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Pierre Purseigle

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Historian at the University of Warwick Writing a global history of urban disasters for @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social

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Arturo Magidin @magidin.bsky.social · 15h
I think we should standardize the Scaramucci to 11 days and the Zacharia to 5 days, because then we get exactly that four Scaramuccis plus one Zacharia equals one Truss.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 15h
I don’t know man. How bad can she be? Pete Hegseth is still at DoD after all. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...
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Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days
The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.
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Warwick Prize for Women in Translation @womenintranslation.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Announcing the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Longlist 2026! The list of 13 titles from 12 languages includes novels, poetry, short fiction, and memoir. The prize is judged in 2026 by Arifa Akbar, Véronique Tadjo, Boyd Tonkin. For the full list and announcement: tinyurl.com/394cypw6
The 13 titles longlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation are photographed stood on a wooden shelf with their spines facing the camera. The 13 titles are: 

•	Batool Abu Akleen, 48Kg., trans. from Arabic (Palestine) by Batool Abu Akleen, with Graham Liddell, Wiam El-Tamami, Cristina Viti, Yasmin Zaher (Tenement Press)

•	Hanna Johansson, Body Double, trans. from Swedish (Sweden) by Kira Josefsson (Scribe)

•	Krisztina Tóth, Eye of the Monkey, trans. from Hungarian (Hungary) by Ottilie Mulzet (Seven Stories Press UK)

•	Linn Ullmann, Girl, 1983, trans. from Norwegian (Norway) by Martin Aitken (Hamish Hamilton)

•	Lalla Romano, In Farthest Seas, trans. from Italian (Italy) by Brian Robert Moore (Pushkin)

•	Hélène Bessette, Lili Is Crying, trans. from French (France) by Kate Briggs (Fitzcarraldo)

•	Eva Luka, The Minotaur’s Daughter: Selected Poems, trans. from Slovak (Slovakia) by James Sutherland-Smith (Seagull) 

•	Geetanjali Shree, Our City That Year, trans. from Hindi (India) by Daisy Rockwell (Tilted Axis)

•	Anjet Daanje, The Remembered Soldier, trans. from Dutch (Netherlands) by David McKay (Scribe) 

•	Ichiyo Higuchi, Troubled Waters, trans. from Japanese (Japan) by Bryan Karetnyk (Pushkin) 

•	Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, We Are Green and Trembling, trans. from Spanish (Argentina) by Robin Myers (Harvill)

•	Anna Nerkagi, White Moss, trans. from Russian (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) by Irina Sadovina (Pushkin) 

