Benjamin Anderson
@benjaminanderson44.bsky.social
PhD Student @ University of Edinburgh: Vermont, Northern Frontier, American Revolution, Localism🌲⛰️. Spare time: wandering with Sully the dug, stressing myself out with the Scotland national team 🏴, learning to deal with AuDHD.
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A PhD American History student looking to connect with other American historians and like-minded individuals/groups. My focus is on Vermont and the Northern Frontier during the American Revolution. Theory: localism transcended nationalism in the age of revolution.
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“Read my lips”. There will be no austerity under a Labour Government. Anas Sarwar, Scottish Labour leader - 2024 General Election campaign.
Keir Starmer 2025: 1 million to have disability benefits cut.
Keir Starmer 2025: 1 million to have disability benefits cut.
March 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“Read my lips”. There will be no austerity under a Labour Government. Anas Sarwar, Scottish Labour leader - 2024 General Election campaign.
Keir Starmer 2025: 1 million to have disability benefits cut.
Keir Starmer 2025: 1 million to have disability benefits cut.
I've never contacted my MP until today. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social decision to push through cuts on welfare and push vulnerable people into or further into poverty is simply deplorable. @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social comments yesterday were disgusting, and he is stigmatising mental health.
March 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I've never contacted my MP until today. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social decision to push through cuts on welfare and push vulnerable people into or further into poverty is simply deplorable. @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social comments yesterday were disgusting, and he is stigmatising mental health.
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This is the game right here. This is reason for why everything is the way it is.
Or as Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote way back in 1821:
"The rich have become richer, and the poor have become poorer; and the vessel of the State is driven between the Scylla and Charybdis of anarchy and despotism."
Or as Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote way back in 1821:
"The rich have become richer, and the poor have become poorer; and the vessel of the State is driven between the Scylla and Charybdis of anarchy and despotism."
Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted a new analysis showing that the wealthiest 1% has extracted $79 trillion from the bottom 90% of Americans since 1975. In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion was redirected upward—enough to provide every U.S. worker with a $32,000 raise.
Sanders: 1 Percent Has Sapped $79T in Wealth From Bottom 90 Percent Since 1975
In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion was sapped from the bottom 90 percent— enough to give every worker a $32,000 raise.
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This is the game right here. This is reason for why everything is the way it is.
Or as Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote way back in 1821:
"The rich have become richer, and the poor have become poorer; and the vessel of the State is driven between the Scylla and Charybdis of anarchy and despotism."
Or as Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote way back in 1821:
"The rich have become richer, and the poor have become poorer; and the vessel of the State is driven between the Scylla and Charybdis of anarchy and despotism."
When you're a broke PhD student and discover the uni store room
March 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
When you're a broke PhD student and discover the uni store room
Good of the US to follow Britain and also take a sledgehammer to their own economy.
Lolol GIF
ALT: Lolol GIF
media.tenor.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Good of the US to follow Britain and also take a sledgehammer to their own economy.
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The crisis in British higher education is acute + painful right now. If you are in it you already know this, but for those who are not I want to share what is going on. As strikes start at Newcastle Uni + others will doubtless follow, now is a time for solidarity + resistance
March 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The crisis in British higher education is acute + painful right now. If you are in it you already know this, but for those who are not I want to share what is going on. As strikes start at Newcastle Uni + others will doubtless follow, now is a time for solidarity + resistance
Well worth a listen on the crisis in UK and US universities from @whiskeyrebelpod.bsky.social
Q. Does class contribute to uni decline with potentially more lower class students finding it harder to go becos of the costs involved i.e. acc., living, etc.
open.spotify.com/episode/2xtQ...
Q. Does class contribute to uni decline with potentially more lower class students finding it harder to go becos of the costs involved i.e. acc., living, etc.
open.spotify.com/episode/2xtQ...
Whiskey Rebellion 281: Universities in Crisis
The Whiskey Rebellion · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Well worth a listen on the crisis in UK and US universities from @whiskeyrebelpod.bsky.social
Q. Does class contribute to uni decline with potentially more lower class students finding it harder to go becos of the costs involved i.e. acc., living, etc.
open.spotify.com/episode/2xtQ...
