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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 2h

And this: “They were both too weak to matter, and a grave danger to things that did. What really mattered was the big picture.”
This very same approach is still a part of many (supposedly informed) conversations today.

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 2h

“The same editor told me firmly that whatever the ‘nationalists’ in the ‘tiny Soviet Baltic republics’ might think, they were never going to be independent. They are just too small. Ukraine was never going to be independent either. It was too big.“

Ukrainian Institute London @ukrinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

📜Why does the West consistently overlook Russian imperialism while scrutinising its own colonial past?
🔗 Read the full piece on the website: www.londonukrainianreview.org/posts/the-ot...

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 3h

“The problem with big aid organisations is that their approach is based on training and advice […]They tell people what to do and how to spend their money […]direct cash support has shown that when people living in poverty receive money, they know best what matters to them, and they invest in that.”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

‘Just money, with no strings attached’: how direct cash transfers are giving women in rural Kenya a new life

Financial support given directly to the women in rural Kilifi county has cut both infant mortality and deaths among under fives, while boosting village businesses

www.theguardian.com

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WIRED @wired.com · 15h

Mark Bray, a historian at Rutgers who specializes in Spanish history and radicalism, was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

Bray has been a far-right target ever since he published 'Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook' in 2017.

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 20h

Very happy to finally see this in the flesh today: the remains of an early tenth-century calendar from Landévennec, Brittany, whose entry for the year 913 contains an annotation that the local coastal monastery of Winwaloe was attacked by vikings during that year.

Copenhagen, KB Thott 239 2°, f.10r

A medieval manuscript page from the tenth century, on vellum. Text in black ink and red rubrication using Carolingian miniscule.

A marginal annotation on a manuscript, containing the (abbreviated) Latin sentence: 'Eodem anno destructum est monasterium sancti winualoei a normannis' (translation: 'In the same year, the monastery of saint Winwaloe was destroyed by Northmen').

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Mette Lovschal @lovschal.bsky.social · 18h

Are you going to be our new colleague at @au.dk @auarcher.bsky.social? Full professorship in #archaeology, deadline November 9.

international.au.dk/about/profil...

Full Professorship(s) in Archaeology - Vacancy at Aarhus University

Vacancy at School of Culture and Society - Department of Heritage Studies, Aarhus University

international.au.dk

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 1d

En ny dag med nye muligheter: I dag er det en mulighet for signalutbedring ved Asker stasjon. www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/B0Ak...

Signalfeil gir togtrøbbel i Oslo-området

Asker stasjon har færre spor i bruk torsdag morgen, noe som betyr at tog kan bli innstilt og forsinket.

www.aftenposten.no

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 2d

“Her en dag var jeg ute med vennene mine på Bryggen, og så kom det plutselig en sint melding fra kjerringa, ho Gyda, som sa at jeg måtte gå hjem. Hva skal jeg gjøre?”

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Ole-Albert @oarn.bsky.social · 2d

"Kjære Frode Thuen, mannen min har blitt sparket ihjel av en hest og hele bygda mener at jeg har drept ham. Hva skal jeg gjøre?"

Til våren kommer boka mi om Gudrun, som ble mistenkt for å drept ektemannen sin i 1432. Dette opptrinnet her åpner jo noen dører. bsky.app/profile/oarn...

Morten Myksvoll @mortenmyksvoll.bsky.social · 2d

Tenk å vere så fråkopla at ein lirer av seg dette: «Vi forstår at Aftenposten er opptatt av leserne sine, men vår hensikt var først og fremst å utforske skjæringspunktet mellom virkelighet og fiksjon»

Aftenposten avpubliserer innhold etter falske innlegg fra norsk forlag

Aftenposten har avpublisert tre artikler som er publisert i spalten «Leve sammen». I denne spalten svarer psykolog Frode Thuen på spørsmål fra leserne.

www.aftenposten.no

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Sarah-Maria Schober @smschober.bsky.social · 2d

Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.

Do apply and spread the word!

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

PhD position in History (100%, 4 years) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne

Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.

www.unilu.ch

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 2d

Ja! Og kvinneklær trenger flere lommer.

