Lizzy Baker
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Micah
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Discworld QOTD, from Mort
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Piers Haslam ๐บ
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Queer history types! Can anyone recommend scholarship that looks at asylum / psychiatric hospital records through a queer or trans lens?
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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre
3 days ago
Read about one of the strangest ships ever built was launched at a Hull shipyard in 1874- a ship had a rotating cabin that aimed to prevent seasickness! Did it work? ๐
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hull-built anti-seasickness ship was plagued with misfortune
The Hull-built SS Bessemer was designed by a Victorian inventor to counteract seasickness.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g45x3mjkjo
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Rob Dale
6 days ago
A reminder for hard pressed UK researchers the "Great British Rail Sale" runs till Monday 12 January and you can get 50% off on some train journeys, and you can book ahead till end of March 2026.
www.nationalrail.co.uk/great-britis...
Perhaps it will make that library or archive trip a bit easier. ๐ข
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The Great British Rail Sale | National Rail
The Great British Rail Sale is back, with up to 50% off over 3 million selected Advance and โOff-Peak train tickets. Book between 6 January and 12 January 2026 for travel between 13 January and 25 Mar...
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/great-british-rail-sale/
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Buckinghamshire Archives
7 days ago
Whilst you're all here, we're hoping to do a bunch of new videos this year showing off some of our collection and answering your weird archive questions. So, what would you like us to do videos on?
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I think you said you were looking for some interesting 'learning' things to do? Not sure if these would fit the bill
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John Bull
10 days ago
Not even the prompts. If you are a Twitter user in the UK and Twitter sticks a Grok CSAM image in your feed for WHATEVER reason, well congrats your device just downloaded child porn. And you are legally responsible for that.
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๐ฑ Kelly Pringle ๐ฑ
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Erin Biba
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alix e. harrow
about 1 month ago
my favorite thing about the benoit blanc movies is that they aren't really about benoit blanc. he is not grappling with demons from his past. we are not getting flashbacks to the husband whose murder he never solved. he just shows up and does his job like mary poppins for homicides
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Jenny Landreth
18 days ago
Watching Victoria Wood and for the 900th time Iโm struck by how everyone (including her) talks about her size and sheโs SO ABSOLUTELY NORMAL SIZE. Pernicious as it ever bloody was.
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Ed Morrish
21 days ago
i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry merry christmas xx
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A real Good Samaritan
One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12043294
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Micah
21 days ago
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
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MazzyK
about 1 year ago
Just in case you never saw this on Twitter, itโs a masterpiece of a thread.
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Rhodri Marsden
22 days ago
Twas the night before Christmas, and throughout the land The sleeping arrangements were carefully planned Down in the kitchen, a picturesque scene A mattress, a pillow, a washing machine
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This is always a highlight of my Christmas Eve - grateful I don't have an entering enough sleep set up to qualify! Please read, laugh - and donate to very good cause
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Prof Katherine Schofield ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฆ๐บ๐ช๐บ
22 days ago
And the finest Christmas tradition has arrived โ
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
is today! 1) Follow
@rhodri.biz
2) post your pics of your makeshift Christmas Eve sleeping arrangements and 3) give money to the homeless
@centrepointuk.bsky.social
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Micah
23 days ago
Discworld QOTD, from Snuff "You should look for those who canโt believe that the law would ever catch them, who believe that they act out of a right that the rest of us do not have. The job of the officer of the law is to let them know that they are wrong!"
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Rhodri Marsden
23 days ago
Tomorrow evening itโll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the
#duvetknowitschristmas
hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
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Kat
23 days ago
are you bored at Christmas? want an opportunity to escape from your relatives because you are Making Valuable Contributions to Scholarship? can I interest you in looking at (labelled!) slides from the early 20th century, architecture and archaeology? all I need you to do is write down the label.
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Jonathan Edward Durham
28 days ago
"Think not of the books you've bought as a "to be read" pile. Instead, think of your bookcase as a wine cellar. You collect books to be read at the right time, the right place, and the right mood." - Luc van Donkersgoed
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C. Robert Cargill
about 1 month ago
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing. All from his movies.
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Divorce_History
about 1 month ago
๐ฃ 'Archives to Action' has a programme! If you are a
#humanities
researcher or
#archivist
looking to connect your work to
#policy
. Or if you are in
#legal
practice or
#policy
looking for new ways to address old problems, this FREE one-day workshop is for you:
www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...
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Jennifer Aston
about 1 month ago
I am really looking forward to running this event in January. It is a bit of a departure from the usual academic conference format and I hope will feature plenty of conversation and new opportunities for future collaboration. Join in, either in person or online:
www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...
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Londonist
about 1 month ago
Major update to our map of Anglo-Saxon London... we've now added etymologies for each place name, so you can find out what your bit of London used to be called.... and why
londonist.substack.com/p/mapping-an...
