Alexia Yates
@ayates.bsky.social
Historian of modern Europe, global urban history, history of economic life. Florence/Manchester/Paris/Toronto/St.John’s.
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Defeated by winter travel in Canada, again.
This morning's cancelled flight automatically rebooked for January 10 (!!!).
Waiting time at the call centre has now stretched (on third call) to 15 hours. Callback scheduled more than 12 hours ago.
Alternate flight in the 1000s $$$.
Think I'm done...
This morning's cancelled flight automatically rebooked for January 10 (!!!).
Waiting time at the call centre has now stretched (on third call) to 15 hours. Callback scheduled more than 12 hours ago.
Alternate flight in the 1000s $$$.
Think I'm done...
December 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Defeated by winter travel in Canada, again.
This morning's cancelled flight automatically rebooked for January 10 (!!!).
Waiting time at the call centre has now stretched (on third call) to 15 hours. Callback scheduled more than 12 hours ago.
Alternate flight in the 1000s $$$.
Think I'm done...
This morning's cancelled flight automatically rebooked for January 10 (!!!).
Waiting time at the call centre has now stretched (on third call) to 15 hours. Callback scheduled more than 12 hours ago.
Alternate flight in the 1000s $$$.
Think I'm done...
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working at a university
December 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
working at a university
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Please note that over the last quarter century, BB had become a hateful piece of shit multiply prosecuted for inciting racial hatred. As @parisnoire.bsky.social put it, “animals over people.” Not just another outrageous quirk from a scandalous star, but vile fascism, racism, and Islamophobia
Bardot guilty of inciting racial hatred ... again
Former actor hit with fifth conviction after claiming Muslim population is 'destroying France by imposing its acts'
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Please note that over the last quarter century, BB had become a hateful piece of shit multiply prosecuted for inciting racial hatred. As @parisnoire.bsky.social put it, “animals over people.” Not just another outrageous quirk from a scandalous star, but vile fascism, racism, and Islamophobia
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Veramente era una delle principali finanziatrici di Jean Marie Le Pen, non proprio un liberale
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Veramente era una delle principali finanziatrici di Jean Marie Le Pen, non proprio un liberale
This was a wild find for 1€ and dated AF but still bittersweet in our current zeitgeist.
December 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This was a wild find for 1€ and dated AF but still bittersweet in our current zeitgeist.
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Largesse for the few, austerity for the rest. Spending at UK universities mirroring the UK fiscal state
Ulster University senior management spends freely in the skies
Three trips to Qatar cost £83114, attended by Vice-Chancellor & other senior figures including pro-VCs
St Patrick’s Day visit to Washington added another £61000 — or ~£12400 per head
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
Three trips to Qatar cost £83114, attended by Vice-Chancellor & other senior figures including pro-VCs
St Patrick’s Day visit to Washington added another £61000 — or ~£12400 per head
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
Ulster University under fire for £83k cost of Qatar trips after telling Stormont it is ‘feeling the squeeze’ of cuts
Ulster University has been criticised over an £83,000 bill for trips to Qatar.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Largesse for the few, austerity for the rest. Spending at UK universities mirroring the UK fiscal state
The Juicy Fruit and Extra ads in this thread are indelibly in my mind.
1/ It's Christmastime, and for a certain elite few that means our thoughts turn to only one thing: the greatest holiday special of all time, 1987's "A Muppet Family Christmas."
And in this THREAD I have a *treat* for all of you, courtesy my family's 1989 VHS recording.
And in this THREAD I have a *treat* for all of you, courtesy my family's 1989 VHS recording.
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The Juicy Fruit and Extra ads in this thread are indelibly in my mind.
I’m probably the last to realise it but I guess George Strait is ruined for me now.
December 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I’m probably the last to realise it but I guess George Strait is ruined for me now.
Christmas fave.
The Long Kiss Goodnight.
“Honk if there’s any trouble.”
“Yes’m Miss Daisy. I be honkin’.”
Utterly charming turns from both Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson.
“Honk if there’s any trouble.”
“Yes’m Miss Daisy. I be honkin’.”
Utterly charming turns from both Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson.
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Christmas fave.
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And to cap off LAB22:3, here are a bunch of book reviews!
December 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
And to cap off LAB22:3, here are a bunch of book reviews!
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#OnThisDay in 1931, Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley died from pneumonia contracted after walking home in a snowstorm. In 1885, the self-educated farmer from Vermont, using a homemade camera, became the first person to photograph a snow crystal: publicdomainreview.org/essay/t... #otd
December 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#OnThisDay in 1931, Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley died from pneumonia contracted after walking home in a snowstorm. In 1885, the self-educated farmer from Vermont, using a homemade camera, became the first person to photograph a snow crystal: publicdomainreview.org/essay/t... #otd
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Happy holidays to readers of global history and of the history of decolonization.
