"kidnapped" is the legal term

At this difficult time please think of the true victims, The UK Government and Labour Party MPs scared of losing the whip who now have to find a way to comment on the U.S. launching an unprovoked war without upsetting the only basket they have all their eggs in.

Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves — and that’s no coincidence. This is naked U.S. imperialism: an illegal assault on Caracas aimed at overthrowing a sovereign government and plundering its resources. Starmer’s Labour government must condemn this unequivocally.

please enjoy the private-school-and-landlord labeller; would love a u.s. version bsky.app/profile/did:...

This is a first-rate entry-level series for the JFK assassination, by Rob Reiner. Terrific assembly of information into a coherent narrative. No small achievement. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

:: Magistri out now :: :: available from all digital music platforms:: :: click to listen distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

If you’re a Bandcamp kind of person, George’s band @ostraka.bsky.social’s first album came out today! I’m so proud of them all 🥰 show them some love if you’ve got a sec ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com/album/magistri

We recommend this 142%.

The Blue Moon Podcast annual is available now, featuring regular and guest writers looking back at 2025 from a range of perspectives: www.patreon.com/collection/1...

In a hella busy year, I am so chuffed that we got this over the line. If you like melodic grunge, this might be your kind of cup. 🤘

Our video is a bit long for Bluesky, but we have an announcement to make. youtu.be/7JKUlvCq3m0?...

Yasss!

found an etsy shop that's doing a tremendous bit

reminder: Kenyan workers who were doing content moderation unionized about their poor working conditions around the same time that every social media company decided they would begin to severely limit their content moderation

This is the entire thing

Yeah exactly, Rome was far from perfect but the fascist attempt to co-opt its legacy is pure LARP youtu.be/4UKh1fDFDgk

I saw a lot of people posting their favorite cover songs and thought I’d add mine to the mix

Some days I haven’t got a damn clue what I’m doing.

So, we have news... Season 3 is in the works. We have been working very hard on it. Wishlist it now! #indigames #gamedev #adventuregames store.steampowered.com/app/3990360/...

As the year wraps up, some of my favorite games of 2025: 🌙 Hades II: Complex, detailed, and epic 🪄 South of Midnight: Heartfelt, and made me explore new stories 🦸 Dispatch: Refreshing, innovative, and fun 💥 Battlefield 6: Nostalgic, cinematic, and great to play with friends On to 2026!

The “Labour” Party finds itself arguing ordinary workers, carers and others are “takers”.

The giveaway is now OPEN and closes at 5pm (UK time) on December 22nd 2025. Sadly, open only to UK and Eire. Winners 🎉will be randomly selected and will be notified by email on December 24th 2025. Ts&Cs available HERE: docs.google.com/docu... Bona fortuna, omnes! 🤞

BUNDLE XII – THE TEABREAK BUNDLE 🍵 A brilliant and brand-new copy of Rhiannon Garth-Jones’s (@rhigarthjones.bsky.social) All Roads Lead to Rome, a Rosetta Stone mug, some tea to go in it, and a package of rather nice Greek tahini biscuits. #SolidaritySaturnalia

BUNDLE XI – THE CRAFTY BUNDLE 🧶 A fabulous crochet-able ancient Egyptian cat kit, some matching Egyptian cat chocolates (yum!), and a brilliant build-your-own Greek temple book project. One of the coziest bundles we've ever done. #SolidaritySaturnalia

BUNDLE X – THE MUSIC AND POETRY BUNDLE 🎵 Want some authentic ancient music? Done! This is a vinyl copy of Harps of the Ancient Temples, and we’re adding a paperback edition of Greek Lyrics translated by Lattimore, and a copy of the music-themed board game, Sirens. #SolidaritySaturnalia

BUNDLE IX – THE TABLETOP BUNDLE 🧩 Ideal for getting the whole family around the table: a copy of the brilliant (and easy to pick up) board game Agricola, and a classic: a jigsaw of the Rosetta Stone. #SolidaritySaturnalia

BUNDLE VIII – THE CLASS STRUGGLE BUNDLE 🚩 Bag yourself a copy of Sarah Bond’s (@sarahebond.bsky.social) righteous new book, Strike: Labor, Unions and Resistance in the Roman Empire, alongside the excellent Class Struggle in the Ancient Greek World by G.E.M. de Ste. Croix. #SolidaritySaturnalia

