A reminder that this is the guy we're all now supposed to be listening to on the subject of the safety of MPs

Domestic abuse increases significantly when England lose big games like this. You are not alone. If you experience domestic abuse, there is help out there.

🚨 NEW: Parliament has confirmed Count Binface will not be allowed to sit in the Commons wearing his space costume and bin head He remains the only main challenger to Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election

@davidallengreen.bsky.social in the event Count Binface is elected, would the 1313 statute forbidding armour in parliament cause problems for him taking his seat? Would be very grateful for your opinion.

You find yourself in Copenhagen, and experience macro-structural problems? Call the Sociolance! In a few minutes you will have expert sociologists at your side, advising you on anything from status inconsistency, via logit vs probit through agency/structure integration.

Pieces of long-lost Louis Sullivan building revealed on Chicago’s south lakefront (gift link)

We are recruiting for a Curator of Ancient and Medieval Manuscripts. For further details, and information on how to apply, please see the advert below. The deadline for applications is 12 July.

Someone actually did a study a while back that showed the most effective way to get women out of TERF groups wasn’t people trying to change their minds, it was them getting literally any benign hobby, like learning other languages or taking up needlework

Close to 90% of global trade moves by sea. 🚢 Seafarers make it possible. 👨‍✈️ 👩‍✈️ The Maritime Labour Convention sets minimum standards to protect them, from wages and safety to dignity. ⚓ #DecentWork at sea matters. #DayoftheSeafarer

Just heard someone on TV used the word "coronated." For the sake of my sanity in the coming weeks, the word is "crowned."

The attacks in Edinburgh, in which an armed bare-chested white man terrorised Muslims, leaving five people injured, don't feature on a single newspaper front page this morning. Two tier journalism

Simple, efficace ... #HumourDouteux #Caturday

What about the Dead Fly vote?

Marcelo has two ways of answering journos. either v. briefly like this, or a doctoral level analyis of the question followed by a detailed exposition of his views😍

Ryanair sotto indagine a Londra per il supplemento genitori. In Italia ha perso: non lo applica più https://www.repubblica.it/economia/2026/06/12/news/ryanair_supplemento_genitore_minore_indagine_regno_unito-425406316/?rss

In his first interview since being kicked out of the US, FIFA referee Omar Artan tells’s the NYT’s Matt Bigg that the biggest dream of his professional life has been shattered. The World Cup ref was questioned for 11 hours, held in a cell and then dumped on a plane. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/w...

"France passed a single law and instantly unlocked 11 gigawatts of #solarenergy — without using new land. In 2023, France's government mandated solar canopies over all car parks larger than 80 spaces. The scale was enormous: There are 400,000 parking areas across France #ActOnClimate #Renewables

Apparently, Ivanka and Jared thought they were Christopher Columbus when they discovered an island in Albania, which was protected lands. Albanians are saying we don't want your dirty money! #albaniaisnotforsale

This pleated inkcap was found on the lawn #fungi

I unfortunately can't say anything good about this man's outfit because he's not wearing clothes. But it's notable that his record lists him as "German stowaway."

Shortly after these portraits were taken, the US limited migration from Southern and Eastern Europe, as those people were deemed "less desirable" than those from Northern or Western Europe.

Photos of newly arrived immigrants at Ellis Island. Augustus Sherman took the photos between 1902 and 1920 when he worked as the Chief Registry Clerk. Striking to me how the outfits all look good because they have a discernible silhouette (shape and drape).

Yes, I agree with this entirely. Apart from "fascinating". Clearly other, more appropriate, words are available

At the start of my terrorism studies course, I ask students what most terrorists have in common. They always say: 1- Mental illness 2- Religion. They are, of course, wrong. The two most common traits of violent extremists are: 1- Gender 2- History of domestic violence and online mysogyny.

Historians, if you haven't already seen this - please be aware! @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social is currently seeking legal action. This is definitely a topic we need to be discussing.

It has now been 10 weeks and three days since Nigel Farage last turned up to vote in the House of Commons

The workshop is part of the research hub at the HIS. Fault Lines of Representation: Forms of Representation In and Beyond Democracy Call for Papers for a Workshop in Hamburg on November 11–13, 2026. Deadline: July 14, 2026 www.his-online.de/en/research/... www.soziopolis.de/ausschreibun...

Languages are not in decline - access is. Our colleagues Marcela Andrea Cazzoli and Ana Medeiros show that the problem is not student aspriation, but structured access. Don't miss this very important read: wonkhe.com/blogs/modern...

Dreadful

Legendary #Haferfeldnessie made by artist @melaniegywer.bsky.social #TeamDragon @dfgillie.bsky.social

Amazing video showing the secret life of the Silver-studded Blue

And congratulations for choosing History, Bille Jean.

She made history for decades. Now she has a degree in it. Congratulations to Billie Jean King on earning her BA in history from from Cal State LA, 65 years after first enrolling.

Cardiff Uni wants to scrap the 2nd floor of the Arts and Social Studies Library. We're talking 7km of books and vital study space gone to make way for classrooms. Please help us save this crucial campus resource before it's ripped out in June! Add your name here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Meloni, people. The accomodatable face of the far right?

I’m a small, anxiety-ridden, chronically ill cis woman. I have never been or felt threatened by a trans or non binary person. I’m worried pretty much all the time - but that a trans woman also uses a loo near me? Never been a worry.

Often seed packets have far more seeds than you can use, so this is a way of helping people to share what they have, and swap the seeds they don't need, for seeds they can use. 🌻 The Seed Library is free and open to everyone. Find out more at: orkneylibrary.org.uk/seed-library/

Exciting news at Orkney Library & Archive! We've just launched our brand new SEED LIBRARY! 🌱 The Seed Library is another way we're trying to help people save money and reduce waste by sharing their spare flower and vegetable seeds with others in the community. 🌱

Sylvie Boyd, Diakonin der Seemannsmission in Le Havre freute sich am International Day of Women in Maritime zwei Shefarers, Seefrauen zu treffen: 3rd Officer Liz aus UK und Kadettin Waverly von den Philippinen

Still wondering if sth like this remained in the funding proposal we never got approved and this is why @kathke.com

BAN THE PERVERT GLASSES

Funding adult education classes so you can learn stuff for free or very cheap just because it interests you. Removing the requirement that all classes should lead to a qualification and/or be a route into the student being "economically active". Restoring third spaces for children and teenagers.

THESE ISLES: Grace O'Malley or Grainne Ní Mhaille (c.1530-c.1603), known as the ‘pirate queen’, was a skilled leader and diplomat during a pivotal period of Irish history that saw the collapse of the Gaelic order as the Tudor conquest gathered pace. 1/8

Seafarers stuck at Strait of Hormuz suffer from anxiety - Mental Health issues on the rise Biggest fear is of being killed by an attack by missile, drone or mine www.marineinsight.com/seafarers-st...

Madness. This should all be in-house.

Icelandic authorities just rerouted a planned hot water pipeline so as not to disturb an elf hill.

I really wish people aspiring to write understood what a competitive advantage being able to write without AI will be in the coming years.

Archaeologist Dorothy Garrod was born 134 years ago today. She was a key figure in moving the discipline from its jaunty but often haphazard and predatory roots and making it a scientifically rigorous field of study, becoming Cambridge's first woman full professor in 1939. tinyurl.com/yub45yxh