Jon Lovett, on Pam Bondi's firing: "In a surprise twist, the Epstein files released the attorney general."
#bondi #epstein #declineandfall
#bondi #epstein #declineandfall
April 4, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Jon Lovett, on Pam Bondi's firing: "In a surprise twist, the Epstein files released the attorney general."
#bondi #epstein #declineandfall
#bondi #epstein #declineandfall
September 25, 2026 at 1:32 AM
History’s guidebooks tend to skip the part where the characters don’t realize they’re in the final chapters. Turns out, civilizational collapse feels a lot like a Tuesday—until it doesn’t.
#DeclineAndFall
#HistoryRepeats
#LiveFromTheAbyss
#DeclineAndFall
#HistoryRepeats
#LiveFromTheAbyss
February 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
History’s guidebooks tend to skip the part where the characters don’t realize they’re in the final chapters. Turns out, civilizational collapse feels a lot like a Tuesday—until it doesn’t.
#DeclineAndFall
#HistoryRepeats
#LiveFromTheAbyss
#DeclineAndFall
#HistoryRepeats
#LiveFromTheAbyss
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 43; p. 1418, note 43 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
September 27, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 43; p. 1418, note 43 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 42; p. 1356 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
September 27, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 42; p. 1356 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 43; p. 1393 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
September 27, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 43; p. 1393 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1347 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
September 27, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1347 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Probably significant that no-one’s even asking questions any longer about the massive conflicts of interest Trump will face/enjoy as a billionaire POTUS #declineandfall
January 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Probably significant that no-one’s even asking questions any longer about the massive conflicts of interest Trump will face/enjoy as a billionaire POTUS #declineandfall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1347, note 86 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Gibbon leaves zoology to the zoologists. One can't do everything.
Gibbon leaves zoology to the zoologists. One can't do everything.
September 27, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1347, note 86 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Gibbon leaves zoology to the zoologists. One can't do everything.
Gibbon leaves zoology to the zoologists. One can't do everything.
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; pp. 1321-1322 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
The hook for me was "yielded to the impetuous courage of his troops."
The hook for me was "yielded to the impetuous courage of his troops."
September 27, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; pp. 1321-1322 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
The hook for me was "yielded to the impetuous courage of his troops."
The hook for me was "yielded to the impetuous courage of his troops."
”You reap what you sow and nobody sowed anything.”
👆that should replace ”Dieu et mon droit” as the motto of England.
#Brexit
#MentalBreakdown
#ForwardThinking
#EnglishSociety
#DeclineAndFall
👆that should replace ”Dieu et mon droit” as the motto of England.
#Brexit
#MentalBreakdown
#ForwardThinking
#EnglishSociety
#DeclineAndFall
10 years! 10 fricking years they've had to train our youngsters in these highly skilled jobs. Instead they expected them to PAY for their own training! As if the thousands of youngsters now needed could even begin to afford to PAY. You reap what you sow and nobody sowed anything.
August 27, 2026 at 3:53 AM
”You reap what you sow and nobody sowed anything.”
👆that should replace ”Dieu et mon droit” as the motto of England.
#Brexit
#MentalBreakdown
#ForwardThinking
#EnglishSociety
#DeclineAndFall
👆that should replace ”Dieu et mon droit” as the motto of England.
#Brexit
#MentalBreakdown
#ForwardThinking
#EnglishSociety
#DeclineAndFall
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1339, note 72 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Sieges are bad.
But also: I was always suspicious of that stuff in my sandwiches.
Overlooking the pun. Too easy. YMMV.
Sieges are bad.
But also: I was always suspicious of that stuff in my sandwiches.
Overlooking the pun. Too easy. YMMV.
September 27, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 41; p. 1339, note 72 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Sieges are bad.
But also: I was always suspicious of that stuff in my sandwiches.
Overlooking the pun. Too easy. YMMV.
Sieges are bad.
But also: I was always suspicious of that stuff in my sandwiches.
Overlooking the pun. Too easy. YMMV.
and in that sense the most respectable part of the community.
(968-969) #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
(968-969) #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
December 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
and in that sense the most respectable part of the community.
(968-969) #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
(968-969) #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Coming soon.
#DeclineAndFall #EvelynWaugh #BritishSatire #PaulPennyfeather #ComicNovel #1920sLiterature #EnglishHumor #WaughClassic #SocialSatire #ModernistComedy
#DeclineAndFall #EvelynWaugh #BritishSatire #PaulPennyfeather #ComicNovel #1920sLiterature #EnglishHumor #WaughClassic #SocialSatire #ModernistComedy
October 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
C’mon America- remove your idiot. Aren’t you humiliated enough?
#criminalenterprise #declineandfall #lategreatusa #mourningthegreatestexperiment
#criminalenterprise #declineandfall #lategreatusa #mourningthegreatestexperiment
February 23, 2026 at 7:15 PM
C’mon America- remove your idiot. Aren’t you humiliated enough?
#criminalenterprise #declineandfall #lategreatusa #mourningthegreatestexperiment
#criminalenterprise #declineandfall #lategreatusa #mourningthegreatestexperiment
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 39; p. 1246 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
July 21, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Edward Gibbon, “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” ch. 39; p. 1246 in the 1946 Heritage Press edition. #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
(1177) #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
February 28, 2026 at 7:26 AM
(1177) #edwardgibbon #declineandfall
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
" #History has always been far more engrossed by problems of origins by those of #DeclineAndFall." - Johan #Huizinga, The Waning of the Middle Ages
November 27, 2024 at 4:12 PM
" #History has always been far more engrossed by problems of origins by those of #DeclineAndFall." - Johan #Huizinga, The Waning of the Middle Ages
I gave myself a reading project to finish within the year. It’s coming in the mail.
I figure the #DeclineAndFall is actually *very* relevant? Not joking, am excited. I studied Ancient Greek and some Latin at university, I love the world of antiquity and love a challenge. #BookSky
I figure the #DeclineAndFall is actually *very* relevant? Not joking, am excited. I studied Ancient Greek and some Latin at university, I love the world of antiquity and love a challenge. #BookSky
September 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I gave myself a reading project to finish within the year. It’s coming in the mail.
I figure the #DeclineAndFall is actually *very* relevant? Not joking, am excited. I studied Ancient Greek and some Latin at university, I love the world of antiquity and love a challenge. #BookSky
I figure the #DeclineAndFall is actually *very* relevant? Not joking, am excited. I studied Ancient Greek and some Latin at university, I love the world of antiquity and love a challenge. #BookSky
Nero and Caligula, all rolled into one. #DeclineAndFall
February 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Nero and Caligula, all rolled into one. #DeclineAndFall
April 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
January 18, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
4/20
#Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #BlueskyBooks #evelynwaugh #declineandfall
4/20
#Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #BlueskyBooks #evelynwaugh #declineandfall
January 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
4/20
#Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #BlueskyBooks #evelynwaugh #declineandfall
4/20
#Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #BlueskyBooks #evelynwaugh #declineandfall