New Year, Old AKMA
@akma.bsky.social
AKMA is a priest, lecturer (New Test., Greek, Early Church, Crit Theory), writer, gamer; Glasgow, Oxford, now parish ministry in Abingdon-on-Thames. Will not try [in vain?] to take away the pain of being a hopeless unbeliever.
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Yesterday, a social media post included a reference to Holocaust Memorial Day which was unsuitable for which we apologise. The URC has marked Holocaust Memorial Day for many years and is a member of many interfaith dialogues. We deeply regret any distress caused.
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Yesterday, a social media post included a reference to Holocaust Memorial Day which was unsuitable for which we apologise. The URC has marked Holocaust Memorial Day for many years and is a member of many interfaith dialogues. We deeply regret any distress caused.
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More money for crumbling universities? No, suck it up out-of-touch ivory tower elites with your outdated fetish for independent critical thinking! We're funding water-guzzling, world-burning automated error engines instead. Who needs accuracy when you could have plausibility?
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 11:29 AM
More money for crumbling universities? No, suck it up out-of-touch ivory tower elites with your outdated fetish for independent critical thinking! We're funding water-guzzling, world-burning automated error engines instead. Who needs accuracy when you could have plausibility?
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Catholic philosopher* Eleonore Stump has a few words about ICE.
*I realize this is like calling Prince “a guitarist”
*I realize this is like calling Prince “a guitarist”
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Catholic philosopher* Eleonore Stump has a few words about ICE.
*I realize this is like calling Prince “a guitarist”
*I realize this is like calling Prince “a guitarist”
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I gave a Paul tutorial yesterday and made reference to Paul Foster’s informal survey of BNTC attendees on questions of authorship of the epistles; and remembered that Bruce Longenecker supervised a more recent, slightly more detailed such survey. Here are Foster’s and Longenecker/Hess’s results:
January 28, 2026 at 8:16 AM
I gave a Paul tutorial yesterday and made reference to Paul Foster’s informal survey of BNTC attendees on questions of authorship of the epistles; and remembered that Bruce Longenecker supervised a more recent, slightly more detailed such survey. Here are Foster’s and Longenecker/Hess’s results:
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Senior Research Fellow and Departmental Lecturer in Medieval and Scholastic Theology at University of Oxford
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Senior Research Fellow and Departmental Lecturer in Medieval and Scholastic Theology at University of Oxford
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January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Senior Research Fellow and Departmental Lecturer in Medieval and Scholastic Theology at University of Oxford
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Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
January 27, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
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For those outside the UK who may not have seen, we had a reckoning on media regulation 15 years ago, and the media won a decisive victory against meaningful regulation. TL;DR, they were caught hacking the phone of a murdered child, there was an enquiry, but they avoided all the recommendations…
The fundamental problem is that we have no effective regulation of the media here, our public service broadcaster is just very obviously regime media and our major privately run news publications are all owned by billionaires with editorial agendas that distort reality and degrade human rights.
Reading about the rise of Reform while living in the self-immolating US feels like an out of body experience. That anyone outside the US could look at a country collapsing in on itself and say, “Yes, some of that for us please!” is just surreal.
January 27, 2026 at 9:33 AM
For those outside the UK who may not have seen, we had a reckoning on media regulation 15 years ago, and the media won a decisive victory against meaningful regulation. TL;DR, they were caught hacking the phone of a murdered child, there was an enquiry, but they avoided all the recommendations…
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A blessed lesser feast of St. John Chrysostom to all, especially to preachers — who are called to proclaim mercy and righteousness to the world, even to the Empire itself at high personal cost. 🕯️
January 27, 2026 at 7:34 AM
A blessed lesser feast of St. John Chrysostom to all, especially to preachers — who are called to proclaim mercy and righteousness to the world, even to the Empire itself at high personal cost. 🕯️
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The 2029 Pretti Good Act will establish a commission to identify all agents, create a detailed accounting of all acts, and hold criminally liable as necessary. Agents who voluntarily and truthfully disclose will be granted some leniency, provided their crimes did not include murder or torture.
When I say this agency [ICE and CBP] CAN’T be reformed this is why.
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The 2029 Pretti Good Act will establish a commission to identify all agents, create a detailed accounting of all acts, and hold criminally liable as necessary. Agents who voluntarily and truthfully disclose will be granted some leniency, provided their crimes did not include murder or torture.
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It should also create a public database with the names and photos of every ICE, BP HSI, and all of DHS agent/employee. It should include lists of what cities they were deployed to and the dates.
