Lorraine S Slattery
@lsslattery.bsky.social
🥄 US-born, naturalised Irish, living in Deepest Tipp. European history, art, literature, and travel. Have also lived in Northern Ireland and Salzburg. Old enough to remember Sputnik. 🥄
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The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
March 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The most obvious lesson to draw from the leaked Signal chat is that these people really are morons. It's not a public act, it's not a schtick, there's not some secret back room where they drop the facade. They are genuinely stupid, incompetent people.
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I will say this again, and if you find this offensive you should stop following me immediately because I cannot see my mind changing on this.
If you stayed home and didn’t vote for Harris because of Gaza, I hope you’re fucking happy. This is in part your doing.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
If you stayed home and didn’t vote for Harris because of Gaza, I hope you’re fucking happy. This is in part your doing.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump says he wants Jordan and Egypt to take in Palestinians from Gaza.
The president spoke ahead of a meeting with the Israeli prime minister at the White House, his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to power.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I will say this again, and if you find this offensive you should stop following me immediately because I cannot see my mind changing on this.
If you stayed home and didn’t vote for Harris because of Gaza, I hope you’re fucking happy. This is in part your doing.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
If you stayed home and didn’t vote for Harris because of Gaza, I hope you’re fucking happy. This is in part your doing.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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This afternoon I read this 1978 essay on the socio-cultural rise of Anti-Semitism in Imperial Germany.
Primarily because I sensed there would be some shared vibes with the right-wing obsession with DEI as a cultural code for racism/sexism and signalling in-groupness.
And ho-boy.
Thoughts. ⬇️
Primarily because I sensed there would be some shared vibes with the right-wing obsession with DEI as a cultural code for racism/sexism and signalling in-groupness.
And ho-boy.
Thoughts. ⬇️
February 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This afternoon I read this 1978 essay on the socio-cultural rise of Anti-Semitism in Imperial Germany.
Primarily because I sensed there would be some shared vibes with the right-wing obsession with DEI as a cultural code for racism/sexism and signalling in-groupness.
And ho-boy.
Thoughts. ⬇️
Primarily because I sensed there would be some shared vibes with the right-wing obsession with DEI as a cultural code for racism/sexism and signalling in-groupness.
And ho-boy.
Thoughts. ⬇️
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The message is out there, loud and clear. Trump sent it the first time, and the world tried to pretend it was an aberration. But he's back now and saying it louder than ever and finally the world is hearing it.
And what is the message? It's really simple. The world can't rely on America any more.
And what is the message? It's really simple. The world can't rely on America any more.
February 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The message is out there, loud and clear. Trump sent it the first time, and the world tried to pretend it was an aberration. But he's back now and saying it louder than ever and finally the world is hearing it.
And what is the message? It's really simple. The world can't rely on America any more.
And what is the message? It's really simple. The world can't rely on America any more.
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And that's what's happening now. Eighty years of alliances, of trust, of international relations and order, millions of businesses, millions of trades, friendships, partnerships, alliances, treaties - it's all being thrown away. And it will hurt everyone. But most of all it hurts the USA.
February 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
And that's what's happening now. Eighty years of alliances, of trust, of international relations and order, millions of businesses, millions of trades, friendships, partnerships, alliances, treaties - it's all being thrown away. And it will hurt everyone. But most of all it hurts the USA.
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25 January 1935 | Dutch Jewish boy, John Groenteman, was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
January 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
25 January 1935 | Dutch Jewish boy, John Groenteman, was born in Amsterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Europe, which is deeply concerned about the safety of its citizens, must urgently begin planning for the collapse of the so-called Moscow colonial empire – modern-day Russia.
- Karl von Habsburg, grandson of the last Emperor of Austria-Hungary
www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/descendant-o...
- Karl von Habsburg, grandson of the last Emperor of Austria-Hungary
www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/descendant-o...
Habsburg descendant urges Russia's dismantling
Europe, which is deeply concerned about the safety of its citizens, must urgently begin planning for Russia's collapse.
www.ukrainianworldcongress.org
January 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Europe, which is deeply concerned about the safety of its citizens, must urgently begin planning for the collapse of the so-called Moscow colonial empire – modern-day Russia.
- Karl von Habsburg, grandson of the last Emperor of Austria-Hungary
www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/descendant-o...
- Karl von Habsburg, grandson of the last Emperor of Austria-Hungary
www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/descendant-o...
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The interview requests are piling up. American cable television, Brazilian newspapers... it is getting a bit out of control.
I understand that people who do not know me think all I want is attention, but the truth is that all I want is to do my work.
I do not give interviews anymore. See the work.
