Morgan Golf-French
@zenothankyou.bsky.social
History postdoc in Turin, works on race, policy, and education in the German Enlightenment.
Has strong feelings about the periodization of the 18thC. Enjoys hiking, hummus, horror films, and heavy metal. Jewish.
Has strong feelings about the periodization of the 18thC. Enjoys hiking, hummus, horror films, and heavy metal. Jewish.
I knew it would feel good to finally cancel my Audible membership.
I didn't know how good it would feel to receive near-daily emails begging me not to cancel.
I didn't know how good it would feel to receive near-daily emails begging me not to cancel.
February 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I knew it would feel good to finally cancel my Audible membership.
I didn't know how good it would feel to receive near-daily emails begging me not to cancel.
I didn't know how good it would feel to receive near-daily emails begging me not to cancel.
Copy-editor has simply removed the volume/issue numbers from every reference to a journal article
a man with a beard is touching his forehead with his hands
ALT: a man with a beard is touching his forehead with his hands
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Copy-editor has simply removed the volume/issue numbers from every reference to a journal article
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Has anyone got any gigs for me? I would like to do some thanks x
February 9, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Has anyone got any gigs for me? I would like to do some thanks x
The McSweeney/Cummings podcast is going to be truly rancid
February 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The McSweeney/Cummings podcast is going to be truly rancid
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Every year around this time, everyone awaits the Superb Owl.
Here she is.
Here she is.
February 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Every year around this time, everyone awaits the Superb Owl.
Here she is.
Here she is.
Yes, Donald Trump's presidency is still a terrifying, dystopian nightmare, but him calling an olympic skier a loser is also just really funny.
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Yes, Donald Trump's presidency is still a terrifying, dystopian nightmare, but him calling an olympic skier a loser is also just really funny.
Every single time I stop for a gelato I ask for a piccolo serving and every single time I am handed a huge, ungainly mountain of gelato, teetering upon a cone that seems liable to buckle from the sheer weight.
Who buys medium without immediately collapsing after eating? Is the large just a bucket!?
Who buys medium without immediately collapsing after eating? Is the large just a bucket!?
February 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Every single time I stop for a gelato I ask for a piccolo serving and every single time I am handed a huge, ungainly mountain of gelato, teetering upon a cone that seems liable to buckle from the sheer weight.
Who buys medium without immediately collapsing after eating? Is the large just a bucket!?
Who buys medium without immediately collapsing after eating? Is the large just a bucket!?
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It has to be "The Muppets Take Medieval Studies," because Kalamzoo is objectively the funniest place name for anywhere an academic conference takes place.
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
It has to be "The Muppets Take Medieval Studies," because Kalamzoo is objectively the funniest place name for anywhere an academic conference takes place.
Guess I'm moving back to Firefox
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser.
www.siliconrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Guess I'm moving back to Firefox
Always baffled when I see theorists claim that the subject/object distinction is unique to "Western" thought or has significant explanatory force for racism/colonialism/whatever.
On the first point, it just ...isn't. I don't know where this idea comes from, but it's just really easily disproven...
On the first point, it just ...isn't. I don't know where this idea comes from, but it's just really easily disproven...
February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Always baffled when I see theorists claim that the subject/object distinction is unique to "Western" thought or has significant explanatory force for racism/colonialism/whatever.
On the first point, it just ...isn't. I don't know where this idea comes from, but it's just really easily disproven...
On the first point, it just ...isn't. I don't know where this idea comes from, but it's just really easily disproven...
By 'countless' he presumably means a lack of noblemen between the ranks of baron and duke. That or he failed KS1 maths, because that is very clearly six (6) men.
The untold story that is told constantly and isn’t really true
February 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
By 'countless' he presumably means a lack of noblemen between the ranks of baron and duke. That or he failed KS1 maths, because that is very clearly six (6) men.
How exactly does one wuther a height, anyway?
Nice heights. Are they wuthering?
February 7, 2026 at 1:26 AM
How exactly does one wuther a height, anyway?
Me sending emails: I shall just add some exclamation marks so that they know I am friendly, grateful, and don't take myself too seriously
Me receiving emails: wtf why are there so many exclamation marks, what did I do wrong
Me receiving emails: wtf why are there so many exclamation marks, what did I do wrong
February 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Me sending emails: I shall just add some exclamation marks so that they know I am friendly, grateful, and don't take myself too seriously
Me receiving emails: wtf why are there so many exclamation marks, what did I do wrong
Me receiving emails: wtf why are there so many exclamation marks, what did I do wrong
Meanwhile the president of the USA is posting videos dehumanizing Black people from his private social media platform literally today
February 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Meanwhile the president of the USA is posting videos dehumanizing Black people from his private social media platform literally today
Me too
Just putting it out there: I'm at a career stage where I'm keen to get some journal editorial experience. Tell your pals.