Q. Does class contribute to uni decline with potentially more lower class students finding it harder to go becos of the costs involved i.e. acc., living, etc.
open.spotify.com/episode/2xtQ...
This is why I love Vermont.
March 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This is why I love Vermont.
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Having lived in Vermont I can confirm. This would have caused a duel in the 19th century
I wondered if there was a sign with the single worst insult a Vermonter could hurl…and there it is! Hahaha
March 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Having lived in Vermont I can confirm. This would have caused a duel in the 19th century
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Wow: JD Vance is apparently skiing in Vermont this weekend and the locals aren’t having it. Thousands have lined the streets in protest.
March 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Wow: JD Vance is apparently skiing in Vermont this weekend and the locals aren’t having it. Thousands have lined the streets in protest.
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Fox News reported that JD Vance had to move to an “undisclosed location” due to protests at the Vermont resort where he’s skiing this weekend. For inflicting misery on the world and here at home in America, this is exactly the energy that should greet Vance wherever he goes for the rest of his days.
March 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Fox News reported that JD Vance had to move to an “undisclosed location” due to protests at the Vermont resort where he’s skiing this weekend. For inflicting misery on the world and here at home in America, this is exactly the energy that should greet Vance wherever he goes for the rest of his days.
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Being AuDHD can feel like living between contradictions.
Too much, not enough. Scattered but hyperfocused.
Craving structure but resisting it.
This space is about understanding yourself, not fixing anything.
We’ll explore masking, burnout, inertia, and self-advocacy with others who get it.
Too much, not enough. Scattered but hyperfocused.
Craving structure but resisting it.
This space is about understanding yourself, not fixing anything.
We’ll explore masking, burnout, inertia, and self-advocacy with others who get it.
www.theautisticcoach.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Being AuDHD can feel like living between contradictions.
Too much, not enough. Scattered but hyperfocused.
Craving structure but resisting it.
This space is about understanding yourself, not fixing anything.
We’ll explore masking, burnout, inertia, and self-advocacy with others who get it.
Too much, not enough. Scattered but hyperfocused.
Craving structure but resisting it.
This space is about understanding yourself, not fixing anything.
We’ll explore masking, burnout, inertia, and self-advocacy with others who get it.
With the world in absolute shambles, I'm escaping by retreating into my childhood and listening to Roald Dahl audio books whilst I walk the dug
March 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
With the world in absolute shambles, I'm escaping by retreating into my childhood and listening to Roald Dahl audio books whilst I walk the dug
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Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
Jesus Christ. What did I just watch in the Oval Office?
February 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Jesus Christ. What did I just watch in the Oval Office?
Looking forward to this event tomorrow and taking the first step in pursuing a career in archives!
We are not far away from this year's #ScottishArchivesDay. Your chance to celebrate all things Scottish and Archives.
We are also hosting an event at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow which is all about the @ScotsArchives Portal. Book your ticket now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-scott...
We are also hosting an event at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow which is all about the @ScotsArchives Portal. Book your ticket now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-scott...
February 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Looking forward to this event tomorrow and taking the first step in pursuing a career in archives!
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Congratulations to France on choosing to introduce a wealth tax
This is the way to fund our public services and to undermine the far right
As Greens argued at the general election
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
This is the way to fund our public services and to undermine the far right
As Greens argued at the general election
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
French lower house votes through left's wealth tax on ultra-rich
Thanks to abstention by far-right MPs, the 'Zucman tax' was adopted by the Assemblée Nationale, on Thursday. It is unlikely to be approved by the Sénat. The Finance Ministry has been preparing a much ...
www.lemonde.fr
February 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Congratulations to France on choosing to introduce a wealth tax
This is the way to fund our public services and to undermine the far right
As Greens argued at the general election
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
This is the way to fund our public services and to undermine the far right
As Greens argued at the general election
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
One of the biggest problems with ADHD is the inability to concentrate, which has made it increasingly difficult for me to read a book, especially when doing a PhD makes me feel guilty for not doing PhD work! So, I've set myself a challenge to read one book a month and to use this for accountability!
