Never in our history has a U.S. designated terrorist group killed 30 Americans and taken Americans hostage and gotten away with it. This administration acts like October 7th didn't happen to US. If it were ISIS or al-Qaeda that killed Americans or took hostages, we would kill

Happy Bloomsday to all who celebrate! The Irish anti-semitism, both veiled and overt, directed at Leopold Bloom hitting especially hard on this year's re-read. #Ulysses

A breathtaking speech by Miriam Novak at the UN General Assembly. Don't miss a word! For two thousand years we have lived among you, offering you our knowledge, discoveries and inventions. At the UN Special General Assembly in New York, held at the request of the leaders of the

There’s never been a war where the aggressor has been thoroughly militarily defeated but won’t surrender because their entire strategy is to cause civilian misery in the hopes of generating sympathy among morons and sociopaths abroad.

I went to the Nova Exhibit and saw new footage. I already knew it was religiously motivated, but I underestimated *how* religious it was. Guys, it’s so much worse than I thought. I was watching a ritual. Like the human sacrifice of some ancient tribe. Like Apocalypto. I

Looking at you Daniel Mendelsohn 67 Across

This just in! the beautiful cover design for my new translation of #Homer’s #Odyssey, forthcoming April 2025 from UChicagoPress; design by Matt Avery at Monograph #poetry #classics #literature #ClassicsTwitter #greece

If you are looking for excellent maths games, Michael Minas's website has wonderful low set up, high yield fun games: lovemaths.me/games And video of kids playing! #MathIsFigureOutAble #MathChat #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathEd #Mathematics

Attn Princeton University #ClassicsTwitter friends! Next Tuesday Sept 17, I'm giving the 2024 Robert Fagles Lecture for Classics in the Contemporary Arts, speaking about translating the #Odyssey. Such a nice *nostos* to my alma mater--and such warm memories of Bob. classics.princeton.edu/department/new…

🔥 from Bret Stephens: Zionism, which since the days of the Maccabees has been the most enduring anticolonial struggle in history, is now the epitome of what college activists seem to think is colonialism, the only solution to which is its eradication. When people argue that

I can’t wait!

THIS is my FAVORITE thing to do when sharing student work! T selects OTHER students notice and wonder and "try to get in the other student's head" and the author ONLY Talks if there is confusion or questions. #FCTMChat

NEW VIDEO: The Progression of a Number Line in Grades K-2. gfletchy.com/progression-of… #iteachmath

Wonderful blurbs now in for my #Odyssey, coming April 2025 from UChicagoPress. Huge thanks to Joyce Carol Oates, Francine Prose, Lee Child, Sebastian Barry et alii/aliae.

In remembrance of #kristallnacht, the nationwide pogrom against the Jews of Germany sponsored by the Nazi regime on 9 Nov 1938—the event that marked the beginning of the #Holocaust—I append these pages from my book “The Lost” (Harper Perennial 2006). #Kristallnachtherdenking

Explore the intersection of math and art with this fascinating interview. Mathematician Edmund Harriss (Edmund Harriss) blends creativity and mathematics into inspiring, playful and imaginative works. Math Values article: mathvalues.org/masterblog/a-m… MAA

Coming home from Brooklyn on a late Sunday afternoon. The Verrazano never disappoints.

Math Game Monday: Connect Four This delightful hundred-chart game features a perfect balance of number patterns and strategic thinking. #mtbos #homeschooling #mathgames #letsplaymath denisegaskins.com/2025/03/03/mat…

Happy Bloomsday!

NEW post: They Were Here the Whole Time fawnnguyen.substack.com/p/they-were-he…