Farage's claims here are straightforward lies (and it's about time the media/press said so) The correct figures are 160K (0.3%) and 900K (1.5%) www.gbnews.com/news/video-n...

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Maybe, just maybe, people should start to understand that there is no such thing as non punitive detention. And so the entire premise of immigration law— that this is civil and isn’t meant to punish or coerce— is a tremendous lie

We're hiring! warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

This is capitalism by the way... www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...

It sure will get you clicks there, The Guardian!

Another day, another stint in the beef-tallow queue, as America makes itself healthy again.

If you’re at AHA, please note that I am there in spirit and print:

Who came up with name #Goretti for the storm? I thought we were all getting free pizza.

The University of Basel has just advertised three positions in my project on treason, disloyalty, and the defense of democracy in interwar Czechoslovakia. If you know any students and junior scholars interested in working on interwar Czechoslovakia, please encourage them to apply!

Fellowship! In connection with the research program in Economic History, Climate and the Environment: histecon.fr/en/fellowshi...

Hypocrisy klaxon is very pitchy at the moment.

Fortunately, I’ve never been able to take myself seriously.

Stagediving auch noch, bitte war das der süßeste liebenswerteste Dirigent ever beim #Neujahrskonzert?!

Das hat Spaß gemacht. Vielleicht auch schön für 2026: man darf auch Spaß an schönen Dingen haben das zeigen.

Florence Price showcased! I can’t ! Standing ovation and irony points are to the roof.

Traditions are for the #neujahrskonzert… Incredible conducting this year from Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Cannot remember the last time I enjoyed a conductor so much. Bravo!

I am…confused.

Seems that many students too are happy for reprieve from what is effectively an injunction to cheat in the blizzard of ads celebrating use of AI to ”increase productivity“ and the repeated reminders their future bosses will expect this from them.

Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating!

Official pitch that I have joined the wonderful editorial group at Refugee History Blog. Please get in touch if you want to write for us! refugeehistory.org/about

My article "Religious humanitarianism. The World Council of Churches for refugees in Austria in 1956 and 1968" is out! Published in "Humanitarian mobilization in Central and Eastern Europe. Local, national and international perspectives" edited by @dacretu.bsky.social and @michalfrankl.bsky.social

Woohoo! (That is all I can produce)

My hometown on main.

Spreading the word on this call for papers on the topic of "Virtualities," part of the third number of @invivoarts.bsky.social (run by my dear friend Alex Bumbas). www.fabula.org/actualites/1...

Job Klaxon: Assistant or Associate Professorship in Public History with a specialisation in Modern History at Aarhus.

Our volume is finally out! Open access to boot! Personal thanks to Michal Frankl for his patience and trust ...and, of course, to our authors for powering through the long production process. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526189929/

No further comments, people.

Been having superb discussions with students regarding AI and awful effects on environment. Take what you will from this.

My review of Francesca Piana’s book is out! networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

We're advertising!!! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...

Alan Carr, how I love thee!

David Olusoga representing historians well on Celebrity Traitors UK. 😅

Self-promotion, but will be giving a talk on something I have been VERY slowly working on at University of Oxford next Tuesday (11 November) at 5 pm! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/26c...

We’re looking for a part time managing editor! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Thank you for the critical eye and big picture!

Lipscani Street in Bucharest in 1939.

I tapped on my earlier work and played a little with ideas that we might have to look back to find a roadmap of future in aid. "Ebbs and Flows of International Aid and the Model of Interwar Eastern Europe: An Experimental Reflection" www.fondation-pierredubois.ch/wp-content/u...

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community. Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

Finally caught up with these beautiful texts! Content on the side, we have some amazing writers in our field…

Great time to listen to inspiring work ( and share my humble contributions) at the “Refugees in the Mediterranean: Flight, Migration, and Relief during the Twentieth Century” for the past 2 days. Many thanks to Ruth Natermann for the invitation! ( And nice to see a bit of Rome in the process)

Major multiple job opportunities klaxon 📣. If you are looking for a change and fancy living in a UNESCO world heritage city and working in a university with a culture of collaboration and excellence with impact, please come and join us. #WeAreInternational lnkd.in/eTRGxUnG

Came across this rather suddenly, but many many thanks to Kimberly Lowe for such a careful reading and critical eye on my book. academic.oup.com/dh/advance-a...

Back to school!

Available for pre-order now. Recommend to all of your friends who think of WWI only in terms of the Western Front! The results of two hugely talented historians co-authoring a book.

The multilayered question is why many eastern Europeans vote for Farage's allies in loco: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Many thanks to Grant Harward for the kind review of my book! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Shoutout to my good friend and collaborator, Dagmar Hájková, who knows way more about TGM than anyone should have to. 🥰https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/europe/tgm-letter-czech-republic-scli-intl

Escaping to Italy and checking a bucket list must since I was 8: F1 Grand Prix at Monza.