Isabel Picornell
@picornell.bsky.social
Consultant forensic linguist researching deception in authorship and faked (con)texts.
Wülferhampton Humanist. 🇪🇺
"For each age is a dream that is dying
or one that is coming to birth."
Wülferhampton Humanist. 🇪🇺
"For each age is a dream that is dying
or one that is coming to birth."
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As Europe and its partners are fully engaged in the search for a just and sustainable peace, last night Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv, with missiles and drones even violating Moldovan and Romanian airspace.
It is yet another reminder that Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security.
It is yet another reminder that Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security.
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
As Europe and its partners are fully engaged in the search for a just and sustainable peace, last night Russia escalated its attacks on Kyiv, with missiles and drones even violating Moldovan and Romanian airspace.
It is yet another reminder that Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security.
It is yet another reminder that Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security.
Local #Bukidnon delicacies - "sikwati", a drink from locally grown cacao beans, traditionally paired with "binaki", milled corn with milk and small amount of sugar wrapped in corn leaf, steamed.
#Linguistics ethnography of #Philippines food.
#Linguistics ethnography of #Philippines food.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Local #Bukidnon delicacies - "sikwati", a drink from locally grown cacao beans, traditionally paired with "binaki", milled corn with milk and small amount of sugar wrapped in corn leaf, steamed.
#Linguistics ethnography of #Philippines food.
#Linguistics ethnography of #Philippines food.
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Killed *hundreds” of thousands,
~ 600,000, and no telling how many have perished since this was published.
This is genocidal.
This is eradication.
~ 600,000, and no telling how many have perished since this was published.
This is genocidal.
This is eradication.
Something that I think about almost often...
The Trump Administration and the "pro-life" GOP killed thousands of children around the world.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Trump Administration and the "pro-life" GOP killed thousands of children around the world.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Killed *hundreds” of thousands,
~ 600,000, and no telling how many have perished since this was published.
This is genocidal.
This is eradication.
~ 600,000, and no telling how many have perished since this was published.
This is genocidal.
This is eradication.
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Remember: if a legal opinion is sound then it matters not how “great” or “distinguished“ the lawyer is.
And if it is not sound, it is not saved by the lawyer being “great” or “distinguished“.
And if it is not sound, it is not saved by the lawyer being “great” or “distinguished“.
Apparently, Stephen Miller cosplayed a “many great legal scholars” last night.
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Remember: if a legal opinion is sound then it matters not how “great” or “distinguished“ the lawyer is.
And if it is not sound, it is not saved by the lawyer being “great” or “distinguished“.
And if it is not sound, it is not saved by the lawyer being “great” or “distinguished“.
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'Peter Wollny, the musicologist behind last week’s “world sensational” revelation of two previously unknown works by Johann Sebastian Bach, had a funny feeling when he chanced upon two intriguing sheets of music in a dusty library in 1992.'
'Dusty library/archive' tired trope alert.
'Dusty library/archive' tired trope alert.
‘An inner duty’: the 35-year quest to bring Bach’s lost organ works to light
Musicologist Peter Wollny chanced upon the manuscripts in 1992 and authenticating them took half of his lifetime
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
'Peter Wollny, the musicologist behind last week’s “world sensational” revelation of two previously unknown works by Johann Sebastian Bach, had a funny feeling when he chanced upon two intriguing sheets of music in a dusty library in 1992.'
'Dusty library/archive' tired trope alert.
'Dusty library/archive' tired trope alert.
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'In this magnificent book, the first scholarly biography of Holbein in more than 100 years, art historian Elizabeth Goldring characterises the Cleves affair as a “debacle” but...points out that it was a rare misstep for Holbein, whose portraits...struck contemporaries as uncannily lifelike.'
Holbein: Renaissance Master by Elizabeth Goldring review – a magnificent portrait of the artist
The first scholarly biography in more than 100 years of the man who immortalised the Tudor court does not disappoint
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
'In this magnificent book, the first scholarly biography of Holbein in more than 100 years, art historian Elizabeth Goldring characterises the Cleves affair as a “debacle” but...points out that it was a rare misstep for Holbein, whose portraits...struck contemporaries as uncannily lifelike.'
