as @bretdevereaux.bsky.social wrote immediately after j6, the very clear lesson from the ancient republics is that you have GOT to aggressively punish the LEADERS of coups and putsches... because otherwise those fuckers just come back and try again

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Finally warm enough to work on the porch with my favorite assistant 🐈‍⬛ #catsofacademia #academicats

The world is a trash-fire, but have you considered finding a fireplace 🔥 #academicats

deeply depressing to look back on devereaux's "i have studied attempted coups in the ancient world and if you don't destroy the authors of a failed coup they will come back try again and succeed," because that appears to be exactly what happened

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Well, I was also referring by extension to his posts here (see the entire thread) - and I suppose also to the suggestions he made before the inauguration, only a fraction of which were ultimately followed on any level.

I don't think they're blind to the folly--Bibi is still doing pretty badly in polls, isn't he? I think the problem is that, as ever in these past few years, nobody has any clue how to break out of the ongoing 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑠 and get an effective governing coalition.

Guess I’ll have to pack my bags and rally my #academicats because we’re headed to New Orleans for my pre doctoral internship at @OchsnerHealth this summer!!

Phase II was a minor setback, but it didn’t keep me from moving forward 🥳
#APPIC #MatchDay #BlackinPsych

I guess it’s nap time around here. I didn’t get the memo 🤔#academicats

Must be nice to be able to hide from running data analysis #academicats

Storm and Colossus have taken their spots to #WFH today. Storm is working on improving flexibility, and Colossus is meditating to the sounds of a lawnmower. #academicats

The history was clear even then. These were men generally steeped in the classics, and we haven't acquired that many additional fragments since then. acoup.blog/2021/01/15/m...