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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 4d

I’ll be speaking in Oxford in January & online in November. But f2f is always nicest if we can make the logistics work!

Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 4d

Self promo plug to say if you’re interested in this & wanna invite me to your dept, esp if your city is nice - then invite me!! I am a good value seminar guest 😅

Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 13d

Our History Research Seminar @uninorthampton.bsky.social kicks off next Wed 1 Oct with a talk by me on my new project 'Medievalism, gender and politicised nostalgia in the British extreme right, 1962 – 1982'. It will be at 12pm UK time and on Teams. Email rachel.moss @ northampton.ac.uk for a link.

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 5d

Who gave permission for this? Complaints need to be made to @westmidlandspolice.bsky.social

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gwynnek @gwynnek.bsky.social · 6d

This is another example of the normalization of anti-constitutional and authoritarian behaviors.

Nowhere in our history (pre-trump) would this not be a runaway scandal. But it’s become business as usual. 😒

Tess Owen @tessowen.bsky.social · 6d

hats going for $50 each via the official trump store, being advertised with the caption "the future looks bright! rewrite the rules with the Trump 2028 high crown hat"

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 6d

When you have a toddler there’s no escape!

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 6d

Sympathy!

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 7d

Normally our December issue is six mini-essays, but with the support of the Kitchings Family Foundation, we're going to be able to support six shorts--twice the word count, twice the pay!--as well as an amazing feature-length review we've already got lined up.

Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 7d

It’s here! The call for pitches for our deluxe December issue, “A Time of Monsters,” supported by a grant from the Kitchings Family Foundation.

CFP: A Time of Monsters

The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 7d

Yeah similar feeling! Have woken up with a dry throat every day this week

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 7d

Is anyone else in the UK - esp W Mids - feeling like air pollution/leaf mould/something is bothering them? I’ve been feeling a bit tight chested on and off the past few days and like I want to cough, but it doesn’t seem to be turning into a cold so I’m leaning toward allergens…

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 7d

I was going to say that he isn't happy because they never are, but actually Farage seems to be the exception. He genuinely is having a great time being a total piece of shit, which may account for his longevity in the position of Official Right Wing Figurehead.

Arbeitology @arbeitology.bsky.social · 7d

Farage must quite honestly be one of the happiest men on the planet right now. Coming home every day watching everyone fawn over him sayong he isn’t racist, knowing full well he’s been very publicly racist since about the age of 9. He probably laughs like a maniac in bed every night.

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks to everyone who came to my paper today! So many good questions!!

Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 13d

Our History Research Seminar @uninorthampton.bsky.social kicks off next Wed 1 Oct with a talk by me on my new project 'Medievalism, gender and politicised nostalgia in the British extreme right, 1962 – 1982'. It will be at 12pm UK time and on Teams. Email rachel.moss @ northampton.ac.uk for a link.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 9d

If you wondered how many of the major newsrooms covering the Pentagon would give in to Pete Hegseth and sign a new agreement if they wanted to maintain access, it looks like the answer is... none. So far. Via @status.news

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 9d

This is a fundamental point that 99% of higher-ed coverage, and 100% of immig coverage, have missed.

Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 9d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 9d

30% drop year over year!

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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · 9d

Interested in letter-writing in early medieval Britain? A three-year postdoc on @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my project is now available. Apps close on 17th Oct. Let me know if you have any questions and please circulate! 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Are you passionate about early medieval Britain? Do you have advanced knowledge of Medieval Latin and interested in the analysis of Latin letter-writing? If yes, then you may be interested in this f...

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 9d

MATER meeting 2 is scheduled for 18 November. If you'd like to join our network, get in touch. Everyone working in medieval-related fields is welcome. 🗃️ #skystorians #medievalsky www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo...

MATER: Medievalists Against The Extreme Right | UON

The Extreme Right Research Network are pleased to announce the formation of a new research seminar group. Following the success of our workshop...

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 9d

wrote about Comey, arguably the first capitulator in advance.

trying to palliate trump led to the destruction of basically everything he was trying to preserve. it feels like we should learn from that. www.publicnotice.co/p/comey-indi...

Comey and the lesson of pre-capitulation

He tried to palliate bad faith Republicans. Now we're all paying the price.

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 9d

bump for wednesday

Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 13d

Our History Research Seminar @uninorthampton.bsky.social kicks off next Wed 1 Oct with a talk by me on my new project 'Medievalism, gender and politicised nostalgia in the British extreme right, 1962 – 1982'. It will be at 12pm UK time and on Teams. Email rachel.moss @ northampton.ac.uk for a link.

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 9d

If you're a Lady V London fan and you're either a size 8 or a size 30/32 UK, the 60% off sale has a TON of stuff for you (not so much for any other size): ladyvlondon.com/collections/...

All Sale Products – Lady V London

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 11d

Texas A&M already fired four people for one professor acknowledging the existence of trans people. They're making it so that the mere idea of transness itself is forbidden, upon which any number of atrocities can be committed.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 11d

“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.”

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Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 11d

Anyone who votes to end birthright citizenship as it is understood now, in defiance of clear law and the tradition they claim to value?

They are voting to create a permanent underclass of rightness, stateless people in the United States. They are voting to bring back slavery.

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 12d

thank you! I wrote a several paragraph rant on facebook and feel slightly better, haha!

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 12d

yeah I did some of this too because trying to visit all the schools and make all the decisions in the tight time frame you have at the start of year 6 is not plausible

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 12d

I'm glad you've got good options nearby!!

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 12d

Primary was much easier!

Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 12d

Birmingham has a grammar school system too which means an extra layer of complexity in all this! Because you have to apply using this system but also sit the separate exam & then factor in if your child's score is high enough - which still doesn't guarantee a place cos of oversubscription.

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