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guy who’s learning Latin but only so he can understand the lyrics of the songs that the choirs sing during video game boss fights
January 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
guy who’s learning Latin but only so he can understand the lyrics of the songs that the choirs sing during video game boss fights
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A good friend who was out before most of us tells me that R*pe Crisis Centres in the UK were accepting trans women victims in the 1990s.
They made a conscious decision to do so. So why have transphobes only started making a fuss over a quarter of a century later…?
They made a conscious decision to do so. So why have transphobes only started making a fuss over a quarter of a century later…?
UK equalities minister says trans people must not be used as a political punchbag
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/02/bridget-phillipson-trans-single-sex-spaces-ehrc-podcast/?utm_content=1767364801&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/02/bridget-phillipson-trans-single-sex-spaces-ehrc-podcast/?utm_content=1767364801&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
UK equalities minister says trans people must not be used as a political punchbag
UK equalities minister Bridget Phillipson has said trans people should not be "used as a political punchbag", while also reaffirming her support for trans people being excluded from single-sex spaces.
www.thepinknews.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 AM
A good friend who was out before most of us tells me that R*pe Crisis Centres in the UK were accepting trans women victims in the 1990s.
They made a conscious decision to do so. So why have transphobes only started making a fuss over a quarter of a century later…?
They made a conscious decision to do so. So why have transphobes only started making a fuss over a quarter of a century later…?
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This against one of History's most successful admissions cycles and a clearly thriving degree scheme (healthier than some that have been taken out of scope).
This isn't 'cannot rule out' but 'chooses not to rule out' compulsory redundancies.
This isn't 'cannot rule out' but 'chooses not to rule out' compulsory redundancies.
'The affected staff, in the schools of foreign languages, history, religion and music, have been warned the university cannot rule out compulsory redundancy.'
Almost 200 Cardiff University staff left in limbo as they face losing jobs
Cardiff University confirmed it cannot rule out compulsory redundancies as it also apologised to students for problems with a new timetabling system as the academic year begins
www.walesonline.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This against one of History's most successful admissions cycles and a clearly thriving degree scheme (healthier than some that have been taken out of scope).
This isn't 'cannot rule out' but 'chooses not to rule out' compulsory redundancies.
This isn't 'cannot rule out' but 'chooses not to rule out' compulsory redundancies.
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relevant life lesson from comics on this one
September 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
relevant life lesson from comics on this one
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We could be 5 to 10 years from toothpaste that can regrow tooth enamel.
The scales are beginning to tip in favor of Mars once sustaining life. We’ll potentially know for sure by 2040.
The blue macaw is up to 160 individuals from an all-time low of 7, and confirmed to be breeding in the wild.
The scales are beginning to tip in favor of Mars once sustaining life. We’ll potentially know for sure by 2040.
The blue macaw is up to 160 individuals from an all-time low of 7, and confirmed to be breeding in the wild.
Please give me an unironic list of things that have gotten better over the last ten years because I’m spiraling.
I’ll start: you can buy an enormous TV from Costco for like $100 bucks now.
I’ll start: you can buy an enormous TV from Costco for like $100 bucks now.
September 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
We could be 5 to 10 years from toothpaste that can regrow tooth enamel.
The scales are beginning to tip in favor of Mars once sustaining life. We’ll potentially know for sure by 2040.
The blue macaw is up to 160 individuals from an all-time low of 7, and confirmed to be breeding in the wild.
The scales are beginning to tip in favor of Mars once sustaining life. We’ll potentially know for sure by 2040.
The blue macaw is up to 160 individuals from an all-time low of 7, and confirmed to be breeding in the wild.
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They're going to keep going until they get trans people killed. They want trans people murdered en mass.
September 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
They're going to keep going until they get trans people killed. They want trans people murdered en mass.
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So far, 2025 has felt like living inside a Hieronymus Bosch painting
September 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So far, 2025 has felt like living inside a Hieronymus Bosch painting
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Shot, chaser
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
September 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Shot, chaser
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
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A good piece about the situation in Australia HE (several years ahead of the rest of the Anglosphere in destroying its sector). Consultants must go - but before that happens, knowledge of what they do must increase among uni communities. Many don't even know consultants are involved in the debacle.
Universities have lost their way, but cost-cutting and consultants are not the answer
Last week in Sydney, we saw a melodrama acted out that could stand in for the state of Australian universities more generally.
theconversation.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
A good piece about the situation in Australia HE (several years ahead of the rest of the Anglosphere in destroying its sector). Consultants must go - but before that happens, knowledge of what they do must increase among uni communities. Many don't even know consultants are involved in the debacle.
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I want the subtitle of this book to be:
“And I’m a Carolingian Girl.”
“And I’m a Carolingian Girl.”
I am very excited to announce (and show off the awesome cover of) a new edited volume coming in December! Just the perfect stocking stuffer or gift for your favorite Carolingian aficionados! #Medieval
September 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I want the subtitle of this book to be:
“And I’m a Carolingian Girl.”
“And I’m a Carolingian Girl.”
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And yet Physics is now often in the 'at risk' category in the current UK HE crisis. There really needs to be a reflection on what universities need to be (clue: they should provide important training for society as a whole, not just for specific businesses).
Quarter of schools in England lack a physics teacher, analysis finds
Quarter of schools in England lack a physics teacher, analysis finds
Institute of Physics says ‘critical’ shortage means 700,000 pupils are deprived of a subject specialist
A quarter of state secondary schools in England will start the new term with no dedicated physics teacher, with schools in poorer areas worst affected, analysis has found.
