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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · Jan 8

The University of Northampton is making significant cuts that put many programmes at risk, including our MA in History. Our Union branch has started a petition about these cuts in general, please sign and share. chng.it/HmQLFK8Lry We also have letters from learned socs & groups supporting History. 🗃️

Sign the Petition

STOP The Job Cuts at the University of Northampton

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Dec 26

Today we celebrate Boxing Day in the UK, so named because cats spend the day exploring empty boxes discarded from Christmas Day*

*This may not be true

a cat is laying in a box that says 4gifs.com on it

ALT: a cat is laying in a box that says 4gifs.com on it

media.tenor.com

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Dr Jay Watts (they/she) @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · Dec 25

Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have:

- no one to see on Christmas Day,
- no presents, or
- no contactable relatives.

Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Dec 11

On the 11th day of Christmas my true love sent to me, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords-a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids-a-milking, 7 swans-a-swimming, 6 geese-a-laying, 5 GOLD RINGS, 4 colly birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves & a partridge in a pear tree. 38 people watched me eat 23 birds to music

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Dec 10

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, 10 lords-a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids-a-milking, 7 swans-a-swimming, 6 geese-a-laying, 5 GOLD RINGS, 4 colly birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves & a partridge in a pear tree. A lord landed on a French hen; feathers everywhere. Ate them.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Dec 9

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four colly birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
17 women had a front row seat of me eating 23 birds.

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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · Dec 9

Beat Kümin and I are accepting applications for our 4yr M4C fully-funded PhD Studentship for 2025/26
at Uni of Warwick and Warwick County Record Office

"Warwickshire Identities: Early Modern Archival Perspectives"

Get in touch with me for more info. Full details here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Dec 8

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four colly birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. Thanks maids, needed a drink after eating all those birds.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Dec 8

He was the full Monty before.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Dec 7

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four colly birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. They're not a-swimming anymore. Ate them.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Dec 6

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four colly birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. Goose, colly bird, hen, turtle dove, partridge and pear omelette. Yum.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Dec 5

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four colly birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
Ate the birds. Sold the rings. Bought more birds with the money. Ate them too.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Dec 4

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me, four colly birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
Ate them. Tastier than calling birds.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Dec 2

On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
Ate them.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Dec 3

On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
Ate them. Oh-la-la.

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Debbie Cooban @debbiecooban.bsky.social · Dec 1

Yessss! Larry’s 12 Days of Christmas on Blue Sky

Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Dec 1

On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me, a partridge in a pear tree.
Ate it.

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · Dec 1

Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots.

To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Nov 29

SCANDAL as senior member of Downing Street administration caught breaking the rules...
(Pic @pjrfoto.bsky.social)

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · Nov 27

You know what would **really** disrupt the publishing industry?
Fair contracts and decent pay for authors.
No AI training without the creator’s consent.
Artists and translators on the cover.
No NDAs for ghostwriters.

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · Nov 26

Associate Lecturer in Conservation of Buddhist Heritage- Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London - Conservation #skystorians 🗃️
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKU789/a...

Associate Lecturer in Conservation of Buddhist Heritage at Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

An opportunity for an academic position as a Associate Lecturer in Conservation of Buddhist Heritage is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · Nov 26

Snr Research Fellow with Digital Skills for Historical Research
UCL - SELCS-CMII #skystorians 🗃️ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKU346/s...

Snr Research Fellow with Digital Skills for Historical Research at UCL

Explore an exciting academic career as a Snr Research Fellow with Digital Skills for Historical Research. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · Nov 24

Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.

(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Nov 16

I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.

I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/

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Debbie Cooban @debbiecooban.bsky.social · Nov 21

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Cate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social · Nov 19

I've been thinking about why so many history students get themselves into a pickle by thinking an argument comes *before* research. More at my blog: catherinedenial.org/blog/uncateg...

A photograph of a jar of pickles on a small white plate, taken by JESHOOTS at pexels.com

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