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Jennifer Wallis-Bernard

@harbottlestores.bsky.social

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- Lecturer in History of Science & Medicine/Senior Teaching Fellow in Medical Humanities at Imperial College London - Headpress promo gal @headpress.com - Fan of nasty films and nasty music - Author (as Jennifer Wallis) - Bradford lass -

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Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · Nov 14

Would you like to read an experiment in academic publishing, about #c19 medical devices, fashion, and masking? Then please consider buying my zine, Penny Gush, from the @headpress.bsky.social shop:

headpress.com/product/penn...

Penny Gush fanzine No 1

Penny Gush fanzine No 1 — exploring the weird and wonderful aspects of 19th-century history.

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 15h

But what could Antifa have been opposing in Weimar Ger…. Oh. Oh!

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 5d

A litel bit of goode newes for the humanityes
www.wesa.fm/arts-culture...

University of Pittsburgh launches world's first center to study horror genre

The University of Pittsburgh is doubling down on its longstanding commitment to studying the horror genre with the launch of its new Horror Studies Center.

www.wesa.fm

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Women & Alcohol (DSN Research Cluster) @womenandalcohol.bsky.social · 2d

Our next online seminar will take place on 6 November at 12.00 midday. Louisa Niesen, European University Institute will speak on 'Alcohol Consumption among Women Tourists, 1880-1914'. This event is online. More information and how to get the zoom link here:

www.womenandalcohol.net/2025/10/onli...

Online seminar - Alcohol Consumption among Women Tourists, 1880-1914

Project: Between the drunken ‘mother of destruction’ and the sober ‘angel of the house’.

www.womenandalcohol.net

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 4d

If you'd asked me which celebrity would posthumously unveil a list of people she wanted fired into the sun, I would not have guessed Jane Goodall

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Osbert Lancaster @osbert.realise.earth · 5d

Do you know any libraries or groups in Edinburgh or Scotland that might like a copy of “Honour is in Contentment: Life Before Oil in Ras Al-Khaimah (UAE) and Some Neighbouring Regions” by my late parents - in Arabic translation?

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Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · 5d

It really is striking how much they want us to see images of their own brutality. The pretense of being anything but a exercise in violence has all but disappeared.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 5d

Gestapo posting about their work.

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 6d

Worth always keeping in mind that the Guardian has a commercial partnership with OpenAI, so nothing it writes about AI can be trusted

Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 7d

Oh, man. After reading the article, what it actually says is that an historian did a lot of archival work and spatial research to determine the site of a killing and then the family of the likely perpetrator stepped forward with photographs to confirm identity.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Historian uses AI to help identify Nazi in notorious Holocaust murder image

Jürgen Matthäus has for years been investigating the killer – and is confident he has finally solved the mystery

www.theguardian.com

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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 5d

Cable Street battle, Jewish London East End #OnThisDay 4 Oct 1936 with banner explicitly adapting antifascist slogan of defence of Madrid "NO PASARÁN." They shall not pass. Remember Olympia refers to 1934 British Union of Fascists meeting where they set on antifascist protesters

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Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · 5d

What on earth. And thanks for ruining one of my favourite songs.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d

Signs of psychosis. No biggie

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Kate Jeffery @katejj.bsky.social · 8d

The University of Glasgow groundspeople are going to be quite annoyed when they come in to work tomorrow...

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Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · 6d

Seeing them in London tomorrow - very excited!

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Jason B. Bernard @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · 10d

@harbottlestores.bsky.social

Favourite artist of the day: Doris Salcedo. She describes her work as ‘a topology of mourning’; in each of her sculptures, installations and public projects Salcedo bears witness to life that has become the casualty of a political agenda.

#installationart

Untitled Installation for the 8th International Istanbul Biennial, 2003

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jin @ghangaji.bsky.social · 11d

i think about this post every time i watch a movie

tweet that reads:
Lady behind me at The Thing screening last night to her partner "why are they shooting at the dog?" and her partner says very firmly "have you never seen a film before? You watch it and information is revealed"

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Jason B. Bernard @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · 11d

New article on Medium.

medium.com/@info_jasonb...

When the act of forgiveness is the kindest thing, we can do for ourselves.

