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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 5h

Always happy to add folks, too.

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 6h

And don't forget that we have a cheeky little starter pack to make things extra easy, too. 🤓

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I love fall so much. I've lived in Vermont my whole life and foliage season still seems like such a completely bonkers and beautiful thing to happen every year. It never gets old. 🍂

Photo of a pile of leaves on vibrant dark green moss. I collected lots of fallen leaves of different colors from different plants and trees and arranged them in an egg-shaped gradient going from green at the top to yellow and then orange and then red to darkest reds at the bottom.

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Our new JST #JacobiteStudies Virtual Workshop Series launches Tue, 13 Oct at 5pm UKT with a discussion about academic publishing with @dparrish0.bsky.social (JST) and @siobhanmup.bsky.social (MUP). Make sure to bring your questions, tips, and anecdotes! Full programme: jdb1745.net/events/jstwo...

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Like, just do it right the first time.

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Robert Paulett @robertpaulett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Imagine what we could create in a world where rage donations went to historical societies, libraries, and institutes instead of long-shot Senate bids.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We are paying CNN and MS NOW to run ads for Donald Trump right before the midterms. You and I are paying for them. And CNN and MS NOW are taking the cash while their hosts and guests say the scheme is illegal. That is the current state of corporate media in America.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tweed is such a beautiful fabric to wear this time of year because it produces, in Dolly Parton's phrasing, a coat of many colors. Even a solid-colored brown is not just brown, but bits of red, blue, and yellow to produce something that looks lifted off the Scottish landscape.

There are two photos taped together. The top shows a brown stone building with a brown thatched roof. It's surrounded by green grass, stone walkways, and blue-gray sea. Below is a checked brown tweed that reflects the colors in the landscape above it.

There are two photos taped together. The one at te top shows a rocky hillside with green and straw-colored grass, gray rocks, and a tan sandy beach below. The blue waters are crashing at the shore. Below is a green herringbone tweed that reflects the colors in the landscape above it.

There are two photos taped together. The top shows a field of green and straw colored fields with bits of purple flowers. Below is a a series of checked brown tweed that reflect the colors in the landscape above it.

A swatch book of solid-colored tweeds. The green tweed has visible flecks of red, gold, and blue.

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Thiago Krause @thiagokrause.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Call for proposals for a workshop, my people! Slavery and transimperial trade next March at William & Mary. Please spread it far and wide: I want to read your many great proposals!

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2027 Workshop Call for Proposals - Atlantic Exchanges Workshop

Atlantic Exchanges 2027 Slavery and the Commercial Machinery of Empires The Atlantic Exchanges Workshop invites proposals for its second edition, […]

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Scottish Historical Review @scottishhistreview.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Registration is required: In-person: lnkd.in/dZQGpT9c Online: lnkd.in/deCyrYnm

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

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Getty @gettymuseum.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Our medieval art curator rates every scroll emoji. 📜

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I am delighted to be on several “unhinged about AI” lists because of my firm believe that human beings should not participate in our own deskilling and replacement for the further enrichment of tech billionaires. Yes, please block me. Cleanse my timeline of your creepy pick-me energy.

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

a bumper sticker that said "KENNEDY CENTER NOT DATA CENTERS" would do numbers right now

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’m heartbroken that future generations won’t get to have the same opportunities as the ones in which I was fortunate enough to participate.

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History at Queen's University Belfast @qubhistory.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

CFP: Economic and Social History Society of Ireland - Annual Conference 2026 (4-5 Dec. at TCD). Paper proposals should be sent to Dr Anne Dolan adolan@tcd.ie by 23 October.

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David Veevers @davidveevers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Few things have more power than an academic using an exclamation mark. You know that shit doesn't happen lightly. When the exclamation mark appears in academic writing, you better sit up and pay attention.

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Daniel van Strien @danielvanstrien.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Need a historical illustration? Search 1.49 million images from British Library books and Britannica (1500s–1920s). Find similar images, download full-resolution images or transparent PNG cutouts, and explore the sources. huggingface.co/spaces/davan...

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Maybe letting the absolute worst people in the world build a super computing infrastructure with the capacity to ruin the economy, rewire our brains, and threaten our existence was not the best idea in the world.

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tunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place.

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Incredible find by @juliettedesportes.bsky.social in the Seafield Papers at @natrecordsscot.bsky.social. A gem of 18th-century Gàidhlig for the Landscapes of Protest project at @uhihistory.bsky.social. Eager to see what else comes out of it. landscapesofprotest.co.uk/eighteenth-c...

