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Paul Franzen

@pfranzen.bsky.social
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Archaeologist and historian; thinking of Romans every single day. The Limes, heritage management, small finds, GIS, politics and armed conflict ab urbe condita until now. And more.

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Florence @flore14.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🤷‍♀️ "Why should I care what happens in a country I'll never visit?" Right. You don't need to be convinced Ukraine matters. You just need 2min to understand what happens if it doesn't hold. Holding takes trucks. Ours goes to GUR's Timur group with @69thsb.bsky.social. Boost & donate if you can ⤵️
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Jona Lendering @jonalendering.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Over oudheidkunde bestaan nogal wat misverstanden, maar archeologen graven niet de hele dag en classici neuzen niet voortdurend in stoffige boeken. Maar wat doen oudheidkundigen nou wél? Zes vragen voor numismate Fleur Kemmers. mainzerbeobachter.com/2026/09/28/z...
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Frans Osinga @osinga.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Enough. Shoot Them Down. open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...
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Enough. Shoot Them Down.
Russia’s targeting of a train line that carried European dignitaries from Ukraine to Poland is the latest provocation to demand a concerted response.
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sommige mensen wens je alle goeds, sommige niet. Verwacht (niet: hoop) dat de politie hiermee aan de gang gaat, en serieus ook. En snel.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“Ukraine should compromise.” “Ukraine should stop fighting.” “Ukraine shouldn’t strike back.” “Ukraine should give up land.” Funny how everyone knows what Ukraine should do. Here’s one idea: russia should leave.
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Dader Srebrenica dood Op 11 -7-95, toen NL UNPROFOR-militairen in Srebrenica hun humanitaire werk deden, drongen Bosnisch-Servische troepen obv Ratko Mladić de stad binnen en vermoordden de aanwezige moslimmannen en -jongens. Het wordt gezien als de ergste daad van genocide in Europa sinds WO2.
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Florence @flore14.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🌙 Kyiv, last month. On a very loud night. My hotel neighbour followed the two-walls rule without flinching. Pillows, phone, teddy. I want one thing for her: a sovereign country, free from the murderous neighbour that keeps trying to erase it. Support the defenders with us ⤵️
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We are masters in our own home.
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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The correct term is "pervert glasses". archive.is/Xwylw
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Women continue to bear the brunt of bad tech decisions
Meta’s smart glasses are just the latest example of technology being used in ways developers should have anticipated
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Jan Leune @janleune.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Zojuist was er weer een boer op tv (EenVandaag op NPO1) die onweersproken mocht zeggen dat "stikstof geen probleem is". Daarom hieronder elf glasheldere argumenten waarom het wel een probleem is, voor flora en fauna en daardoor voor alle mensen. 1/12
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petra @kutheks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
dit is de absolute koningin van Nederland www.destentor.nl/apeldoorn/bo...
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
This, Gottfried August Homilius 🎶 on speakers and coffee ☕️, of course. The synthesis can wait a bit longer, surely.
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⚸ Gingersnapped 🐺🌕🎃 @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
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God @thegodshow.com · 18/07/2026
Greece could give Donald a big golden Trojan Horse and he’d wheel it into the White House without checking if anyone’s inside because the only book he ever truly tried to read was Mein Kampf.
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Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 @oksii33.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Nature is beautiful🌝
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 20/05/2026
An announcement from our editor-in-chief: We’re doing something really bold. Yesterday, we launched our biggest and most important campaign yet. We are looking for 4,000 new members who will join our community and support our journalism: kyivindependent.com/membership/?...
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
If you know what this is, or even have used it yourself, then you’re probably my age!
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Footnotes are essential. But this tops everything so far.
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I’m old enough to remember Lake Placid 1980, the free world vs the USSR. And now it’s the free world against the USA. O tempora o mores Go 🇨🇦 #Canada #olympicshockey
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Wow.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
> @governor.ny.gov
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Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 @oksii33.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Meanwhile in Odesa👀
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Impressive. US Embassy Copenhagen. One Danish flag per Danish soldier that died in Afghanistan, fighting alongside US soldiers. 📸 h/t @onkelmikkel.bsky.social
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De Archeoloog @dearcheoloog.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Vanaf morgen (24 januari) kun je op de late zaterdagavond op NPO 2 de Deense serie de #Excavation zien. Deze fictieve #tv-serie over #archeologen geeft volgens bijgaande recensie een realistisch beeld van alles dat speelt rond een #opgraving en is ook spannend. /1 www.serietotaal.nl/nieuws/42866...