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Mapping Anglo-Saxon London: A Big Update
A glimpse of London, 1,000 years past.
https://londonist.substack.com/p/mapping-anglo-saxon-london-a-big
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Simon
about 1 month ago
It looks like a furious duck wearing a scarf.
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KJ Charles
about 1 month ago
If they arenโt a registered charity and they arenโt registered with the Fundraising Regulator (example logo below), itโs probably one of these scammy orgs where the โprofitโ is a tiny fraction of the money you handed over and some bastard gets rich on your good intentions. Give to a real charity.
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Harry Wallop
about 1 month ago
Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in todayโs
@thetimes.com
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Lovely start to
#YayAdvent
with this very festive candy cane clip. Thanks
@tmmorton.bsky.social
! And as always thanks to
@gazpachodragon.bsky.social
for organising this annual delight.
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Durham History
about 2 months ago
In conversation with Rupert Whitaker: a special event to mark World AIDS Day โ 6pm 1 December 2025, Durham University Waterside Building
pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham...
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James Alistair Henry
about 2 months ago
Reading about AI being subverted by adversarial poetry and Russian drones' navigation systems jammed by Ukranian folk anthems, which suggests the opening future 'human rebels' scenes of Terminator may now have to be revised.
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Janice Tullock
about 2 months ago
Great work from Rachel & the team at Edinburgh University Archives.
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Podcasting is Praxis
2 months ago
At some point, for the love of God, will someone ANYONE at long last take the council funding crisis seriously?!? Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
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James | that funny little trans guy on BlueSky
2 months ago
THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS
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Hipster Viking Amy
2 months ago
Sex ed should be mandatory and all students regardless of gender should study periods, childbirth, PCOS, and endometriosis.
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Caroline Derry
2 months ago
Now open for booking: OU Law School's legal histories conference. This year's theme is 'moments of rupture' and we have an exciting range of speakers, topics, jurisdictions and periods. 20-21 November, online, free. Programme and booking at the link.
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Annual Diversity, Dilemmas and Discoveries Conference - Moments of Rupture
Join us for the 6th annual Diversity, Dilemmas and Discoveries Conference - Moments of Rupture
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-diversity-dilemmas-and-discoveries-conference-moments-of-rupture-tickets-1796165983809?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Good lords the tension!
2 months ago
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Dude Points (what do I do now)
2 months ago
PLEASE commission a buddy comedy with Nick and Joe where they have to continuously wear their outfits from this roundtable with no explanation to viewers
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Stephen Collins
3 months ago
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New books/audiobooks out this week by KJ Charles, Freya Marske, Anne Cleeves AND Jodi Taylor. Happy birthday week off to me!!!
3 months ago
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Robin Ince
3 months ago
I love how Russell T Davies always uses his platform to fight for progress - I hate how it is always so necessary
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Alipy
4 months ago
Last couple of days for Yayadvent/Yayswap sign up. If you're a nice, normal person and interested in an advent calendar and/or Christmas ornament exchange and want more info let me know!
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Oh and for those who saw me sewing this last week - it's now finished!
#ConfinedCocktails
4 months ago
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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland
4 months ago
Why arenโt Police Records in England & Wales covered by the Public Records Act? We've been campaigning on this since 2012 - blog for more info:
www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/why-arent-police-records-covered-by-the-public-records-act
#publicaccountability
of interest
@andyburnham.bsky.social
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Alipy
4 months ago
#yayadvent
and
#yayswap
signups are now live. Though I'm around, this account is not actively monitored so please get in touch via the contact form on the website if necessary.
yayadvent.weebly.com
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Yay Advent
The original advent gift exchange. Get partnered with a stranger, give 24 gifts, get 24 gifts - one for each day of advent!
https://yayadvent.weebly.com/
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Loved that performance of Bohemian Rhapsody at the Proms - so powerful with a full orchestra and choir
4 months ago
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Fionna OโLeary
4 months ago
National Trust Members. Itโs time to vote to keep the Faragists out. Best not to split the vote. Use the QUICK VOTEโ link both for people and for motions.
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Hull History Centre
4 months ago
As part of national Heritage Open Days, Hull History Centre is offering additional behind the scenes tours on 16-18 Sept, as well as a local studies book and map sale (16-18, 20 Sept) - see you there!
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Liz Harper
5 months ago
Job alert ๐จ Doncaster Archives are recruiting for an Archives Manager f/t permanent. Deadline 5 October 2025. Great opportunity ๐
uk.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk...
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Archives Manager (CDC) - Doncaster - Indeed.com
Doncaster City Council
https://uk.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk=1bde47975e0df5e9
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Orkney Library & Archive
5 months ago
In one of our archive strong rooms there is a shelf. The shelf does not contain the most exciting or interesting item in the archive but it does contain something amazing. Read this short thread to find out more. ๐งต๐
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