We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.

25 Sept 1592: William Corkine tailor files a civil suit #otd against Christopher Marlowe #writer for alleged assault in #Canterbury

Pair of knitted gloves, probably for liturgical use, French, 17th century. “Said to have belonged to Cardinal Richelieu” (MFA, Boston)

"Councillor Jack McGlenen was accused of public drunkenness, abusive behaviour towards hospitality staff and disparaging Reform UK at an event in Seaham on June 28 near memorials to fallen soldiers"

It was lovely to be in @swanseastones.bsky.social earlier on this afternoon. #Books #MoreBooks #GreatWelcome

@itvx.com seem to have removed Blake’s 7 when I was part way through a rewatch. ☹️🤨😟🚀

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, diplomat & wit, born #OTD 1694; known for his worldly Letters to his Son, published posthumously in 1774 & described by Samuel Johnson as teaching ‘the morals of a whore & the manners of a dancing master’. National Portrait Gallery London

It was never about “freedom.” It was always about who was in control.

The glory that is ancient Scottish rainforest.

New Archbishop of Wales: our own Bishop of Monmouth, Cherry Vann. Very exciting. May she do across Wales what she’s done for Monmouth. Nueva Arzobispa de Gales: nuestra propia Obispa de Monmouth, Cherry Vann. Que realice por todo Gales lo que ha realizado en Monmouth. ⚓️

A real pleasure indeed! @johngillibrand.bsky.social

Very good today to meet (in a very random way) @padrewill.wales

Tim Walz: "I've been telling people since January it's going to get worse before it gets better, but it is going to come to an end. History is not going to be kind to these people. History is going to remember them for what they're trying to do. It's not what they're going to get done."

The obscene contrast between these two images.

This is good to see. It follow a similar agreement between the Catholic Church in Scotland and Scotland’s largest church the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland in 2022

I’m here to stay on Bluesky. After last Saturday steering clear of The Other Place.

Almost 900 fewer people have been injured on Welsh roads since the default speed limit was lowered from 30 to 20mph two years ago Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979 👏 Evidence-led policy

Bore da, bawb!

A historic declaration of friendship between the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Catholic Church in Scotland has been signed in Edinburgh, allowing them to work more closely together in future.

Wonderful interview with Sir Max Hastings on the Radio 4 PM programme just now.

How much is this State Visit costing us?

People who go to a Tommy Robinson demo and claim not be racists are like people who demonstrate outside hospitals and claim to be at a prayer meeting

@winidavies.bsky.social Dwi yma nawr!

Staying on X to take on fascism is pointless. It's no longer a forum for discussion it's the digital broadcaster of the far right. Just leave it to nazis...

Mortsafes. In the C18th, when freshly-buried corpses were dug up to supply cadavers to medical schools, graves were often secured with iron bars, called mortsafes. Here are a few survivors, at St Conan’s church, Argyll.

It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Why, you might ask, do the BBC and Sky News, casting their editorial guidelines to the wind, keep giving massive airtime to the far right, while shutting out leftwing voices? Don't their bosses understand the likely consequences? Only one explanation now remains. They do. And it is what they want.

NEW: John Swinney has urged the Prime Minister to recall the UK Parliament immediately in the wake of Israel’s 'outrageous and unacceptable' planned assault on Gaza 🗣️ 'The international community cannot look away from this'

#OTD 1831 Dic Penderyn was hanged on the gallows in St. Mary's Street, outside Cardiff gaol. His last words are reported to have been "O Arglwydd, dyma gamwedd" ("Oh Lord, here is iniquity") Buried in port talbot. Coming up to 200 years anniversary. Hope the whole Merthyr story is remembered

Mae hyn yn gwbl warthus a chywilyddus

BREAKING: A federal court ruled that Mississippi’s Supreme Court district lines must be redrawn to ensure Black people in the state don't have their voting power diluted.

Thanks for your kind comments, they'll be passed on!

@antiquaries.bsky.social We had an amazingly good visit to Kelmscott Manor last week. The guides did such a good job of giving us space and letting us explore on our own, but being a mine of information as we chatted. Do pass on our appreciation to all the team!

Dau geiliog gyda’i gilydd - dau gegog, dau geiliog digwilydd, dau geiliog ffond o gelwydd gwneud caniad heb doriad dydd.

Mae Donald Trump wedi dweud nad yw e a Vladimir Putin wedi llwyddo i ddod i gytundeb er mwyn dod â’r ymladd yn Wcráin i ben.

Theologically sanctioned vandalism is still vandalism. When self righteous people get to work they can do an awful lot of damage.

All's Well That Ends Well @johngillibrand.bsky.social

#OtD 4 Aug 1765 French actor and revolutionary Claire Lacombe was born. She took part in the 1792 Paris insurrection and co-founded the Society of Revolutionary Republican Women, an organisation so radical it led all women's organisations to be banned stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1040...

@markphilpott.bsky.social I’m heading for @carmarthenbooks.bsky.social. It would be a shame not to, since I’m here.

3 days ago they were advertising places for next year. Today they announced they are not opening their doors tomorrow. Bit of a shock.

Remember the days when you could let your inbox fill up so no one could send you any more emails? Nostalgic for those simple times.

Oh dear.

As I contemplate a sermon about prayer, I'm reminded of Mother Mary Clare, Reverend Mother of the Sisters of the Love of God in Oxford She advised that the nuns were struggling to find words to pray, they could simply say 'Here I am God, what a mess' I've used that advice a lot over the years

The day after I photographed the psalms in the Gaelic translation of the Book of Common Prayer in Stonehaven, I saw this in Inverness Museum. It's a metrical psalter in Gaelic, the psalms adapted into rhyming couplets to make them easier to learn and so they could be chanted while marching. 1/2

The far right terrorising asylum seekers in hotels love to spread the lie they’re worried about the risk of sexual assault. But here’s the truth: Two in five men arrested for last summer’s riots had been reported for domestic abuse. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Medieval History Job Alert! University of Tennessee, where I used to work. Unbelievably strong medieval studies. Unbelievable that they are hiring in this climate! Please share this post. jobs.chronicle.com/job/37862790...