And here's the Rock Family Trees documentary on the New York punk scene, featuring Television, New York Dolls, Blondie, Richard Hell, Ramones, Talking Heads, Wayne County, Patti Smith... youtu.be/_9CUfdVAykQ

To celebrate today's news that Pete Frame is still very much alive, here's a Rock Family Trees documentary inspired by his wonderful work. The New Merseybeat features Echo & The Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, Wah!, Big in Japan, Dead or Alive, Frankie Goes To Hollywood etc youtu.be/jIhogeam58k

One of the more hopeful signs in UK politics is that Reform consistently struggles to poll above the mid-to-high 20s - despite a deteriorating economy, the simultaneous implosion of both the traditional parties and a pet TV station. Reform is not some unstoppable force. It's eminently beatable.

Wow.

BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote. The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.

New PSA by the courageous Epstein survivors. This is must watch:

Jeffrey Epstein survivors speak out #SuperBowl #SuperBowl2026 #SuperBowlXL "I was 14" "I was 16" "I was 16" "17" "14" "There are about a thousand of us" "It's time to bring the secrets out of the shadows" "It's time to shine a light into the darkness" "Release all of the Epstein files"

We are failing our kids

Poorest man in the world

"What we see, I think, are a bunch of rich guys who have been comically out of touch with normal people for many decades, and more recently have blowtorched their brains into a smoking pile of ash on Elon Musk’s Twitter/X and in various group chats." prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...

Scottish historian William Dalrymple lays out the roots of Britain’s role in Palestine, from the 1917 Balfour Declaration to the #GazaGenocide. "I don't think the Palestinians would either be being bombed in Gaza today—if the British had not interfered in 1917." Full i/v: youtu.be/M5uX0Iwv6Xw

The Herald continuing to provide excellent foreign news and analysis:

Viktor Orban banned pride events in Hungary, the people took it as a challenge and just had the largest pride march in their country's history.

NEW: Channel 4 to broadcast the doc about Gaza medics ditched by BBC. The Beeb worried about partiality. C4 says they believe it is “duly impartial view of a subject that both divides opinion and frequently provokes dispute about what constitutes a fact”. Shown this Wednesday.

Just another school day. Mr Moir hosted Jerry Dammers, Mick Jones, Denis Bovell and Wayman Bennett from Love Music. We had such fun whilst fighting fascism in all of its past and current forms. Rock Against Racism!❤️

Don't look away, don't normalize: this is the virtually unconstrained leader of the world's most powerful country ambushing the president of South Africa with conspiracy-fueled racist propaganda promoted by his unelected billionaire maybe-appointee who has caused the deaths of children through DOGE.

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Rediscovering my first love! NEW ARTICLE - in praise of 7" singles... open.substack.com/pub/davehasl...

Up early for the brilliant #MuseumofLiverpool event. Such a shame I didn’t get to photograph the fantastic WREN show then made sure I got back to see the amazing @msquinnhistory.bsky.social - she is such an expert on Ireland. Truly inspiring.

Out with the brilliant @katieamery.bsky.social and @msquinnhistory.bsky.social look who we met!

Early evening refreshments @histassoc.bsky.social #HAConf25

Inside the reading rooms of Liverpool Central Library @histassoc.bsky.social #HAConf2025

There’s a riot going on 🤔😀😂🤣🤯 @histassoc.bsky.social #HAConf25

The afternoon tour of Liverpool Central Library and Archives @histassoc.bsky.social #HAConf25

More of Paula’s walk in Liverpool @histassoc.bsky.social #HAConf2025

After spending weeks in the classroom- One of my favourite things about the @histassoc.bsky.social annual conference is Paula’s walks #HAConf25. Don’t tell everyone - there will be no places left next year.

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Very pleased with this Ofsted report. They were very impressed with History. Happy to help anyone who might need it.

Narrator voice: “Little did he know…”

Jeremy Clarkson, who owes his fame & fortune in large part to the BBC, sneers at the brilliant @vicderbyshire.bsky.social for being ‘classic BBC’ when she uses *his own words* to describe his position.

SMITHS 📷📷 Edgefield College 18.11.83 📷me & Dek What an adventure! 3 of TP! (not yet formed) 260miles to sold out gig, in back door during soundcheck. Ended up back/in front of/& on the stage! That night opened our eyes! @miromoir.bsky.social @smiths-history.bsky.social @jonsavage.bsky.social

How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world

Empire. Wherever you get your podcasts

Oh - and if it’s not too much trouble, if you don’t mind Rt this so people can find me here, I’d be very grateful. Thank you

Can’t face going back to work? Due to a last minute lure to Abu Dhabi, BRIT School needs a new Humanities teacher. State funded 14-19 Art school which brilliantly mixes Arts and academics. We are super dynamic and always above National average results. Fascinating, forward thinking and fun.

I’m not sure how people could have read this and decided “I’m going to help legitimize Meta’s new disinformation platform.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

This is amazing! Thanks @ihr.bsky.social

Thank you to the wonderful @johnathanhealey.bsky.social #oxforduniversity for taking time out to share his knowledge and understanding of 17th century England with BRIT School History Post 16 students. So enlightening, entertaining and inspiring.

‘There’s also the gap between how the world sees Britain, through the prism of its imperial history, and how we fail to see ourselves through the prism of that history.’

This is SO AWESOME. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is offering Affiliate School teachers a FREE one-year digital subscription to @theatlantic.bsky.social! #sschat #Iteachsocialstudies #edusky #historyeducation Sign up at: gilderlehrman.org/MONTHLYOFFER

In Yr 11, Ellen was so excited about an extract from Empireland by Satnam Sanghera that I gave her my personal copy. I told Satnam and he decided to send Ellen her own (Hardback!) copy, so she could give me mine back 😄 Thank You #empireland @empirepoduk

I'm quoted on the front page of the Financial Times today about the British Library's cyber attack. As I say in the article, the current situation effects many academics like myself who aren't even based in London. #bookhistory #history #hps #histsci #histmed

#HistoryEducation. The Empire podcast is invaluable for teaching elements of Migration Empire and People. It really stretches and consolidates students understanding. Now there’s there visuals - excellent for all kids especially AEN / SEN, not just HAPS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcXV...

HNY, if it’s not too late…. “Come Hogmanay, when love comes in slurs…” music.apple.com/gb/album/the...

Today is the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. I only learned this year that the Great Bengali Famine of 1770 was a precipitating factor. My historian colleague Dr. Robert Martello and I collaborated to share the story of the globe-spanning connection. tinyletter.com/metafoundry/...

In bits watching this - youtu.be/2PM3uCShlk4?...

Read the whole letter here: www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-pa... #History