Jessica Meyer
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Historian, cook, gardener, knitter, reader, mother, wife, not in any particular order.
Iām currently sat in the hospital cafĆ© waiting for visiting hours to start and eavesdropping on a conversation straight out of Last Tango in Halifax. Small compensations in a grim situation.
#tinyjoys
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International Society for First World War Studies
4 days ago
As a part of its mission to support the āstudy of the First World Warā, and āto give young researchers the opportunity to present and discuss their workā, we invite applications for our second annual Undergraduate Essay Prize. More information at the link below!
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A slightly incoherent blog post in the wake of a surreal and terrifying week.
#blog
#blogging
#amwriting
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This is not the post I meant toĀ write I was planning to write my next blog post about popular histories of returning British ex-servicemen, comparing Adam Powellās Soldiering On and Simon Fowler and Daniel Weinbrenās Now the War is Over. At some point I will write this post, as there is a lot Iā¦
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This is not the post I meant toĀ write
I was planning to write my next blog post about popular histories of returning British ex-servicemen, comparing Adam Powellās Soldiering On and Simon Fowler and Daniel Weinbrenās Now the War is Over. At some point I will write this post, as there is a lot I want to say about the multiplicity of such books, what makes a book on a historical topic a āhistoryā and the challenges I am facing in trying to write The Return of the Soldier as something other than an academic monograph. But⦠Last week my husband was rushed into hospital.
http://armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/03/30/this-is-not-the-post-i-meant-to-write/
8 days ago
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will pooley
13 days ago
Thereās no such thing as the history of science (and this is a blog post about it) (inspired by a great 2017 article by Lorraine Daston)
williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/t...
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There is no such thing as the history of science
People on the internet are arguing about what āscienceā means and what properly belongs to the āhistory of scienceā. (Aparna Nairās thread on Bluesky is a good introduā¦
https://williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/there-is-no-such-thing-as-the-history-of-science/
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Yes, of course I have copies of everything George Orwell ever wrote *except* The Road to Wigan Pier, the book I actually need to reference.
#amwriting
#TheReturnoftheSoldier
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Julia Laite
20 days ago
And now a happy Sheila's/Sile's/Sheelagh's day to you all! A good day to remember that behind most great men in history there was a woman doing most of the work; and that behind so many of our modern holidays is a woman who has been written out of legend.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheelah...
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Current status: completely rethinking the structure and argument of this chapter I have been working on for the past month. I hate this stage of chaos and keep having to remind myself that the time and words spent working through ideas have not been wasted.
#writing
#amwriting
#TheReturnoftheSoldier
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A day in Cambridge? Of course Iām going to spend it revisiting old haunts and indulging my passions. Not shown, the three books from the ever-wonderful Haunted Bookshop.
23 days ago
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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn
25 days ago
Have you had personal tutoring responsibilities in a UK HEI in the last five years? I'd love to hear from you! I'm running a short survey on interpersonal relationships & care within personal tutoring, which takes ~10 minutes to complete. Please do share: I'm keen to get a wide range of responses!
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The Role Of Interpersonal Relationships And Care In Personal Tutoring Within UK HEIS
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Anthony Moser
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every quantitative measure is actually a stack of qualitative assumptions in a trenchcoat
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For the evening crowd:
armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/03/10/l...
#blogpost
#familyhistory
#socialhistory
#20s30s
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London Calling Part 2
A Question of Identity In my last post, I spent quite a lot of time thinking about the word āintimacyā as use by Matt Houlbrook in Songs of Seven Dials, and how this use might apply to one of my owā¦
https://armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/03/10/london-calling-part-2/
28 days ago
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Some further reflections on @tricksterprince.bsky.social's Songs of Seven Dials: #20s30s
#socialhistory
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London Calling PartĀ 2
A Question of Identity In my last post, I spent quite a lot of time thinking about the word āintimacyā as use by Matt Houlbrook in Songs of Seven Dials, and how this use might apply to one of my own current projects. In this post, I want to focus on another word that Houlbrook uses, namely ācosmopolitanā, this time not in relation to anything I am currently writing, but rather in relation to a piece of historical work that I am still, largely, trying to avoid. Houlbrook uses ācosmopolitanā frequently to describe the population of Seven Dials.
