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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist'

@judeseal.bsky.social

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PhD. from Royal Holloway, University of London. Repost ≠ Endorsement / All views my own. Primary Research: History/Archaeology of Medicine, Disability, Disease, Trauma. Palæopathology. Religion. 'Theorist' & 'Massive Autodidact'

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · Aug 25

I have a chapter in this, which is available now!

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Towards an Accessible Academy

Higher Education is a rich and diverse environment which allows so many different types of people and disciplines to flourish. Medieval Studies is a particular confluence of this, with the meeting of ...

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 14h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 11h

Realizing that part of the reason universities’ uncritical pushing AI into everything bothers me is that it is partly related to how little our institutions care about the humanities. Tech that might work in (some) fields does not need to be force fed to all of us. But who listens to us?

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 10h

'Upon arrival at their boarding gate, their reservations had suddenly disappeared from the United Airlines system.'
Apparently United 'didn't know what had happened'. They didn't reply to Wired's request for comment.

Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 10h

Me too.

Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 13h

*adds to reading list*

John Sabapathy @jwwsabapathy.bsky.social · 17h

Chapeau to @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social for his wonderful new book which has just arrived, an amazingly global and ecumenical volume, in all senses! Beautifully produced by OUP (and before publication day!?).

A spur to others!

Front cover of Charles West's Europe in the Eleventh Century

Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 16h

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A new trail honouring England's overlooked king

The Athelstan Pilgrim Way, a new 100-mile trail in Wiltshire, recalls the reign of England's first king 1,100 years after his crowning.

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 2d

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Two men arrested following burglary at St Fagans museum - BBC News

The men are in custody in Northamptonshire as police continue to search for the stolen jewellery.

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 4d

BBC News - Birmingham girl, 14, bravery praised after saving woman on bus - BBC News
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Birmingham girl, 14, bravery praised after saving woman on bus

Layla has been shortlisted for her bravery in saving a woman after she collapsed on a bus.

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 5d

My favourite find of Summer 2025 - Toe beans! #archaeology #FindsFriday

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Post-Ex: My Favourite Find of Summer 2025

A medieval tile complete with paw print, excavated in York. Under the earth on a scrap of land between a set of garages and the end of a set...

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 5d

BBC News - The lost Lego still washing up after 28 years - BBC News
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The lost Lego still washing up after 28 years

From dragons to wands, pieces lost from a cargo ship in 1997 continue to wash up around the world.

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Jo (unfunded hobbyist) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 5d

#MedievalSky #EarlyModernists you may not be aware that I offer several services: transcription (no hand too tricky), archival visits and more. I’m happiest in the period 1200-1700 but will consider anything. Get in touch via my website!

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Freelance Work

Transcription, scholarly editing, archival visits Joanne is available for freelance work: transcriptions and editions of late medieval and early modern Latin, English and Anglo-Norman manuscript te…

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 6d

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...
Dame Sarah Mullally becomes first woman Archbishop of Canterbury in Church of England's history - BBC News

Dame Sarah Mullally will be first woman Archbishop of Canterbury in Church of England's history

Mullally, 63, has served as Bishop of London for more than seven years and is a former nurse.

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Elise Cutts @elisecutts.bsky.social · 7d

What's a life well-lived? Researchers looked at 38 MILLION obituaries over 30 years to study virtue.

Among the fascinating results, this one is chilling:

After the pandemic, benevolence dropped in popularity and never recovered. In its place, tradition as a virtue experienced a popularity surge.🧪

An exploration of basic human values in 38 million obituaries over 30 years | PNAS

How societies remember the dead can reveal what people value in life. We analyzed 38 million obituaries from the United States to examine how perso...

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Catherine Fletcher @cathfletcher.bsky.social · 8d

The Anthropic settlement list is up. Authors, check here to see if your books are included: www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

ANT Homepage | ANT

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 8d

RIP Dame Jane Goodall. You were and are a legend, and you leave behind a global legacy in the human understanding of primates and ourselves. BBC News - Dame Jane Goodall remembered as a 'true hero for the planet'
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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 8d

Just wait until they find out every priest does this during baptism...

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8d

Far-right Catholics freaking out about the Pope doing normal Pope things will always be entertaining.

The Pope blessed some water? Can you even imagine?

Matt Walsh: Horrific. The whole thing. Pope Leo blesses a block of ice and then stands there while these communist freaks do some kind of weird pagan Earth worshipping hippy ritual. The leader of the Catholic Church shouldn’t be anywhere near this nonsense. What the hell are we doing here

@CatholicSat: The Blessing of the Waters by Pope Leo XIV, at today’s ‘Raising Hope for Climate Justice’ International Conference at Castel Gandolfo.

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 12d

Graffiti seen in Sussex, 25th September 2025.

Okay, it's canted the opposite way, but I doubt the person who tagged it was either Mahayana or Bon - especially given other graffiti in this area.

A swastika graffitied on the wall of an underpass in Sussex.

Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 12d

BBC News - Three Manx words among latest Oxford English Dictionary additions - BBC News
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Three Manx words among latest Oxford English Dictionary additions

Manx English words

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 13d

I just had cause the let loose that ancient Yorkshire war cry - "'Ow much!" ... that hasn't happened for a while. ( @garybrannan.bsky.social )

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 13d

Á really interesting story. Maintaining heritage crafts is an important part of maintaining historic sites both for ourselves and for future generations.

BBC News - How human hair helped to save a crumbling medieval church
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How human hair helped to save a crumbling Monmouthshire church

A church dating back to 1150 has been rescued from ruin in a "race against the clock" renovation.

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 13d

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A reminder the same people who claim to be 'protecting women and girls' are the same ones making threats against women for doing their job.

Derby councillor reports rape threat after flag removal decision - BBC News

Sarah Chambers says social media threats over removing flags have gone "way too far".

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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 13d

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 13d

"The Netherlands plans to transfer more than 28,000 fossils from the Dubois collection to Indonesia, following a request by Indonesian authorities."

omg

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 14d

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Medieval church in London balanced on 45ft high platform for skyscraper work

All Hallows Staining has been placed on stilts while construction of a 36-storey skyscraper takes place

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 14d

From Private Eye. Made me smile.

A cartoon showing a red cross daubed on a front door. The caption reads 'Oh, don't worry about that... it's not the Black Death - our neighbour is just a patriot'

Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 15d

This is amazing!

BBC News - Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time - BBC News
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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

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