I understand that people who do not know me think all I want is attention, but the truth is that all I want is to do my work.
I do not give interviews anymore. See the work.
January 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The interview requests are piling up. American cable television, Brazilian newspapers... it is getting a bit out of control.
I understand that people who do not know me think all I want is attention, but the truth is that all I want is to do my work.
I do not give interviews anymore. See the work.
I understand that people who do not know me think all I want is attention, but the truth is that all I want is to do my work.
I do not give interviews anymore. See the work.
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Not to be dramatic, but there really are days when I feel scared of the future.
Like, to pick an example at random, today.
What we are witnessing is an assault on the very concept of truth.
The armed conflicts we see unfolding all over the world will be accompanied by turmoil &doubt in our heads.
Like, to pick an example at random, today.
What we are witnessing is an assault on the very concept of truth.
The armed conflicts we see unfolding all over the world will be accompanied by turmoil &doubt in our heads.
January 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Not to be dramatic, but there really are days when I feel scared of the future.
Like, to pick an example at random, today.
What we are witnessing is an assault on the very concept of truth.
The armed conflicts we see unfolding all over the world will be accompanied by turmoil &doubt in our heads.
Like, to pick an example at random, today.
What we are witnessing is an assault on the very concept of truth.
The armed conflicts we see unfolding all over the world will be accompanied by turmoil &doubt in our heads.
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#EpigraphyTuesday!
The sarcophagus of Arnegunde, wife of the merovingian king Clotaire I (511-561) was discovered in the Basilica of Saint-Denis in 1959. A ring found on the skeleton's thumb bears the inscription ARNEGUNDIS, encircling a central monogram expanding to REGINE (queen). 🧵1/2
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The sarcophagus of Arnegunde, wife of the merovingian king Clotaire I (511-561) was discovered in the Basilica of Saint-Denis in 1959. A ring found on the skeleton's thumb bears the inscription ARNEGUNDIS, encircling a central monogram expanding to REGINE (queen). 🧵1/2
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January 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
#EpigraphyTuesday!
The sarcophagus of Arnegunde, wife of the merovingian king Clotaire I (511-561) was discovered in the Basilica of Saint-Denis in 1959. A ring found on the skeleton's thumb bears the inscription ARNEGUNDIS, encircling a central monogram expanding to REGINE (queen). 🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
The sarcophagus of Arnegunde, wife of the merovingian king Clotaire I (511-561) was discovered in the Basilica of Saint-Denis in 1959. A ring found on the skeleton's thumb bears the inscription ARNEGUNDIS, encircling a central monogram expanding to REGINE (queen). 🧵1/2
📷 me
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Not news is it? I see another right wing outlet spouting that Farage can be PM. We are at war. A war aimed at destabilising western democracy. The US is further down the road but the same is happening in Germany and France AfD/National Rally. Those on the side of democracy need to up their game.
January 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Not news is it? I see another right wing outlet spouting that Farage can be PM. We are at war. A war aimed at destabilising western democracy. The US is further down the road but the same is happening in Germany and France AfD/National Rally. Those on the side of democracy need to up their game.
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#FrescoFriday #FindsFriday
One of those unforgettable days in the #finds room at MOLA, in (yikes!) March 2007....
The goldfinch that is my profile pic here was also among the heaps of fantastic #frescos that came in from Lime St site in the City, just to east of #Roman forum basilica.
One of those unforgettable days in the #finds room at MOLA, in (yikes!) March 2007....
The goldfinch that is my profile pic here was also among the heaps of fantastic #frescos that came in from Lime St site in the City, just to east of #Roman forum basilica.
January 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
#FrescoFriday #FindsFriday
One of those unforgettable days in the #finds room at MOLA, in (yikes!) March 2007....
The goldfinch that is my profile pic here was also among the heaps of fantastic #frescos that came in from Lime St site in the City, just to east of #Roman forum basilica.
One of those unforgettable days in the #finds room at MOLA, in (yikes!) March 2007....
The goldfinch that is my profile pic here was also among the heaps of fantastic #frescos that came in from Lime St site in the City, just to east of #Roman forum basilica.
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Nothing more predictable than the actions of self-proclaimed 'free speech absolutists' when confronted with speech they don't like.
December 28, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Nothing more predictable than the actions of self-proclaimed 'free speech absolutists' when confronted with speech they don't like.
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Vaccines Save Lives.
December 28, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Vaccines Save Lives.
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Exactly! It’s called white privilege bought and paid for with bribes and bullying. #USDemocracy #Resist #BlueCrew
December 28, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Exactly! It’s called white privilege bought and paid for with bribes and bullying. #USDemocracy #Resist #BlueCrew
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Something wonderful for the weekend!