I have felt the deep resonating anguish of trauma, of feeling that I wasn’t enough, I wasn’t worthy and ultimately a failure. I have had to…

medium.com

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Isabel Picornell @picornell.bsky.social · 13d

I understand that archive.org is not blocked by the UK government but by the British Board of Film Classifications. It's not blocked by all UK isps but only by service providers who subscribe to the BBFC's list.

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

archive.org

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Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · 13d

"Oh, it wasn't a lie, your honour, it was a re-truth."

Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · 13d

They call them "ReTruths" instead of reposts! It's just too perfect.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Highly normal. Nothing to see here, folks.

Pregnant Women, DON’T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON’T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITAS B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS! President DJT

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Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · 13d

Friday commute soundtrack: Sweet Heart Dealer by Scarling. I'd almost forgotten how great this album is 🖤

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Crystal Palace Dinos @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social · 17d

We undertake lots of serious historical research, but this may be the most important of all:

what in the *blue hell* was the “Hobbledeegobbledeecastle” in the Crystal Palace North Tower Gardens? Even this 1910 programme doesn’t know

(The one from 1908 simply calls it “The funniest thing on earth”)

“NORTH TOWER GARDENS.
THE FAIRY ARCHIPELAGO.
The Water Chute.-The Largest Water Chute
on Earth. Each Run, 6d.
The Water Rapids.-A Thrilling Trip through
Foaming Torrents.
Electric Canoes.-A Voyage on the Lake through the Marvellous Grottoes and Caves of the Fairy Archipelago. Each Trip, 3d.
The Human Laundry. - The Newest and Latest Amusement to be introduced in England to Laundry you complete by a Novel and Amusing Process, full of Mirth and Merriment.
Helter Skelter. - The most Delightful and
Fascinating Aerial Slip known.
Glass Blowers.—A most interesting Exhibition of Glass Blowing. Articles of all descriptions made while you wait. Always at work.
Pell Mell.-The Confusing Stairway.
Rifle Range.-The Archipelago Miniature Bisley.
Egyptian Maze.-An Amazing Maze combined
with fun and laughter.
Haunted Swing.-The Latest Parisian Novelty.
Hobbledeegobbledeecastie.-What is it?
Palmistry and Phrenology by Mrs. ALICE LEE (a descendant of the World-famed Gipsy
Lee ).
Parisian
Pleasure Fair,
Roundabouts,
Swings, and Games.
HYATT'S Juvenile
Roundabout and
Crystal Palace Riding School, Swings, Houp-La, and other Popular and Up-to-Date Sporting Games.”

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Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · 16d

Borrowed this from the library for my husband @jasonbbernard.bsky.social and very much recommend it for those with #ADHD and their partners/families. Accessible and to the point graphic novel format with easy to action tips.

A photo of the book titled The Mini ADHD Coach by Alice Gendron.

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Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · 16d

Salt and vinegar Hula Hoops are my home commute snack of choice 👍

Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · 19d

The best of Supertramp, followed by Alison Moyet's Raindancing.

Carlos Estrada @ctothelos77.bsky.social · 20d

What is Dad playing?

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 19d

Yes - very sorry. We suspect AI scrapers, but they were forcing our entire infrastructure offline so I have had to disable profile pages for a temporary period. We're working as hard as possible to restore full service.

Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 19d

Found my account at hcommons.org/members/dria...
... only to discover "We are currently experiencing a DDOS attack and profiles are currently offline"

hcommons.org

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Dr Matt Barnard @matthewbarnard.phd · 20d

As always with Peter Kyle, the context makes it worse. He’s actually talking about how British students aren’t entrepreneurial enough. What does that even mean? Everything he says really does come from ChatGPT doesn’t it.

Screenshot of the article shared below: “In Britain,” he said “if you went to a group of undergraduates, how big would that group have to be before you found someone that said their choice of going to university, and that choice of going to that specific university, was because they wanted to become a founder?

““The entrepreneurialism simply isn’t there – the drive, the vigour.”

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Stéise @booksparrow.bsky.social · 21d

Memory unlocked:

Photograph of six colourful small zipped purses. Each purse is in a different colour and features stuck on colourful beads that create a pattern.

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