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BISA at Birkbeck @bisa-bkk.bsky.social · 4h

We’re looking forward to ‘The Battle of Cable Street ninety years on: the struggle against fascism and antisemitism, then and now’ tomorrow with with Nadia Valman, Liam Liburd (@liamliburd.bsky.social) and Joseph Finlay (@josephfinlay.bsky.social). Book here to join us: bit.ly/4xoQuJC

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cable Street 1936-2026: Not Then Not Now roughtradebooks.com/products/cab...

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Richard Baxell @richardbaxell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The battle of Cable Street was 90 years ago today. Despite attempts by the police to force their way through, thousands of demonstrators stood firm, forcing Mosley's frustrated Blackshirts to turn tail. jewishmuseum.org.uk/2016/10/05/t...

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press." Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference

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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban

The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press

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Richard Baxell @richardbaxell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The RAF Fairford lads seem to have dropped out of the news.

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Ryan @ryanwright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is how I remember the order of Henry VIII’s wives.

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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Just seen Danny Tommo referred to as "Captain Thugwash" and seriously, that's excellent work.

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Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss

ALT: Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss

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LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk · 23/09/2026

this is daft. driving passengers away is the whole point of a bus

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Institute of Historical Research Wohl Library @ihrlibrary.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

...If you have an interest in history, joining and membership renewals is open to everyone; you don't need to be a current university student or staff member, it's free and you don't need to show ID - just fill out the online form - www.history.ac.uk/library/libr...

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Library Membership

The IHR Library offers free membership for academic staff, students and researchers.

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Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:

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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The political donation laws in the UK are absurd. Just an opinion.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10/09/2026

Trump Claims He Was Falling Man theonion.com/trump-claims-he-was-fa…

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 09/09/2026

Also, why is this basically written up as "quirky crowd make an embarrassing mistake" and not "violent racists form mob because Asian people use hotel"?

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Bill Bryson on the RNLI in "The Road to Little Dribbling : more notes from a small island" (2015)

I had never really stopped to consider what an extraordinary thing the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is. Think about it. A troubled ship calls for help, and eight people - teachers, plumbers, the guy
who runs the pub - drop everything and put to sea, whatever the weather, asking no questions, imperilling their own lives, to try to help strangers. Is there anything more brave and noble than that? The RNLI - I looked this up later - is an organization run by volunteers, supported entirely by public donations. It maintains 233 stations around the coast of Britain and averages twenty-two call-outs per day. It saves 350 lives a year on average.

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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A detail missing from The Times story… the woman who took the photo shared it to a Facebook group called ‘South east patriots’.

Facebook post showing the photo of three white women on a train with a group of black-clad, masked men being shared to a group called ‘South east patriots’

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Katherine Weikert @kateweikert.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A very quick turn around because of paperwork, but we're hiring a one year post in Modern British History! Please have a look and share widely with anyone interested! Happy to take informal queries at the email in the job posting! www.winchester.ac.uk/About-Us/Wor...

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Work with us - University of Winchester

Explore the University of Winchester and discover your new career. We have a variety of positions in academic and professional services. Work with us.

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Richard Baxell @richardbaxell.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This is so true: You should keep the bad photographs, because afterwards they’re the ones you invariably want to look at: anything where the kids were scowling, the haircuts sorely regrettable, the beach day rained off. It’s the life actually lived, not the one curated for Instagram, that you miss.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Are you starting a PhD this academic year in history &/or a history-related discipline? If so, join us on 7 Oct for this fantastic Workshop for New Research Students. Learn more about the range of resources we offer to help you in your research journey. @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social shorturl.at/ymJpr

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IHR Workshop for New Research Students in History | 2026

IHR Research Training

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Can't get a moment's peace on this bloody planet.

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Dr Hannah J. Elizabeth @sexhistorian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We're looking for a fabulous person to join us @strathclydehass.bsky.social on a funded PhD with me & Prof Matt Smith. Are you a historian with an interest in activism who wants to design a cool project on unorthodox health movements in Britain after 1948? Apply! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSR502/p...

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PhD Studentship: Unorthodox health activism in Britain after 1948 at University of Strathclyde

Apply for a PhD Studentship: Unorthodox health activism in Britain after 1948. Discover a wide range of PhD opportunities at jobs.ac.uk.

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Richard Baxell @richardbaxell.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Anyone recommend an exorcist specialising in bins?

Photo of a haunted bin. Or, that's what it looks like, anyway.

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Queen Mary University of London @qmul.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Air pollution stunts children’s lung growth. New Queen Mary research found that improvements in air quality after the introduction of London’s ULEZ are associated with accelerated lung growth in children. Read more: shorturl.at/Jx86o

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⤵️ @bryce.lol · 14/08/2026

sorry I can't come to work today there's a credible threat

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Richard Baxell @richardbaxell.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Right then kids, it's getting dark. Bedtime!

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Nettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 02/08/2026

In late 2023, the Society spent a day with Hertfordshire’s historians. We saw the quality, creativity and distinctiveness of teaching, research and engagement. We were told by a (now departed) senior manager that History was ‘a portfolio the university will guard very carefully’. bit.ly/4hLediN

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Richard Baxell @richardbaxell.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This is very sad. One of the all time greats. I know they had Berlusconi's money behind them, but the AC Milan side of the early '90s were truly something to behold. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Franco Baresi, Milan and Italy legend, dies aged 66

Baresi, who captained club and country, was one of the most recognisable players of the ⁠golden era of Italian football in the 1980s and 1990s

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Not sure who did this but they should be arrested immediately.

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Brian Kahn @blkahn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I’m looking for a freelancer based in Spain or France to cover the wildfires and heat wave. If that’s you, my DMs are open and I’d love to talk through story ideas!

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The House of Secrets at Trent Park opens as a Museum on Tuesday and it looks fascinating. It housed German Officers captured during WW2, and, whilst lulling them into a sense of relaxed security, bugged their conversation trentparkhouse.org.uk

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Home

Discover one of London’s grandest houses and the incredible story of the Secret Listeners that has remained hidden for over 70 years.

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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

'The footballers who fought Franco' To mark the 90th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War I've written about the Sporting Battalion, made up of amateur and international footballers, who defended Madrid from Franco's advances. tomvvardle.substack.com/p/the-footba...