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Thomas Vye

@thomasvye.bsky.social
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Medical Historian MA Medical Humanities Medical History, horror, rpgs, water birds, squirrels, sumo (相撲), Japanese culture, games. Autistic.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I had a great time filming with Christina Ruffini at Bloomberg this Weekend. We had tried to film when she was at CBS back in 2022, but I got breast cancer. This was a date long coming! The segment will air on October 20, when SLEUTH-HOUND is released!
A photo of Lindsey on the set with Christina and Lisa, each of whom are holding weird medical props. Lindsey pointing to a 3D printed skull she brought onto the show A photo showing the 3D printed skull with its own microphone
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be doing a "soft launch" in Edinburgh on October 14! Get your hands on SLEUTH-HOUND before it's officially out in the city where the story took place! I'll be in conversation with @anatomicalcat.bsky.social! Tickets here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...
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Lindsey Fitzharris for Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes at Edinburgh New Town Church
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
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Thomas Vye @thomasvye.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You noticed? :/
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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🪙🪓 Vikings + GOLD: Together At Last! I chat about the *best* combination of subjects with Giselle Király for The Archaeologist's Notebook. We talk Rold, Hoen, Tissø, Galloway, Hiddensee, and Herefordshire! 📺🎙 Available on YouTube and Spotify youtu.be/R92vqPDVgA4
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The greatest Viking gold ever discovered
YouTube video by The Archaeologist's Notebook
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Absolutely horrifying. How can our government be planning to drill for new oil and gas when we know these are the consequences? We have to keep the pressure on this Labour Government to keep all fossil fuels in the ground and secure a safe future for our children and grandchildren.
Babies will face almost twice as much extreme fire weather in Europe that great grandparents
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Prof Bob Davis @rokewood.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is absolutely dreadful news www.heraldscotland.com/news/2655944...
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Full list of the 90 programmes earmarked for closure at leading Scottish university
Managers say the cuts are necessary “to protect our world-leading reputation and resilience in research and teaching” but staff members have hit…
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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.
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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS 💍 🪏 More remarkable early medieval finds in the 1,500-year-old churchyard at Govan Old, home of the @govanstones.bsky.social, and featuring my own photos of the roughout of a finger ring that's just been unearthed! drtomhornearchaeology.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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BREAKING NEWS! Early Medieval Finger Ring Workshop Unearthed in Glasgow
A partially finished 'roughout' of a shale finger ring has been discovered during a dig in Govan Old's 1,500-year-old churchyard
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Crow Grrrl @psopheigh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Migration is ongoing! Lghts out overnight to keep the birds safe. I helped rescue an adorable, confused thrush this morning that had bonked into a nearby window. A Nashville warbler wasn't so lucky. 💔
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Thomas Vye @thomasvye.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Please respect seagulls!
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hi! Live near Sussex? Got teenagers? Do they like history, books, or middle-aged historians who are mildly funny, sometimes? You’re in luck! I’m doing a FREE event for teenagers at Crawley Library on September 22nd. I’ll be joined in conversation by funny history influencer Katie Kennedy

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Greg Jenner & Katie Kennedy
22 September 2026 6.30pm
Crawley Library

Get more out of what you're into!
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ...
A poster featuring the T-Rex at the cognitive natural sciences, which says save the Academy natural sciences, museum rally in front of the academy 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Tuesday, September 8 10 AM. The T-Rex is saying tell Drexel keep the museum open. There’s an RSVP QR code and then the logos of Philly Science Action Skype scientist In Philly on the bottom.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
A dinosaur on a white background with the text SAve the academy of Natural sciences museum rally Tuesday Sept 8 10am in front of the academy 1900 ben Franklin Parkway. "Tell Drexel University "Keep the museum open!" with the logos for Philly Science Action, Skype a Scientist, and Green Philly
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KAMALA NATION @kamalanation.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Today's jam is dedicated to Milo and those gullible farmers who regret voting for Mango Mussolini :
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨 Breaking News The ASTOUNDING find of Denmark's biggest-ever Viking-Age silver hoard! drtomhornearchaeology.substack.com/p/breaking-d...
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BREAKING: Denmark’s Largest Viking-Age Silver Hoard Found in Garden
Found during a gardening project, the Rebild Silver Hoard is Denmark's biggest-ever Viking-Age silver cache
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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It's rare one gets to make an Old Norse pun, so I took the chance. An interesting find of a potential Late Viking-Age chapel on Orkney! drtomhornearchaeology.substack.com/p/eye-eye-pu...
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Ey(e), Ey(e)! Pupils find possible Norse kirk on Orkney island
Gordonstoun students and ORCA excavate potential C10th-11th AD chapel on Swona
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Becky Mynett @psalteryandharp.uk · 28/08/2026
“In the 18th century, (…) Hugh Blair was criticised for struggling to sit still during family prayers. Instead, he occupied himself by knitting a sock.” - relatable!
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ヘルット @sumofollower.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Short documentary about Aonishiki, narrated by the man himself. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2qq...
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Refugee Rikishi (2026) | Portrait of a 21-year-old Ukrainian sumo prodigy
This is the extraordinary story of 21-year-old Ukrainian sumo prodigy Aonishiki Arata aka Danylo Yayhusishin, one of the most exciting fighters of his generation. Short film “Refugee Rishiki,”…
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Fox Lane Books 🦊 @foxlanebooks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
📢 @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social will be signing and dedicating copies of her new book with bookplates designed by @tealcartoons.bsky.social Sleuth-Hound is the true story of Joseph Bell, the surgeon whose remarkable powers of observation inspired Sherlock Holmes www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...
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Thomas Vye @thomasvye.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Let’s go!!!!
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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Pendant Shaped as a Dragon c. 1575-c. 1600 Spanish (Art Institute Chicago)
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The big question is - who to believe? Reform UK which is paid £millions by fossil fuel companies to perpetuate the myths of climate denial ... or 100% of peer-reviewed climate scientists who've been warning of more frequent and intense weather disasters for decades meme via Phytomemetics
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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Medical Advice
How to survive the global heatwave 
Stay hydrated 
Treat yourself to an ice cream 
Dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class
Loose fitting clothing
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Èvi Numen @evinumen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
All sold out! Thank you for the interest 😊
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Johnny Normality (Spooky Mode) @probgobl.in · 14/08/2026
EVERY STORY ABOUT BEAVERS FOR THE LAST DECADE READS LIKE: WE RELEASED A DOZEN PADDLE TAILED LITTLE FREAKS AND THEY IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A TERRAFORMING PROJECT THAT REVERSED A CENTURY OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE IN THREE WEEKS.
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Thomas Vye @thomasvye.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I gained some more followers from history lists, so here is the history I am working on; the networks and connections of surgeons/anatomy teachers with collections of preparations in early (1710-1740ish) 18thC London. Foreign Brothers of the Company and episcopal licenses. Cont;
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Thomas Vye @thomasvye.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Amen.
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Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs) @memorients.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A new batch of jobs this week in early modern and medieval studies! Assistant Professor in European and or Global History (pre-1800) memorients.com/news/assista...
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Assistant Professor in European and or Global History (pre-1800) | MEMOs
University of Limerick, Assistant Professor in European and or Global History (pre-1800)
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Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs) @memorients.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Dr Emily Soon takes the tiny treasure that is the clove and examines its impact on early modern English literature in today's new blog post. memorients.com/articles/tin...
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Tiny Treasures: Cloves in Early Modern English Literature | MEMOs
This Southeast Asian spice not only sparked fierce international competition, but also featured within the literature of the Global Renaissance
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Thomas Vye @thomasvye.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Destroy AI today. :3
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The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
📢PROJECT UPDATE📢 You may have seen the news that the University of Exeter, home of the wills project, has placed 500 academics at risk of redundancy. The project leader Prof. Jane Whittle & project co-investigator Dr Laura Sangha are both at risk, alongside almost all of the History department. 1/
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Thomas Vye @thomasvye.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Follow. The. Money.
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Stephen Boisvert 🇨🇦 🟦⭐⭐⭐⭐🟦 @srboisvert.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#BirdLinks I love when solutions are found. Progress. www.ecoportal.net/en/painting-...
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Painting 1 of 3 rotor blades black on 4 Norwegian turbines cut bird collisions by nearly 72 percent, and the white tailed eagles under them stopped hitting the rotors altogether
Smøla is a low treeless island off the northwest coast of Norway, and 68 wind turbines stand on it.
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"Unanimously and unequivocally". Well done UEFA! A swift and perfectly aimed kick in the unmentionables for Trump's pathetic little poodle. The self-satisfied smirk wiped from his face. No VAR required! Sport is still about more than*just* money. At least for now... 🤔 share.google/ZhTII5nXxJ9E...
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World Cup boycott latest: Uefa agree emergency boycott after Infantino sell-off plan
Uefa have agreed to boycott the World Cup and all Fifa tournaments if Infantino’s proposals to privatise its competitions are voted through
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Will Jennings @willjennings.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I know Tate are skint. But it's one thing not competing on salary with Louvre Abu Dhabi or the Met, and another not competing with a delivery gig at Papa John's pizza.
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Greens/EFA in the EU Parliament 🌍 @greens-efa.eu · 28/07/2026
We need a European Heatwave Action Plan. Greens/EFA co-president @terryreintke.bsky.social: “While Europe is burning, too many EU leaders still treat climate action as optional, while citizens, firefighters, farmers and taxpayers pay the price." www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/p...
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Wildfires: Greens/EFA call for urgent Heatwave Action Plan
As extreme heat and wildfires hit large parts of Europe, forcing evacuations and putting lives at risk, the Greens/EFA Group calls on the European Commission and Member States to urgently implement a ...
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I seem to be reaching fewer and fewer people on social media thanks to AI slop and algorithms, so I did the one thing I dread more than a deadline: got on camera. My new book SLEUTH-HOUND is up for pre-order now. It would mean the world if you grabbed a copy👇 Preorder: linktr.ee/drlindseyfitzharris
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
You've got to hand it to Trump's criminal apprentice... Infantino will never make as much personal cash out of the FIFA presidency as Trump does from the US. But a few tens of millions should give him a fairly comfortable retirement 🤮 NBhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8xng9894z0o
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World Cup: Uefa furious at reports Fifa plan to sell stakes in tournament
European football's governing body Uefa reacts furiously to proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
We, allegedly, can't afford to look after vulnerable people. Now, it seems, we can't afford to 'do' science, or to teach our people about the universe we live in. Should we all just go and live in a cave? Or ask those who can afford it to contribute a bit more in tax? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands
Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
19th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints Creatively Illustrate the Inner Workings of the Human Body www.openculture.com/2026/07/japa...
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19th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints Creatively Illustrate the Inner Workings of the Human Body
Folks with a passing knowledge of ukiyo-e, the Japanese woodblock print art form popular in the 17th through 19th centuries, will be familiar with its landscapes, as well as its portraits of courtesan...
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Hannah Murphy @hsmurphy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Please share! A rare PhD studentship @kingshistory.bsky.social *fully* funded by @slaveryinwar.bsky.social to work with myself and Maeve Ryan, supported by a broader community of experts in Caribbean history, transatlantic slavery, and the history of war. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/fundin... 🗃️
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AHRC Studentship: Slavery and the Seven Years’ War within and across the Caribbean Archipelago | King's College London
The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship, to be jointly supervised across History and War Studies
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
If only we could be as beautiful as this fucking haunted gremlin egg child over here.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🔴 For the past year @lucasamin.bsky.social and I have been investigating Palantir in the UK What we found was a company with unrivalled political access, selling a product many data experts in the NHS don’t use, and don’t rate Please read and share democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-just-a...
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"It's just a waste of time": inside Palantir's £330m NHS failure
Our new investigation reveals the problems with Palantir’s NHS tech - and the unrivalled political access that fuelled the firm’s march into the British state
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Oh, look! Two countries that commit war crimes don't like being held accountable. Who'd have guessed?
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Daily Grail @dailygrail.com · 13/07/2026
Today is the 499th birthday of English mathematician, occultist, and court astronomer/advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, John Dee. Here's one of the wax seals (in the British Museum) used in the 'Enochian magic' practiced by Dee and Edward Kelley, through which they (allegedly) spoke with angels.
A circular disk made of wax, about 5 inches across in diameter and half an inch in thickness. It has an outer circle around its diameter, with inscribed writing between the edge and the circle, and then a heptagon inscribed within the circle with the points touching the circle. Again, writing is inscribed around the heptagon. Within this is a 7-pointed star, and within that is a hexagon, and withing the hexagon is a pentagram.
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Japan has perfected a revolutionary process to extract lithium from dead batteries with 90% recovery rate. This brilliant technological leap guarantees Japan's absolute economic security.
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 10/07/2026
I've spent far too long tweaking my website recently. I wanted it to feel more like me. I've added more of the story behind my work, made it easier to browse, and tried to make it a better reflection of what I do. I'd love to hear what you think. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
The homepage of my website featuring two music prints
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