The lack of specialists means more than half (58%) of pupils studying for a science GCSE will have the physics component taught by a teacher who has not studied a physics-related subject beyond the age of 18. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:08 AM
And yet Physics is now often in the 'at risk' category in the current UK HE crisis. There really needs to be a reflection on what universities need to be (clue: they should provide important training for society as a whole, not just for specific businesses).
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Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
September 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
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White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.
August 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.
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Fun fact - all studies have shown that kids do not, in fact, simply stumble upon porn and anyone who tells you they do is a liar.
UK government asks everybody to stop using VPNs.
"everybody who's out there thinking of using VPNs...verifying your age keeps a child safe...So let's just not try and find a way around. Just prove your age."
- UK government
"everybody who's out there thinking of using VPNs...verifying your age keeps a child safe...So let's just not try and find a way around. Just prove your age."
- UK government
August 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Fun fact - all studies have shown that kids do not, in fact, simply stumble upon porn and anyone who tells you they do is a liar.
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Hurrah it is Wednesday and we couldn’t have two weeks of no dancing so here they are! Today they are dancing to Abba and it looks like they got some loot from somewhere hmmm. Dance like a weasel you know you want to! #weaselwednesday
August 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Hurrah it is Wednesday and we couldn’t have two weeks of no dancing so here they are! Today they are dancing to Abba and it looks like they got some loot from somewhere hmmm. Dance like a weasel you know you want to! #weaselwednesday
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Hey, history and medievalist friends. If you're doing any teaching on maps this semester, I have a couple of digital resources you might find useful.
#skystorians 🗃️
1. Matthew Paris's Map
A fully annotated & interactive copy of Paris's c.1250 map of England.
1/3
historiacartarum.org/annotated-cl...
#skystorians 🗃️
1. Matthew Paris's Map
A fully annotated & interactive copy of Paris's c.1250 map of England.
1/3
historiacartarum.org/annotated-cl...
Matthew Paris Annotated Map - Historia Cartarum
A fully annotated and clickable version of Matthew Paris's map of Britain. Clicking on any label gives a translation, transcription, and Wikipedia link.
historiacartarum.org
August 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hey, history and medievalist friends. If you're doing any teaching on maps this semester, I have a couple of digital resources you might find useful.
#skystorians 🗃️
1. Matthew Paris's Map
A fully annotated & interactive copy of Paris's c.1250 map of England.
1/3
historiacartarum.org/annotated-cl...
#skystorians 🗃️
1. Matthew Paris's Map
A fully annotated & interactive copy of Paris's c.1250 map of England.
1/3
historiacartarum.org/annotated-cl...
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This dude hasn’t mentioned eels at all, so he’s very clearly a poser
going to go out on a limb and imagine this guy's not actually very good at conversations
August 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This dude hasn’t mentioned eels at all, so he’s very clearly a poser
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The NHS are forcibly detransitioning trans kids in Brighton and calling it “managed withdrawal.” Their own impact assessment acknowledges trans kids will be at increased risk of harm as a result, don’t want this, and are likely to just use DIY hormones instead
August 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The NHS are forcibly detransitioning trans kids in Brighton and calling it “managed withdrawal.” Their own impact assessment acknowledges trans kids will be at increased risk of harm as a result, don’t want this, and are likely to just use DIY hormones instead
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Graduate outcomes and incomes as well as course satisfaction in History are all actually strong. Suggesting that Humanities degrees are not 'career-related' is simply bizarre. 2/2
files.royalhistsoc.org
August 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Graduate outcomes and incomes as well as course satisfaction in History are all actually strong. Suggesting that Humanities degrees are not 'career-related' is simply bizarre. 2/2
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'Just 40,900 students entered to take history, compared with 41,900 taking economics and 43,000 for physics. Maths remains the most popular A-level with 105,000 entries this year, up by more than 4% compared with 2024.'
Both 'Just' and 'career-related' doing heavy lifting here. 1/2
Both 'Just' and 'career-related' doing heavy lifting here. 1/2
A-level results in England expected to return to near pre-pandemic levels
Career-focused subjects such as business studies and economics to surpass traditional academic disciplines like history in popularity
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
'Just 40,900 students entered to take history, compared with 41,900 taking economics and 43,000 for physics. Maths remains the most popular A-level with 105,000 entries this year, up by more than 4% compared with 2024.'
Both 'Just' and 'career-related' doing heavy lifting here. 1/2
Both 'Just' and 'career-related' doing heavy lifting here. 1/2
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Again it's the Humanities. It's always the Humanities.
"The University of Utah will discontinue 81 academic programs — from foreign languages to theater and dance — in response to the Legislature’s mandate to cut higher education budgets....Most of the degree cuts are in the College of Humanities, which lost 22 programs." bit.ly/3IYoM2T
The University of Utah is slashing these 81 academic programs under state-mandated budget cut
The University of Utah will discontinue 81 academic programs in response to the Legislature’s mandated budget cuts for higher education.
bit.ly
August 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Again it's the Humanities. It's always the Humanities.
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LinkedIn has removed hate speech protections for transgender people and people of color.
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LinkedIn exposes transgender users to targeted harassment after company quietly changes hate speech policy
The changes involve edits to LinkedIn’s Professional Community Policies, specifically the “Hateful and Derogatory Content” and “Harassment and Abusive Content” sections.
www.advocate.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
LinkedIn has removed hate speech protections for transgender people and people of color.
www.advocate.com/news/linkedi...
www.advocate.com/news/linkedi...