Exactly!!👇

Not being able to get fabric, sewing notions etc on a moment's notice is reallllllly slowing me down here.

It's not paranoia when they're really talkin' shite about ye...

Welcome... To Pleistocene Park!

Truly facile, awful analysis by Nick Robinson normalising hate speech by 'ordinary people' and equating it with free speech. The boiling point is too many of Britain's commentators unthinkingly wading in the toxic swamp of X and believing it is what passes as normal.

Dark Souls 3 on CRT continues, to the Profaned Capital. The Yhorm boss fight is, admittedly, pretty fun, but I find it emblematic of Dark Souls 3 in that it's a weird mash-up of references to previous games and doesn't really have its own identity. Great spectacle, though. #crt #darksouls #gaming

Go fash, lose cash.

When (or if) the current EAA mess is finally cleared up, with new leadership, proper accountability, and an ethical compass restored, we really ought to make @andybrockman.bsky.social a honorary EAA member. If anything good comes of this debacle, it will be thanks to his investigative spadework.

The Bronze Age... It's Oresome!

Fascinating to read a piece demanding further marketisation to solve the escalating crisis caused by previous rounds of marketisation which never quite grasps how the strategic function of specific institutions can force governments into panicked nationalisation rather than Schumpeterian destruction

Does anyone else find the prospect of re-watching The West Wing too painful?

The state of Meadow Well (between here and North Shields centre). This isn't about pride. It feels downright sectarian!

If you think about it: the fact that Buzz Lightyear wakes up believing he’s on a space mission to save the planet and help everyone, only to learn that he’s a toy, and all his memories are a lie, kinda makes Toy Story a horror movie.

Intimidation tactics. theintercept.com/2025/09/16/t...

EXCLUSIVE: EAA PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF HELPING ORCHESTRATE PROTEST CAMPAIGN AGAINST HER OWN EXECUTIVE BOARD’S GAZA VOTE thePipeLine with the extraordinary story of how the President of the European Association of Archaeologists is accused of helping orchestrate a campaign to overturn its Gaza vote.

BLEGH youtube.com/shorts/wXVZ6...

Was There a Dark Age Collapse after the Romans Left Britain? w/ @michellefranklin.bsky.social #archaeologynews #darkages ;) youtu.be/79ojSEXswUQ?...

Heads Up, this week: Watching Brief Special Report... A source with access to Board Member internal comms has shared everything that went horribly wrong re: EAA's U-Turn on Gaza and the calamitous conference that followed! #archaeologytiktok #eaa2025 #leadership #crisis #gaza

Astronaut, by Clifford Hooper Rowe, undated.

JOIN US ON LEGENDS AND LECTURES TOMORROW FOR THE HISTORY OF TTRPGs WITH @epicrealms.bsky.social! ALIENS! www.youtube.com/@authormiche...

Stop equivocating... It's genocide. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

All hail VICTOR!!! He's a real-life hero whose selflessness & courage is an inspiration to us all. Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery. I salute you, sir! 🫡

A Lost Gem: The Demise of Parlwr Mawr In the heart of Conwy, a building full of history was demolished in the 1950s. Parlwr Mawr, the "Great Parlour," was a magnificent townhouse dating back to the late 16th century. 1/...

Birthday BBQ, a classic British tale of stubbornness!

BBC still pretending there's no way to be sure why these flags are appearing... "some see it as an act of patriotism, while others say the flag has been hijacked by the far-right amid a wave of anti-immigration sentiment." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

41 Years Old... and Hopeful!

More archaeology updates!

EAA Claims Victimhood on the Belgrade 2025 Conference Crisis w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social youtu.be/H9iJUN5n4kc #archaeologynews

Today’s Guardian article on multi-isotope evidence for feasting at the Bronze Age/Iron Age transition is still interesting even though it’s based on a 2023 paper by Richard Madgwick, Carmen Esposito & @angelalamb.bsky.social 🧵1/2 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Just dealing with those straw men re: EAA Belgrade 2025...

So good!

EAA we go again...

Any help sharing this much appreciated! ✊🏼 @archagainstaparth.bsky.social @a-rfa.bsky.social @blacktrowel.bsky.social @watchingbrief.bsky.social

Went to the Wooden Circle Hill in Redburn Dene to watch the full moon lunar eclipse over South Shields across the marina. I forgot my zoom camera, but we could see the shadow of earth, our shadow, on the moon a little the peak eclipse and the moon peaked above the low hanging coastal clouds :D

The Daily Mail resorts to personal attacks because they’re rattled. Nazi backing rags protecting their super rich owners. And Keir Starmer’s randomly ranting about me in Parliament. Best way to respond to this desperation? 👉🏼 join.greenparty.org.uk

i cannot overstate how extraordinary it is for federal civil servants to do this

My face has never scrunched up so damn fast in all my life. How is this somehow even more off-putting than Jared Freaking Leto? That is a gotdanged feat what oughta be studied.

I once interviewed Tess. She said that she blocks people who do egregious things. She blocked me within a year. That was on Twitter. It appears I was preemptively blocked here. It's a pitty. I still don't know for sure what my unforgivable sin actually was, but...

I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇

Does anyone know how many sessions or speakers were cancelled during the EAA?

Does the Box Contain a Piece of the True Cross? ... and is vinegar ok on potatoes!? w/ @michellefranklin.bsky.social youtu.be/opkz4bBrBvE

Celtic Christianity as 'Acceptable' Paganism? w/ @michellefranklin.bsky.social youtu.be/JbhCMSSiXkI?...

The AI boom has created a new type of work: fixing botched AI. Designers are being hired to remake wonky AI art. Writers are asked to make ChatGPT’s writing sound more human. Even software developers are tasked with fixing buggy vibe coding. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

I've just resigned from the EAA. Sad to leave an organisation I have been part of for decades, but collaboration with genocide is unthinkable. #stopthegenocide #stopapartheid @archagainstaparth.bsky.social

This literally looks less tacky than Trump's Oval Office... And costs more!

I can still just about enjoy Father Ted despite this guy, but he's lost his fekin' mind! Ffs.

"'Here’s a text book on economics,' I said pointing to a little chap, James Ashworth, who was ten years old and who was stooped over like an old man from carrying bundles of yarn that weighed seventy-five pounds."

This morning I saw Penshaw monument on the horizon to the south. I'm quite pleased with this photo, even if it was using a digital zoom!

Well, we've got one.