Dr Cath Feely
@cathfeely.bsky.social
Cultural historian of modern Britain. Senior Lecturer at the University of Derby and Councillor of the Royal Historical Society. All views my own.
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Dr Cath Feely
@cathfeely.bsky.social
· Nov 9
The Trenches, the Tram and the Trolley Bus
A twentieth-century story
botheringmiancestors.substack.com
For Remembrance Sunday, a short reflection on the life and death of my great grandfather in the twenty years after his return. botheringmiancestors.substack.com/p/the-trench...
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Edina Mom has entered the chat.
Welcome, comrade.
Welcome, comrade.
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Edina Mom has entered the chat.
Welcome, comrade.
Welcome, comrade.
Honestly, I was listening to Radio 4 and Michael Gove - MICHAEL GOVE - was the person being most clear about the fact that the poor guy was on the ground when he was shot.
I'm not American. Nobody needs my commentary on MN today
I am British, though. And our soft-serve-the-fascism, both-sides-at-all-costs-and-fuck-the-evidence national broadcaster is a fucking disgrace
I am British, though. And our soft-serve-the-fascism, both-sides-at-all-costs-and-fuck-the-evidence national broadcaster is a fucking disgrace
January 25, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Honestly, I was listening to Radio 4 and Michael Gove - MICHAEL GOVE - was the person being most clear about the fact that the poor guy was on the ground when he was shot.
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I'm not American. Nobody needs my commentary on MN today
I am British, though. And our soft-serve-the-fascism, both-sides-at-all-costs-and-fuck-the-evidence national broadcaster is a fucking disgrace
I am British, though. And our soft-serve-the-fascism, both-sides-at-all-costs-and-fuck-the-evidence national broadcaster is a fucking disgrace
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I'm not American. Nobody needs my commentary on MN today
I am British, though. And our soft-serve-the-fascism, both-sides-at-all-costs-and-fuck-the-evidence national broadcaster is a fucking disgrace
I am British, though. And our soft-serve-the-fascism, both-sides-at-all-costs-and-fuck-the-evidence national broadcaster is a fucking disgrace
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Don’t buy for one second that nothing matters. All the same things still matter. They might not matter to Nazis or corporations or billionaires, but they matter more than ever.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Don’t buy for one second that nothing matters. All the same things still matter. They might not matter to Nazis or corporations or billionaires, but they matter more than ever.
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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This is a city that just wants to fucking fly kites on a fucking lake
January 24, 2026 at 6:33 PM
This is a city that just wants to fucking fly kites on a fucking lake
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PhD funding for early career historians completing a doctorate.
Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT.
Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT.
Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
January 22, 2026 at 8:47 AM
PhD funding for early career historians completing a doctorate.
Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT.
Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT.
Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
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From the official White House account, not realising that penguins are Antarctica not the Arctic.
The White House also saying penguins and Trump have the same sized feet.
The White House also saying penguins and Trump have the same sized feet.
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM
From the official White House account, not realising that penguins are Antarctica not the Arctic.
The White House also saying penguins and Trump have the same sized feet.
The White House also saying penguins and Trump have the same sized feet.
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i left the church and have nothing to do with it anymore but something happens when i see priests and pastors and rabbis and imams and sikhs at protests going so hard in mega harsh conditions i get choked up. this is how all of that is supposed to be. that's what all of that is supposed to be for.
January 23, 2026 at 6:01 PM
i left the church and have nothing to do with it anymore but something happens when i see priests and pastors and rabbis and imams and sikhs at protests going so hard in mega harsh conditions i get choked up. this is how all of that is supposed to be. that's what all of that is supposed to be for.
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Now: With double digit windchill, thousands marching in Downtown Minneapolis during a general strike. Marching and protest against the actions of ICE. Prince dance party outside First Avenue and the Prince mural - where there’s been many Prince dance parties before.
Minneapolis January 23, 2026
Minneapolis January 23, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Now: With double digit windchill, thousands marching in Downtown Minneapolis during a general strike. Marching and protest against the actions of ICE. Prince dance party outside First Avenue and the Prince mural - where there’s been many Prince dance parties before.