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NorseMap @norsemap.bsky.social · 2d

Our NorseMap website is now live! Go check it out: www.ucc.ie/en/norsemap

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 2d

Postdoktor i språkteknologi for norsk fagspråk: www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still...

Postdoktor i språkteknologi for norsk fagspråk (286096) | Universitetet i Oslo

Stillingstittel: Postdoktor i språkteknologi for norsk fagspråk (286096), Arbeidsgiver: Universitetet i Oslo, Søknadsfrist: mandag 20. oktober 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Laura @lauropea.bsky.social · 3d

it's ridiculous how some people seem to think the only possible reason to do a humanities phd is to become a tenured professor. i use the considerable fruits of my philological training all day every single day to overanalyse every word anyone says to or around me within an inch of its life

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 3d

Men det er kanskje en form for effektivisering når henvendelser via telefon & brev rett og slett ikke kommer fram?

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 3d

Altså Teams-telefon er der, men nå må jeg skaffe meg ekstra headset (veien til slike innkjøp er for kronglete). Post skal etter sigende leveres/hentes et annet sted, men da jeg var innom, så jeg ikke noe som lignet på et nytt system for en rekke ansatte.

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 3d

Jeg har hatt forskningstermin, og ting (endring/effektivsering?) som har skjedd i jobbhverdagen under den tiden er bl.a: fasttelefonene på kontor og poststed (for intern & ekstern post) er blitt borte; det har kommet et nytt saksbehandlingssystem (må læres) & nytt nasjonalt vitenarkiv.

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 3d

Vi har en ledig stilling som forsker i #runologi for en periode på 12 måneder ved Kulturhistorisk museum, UiO. Stillingen er en del av infrastrukturprosjektet NORCHRON: Norwegian diachronic corpus 200–1814, finansiert av Norges forskningsråd. www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still...

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 3d

Det heiter ikkje: feil — no lenger. Heretter heiter det: tog.

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 3d

Vi har en ledig stilling som forsker i #runologi for en periode på 12 måneder ved Kulturhistorisk museum, UiO. Stillingen er en del av infrastrukturprosjektet NORCHRON: Norwegian diachronic corpus 200–1814, finansiert av Norges forskningsråd. www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-still...

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 3d

Those interested are welcome to contact me with inquiries regarding the position.

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 3d

We are advertising a 12-month researcher position in #runology (more specifically, digital runology) based at the Museum of Cultural History, connected to the NFR funded project NORCHRON: Norwegian diachronic corpus 200–1814 CE. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Researcher in Runology (286462) | University of Oslo

Job title: Researcher in Runology (286462), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Friday, October 24, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 4d

Öösel taevas on tähti täis.

Līvõ Kēļ @livokel.bsky.social · 4d

Vairāk par vārdu un tā izrunu meklējiet livonian.tech/meklesanas-r..., ierakstot vārdu “tēḑ”.

To learn more about this word and hear its pronunciation go to livonian.tech/en/search-re... and search for “tēḑ”.

#līvõkēļ

At the top of the image is the Livonian word "tēḑ". Below it are its Latvian translation "zvaigzne" and its English translation "star".

In the middle of the image is an example sentence using the word in Livonian: Īezõ tōvaz um tēḑi täuž.

Below the Livonian sentence on the left is its Latvian translation: Naktī debesis ir zvaigžņu pilnas.

Below the Livonian sentence on the right is its English translation: The sky is full of stars at night.

On the bottom right is the hashtag: #līvõkēļ

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Dr Wendy Morrison @hillfortian.bsky.social · 4d

A mast year to be sure. Oak legacy near Crickhowell, Wales

Welsh hills in background with a roadside plethora of oak acorns stretching out ahead

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Kristel Zilmer @kristelzilmer.bsky.social · 4d

“Vi kan ikkje leve i ein bonderomantikk.”. Sier en politiker om arkeologi og kulturminneforvaltning. Fordi det er behov for et sted der flere kan levere moderne søppel. www.nrk.no/vestland/ark...

Arkeologiske funn kan stoppar miljøstasjon og fleire industriprosjekt i Bremanger

Utbygging etter utbygging i kommunen stoppar opp på grunn av arkeologiske funn. No etterlyser lokalpolitikarar eit smidigare regelverk.

www.nrk.no

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