http://armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/03/10/london-calling-part-2/
28 days ago
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Joe Scales
about 2 months ago
PhD opening in Bergen. Come and work with me on my NFR project looking at violence and warfare in antiquity:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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PhD Research Fellowship in the Study of Religion (296027) | University of Bergen
Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in the Study of Religion (296027), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Monday, March 9, 2026
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/296027/phd-research-fellowship-in-the-study-of-religion
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The Society for the History of War
28 days ago
New call for book proposals š The Boydell Studies in War and Military History series (Boydell & Brewer) is inviting proposals for monographs and edited volumes exploring warfare, armed forces, and military institutions across all periods and regions. Details below. ā¬ļø
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š§µ American context, but very much applies to Britain as well.
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Danielle Terrazas Williams
about 1 month ago
PhD Funding! University of Leeds The School of History invites Black, Asian and other minoritised ethnic scholars who wish to pursue a PhD to apply for the Access to Research Scholarship. Scholarship is open to those who are eligible to pay UK fees.
phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/387-...
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School of History Access to Research Scholarship 2026/27
Project opportunity - School of History Access to Research Scholarship 2026/27 at the University of Leeds
https://phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/387-school-of-history-access-to-research-scholarship-2026-27
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A couple of months ago, I was a guest on the Global Health Histories podcast series, talking about the history of medical care provision for disabled ex-servicemen in Britain after the First World War. The episode is now available and can be found here:
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/directories1...
#ww1
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Global Health Histories podcast series
https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/directories1/dir-record/research-projects/2087/global-health-histories-podcast-series
about 1 month ago
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Oh! What a Lovely Podcast
about 1 month ago
What does the
#FWW
look like when it arrives as an invasion of home, family, & childhood? We discuss 'My Soul, A Shining Tree', by Jamila Gavin that explores the war's opening months through the experiences of children, civilians, & young soldiers. šļø
ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/my-s...
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My Soul, A Shining Tree
What does the First World War look like when it arrives not as a battle, but as an invasion of home, family, and childhood? In this episode of Oh! What a Lovely Podcast, we discuss My So...
https://ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/my-soul-a-shining-tree/
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Apparently having a very difficult thing to read for a deadline that you know is going to make you cross is a very good stimulus for avoiding writing procrastination. Serious progress has been made on my sample chapter revisions today!
#amwriting
#TheReturnoftheSoldier
#ReturningHome
about 1 month ago
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Dr Sara Barker
about 1 month ago
Hello, fellow historians, especially those in the north of the UK! Booking is open for the second of our events on Second Projects, organised by me and Tracey Loughran and supported by History UK - details of speakers and registration link below!
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Workshop: Second Projects
A roundtable and discussion sponsored by History UK.
https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event/3682/workshop-second-projects
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Alan Lester
about 1 month ago
The Spectator published this attack on me & colleagues just as the High Court is considering Sussexās request for review of the Office for Students fine. It accuses us of ārepressingā our students. The magazine ignored my request for to reply. Please disseminate.
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Smearing Sussex (and Me): Responding to Nigel Biggarās Latest Attack in The Spectator
The University of Sussex, Feb 2026, taken by the author. Alan Lester The Spectator has published an article by Nigel Biggar smearing the University of Sussex as repressing students who ādon&#ā¦
https://alanlester.co.uk/blog/smearing-sussex-and-me-responding-to-nigel-biggars-latest-attack-in-the-spectator/
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I'm sitting listening to a young woman with an extremely posh accent discuss her friends Martha and Albert and the
#20s30s
historian in me is starting to suffer from cognitive dissonance.
#historianproblems
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Current status: up to my eyes in the history of early twentieth century town planning and the Garden City movement. The North/South divide in the historiography, let alone the history, is fascinating.