Minneapolis January 23, 2026
Minneapolis January 23, 2026
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I LOVE YOU, YOU LABRADOR THAT GOT CURSED WITH THE WEIGHT OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS. #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #Traitors
January 23, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I LOVE YOU, YOU LABRADOR THAT GOT CURSED WITH THE WEIGHT OF HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS. #TheTraitors #TraitorsUK #Traitors
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The 1832 Reform Act marked a pivotal moment in the extension of the franchise, but who was able to vote?
@martinspychal.bsky.social explores topic, which may not be as straightforward as you think.
@martinspychal.bsky.social explores topic, which may not be as straightforward as you think.
How many people could vote in the UK after the 1832 Reform Act? - The History of Parliament
Dr Martin Spychal examines how many people could vote in the UK after the 1832 Reform Act.
historyofparliament.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The 1832 Reform Act marked a pivotal moment in the extension of the franchise, but who was able to vote?
@martinspychal.bsky.social explores topic, which may not be as straightforward as you think.
@martinspychal.bsky.social explores topic, which may not be as straightforward as you think.
This is the way to go.
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 23, 2026 at 7:54 AM
This is the way to go.
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The University of Sheffield has stopped paying staff.
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
Union condemns continued docking of staff pay following strike action at University of Sheffield
The University and College Union (UCU) has today condemned the lockout and withholding of staff pay at the University of Sheffield following lawful industrial action
www.ucu.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The University of Sheffield has stopped paying staff.
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
Not for striking but for refusing to work unpaid to make up for strike days they were already docked for.
This is punishment, not negotiation. And it’s completely reckless.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1438...
So many things to do today I am actually scared. Tea, breakfast, every aspect of my job all at once.
January 23, 2026 at 7:32 AM
So many things to do today I am actually scared. Tea, breakfast, every aspect of my job all at once.
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I'd be too morto to admit that not only was I using this for all my work, but over 2 years I never backed up my computer
January 23, 2026 at 7:07 AM
I'd be too morto to admit that not only was I using this for all my work, but over 2 years I never backed up my computer
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I wish I could remember who said they wish they had cultural power but they're trying to use political power in its place. They can remove the signs. They cannot remove all the histories, primary documents, and collective knowledge of the past, and their attacks underscore why these things matter.
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I wish I could remember who said they wish they had cultural power but they're trying to use political power in its place. They can remove the signs. They cannot remove all the histories, primary documents, and collective knowledge of the past, and their attacks underscore why these things matter.
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They’re all trying to read something into James interrupting so much at the Round Table and going heavy on Matty and really it’s just an ADHD person at a meeting. #TheTraitors
January 22, 2026 at 9:35 PM
They’re all trying to read something into James interrupting so much at the Round Table and going heavy on Matty and really it’s just an ADHD person at a meeting. #TheTraitors
I genuinely do this with students every year (the old 'introductions to essays should be like Columbo not Poirot'). Immediately after lockdown they got it because it was endlessly played on ITV2 but that glorious period of its relevance is now dead.
Let’s not lose sight of the television event of the year: Rachel explaining Columbo to a 22 year old #TheTraitors
January 22, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I genuinely do this with students every year (the old 'introductions to essays should be like Columbo not Poirot'). Immediately after lockdown they got it because it was endlessly played on ITV2 but that glorious period of its relevance is now dead.
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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"Hans, are we on the board of peace?"
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM
"Hans, are we on the board of peace?"
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Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
Society launches call for new Applied History Fellowships, with the Institute of Historical Research and DC Thomson - RHS
In November 2025, the Society joins with partners the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and publisher DC Thomson to launch a new Applied History Fellowship programme to support recent post-doctor...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
No-one tells you how sad it is when the parents of your childhood friends die. Today, the world lost a wonderful woman who to me as a child was unspeakably glamorous, an amazing mum and dad to my friend when being a Catholic single mum took real guts, and was one of the purest souls I ever knew.
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
No-one tells you how sad it is when the parents of your childhood friends die. Today, the world lost a wonderful woman who to me as a child was unspeakably glamorous, an amazing mum and dad to my friend when being a Catholic single mum took real guts, and was one of the purest souls I ever knew.