There is a takeaway crumble shop in Sheringham. I don’t have a sweet tooth at all, but gawd it’s good. Try it if you visit. Really clever idea.

Excellent job alert: KCL War Studies is hiring a lecturer in Foreign Policy on a full-time, indefinite contract. We already have lots of Middle East and East Asia expertise, but any other regional (and cross-regional) specialisms are of interest. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA302/l...

How do we respond to these times of global disorder? We are offering £2,500 for discussion papers of around 4,000 words on this topical theme. Deadline for proposals: 14th April. Please pass on to interested networks www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...

A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.

NYU's History Department is accepting applications for the Elihu Rose Scholar in Modern Military History! The committee welcomes applications from historians of war and the military, broadly defined, in any geographical area. Learn more and apply: apply.interfolio.com/161728

JOB Assistant Professor in the History of International Political Thought c.1700 to the Present, University of Cambridge (this is a permanent/tenured position, open to those with a specialism in any period since 1700) www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50242/

We're looking for a Marketing Campaign Officer to join our marketing team, to help us spread the word of what we do and how you can experience it. Become part of the team - Find out more at the link below. #jobs #careers #marketing maryrose.org/about-the-tr...

The Royal Navy’s Naval Historical Branch is recruiting a full-time, permanent Historical Researcher! Details here: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...

Montgomery: "Without the Bailey bridge we should not have won the war". Don't know about that, but Sir Donald Coleman Bailey's designs sure did shorten the war, and save lives. #WW2 #HISTORY

Tim Clack from @ox.ac.uk and Barry Gardiner MP discuss “Climate Change, National Security and UK Political Action; Threat Level Rising” - Climate change is driving national security, read more about it now⚡ wavellroom.com/2024/11/29/t...

A pre-Christmas reminder. We are looking for a new team member. New Year, new opportunity? Could it be you? Please re-post if you think any of your followers might be interested.

Researchers: NARA has digitized hundreds of thousands of operational reports from US units in the Pacific Theater of WWII, to include divisional reports with regimental reports, maps, and sketches. It’s a gold mine. Go nuts catalog.archives.gov/id/305275

Adobe users: it’s the most beautiful time of the year, where you can threaten to cancel your plan and get the price cut down from $59.99 to $29.99 for the next 12 months ✨ Manage plan-> cancel my plan -> continue and then you get this offer: (more)

Can Bluesky help? I might be looking for a new research post in March next year. What thinktanks and organisations should I be looking at for critical discussions on data, defence and military operations?

This here is one of the great U-boat hunters of the Second World War. Grab a comfy seat and a glass of something pleasing. We're going on a journey...

People need to calm down about the Oreshnik missile. (Not about the strike itself, which was barbarous Putin chest-thumping.) It's a medium range ballistic missile. Of course it's faster than the speed of sound because that's what ballistic missiles do. Don't fall for "AMAZING SUPERWEAPON" hype.

It has been a year since I defended my thesis on the role of military doctrine. As a child who grew up without connections to academia, this was unthinkable. However, meeting the right people along the way made it all possible. It can pay off to follow vague dreams. The thesis is available here 👇

This is Otis. He just had his very first vet appointment. Even got to take a picture like it was his first day of school. 12/10 we're proud of you, Otis

This is one of my favorite, low-tech, ways of visualizing the past! Doesn't oversell the reconstruction, shows possible past and present in same view, works, rain or shine and without power.

This meme seems to be missing an image of a freight train loaded with 155mm artillery rounds.

The Jaguar rebrand. Don’t care, won’t care. Will never care.

X does still have its moments. If social media was British…

I am really struck by the sheer variety of interests, jobs, online personalities of my recent new followers - no common thread at all! Given I haven’t posted very much, and what I have posted has been quite a spread of stuff, I’d love to know what it was that prompted people to follow me. Anyone?

Follow Gabby for (quite literally) the world’s best commentary on decathlon and heptathlon and generally bloody good writing.

A reminder for all my new followers. In a couple of days, I will remove anyone who has a blank profile, to eliminate potential bots and trolls. You know what to do.

Gentle reminder for all the bluesky newbies that have joined over the past week: If you want other people to see a post, you need to repost it.

Hello to all my new followers! I’m delighted to see you. I just want to let you know that I won’t automatically follow everyone back, especially if you haven’t posted anything yet, so please don’t take it personally. I’m sure I’ll end up following you after seeing a few of your fascinating posts!

Share a photo of a ship that you’ve taken.

An amazing scoop by BBC’s Eastern European Correspondent Sarah Rainsford. Amidst reports Russia has been bribing voters in Moldova’s referendum on EU membership, one woman emerged from voting & asked where she goes to get paid. This is the follow-up exchange. (📽️Sarah Rainsford/X)

Good piece on the Irish Unifil peacekeepers. Hats off to them. www.independent.co.uk/world/unifil...

Marriage isn't about finding someone who thinks you're amazing. It's about finding someone who accepts you are an idiot. And you accept they are as well.

I keep Circling back to this: AI is being deployed at a discount and pitched at a price point that is simply a lie. It is the ultimate Silicon Valley venture capital Hail Mary. The price point is simply not sustainable.

I’m not a fan of the WaPo for a couple of reasons but this article is indeed absolutely fascinating. Also, bonus points for singing the praises of under-appreciated civil servants!

I love everything about this. GO SOLAR FARM REWILDING!!!

I’m quite proud of this picture but I’m told it’s very confusing! See Alt text for a bit more context.

Oh dear, new time sink discovered. A trip planner ON THE IMPERIAL ROME ROAD NETWORK omnesviae.org

So who is on here that I should be following to talk about defence / defense policy and strategy? Struggling to find many of my follows from the other place.

Hello to everyone who followed me over the last couple of days 👋 Is there an X-odus underway?

I like to think that, as I approach a milestone birthday, this accurately describes my life journey thus far.

My partner would recognise this, except she asked me a history question. And she rather forcibly interrupted me after 5mins.

The British Library has been crushed by a brutal cyberattack. I went to find out more: www.publicbooks.org/how-to-lose-...

It is kind of funny that the main way Elon is actually like Thomas Edison is that he managed to unfairly ruin the name of Nikola Tesla

This needs to be a movie.

Heading to IKEA on a Saturday afternoon. Please send thoughts and prayers.

I’ve realised not all adventures are about climbing mountains. I didn’t need to travel to the ends of the Earth (except lots of time on LNER trains). I just needed to look at life differently. So this is just me taking a moment to notice my life and enjoy it, after a hectic week. 3/3