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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 10/08/2026

⏳ Just 2 weeks left to apply! The Migration Museum is looking for 10 Community Curators across the UK to co-curate displays exploring local migration stories. 💷 Paid (£20/hr) 🗓️ Sept 2026–May 2027 📍 Apply here: www.migrationmuseum.org/join-the-mig... Help shape the UK’s Missing Museum!

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Join the Migration Museum’s Community Curators Programme

Find out more about the Migration Museum’s UK-wide Community Curators Programme, in partnership with five museums and galleries across the UK and how to apply. Application deadline: 23 August 2026.

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Correction: vote for Farage = vote FOR the establishment. This is a privileged, privately educated white man, w/ former career in the City. A former Conservative party member who has been driving the hate-filled, racist, anti-immigrant agenda of the establishment (inc Lab & Con govts) for many years

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The Science and Empire Commission is offering TRAVEL GRANTS (up to 100 Euro each) to support participation in events taking place July-Dec 2026. Applicants must be members of the Commission and meet at least one of the following criteria...

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George Eliot @georgeeliotsays.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

“I wouldn’t give twopence for him” — here Caleb’s mouth looked bitter, and he snapped his fingers— “whether he was the prime minister or the rick-thatcher, if he didn’t do well what he undertook to do.”

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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

We are in very big trouble in the UK unless govt moves rapidly to help everyone sort out heat adaptation measures. Net zero climate policy isn't enough, we need rapid climate adaptation response now, as this situation is only going to intensify & accelerate.

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Natalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

12-month fixed-term post in pre-1800 literature and creative writing at Sussex: jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/dbd70010...

jobs.sussex.ac.uk

Assistant Professor in English and Creative Writing Ref: 43481 (Fixed Term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Profoundly disappointed that the King and Queen will be going ahead with visiting Trump in Washington in the last week of April. There seem to be no limit to the President's ever-more abhorrent behaviour and comments beyond which Starmer would call it off. [Image: AP, Mirror]

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Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) @sshmedicine.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

A workshop for early-career researchers based in the UK on challenging Western-centric perspectives in the #medhumanities Facilitated by Global History of HIV Activism project and Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research (NNMHR) 📆29-30 Oct 2026 University of Stirling Applications by 15 April

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Decentring the Medical Humanities - Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research

Decentring the Medical Humanities: NNMHR (Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research) early career workshop Date: Starting on 29 October 2026 at 13.00, and concluding on 30 October at 13.00. Pla...

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

On Friday, Trump said the Iran war will end 'when I feel it in my bones'. On Wednesday, he said it would end 'soon' because 'there's practically nothing left' to target, and that 'any time I want it to end, it will end.' people.com/trump-says-i...

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Donald Trump Says Iran War Will End 'When I Feel It in My Bones'

President Donald Trump said during an interview with Fox News on Friday that U.S. military operations in Iran will cease when “I feel it in my bones.”

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Ricky @paddington82.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Heartbreaking

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

"England 1819" = US 2026. King George III = Donald Trump "An old, mad, blind, despised, and dying King; Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow Through public scorn--mud from a muddy spring; Rulers who neither see nor feel nor know, But leechlike to their fainting country cling." --Shelley

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

c.org/N6ycrwfdKH Petition to ban the US strikes on Iran from UK bases which currently puts a target on our people in Trump’s illegal, bloody, and rapidly-escalating vanity war.

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Ban US strikes on Iran from UK bases

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Today I tabled a bill which would require any UK military intervention to have a lawful basis, viable objective, and approval by MPs - legislation the PM once said he himself would pass when he was running for Labour leader. He supported it then, and he should support it now.

Dear Prime Minister,
In recent days we have seen a deeply concerning escalation in conflict in the Middle East
following a series of illegal and dangerously irresponsible airstrikes on Iran by the United States
and Israel.
You have now confirmed that UK bases will be used by the US for their operations in the area.
This is a significant concession to President Donald Trump and one which risks drawing the UK
into a dangerous conflict.
During your campaign to be elected leader of the Labour Party, you spoke compellingly about
learning the lessons of the Iraq war. In particular, you set out legislation you would pass as
Prime Minister, ensuring that military action is only taken if:
• The lawful case for it is made
• There is a viable objective
• Consent is given by the House of Commons.
We agree that such legislation is needed to prevent the UK from being dragged into destructive,
illegal and dangerous wars abroad, and so we have today tabled the Armed Conflict
(Requirements) Bill.
The Bill requires that
1. Before armed forces may be deployed for armed conflict, a Minister of the Crown must
publish a statement setting out the reasons for the deployment, an assessment of its
compliance with international law, the objective of the deployment and an assessment
of the viability of that objective, and
2. Any such deployment must be approved in advance by a resolution of the House of
Commons

