The cutest personal assistant there is... #cats

Very nice to see so many people showing up for the annual European Holocaust Research Infrastructure Lecture at the University of Southampton! @ehri-project.eu @ehri-uk.bsky.social @ehri-hr.bsky.social @drpistol.bsky.social

CFP - Crossing Borders: Transnational Perspectives on Life-Writing and Ego-Documents - 14 April 2026 We're pleased to invite proposals for this upcoming one-day conference at the University of Southampton! Please share!!

The Second Call for EHRI-UK National Research Fellowships is live 📅 Apply by 30 Nov 2025 Find out more 👇 www.ehri-uk.org/ehri-uk-fell... @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @hgrporg.bsky.social @holocaustnorth.bsky.social @biahs1.bsky.social @parkesinstitute.bsky.social

Please join us for the Annual EHRI-UK Lecture with speakers Michal Frankl, Vanden Daelen Veerle, Michal Brandl and Rachel Pistol! 🗓️ Tuesday 4 November, 5:30 pm GMT 📍 Avenue Campus 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ehri-uk-an...

I sought to protect an immigrant legal client. Instead, I’m facing Trump’s new sanctions

Go work for Rachel!

Come work for me! 👇🏻 @biahs1.bsky.social @wienerlibrary.bsky.social @parkesinstitute.bsky.social @historyatsoton.bsky.social @hgrporg.bsky.social @ehri-project.eu

Over six years, researchers have worked closely with 25 single-mother families living in the shadow of this policy - which even affects British citizens.

Many showers, first rainbow and beautifully intense

What happens when your right to due process is removed? #history theconversation.com/why-japanese... @uk.theconversation.com @officialbaas.bsky.social #ice @hotcus.bsky.social #ushistory #dayofaction

new blog by our colleague Dr Rachel Pistol about her piece in The Conversation. generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/wp-a...

This weekend there was an impressive #DayOfAction to #ProtectOurParks & stand up to erasure of #history under #Trump With #ICE raids & federal troops in #DC there is also an alarming repeat of history. Read more 👇🏻 theconversation.com/why-japanese... @unisouthampton.bsky.social @hotcus.bsky.social

“They have clearly shifted to it being a resource for BBC business priorities. The corporation no longer recognises the value that working with scholars brings, despite the fact this is an archive of how public money was spent over most of a century.” #history 📚🗃️ #BBC observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Sometimes when you stare into the void, the void stares back... #cats

Trump's push for 'Americanism' at the Smithsonian echoes George Orwell’s theme in 1984 of controlling the past to shape the future. A historian examines the implications for national memory: buff.ly/vhcXkeO

A must-read article from the expert on this, @drpistol.bsky.social.

Wondering why there is so much happening regarding #ProtectEveryPark Day of Action? The Trump administration is both erasing & repeating history #EO9066 #ICE @jamuseum.bsky.social @manzanarcommittee.bsky.social @denshoproject.bsky.social @officialbaas.bsky.social @hotcus.bsky.social

Americans of Japanese heritage have been protesting at recent Ice tactics.

My article explaining the disturbing similarities between what happened to Japanese Americans in #WWII & today's #USA @hotcus.bsky.social @historyatsoton.bsky.social @universityofexeter.bsky.social @officialbaas.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social theconversation.com/why-japanese...

Research Fellowship opportunities now open ⬇️ @parkesinstitute.bsky.social @hgrporg.bsky.social @holocauststudies.bsky.social @holocaustmusic.bsky.social @ehri-project.eu @holocaustmuseumuk.bsky.social

📣JOB ALERT📣 Are you passionate about data and making a difference in the public sector? The National Archives is looking for a talented data specialist to transform archival metadata bringing history to life. Application deadline 29 July 2025. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNS940/r... #digitalhumanities

“An Iranian woman who has lived in the United States for 47 years, has no criminal record, and is married to a US citizen was detained by ICE as she gardened outside her New Orleans home.” ht: @timmiller.bsky.social www.nola.com/news/politic...

What happened in Minnesota is a direct consequence of the violent way that Trump talks about his political opponents.

Gov. Tim Walz says Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed last night in “a political assassination.”

#Springwatch is the house panther's favourite TV programme... #caturday #cats

#Springwatch is the house panther's favourite programme... #caturday #cats

An incredible and worthwhile effort to foster community among early career researchers of #HolocaustStudies, #GermanStudies, #JewishStudies, & #GenocideStudies in the UK. The #IWM networking event was organized by our researcher @caileedavis.bsky.social. Congrats on a truly inspiring event!

Job call in #DH for Research Projects Data Analyst with @ehri-uk.bsky.social & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy Spread the word! @ukiedh.bsky.social

These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack. reut.rs/3Sm2yJe

The FBI’s arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan is a bid to silence dissent | Moira Donegan

#Sunset in #Southampton

One hundred days into President Trump's second term, DOGE hasn't delivered on its promised savings, efficiency or transparency in meaningful ways. But it has amassed unprecedented power over data.

Second cherry and almond marzipan cake of the weekend has been baked... Hard to keep up with all the Easter guests needing cake! #baking

Big bro has stopped by for a couple of days so we took him to River Exe Café after getting late availability. It's a restaurant in the middle of the Exe estuary & we try to go at least once a year. Big bro is a new convert to the experience. Lovely evening #Devon

JUST IN: Judge finds 'probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations

Prosecutors have charged Cody Balmer, 38, with attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson and other crimes. He turned himself in to police later on Sunday.

A local peacock and hen visited our property today. The house panther followed me when I went to say hello & tried to pounce on one, leading to flight onto the council offices' roof & some fowl language... 😉 The panther maintains he could have had them... #cats #devon

It seems like they frequently removed the word “Equality.” Which is not an American value anymore? JFC www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... I guess we are back to the Dunning school and reconciliation narratives of the early 20th century. A century of progress erased before our eyes.

a friend sent me this one

‘Her advice to anyone planning to travel to the US is simply not to go. “First, because of the danger of what could happen to you. And, secondly, do you really want to give your money to this country right now?” @jennykleeman.bsky.social

Given that this agency’s budget is less than 0.01 percent of the US budget, it’s clearer than ever that the real attack is on ordinary people and our ability to know and understand the world around us. Congress has the power to stop Trump’s power grab and must act to do so.

New cat flap unlocked, apparently! #cats

Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects. Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):

AHRC offers amazing value for money. Our grant covers all arts and humanities disciplines (and there are a lot!! www.ukri.org/wp-content/u... ) 1000 grants over the past 3 years, funding 150 organizations c.1500 PhD starters And leverage of £350m co-funding from inside UKRI & other funders

Being the good neighbour that he is, MJ sometimes pops next door to do the occasional drawer inspection. He reports that everything seems in order. #cats

Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order

Webpage detailing Jackie Robinson’s military service removed by Pentagon in latest DEI purge

Holocaust education? DEI Breast cancer awareness? DEI 9/11? N̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶g̶e̶t̶!̶ ̶ DEI

Order calls for teardown of department as Trump seemingly tries to circumvent need to obtain congressional approval * US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the…