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DARIAH-EU @dariaheu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

CFP:DH Benelux 2027 now open! 🗓️ July 6-9 2027, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) 💻 Theme: “Where Is Digital Humanities?”.An invitation to reflect on where DH finds itself in this rapidly changing landscape. ⏰️ Deadline:7 Dec 2026 👉 lnkd.in/ecmmPp-J #DHBenelux2027 #DHBenelux #DigitalHumanities

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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · 28/09/2026

The wondrous history of fairy tale art – from wolves and witches to fallen princesses by Elena Sottilotta theconversation.com/the-wondrous... Books in Children's Myths, Fairy Tales at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books... #books #literature

Rosalie saw before her eyes a tree of marvellous beauty.

Title: Old French Fairy Tales

Author: comtesse de Sophie Ségur

Illustrator: Virginia Frances Sterrett

A girl with a long braid, in a pale gown, leans toward a twisting red tree hung with colorful fruit and grapes. Set in a starlit garden beneath a stone arch, with flowers and a dark wall behind.

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 28/09/2026

🔎 Over 19,000 projects have been funded by the ERC since 2007. Want to explore the data behind them? Use the ERC Dashboard to filter by country, year, funding scheme, scientific panel and more. 🎥 Our short tutorial shows you how. 👇 Dashboard 👉 link.europa.eu/6TgQCp #AccessToInfo #IDUAI2026

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Pope Leo XIV spent his 71st birthday at the Vatican Library and explained why the visit meant so much: “My mother was a librarian.” My piece on the woman he remembered, the books he treasures, and seven rare photographs from the life that brought him here.

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The Son of a Librarian: Pope Leo XIV Spends His 71st Birthday at the Vatican Library

Leo opened “AQVA,” a Vatican water exhibit, two weeks after MAGA Catholics mocked his water prayer. Plus seven rare photos of the pope, one from each decade of his life.

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 18/09/2026

Today, The Bookseller and its sister magazine The Stage are calling on the government to take urgent action on business rates to protect the UK’s bookshops and theatres. 👇

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The Bookseller and The Stage call for business rates relief for bookshops and theatres as owners fear closure

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Grow your own oak tree #8 Choose a receptacle The seedling will grow indoors, & an acorn vase allows you to see the roots growing There are a few on the market, or just improvise with anything that allows the acorn to dangle its roots in water Here’s one we prepared earlier

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A dream holiday at a beautiful 1902 library in Hawarden, Wales with over 20 rooms, which started from W.E. Gladstone's collection with an emphasis on theology. According to Gladstone's daughter Mary Drew, his initial aim to 'bring together readers who had no books and books who had no readers'.

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A lovely article on Voltaire & review of Langille's book 'Voltaire's Workshop: The Sources of Candide'. I loved the idea of books as 'borrowed flame' & wish I'd known more about Voltaire's subtle intertextual techniques at the time of writing my book on the counter-romantic,playgiarising tradition.

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

From the sales pitch: 'ChatGPT acts as the tutor, the practice space, and the feedback loop.” Horrifying stuff that universities need to divest from asap. As Prof. Ella Hafermalz writes, 'Education should leave space and time for finding your own way, beyond a mold offered up for profit.'

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 16/09/2026

Today is the anniversary of the death of Jina Amini, known to around the world as #MahsaAmini. We remember Jina. Her death at the hands of Iran’s ‘morality police’ triggered a movement that lives on in Iran to this day #WomenLifeFreedom

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 17/09/2026

Breaking! Independent science speaking up! Stop the mad EU deregulation proposals, aimed at weakening pesticide rules in Europe! 500+ scientists signed and sent a letter to the European Parliament to halt OmnibusX aka the Food & Feed Safety Omnibus. See: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2026...

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Peace Research @peaceresearch.institute · 02/02/2025

Please help us expand our database! We are looking for #Peace institutions/NGOs/organisations, MA programmes in Peace Studies, and peace-related journals! Have a look at what we have so far: peaceresearch.institute

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In what world is the publication of AI-produced translations the 'safe' option for publishers? Harper Collins' decision to automate literary translation may save them some change but will result in long-term reputational damage. Good to see some AI-critical voices included in this article as well.

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 16/09/2026

Help shape the research of tomorrow as a peer reviewer. 💡 Understand more about the editorial process 📄 Keep up to date with new research in your field 🤝 Share your expertise to support fellow researchers Find out more 🔗 cup.org/3SRcnmn #PeerReviewWeek #PRW2026

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The autumn is finally here and I have so many books to read😀

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Remarcabilul roman de debut al scriitorului suedez Mattias Timander a cărui traducere a constituit o provocare și o sursă de inspirație poate fi comandat de pe site-ul Editurii Datagroup și va fi disponibil în librării. atelier.liternet.ro/articol/5541... edituradatagroup.ro/products/voi...