February 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Me too
As a certain Leader of the Opposition once said, "he knew the accused...had previously committed predatory behaviour, but he promoted him to a position of power anyway"
EXC:
I can reveal the contents of a memo by Labour peer Lord Maurice Glasman in January 2025 warning Number 10 it was making a mistake to hire Mandelson - sent to Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney.
www.ft.com/content/584a...
I can reveal the contents of a memo by Labour peer Lord Maurice Glasman in January 2025 warning Number 10 it was making a mistake to hire Mandelson - sent to Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney.
www.ft.com/content/584a...
Keir Starmer apologises to victims of Jeffrey Epstein
UK prime minister faces criticism from Labour MPs but insists he is not about to quit
www.ft.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
As a certain Leader of the Opposition once said, "he knew the accused...had previously committed predatory behaviour, but he promoted him to a position of power anyway"
Foolishly saved a file as Proofs to Check and now every time I see it I get Florence and the Machine stuck in my head
February 5, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Foolishly saved a file as Proofs to Check and now every time I see it I get Florence and the Machine stuck in my head
Editing my book proofs and Acrobat keeps asking if I want the document, which represents more than a decade of work, simplified 🥲🥲🥲
February 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Editing my book proofs and Acrobat keeps asking if I want the document, which represents more than a decade of work, simplified 🥲🥲🥲
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Hello, I have a new book out in the spring with Picador and I would love it if you could help me spread the word.
IF WE TOLERATE THIS draws on years of work, to help readers understand why British politics is hurtling rightwards and what to do about it.
Pre-orders: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...
IF WE TOLERATE THIS draws on years of work, to help readers understand why British politics is hurtling rightwards and what to do about it.
Pre-orders: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...
January 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Hello, I have a new book out in the spring with Picador and I would love it if you could help me spread the word.
IF WE TOLERATE THIS draws on years of work, to help readers understand why British politics is hurtling rightwards and what to do about it.
Pre-orders: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...
IF WE TOLERATE THIS draws on years of work, to help readers understand why British politics is hurtling rightwards and what to do about it.
Pre-orders: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...
Yes, I have spent almost all of my life in the UK, maternal parents lived in Texas, my mum grew up there, and I have been on dates with two different Texans so watch out Gregg Abbott I'm comin' for ya 🤠
Sunday Times interview: Goodwin does set out his family connections to Manchester, which include grandparents, his Dad going to work there, studying & working there + meeting his ex-wife there too
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
February 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Yes, I have spent almost all of my life in the UK, maternal parents lived in Texas, my mum grew up there, and I have been on dates with two different Texans so watch out Gregg Abbott I'm comin' for ya 🤠
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Palaeography sit com called Bob's Your Uncial
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Palaeography sit com called Bob's Your Uncial
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palaeography death metal band called Scriptopsy
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
palaeography death metal band called Scriptopsy
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Donate to the magazine and you'll get early access to all of these new audio versions of our monsters pieces--and a bunch more recordings of classic pieces later in the spring.
Click here to donate *any amount* and then you'll get an email about the private feed: contingentmagazine.org/donate/
Click here to donate *any amount* and then you'll get an email about the private feed: contingentmagazine.org/donate/
This year, we are adding audio versions of many of your favorite articles, and donors to the magazine get early access through our private podcast feed!
Donate today and you’ll get to hear all of our monster series authors over the next few weeks, beginning with Sam Moore.
Donate today and you’ll get to hear all of our monster series authors over the next few weeks, beginning with Sam Moore.
February 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Donate to the magazine and you'll get early access to all of these new audio versions of our monsters pieces--and a bunch more recordings of classic pieces later in the spring.
Click here to donate *any amount* and then you'll get an email about the private feed: contingentmagazine.org/donate/
Click here to donate *any amount* and then you'll get an email about the private feed: contingentmagazine.org/donate/
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CFP: Divided in Partitions, United in Demands? Women’s Movements in the Habsburg, Prussian and Russian Partition Areas in the 19th and 20th Centuries
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-160287
Warsaw, 17.09.2026-19.09.2026, German Historical Institute Warsaw / University of Vienna, …
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-160287
Warsaw, 17.09.2026-19.09.2026, German Historical Institute Warsaw / University of Vienna, …
www.hsozkult.de
February 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
CFP: Divided in Partitions, United in Demands? Women’s Movements in the Habsburg, Prussian and Russian Partition Areas in the 19th and 20th Centuries
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-160287
Warsaw, 17.09.2026-19.09.2026, German Historical Institute Warsaw / University of Vienna, …
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-160287
Warsaw, 17.09.2026-19.09.2026, German Historical Institute Warsaw / University of Vienna, …