Stephen Herring
@slherring1.bsky.social
PhD (University of Aberdeen); teach at OCHJS, LST, ACU, Wycliffe; interested in all things Hebrew Bible; learnbiblicalhebrew.co.uk
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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There's been very little coverage in the British media of the employment tribunal ruling that found Sandie Peggie had harassed a woman
It's refreshing to see The National step up with fuller, more accurate reporting, shedding light on the realities of this case where most other outlets have failed
It's refreshing to see The National step up with fuller, more accurate reporting, shedding light on the realities of this case where most other outlets have failed
Excellent journalism from my colleague Xander Elliards, looking at the Sandie Peggie verdict and which parts of haven't received much media attention.
From Peggie harassing Dr Upton, to racist jokes and her evidence being deemed "not credible", there is a LOT.
www.thenational.scot/news/2568550...
From Peggie harassing Dr Upton, to racist jokes and her evidence being deemed "not credible", there is a LOT.
www.thenational.scot/news/2568550...
December 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
There's been very little coverage in the British media of the employment tribunal ruling that found Sandie Peggie had harassed a woman
It's refreshing to see The National step up with fuller, more accurate reporting, shedding light on the realities of this case where most other outlets have failed
It's refreshing to see The National step up with fuller, more accurate reporting, shedding light on the realities of this case where most other outlets have failed
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Starmer urges EU to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right. Because as we know, the way you beat the far right is to accede to all their demands and adopt racism as your central principle.
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Starmer urges EU to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right. Because as we know, the way you beat the far right is to accede to all their demands and adopt racism as your central principle.
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Most stuff is up on Etsy at etsy.com/shop/StudioG.... I’d still appreciate referrals. Instagram is @goldberrystudio; I’d still very much appreciate follows.
But it sure is looking like I can do this full-time without anything but the local markets and galleries.
But it sure is looking like I can do this full-time without anything but the local markets and galleries.
etsy.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Most stuff is up on Etsy at etsy.com/shop/StudioG.... I’d still appreciate referrals. Instagram is @goldberrystudio; I’d still very much appreciate follows.
But it sure is looking like I can do this full-time without anything but the local markets and galleries.
But it sure is looking like I can do this full-time without anything but the local markets and galleries.
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Our annual Loeb tree is up! It's topped with a 3D print of a 3rd century BCE terracotta figure housed in the library @palaeofuturist.bsky.social sketchfab.com/3d-models/la...
December 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Our annual Loeb tree is up! It's topped with a 3D print of a 3rd century BCE terracotta figure housed in the library @palaeofuturist.bsky.social sketchfab.com/3d-models/la...
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Because they are. She is on a genocide denial tour. And it is grotesque.
Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Because they are. She is on a genocide denial tour. And it is grotesque.
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This is our new CEO, Javier. I have officially adopted him. He is estimated to be 8 years old and he's deaf, so there's no need to give any feedback on his job performance. He is just a perfect gentlemen and I am so grateful he made his way to me. 14/10 no bias at all
December 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is our new CEO, Javier. I have officially adopted him. He is estimated to be 8 years old and he's deaf, so there's no need to give any feedback on his job performance. He is just a perfect gentlemen and I am so grateful he made his way to me. 14/10 no bias at all
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If you care about higher ed in America, this excellent piece might be the most depressing thing you've read in a long while. Small liberal arts colleges are in deep trouble all over the country. (The problems started well before Trump.) Many are closing. Some might be saved, but at a terrible price.
For a couple of years now, I've been fascinated with what's happening at small liberal arts colleges, which are running out of money for reasons unrelated to Trump funding cuts. Businessweek let me go deep on the problems, and one college that's trying to blaze a new trail.
Why a College Fighting for Survival Is Slashing Econ and Physics Majors
At Albright in Pennsylvania, the new president is cutting programs, selling art and real estate, and vowing not to hire anyone with tenure. Is this the way forward for liberal arts colleges?
www.bloomberg.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If you care about higher ed in America, this excellent piece might be the most depressing thing you've read in a long while. Small liberal arts colleges are in deep trouble all over the country. (The problems started well before Trump.) Many are closing. Some might be saved, but at a terrible price.