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Mattias Timander, traducere de Florina Tufescu: Voia mea e un fir de iarbă

Articol publicat în categoria Fragmente şi cronici ale cărţilor pe hîrtie, rubrica Fragmentarium

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The German version of the Swedish novel I've just translated into Romanian, Mattias Timander's Dein Wille Wohnt in den Wäldern/Voia mea e un fir de iarbă, has made it into the German indie publishers' Hot List & will be presented at two key events at the Frankfurt Book Fair🥳 www.hotlist-online.com

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6075 Stimmen und die Jury haben entschieden:

Nachdem das Kuratorium der Hotlist aus 205 qualitätsvollen Einsendungen eine Vorauswahl von 30 Kandidaten getroffen hatte, konnten auf dieser Website im Sommer alle über die zehn Bücher des Jahres mit...

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Online Talk | The Irish and the European Empires Join us on Zoom for the concluding lecture of the new 'Strangers to Citizens' online talk series, delivered by Professor Jane Ohlmeyer. 📅 Tuesday, 29 September at 3pm: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/onlin…

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Online Talk | The Irish and the European Empires

As part of the 'Strangers to Citizens' Online Talk Series

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 14/09/2026

Real security means decent wages, strong public services and investment in our communities not billions more for weapons. Sean Vernell explains why our Wages Not Weapons motion matters and why you should join us at today’s fringe. #TUC26 #WagesNotWeapons #ucu

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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

What does a wealth tax actually look like? We sent Brighty Buoy and his tiny balls to Wimbledon to chat to fans 🎾

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Such a pleasure to read the Irish Times editorial! Every mainstream newspaper should be publishing something along these lines daily & then some good would undoubtedly come of it. The article takes up his disastrous policies too. But most of Europe is still too busy appeasing him and his imitators.

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Susan G @susangriff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The poem given by President Connolly to Donald Trump. "Ceasefire", by MichaelLongley. The illustration is by Sarah Longley. (Fine Press Poetry.) #speirgorm

A print with illustration of the poem 'Ceasefire’ by Michael Longley.

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I've just watched this very useful publishers' webinar discussing how translations of not primarily commercial literature are pitched & selected as well as translators' fees & royalties. Happy to hear all three were highly skeptical of AI & one, namely Hazel Millar, opposed it entirely.

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Isabel Picornell Garcia @picornell.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026

"Abraham and Szor said the film concluded that the killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza “was not a ‘tragic byproduct’ of a war against Hamas… but a premeditated, calculated, and intentional act”. #IsraelWarCrimes #GazaGenocide

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Israeli film on Gaza receives 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere

Venice Film Festival honours NAZA, an expose on Israel's use of AI systems in Gaza.

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Beth Levin @betheena.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Beatrice Groves: 'The sun rose on the flawless brimming sea into a sky all brazen' (The Odyssey) There is a beautiful Irish name for the sun sparkle on the sea - 'loinnir' In English it is known as 'sun glitter' 💙

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

So happy that my translation into Romanian of Mattias Timander's Swedish debut novel Din vilja sitter i skogen (Your Will is in the Woods) has been launched. It was difficult& fun ( mostly in retrospect:) to translate as it's written in dialect and in an unusual style citeste-ma.ro/first-romani...

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First Romanian Editions – Noua colecție Datagroup debutează la FICT cu un roman neobișnuit din Suedia - citeşte-mă!

Editura Datagroup continuă extinderea ofertei sale de carte cu First Romanian Editions. O colecție care își propune să reunească texte esențiale din cultura universală – texte pătrunzătoare, sensibile...

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Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

And by the way, those tasks that some people say isn't really writing, or isn't really research, and so is outsourceable to the psychosis machine? It's not okay to use it for them, either. And those tasks ARE writing and research. Insight is an emergent property of doing the work. 5/5

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The 'I only use AI for...' fallacy

Hallo friends, and welcome, new readers! I hope you’re managing to navigate safely whatever weather challenges may have come your way this year. In today’s...

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Science Magazine @science.org · 06/09/2026

Drawing the mind, one neuron at a time: A 2022 book walks readers through the life and work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the Spaniard whom many consider the founder of modern neuroscience. Check out the Science Books Review on #ReadABookDay: scim.ag/4rbS1kR

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Journal of Peace Research @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

📢 Want to guest edit JPR’s 2028 Special Issue? One month left to submit your proposal!

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The open-access book 'Russian Pendulum: paradoxes, practices and patterns' looks subtle and fascinating as does the Global Informality international project led by its author, UCL Prof. Alena Ledeneva www.in-formality.com/wiki/index.p...

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Rhona Brown @rhonabrown.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Happy birthday to Robert Fergusson, born #OTD in 1750. A fearless satirist and poetic innovator in Scots language and tradition, he is one of the most erudite and influential Scottish writers. Watch this space for my new edition of his works, out with Edinburgh University Press in February!

Bronze sculpture of Robert Fergusson by David Annand, outside Edinburgh's Canongate Kirkyard. He is looking up and out with a book in his hand.

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Something to celebrate! A new world map leading perhaps to new, less biased perspectives. And a rare coming together of all states except one ( take a wild guess:) on behalf of common sense and proportionality. Reason and actual Truth (as opposed to its SM variety) always triumph in the end.

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Online Talk | The Irish Colleges in Early Modern Europe Join us on Zoom for the third lecture of the new 'Strangers to Citizens' online talk series, delivered by Dr Liam Chambers. 📅 Tues, 15 Sepat 3pm: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/onlin…

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Online Talk | The Irish Colleges in Early Modern Europe

As part of the 'Strangers to Citizens' Online Talk Series

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

ChatGPT was responsible for the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in Canada, leaving 9 dead & 27 Injured ChatGPT provided "substantial assistance and encouragement" to the shooter, and even though workers saw the messages - they didn't call the police GPT-4o tendency to agree lead to other similar cases

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OpenAI Is Now Facing Over 50 Consumer Harm and Wrongful Death Lawsuits

OpenAI was hit with 30 new lawsuits overs its alleged role in the Tumbler Ridge school massacre. It now faces over 50 consumer harm lawsuits.

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Modern Humanities Research Association @themhra.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📣Event! Celebrating volume 100 of the Annual Bibliography of English Language & Literature and the MHRA’s Work in English Studies 📆 16 October in London. All welcome. Join us in celebrating over a century of scholarship. Please share! Full details here: www.mhra.org.uk/news/2026/08...

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

'Can culture hold a people together?' Can singing and nonviolent protests bring down an empire? A film on the Estonian Singing Revolution, which put an end to Russian domination. 'A reminder that united people can transform history'. Europe can be free and at peace🕊️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny8u...

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The Estonian Singing Revolution (Laulev Revolutsioon) – Educational Historical Archive

YouTube video by The Crows Are Watching

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Quick summary of Romanian politics for foreign readers: basically, the dreaded Securitate has never lost its grip on our country and its politicians. Securitate files are selectively released& leaks in the press reflect divisions within the Securitate. The latest one is likely to benefit Russia(1)

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Adevarata intrebare este de aceste informatii apar abia acum desi ar fi putut fi aflate si publicate cu ani in urma? Cui prodest? Si care mai este rolul CNSAS-ului daca nu poate da un raspuns clar cu privire la trecutul directorului SPP sub 3 presedinti ai Romaniei? Pahontu trebuie demis dar...

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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · 29/08/2026

Want to support Ukraine? Read its books theconversation.com/want-to-supp... #ukraine #books

An Ukrainian flag is shown flying on a flag pole. It has one large light blue bar at the top and a yellow one at the bottom. The wind is blowing the flag and you can see cloudy skies above it.

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RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Starting college soon? Here's your guide to Irish campus novels, from Caroline O'Donoghue's The Rachel Incident from @ucc.ie to Louise's Nealon's Snowflake from @tcddublin.bsky.social. By @deirdreflynn.bsky.social MIC Limerick www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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Starting college soon? Here's your guide to Irish campus novels

If you're eagerly anticipating university life, what better way to prepare than to read one of Ireland's campus novels?

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The White House Military Office Air Force aide is on “Football” duty today for Trump’s trip to Houston, Texas, for a RNC fundraiser. The ~45-pound satchel accompanies Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.

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Paula Gaviria Betancur @paulagaviriab.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🇲🇭 On this International Day against Nuclear Tests, I remember the Marshallese communities displaced from their ancestral lands by dozens of nuclear tests conducted between 1946-1958. Decades later, many still bear the human rights & cultural impacts of the nuclear legacy.

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florinatufescu.bsky.social @wildelady.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

UN: 'Since nuclear weapons testing began on 16 July 1945, over 2,000 have taken place'. In 2009, the UNGA 'declared 29 August the International Day against Nuclear Tests by unanimously adopting resolution 64/35.'The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty has been ratified by 179 states. May ☮️prevail!

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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 04/05/2026

🌍Today is the European Union’s Overshoot day. 😱 This means that we have already used up 1 year's worth of resources, and the rest of the year will be tapping into future resources. 💪 We need climate action now.

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) bears dark red spots, said to appear on 29 August, the day St John the Baptist met his terrible fate. His gold-flowered plant was also known as Sol Terrestris, the “earthly sun”, its light believed to drive away spirits of darkness. #folklore

Collage of St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum). Left, a vintage botanical illustration showing its yellow flowers, stems and leaves alongside Hypericum maculatum, with detailed studies of the leaf and plant structures. Right, two photographs of St John’s Wort: a mass of golden-yellow flowers growing in the wild above, and a close-up of the flowers and dark-spotted buds below. Botanical illustration by Carl Axel Magnus Lindman, from ‘Bilder ur Nordens Flora’, plate 230.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 27/08/2026

We did it! “The Nerd Reich” is a New York Times Instant Bestseller! My book debuts at #3 on the non-fiction list. Thanks to all who pre-ordered /bought the book—or requested it at the public library or promoted it on social. Without you, I’m just an unemployed guy with a laptop. But with you…

Image: Nerd Reich book cover, a New York Times Instant Bestseller

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