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Quite: the Wanna Piece of Ukraine Plan.
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Quite: the Wanna Piece of Ukraine Plan.
Monday and training day in #ForensicLinguistics for teaching staff for #BukidnonStateUniversity. It's wonderful to see their enthusiasm for the field. They've put me up in this lovely small hotel.
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Monday and training day in #ForensicLinguistics for teaching staff for #BukidnonStateUniversity. It's wonderful to see their enthusiasm for the field. They've put me up in this lovely small hotel.
Lunch by the Sea in Cagayan de Oro. The seafood is amazing!
On the road to Malaybalay, Bukidnon.
#Philippines
On the road to Malaybalay, Bukidnon.
#Philippines
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Lunch by the Sea in Cagayan de Oro. The seafood is amazing!
On the road to Malaybalay, Bukidnon.
#Philippines
On the road to Malaybalay, Bukidnon.
#Philippines
No to appeasement. Never appeasement. 👊
“Trump now takes Putin’s side. Europe must choose again: appeasement or our values, imperialism or freedom”
November 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
No to appeasement. Never appeasement. 👊
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Nobel award winner Maria Ressa:
“I want to tell you why I remain optimistic…It’s because the man who tried to jail me…was arrested in March this year, and he’s now at The Hague for crimes against humanity. So you see: if you keep doing your jobs and collaborate together, impunity ends.”
“I want to tell you why I remain optimistic…It’s because the man who tried to jail me…was arrested in March this year, and he’s now at The Hague for crimes against humanity. So you see: if you keep doing your jobs and collaborate together, impunity ends.”
“This is a time for radical collaboration.”
— @mariaressa.bsky.social
At #GIJC25, the Nobel laureate urged journalists to unite amid rising authoritarianism, disinformation, and shrinking press freedom – warning that 2026 may be a crucial year for media survival.
🔗 More: https://twp.ai/9PYUeX
— @mariaressa.bsky.social
At #GIJC25, the Nobel laureate urged journalists to unite amid rising authoritarianism, disinformation, and shrinking press freedom – warning that 2026 may be a crucial year for media survival.
🔗 More: https://twp.ai/9PYUeX
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Nobel award winner Maria Ressa:
“I want to tell you why I remain optimistic…It’s because the man who tried to jail me…was arrested in March this year, and he’s now at The Hague for crimes against humanity. So you see: if you keep doing your jobs and collaborate together, impunity ends.”
“I want to tell you why I remain optimistic…It’s because the man who tried to jail me…was arrested in March this year, and he’s now at The Hague for crimes against humanity. So you see: if you keep doing your jobs and collaborate together, impunity ends.”
"The Dutch broadcaster went on to say there had been “proven interference by the Israeli government during the last edition of the Song Contest, with the event being used as a political instrument.”
Might explain how a mediocre song got so many votes.
#Eurovision
Might explain how a mediocre song got so many votes.
#Eurovision
Eurovision plans changes to voting, security after allegations of Israeli government 'interference'
Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest say they’re changing the voting system of the popular musical extravaganza to ensure fairness.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
"The Dutch broadcaster went on to say there had been “proven interference by the Israeli government during the last edition of the Song Contest, with the event being used as a political instrument.”
Might explain how a mediocre song got so many votes.
#Eurovision
Might explain how a mediocre song got so many votes.
#Eurovision
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The Auschwitz Memorial highlighted the exchange on X, saying that the response distorted historical fact and violated the platform’s rules.
The Auschwitz Memorial highlighted the exchange on X, saying that the response distorted historical fact and violated the platform’s rules.
France will investigate Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims
France's government is taking action against Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, after it generated posts questioning the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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The Auschwitz Memorial highlighted the exchange on X, saying that the response distorted historical fact and violated the platform’s rules.
The Auschwitz Memorial highlighted the exchange on X, saying that the response distorted historical fact and violated the platform’s rules.
