Web history disappears when it can’t be preserved. Today, many publishers are blocking the Wayback Machine from archiving parts of the public web, putting decades of digital history at risk. Tell publishers: don’t block the #WaybackMachine. Sign the petition ➡️ www.savethearchive.com/newsleaders/

I know I don’t read a great deal of fiction, but I have only read 8 of these 😅 (Although I did abandon Jane Eyre as a teenager, so maybe 8.5?) #booksky www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

This year, for the first time in a LONG time, I am fully not engaging with the world’s most beloved and batshit party night. But I have made an exception for this brilliant podcast on its history and geopolitical context 👇

This is long, but a great read for anyone interested in the history of #beer

This is well worth reading #cofepeeps

This looks really interesting! ✝️

Fascinating thread!

Join us in prayer today. 🙏

Okay, we all hate privatised water. What to do about it? Ask your MP to join 84 other MPs in signing our letter opposing OFWAT's deal allowing Thames Water to dump sewage. If this deal is signed, it's coming to your area soon. Take action here: vist.ly/54b4b

So Badgers has been added to the BFI archives. Honestly this feels like quiite an honor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNqb...

Excellent news!

This kind of nonsense is infuriating (and lazy). The builders of cathedrals had both science and mathematics. That’s how they were able to successfully design and build these structures.

Anybody know where the Male toilets are?

Last week, a story broke about the discovery of tunnels at Bloxham in Oxfordshire. After a long piece of research, I've put together a piece about what they probably are (mines), and what they probably are not (escape tunnels for priests)... triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/2026/05/14/m...

Recently, FamilySearch digitized and uploaded tons of microfilmed records, including many from 18th-century Massachsuetts. They're using some sort of AI to transcribe/summarize the handwritten documents. I've noticed that the AI strips out references to race and enslavement in 18thc documents.

This week in 1812 Spencer Perceval became the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated. Its the least interesting thing about him. Working with hedonistic lawyer James Stephen, the devout Christian engineered one of the first slavery bans in British territory WITHOUT Parliament's approval. /1

“Ascension reminds us that Jesus reigns, and that through the Holy Spirit, his life continues in us.” Today marks the beginning of Thy Kingdom Come, the global, ecumenical wave of prayer taking place from from Ascension to Pentecost. Find out more at cofe.io/TKC.

We're halfway through Christian Aid Week and the red bunting and t-shirts are out in force ♥️ From coffee mornings to cycling routes, prayer vigils to kayaking challenges - communities across the world are showing what solidarity looks like in action.

Can we have a fact-check on “It’s raining cats and dogs”? According to The Internet™️ the Vikings believed that cats controlled the weather, and their god of storms, Odin, was associated with dogs, so the two got merged into the phrase we know and love today.

If you think Bluesky sucks, you are not using it correctly. I have curated my feed to be full of DeliciousWeirdos™️ and KingShitposters™️ which means endless nerdiness (complimentary), bangers, and really insightful threads. Sorry you aren't having fun you aren't playing right. Try harder!

Happy Birthday to Margaret Calvert today. 90 years old and what an impact! Her work is in every local town. A Margaret thread 🧵1/11

Design legend Margaret Calvert is 90 today. Look at that cake! If you've ever admired a road, rail or metro sign in Britain it's likely she had something to do with it. One of Britain's design heroes - happy birthday to her. Photo by: @oshgallerylondon (IG) Cake by: mybaker.co

Lorry gets stuck in hole it was sent to fix in Somerset. (Thanks @john3ners.bsky.social!) www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I've had my eye on this book since it was first published in 2024, but given -gestures at everything- I have decided now's the time to get a copy! 💙📚💡✝️

this is helpful for the neurotypicals in your life.

Eurovision voting has ALWAYS been dodgy. i talk about this on the Eurovision ep of Untitled History pod later this week. the difference now is that Israel weaponises the public voting in multiple countries. it doesn't break the rules. but it is so far beyond the spirit, it stains the whole event.

"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world." (James 1.27) Helpful 🧵 about homelessness & the UK's hostile environment policies. www.justgiving.com/page/dan-kas... #CofE #interfaith

Time to repost this extra long thread on what doing historical research actually looks like in practice and what AI simply cannot replace.

A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower. www.theverge.com/tech/925696/...

❌ Hantavirus isn't a side effect of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, contrary to claims that have spread online. Here's the truth: www.snopes.com/fact-check/h...

Oh yikes, my new councillors are Reform 💀

I didn’t realise Northumberland had twinned with Samaria! 🤭 ✝️

This is a great story. Reminds me of “The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu”, a similar true story of volunteers working to rescue written cultural heritage from the ravages of war. 💙📚💡

The 8th of May is the Feast Day of one of our favourite mystics, Julian of Norwich! But what's the story behind her famous saying that "all shall be well", and how might it speak to us today? Swipe to read more ➡️

The deed is done! My polling station was really quiet though - no #dogsatpollingstations for me 😭

#cofepeeps has anyone thought of doing Dog Collars at Polling Stations? 🤔

Okay let me summarise the English voter ID discourse for everyone not resident here: For literally centuries: no voter ID required The Tories, a couple years ago: “voter ID is now mandatory! We are only accepting forms of ID statistically carried mostly by old white wealthy citizen men”

Parliament be like

a country which truly embraced christian values would enthusiastically embrace somebody convicted of a crime 30 years ago turning her life around and contributing positively to society

How it started | How it’s going

Evergreen post

“And I bind and conjure thee spirit that thou be truthful in all thy utterances, &c.”

IF WE TOLERATE THIS is out today! These are worrying times politically but if there's one thing I want to get across, it's that the slide into far-right nationalism is not inevitable. Please help me spread the word. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/if-w...

It's the UK local elections this Thursday, 7 May. Please vote if you can.

Channelled my inner @oldenoughtosay.com today when I finally got round to replacing our leaky toilet flush mechanism, only to discover that the "this takes 15min, just unscrew the cistern from the wall" tutorials didn't account for it having been industrially glued to the wall 🙃

‘Chonkers,’ the massive sea lion, is drawing crowds at San Francisco pier. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Passing this along - fucking scammers leveling up, here's a new one to pay attention to.

This book was given to me by a friend, who was passed it by a colleague. My friend felt it sit best with me, given my interest in studying the...less orthodox...forms of religion. He was right: I'm glad I read it, but oooh boy, that was a trip 😆 💙📚💡