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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · 2d

Was Bristol's tobacco industry preparing to sell marijuana in the 1970s? And why would an Avonmouth ghost only appear to card-carrying union members? Buy a ticket for this tomorrow night and find out. www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-s...

Winter Lecture: Bristol Yarns | Bristol Museums

Join us for the first Winter Lecture of the series as we explore some fascinating Bristol Yarns with journalist and historian Eugene Byrne

www.bristolmuseums.org.uk

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · 5d

There’s a ton of loot from the 1831 Bristol Riots waiting to be recovered somewhere in Bristol, and I know where. I'm giving everyone who wants to be fabulously rich the exact location at this event.*
(*Fabulous richness not guaranteed.)
www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-s...

Winter Lecture: Bristol Yarns | Bristol Museums

Join us for the first Winter Lecture of the series as we explore some fascinating Bristol Yarns with journalist and historian Eugene Byrne

www.bristolmuseums.org.uk

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · 6d

The golden flanks of civic pride? Or the brazen buttocks of municipal contempt? For a bizarre tale of the City Hall unicorns and other tall tales from Bristol's distant and recent past, book now for www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-s...

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · 7d

Want to hear a bunch of stories about Bristol that probably/definitely aren't true? Plus a token amount of Serious Historical Analysis? Click here. And bring a friend.
www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-s...

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 21d

I read The Maltese Falcon last year. To understand the stakes involved I researched the historical price of gold and ocean liner tickets. The research took me three times longer than reading the book. On balance, I think they overspent on the statue.

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · 19d

Some things are best left to remain legendary.

Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Jul 29

BT's in today’s Bristol Post with a 1960s Bristol murder tale with shades of the Talented Mr Ripley; a local naturalist who worried about climate change 200 years ago; where to get the best Guinness in old Bristol and some other bits, too. Best dash out for your copy now!

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Jul 21

I found a plot for you. Also a fable about how raw data and basic details have us making up the script in our heads. eugenebyrne.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/t...

The script writes itself!

On the evening of Friday July 24 1885, 11-year-old Mary Emily Wookey swam half a mile of the New Cut in Bristol with her hands tied, and her ankles bound together. Thousands of spectators turned ou…

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thanks Wendy. Please see my DM to you on Twitter/X.

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Jun 24

In 1885, 11-year-old Mary Emily Wookey swam half a mile of Bristol's New Cut with her hands and feet tied. Thousands watched her attempt the full mile 9 years later, though few knew of the private tragedy that drove her. It's all in Bristol Times in today's Bristol Post. Dive in and get a copy now!

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Jane Duffus @janeduffus.bsky.social · Apr 9

I'm doing two library talks this week with my brand new talk about some of the amazing but forgotten women who are included in #TheWomenWhoBuiltBristol Volume Three. As such, you are invited to join me at Southmead Library this Friday (11 April) at 2.30pm for a FREE talk (lasting up to one hour).

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Dr Frazer Lee @frazerlee.bsky.social · Apr 3

#DoTheWriteThing
is a day of action against AI companies stealing copyrighted work from authors to train their software. (At least 8 of my books have been pirated)

Authors: Send a letter to the Ai companies: actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...

Book lovers: Sign the petition chng.it/mXBHJqqHDY

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Apr 3

This. chng.it/VkrFBgMqcH

Sign the Petition

Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Apr 3

Authors! If you've not already looked, check here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Apr 3

Nope, still have to look twice to see whether the headline is from The Onion or the Financial Times.

Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Mar 29

Journalists in Victorian Bristol didn't do investigative reporting until James Crosby - "Gentleman James" - decided to have a go. thebristolcable.org/2025/03/how-...

How a 19th century journalist shone on a light on poverty in Bristol

Homes of the Bristol Poor was one of the first pieces of investigative journalism revealed the poverty of much of the population

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Mar 4

Pancake Day, is it? thebristolcable.org/2025/03/cock...

Shrove Tuesday's brutal history in Bristol

Shrove Tuesday is a minor holiday at best these days. But turn the clock back, and there was a lot more than pancakes to worry about.

thebristolcable.org

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Feb 18

Bristol Times is in today's Bristol Post. It's got: the Bath brother and sister who got triggered by Shakespeare; the back story to the all-purpose Bristol City Council News Story Photo AND the 1930s Tarzan of ... Coalpit Heath. Don't miss!

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Jan 21

Bristol Times is in today's Bristol Post with a long look at the bright lights, sights (and smells) of the city 100 years ago. A time of "flappers", high unemployment and fears of revolution. Only in BT, only in the Post, in the shops today. Don't miss!

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Jan 19

Petition against proposed closure of three Bristol museums: democracy.bristol.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...

ModernGov - bristol.gov.uk

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · Jan 7

Concerned I am going to become a local councillor when I'm older. I am that person who photos and reports graffiti and potholes. Also I have obtained a new tree and brand new children's play park for my road. Excitement in your mid-30s is different to mid-20s.

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Jan 7

I'm following both the FT and The Onion, and I have to look twice to figure out whether the headline is for real or satire.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Jan 7

Trump vows to rename Gulf of Mexico as ‘Gulf of America’

https://www.ft.com/content/487d7543-3352-413c-9e7f-4eca90e18f6d

Trump vows to rename Gulf of Mexico as ‘Gulf of America’

US president-elect threatens Denmark with tariffs over control of Greenland

www.ft.com

Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Jan 5

Excellent stuff. Mandatory reading if you live in Bristol.

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · Jan 5

Bristol is about to undergo its biggest transformation since the Second World War and not many people know about it.
This is what’s about to happen… a Sunday long read👇🏼
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Bristol to see its biggest transformation since the Second World War

The biggest change to Bristol is coming - the biggest since the aftermath of the Second World War - and most people don’t know too much about it

www.bristolpost.co.uk

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Dec 29

Evangelism, Tumps Nature Area, Patchway.

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Eugene Byrne @yooge.bsky.social · Dec 28

I wrote this a few years ago, and now it seems to be repeated every Christmas. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/history...

13 things we miss about Christmas growing up

Using your pocket money to buy your mum bath salts

www.bristolpost.co.uk

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