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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Well... I successfully defended my PhD today. Which means I can finally say: Hello, I'm Dr Erin Johanson. 🎓🥹 (Please allow me to be absolutely insufferable about this for at least the next six months.) #PhD #History #MentalHealthHistory
Victorian-style painting of a frog in formal clothing with overlaid text: "Gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to inform you that I have successfully defended my thesis." A humorous meme celebrating the completion of a PhD viva.
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Submitted my thesis today. Almost 6 years of work and it's done. #phd #phdone
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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I wrote a piece for the CDBU blog with some low or no cost things our employers could do right now if they care about precarious staff as much as they say they do.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
It's my birthday today. If you can donate to this for @bookaidint.bsky.social i would be eternally grateful. If you can't donate, please share 🙏🏼♥️
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Are you a PhD student interested in using museum collections in your research? Our next free doctoral training webinar takes place next Wednesday. Join us for guidance and examples of uncovering marginalised and minoritised stories in collections. collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/doc...
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Doctoral Training Programme: What's Not There? Absences in Collections | Museums and Collections
Explore techniques to research 'against the grain' and uncover marginalised stories.
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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
#OTD 7 January 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Women was published. This text was hugely influential and is regarded as one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. #WomensHistory #GenderHist
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
It's my birthday soon, and I am raising money for @bookaidint.bsky.social They send books to libraries, schools, etc around the world, helping people access stories, education, & possibility. If you’d like to help: www.justgiving.com/page/erinsbi... #BirthdayFundraiser #BooksChangeLives
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Erin’s Birthday Books for Book Aid International
Help Erin J raise money to support Book Aid International
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
🚨 ESSENTIAL INFORMATION KLAXON 🚨
A studio photograph of the man, the myth, the legend, PHIL COLLINS seated at a drum kit, holding drumsticks and leaning casually on a tom drum. He faces the camera with a calm, confident expression. Large cymbals and stage lights frame him from behind, giving the scene a warm, professional concert-style atmosphere.
Above text reads: "PSA: If you hit play on "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins at 11:56:20PM this New Year's Eve, the drum fill will welcome you into 2026. Start the year the right way."
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Sussex County Asylum Christmas, 1871. Service at 11, dinner at 1, a walk if weather allows, then evening entertainment and lights out at 11.15. Small comforts, even in confinement. #AsylumHistory #VictorianBritain #ArchiveFind #MedicalHumanities #HistoryOfMentalHealth #ChristmasPast #historian
A black and white photographed page titled “Christmas Arrangements” from the Sussex County Asylum, dated December 1871. It lists the Christmas Day schedule in decorative handwritten script, including workshops and laundry closed, divine service at 11 am, patients’ dinner at 1 pm, a country walk in the afternoon, and evening activities in the class room. It also notes that the porter will lock the doors and ring the bell for lights out at 11.15 pm. Below, it lists entertainment in the recreation hall on December 26, a patients’ Christmas ball on December 27, and a household ball on January 2, 1872.
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Sussex County Asylum Christmas, 1871. Service at 11, dinner at 1, a walk if weather allows, then evening entertainment and lights out at 11.15. Small comforts, even in confinement. #AsylumHistory #VictorianBritain #ArchiveFind #MedicalHumanities #HistoryOfMentalHealth #ChristmasPast #historian
A black and white photographed page titled “Christmas Arrangements” from the Sussex County Asylum, dated December 1871. It lists the Christmas Day schedule in decorative handwritten script, including workshops and laundry closed, divine service at 11 am, patients’ dinner at 1 pm, a country walk in the afternoon, and evening activities in the class room. It also notes that the porter will lock the doors and ring the bell for lights out at 11.15 pm. Below, it lists entertainment in the recreation hall on December 26, a patients’ Christmas ball on December 27, and a household ball on January 2, 1872.
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
I will be featured on the Sunday Programme on Radio 4 on Sunday 21 December, talking about the Winter Solstice. It will be live from around 7.10 am Sunday but also listenable on the Radio 4 website. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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BBC Radio 4 - Sunday
A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
It's been over 5 years since Boris Johnson blocked me on Twitter for continually replying "dickhead" to each of his posts, so I should be okay. 🤞😇👍🙌 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry
The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, which can fill out a form in lieu of a visa.
