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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat)
@moffski.bsky.social
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Historian of war & society in WWII Scotland/Britain Research Associate at Manchester Metropolitan Uni FRHistS Loves sewing, coffee, cycling, and squirrels Out now: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-scottish-society-in-the-second-world-war.html
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 2d
Glasgow (and nearby) friends - on Wednesday night, I'm speaking about leisure during the war, Alexandria Library. See you there! Tickets via link below.
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 11d
If you're in West Dunbartonshire on Wed 8 October, come hear me speak about WWII Scotland 🥳
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/leisure-park...
Leisure and Pleasure: Everyday Life in Second World War Scotland
Leading historian Michelle Moffat explores leisure and pleasure in wartime Scotland, uncovering the ways people found to enjoy life and express themselves during this time of hardship.
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 4d
Completely agree! I was very sad not to have the chance to vote in the Christchurch mayoral election without forking out $7 in postage 😏
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 7d
Are you referring to having dementia as 'going nuts'? I don't like Trump as much as the next person, but that is horrifically offensive to everyone with dementia. They're not 'nuts'.
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 7d
Actually really sad to hear that Nigel Latta has passed away. His work on parenting, and his TV shows on difficult topics were really thought-provoking and challenged me to think differently.
Stupid cancer.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/01/p...
Psychologist Nigel Latta dies: 'You've spent your life helping others in need'
"Nigel passed away with the same dignity and positivity that he carried through life."
www.1news.co.nz
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 8d
Outrageous!
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 11d
If you're in West Dunbartonshire on Wed 8 October, come hear me speak about WWII Scotland 🥳
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/leisure-park...
Leisure and Pleasure: Everyday Life in Second World War Scotland
Leading historian Michelle Moffat explores leisure and pleasure in wartime Scotland, uncovering the ways people found to enjoy life and express themselves during this time of hardship.
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 18d
You must be feeling so angry! It's the same old story, isn't it - when you look closer, the claims and 'evidence' just don't make the case they want it to say. But that won't stop the great purge.
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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · Sep 4
🚨JOB Alert🚨 We are looking for another postdoctoral researcher to cover the history of veterans in the British colonies of Southern and/or East Africa in the interwar period. 24 month contract, deadline October 03. Please share widely. universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Specified Purpose, Department of History and the Arts and Humanities Institute | University Vacancies Ireland
universityvacancies.com
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 20d
1. Just so we’re clear, this is the clip that got Jimmy Kimmel’s show shelved by ABC.

If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 22d
That's so shortsighted! I used to listen from New Zealand, and it kept me feeling connected. 😢
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 24d
And "great" to see even NZ's band of fascists flew over to join the march about Britain-first 🤦🏻‍♀️
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · 26d
This post/feedback is the highlight of my week 😂
I feel *seen*
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · Sep 8
I've got that now, if you want to delete this so your email address isn't visible to the world!
Will email shortly ☺️
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Celia Richardson @celiarichardson.bsky.social · Sep 6
Customer feedback this week;

‘Please can you get some more diversity at the National Trust by encouraging more hot men to visit.’

Ideas for how we do this v welcome. Nothing too racy please - we are the National Trust not the National Tryst.
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · Sep 7
Hello, so sorry I missed your message. Let me know your email address and I'll send through some details. M.
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · Sep 7
Erotic vagrancy 😂
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James @jmcn.bsky.social · Sep 7
Just finished this terrific book from @moffski.bsky.social. It’s the first social history (hope that’s right) I’ve read and I recommend it to you. It’s added a new layer to my knowledge of the UK and the SWW. As historians often say, it’s a bit more complicated than you think. #histbookchat
Scottish Society in The Second World War: Tradition, Tension, Transformation. Michelle Moffat, Edinburgh Times Press 2025
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · Aug 4
Tens of thousands of cornflowers in a field in Wicken. Research shows that the sight of them will help you recover from sources of stress more quickly & boost dopamine release in your brain, lifting your mood…in case you need it just now:
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · Aug 2
Glad to hear it, Gen.
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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · Aug 2
It’s my birthday and I’ll give away books if I want to.

Spend £20 on books at bertsbooks.co.uk today and I’ll send you a paperback I think you’ll love - at no extra cost!

Excludes subscriptions, UK only.
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Dr Michelle Walker (/Moffat) @moffski.bsky.social · Aug 1
🥳 Have you been waiting for my book to come out in paperback? Later this month your wish will be granted! Pre-order via EUP website and use the code PAPER30 for a 30% discount 🥳
Signed copies can be purchased from me for £24 (incl postage in UK). Comment /DM if interested or international.
Image is a promotional flyer singing the virtues of my book,and pointing you to edinburghuniversitypress.com Also featuring my beautiful cover image of shipyard welder Mary McLeod of the Isle of Lewis.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Jul 31
'Further questions have been raised about decisions made by the university’s marketing team, including placing expensive advertorials in glossy magazines, overseas trips and celebrity partnerships.' 1/3
Warwick marketing ‘fiasco’ shows ‘education isn’t a luxury brand’
Experts warn institutions against losing sight of their purpose, as more details emerge about university’s prolific spending on PR activities
www.timeshighereducation.com
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Jul 24
Tomorrow's front page 📰

Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · Jul 26
Some of the best anti-Trump protest signs in Scotland greeting Trump. This one has Photos of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein that says "best Friends forever." The other says Trump was "shite" in Home Alone 2.
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Jul 19
She’s goat her legs oot –
her foldin plastic chair
oan the gress at Glesga Green –
an her airms an enough
creamy dimpled bosom
tae please Renoir…

—Sheila Templeton, “Glesga Fair”
from Songs of Other Places: New Writing Scotland 32 (ASL, 2014)

Happy Fair Weekend to all the Glasgow Fairies!
#poem
Gelsga Fair Sheila Templeton She’s goat her legs oot – her foldin plastic chair oan the gress at Glesga Green – an her airms an enough creamy dimpled bosom tae please Renoir; bra straps oan show, frock lirkit richt up ower her knees sittin lik a mannie legs weel splayed as if tae accommodate magnificent baws – but it’s no that. It’s tae mak room mak a space for her belly, lovely big roon wumman’s belly growthie in the sun.
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