#amwriting
#TheReturnoftheSoldier
#returninghome
about 1 month ago
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Sad news. A huge influence on my research and the work of so many of my students.
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about 1 month ago
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Will Tullett
about 2 months ago
We are advertising 4 jobs at York for historians (1 year medieval, 2 years modern Britain and public history, 3 years modern China, and open ended modern Middle Eastern)
features.york.ac.uk/history-jobs/
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York History Department - Academic Jobs
Uncover the past to define the future. We are seeking research-led historians to join our world-class, collaborative community. Discover career-defining opportunities within one of the UKās most disti...
https://features.york.ac.uk/history-jobs/
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Society for the Study of Labour History
about 2 months ago
Entries are invited for the Labour History Review postgraduate essay prize. The deadline for entries is 30 June 2026 (Please share widely)
sslh.org.uk/2026/02/19/l...
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Labour History Review essay prize 2026
Entries are invited for the Labour History Review postgraduate essay prize for 2026. The deadline for entries is 30 June 2026, and details are set out below. Download the entry form (Word document)ā¦
https://sslh.org.uk/2026/02/19/labour-history-review-essay-prize-2026/
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Reposting todayās blog post so I can tag
@tricksterprince.bsky.social
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armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/02/17/l...
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London Calling
Part 1: Welcome to Seven Dials This review has taken me a while to write. Matt Houlbrookās Songs of Seven Dials: An intimate history of 1920s and 1930s London turns out to be so rich that I have haā¦
https://armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/02/17/london-calling/
about 2 months ago
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It has taken a while, but I have finally managed to at least start my review of Songs of Seven Dials:
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London Calling
Part 1: Welcome to Seven Dials This review has taken me a while to write. Matt Houlbrookās Songs of Seven Dials: An intimate history of 1920s and 1930s London turns out to be so rich that I have had to split my responses to it into two posts. This first post will be a slightly more formal review alongside a discussion of the ways in which the book is shaping my thinking about The Return of the Soldier, my own tilt at a broad social and cultural history of the legacy of the First World War in Britain.
http://armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/02/17/london-calling/
about 2 months ago
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Niche (but passionate) popular culture take: the recasting of Dalziel and Pascoe as women for the revival is a travesty. Presumably this means Ellie Pascoe will be written out, and the entire dynamic with Wieldy will have to change.
about 2 months ago
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Age verification? I made mix tapes.
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about 2 months ago
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Today's writing: 500 words of a now-1000-word+ (and still not completed) review of
@tricksterprince.bsky.social
's Songs of Seven Dials, which tells you something of how much I enjoyed engaging with it. I think I'm going to have split this over two blog posts.
#writing
#amwriting
#blog
#20s30s
about 2 months ago
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Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. āItās a bit more complicatedā¦ā
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about 2 months ago
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I missed out on these @imperialwarmuseums @libertylondon fabrics at first issue, so am delighted to have managed to get my hands on some this time around. I canāt wait to incorporate them into my next quilting project! šŖ”
#quilting
#culturalhistory
#historyofwar
#thehistoriancrafts
about 2 months ago
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#offtheneedles
It needs some serious blocking, but otherwise itās done. š§¶
#knit
#knitting
#knittedlace
#handmade
2 months ago
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Having carefully set up an out of office and forward for my Leeds email account, it looks as if the University has simply shut it down. Can friends and followers please get the word out that I am still contactable for history-related messages and queries at jessicameyer1 @
gmail.com
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2 months ago
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The British Academy
2 months ago
The International Fellowships 2026 scheme, run with the
@royalsociety.org
, supports international early career researchers to undertake a two-year research career with UK partner organisations. Find out more and apply ahead of 11 March deadline:
https://bit.ly/3LaMIBC
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Pierre Purseigle
2 months ago
šØHistory Job: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (Permanent) šļø Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around! ššš
@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (111286-0126) - University of Warwick
Title: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (111286-0126). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent
https://warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-4/user-11595/xf-db5f64b84dd9/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/3/opp/3779-Assistant-Professor-in-Early-Modern-British-History-111286-0126/en-GB
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Chris Kempshall
2 months ago
Presumably the location of a CWGC cemetery was proving inconvenient to the demands and requirements of an ongoing genocide.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Revealed: Israel bulldozed part of Gaza war cemetery containing allied graves
Satellite images and witness testimony show destruction as IDF claims it was forced to take defensive measures
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/04/idf-bulldoze-gaza-war-cemetery-allied-graves-satellite-images
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Dr Will Butler
2 months ago
My team are looking for a new team leader and Modern Britain (post-1782) specialist. Closes 22nd February and do get in touch if you have any questions
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ050/t...