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Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
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REPEAT AFTER ME (but really, after Neil Kraus):
Wage stagnation and underemployment are not problems that education can fix. We cannot "upskill" students into well-paying jobs that do. not. exist.
Wage stagnation and underemployment are not problems that education can fix. We cannot "upskill" students into well-paying jobs that do. not. exist.
Do not accept the premise that education is to blame for abysmal jobs outcomes.
“The fantasy economy's framing of economic inequality… focuses exclusively on education…deflects attention away from decades of public policies and changing business practices that have…contributed to stagnating wages”
“The fantasy economy's framing of economic inequality… focuses exclusively on education…deflects attention away from decades of public policies and changing business practices that have…contributed to stagnating wages”
December 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
REPEAT AFTER ME (but really, after Neil Kraus):
Wage stagnation and underemployment are not problems that education can fix. We cannot "upskill" students into well-paying jobs that do. not. exist.
Wage stagnation and underemployment are not problems that education can fix. We cannot "upskill" students into well-paying jobs that do. not. exist.
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The level of risks of using it might give more kids pause if they knew about them. The litigation and manslaughter charge risks of putting out a foraging guide that tells people to eat poisonous mushrooms, for instance:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Mushroom pickers urged to avoid foraging books on Amazon that appear to be written by AI
Sample of books scored 100% on AI detection test as experts warn they contain dangerous advice
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The level of risks of using it might give more kids pause if they knew about them. The litigation and manslaughter charge risks of putting out a foraging guide that tells people to eat poisonous mushrooms, for instance:
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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If you're a business owner interested in pushing back against ICE, this might be of interest. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘We’ll need to see a warrant’: the group teaching businesses a vital tool to fight ICE raids
Siembra in North Carolina gives owners fourth amendment rights trainings should federal agents show up at their door
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
If you're a business owner interested in pushing back against ICE, this might be of interest. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
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The conflation of "foreign criminals" and "illegal migrants" is disgusting.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
The Home Office continues to use language that its own data refutes
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The conflation of "foreign criminals" and "illegal migrants" is disgusting.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
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*New Post*
In my latest post I revisit the subject of witchcraft in Shropshire and discuss its historic and folkloric legacy. This is my most comprehensive study of the subject so far! I hope you enjoy!
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2024/01/witc...
#witchcraft #history #folklore #witch
In my latest post I revisit the subject of witchcraft in Shropshire and discuss its historic and folkloric legacy. This is my most comprehensive study of the subject so far! I hope you enjoy!
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2024/01/witc...
#witchcraft #history #folklore #witch
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
*New Post*
In my latest post I revisit the subject of witchcraft in Shropshire and discuss its historic and folkloric legacy. This is my most comprehensive study of the subject so far! I hope you enjoy!
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2024/01/witc...
#witchcraft #history #folklore #witch
In my latest post I revisit the subject of witchcraft in Shropshire and discuss its historic and folkloric legacy. This is my most comprehensive study of the subject so far! I hope you enjoy!
nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2024/01/witc...
#witchcraft #history #folklore #witch
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Can someone please help with this word? #PalaeographyPuzzle it is from an audience court ms, LAO/DIOCREC/Cj.3/fol16r. The record concerns an application to have penance that had been ordered set aside. Thanks in advance.
December 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Can someone please help with this word? #PalaeographyPuzzle it is from an audience court ms, LAO/DIOCREC/Cj.3/fol16r. The record concerns an application to have penance that had been ordered set aside. Thanks in advance.
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Where are my palaeographers at? Anyone? #MedievalSky
[This is from TNA, SC 1/30/121. The context is asking for updates from a co-envoy regarding Anglo-French negotiations.]
[This is from TNA, SC 1/30/121. The context is asking for updates from a co-envoy regarding Anglo-French negotiations.]