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Helen Lundström Erwin @helenerwin.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Who knew you'd find special door openers for pixies and tomtens on the NTTransit trains? Take note of the little sign at their eye level 😍 Happy travels tomtens and pixies! #Folklore @deedeechainey.bsky.social @folkloringpodcast.bsky.social @njtransit--nec.bsky.social
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Kate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Some of the vaulted ceilings at Peterborough Cathedral still retain their medieval painted decoration…fictive masonry, or ashlaring, with a classic flower motif 😍
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 10/12/2025
10/10 no notes
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Waiting on feedback on final chapter by sup but... I think I have my first final draft done. OF THE WHOLE THESIS. I have intro, chapters, conclusion and all the rest of the shit done. Let the editing begin! Holy shit you guys. #phd #phdlife #historian #medicalhistory #skystorians
Screenshot of my thesis title page. It reads: 'I Cannot Conceive a Man Without Thought': Life Courses and Care of Patients at the Sussex County Asylum, 1890-1913, by Erin Louise Johanson, University of Sussex
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Anieska @anieska.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Isabelle Eberhardt 💕 (+October 21,1897 in Algeria explorer,writer,Russian origin, traveled dressed as a man. The first European to experience Sufism in the Maghreb and to bear witness to it in her writings, "And yet, wandering is liberation, and life along the roads is freedom." Written in the sand
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Khalid Lyamlahy @khalidlym.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Forthcoming in May 2026 @threeroomspress.bsky.social : "The Immortal Journeys of Isabelle Eberhardt" by Hédi A. Jaouad. This new biography of Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) will surely be of interest to many scholars in the field threeroomspress.com/the-immortal... #IsabelleEberhadt #biography
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The Immortal Journeys of Isabelle Eberhardt
In Hédi A. Jaouad's new biography, the legendary adventuress emerges as a radically modern figure—crossing boundaries of gender, faith, empire, and identity.
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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
📜 From Old Books, 19th Century “The sigh of separation has reached me; it has burned this soul and heart. I do not know, O Lord, does that young beloved know of it?”
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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
📷 Portrait of a Young Lady, Istanbul, 19th Century #history
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will pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
this is what i propose: we get a lot of huge funded projects to use AI but actually use the money to pay historians it’s the perfect scam
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Often tell myself I'm being a pompous a**hole in my writing. Bluntness works well. Final chapter of my thesis to edit before I have a full final draft. Aiming to submit my #phd in April next year. Quietly freaking out. #phdlife #research #histmed #history #historian
Photo of a printed academic paper laid open on a desk, heavily marked with handwritten notes in pen and multiple sections highlighted in orange. Marginal comments include phrases like ‘rewoes to cover whole period’ and ‘this feels pompous.’ Several paragraphs discussing patient labour, moral conduct, and bodily discipline are underlined and bracketed, with footnotes visible at the bottom of the page.
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Dr Holly Nielsen @hollynielsen.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Reminder that from the beginning of next year I’m available for work! Writing, narrative design, historical & narrative consultancy, research, teaching. I’m particularly fond of applying historical approaches to worldbuilding & storytelling in interactive mediums
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
No surprise that the delightful duo of @romanpalace.bsky.social and @durotrigesdig.bsky.social are foremost in my engagement... #troublemakers
A circular collage titled “Most Interacted” showing dozens of user profile pictures arranged in a dense cluster. At the centre are three larger icons: a cartoon-style portrait of a person in a red hat, the Sussex Past logo, and a red emblem with a stylised figure. Surrounding these are many smaller circular profile images, including photos of people, animals, logos, and artwork, all evenly spaced to form a colourful sphere indicating engagement statistics.
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The library tree is up! This year’s theme is Read Around the World - ornaments made from book covers from every country. See them all: guides.lib.sussex.ac.uk/c.php?g=7229... @sussexlibrary.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk
A close-up of a decorated library holiday tree featuring miniature book-cover ornaments hanging from purple and blue ribbons. Warm fairy lights are woven through the branches, and small printed book covers from different countries are visible among the greenery.A library holiday tree decorated with small international book-cover ornaments stands next to a framed sign. The sign reads: “The theme of this year’s holiday tree is: READ AROUND THE WORLD. All decorations are covers of books from each country in the world. Please feel free leave your recommendations for your favourite books!” The University of Sussex logo appears at the bottom.A full view of a tall holiday tree in the University of Sussex Library, decorated with miniature book covers tied on with colourful ribbons and illuminated by warm white lights. The tree sits in an open area with brick pillars and library shelving visible in the background.A glass display case decorated with artificial red poinsettias and small red paper ornaments. Inside the case is a festive sign reading “Happy Holidays from the University of Sussex Library,” printed with a botanical winter border.
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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I Know What You Did Last Sumer
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
So here’s the thing: I, a certified Disabled™️ Person, do not actually care if anyone fakes for an extra 20 minutes on the test. I care deeply about how the fear of that very thing puts up flaming hoops disabled people have to jump through. Maybe listen to disabled folk on this one.
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Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
✨ The York Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2026! ✨ Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿 Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to magicwitchcraft2024@gmail.com ☺️
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Strike fatigue is real. Especially when we continue to see that strike action doesn't give any real results.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt
Photo of two spades against a white surface, the metal blade part has been cut into lace like patterns
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Travelling
A person sits on a wooden bench with one leg crossed, wearing blue jeans and black boots with yellow stitching. Next to them is a purple paisley-patterned suitcase. A luggage tag on the suitcase reads “DON’T TOUCH MY SHIT” in bold white letters. The ground is a smooth, speckled concrete surface.
