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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · 2d

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · 12d

No beer and it’s already 11am? 🤯

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · 13d

Regional union meetings ? 🤩

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · 21d

This is such a big deal and Dagmar is the perfect person for the job - her expertise on TGM are unmatched in the field.

Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 21d

Shoutout to my good friend and collaborator, Dagmar Hájková, who knows way more about TGM than anyone should have to. 🥰https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/europe/tgm-letter-czech-republic-scli-intl

Czechs agog as national archive prepares to open mysterious envelope sealed for 20 years | CNN

Citizens of the Czech Republic are waiting with bated breath for a longstanding mystery to be solved: What were the last words of the country’s revered first president, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk?

www.cnn.com

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Nancy Wingfield @nmw1.bsky.social · 21d

Shoutout to my good friend and collaborator, Dagmar Hájková, who knows way more about TGM than anyone should have to. 🥰https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/europe/tgm-letter-czech-republic-scli-intl

Czechs agog as national archive prepares to open mysterious envelope sealed for 20 years | CNN

Citizens of the Czech Republic are waiting with bated breath for a longstanding mystery to be solved: What were the last words of the country’s revered first president, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk?

www.cnn.com

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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 21d

A great lineup for this semester's Department of History Research Seminar in Maynooth. This is open to all so do join us and please share widely.

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Sep 7

She was wonderful

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Sep 7

Yes 🥰

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Sep 7

:)

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Sep 5

Good evening !

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · Sep 3

The LSU History Department is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History (excluding Britain). Please spread the word! More details at the link below: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...

Assistant Professor - Modern European History

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · Sep 1

Reminder - Irish conference of historians - on in Maynooth, 12-13th Sept - register below #speirgorm #irishhistory www.eventbrite.ie/e/35th-irish...

35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities

The 35th annual Irish conference of historians hosted by the Irish Committee of Historical Sciences & Maynooth University Dept. of History

www.eventbrite.ie

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Imma say: nope 👎

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Aug 10

Olomouc Town Hall 🥰

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Aug 10

Olomouc skyline

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thanks as always for your warm and welcoming open house ! 👋 🥲

a little girl is sliding down an orange slide with the words ok bye written on it .

ALT: a little girl is sliding down an orange slide with the words ok bye written on it .

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Jul 28

Ljubljana fellowship finished!

More adventures to come soon, though.

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Jul 27

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 LIONESSES CHAMPIONS !!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Jul 27

🐉 🫣

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Jul 27

Leona’s far surpasses the original !!

Orel Beilinson @orelb.bsky.social · Jul 26

There's a party right below my hotel, part of Berlin Pride, and they are singing "A Total Eclipse of the Heart" as an English-French duet. Do you think they'll be willing to make it a trio if I offer them the Czech version?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Cy...

Leona Machálková - Zatmění (Total Eclipse Of The Heart)

YouTube video by SUPRAPHON

www.youtube.com

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Orel Beilinson @orelb.bsky.social · Jul 26

There's a party right below my hotel, part of Berlin Pride, and they are singing "A Total Eclipse of the Heart" as an English-French duet. Do you think they'll be willing to make it a trio if I offer them the Czech version?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Cy...

Leona Machálková - Zatmění (Total Eclipse Of The Heart)

YouTube video by SUPRAPHON

www.youtube.com

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Jul 17

King 👑

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Jul 3

Good evening my lovelies ! 🥰

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Jul 3

it me ! 👋 😀

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John Paul Newman @johnpaulnewman.bsky.social · Jul 2

In 1933 US disability rights advocate and activist Helen Keller visited Yugoslavia. Keller had an audience with King Aleskandar I and visited the Tomb of the Unknown Hero on Avala Mountain. She wrote about her trip in a short unpublished essay 'We go on a Journey'.