Dr Sarah Irving
@drtermagant.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Middle Eastern History (Palestine, earthquakes, archaeology, labour). Gobby feminist, inky, cyclist, cat rehabber, born at 331. She/her. #actuallyautistic. Ed. of @contemplevant.bsky.social. Defender of post-92s, union member.
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Some of you may know that I curate a huge reading list if Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It is not up to date… Please comment if you identify as Palestinian, or if you know of something that should be in the list! Please share for visibility. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
Read Palestinian Speculative Fiction Reading List
The following is a growing reading list for the #ReadPalestinianSpecFic challenge. This is a work in progress to create a list of all available Palestinian speculative fiction. Novels: Novels by Na…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Some of you may know that I curate a huge reading list if Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It is not up to date… Please comment if you identify as Palestinian, or if you know of something that should be in the list! Please share for visibility. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
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Fancy a #grasshoppers on a ring? The #Romans did.
Between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD, grasshoppers seem to have been pretty fashionable amongst the subjects carved on #intaglios.
Between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD, grasshoppers seem to have been pretty fashionable amongst the subjects carved on #intaglios.
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Fancy a #grasshoppers on a ring? The #Romans did.
Between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD, grasshoppers seem to have been pretty fashionable amongst the subjects carved on #intaglios.
Between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD, grasshoppers seem to have been pretty fashionable amongst the subjects carved on #intaglios.
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18 years ago
November 26, 2008 – UK MPs told climate targets inadequate
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November 26, 2008 – UK MPs told climate targets inadequate
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November 26, 2008 - UK MPs told climate targets inadequate - All Our Yesterdays
Eighteen years ago, on this day, November 26th, 2008, A leading climate scientist has told the Environmental Audit Committee that the international target to cut carbon dioxide is too modest and the c...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
18 years ago
November 26, 2008 – UK MPs told climate targets inadequate
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November 26, 2008 – UK MPs told climate targets inadequate
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Good morning, while everyone is waiting for the budget to be announced it’s a good time to say that immigration is a source of prosperity for the UK and painting Britain as a hostile state is sabotaging the country. Thanks!
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Good morning, while everyone is waiting for the budget to be announced it’s a good time to say that immigration is a source of prosperity for the UK and painting Britain as a hostile state is sabotaging the country. Thanks!
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This year's #Arctic sea ice freeze-up is clearly the latest on record for the Baffin Bay region (located between Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago). The extent of ice cover is a record low for the date there.
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This year's #Arctic sea ice freeze-up is clearly the latest on record for the Baffin Bay region (located between Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago). The extent of ice cover is a record low for the date there.
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
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OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
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Disaster unfolding in Thailand with background global heating at ~1.5°C.
“Crisis has hit about 2 million people and left an entire southern city under water.”
www.scmp.com/week-as...
#ClimateCrisis
“Crisis has hit about 2 million people and left an entire southern city under water.”
www.scmp.com/week-as...
#ClimateCrisis
‘Desert island’: trapped Thais plead for rescue as floodwaters rise
The navy will deploy an aircraft carrier and deliver meals to help those in the flood-hit south, amid public outcry over chaotic relief efforts.
www.scmp.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Disaster unfolding in Thailand with background global heating at ~1.5°C.
“Crisis has hit about 2 million people and left an entire southern city under water.”
www.scmp.com/week-as...
#ClimateCrisis
“Crisis has hit about 2 million people and left an entire southern city under water.”
www.scmp.com/week-as...
#ClimateCrisis
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I review the first trial over the coastal violence, including security personnel, to highlight its significance and the government’s calculated approach to justice. The question now is whether it ushers in real accountability or becomes another symbolic gesture. en.majalla.com/node/328396/...
First public trial after Assad tests justice in the new Syria
Fourteen men stand accused of sectarian killings in the coastal region last March. The credibility of the trial will depend on how the proceedings hold up under public scrutiny.
en.majalla.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I review the first trial over the coastal violence, including security personnel, to highlight its significance and the government’s calculated approach to justice. The question now is whether it ushers in real accountability or becomes another symbolic gesture. en.majalla.com/node/328396/...
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One thing with librarians is that they’re acutely aware of *who uses libraries* - many of us might go though our whole adult lives without setting foot in a library, but for people who are a little lost and need somewhere to be, they’re a lifeline.
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
One thing with librarians is that they’re acutely aware of *who uses libraries* - many of us might go though our whole adult lives without setting foot in a library, but for people who are a little lost and need somewhere to be, they’re a lifeline.
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Labour being ****s, joining forces with the lying rightwing ****s who’ve decided that disabled people don’t deserve “free cars” (they’re not free).
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Rachel Reeves expected to scrap £300m in tax breaks for Motability scheme
Plan to remove relief from scheme that helps provide cars for disabled people likely to concern some Labour MPs
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Labour being ****s, joining forces with the lying rightwing ****s who’ve decided that disabled people don’t deserve “free cars” (they’re not free).
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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A hardy perennial in local government reporting (across parties), but I do have to wonder why having a substantial debt to the body you represent shouldn't disbar you from that office (again, not a party political point).
Chronicle Live: Northumberland Reform councillor ordered to pay £38,000 debt to his own council
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Northumberland Reform councillor ordered to pay £38,000 debt to his own council
Barry Elliott, a Reform councillor in the Blyth ward of Newsham, appeared in court on Tuesday in relation to more than £38,000 worth of council tax and business rates owed to Northumberland County Cou...
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
A hardy perennial in local government reporting (across parties), but I do have to wonder why having a substantial debt to the body you represent shouldn't disbar you from that office (again, not a party political point).