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Team Leader Modern Britain at The National Archives
Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ050/team-leader-modern-britain
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Can anyone explain to me why this volume (subtitled āA Canadian disability history readerā) is catalogued in the law section of the library?
#history
#disabilityhistory
#dishist
2 months ago
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British Library
2 months ago
Apply for our PhD placement scheme to get involved in extraordinary research at the Library. There are eight available placements exploring a variety of themes including war poetry, 21st-century digital tools, illustrated newspapers and decarbonisation. Find out more:
link.bl.uk/PhDPlacements
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In which I avoid
#writing
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#procrastination
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Taking Stock
It has taken a week, but I have finally unpacked all the boxes of books and papers and accumulated office accessories that I acquired over 15 years at Leeds. So now that I am fully installed in my home office, it seemed like a good time to enumerate the projects I have underway and planned, and what I hope to acheive in the next 18 months. Men of War: A Modern History Under contract with Polity Press, with the manuscript due in 2028, I currently have aproximately 10,000 words of a very, very messy draft of Chapter One and a detailed outline of all eight chapters.
http://armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/02/03/taking-stock-2/
2 months ago
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@owalpodcast.bsky.social
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2 months ago
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Modern British Studies Association
2 months ago
Great job opportunity, 18 month research fellowship in British Studies, linked to
@thenacbs.bsky.social
2027
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UKās largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
https://www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?isPreview=Yes&jobid=3241
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In which I avoid
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#procrastination
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Taking Stock
It has taken a week, but I have finally unpacked all the boxes of books and papers and accumulated office accessories that I acquired over 15 years at Leeds. So now that I am fully installed in my home office, it seemed like a good time to enumerate the projects I have underway and planned, and what I hope to acheive in the next 18 months. Men of War: A Modern History Under contract with Polity Press, with the manuscript due in 2028, I currently have aproximately 10,000 words of a very, very messy draft of Chapter One and a detailed outline of all eight chapters.
http://armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/02/03/taking-stock-2/
2 months ago
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Jennifer Delaney
2 months ago
Read the whole thread. You didnāt know you needed
#woosterposting
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I posted the link to my new blog post fairly late last night, so here it is again for the European daytime crowd: Hello again
armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/01/26/h...
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Hello again
Last week I had a day haunted by my mother. It started with an unexpected email from a very old friend of hers with good wishes for the new year. Then there were the references to Jim Kittenās workā¦
https://armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/01/26/hello-again/
2 months ago
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Justine Pick
2 months ago
One week left to enter
@sshmedicine.bsky.social
Roy Porter Essay Prize 2025/6 Deadline: Sunday 1 February
#histmed
#histSTM
#medhumanities
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Some news on the professional front has prompted yet another attempt to return to regular blogging:
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Hello again
Last week I had a day haunted by my mother. It started with an unexpected email from a very old friend of hers with good wishes for the new year. Then there were the references to Jim Kittenās work for Lyonsā catering arm in Matt Houlbrookās The Song of Seven Dials which I am currently reading, prompting me to think about how the histories of migration and social integration my mother was mapping through her family history research in the final years of her life can engage with those Matt exposes in his excellent book.
http://armsandthemedicalman.com/2026/01/26/hello-again/
2 months ago
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