December 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Where are my palaeographers at? Anyone? #MedievalSky
[This is from TNA, SC 1/30/121. The context is asking for updates from a co-envoy regarding Anglo-French negotiations.]
[This is from TNA, SC 1/30/121. The context is asking for updates from a co-envoy regarding Anglo-French negotiations.]
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Oh no! Old Saint Nick has crashed his sleigh and those no-good reindeer have abandoned him to his fate! Whatever is he to do?
Don't worry, old postcards have OPTIONS for Santa's delivery needs.
(a thread)
Don't worry, old postcards have OPTIONS for Santa's delivery needs.
(a thread)
December 25, 2023 at 3:41 PM
Oh no! Old Saint Nick has crashed his sleigh and those no-good reindeer have abandoned him to his fate! Whatever is he to do?
Don't worry, old postcards have OPTIONS for Santa's delivery needs.
(a thread)
Don't worry, old postcards have OPTIONS for Santa's delivery needs.
(a thread)
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Remember when I said people were rong on the internet yesterday? This is what it was about. Now this is clear, everything is fine.
This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Remember when I said people were rong on the internet yesterday? This is what it was about. Now this is clear, everything is fine.
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I don't know why but in the last 2 days I've seen multiple people posting about my favorite shark the tasselled wobbegong and in case your timeline has not been similarly blessed I just think you should be aware that this is what it looks like
December 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I don't know why but in the last 2 days I've seen multiple people posting about my favorite shark the tasselled wobbegong and in case your timeline has not been similarly blessed I just think you should be aware that this is what it looks like
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 9
‘Evening Snow’
Artist: SR Badmin
‘Evening Snow’
Artist: SR Badmin
December 9, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 9
‘Evening Snow’
Artist: SR Badmin
‘Evening Snow’
Artist: SR Badmin
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Not least of the stupid ****ery here is him thinking wheelchairs have two wheels, & nobody at the Mail being either smart or brave enough to edit him.
A whole page of bilge driven by the lust, finally reached in the last column, to just beat someone.
Bunch of absolute ****s.
A whole page of bilge driven by the lust, finally reached in the last column, to just beat someone.
Bunch of absolute ****s.
December 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Not least of the stupid ****ery here is him thinking wheelchairs have two wheels, & nobody at the Mail being either smart or brave enough to edit him.
A whole page of bilge driven by the lust, finally reached in the last column, to just beat someone.
Bunch of absolute ****s.
A whole page of bilge driven by the lust, finally reached in the last column, to just beat someone.
Bunch of absolute ****s.
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keir starmer has
- denied the scientific reality that i exist
- reintroduced section 28
- stripped me of my civil rights & legal recognition
- replaced my healthcare with christian conversion
- has @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social about ready to introduce segregation laws
he's a bigoted prime minister
- denied the scientific reality that i exist
- reintroduced section 28
- stripped me of my civil rights & legal recognition
- replaced my healthcare with christian conversion
- has @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social about ready to introduce segregation laws
he's a bigoted prime minister
The the two of you are both very lucky (I’m 59) but if you continue on this rather strange ranty anti Starmer obsession you’ll be rewarded with an actual ‘bigoted’ Prime Minister
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
keir starmer has
- denied the scientific reality that i exist
- reintroduced section 28
- stripped me of my civil rights & legal recognition
- replaced my healthcare with christian conversion
- has @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social about ready to introduce segregation laws
he's a bigoted prime minister
- denied the scientific reality that i exist
- reintroduced section 28
- stripped me of my civil rights & legal recognition
- replaced my healthcare with christian conversion
- has @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social about ready to introduce segregation laws
he's a bigoted prime minister
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The venn diagram of transphobia and other bigotries remains a circle.
Kishwer Falkner, the former EHRC chair, is on Sky saying the Labour government is anti-women, citing not just trans issues but also grooming gangs and what she calls pandering to Islam and racial sensitivities. She's not exactly dispelling the idea she was a political actor when she led the EHRC.
December 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The venn diagram of transphobia and other bigotries remains a circle.