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@drtermagant.bsky.social on "Gendering Labour in Palestinian Archaeology, 1890s–1930s": archaeologybulletin.org/articles/10....
Gendering Labour in Palestinian Archaeology, 1890s–1930s | Bulletin of the History of Archaeology
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November 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
@drtermagant.bsky.social on "Gendering Labour in Palestinian Archaeology, 1890s–1930s": archaeologybulletin.org/articles/10....
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
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Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
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🏆🏆🏆Calling all Masters and Ph.D. students, you still have time to apply for the 2025 Gorgias Book Grant - your chance to win $500 of our titles! What are you waiting for? #awards #mastersdegree #PhD #phdlife #winbooks www.gorgiaspress.com/awards
a gold trophy with a star on it and a red ribbon around it
ALT: a gold trophy with a star on it and a red ribbon around it
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November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🏆🏆🏆Calling all Masters and Ph.D. students, you still have time to apply for the 2025 Gorgias Book Grant - your chance to win $500 of our titles! What are you waiting for? #awards #mastersdegree #PhD #phdlife #winbooks www.gorgiaspress.com/awards
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New York University Abu Dhabi - Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World:
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New York University Abu Dhabi - Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World | MEMOs
NYUAD Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World - Postdoctoral Fellowship
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November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New York University Abu Dhabi - Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World:
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Today, 1pm at the UK Home Office, we go again.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood had the opportunity to reverse her predecessor’s ridiculous ban on Palestine Action. She chose to double-down and further authoritarianism.
We do not comply.
History will remember your complicity.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood had the opportunity to reverse her predecessor’s ridiculous ban on Palestine Action. She chose to double-down and further authoritarianism.
We do not comply.
History will remember your complicity.
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Today, 1pm at the UK Home Office, we go again.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood had the opportunity to reverse her predecessor’s ridiculous ban on Palestine Action. She chose to double-down and further authoritarianism.
We do not comply.
History will remember your complicity.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood had the opportunity to reverse her predecessor’s ridiculous ban on Palestine Action. She chose to double-down and further authoritarianism.
We do not comply.
History will remember your complicity.
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To be absolutely clear on this, one of our volunteers received a letter from a cabinet minister acknowledging the contents of the Discord leaks, including comments talking about serious abuse. The government knows exactly who they are including in these consultations.
Trans Safety Network are extremely concerned that DHSC are continuing to solicit input on trans healthcare from Bayswater and other anti trans groups after a reply to our previous concerns stated they would not work with groups who promote harmful practices or discriminatory views
Wes Streeting continues to ignore safeguarding concerns about parents group linked to abusive practices
Trans Safety Network has seen evidence Wes Streeting and the DHSC solicited feedback on a “puberty blocker risk form” from Bayswater Support Group and other anti-trans groups in September 2025, 6 mont...
transsafety.network
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
To be absolutely clear on this, one of our volunteers received a letter from a cabinet minister acknowledging the contents of the Discord leaks, including comments talking about serious abuse. The government knows exactly who they are including in these consultations.
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New publishing opportunity!
The London Record Society are looking for someone to edit a volume based on the archive of the Working Ladies' Guild, which supported impoverished women in late nineteenth-century Britain.
Further information and contact details in the text below.
The London Record Society are looking for someone to edit a volume based on the archive of the Working Ladies' Guild, which supported impoverished women in late nineteenth-century Britain.
Further information and contact details in the text below.
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New publishing opportunity!
The London Record Society are looking for someone to edit a volume based on the archive of the Working Ladies' Guild, which supported impoverished women in late nineteenth-century Britain.
Further information and contact details in the text below.
The London Record Society are looking for someone to edit a volume based on the archive of the Working Ladies' Guild, which supported impoverished women in late nineteenth-century Britain.
Further information and contact details in the text below.
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Not looking great for Santa's workshop 😳
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Not looking great for Santa's workshop 😳
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
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I don't think (successive) governments who ignore the financial crisis in universities really realise what it will look like in cities, including northern cities like mine, if the higher education sector collapses. Newcastle's economy is *really fucking really* propped up by students
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I don't think (successive) governments who ignore the financial crisis in universities really realise what it will look like in cities, including northern cities like mine, if the higher education sector collapses. Newcastle's economy is *really fucking really* propped up by students
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This is the kind of thing you would do if you had no idea how to achieve economic growth. It's a stunningly stupid move but only one of many that the government has been making over the last 10 months or so. All those years in opposition and they have no idea what to do while in office. Shameful
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is the kind of thing you would do if you had no idea how to achieve economic growth. It's a stunningly stupid move but only one of many that the government has been making over the last 10 months or so. All those years in opposition and they have no idea what to do while in office. Shameful
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"Many of the most influential personalities in the “Make America great again” (Maga) movement on X are based outside of the US, including Russia, Nigeria and India, a new transparency feature on the social media site has revealed."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Many prominent Maga personalities on X are based outside US, new tool reveals
Users posing as rightwing Americans are operating internationally, per the platform’s transparency feature
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Many of the most influential personalities in the “Make America great again” (Maga) movement on X are based outside of the US, including Russia, Nigeria and India, a new transparency feature on the social media site has revealed."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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About that “ceasefire”:
The latest Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 24 people and wounded another 54, including children.
apnews.com/article/gaza...
The latest Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 24 people and wounded another 54, including children.
apnews.com/article/gaza...
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 24 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
About that “ceasefire”:
The latest Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 24 people and wounded another 54, including children.
apnews.com/article/gaza...
The latest Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 24 people and wounded another 54, including children.
apnews.com/article/gaza...