I invite your support to pass this bill.
In an increasingly unstable world, it is more important than ever that decisions about the UK’s
involvement in military action abroad are taken carefully, soberly, and with the best interests of
the British people at heart. We believe this piece of legislation would ensure that.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Ellie Chowns MP

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Come on Gorton & Denton, use your votes wisely 💚💪

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Belated Happy Darwin Day to those who celebrate! 🐦 🐢 🐚 🪲 🐜

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

#Balzac / C19th French literature people, is there an edition of 'Le Colonel Chabert' translated into English that you'd recommend? (image: caricature of Balzac caricature by Nadar, 1850)

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

New laws in #Afghanistan have further relegated the status and safety of women. Society is now divided into free people and 'the enslaved'; #domesticviolence is specifically met with impunity, provided a man does not break a woman's bones; if a woman repeatedly leaves the marital home against...

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

US federal agents have murdered another US citizen in Minneapolis, less than three weeks after they murdered Renee Good. Today’s victim is Alex Pretti, another 37-yo, who was an intensive care nurse. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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37-year-old US citizen shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis

Fatal shooting comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was killed by federal immigration agent in city

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

‘University professors, professors emeriti and associate professors of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion; university rectors and university directors (or their equivalents); directors of peace research institutes…’ can make #NobelPeacePrize nominations.

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Fiona Johnstone @drfijohnstone.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The print version is released 19th February, and the Open Access version is already available here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do... Thanks to SSHRC and Wellcome for support in making OA available

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Art and the Critical Medical Humanities

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Trump to an audience in Davos - a town where most residents speak Swiss German 🙄

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)

From Senator Chris McDaniel: “Lately, some folks have taken to calling ICE “the Gestapo.” It sounds fierce. It feels righteous. But it isn’t true, and it isn’t harmless.

The Gestapo was a secret police force. No warrants. No courts. No lawyers. And no appeals. People vanished in the night, not because they broke the law, but because the law no longer meant anything. The knock on the door was the sentence.

ICE isn’t that. Not even close.

ICE is a public agency enforcing laws passed by elected officials. Its agents file reports. They seek warrants. They lose cases. Judges stop them. Lawyers challenge them. Some detainees go home. That’s not tyranny. That’s bureaucracy, for better and worse.

You can hate immigration policy. You can argue enforcement is too harsh, too sloppy, or too broad. You can work to have the law changed if you wish. That’s a republic doing what it’s supposed to do.

But when you call ordinary law enforcement “the Gestapo,” you cheapen real evil. You turn history into a slogan and suffering into a metaphor. And once every badge is tyranny, no tyranny is left to recognize.

In Mississippi, I was raised to believe words should earn their weight. This one hasn't yet. It throws around the language of dictatorship while living under a system where courts still rule, lawyers still argue, and the government still loses.

That difference matters.

Because the day enforcement becomes secret, unchecked, and answerable to no one, we won’t need to borrow names from history. We’ll know exactly what we’re dealing with.

And we’ll wish we’d kept our words honest.”

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

If the government did this for Thomas Cooke they should do it for education providers.

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Eerily 🎃 🔮 @millyrose.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Whilst you read articles like this on how to keep warm during this cold spell during a cost of living crisis, I just want to remind you that energy companies made £30 Billion a year in profit. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Heating tips and how to keep your home warm as budgets are squeezed

As temperatures fall across much of the UK, how should you heat your home and keep yourself safe?

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The foul smirk on Farage's face tells you everything you need to know about Reform's attitude to pornography, paedophilia, and sexual violence against women and children.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Kemi going to bat for the non-consensual, violent, child porn app formerly known as X.

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Remember this? Farage is no less offensive, racist, or frightening than he was 11 years ago.