•	Ingvild Rishøi, Winter Stories, trans. from Norwegian (Norway) by Diane Oatley (Grove Press UK)
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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Coming on 1st October to 'Gallipoli: Ottoman Fronts' by @blackmillgames.bsky.social: Ali Al Muntar store.steampowered.com/news/app/306... 🗃️
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
And another piece of terrible news. Solidarity.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
University is not the “scam” @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social Graduates are victims of a policy designed to have them bear the cost of higher education, while businesses, rentiers, and society as a whole enjoy the value of the education we provided them. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Why has university become such a scam? | Zoe Williams
Graduates are leaving with an average debt of £53,000 – while entry-level jobs plummet. It’s time for politicians to stop burying their heads in the sand, writes Zoe Williams
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sept. 11 and the Persistence of Memory www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Sept. 11 and the Persistence of Memory
Twenty-five years later, fleeting memories and indelible images still haunt those who lived through the attacks and their aftermath.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Really gripping, smart, and unexpectedly funny at times.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
And yes. It’s a terrific show.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I’m Furious. This TV Show Understands Why. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/o...
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Opinion | ‘Furious’ Is the First Thriller Made for a Post-Epstein World
“Furious,” the new police procedural on Hulu, turns out to be the perfect thriller for a post-Epstein world.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I wonder what cutting-edge theologians make of political corruption these days. Anybody’s got Nigel Biggar’s number by any chance ? #askingforafriend www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK suspends two senior officials after undercover report on donations
Revelations are further blow to Nigel Farage before conference speech, with Labour reporting party to police
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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Chat shit, get commissioned 💪🏻😅 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Farage has turned Clacton into a human zoo. Here’s the truth about what’s happening here | Sarah Elizabeth Cox
When I moved to the town in 2022 I loved the beach walks, cheap drinks and panoramic coastal views. Now it feels like a never-ending circus, says historian Sarah Elizabeth Cox
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
« La figure de Zidane interdit une lecture fataliste de notre histoire nationale, et rappelle qu’aucun destin collectif n’est écrit d’avance. » 🇫🇷 🗃️🇩🇿⚽️ www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
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« La figure de Zidane interdit une lecture fataliste de notre histoire nationale, et rappelle qu’aucun destin collectif n’est écrit d’avance »
TRIBUNE. Le nouveau sélectionneur de l’équipe de France de football incarne un contre-récit français et un antidote aux idées d’extrême droite, et interroge certaines représentations d’une partie de l...
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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The takedown of Jason Arday has overjoyed the right, and must be a wake-up call for the left | Jason Okundaye
The Cambridge academic has rightly now resigned. But that won’t end the targeting of senior black figures or the lazy way institutions promote faux equality, says Guardian columnist Jason Okundaye
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I have got the same issue and same message.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Any other #Arsenal fans out there struggling to access the game’s livestreams on the app or the website? 🔴⚪️
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Can’t log in either…
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 30/07/2026
This is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from.
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Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Every commentator saying too many kids go to university has to tell their own kid to not do a degree
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
“C’est là que se joue la véritable résilience : non dans le retour à la situation antérieure, mais dans la faculté de transformer nos vulnérabilités en nouvelles capacités collectives.” C’est aussi la principale leçon de l’histoire des catastrophes. 👇👇👇 www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
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Incendies en Gironde et dans les Landes : « Ce qui brûle aujourd’hui n’est pas seulement une forêt, mais une manière d’habiter le territoire qui n’est plus possible »
TRIBUNE. La philosophe Cynthia Fleury et le maire de Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (Gironde), le socialiste Stéphane Delpeyrat-Vincent, estiment, dans une tribune au « Monde », que face aux feux hors norme q...
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
24 MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Fellows urge #Yale not to cave to Trump: "These concessions are not required by federal law. Some are unlawful or unconstitutional. The generational impact of these potential concessions on the foundations of Yale University cannot be overemphasized enough."
You can read full letter here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jdWPpR1y_G5YYU4Ew6gnvpZvHZ2H6W8-OH2XzeFyTpE/edit?usp=sharingYou can read full letter here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jdWPpR1y_G5YYU4Ew6gnvpZvHZ2H6W8-OH2XzeFyTpE/edit?usp=sharingYou can read full letter here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jdWPpR1y_G5YYU4Ew6gnvpZvHZ2H6W8-OH2XzeFyTpE/edit?usp=sharing
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The least we can expect is to be attributed a truly paradigm-shifting piece of scholarship. I like my hallucinations Copernican in scope and style. Anything else always sounds like a let-down.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
As hallucinations go, that’s pretty disappointing…
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Apparently, I have a chapter in the Cambridge History of the First World War, helpfully entitled… The First World War.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🚨PSA for the benefit of students using AI to write applications for graduate programmes. Do make sure your proposal does not include hallucinations and attribute non-existing publications to your prospective supervisor. Sloppy work in all senses of the term.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
My tuppence on the latest instalment of Marine Le Pen's saga of delinquency and hypocrisy in The Independent. 👇 👇 👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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Le Pen has one last chance to win power in France – can she do it with an ankle tag?
The far-right leader has defied calls to hand the leadership bid to protege Jordan Bardella despite previously saying she would not run for president with an ankle tag. Experts tell James C. Reynolds ...
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Jean-Frédéric Schaub : « Chez LFI, la mise en circulation de motifs antisémites fait partie de l’arsenal de la prise de pouvoir. » 👇👇👇 www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
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« Chez LFI, la mise en circulation de motifs antisémites fait partie de l’arsenal de la prise de pouvoir »
TRIBUNE. Dans une tribune au « Monde », l’historien Jean-Frédéric Schaub note que si les stéréotypes antisémites progressent chez les partisans de La France insoumise et approchent désormais ceux des ...
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
He will have to apologize to Jorginho first, I say… 🔴⚪️