BUNDLE VII – THE WORKING CLASSICISTS BUNDLE ✊⚡ A copy of our book: A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology, an ultra-rare physical copy of our Guide to National 5 Classical Studies, a T-shirt (M/L), badges, lanyards, stickers, postcards, and a couple of bookmarks... phew! #SolidaritySaturnalia

BUNDLE VI – THE LATIN BUNDLE 🎓 How do you fancy second-hand (but great condition) copies of Gwynne’s Latin, Kennedy’s Latin Primer (every home should have one) and Sarah Rowley’s Latin Rocks On? An ideal Latin starter pack! #SolidaritySaturnalia

BUNDLE V – THE ADVENTURER BUNDLE 🧭 A Steam key for @polygontreehouse.bsky.social's fab video game Mythwrecked, a much-coveted copy of Laura Jenkinson-Brown’s (@lejenksbrown.bsky.social) You Are Odysseus, AND a leather-bound single-volume edition of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey! #SolidaritySaturnalia

BUNDLE IV – THE I, CLAUDIUS BUNDLE 👑 Well, look at this: a beautiful (and rather rare) folio edition of I, Claudius, and a brand-new DVD box set of the Derek Jacobi BBC production. See John Hurt go full Caligula! See Brian Blessed demanding his legions! #SolidaritySaturnalia

BUNDLE III – THE WORLD BUILDER BUNDLE 🏗 Here, we have a Steam key for the newly-released (and rather wonderful) Ubisoft Roman world-builder, Anno 117: Pax Romana, as well as an Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations, and an OS Map of Roman Britain. #SolidaritySaturnalia

BUNDLE II – THE RETRO GAMING BUNDLE 🎮 Four – count ‘em! - retro physical boxed video games for PC donated by our good friend @aleximrie.bsky.social: Total War: Rome 2, Total War: Medieval 2, Total War: Medieval 2 Kingdoms, and Civilization 3. Childhoods will be relived! #SolidaritySaturnalia

BUNDLE I – THE BOOKSHOP BUNDLE 📖 Not a traditional bundle, but a build-your-own-bundle of a voucher worth £75/$100 to spend at Contubernales (@contubernales.bsky.social) online store. You could even get our latest book - A Periodic Table of Greek Mythology... #SolidaritySaturnalia

Freebies! Get your freebies! #solidaritysaturnalia

A billionaire who literally bought voters with millions of dollars said this.

NEWS FOR Y'ALL! Our annual 🎉 Solidarity Saturnalia GIVEAWAY 🎉 launches at 7pm GMT TONIGHT! Twelve different bundles of gifts up for grabs. 🎁 Get your name in the mix for a chance to snaffle something lovely!

📢 ATTENTION FOLKS!!! I'm stoked to say that our award-winning indie game Mythwrecked is now available on the Epic Games Store. Spread the news 🙌🏻

:: the mixes for our first EPs are done :: :: they’re being sent for mastering tomorrow :: :: new releases coming VERY soon ::

Heat 2: Both Bars On

Impossible to watch the second half of this without a big, beaming, wholesome smile on my dial www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdDt...

Yes, we’re doing a Christmas giveaway as usual this year No, we didn’t quite get it organised for the 1st Yes, it’ll still be twelve bundles/gifts No, you don’t have to do anything arduous to enter - just an entry form and a follow Yes, we’ll have it up as quick as we can 🫡

I’ve been out shoveling in my Docs, so I guess it’s time to repost this.

✨NEW ARTICLE!✨ Our Christmas Gift List has landed, *just* in time for Black Friday! Let @jacquelinewrites.bsky.social show you some MAGIC gift ideas for the Classicists in your life. www.workingclassicists.com/zine/the-wor...

If you fancy kicking some of that Black Friday money our way we’d be super grateful! You won’t get anything in return but a nice feeling and the knowledge that you’re helping kids all across the UK to learn about the ancient world. We’re 80% of the way to our year target ko-fi.com/workingclass...

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

The Holdovers is an unexpectedly good Christmas film. Not great but solid across the board. Paul Giamatti is great as a curmudgeonly ancient History teacher; the script is packed with Classical references.