Muireann McCann
@muireannsmccann.bsky.social
PhD from EUI History interested in 19thC Ireland, Paris, Rome, migration, Catholicism and revolution (She/her)
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All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.
July 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.
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Obviously there's a fine tradition of the BBC acting as an organ of the state to suppress critical - especially Irish - voices. But this is pathetic and shameful all the same.
June 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Obviously there's a fine tradition of the BBC acting as an organ of the state to suppress critical - especially Irish - voices. But this is pathetic and shameful all the same.
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OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS
Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!
Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!
Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
Historians for Trans Rights - Open Letter to MPs
In light of the recent and incessant attacks on the trans community in the UK by the UK government and legal system, a group of UK-based historians have drafted the letter linked below. Our aim is to ...
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May 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS
Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!
Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!
Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn
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Close to TWO THOUSAND academics and educators say TRANS RIGHTS NOW.
(Sorry if you've seen this (and the historians' letter!) too many times. The lack of an algorithm means we have to keep reposting it to catch people, and this really matters.)
(Sorry if you've seen this (and the historians' letter!) too many times. The lack of an algorithm means we have to keep reposting it to catch people, and this really matters.)
Heartened to see that close to 900 fellow academics and educators have already signed our letter in support of trans rights, trans wellbeing & trans inclusion, and against essentialist, anti-scientific, racialised & regressive views of womanhood. Please do read, share & sign! tinyurl.com/mud7va29
May 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Close to TWO THOUSAND academics and educators say TRANS RIGHTS NOW.
(Sorry if you've seen this (and the historians' letter!) too many times. The lack of an algorithm means we have to keep reposting it to catch people, and this really matters.)
(Sorry if you've seen this (and the historians' letter!) too many times. The lack of an algorithm means we have to keep reposting it to catch people, and this really matters.)
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Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
www.ft.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment
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READERS, BOOK LOVERS, WORMS OF ALL KIND
Next week we will be recording our 'fave books of 2024' episode which we'll be releasing in December to tide your over until season 2.
So tell us, what were your favourite books that you read this year? 💙📚
Next week we will be recording our 'fave books of 2024' episode which we'll be releasing in December to tide your over until season 2.
So tell us, what were your favourite books that you read this year? 💙📚
November 15, 2024 at 4:04 PM
READERS, BOOK LOVERS, WORMS OF ALL KIND
Next week we will be recording our 'fave books of 2024' episode which we'll be releasing in December to tide your over until season 2.
So tell us, what were your favourite books that you read this year? 💙📚
Next week we will be recording our 'fave books of 2024' episode which we'll be releasing in December to tide your over until season 2.
So tell us, what were your favourite books that you read this year? 💙📚
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the idea that only some universities should offer some subjects is a cipher for the idea that only some students should be allowed to take some subjects.
November 17, 2024 at 9:10 AM
the idea that only some universities should offer some subjects is a cipher for the idea that only some students should be allowed to take some subjects.
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And we are….. LIVE!
Our first episode is with the wonderful Patrick Freyne who came on to discuss the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. We had a laugh and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
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Our first episode is with the wonderful Patrick Freyne who came on to discuss the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. We had a laugh and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
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I Think You Should Read: Patrick Freyne thinks you should read A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on Apple Podcasts
Show I Think You Should Read, Ep Patrick Freyne thinks you should read A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - 2 May 2024
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May 3, 2024 at 8:20 AM
And we are….. LIVE!
Our first episode is with the wonderful Patrick Freyne who came on to discuss the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. We had a laugh and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
Our first episode is with the wonderful Patrick Freyne who came on to discuss the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. We had a laugh and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
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Mark O'Connell, one of Ireland's best non-fiction writers, writes about the death of Hind Rajab. This is a heartbreaking and unanswerable piece. Free Palestine.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...
Mark O'Connell: Would even paradise itself be worth the suffering of a single tortured child?
I am tempted to say that it is impossible to imagine the suffering of six-year-old Hind Rajab in her final hours. But I don’t know that that’s true. What’s true, perhaps, is that I can’t face imaginin...
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April 27, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Mark O'Connell, one of Ireland's best non-fiction writers, writes about the death of Hind Rajab. This is a heartbreaking and unanswerable piece. Free Palestine.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...