There has been a lot of great conversation lately about the colonial roots of the terminology ‘The Middle East’ in the 19/20th c. and how it’s a form of Eurocentrism. All very true! But the conventions of how Europe and the Anglosphere frame this region of the world are much older. 1/

There has been a lot of great conversation lately about the colonial roots of the terminology ‘The Middle East’ in the 19/20th c. and how it’s a form of Eurocentrism. All very true! But the conventions of how Europe and the Anglosphere frame this region of the world are much older. 1/

The Australian Governments responses to international regimes seems somewhat contradictory on the surface, but it’s sits on a broader ideology: peace keeping and not rocking the boat #politics #australia #albanese #iran #freepalestine 1/6

Notice how police violence at the #Sydney protest over the Israeli president uses these same tactics to justify their actions… #freepalestine #fromtherivertothesea #herzogout #history #politics

I was recently reading the 9th Century Historia Brittonum (History of the Britons) and noticed this line talking about the loss of Welsh sovereignty over Britain which has a nice echo to that of Palestine #freepalestine #fromtherivertotheses

Excellent showing out from the people of #Naarm / #Melbourne for Palestine 🇵🇸 #freepalestine #herzognotwelcome

And if you’re in the group of people that likes to listen to information instead! #history #politics #holocaust #holocausthistory #ai

Gen-AI is rewriting the Holocaust. I’m very concerned about it, let’s talk about what’s going on and why it’s a risk: 🧵 #ai #genai #history #holocaust #holocausthistory

History repeats itself - and so does politicians’ language when they’re trying to win people over MAGA’s rhetoric about violence in Minnesota parallels an English king trying to gain control of Scotland So what is that language meant to do? 1/3 #medievalhistory #iceout #minneapolis #politics