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Dr Sarah Irving
@drtermagant.bsky.social
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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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Dr Sarah Irving @drtermagant.bsky.social · 13d
I’ve just seen Tony Iommi play Paranoid live on a stage full of ballet dancers. I can die happy:
Theatre stage with a large group of people, two with electric guitars, one of them Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath in a long black coat Two men with electric guitars on a theatre stage, with ballet dancers behind, one of them Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
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Hussein Ibish @ibishblog.bsky.social · 14d
Early in the summer of 1979, my parents received a telegram from London sent by Joan Ibish, the mother of my oldest friend, Hussein. It read: “Got Led Zep. Stop. Send Fadlo." This set the stage for a critical decision…
⁦‪memories from Dr Fadlo Khuri
www.aub.edu.lb/President/Pr...
The Choices We Make
The vibrant and dynamic research environment at AUB enhances the educational experience for all and serves the wider communities—local and global—by advancing knowledge in a wide range of disciplines.
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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 22h
I’m teaching abt Red Summer today, when white vigilantes & National Guardsmen across the country harassed, detained, assaulted, & murdered Black Americans as part of a backlash against Black military service in WWI.
Red Summer of 1919
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Mark Stout, Ph.D. in History, Miskatonic University @markstout.bsky.social · 12h
OK, Turkey experts, oil experts, historians, sleuths. I'm looking at a 1945 US intelligence document about a clandestine source in "Oil City." This source is being paid in Turkish lira. What do you think Oil City is and why?

I do not know the answer to this.
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Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East @latineast.bsky.social · 9h
📚 #newrelease by Stefan K. Stantchev - Venice, the Ottomans, and the Sea (1381–1517)
(Oxford University Press, 2025)
global.oup.com/academic/pro...

@oxfordunipress.bsky.social #venice #ottomans #mediterranean #maritimehistory #crusades #medievalhistory #economicHistory
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Brahim El Guabli @ouldsahra.bsky.social · 17m
The first translations in the Amazigh Studies series published by Georgetown University Press! These stunning covers highlight our visual identity! Send us your proposals! If you are coming to MESA, stop by our booth at the book fair. We’ll have swags and literature to share!
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Mike W @gekido.bsky.social · 14h
so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome

Go through these steps to disable it:

opus.ing/posts/how-to...

#chrome #aibullshit
How to Remove AI From Your Google Chrome Experience - Opus
Follow these steps to resist the AI-pocalypse in your everyday web browsing.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 12h
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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Le Parisien @leparisien.fr · 2h
Khan Younès quasiment détruite

Selon le maire, dans cette grande ville du sud de la bande de Gaza, la part des destructions s'élève à 85% des bâtiments.

Selon lui, environ 400 000 tonnes de gravats devront être enlevés ➡️ https://l.leparisien.fr/LT89
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Dr Sarah Irving @drtermagant.bsky.social · 1h
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Jonas Algers @jonasalgers.bsky.social · 7h
Norway are facing Israel in the Football World Cup qualifiers today

The Oslo Tram Driver’s Union will be striking on the tram lines to the stadium in solidarity with the people of Palestine

www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/va...
Varsler kollektiv-streik i Oslo før Norge-Israel
Oslo Sporveiers Arbeiderforening varsler streik 11. oktober, samme dag som Israel og Norge spiller landskamp i fotball på Ullevaal Stadion. Hensikten er å vise støtte til Palestina. Én time før kampst...
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 13h
Record high temperatures are currently being set across the northernmost portions of the #Arctic. In fact, it is effectively ice-free on the Atlantic side of the Arctic all the way up to about 85°N latitude! This includes record low sea ice around Svalbard.

Graphic by zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
Line graph time series of 2025's daily 2-m temperature in the Arctic compared to each year from 1958 through 2024. There is a long-term warming trend for every day of the year. There is also large interannual variability and a clear seasonal cycle.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 2h
This aerial image from the 1960s shows that the 'yellow line' of Israel's redeployment in Gaza is roughly matching with the border of the area's coastal sand dune, leaving Gaza without the absolute majority of its agricultural areas on the fertile soils in the east.

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Cam Muskelly (Explorer of Deep Time ⏰ ⚒️) @cambriancam.bsky.social · 21h
Welcome back to #fossilfriday

Here is the fresh water Dastilbe elongatus. This specimen comes from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) Santana Formation in Serra de Araipe, Brazil. The Santana Formation is well known for its exquisite preservation of pterosaurs fossils.
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Joe Mason @moreorloess.bsky.social · 18h
Anything I say about these books or the earlier Part 1 list will probably draw *strong opinions* so I'll just limit it to: I wonder how many geologists (and nongeologists) are fully aware of the critique of the Anglocentric origin story first told by Lyell, that runs through many of these books?
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Extinct blog @extinctblog.bsky.social · 1d
So, back in February I posted the first part of a reading list in the history of geology, intended mostly for people in philosophy and HPS who want to gain a footing in the subject. Here, 8 months later, is Part 2. (You can find the link to Part 1 within...)
www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2025...
A History of Geology Reading List, Part 2 — Extinct
In which Max has finally completed his two-part reading list for people interested in learning more about the history of geology
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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 19h
The Tories dreaming of a bright blue future. One which includes incest, it seems
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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · Jan 7
'Sutton Hoo & Syria: The Anglo-Saxons Who Served in the Byzantine Army?' This is one of the most exciting things I've written (so far..!). Thanks to everyone who helped.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 18h
What remains of the GHF “aid” distribution site in the Netzarim corridor, after it was dismantled by the IDF as part of their withdrawal from the area

More than 2,500 Palestinians were killed in these sites while desperately seeking food

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d
“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
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Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster
The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.
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Dr Sarah Irving @drtermagant.bsky.social · 1d
I think I might be several decades past any reference to manic pixie dream girls
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 2d
My article on the 20 point gaza "peace plan" is now out. Let me tell you why peace processes in the Israeli Palestinian conflict seem to keep failing, with a focus on Tony Blair the menace of the middle east

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Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland
The former British leader was tapped to lead redevelopment efforts in Gaza if a deal is agreed upon.
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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 29d
Sabheen Bhatt, 25, describes herself as a “shoptimist” with a penchant for itchy jumpers, trousers that are impossible to eat in, and dresses that could only be worn to a medieval jousting tournament.
Autistic woman owns three wearable outfits and 50 pipe-dreams
An autistic woman’s wardrobe consists of three things she can wear and about 50 she can’t, sources have said. Sabheen Bhatt, 25, describes herself as a "shoptimist" with a penchant for itchy jumpers,…
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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 24d
“We’re hoping that daily kisses will help employees with autism thrive under the open-plan layout, fluorescent lighting, and complete lack of boundaries we’re so proud of.”
Workplace diversity initiative promotes just fully kissing autistic people on the mouth
A workplace diversity initiative aims to support autistic employees by giving them a massive snog, it has been reported. SMH, who optimise workflow solutions to maximise stakeholder value through…
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Dr Sarah Irving @drtermagant.bsky.social · 1d
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Dr Sarah Irving @drtermagant.bsky.social · 1d
I hope that bag is available in other-than-white because coffee-cat food-ketchup-paint in 10 seconds
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Dr Sarah Irving @drtermagant.bsky.social · 1d
@marchudson.bsky.social see pink T-shirt 🤣🤣
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