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

If you want to do an MA in London but have 'barriers accessing education or may face greater challenges while undertaking their degree' (specific criteria below), you can apply for a £3,000 tuition grant at Birkbeck. Lots of choices at @bbkhistorical.bsky.social: www.bbk.ac.uk/student-serv...

Eligibility

To be eligible for this bursary, you must meet all of the conditions for application set out below and at least one of the eligibility criteria. Identifying in more than one category may be used as a factor to prioritise applicants to receive this award.
Conditions for application

You have been accepted onto a master’s degree programme at Birkbeck beginning in the 2026-27 academic year. If you have made an application but not yet received a decision, you may still apply but your application will only be considered if you have been accepted onto your course by the scholarship application deadline (31 July 2026).
You have made provision to fund the remainder of your studies should you be successful in your application for this bursary.
You do not already hold a master's degree or other level 7 qualification.
You have Home fee status.
Your household income is less than £42,875.

Eligibility criteria

We welcome applications from students who meet one or more of the following criteria (in addition to the above):

Have a declared disability.
Identify as a care leaver (a care leaver is a young person, under the age of 25 who is currently or has been in public care for a minimum of three months. This would include foster care, semi-independent living, residential care homes).
Are single parents.
Are carers (a carer is someone who, without payment, provides help and support to a friend, neighbour or relative who could not manage otherwise because of frailty, illness or disability).
Hold refugee status.
Have Black or Black mixed heritage.
Are the first generation in their family to participate in Higher Education.

Masters in History, Classics and Archaeology at Birkbeck
MA Historical Research
MA Contemporary History and Politics
MA Public History and Heritage
MA European History
MA Global History
MA Classical Civilisation
MA Archaeology and Heritage

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Three 'reasons' and not one is about democracy. It's about oil, power, and intimidation.

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Interested in Charles Lamb & his circle, Romantic poetry & culture, or #Keats? Come along to the Charles Lamb Society's annual lunch on 7 Feb @bathspauni.bsky.social London Hoxton campus to celebrate Lamb's birthday...

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Birthday Lunch: Charles Lamb Society

Welcome to the annual birthday event for Charles Lamb, born 10 Feb 1775.

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

This 'ultra Liberal' MP became so wealthy as a cotton manufacturer that he could afford to retire by my age, yet he was opposed to slavery, child labour, and long working hours in factories - all of which had lined his own pockets.

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I get told that Labour is going to bring in new safe routes for asylum seekers… Great 😑 I’ll believe it when I see it. Here’s why I have my doubts they’ll stop the boats:

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/12/2025

This year’s charity appeal is all about countering the alarming rise of extremist politics – and the misconceptions that fuel them. Read more about how your donations can support our partner charities weave back the fraying threads of communities. Donate today at theguardian.com/charityappeal25bsk

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The Guardian view on hope: with your help, charities can help to repair the social fabric

Effective challenge to the alarming rise of far-right, anti-migrant politics starts with the grassroots

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

The Ghost of Christmas Future has a message for Keir Starmer. Alexei Sayle brings you his alternative Christmas message from the streets where Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.

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Dr Arish / आरिश 🏳️‍🌈 @arishmrl.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

#WorldAIDSDay is especially important this year. US has cut nearly all support for HIV care and research, while UK has cut £150 million from its contribution to Global Health Fund. HIV activism and NGOs continue to save lives while govts betray people with HIV. www.iasociety.org/kigali-decla...

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Kigali Declaration

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King's CHoSTM @kingschostm.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Want to study the history of science and technology? We're inviting applications for "1+3" year (MA+PHD) or 3-year PhD scholarships to study at CHoSTM and @kingshistory.bsky.social ! Click here for more information about how to apply and what we offer: tinyurl.com/mw84w7py

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Daan Jansen @daancjansen.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

York is talking pests, vermin, weeds and germs next april! If you know anyone interested in historical approaches to these maligned beings, please send them this CFP (or apply yourself!)

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Delighted that Bath Spa has been ranked second most ethical and sustainable university in the UK. Congratulations to all the colleagues and students who worked towards this!

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Helen Goodman @helengoodman.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Striking BL staff, struggling to pay their rent, advised to consider not giving presents this year, and interim CEO, Jeremy Silver, has the nerve to tell them they ‘don’t live in a real world’. Only 17% of staff guaranteed the Living Wage (£14.80 ph) suggests acute familiarity with the ‘real world’.

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