout.”
September 20, 2026 at 4:52 PM
One of the bluesky’s toxic traits, exacerbated by the platform’s inherent smallness, is that users have convinced themselves that anyone with a moderate following is a celebrity with “clout.”