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Tash Heap @tashheap.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

And more detective work. An Aussie story this time. www.defence.gov.au/news-events/...

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Tash Heap @tashheap.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Gosh I want to be a War Detective! Archaeology. History. Biological anthropology. All the things I love. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Remains of North Yorkshire WW2 pilot found during canal works

Sqn Ldr George Morley Fidler was shot down over France on 19 May 1940, historians say.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

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Aviation Cultures Conference @avculturesconf.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

In the first presenter profile for Print the Legend, (27-28 February - register here: unisq.zoom.us/webinar/regi... ) we are thrilled to welcome backour old friend Guillaume de Syon. Guillaume’s presentation is titled “Hot Air Stories? Figuring out the “real” Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin”. >

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Aviation Cultures Searchlight: Print the Legend. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Please join us as scholars, historians, biographers, practitioners and enthusiasts to explore the fascinating intersection of fact and fiction in aviation history. Inspired by the iconic quote, “When ...

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Aviation Cultures Conference @avculturesconf.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Session plan is here: 3>

Session plan of times, speakers and topics for Print the Legend

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Aviation Cultures Conference @avculturesconf.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Attendance is FREE but you do need to register here: unisq.zoom.us/.../register... 2>

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Aviation Cultures Conference @avculturesconf.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

We are pleased to announce that registrations are now open for our upcoming “Searchlight” event Print the Legend! So, what can you expect from this free event? Held online on 27 & 28 February, with 3 sessions and 11 presenters. Take a look at the session program below to see what's in store! 1>

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Tash Heap @tashheap.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

It’s Amelia Earhart finding season again! Thanks to The Conversation for giving me the opportunity to explore the “Amelia cycle” and share my thoughts in this piece. theconversation.com/amelia-earha...

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Amelia Earhart disappeared almost 90 years ago. Why are so many people still looking for her?

The decades-long search for Amelia Earhart, her aircraft, and her navigator Fred Noonan, has been both controversial and costly.

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Tash Heap @tashheap.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

The CfP for @avculturesconf.bsky.social Print the Legend closes 31 October. Inspired by the iconic quote, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend,” the event will delve into how narratives are crafted, myths are perpetuated, and legends are born in the world of aviation. 1/

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Tash Heap @tashheap.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Every day there is more crazy. And more crazy that is allowed to stand! USA Congress - where are you? What are you doing to stop this?

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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Sheila Scott UK aviator broke >100 aviation records w' long-distance flight endeavours, incl 1971 34K mile "world & a half" flight as 1st person to fly over North Pole in small aircraft. Founder/1st governor of UK @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social d. #OTD 27 Apr 1922 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_...

Sheila Scott crouched in a doorway of a small plane

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Now it's nearly 270 university presidents who have signed onto this "unprecedented government overreach" public letter. It was less than 180 this morning. www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c... Universities, and judges, taking the lead in standing up.

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A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U

A Call for Constructive Engagement

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 22/04/2025

Gun registry? No. Autism registry? Yes? Fuck ALL the way off.

The NIH is also now in talks with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to broaden agreements governing access to their data, Bhattacharya said. In addition, a new disease registry is being launched to track Americans with autism, which will be integrated into the data.

Between 10 and 20 outside groups of researchers will be given grant funding and access to the records to produce Kennedy's autism studies. Bhattacharya did not give details on how they would be chosen, but said their selection would be "run through normal NIH processes."

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ericfarns @natsecguy.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Historians will propose in due course a name for this current phase we are witnessing in the United States. My early submission: The Great Dismantling.

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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Yvonne Y. Clark 1st woman w' degree in mech eng @ Howard Uni, 1st African-American woman w' masters degree in Eng Management @ Vanderbilt Uni, 1st woman faculty member @ College of Eng & Tech Tennessee State Uni Worked @ NASA Westinghouse & Ford b #OTD 13 Apr 1929 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_...

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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

“History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.” — Karl Marx

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Schoolchildren are routinely slaughtered by AR-15s. Hundreds die. [*crickets* "Thoughts and prayers" *crickets*] A couple unoccupied cars are set on fire. No one is hurt. ["THIS HORROR WILL NOT STAND!!! We MUST act to STOP it from ever happening AGAIN!!!!" We will pass new LAWS BANNING IT!!!]

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Charles Rogers has been whitewashed off the DOD website because of abhorrent incels who fear their own insignificance. Please, share his face & his Medal of Honour citation far & wide. My substack tomorrow will be on minorities and women who have won it because I’m furious achurchill.substack.com

Charles Rogers has been whitewashed off the DOD website by abhorrent incels who fear their own insignificance. Please, share his face & his Medal of Honour citation far & wide. My substack tomorrow will be dedicated to minorities and women who have won it because I’m furious https://achurchill.substack.com

Image and citation from Wikipedia.