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
It should also create a public database with the names and photos of every ICE, BP HSI, and all of DHS agent/employee. It should include lists of what cities they were deployed to and the dates.
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For those in or near Oxford on 14 February, there are just a few spaces left for the
#philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
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#philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
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PHILOSOPHY IN THE BOOKSHOP with Manon Garcia
Guest host Kate Kirkpatrick discusses 'Living with Men' with French Philosopher, Manon Garcia.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:32 PM
For those in or near Oxford on 14 February, there are just a few spaces left for the
#philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/philosophy...
#philosophyinthebookshop I’m guest hosting with @manongarcia.bsky.social, who will discuss her new book on the Pelicot trial, Living with Men @blackwelloxford.bsky.social
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This could have been written this morning. How exact and how applicable every word is. "Stealing the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in." No better description exists of the blasphemous, murderous, corrupt America of Trump and of ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 11:44 AM
This could have been written this morning. How exact and how applicable every word is. "Stealing the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in." No better description exists of the blasphemous, murderous, corrupt America of Trump and of ICE.
Undertaking my slow gradual rewatch of Taggart, and delighted to see @alancumming.bsky.social in series 2* episode ‘Death Call’….
*The numeration of Taggart episodes is surprisingly controverted. Maybe in my retirement I’ll make it a research project….
*The numeration of Taggart episodes is surprisingly controverted. Maybe in my retirement I’ll make it a research project….
January 25, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Undertaking my slow gradual rewatch of Taggart, and delighted to see @alancumming.bsky.social in series 2* episode ‘Death Call’….
*The numeration of Taggart episodes is surprisingly controverted. Maybe in my retirement I’ll make it a research project….
*The numeration of Taggart episodes is surprisingly controverted. Maybe in my retirement I’ll make it a research project….
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
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"...we maintain this weird double standard: Soldiers in combat zones must refuse unlawful orders, but civilians facing unlawful force from domestic law enforcement must submit."
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The Moral Right to Defend Yourself Against ICE - Public Seminar
If you saw an armed stranger forcing his way into your neighbor's home at dawn, would you have the right to stop him?
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January 25, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"...we maintain this weird double standard: Soldiers in combat zones must refuse unlawful orders, but civilians facing unlawful force from domestic law enforcement must submit."
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A message from Scotland to Trump on Burns Night
Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord,
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that
Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord,
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that
January 25, 2026 at 11:05 AM
A message from Scotland to Trump on Burns Night
Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord,
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that
Ye see yon birkie ca’d a lord,
Wha struts, an’ stares, an’ a’ that,
Tho’ hundreds worship at his word,
He’s but a coof for a’ that.
For a’ that, an’ a’ that,
His ribband, star, an’ a’ that,
The man o’ independent mind,
He looks an’ laughs at a’ that
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
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As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
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We are now 36 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 24, 2026 at 2:16 PM
We are now 36 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
Mozart was too early for fountain pens, but the combination of coloured inks and variable-width strokes speaks to me as a pen appreciator….
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The manuscript for Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495, is written in inks of four colors, red, green, blue, and black. It’s not clear why. Possibly the composer was teasing his frien...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Mozart was too early for fountain pens, but the combination of coloured inks and variable-width strokes speaks to me as a pen appreciator….
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(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Remastered 2006)
YouTube video by Heaven 17 - Topic
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January 23, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Another Unbound victim here. I’ve got 25 followers here 😆 hoping you all buy a copy of my newly republished book Legends of the Leaf. Ie any of my books actually. Janeperrone.com/books
January 23, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Another Unbound victim here. I’ve got 25 followers here 😆 hoping you all buy a copy of my newly republished book Legends of the Leaf. Ie any of my books actually. Janeperrone.com/books
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Join the quest - especially historians of London science! 👇So far we have narrowed this down to some lab branded as "Mill Hill" in London E1 postcode in the 1960s (i.e. not actually in Mill Hill)
Anyone know anything about Jennifer Harvey, who first isolated the virus containing HRAS (Harvey-Ras) at Mill Hill in 1967?
Prepping a lecture including the discovery of Ras oncogenes and wanted to add pics of the scientists involved.
The Internet has NOTHING
#sciencehistory #forgottenwomen
Prepping a lecture including the discovery of Ras oncogenes and wanted to add pics of the scientists involved.
The Internet has NOTHING
#sciencehistory #forgottenwomen
January 23, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Join the quest - especially historians of London science! 👇So far we have narrowed this down to some lab branded as "Mill Hill" in London E1 postcode in the 1960s (i.e. not actually in Mill Hill)