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Lorna M. Hughes

@lornamhughes.bsky.social

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Prof of Digital Humanities, Dean for Global Engagement, University of Glasgow. Memorial Device Alternative National Treasure #MDANT Nobody wins unless everybody wins.

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · Nov 24

Almost launch time for our Towards a National Collection Discovery project, opening up the wonderful Community Generated Digital Content of local archives and heritage groups across the UK ohos.ac.uk #ohos #TaNC @uofglasgow.bsky.social @historyhannahb.bsky.social

Our Heritage, Our Stories

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NewWaveAndPunk @punkandnewwave.bsky.social · 6d

Passed away on this day in 1967: Woody Guthrie.
📸unknown
youtu.be/wxiMrvDbq3s?si…

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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 6d

More #Burningthebooks as the arbitrary use of power being exercisd againt the Director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US archivist ousted after refusing to let Trump give Eisenhower’s sword to King Charles – reports

The Trump administration ultimately gave the King a replica sword on the president’s recent state visit

www.theguardian.com

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 11d

Discover a new library to add to your bucket list.

Every Kind of Library Explained

Discover a new library to add to your bucket list.

buff.ly

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 11d

President Pavel was at the Bruce Springsteen concert in Prague this summer and was clearly paying attention!

Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 11d

Beautiful Edwyn Collins gig in Glasgow: so much love in the Theatre Royal for a true legend.

Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 16d

Happy birthday to The Boss! @brucespringsteen.net

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 17d

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NewWaveAndPunk @punkandnewwave.bsky.social · 16d

Released on this day in 1978: Parallel Lines #Blondie
youtu.be/QbdCpi4qTNY?si…

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NewWaveAndPunk @punkandnewwave.bsky.social · 16d

Released on this day in 1977: Heroes (single) #DavidBowie
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 16d

This ought to be engraved somewhere.

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Past Glasgow @pastglasgow.co.uk · 20d

A wee feel-good Friday throwback to this time last year, when The Bluebells were joined by The Every Voice Community Choir for a rendition of "Young At Heart" at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery 😍

📽️ Robert Perry

#glasgow

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 22d

My dad always used to say it meant “guilty but don’t do it again”

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 22d

Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 23d

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Past Glasgow @pastglasgow.co.uk · 22d

A wonderful aerial view of the city looking north west from August 1934. The most instantly recognisable feature is obviously St Enoch Railway Station, but there's much more to see. What jumps out at you?

📷 HES

#Glasgow

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 22d

Fabulous record

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 23d

Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵

Apologies for not adding alt text to all these photos. My cat is screaming her head off and if I don't let her outside right this instance, where I have to accompany her, I might die.

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EerilyPhD 👻 @ejwillingham.bsky.social · 24d

These people keep conflating information access with cognition and it is so so tiring

CNN @cnn.com · 24d

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told analysts that people without smart glasses may one day be at a "significant cognitive disadvantage" compared to those who do use the tech: https://cnn.it/47L2Y5a

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 24d

Love this

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 25d

As part of Open House we are opening up the home of @britishacademy.bsky.social next Sunday 21 Sept. It’s a gorgeous building with a lot of history
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/livin...

Open House 2025

Step inside the British Academy’s historic Grade-I listed home for Open House Festival 2025. Discover the building’s Nash-designed architecture and explore its history and art collection. Be among the...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 26d

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 26d

It's physically unsafe for people like me to go into the centre of our home city this Saturday on account of the colour of our skin.

Most politicians are either failing to stand up to this or actively contributing to the situation.

We don't owe any of those politicians our votes. Not one of them.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 28d

I think it is always worth mentioning that Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed with their beloved dog Gilbert: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

A Minnesota Lawmaker and Her Husband Are Lying in State. Next to Them: Their Golden Retriever.

www.nytimes.com

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 28d

Flags appeared in my tiny wee village in Ayrshire this week. Open anti-immigrant vitriol on the local FB group. Can’t help feeling that we’ve crossed a rubicon.

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · Sep 8

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