Citation reads:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.
Lt. Col. Rogers, Field Artillery, distinguished himself in action while serving as commanding officer, 1st Battalion, during the defense of a forward fire support base. In the early morning hours, the fire support base was subjected to a concentrated bombardment of heavy mortar, rocket and rocket propelled grenade fire.
Simultaneously the position was struck by a human wave ground assault, led by sappers who breached the defensive barriers with bangalore torpedoes and penetrated the defensive perimeter. Lt. Col. Rogers with complete disregard for his safety moved through the hail of fragments from bursting enemy rounds to the embattled area. He aggressively rallied the dazed artillery crewmen to man their howitzers and he directed their
fire on the assaulting enemy. Although knocked to the ground and wounded (continued on next image)

by an exploding round, Lt. Col. Rogers sprang to his feet and led a small counterattack force against an enemy element that had penetrated the howitzer positions. Although painfully wounded a second time during the assault, Lt. Col. Rogers pressed the attack killing several of the enemy and driving the remainder from the positions. Refusing medical treatment, Lt. Col. Rogers reestablished and reinforced the defensive positions. As a second human wave attack was
launched against another sector of the perimeter, Lt. Col. Rogers directed artillery fire on the assaulting enemy and led a second counterattack against the charging forces. His valorous example rallied the beleaguered defenders to repulse and defeat the enemy onslaught. Lt. Col. Rogers moved from position to position through the heavy enemy fire, giving encouragement and direction to his men. At dawn the determined enemy launched a third assault against the (continued on next image)

fire base in an attempt to overrun the position. Lt. Col. Rogers moved to the threatened area and directed lethal fire on the enemy forces. Seeing a howitzer inoperative due to casualties, Lt. Col. Rogers joined the surviving members of the crew to return the howitzer to action. While directing the position defense, Lt. Col. Rogers was seriously wounded by fragments from a heavy mortar round which exploded on the parapet of the gun position.
Although too severely wounded to physically lead the defenders, Lt. Col.
Rogers continued to give encouragement and direction to his men in the defeating and repelling of the enemy attack. Lt. Col. Rogers' dauntless courage and heroism inspired the defenders of the fire support base to the heights of valor to defeat a determined and numerically superior enemy force. His relentless spirit of aggressiveness in action are in the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself. his unit. and the U.S. Army.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

A top Democratic congressman goes off during a DOGE hearing and calls out Elon for trying to cut Social Security. More of this please.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

It’s borderline criminal.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/03/2025

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Please share. 🙏🏻

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/02/2025

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA. Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps. Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems. See how this works?

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Aviation Cultures Conference @avculturesconf.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

TODAY is the tenth anniversary of Aviation Cultures first event - a small, but high quality gathering and discussion. We're delighted Aviation Cultures is STILL going, and as strong as ever! Tomorrow we'll have a special announcement regarding forthcoming events... Stay Tuned!

Photograph of AvCultures organiser Phil Vabre flicking a switch on the console at the Airways Museum.

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Aviation Cultures Conference @avculturesconf.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

AvCultures News! The team are delighted to announce a number of online events. Later in 2025 we will have two 'Spotlights' over 1 to 2 days each: 'Logbooks & Avdocs' and 'Print the Legend'. And a full conference in mid-2026, the first Aviation Cultures Canada! Stay tuned. More below: -JDK

Photo of two people, left James Kightly (JDK) right Phil Vabre (PV) discussing planning AvCultures event at a table strewn with aviation books.

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Brett Holman @airminded.org · 23/02/2025

Most accounts of the WW1 air raids stop with the last raid in May 1918. Understandable, but one of the things I want to look at in Home Fires Burning the lingering anxiety about possible attacks after that. This (a London report, albeit in an Aus newspaper) speaks to that

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Tash Heap @tashheap.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Finally @nytimes.com you use the words “outright lies”! Keep. It. Up!

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/02/2025

The heartbreak. Trump claims USAID is bankrupting America—it’s less than 1% of the budget. Meanwhile, the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is gutting the largest food aid provider. He could end world hunger & still be the richest man alive. But he won’t. Not just greed. We’re watching evil at work.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

👇🏽more of this please. stop bowing to this racist billionaire.

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Dr Craig Barker @drcraigb.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

'More than 10,000 First Nations people killed in Australia's frontier wars, final massacre map shows' The Guardian Australia reports on the final summary of The Colonial Frontier Massacres Digital Map Project, led by the late Dr Lyndall Ryan. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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More than 10,000 First Nations people killed in Australia’s frontier wars, final massacre map shows

‘Horrendous’ eight-year long project has ended with final fact check, leaving a legacy ‘nobody can argue’ with, says researcher

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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 20/02/2025

I heard the NEA is only considering proposals related to 1776 & the USA’s 250th birthday & I was feeling intensely patriotic, so I’m printing these really big posters inspired *directly* by the Founding Fathers The cut was carved from the masthead of a 19th century newspaper

Two large posters on off white paper with blue ink reading:

NO TYRANTS!
& NO KINGS!

In large wood type font. There is a large image cut of a wooden printing press with a banner of text above it reading “THE TYRANTS FOE THE PEOPLES FRIEND”

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Lawyers at Twitter are reportedly threatening advertisers to spend more money on the platform “or else” Elon Musk will use his connections with Trump to hurt their companies.

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Exclusive | X Hinted at Possible Deal Trouble in Talks With Ad Giant to Increase Spending

Interpublic Group recently signed an advertising agreement with the social-media platform; other agencies are also in negotiations.

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