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
@tripeuk.bsky.social so glad I found you guys 😍😍😍
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
This could be any number of people I know on here...
A Facebook post from the page “Dull Men’s Centre” reads: “When I was in my teens I used to write letters to the Guardian (a British newspaper) under the name Amos Goodge and pretended to be a crotchety 53 year old. I’m 53 next year and am thinking of starting again but writing as an outraged 16 year old.”
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Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I hate to pull the immigrant card, but as an immigrant, it feels awful when elected MPs say I ‘need to go home’ and propose stripping me and all other immigrants of all our legal rights to live here. No, anywhere immigrants move is their home. The UK is my home.
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Who's solving the Louvre robbery? Right answers only.
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a cartoon character is wearing a hat and tie and holding a bow and arrow in his hand .
ALT: a cartoon character is wearing a hat and tie and holding a bow and arrow in his hand .
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oli @olil.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
A picture of a foggy street
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Rick Burin @rickburin.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
A few thoughts on High Noon, the film for our times. boxd.it/biZCvt
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A ★★★★★ review of High Noon (1952)
Sort of a classic Western, sort of a psychological thriller, but above all a profound treatise on hypocrisy, cowardice and duty. For that reason, it is probably more relevant now than at any time sinc...
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Current status of the thesis. Oh shit, I might actually get this done! #phd
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Dr. Max Lempriere @thephdpeople.com · 01/10/2025
You won’t remember most of the papers you read.
However, you’ll remember who made you feel like you could keep going. #AcademicChatter #phdchat #academicsky #phdsky
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
peace was never an option
The cover of a book titled 'MAKING THE DOVECOTE PAY' by Marion Cran
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History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
🎞️ Oldest Video of Istanbul, 1897 (View of the Galata Bridge from a Steamship)
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Dearest @durotrigesdig.bsky.social, unfortunately Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep is OUT! @romanpalace.bsky.social
Circular hypocaust system on display at the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, showing a partially reconstructed Roman underfloor heating structure. The floor tiles are supported by evenly spaced stacks of round ceramic discs (pilae), revealing the open space beneath where hot air would circulate to warm the room above. The surrounding area includes excavated earth and remnants of the original flooring.
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Dearest @durotrigesdig.bsky.social, unfortunately Zeugma Mosaic Museum in Gaziantep is OUT! @romanpalace.bsky.social
Circular hypocaust system on display at the Zeugma Mosaic Museum, showing a partially reconstructed Roman underfloor heating structure. The floor tiles are supported by evenly spaced stacks of round ceramic discs (pilae), revealing the open space beneath where hot air would circulate to warm the room above. The surrounding area includes excavated earth and remnants of the original flooring.
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Hey @durotrigesdig.bsky.social, Perge is also off your to visit list... @romanpalace.bsky.social
Remains of a Roman hypocaust heating system in the Perge Ancient City, Turkey. The image shows a rectangular underground chamber with rows of short, square brick pillars that once supported the floor of a bathhouse or heated room. The surrounding stone and brick walls are partially intact, and remnants of floor tiles and heating channels are visible on the ground.
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Guess what, @durotrigesdig.bsky.social @romanpalace.bsky.social
A partially overgrown Roman hypocaust system, showing small brick pillars that once supported a raised floor for underfloor heating. The ancient structure is weathered and surrounded by green vegetation, including fig and vine plants, with some broken stone slabs scattered nearby. The background reveals a crumbling stone wall and signs of archaeological decay. Aphrodisias, Turkey
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Somewhere else you can't go in Turkey @durotrigesdig.bsky.social @romanpalace.bsky.social #ephesus
Ancient Roman ruins showing a hypocaust system with rows of short, cylindrical brick pillars used to support a raised floor. The surrounding walls are made of weathered stone and brick, partially crumbled, revealing the archaeological structure of the thermal heating system once used in bathhouses or villas. Ephesus, Turkey.
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
İstanbul. Seni çok seviyorum. #istanbul #turkey #turkiye
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View of the Istanbul skyline from the water, showcasing the domes and minarets of the historic New Mosque (Yeni Camii) in the foreground, with the iconic Hagia Sophia visible in the background. Several passenger ferries and boats are docked along the waterfront, and the cityscape is filled with a mix of Ottoman and modern architecture under a clear blue sky.
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The last couple of days #istanbul
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| Éireann | @rinnywee.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Found another hypocaust for @durotrigesdig.bsky.social not to stand in... @romanpalace.bsky.social Don't bother coming to Istanbul, mate...
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