February 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One of the biggest problems with ADHD is the inability to concentrate, which has made it increasingly difficult for me to read a book, especially when doing a PhD makes me feel guilty for not doing PhD work! So, I've set myself a challenge to read one book a month and to use this for accountability!
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Running thread of people trying to normalize the sieg heil. It's not an "Elon gesture", it's not autism, it's not your heart going out, it's not parody or trolling. It's fucking despicable. Don't ever let this shit become normal. Fuck any excuse given, there is none. Zero tolerance.
1. Elon Musk
1. Elon Musk
February 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Running thread of people trying to normalize the sieg heil. It's not an "Elon gesture", it's not autism, it's not your heart going out, it's not parody or trolling. It's fucking despicable. Don't ever let this shit become normal. Fuck any excuse given, there is none. Zero tolerance.
1. Elon Musk
1. Elon Musk
Imagine if Biden wrote something as unhinged as this guy.
Put aside the nastiness of this post, & the way in he attacks Zelenskyy as a dictator but says not a word about his pal Putin, & just focus on the way it is written: would you hire this weird person to work for you? Would you trust this odd person to teach your kid in school?
February 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Imagine if Biden wrote something as unhinged as this guy.
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🚨Holy shit.
Trump has just launched a scathing attack on Zelenskyy.
He’s actually called him a dictator.
There can be no doubt: the President of the United States is now a Kremlin asset.
Trump has just launched a scathing attack on Zelenskyy.
He’s actually called him a dictator.
There can be no doubt: the President of the United States is now a Kremlin asset.
February 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🚨Holy shit.
Trump has just launched a scathing attack on Zelenskyy.
He’s actually called him a dictator.
There can be no doubt: the President of the United States is now a Kremlin asset.
Trump has just launched a scathing attack on Zelenskyy.
He’s actually called him a dictator.
There can be no doubt: the President of the United States is now a Kremlin asset.
11 year old nephew entered the room the other day to tell me that Palestinian people were "not nice people" and Donald Trump is "a good man." Jesus Christ.
Fair to say he won't be playing his PS5 for a while.
Fair to say he won't be playing his PS5 for a while.
February 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
11 year old nephew entered the room the other day to tell me that Palestinian people were "not nice people" and Donald Trump is "a good man." Jesus Christ.
Fair to say he won't be playing his PS5 for a while.
Fair to say he won't be playing his PS5 for a while.
Globalisation isn't the problem, ya fanny.
It's the hoarding of extreme wealth by a minority, who control the media, the modes of production, and government. That's the problem.
Immigrants & transgender people aren't the problem, they are the scapegoats to keep people from looking up at the 1%.
It's the hoarding of extreme wealth by a minority, who control the media, the modes of production, and government. That's the problem.
Immigrants & transgender people aren't the problem, they are the scapegoats to keep people from looking up at the 1%.
February 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Globalisation isn't the problem, ya fanny.
It's the hoarding of extreme wealth by a minority, who control the media, the modes of production, and government. That's the problem.
Immigrants & transgender people aren't the problem, they are the scapegoats to keep people from looking up at the 1%.
It's the hoarding of extreme wealth by a minority, who control the media, the modes of production, and government. That's the problem.
Immigrants & transgender people aren't the problem, they are the scapegoats to keep people from looking up at the 1%.
Sully off lead today for the first time in Falkland. Just the 4 different kinds of poo he rolled in behind my back 🤦♂️.
Fresh air helping to overcome my current burnout and to stimulate thoughts to get around this writer's block on localism and the Dominion of New Enfland #AmWriting #PhDLife
Fresh air helping to overcome my current burnout and to stimulate thoughts to get around this writer's block on localism and the Dominion of New Enfland #AmWriting #PhDLife
February 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sully off lead today for the first time in Falkland. Just the 4 different kinds of poo he rolled in behind my back 🤦♂️.
Fresh air helping to overcome my current burnout and to stimulate thoughts to get around this writer's block on localism and the Dominion of New Enfland #AmWriting #PhDLife
Fresh air helping to overcome my current burnout and to stimulate thoughts to get around this writer's block on localism and the Dominion of New Enfland #AmWriting #PhDLife
