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Gaz Shaw
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fakehistoryhunter.net
In stead of sending a link to old threads every time someone uses the term "Dark Ages", I decided to put it all in an article.

Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.

Read it here:
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or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”
This is not YET another article on why calling the early middle ages the dark ages is iffy, it’s a list of sources & references. These days most historians no longer use the term “D…
fakehistoryhunter.net
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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nyxt.dev
fake news
"NBC 5 News @ 10PM" starting at 9:59 PM
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Post a movie where you’re from.
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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paullicino.bsky.social
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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alexpartridge87.bsky.social
Stop the presses, biggest story of the day: www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
CCTV captures fox and otter’s tour of Lincoln city centre
A wildlife expert says the footage of the animals wandering past shops and bars is
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November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
gazshaw.co.uk
Centenary Bridge is stuck in the open position. Do I wait or walk to the Quays or towards the Trafford Centre?
The bridge in the open position, which means the bridge portion of the road is raised to allow ships to move down Manchester Ship Canal.
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Centenary Bridge is stuck in the open position. Do I wait or walk to the Quays or towards the Trafford Centre?
The bridge in the open position, which means the bridge portion of the road is raised to allow ships to move down Manchester Ship Canal
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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northernmailman.bsky.social
Gutted about Mani
RIP
Mani playing bass in at rehearsal, Manchester, 1994 Photo by Martyn Goodacre
November 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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stevenbailey.bsky.social
When I arrive at the party
A photo of a sign, white text on red background: JESUS... WHO IS HE? WHY DID HE COME?
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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valleyguitarist.bsky.social
Happy International Men's Day to El Bandito only
El Bandito, Legendary Welshman A pot-bellied, moustachioed man in a leotard type effort, standing as if to fight the Marquis of Queensbury. Why a Welsh man has a Spanish name is none of my business.
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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danielgray.com
This screenshot of Elite is 23 kilobytes. The entire game was 22 kilobytes.
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
gazshaw.co.uk
Worth a watch for Trafford Park fans:
youtu.be/aJAPYj93ZYQ?...
Lost Manchester
YouTube video by Martin Zero
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November 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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dbushell.com
reading: "Is AI an apocalypse? Against technological inevitability"

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Is AI an apocalypse?
Against technological inevitability
theantiquarian.email
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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thebeernut.bsky.social
Today in "big breweries fuck things up when they buy small breweries" (via @everypubindublin.ie): www.irishexaminer.com/business/com...
Cork’s Franciscan Well brewery to cease production in new year, impacting 15 staff
Molson Coors says economic pressures and a struggling craft beer sector forced the decision, with 15 employees affected
www.irishexaminer.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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404media.co
We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people.”
A Researcher Made an AI That Completely Breaks the Online Surveys Scientists Rely On
We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people.”
www.404media.co
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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danielgray.com
Ticketmaster to introduce Face Value Certification fee
pickardje.bsky.social Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 8d
Exclusive:

UK ministers plan to ban the resale of tickets for live events above their original cost, in an aggressive crackdown on touts and resellers who sharply increase the price of admission to concerts and sports events.

www.ft.com/content/e76d...
UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
Aggressive crackdown on touts comes after backlash over cost of watching live music and sport
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November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
gazshaw.co.uk
This has just worked out handy: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991–92 available to view for free archive.org/details/roth.... Scanned copy a Coventry library.
Rothman's rugby league year book. 1991-92 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
21cm.416. Ill
archive.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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rob-sheridan.com
Silicon Valley, 1990s: Free and open access to all the world’s knowledge will usher a new utopian age of information!

Silicon Valley, 2025:
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November 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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collinstony.bsky.social
The new 'Rugby Reloaded' asks 'what the hell is going on in British rugby league? Listen to a historian's view of the state of the game in Britain: on.soundcloud.com/wJ3BsqOt4TxI...
207. What the hell is going on in British rugby league?
The new Rugby Reloaded looks at the current state of rugby league in Britain, asks 'What's going on?' and tries to provide some answers by looking at how the history of the sport can give us some insi
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November 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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duncanrobinson.bsky.social
Come work with me
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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ceefaux.bsky.social
Tap us up Amazon #jamesbond
20.00 FILM: LIVE AND LET James Bond turns away from the world of spying to focus on his small portfolio of affordable rental properties.
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
gazshaw.co.uk
Bonus points for what me and my compadres are watching on the propped up phone.
November 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
gazshaw.co.uk
An interview with Lance Todd from 1909 on the training methods used at Wigan:

🏉 Dedicated trainer with several assistants/masseurs

🏉 Timed sprint work

🏉 Pre- and post-match analysis two nights per week

🏉 Gameday prep: morning massage and lunch meal monitoring

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The Appliance of Science - Where’s the Myler money?
Lance Todd on rugby league training in 1909
salford.leaflet.pub
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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BARM
pelliclemag.com Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 13d
Five years on, still the definitive word on buns, baps, barms, rolls, stotties, breadcakes and cobs.
aleofatime.com Luke @aleofatime.com · 13d
My mum and her friend came into work yesterday and said "you'll know the answer to this... What's a bap?"

"It's very complicated..."

Lucky I could her this from @katiematherkm.bsky.social & @pelliclemag.com

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2021/2/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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whydontyoutube.bsky.social
40 YEARS AGO TODAY: Halley's Comet is on its way back. Patrick Moore is excited.
The Sky At Night - 'The Comet Returns' - Halley's Comet - BBCTV - 1985
With Patrick Moore. Original 1985 recording.
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM