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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 21h

"None of the committee’s Republicans pressed her to provide answers."

Trump Administration Live Updates: Defiant Bondi Stonewalls Democrats on Epstein and Homan Investigations

www.nytimes.com

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 1d

"Rachel Reeves unblocked a development of 20,000 homes that were being held up by a rare snail, after being approached by a developer with whom she said, 'we have a good relationship'

Not only stupid and ignorant, but crooked with it

Indefensible

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · 1d

This week, we welcome staff and students from Malmö University to #Orkney. The focus of the visit will be on utilising cultural heritage and history to enhance the tourism industry in both Sweden and Orkney. @thinkuhi.bsky.social

institutefornorthernstudies.com/2025/10/07/u...

UHI Institute for Northern Studies Welcomes Academic Delegation from Malmö University

The UHI Institute for Northern Studies is delighted to welcome staff and students from Malmö University in Sweden to Orkney from 8th to 11th October 2025. This will be their third visit to Orkney f…

institutefornorthernstudies.com

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 1d

GLIFWC's own climate assessment uses an Anishinaabe elder's quote:
“There is no origin story for wild rice. It’s elemental, it was there from the beginning… it’s like the original berry. It always existed…It’s its own spirit & everything flows from that.”
#indigenous #climateheritage

Wild rice binds this tribe together. It’s under threat from every direction.

Inside the Ojibwe’s fight to preserve a plant and the extraordinary traditions around it in northern Wisconsin.

wapo.st

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 1d

Let's hope this results in the bird coming out of storage and going on display in Cincinnati. A great opportunity to tell a lesser known story of extinction.
#archaeobirds #zooarchaeology #seabirds 🪶

Niels de Winter @nielsjdewinter.bsky.social · 1d

Such a sad story, but good that it can be told in full in museums now.
doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Fate of the last female great auk is finally solved

DNA and historical sleuthing have traced the extinct bird’s remains to a museum in Ohio

doi.org

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Henriette Baron @henriettebaron.bsky.social · 1d

We love Jilly Cooper for her bonkbusters, but she has also left her mark on #humananimalstudies with her book "Animals in War"
#RIPJilly 🤍

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals...

Animals in War (book) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 1d

#archaeobirds

Katherine McDonald @katherinemcdon.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sorry, but for budget reasons, your chariot to the afterlife is scheduled to be pulled by a chicken.

Small votive dedication to Hades showing a man in a chariot and, sorry, a chicken. With greek inscription.

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Hana Morel @hanamorel.bsky.social · 4d

👉Apply as an Expert Reviewer for the First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities!

How to get involved:
1️⃣ Register via the form here: www.tinyurl.com/srcities
2️⃣ Access the review portal
3️⃣ Submit comments

Deadline to apply is 30 Nov

#ipcc #climatechange #climateheritage

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 3d

#climateheritage

Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 4d

Last week at #ClimateWeekNYC, @andrewspotts.bsky.social joined Activation Group 19 with the @cop30brazil.bsky.social Presidency & Climate Champions to advance the #COP30 Action Agenda on culture, heritage, and climate action. 🌍

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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 4d

One of the most useful apps for planning outdoor photo shoots is TPE. Shows the direction of the sun and moon at any location, date and time. This is how the sun will fall on Wandsworth Prison today, for a photo I’m doing for the ‘Rebellion!’ exhibition.

Map showing the direction of sunrise, sunset and moonrise with timings

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 5d

Song sparrow on sedum. In the secret garden at Weir Farm NHS. Sparrows don't get enough love. 🪶

A sparrow on top of a mounded purple sedum, with a green background.

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 5d

The value of diamonds was always partly about their scarcity. Owning a large transparent rock that has no purpose beyond looking beautiful is one of the ultimate status symbols – unless everyone else has one. Their scarcity, however, is not a natural phenomenon, writes @mininghistory.bsky.social.

The dark side of the sparkling stones

Botswana may soon own the company that kept diamonds out of African hands.

continent.substack.com

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 5d

#archaeobirds 🪶

Found: 650-year-old shoe, in vulture nest

Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 6d

Early morning blueborb 🪶

A bluebird sitting on a bare twig with a blue sky behind photographed with the sun behind in the early morning.

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World Heritage USA @worldheritageusa.bsky.social · 7d

Did you miss the final episode of the Monuments Toolkit Summer Webinar Series? You can still watch "International Approaches to Monument Removal, Relocation, and Reinterpretation" at youtu.be/wzqqYD0Kn50

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UHIHistory.bsky.social @uhihistory.bsky.social · 7d

@uhihistory.bsky.social & @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social joined forces last weekend to promote @thinkuhi.bsky.social at the Highland Archaeology Festival!

What a brilliant opportunity to chat to attendees & share details about the cutting edge research and Humanities study options at UHI!

Two pop-up banners showing details on the UHI Archaeology Institute and UHI Centre for History. Next to them, there is a table with leaflets, prospectuses and a laptop.

Group of six people standing in front of pop-up banners.

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Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) @lossanddamage.bsky.social · 7d

1/11. 📢 KEY MESSAGES: The seventh meeting of the Board (B7) of the Fund for Responding to #LossAndDamage (FRLD) 🔥⛈️🌊 starts next week! ⏰

🔗Read our key messages here: lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/ke...

[ @fillthefund.bsky.social , @ciel.org , @canclimateaction.bsky.social ]

KEY MESSAGES FOR THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE BOARD (B7) OF THE FUND FOR RESPONDING TO LOSS AND DAMAGE (FRLD)

By the Loss and Damage Collaboration

lossanddamagecollaboration.org

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 7d

#climateheritage

Climate Heritage Network @climateheritage.bsky.social · 8d

Dispatch from Simon Musasizi, Regional Co-Chair for the Africa and Arab States, who is in Barcelona this week for @uclg.bsky.social Culture Summit and @unesco.org #Mondiacult.

Simon wears a black shirt with a geometric pattern in white on the right side, with palms trees and the Mediterranean Sea in the background

The Ministers of culture from the UAE, Brazil, and Spain as well as Princess Dana Firas of Jordan, sit at a table with white linen, microphones, and paper cards indicating their affiliation.

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Research Ireland @researchireland.ie · 7d

Tune into @rteradio1.bsky.social at 6.35pm today to hear Prof Conor Murphy @maynoothuniversity.ie and Dr Ruth Quinn @atu-ie.bsky.social discuss the growing impact of climate change on Ireland’s weather patterns.

Image of stormy waves crashing against bridge

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 7d

"The...choice to elevate these five voices is not a neutral decision: it reflects a political choice to prioritize contrarianism embraced by a tiny minority of scientific voices over credible, peer-reviewed research that represents the overwhelming scientific consensus." 🌏 #climatescience

Kathy Mulvey @kathymulvey.bsky.social · 7d

Who wrote the Trump administration's sham climate report? Learn more in my latest blog about the record of #climatedisinformation, scientific contrarianism and ties to the #fossilfuel industry of the so-called “Climate Working Group” report authors. #climatedeception blog.ucs.org/kathy-mulvey...

Who Wrote the Trump Administration’s Flawed Climate Report? Meet the Architects of Disinformation

This month, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) filed comments and submitted a letter signed by more than 1,000 scientists opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposal to rescin...

blog.ucs.org

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Julian Jackson @allatsea.bsky.social · 7d

H.E. President Boakai of Liberia, on ocean protection at #UNGA:

"Deep-sea mining threatens the ocean floor before we even understand what lives there"

🦑https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/africa-is-leading-way-protecting-ocean-now-world-must-follow--ecmii-2025-09-30/

Africa is leading the way on protecting the ocean. Now the world must follow

The high sea waters off West Africa may seem remote to people reading this in London or New York. But these waters can impact the very weather patterns that determine whether crops grow in British fields or storms crash into the eastern seaboard of the U.S. They provide oxygen for every breath we take.

www.reuters.com

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 7d

#climateheritage
@andrewspotts.bsky.social
@juliesbicycle.bsky.social
@ajennyh.bsky.social

Preserving Legacies @preservinglegacies.bsky.social · 7d

🌍 At the #UCLG Culture Summit in #Barcelona, Juli Polanco (CA State Historic Preservation Officer) highlighted how partnerships + culture drive climate resilience, featuring Preserving Legacies & the CA–Scripps Climate Assessment.

🔗 agenda21culture.net/summit/6th-uclg-culture-summit-2025

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 7d

"...more than 20 million Americans face higher insurance premiums next year. And almost 14 million Americans could lose their health insurance altogether over the next decade — an estimated 3.3 million in 2026 alone."

Opinion | These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats Shut Down the Government

www.nytimes.com

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 7d

#climateheritage

SCAPE @coastarch.bsky.social · 7d

Gletness Excavation Report is out!
In May, SCAPE & Archaeology Shetland excavated an eroding Middle-Late Iron Age settlement & a Bronze Age burnt mound.
Short visit, big archaeology.
Download the Report: scapetrust.org/wp-content/u...

@archshet.bsky.social
#coastarch #CoastalHeritage #hessupported

Prehistoric buildings exposed by coastal erosion

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Animal History Group @animalhistories.bsky.social · 13d

Announcing the new Animal History Group seminar series for the 2025-26 academic year! - All seminars held online at 8pm UK time. 🎉 The details are here: animalhistorygroup.org/seminar-seri...
And here is a list for your calendar! 🧵💚

Seminar Series

Term One Our Seminar Series is back for 2025/2026. Seminars will be held at 8pm (GMT). Please sign up using the links below. Joining information will be sent shortly before the event. 15 October 20…

animalhistorygroup.org

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