Delighted to have taught the first ever intensive course in the Philippines on authorship analysis to linguists, criminologists and law enforcement. It's heartening to see so many enthusiasts for the field of #ForensicLinguistics.
November 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Delighted to have taught the first ever intensive course in the Philippines on authorship analysis to linguists, criminologists and law enforcement. It's heartening to see so many enthusiasts for the field of #ForensicLinguistics.
Israel’s military raided refugee camps in the north of the West Bank and expelled tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes in January and February. It amounted to the largest-ever displacement in the territory since Israel captured it in the 1967 Mideast war.
#IsraelWarCrimes
#IsraelWarCrimes
Israel may have committed war crimes in expelling West Bank refugees, human rights group alleges
A human rights group says Israel may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity after forcibly expelling 32,000 Palestinians from three West Bank refugee camps earlier this year.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Israel’s military raided refugee camps in the north of the West Bank and expelled tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes in January and February. It amounted to the largest-ever displacement in the territory since Israel captured it in the 1967 Mideast war.
#IsraelWarCrimes
#IsraelWarCrimes
November 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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As we move into “foreigners are cancelling Christmas in the name of political correctness” season it’s worth remember that Christmas was indeed once banned in England, by Christians and the man who enforced the ban has a statue in his honour outside the Houses of Parliament.
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
As we move into “foreigners are cancelling Christmas in the name of political correctness” season it’s worth remember that Christmas was indeed once banned in England, by Christians and the man who enforced the ban has a statue in his honour outside the Houses of Parliament.
On the anniversary of the opening of the Nuremberg trials, we should remember USSR Deputy Prosecutor Nikolay Dmitrievich Zorya. He was tasked with blaming the Katyn massacre on the Nazis to hide the USSR's collaboration with Nazi Germany. However, he voiced his doubts about the Katyn documents to
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
#OnThisDay 20 November 1945, the WWII Nuremberg #WarCrimes Trials began. "I was only following orders" went down in History as the "Nuremberg Defense".
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
#OnThisDay 20 November 1945, the WWII Nuremberg #WarCrimes Trials began. "I was only following orders" went down in History as the "Nuremberg Defense".
But that replacement will be crap. I for one would never buy an AI-produced book under any conditions. A waste of my money and time.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
But that replacement will be crap. I for one would never buy an AI-produced book under any conditions. A waste of my money and time.
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"Extremist language hijacks shared values, turning them into obligations to hate and harm. Stopping violence before it starts means dismantling this language through education, transparency and proactive communication."
#Linguistics
#Linguistics
Violent extremists wield words as weapons. New study reveals 6 tactics they use
The language and rhetoric of extremists helps fuel brutal, often deadly, violence. Spotting the strategies can help protect people from radicalisation.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Extremist language hijacks shared values, turning them into obligations to hate and harm. Stopping violence before it starts means dismantling this language through education, transparency and proactive communication."
#Linguistics
#Linguistics
Well done @jasonthriller.bsky.social !
After several years' work by members of our team, the draft manuscript of 'A Late #RomanFort on #Alderney' is off to the publisher. Next comes 'peer review'; we will then address the comments before the final text is agreed. Hopefully BAR Publishing will publish the book in mid-2026.
#Archaeology
#Archaeology
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Well done @jasonthriller.bsky.social !
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Belfast-based non-religious father and his child that the exclusively Christian teaching of Religious Education and mandatory Christian collective worship in Northern Ireland are discriminatory under human rights law.
November 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Belfast-based non-religious father and his child that the exclusively Christian teaching of Religious Education and mandatory Christian collective worship in Northern Ireland are discriminatory under human rights law.
The most gorgeous exhibition of 'mantones de Manila' (silk shawls embroidered in China and exported through Manila to Spain in 17th-20th centuries) at Ayala Museum. The embroidery is breathtaking!
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The most gorgeous exhibition of 'mantones de Manila' (silk shawls embroidered in China and exported through Manila to Spain in 17th-20th centuries) at Ayala Museum. The embroidery is breathtaking!