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨The excellent School of Modern Languages at the University of Warwick is hiring an Assistant Professor in Translation and Multilingual Communication (three-year fixed term, teaching-focused). Do circulate and apply! #modernlanguages #academicjobs 👇👇👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSA855/a...
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Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed - Translation and Multilingual Communication) (111755-0626) at University of Warwick
Apply now for the Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed - Translation and Multilingual Communication) (111755-0626) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨The excellent School of Modern Languages at the University of Warwick is hiring an Assistant Professor in Language Technologies and AI Governance (permanent, teaching and research). Do circulate and apply! #modernlanguages #academicjobs 👇👇👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRY964/a...
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Assistant Professor in Language Technologies and AI Governance (111754-0626) at University of Warwick
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Assistant Professor in Language Technologies and AI Governance (111754-0626) at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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Paul TM 🇪🇺 Wafels (Stroop) @trogdouser.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
#Binface #R4Today
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Count Binface is trending. Just saying…
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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« Marine Le Pen conteste directement la légitimité de la justice à sanctionner une élue de la République »
TRIBUNE. Le magistrat Vincent Sizaire estime, dans une tribune au « Monde », que la confirmation en appel de la condamnation de la cheffe de file du Rassemblement national dans l’affaire des assistant...
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
🚨Conference: Disastrous Pasts and Sustainable Futures. Urban #disasters and #resilience in historical and social scientific perspectives. University of Warwick, 29-30 June 2026 🗃️ warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
A picture of the devastated city of Napier (New Zealand) after the 1931 earthquake
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Il a du ballon le p’tit Ousmane quand même, non?! 🇫🇷
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
85% of staff in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at risk of redundancy at Exeter, with over 500 at risk in total. Solidarity to all at risk -
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
If you fancy a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Department of History at Warwick, do let me know!! 🗃️ Click on the link below to get all relevant details. 👇 👇 👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW736/b...
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British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-27 at University of Warwick
Searching for an academic job? Explore this British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-27 opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Mon Capitaine ! 🇫🇷 👏 www.lemonde.fr/sport/articl...
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Kylian Mbappé, qui s’inquiète d’une éventuelle arrivée au pouvoir du RN, moqué et critiqué par Jordan Bardella et Marine Le Pen
Le capitaine de l’équipe de France de football a mis en garde contre « les conséquences » d’une victoire électorale de l’extrême droite en 2027, dans un entretien à « Vanity Fair ».
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I am endorsing this suggestion!
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The Arsenal did win the League. Your point?
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“Le reste de la gauche”… ce qui suppose que Mélenchon soit véritablement de gauche; une proposition qui résiste mal à l’examen des faits et des pratiques. #lesensdesmots www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
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Présidentielle 2027 : à Saint-Denis, Jean-Luc Mélenchon mise sur une démonstration de force pour mettre la pression sur le reste de la gauche
Le chef de file de La France insoumise tiendra, dimanche, un premier grand meeting de campagne dans la ville de Seine-Saint-Denis, conquise par sa formation aux municipales de mars avec l’élection de ...
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Philippe Marlière @phmarliere.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
J’ai lu le livre de Raphaël Glucksmann qui ouvre des pistes intéressantes, soulève des questions mais laisse aussi sur sa faim. www.nouvelobs.com/idees/202606...
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Raphaël Glucksmann : une fierté nationale de gauche ?
Dans le livre qu’il vient de publier, Raphaël Glucksmann dit vouloir reprendre la fierté nationale à l’extrême droite, comme Chevènement et Mélenchon avant lui. Un projet louable s’il s’accompagne d’u...
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 01/06/2026
Join us on Weds 1 July for the Society's 2026 Prothero Lecture, given by Prof Rebecca Earle (Warwick) bit.ly/4eF0DMp, and followed by our summer party. Rebecca's lecture, ‘The Last Voyage of the Santiago: A Ship and its World in the Age of Revolution’, is open for booking. All welcome #Skystorians
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Rebecca Earle to give the the Society's 2026 RHS Prothero Lecture - RHS
The Society’s 2026 Prothero Lecture will be given by Rebecca Earle FBA, Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Warwick. Rebecca's lecture, which takes place at 6.00pm on Wednesday 1 Ju...
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The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
We still have a few remaining tickets for our STAR workshop on Wednesday, book your ticket below 👇
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
London is red today people! I have never seen so many Arsenal fans converging onto the North London mothership. Absolutely amazing! Can’t think of the better way to honour and thank this team. 👏👏👏 🔴⚪️
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Judging by the number of Gooners on the train from Oxford to Paddington, the parade is going to be enormous!! Sad to be missing it, but I’ll be here in spirit! Up the Arsenal! 🔴⚪️
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Very proud of every single one of these players and of this football club. 🔴⚪️
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Don McRae @donmcrae.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This is a little self-indulgent and very personal but it's been a long old time for me and Arsenal: from apartheid to Budapest, Swindon to Soweto and somehow ending up here, in Hungary for the CL final tonight, with my Arsenal-crazy son @jackimmcrae.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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My Arsenal devotion began with watching them lose in a South African cinema
As a boy in the apartheid era I saw footage of the Gunners getting beaten in the 1969 League Cup final by Third Division Swindon – on Saturday I will be in Budapest with my son for the Champions Leagu...
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Quill (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🐎🗡️🌼 @quillauthor.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Hope is not the expectation that someday things will improve because that's simply part of the plan, or how things are "supposed" to work. Hope is a practice, it is an activity, it is hard work. Hope requires continuing in what you know to be right, even if you see no result. It has no expectation
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Pierre Purseigle @purseigle.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Our Mayor, @mayor.nyc.gov Zohran Mamdani: For Arsenal, the nostalgia of the past has become the beauty of the present 🔴⚪️ 👇👇👇 www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...
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Zohran Mamdani: For Arsenal, the nostalgia of the past has become the beauty of the present
Arsenal has long been a passion for Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City. Here, he explains what the Premier League champions mean to him
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