Jacob Bruggeman
@jacob_bruggeman
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PhDing @JHUhistory on hackers, computers, & political economy | Also writes about tech in the postwar Midwest | Neighbor & friend
Baltimore / Cleveland
Joined November 2016
RT @Joshua_A_Tait: So many of America's political problems boil down to "Congress doesn't do its job." There are many reasons for this, but….
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Glad to have an essay in this forthcoming literary tour of the Midwest! .
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RT @jeremylybarger: The Ocean Vuong takedown is its own art form, and this piece by Tom Crewe in @LRB is effervescent with contempt: "[Vuon….
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I groaned my way through The Emperor of Gladness. I writhed. I felt real despair every time I forced myself to open...
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RT @Joshua_A_Tait: I had a great time at the Policy History Conference over the past few days. Thanks especially to @jacob_bruggeman for pu….
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RT @jacob_bruggeman: Vivek Ramaswamy enjoying a glorious Ohio sunset, taking in the fresh air and open skies as talk of the twitter feud ra….
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Vivek Ramaswamy enjoying a glorious Ohio sunset, taking in the fresh air and open skies as talk of the twitter feud rages on.
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RT @BuckeyeHistory: On this day in 1968. The OSU Faculty Council gave the green light to establish the Department of Computer and Informa….
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RT @SWGoldman: Many people read excerpts of these books (or at least are assigned excerpts). Very very few read the whole thing. That’s why….
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RT @ismailkurun_: Great weekend discussing liberalism. I contributed with a presentation on public reason liberalism and open-mindedness.….
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Nice flourish in today’s WSJ piece on the death of the penny.
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Eye-catching figures in this piece on the new space race: . Starlink has launched 39% of all satellites since Sputnik and currently manufacturers 8+ satellites per day.
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Elon Musk’s satellite system dominates the battle for the future of global connectivity. Amazon and Chinese rivals are working to catch up
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RT @AdrienneLaF: An instant classic of the "this story is totally nuts, you have to read it" genre:
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On my first time out as a commercial fisherman, my boat sank, my captain died, and I was left adrift and alone in the Pacific.
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Not a bad view from the reading room @umichBentley! Glad to be here this week as a Bordin/Gillette fellow.
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The Statue of Liberty cost the French people roughly $5 million in today's dollars. Japan's many gifts of cherry trees total to at least $1 million. Both created national landmarks. The Saudi gift of a 747-8 is $367-400 million — and it will only be enjoyed by Trump & Co.
Literally speechless: ABC reports Trump will accept a luxury jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One, then transferred to his presidential library for personal use. A foreign regime gifting a jet to a former president. It’s bribery in broad daylight.
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RT @zenahitz: The following majors are showing significantly worse employment prospects than Philosophy, according to the New York Fed:.1.….
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