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Recensie 'The Excavation': sublieme Deense miniserie maakt archeologie erg spannend
Een opgraving van grote historische waarde zorgt voor strijd binnen de wetenschap én het gezin. Regie: Dagur Kári | Cast: Lene Maria Christensen (Ester), Anders W. Berthelsen (Michael), Fanny Leander ...
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
So…. Special military operation American style. As the three day Russian SMO is somewhere over 1400 days and counting, let’s see how long this version will last. Also: how’s the feeling in Taipei, Ottawa, Nuuk and Copenhagen?
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 02/01/2026
The way to actual tech sovereignty from the US? Extremely interesting talk by Cory Doctorow. pluralistic.net/2026/01/01/3...
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Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Otilia Nutu @otilianutu.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Any person from any place on Earth can help Ukraine by donating directly. I use monthly this official fundraising initiative: u24.gov.ua. When politicians fail to do the right thing, people can take matters in their own hands.
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UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine
UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
:)))
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Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 @oksii33.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
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Jessica Berlin @berlinbridge.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
If Russia wanted peace, they would stop killing Ukrainians. If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Peace plan from Sanna Marin Former Finnish PM and your daily reminder how to stop this war .
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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
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Ducky McDuckface @duckymcduckface.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Antifa Terrorist
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... The reactions of Ukrainians is relatable. The Invictus games are gold.
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‘My conscience is clear’: Prince Harry on Ukraine, his family and the media
Exclusive: The duke talks about the cost of war, his portrayal in the press and boxing as the Guardian joins him on a visit to Kyiv
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
A quiet Sunday morning, the sparrows having breakfast at the back of the garden #timelinecleanser
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
youtu.be/nM39QUiAsoM?... Because, we will.
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Joan Baez - We Shall Overcome (BBC Television Theatre, London - June 5, 1965)
YouTube video by John1948SevenB
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Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 @oksii33.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Everything you need to know about any "guarantees"
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Bathing utensil Roman style: Bronze ointment vessel in the shape of a buste of Antinoös. AD 130-225, from a grave found near a Roman villa in Bocholtz (Netherlands)
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Tombstone of T. Flavius Bassus, a trooper in the ala Noricum. Love the detailed horsegear and all the attached bling! From this point of view he looks at you directly. Found in and on display in Cologne, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, the provincial capital of Germania Inferior. Pics: me.
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De Leeuw Kyiv @deleeuwkyiv.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Earlier this month, the Agroberichten platform of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature published an article about how nets from the flower and fishing industries are being used as protection against Russian drone attacks in Ukraine. shorturl.at/Ms0nM
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Dutch nets saving lives in Ukraine
The 5 R's of sustainability are Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle brought together the needs of Ukraine and capacity of the volunteers from all over the Europe.
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Saturday is sketchday #archaeology #Romans
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Hyvemind: #Roman #glass pre-Flavian military context. 2 thin pieces of blue green glass, white layer on the inside, 1 fragment with 3 thin black lines drawn between the inner and the outer layer. Anyone seen this before? #archaeology #Romans #history #smallfinds
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Oscar Lozada @oz-of-the-ancients.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
#RomanFortThursday The Gateway to Roman Britain - the massive Triumphal Arch of Rutupiae (Richborough in Kent), clad in white Carrara marble from Italy, was a statement of Roman power at the entrance to Britannia Art by Peter Lorimer #archaeology #ancienthistory #art #romanempire #romanbritain
An artist's impression of a huge white triumphal roman arch with steps leading up from a port, surrounded by red brick buildings on either side
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Paul Franzen @pfranzen.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Trooping the Colour 2025 And that, their Americans, is how you celebrate your #King ‘s birthday! #London #washington #DC #USA
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tonawandablue.bsky.social @tonawandablue.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
I think the VOA needs to start an English language service to broadcast to the former USA.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
“.. Jesus, that ear. He should donate it to the Smithsonian. .. He made all his records with four tracks, but you couldn't make his records if you had a hundred tracks today.” - Bob Dylan, on Brian Wilson #RIP “Good Vibrations” (1966)
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/06/2025
Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs. “You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.” “John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”
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