About 40,000 years ago, during the #IceAge, an ancient artist skilfully sculpted this tiny head of a cave lion from mammoth ivory. It is one of the World’s oldest known works of figurative art.
📷 by me
#Archaeology
About 40,000 years ago, during the #IceAge, an ancient artist skilfully sculpted this tiny head of a cave lion from mammoth ivory. It is one of the World’s oldest known works of figurative art.
📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 14, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Something wonderful for the weekend!
About 40,000 years ago, during the #IceAge, an ancient artist skilfully sculpted this tiny head of a cave lion from mammoth ivory. It is one of the World’s oldest known works of figurative art.
📷 by me
#Archaeology
About 40,000 years ago, during the #IceAge, an ancient artist skilfully sculpted this tiny head of a cave lion from mammoth ivory. It is one of the World’s oldest known works of figurative art.
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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I was rabbiting on about having my first Christmas on my own and looking forward to being self-indulgent. Gave myself a talking to. I’m going to be helping others to enjoy the day instead. 7am - 3pm. Then I’ll be self-indulgent. 300 others doing the same over 4 days.
December 13, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I was rabbiting on about having my first Christmas on my own and looking forward to being self-indulgent. Gave myself a talking to. I’m going to be helping others to enjoy the day instead. 7am - 3pm. Then I’ll be self-indulgent. 300 others doing the same over 4 days.
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Lots of folks on our “side” tell me that the comparisons to Hitler “don’t work.” And guess what — I don’t fucking care. They can look the other way all they want, the rest of us are looking directly the fuck at what we’re fucking seeing.
December 12, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Lots of folks on our “side” tell me that the comparisons to Hitler “don’t work.” And guess what — I don’t fucking care. They can look the other way all they want, the rest of us are looking directly the fuck at what we’re fucking seeing.
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The Nobel-winning author Alice Munro’s husband was a pedophile who targeted her daughter and other children. Why did she stay silent?
What Alice Munro Knew
The Nobel-winning author’s husband was a pedophile who targeted her daughter and other children. Why did she stay silent?
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 2:55 PM
The Nobel-winning author Alice Munro’s husband was a pedophile who targeted her daughter and other children. Why did she stay silent?
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There is an incredible essay by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on
imprisonment & the meaning of freedom in the FT Edit app today. She writes about what books meant to her during that time in Iran, and how taking away a person’s ability to think herself away to a different place is a form of torture.
imprisonment & the meaning of freedom in the FT Edit app today. She writes about what books meant to her during that time in Iran, and how taking away a person’s ability to think herself away to a different place is a form of torture.
December 8, 2024 at 9:41 AM
There is an incredible essay by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on
imprisonment & the meaning of freedom in the FT Edit app today. She writes about what books meant to her during that time in Iran, and how taking away a person’s ability to think herself away to a different place is a form of torture.
imprisonment & the meaning of freedom in the FT Edit app today. She writes about what books meant to her during that time in Iran, and how taking away a person’s ability to think herself away to a different place is a form of torture.
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There are quite some misconceptions here on Bluesky about what all my various railway projects are *for* - probably because many here never saw all of this on Mastodon or Twitter
So let's set it straight in a thread! 🧵
My main WORK is entitled #CrossBorderRail and this is a pic from it
So let's set it straight in a thread! 🧵
My main WORK is entitled #CrossBorderRail and this is a pic from it
December 6, 2024 at 7:31 PM
There are quite some misconceptions here on Bluesky about what all my various railway projects are *for* - probably because many here never saw all of this on Mastodon or Twitter
So let's set it straight in a thread! 🧵
My main WORK is entitled #CrossBorderRail and this is a pic from it
So let's set it straight in a thread! 🧵
My main WORK is entitled #CrossBorderRail and this is a pic from it
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3 December 1917 | A Polish photographer, Wilhelm Brasse, was born. On 31 August 1940, he was imprisoned at #Auschwitz (camp no. 3444)
He was employed in the photo studio, where he took photos for SS needs. He saved many of the original images from destruction.
Brasse passed away in 2012.
He was employed in the photo studio, where he took photos for SS needs. He saved many of the original images from destruction.
Brasse passed away in 2012.
December 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM
3 December 1917 | A Polish photographer, Wilhelm Brasse, was born. On 31 August 1940, he was imprisoned at #Auschwitz (camp no. 3444)
He was employed in the photo studio, where he took photos for SS needs. He saved many of the original images from destruction.
Brasse passed away in 2012.
He was employed in the photo studio, where he took photos for SS needs. He saved many of the original images from destruction.
Brasse passed away in 2012.