States-in-Waiting is now out in paperback at an affordable price, especially with a 20% discount using code GHIS26. Many thanks to the team at @universitypress.cambridge.org
cup.org/48wR0Mk
States-in-Waiting is now out in paperback at an affordable price, especially with a 20% discount using code GHIS26. Many thanks to the team at @universitypress.cambridge.org
cup.org/48wR0Mk
December 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy holidays to readers of global history and of the history of decolonization.
States-in-Waiting is now out in paperback at an affordable price, especially with a 20% discount using code GHIS26. Many thanks to the team at @universitypress.cambridge.org
cup.org/48wR0Mk
States-in-Waiting is now out in paperback at an affordable price, especially with a 20% discount using code GHIS26. Many thanks to the team at @universitypress.cambridge.org
cup.org/48wR0Mk
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Good to see that this hunger strike is now getting some attention, at least in the Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Two Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers taken to hospital
MPs and next of kin of prisoners Amu Gib, 30, and Kamran Ahmed, 28, call for immediate government intervention
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Good to see that this hunger strike is now getting some attention, at least in the Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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The extremism of organised transphobia and their unwavering belief in the necessity to exclude, dehumanise and make diappear a marginalised community should ring alarm bells to anyone who knows even a little about 19th and 20th century history...
Presented without comment.
December 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The extremism of organised transphobia and their unwavering belief in the necessity to exclude, dehumanise and make diappear a marginalised community should ring alarm bells to anyone who knows even a little about 19th and 20th century history...
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I read about 350 books to prepare for my comprehensive exams as a PhD student. That is exactly what we do.
December 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I read about 350 books to prepare for my comprehensive exams as a PhD student. That is exactly what we do.
Boggles my mind that countries will spend nearly two centuries building networks like these and then throw them away.
Yes, this is a sub-skeet of what’s happening (or not) at Canada Post.
Yes, this is a sub-skeet of what’s happening (or not) at Canada Post.
Wow, France is offering more services (safety checks, etc). to make up for fewer letters.
"La Poste delivers home meals to isolated or vulnerable people priced between €22 and €100 per month.
15,000 of t150,000 daily meal deliveries are made by La Poste— they're largest operator in this sector."
"La Poste delivers home meals to isolated or vulnerable people priced between €22 and €100 per month.
15,000 of t150,000 daily meal deliveries are made by La Poste— they're largest operator in this sector."
December 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Boggles my mind that countries will spend nearly two centuries building networks like these and then throw them away.
Yes, this is a sub-skeet of what’s happening (or not) at Canada Post.
Yes, this is a sub-skeet of what’s happening (or not) at Canada Post.
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I’m laid up with the flu, but I had to peek my head out and say that this is *so* much worse than it seems.
And it’s already pretty fucking bad!
bsky.app/profile/gbbr...
And it’s already pretty fucking bad!
bsky.app/profile/gbbr...
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I’m laid up with the flu, but I had to peek my head out and say that this is *so* much worse than it seems.
And it’s already pretty fucking bad!
bsky.app/profile/gbbr...
And it’s already pretty fucking bad!
bsky.app/profile/gbbr...
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I can't imagine a body representing professional historians recommending this, but here we are...
It's completely unacceptable.
Here are just a few reasons why.
It's completely unacceptable.
Here are just a few reasons why.
What about this is controversial? Beginning an inquiry by using AI to survey material is a very normal and appropriate use.
December 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I can't imagine a body representing professional historians recommending this, but here we are...
It's completely unacceptable.
Here are just a few reasons why.
It's completely unacceptable.
Here are just a few reasons why.
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The ambiguous intimacy of the census: women workers sort through forms in the French census office in Paris in 1911 (Gallica, BnF) 🗃️
December 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The ambiguous intimacy of the census: women workers sort through forms in the French census office in Paris in 1911 (Gallica, BnF) 🗃️
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Canadian friends: here's a petition to stop AB and SK from Notwithstanding their anti-trans-healthcare legislation (this will make sense to Canadians). Don't let them shield their bigotry from Charter scrutiny!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7027 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Canadian friends: here's a petition to stop AB and SK from Notwithstanding their anti-trans-healthcare legislation (this will make sense to Canadians). Don't let them shield their bigotry from Charter scrutiny!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
We know this tool does nothing and no one wants it but maybe lets just use it and whatever.
December 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We know this tool does nothing and no one wants it but maybe lets just use it and whatever.
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Harlequin’s global growth in the 70s was made possible by local translators who not only converted the language but also the idioms and symbols of love into things locals would understand. This is a penny wise, pound foolish move by HC, another in a long line.
Hard no to this: French publisher Harlequin has told translators that their work will now be done by AI. They can ‘revise’ AI translations at much lower rate. It’s a subsidiary of Harper Collins so treat this as a test for rollout elsewhere
"Bradage de la traduction, plan social invisible : Harlequin passe à l’IA"
Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/
#traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF
Faites tourner, parce qu'il va falloir se battre encore plus. :/
#traduction #IA #Harlequin #ATLF
December 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Harlequin’s global growth in the 70s was made possible by local translators who not only converted the language but also the idioms and symbols of love into things locals would understand. This is a penny wise, pound foolish move by HC, another in a long line.