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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 1d

One book sale in seventeen days. Yikes. Help us to avoid the worst of all possible fates - the crowdfunder - by buying our scrupulously edited, meticulously designed, handsomely produced and fastidiously packaged books here:
longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

Ten Longbarrow hardbacks, stacked on a diagonal, spines facing outwards.

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 12d

3. ⁠this is not the moment for an incredibly expensive increase in state surveillance infrastructure to be run for profit by private tech firms just before Labour ushers in an (even more) authoritarian right wing government.

FIX THE GODDAMN COST OF LIVING INSTEAD YOU FREAKS.

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 12d

2. Countries that have ID cards - like the whole of Europe - still have the same irregular migration problem (you may have heard!!!)

& in fact the UK has the lowest share of its economy estimated as irregular economy in Europe so if it fixes the issue WHY DIDNT IT FIX IT THERE?

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 12d

Ok. They’ve pissed me off.

I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:

1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 16d

Nigel Farage claim:

"We are not the world's food bank, it is not for us to provide welfare to people coming in from all over the world"

Reality:

The average migrant on the Skilled Worker visa had a net fiscal impact of +£16,300 in 2022/23. In contrast, the average UK-born adult had about +£800

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Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 16d

Early bird registration and bursary applications are now open for Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference 2025 in lovely York: tag2025.hosted.york.ac.uk/en/registrat...

Registration - TAG 2025

tag2025.hosted.york.ac.uk

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 16d

NEW WRITING:

I talk about a new memoir that’s set to debut next week from Gazan physics student Wasim Said, aspiring astrophysicist, who has created a forceful record of the genocide. I also share parts of my conversations with Said.

The book is a must read. #BookSky 🧪⚛️🔭

Gazan Physicist: "This is happening to human beings like yourself"

New book by Gazan student Wasim Said on life and death during genocide is a cry for justice

news.chanda.science

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Lucy @lucymoore.bsky.social · 16d

Do you like earrings? My friend is selling NICE ones! Support women entrepreneurs etc.etc. (there will be Xmas jumper ones)
www.poppysage.co.uk

Poppy Sage

Discover colourful, hypoallergenic earrings and jewellery from Poppy Sage, perfect for every occasion. Our unique polymer clay earrings are handmade with care in Surrey.

www.poppysage.co.uk

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 22d

They're excellent at making history accessible and the chemistry between them makes it a nice, easy listen. Their 6 hour episode on the Titanic was superb. I do have to avoid the British colonialism episodes though. Someone with my surname does not enjoy hearing "Cromwell was 'robust' in Ireland."

Luke Turner @luketurner.bsky.social · 22d

“15m downloads a month and more than half their audience is under 35.” Good read on the success of The Rest Is History pod. Strikes me that mainstream broadcasters dumbing down history to “OMG #iconic” spoon-fed shite left a huge gap that they’re filling

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

‘We’re insanely hubristic’: how The Rest Is History became the world’s biggest history podcast

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook on storytelling, their strangest interactions with fans and bonding over The Lord of the Rings

www.theguardian.com

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Wildestranger @wildestranger.bsky.social · 22d

Tried to listen to it once, had to stop because the pro-British blinkers were too huge and hugely annoying. Neither of them is an actual historian, just some guys who reckon they know a thing or two.

Luke Turner @luketurner.bsky.social · 22d

“15m downloads a month and more than half their audience is under 35.” Good read on the success of The Rest Is History pod. Strikes me that mainstream broadcasters dumbing down history to “OMG #iconic” spoon-fed shite left a huge gap that they’re filling

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

‘We’re insanely hubristic’: how The Rest Is History became the world’s biggest history podcast

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook on storytelling, their strangest interactions with fans and bonding over The Lord of the Rings

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 22d

extremely funny that noted problematic figure Tom Holland is still being acknowledged as such in people’s replies to this article and yet people are still fans of this podcast

they really do let you get away with anything as a white dude lol

Luke Turner @luketurner.bsky.social · 22d

“15m downloads a month and more than half their audience is under 35.” Good read on the success of The Rest Is History pod. Strikes me that mainstream broadcasters dumbing down history to “OMG #iconic” spoon-fed shite left a huge gap that they’re filling

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

‘We’re insanely hubristic’: how The Rest Is History became the world’s biggest history podcast

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook on storytelling, their strangest interactions with fans and bonding over The Lord of the Rings

www.theguardian.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23d

donald trump and the white nationalists that run his government want you to think that slavery was just fine www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

National park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars

The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”

www.washingtonpost.com

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Clare Rowan @ancient-tokens.bsky.social · 22d

So I am talking on Agrippina the Younger in one week, 6pm Sydney time, 9am UK time. Sign up here if you are interested! macquarie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 22d

friendly reminder ⬇️

bsky.app/profile/anim...

Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · Mar 22

on my hands and knees begging people in my sector to stop giving airtime to tom holland

no more tom holland we have moved beyond the need for tom holland 😭

Will Corcoran @willlawless.bsky.social · Mar 22

How does Tom Holland just keep skating by? Peddling supercilious Anglo-chauvinism, islamophobia and dank clash-of-civilisation bollocks alongside his airport pot-boilers for 2 decades to no real pushback at all. 'Historian', me arse.

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Lucy @lucymoore.bsky.social · 23d

Hang on I've not got DMS set up - can you copy it to an email? [email protected]

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Lucy @lucymoore.bsky.social · 23d

Sure!

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Lucy @lucymoore.bsky.social · 24d

Happy to help

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Ryan McGrady @antisomniac.bsky.social · Sep 8

Was thinking about this recently with the official haranguing of Wikipedia -- as if there aren't dozens of countries who would jump at the chance to become home to the world's most popular public knowledge resource / shining example of what can be accomplished with free speech/free press.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Why on earth would we abandon institutions that have genuinely made America great? ... Why would we put at risk laboratories that are working to cure cancers or perfecting artificial limbs or exploring deep space or testing the limits of artificial intelligence?"

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · Sep 8

We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself

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Lucy @lucymoore.bsky.social · Sep 8

plz share ... Looking for a PAID postdoctoral project? Interested in Cultural Collections at @lulgalleries.bsky.social - take a look at the Brotherton Fellowship advertised (closes 29 Sept)
lahri.leeds.ac.uk/brotherton-f...
I'd love to see proposals for the 🪙 coin collection 💰

Brotherton Fellowship | Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute

lahri.leeds.ac.uk

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · Sep 7

Students in Gaza are still studying, and right now are taking their exams—and YOU can help them do that!

The youth volunteers behind Spark Space are providing electricity for these electronic exams. Help cover the electricity costs!

FINAL 4 HOURS—231/350 chuffed.org/project/spar...

🇵🇸 Gaza Needs Your Support: Help Build a Lifeline for Students and Remote Workers!

In Gaza, war has destroyed homes, blocked roads, and left countless people without work. Yet, amidst the rubble, hope remains. Students and remote workers face daily struggles—power outages, broken…

chuffed.org

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Terry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · Sep 7

Posted without comment. Wouldn't want to upset the Home Office, dear me no.

elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · Sep 7

Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit System closes UK facility targeted by Palestine Action

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Israeli arms manufacturer closes UK facility targeted by Palestine Action

Exclusive: Elbit Systems UK Bristol site was subject of protest days before direct action group was proscribed

www.theguardian.com

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Tommaths (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @teakayb.mathsy.space · Sep 3

The Museum Ed feed should now pick up the @gem.org.uk conference hashtag for next week: #GEMConference2025

Anyone want to give it a try?

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Sep 3

BREAKING: Lush has closed all of its UK stores in protest at Israel’s genocide in Palestine

The cosmetic giant has also closed down its factories and website for the day

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Lucy @lucymoore.bsky.social · Sep 3

Apropos of nothing, EVERYTHING WE DO IS POLITICAL, our breath, our food, our thoughts. To try & go "politics doesn't come into it" is a dangerous lie.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · Sep 2

Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.

Google AI search result for “was 2010 fifteen years ago?” returning: “No, 2010 was 14 years ago, not 15 years ago. The current year is 2025, and to find the number of years ago 2010 was, you subtract 2010 from 2025, which equals 14.
Current Year: 2025
Past Year: 2010
Years Ago: 2025 - 2010 = 14 years”

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