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The forces assembling against the things we care about and the people we love seem strong and insurmountable but I believe they are not; I believe we are stronger.

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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

📢 We are delighted to announce that the speaker for our annual Sue Innes Memorial Lecture is historian of Scottish emigration, Professor Marjory Harper! 📅 Saturday 24 October 🕑 2.00–3.30pm 📍 AK Bell Library, Perth 🎟️ Reserve your place via Ticket Tailor: www.tickettailor.com/events/women...

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Select tickets – Women's History Scotland Sue Innes Memorial Lecture with Marjory Harper – Soutar Theatre, AK Bell Library, York Place, Perth

Women's History Scotland Sue Innes Memorial Lecture with Marjory Harper – Soutar Theatre, AK Bell Library, York Place, Perth, Sat 24 Oct 2026 - Join Women's History Scotland for our annual Sue Innes M...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Life seems to be happening *around* people at this current historical moment. This means that commentary is the main form of action for the vast majority. And it turns out that commentary keeps folks anxious and unfulfilled. People don't have a clear sense of what they can actually DO.

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

They are the cattle, and so are we.

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yet the retail price of beef won’t change because of the high demand and tariffs, and the U.S. ranchers he claims to be saving are now in direct competition with foreign import markets. The whole thing is a ruse and yet millions of American farmers vote for these policies with vigor.

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The wars he’s started have directly inflated costs and the solution he’s promised involves importing foreign beef to ‘drive down’ prices. It’s a lose-lose for everyone except the national chains, designed to falsely appease consumers.

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

One of the most edifying things we learned is that cattle ranchers in the PNW are totally fucked due to federal policies and the President’s twisted grift of the beef industry.

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

We drove out to the Gorge for our local CSA's farm-to-table dinner and got to meet some local farmers and ranchers. Fantastic scenery and so much fecundity. And we listened carefully to what our hosts were telling us about the challenges they're facing from the federal government.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

can someone rename gas to $2/ gallon

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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hey babe wanna come over and frown at screens together

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Save the date: The British History in the Long 18th Century Seminar returns on 7 October, with Miles Ogborn (QMUL) speaking on 'Law, Violence and Empire: Understanding the Jamaican Uprising Trials of 1832'. We're in person at the IHR and online on Zoom. Free registration opens soon. #Skystorians

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British History in the Long 18th Century

Supported by Mark Storey and Carey Karmel, in memory of Arthur Burns

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

At "Rally for Democracy" protest in Mount Kisco New York, Aug 22 2026:

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This is what I’m talking about! Our institutions should be doing the work for us and not leaving us to jury rig together the collapsing infrastructure around us. More of this. chicagomaroon.com/53262/news/s...

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Sosc Core to Institute AI Ban, Technology-Free Classrooms This Fall

All social science Core classes will transition to an “analog” approach for the upcoming academic year, restricting in-classroom technology use and banning AI-assisted writing and grading for students...

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Too Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

These posters just went up all over every courthouse in New York State, and, man, what an excellent policy.

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"spreadsheet people"—please. they're called cellcels. put some respect on their name

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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

New series announcement! Early Modern Maritime Humanities 1400-1800: Oceans in History & Culture Series Editors: @clairejowitt.bsky.social & John McAleer Publisher: @dgb-mem.bsky.social brill.com/page/forthco... Feel free to DM me with questions, or email me at Erika.Gaffney@degruyterbrill.com

A series announcement designed to look like the front cover of a book. The featured image is a painting in which two storm-tossed ships appear (a small one at left, a larger one at right).

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Obviously people don't feel inclined to debate their existence. Obviously no-one should have to debate their existence. Obviously no-one should have to reply to comments or engage in a debate if they don't want to. That isn't an echochamber, it is people being bored of others tedious bs. 4/4

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The gulf between then and now is just mind-blowing.

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

That's just wonderful to hear, Dr Sarah – many congratulations for a job well done! Looking forward to hearing about what's next for you.

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I think they could handle it. You might consider providing some contextual keys to challenging style issues, but you’ve probably already got that covered!

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Alice Marples @alicemarples.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Genuinely chuffed to discover my book is being stocked by Waterstones and Foyles! Preorder now - only £43 and released 8th December: www.waterstones.com/book/the-tra... or www.foyles.co.uk/book/the-tra...

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I sell fountain pens at Oblation Papers and Press in Portland. Let’s chat. No expectations of buying it from us. Happy to help.

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