Dear #histodon and #archaeology I am looking for Assyriologists and other folks who study the ancient Near East on here.

Are there many? Any? Do they have their own #?

I am toying with creating an instance, specifically, for journalists. Obv. they can use federated stream but it might be a way to give an easy landing pad for folks.

I'd welcome any advice (or offers of help!!!!) for what to do and not do in setting up such a thing.

Specifically: how would I decide how to approve folks?

How narrowly or not should I define "journalist"?

The many things I'm not thinking about?

Ooof.

Just got the three ugliest anti-Semitic social media posts I've ever seen.

That ain't good.

#introduction

I am one of the migrating birds.

I am a long-time journalist. I created NPR's Planet Money, then was economics writer at The New York Times Magazine and then the New Yorker. I wrote a book, The Passion Economy.

I'm interested in journalism, democracy, the ancient Near East, Cheese (for realz!), and lots of other things.

I live in Vermont with my wife and kid.