Dr Catherine Bateson
@catbateson.bsky.social
American Historian & Lecturer/FRHistS/British Online Archives Academic Liaison Manager/Associate Editor http://irishamericancivilwar.com / “Irish American Civil War Songs” LSU Press out now! https://lsupress.org/books/detail/irish-american-civil-war-songs/
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Happy 3rd #pubday birthday to my @lsupress.bsky.social book “Irish American Civil War Songs: Identity, Loyalty and Nationhood”! Available from the press & all good bookstores. If any Civil War era/Irish Studies folk want me to talk about it/review it, get in touch!
lsupress.org/978080717793...
lsupress.org/978080717793...
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Flying visit to Warrington meant a Friday night watching rugby in the rain 🏉☔️ @catbateson.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Flying visit to Warrington meant a Friday night watching rugby in the rain 🏉☔️ @catbateson.bsky.social
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“I’ve been cast at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony”
“What are you?”
“A stovetop espresso maker.”
“What are you?”
“A stovetop espresso maker.”
February 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
“I’ve been cast at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony”
“What are you?”
“A stovetop espresso maker.”
“What are you?”
“A stovetop espresso maker.”
Had a great time today talking to @salforduni.bsky.social again about the @boapublishing.bsky.social collections they can use for assignment & dissertation research - especially from our War, Security and Intelligence Theme collections!
February 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Had a great time today talking to @salforduni.bsky.social again about the @boapublishing.bsky.social collections they can use for assignment & dissertation research - especially from our War, Security and Intelligence Theme collections!
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about a 5 minute watch Thomas Moore (Shakespeare) performed by Ian McKellan
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
about a 5 minute watch Thomas Moore (Shakespeare) performed by Ian McKellan
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
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Are you studying, researching or teaching the histories of race and ethnicity? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net
Using BBIH online: a help pack for students and lecturers
For the academic year, we've a help pack offering guides to BBIH in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research. With embeddable content for VLEs.
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Are you studying, researching or teaching the histories of race and ethnicity? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net
The sound of an alarm going off in the background of the PM’s speech today seems apt - proper “The Thick Of It” moment
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a window .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a window .
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 AM
The sound of an alarm going off in the background of the PM’s speech today seems apt - proper “The Thick Of It” moment
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the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades
“Democracy dies in darkness” never seemed more apt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Democracy dies in darkness” never seemed more apt
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bezos' destruction of the post reminds me so much of trump's destruction of our democratic institutions. it's mindless, it's pointless, it's got nothing to do with affordability, & it does great harm to all of us. oligarchs suck.
February 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
bezos' destruction of the post reminds me so much of trump's destruction of our democratic institutions. it's mindless, it's pointless, it's got nothing to do with affordability, & it does great harm to all of us. oligarchs suck.
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In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
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Wes Streeting saying on Today that Mandelson is ‘not the man we thought he was’ but the trouble is, he is exactly the man we thought, just on a much worse scale than almost anyone thought. And there is an alternative world where none of this is this govt’s problem, because they never gave him a job
February 4, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Wes Streeting saying on Today that Mandelson is ‘not the man we thought he was’ but the trouble is, he is exactly the man we thought, just on a much worse scale than almost anyone thought. And there is an alternative world where none of this is this govt’s problem, because they never gave him a job
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We’ve grouped our fascinating range of unique primary source collections under key historical themes! “War, Security, and Intelligence” contains 31 collections, totalling over 1,246,700 document images!
Explore them at britishonlinearchives.com/themes/2/war....
Explore them at britishonlinearchives.com/themes/2/war....
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
We’ve grouped our fascinating range of unique primary source collections under key historical themes! “War, Security, and Intelligence” contains 31 collections, totalling over 1,246,700 document images!
Explore them at britishonlinearchives.com/themes/2/war....
Explore them at britishonlinearchives.com/themes/2/war....
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I don't mean to seem alarmed, but it appears Google's book search function is, just...gone.
In a sane country it would be a huge deal, front page news, that a privately owned utility that millions researches, from journalists to scholars, rely on every day to advance knowledge can just disappear.
In a sane country it would be a huge deal, front page news, that a privately owned utility that millions researches, from journalists to scholars, rely on every day to advance knowledge can just disappear.
February 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I don't mean to seem alarmed, but it appears Google's book search function is, just...gone.
In a sane country it would be a huge deal, front page news, that a privately owned utility that millions researches, from journalists to scholars, rely on every day to advance knowledge can just disappear.
In a sane country it would be a huge deal, front page news, that a privately owned utility that millions researches, from journalists to scholars, rely on every day to advance knowledge can just disappear.
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Happy #pudbday to Kenneth W. Noe! "Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend," out today, boldly questions the long-accepted notion that the sixteenth president was an almost-perfect commander in chief.
📚: https://bit.ly/heroiclegend
📚: https://bit.ly/heroiclegend
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Happy #pudbday to Kenneth W. Noe! "Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend," out today, boldly questions the long-accepted notion that the sixteenth president was an almost-perfect commander in chief.
📚: https://bit.ly/heroiclegend
📚: https://bit.ly/heroiclegend
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Congratulations to friend and fellow historian @kennethwnoe.bsky.social on the publication of his new book *Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend.* Really looking forward to reading this one. 🗃️ cc: @lsupress.bsky.social lsupress.org/978080718521...
Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend
Kenneth W. Noe’s Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend boldly questions the long-accepted notion that the sixteenth president was an almost-perfect command...
lsupress.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Congratulations to friend and fellow historian @kennethwnoe.bsky.social on the publication of his new book *Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend.* Really looking forward to reading this one. 🗃️ cc: @lsupress.bsky.social lsupress.org/978080718521...
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Hi, this is a slow-moving thread of library stamps being present in old books.
To celebrate the start of the #LibraryStampMadness series, let's enjoy this Bull's eye moment of a Vatican library stamp being stamped with full librarian joy into the empty space left over for a miniature. #skystorians
To celebrate the start of the #LibraryStampMadness series, let's enjoy this Bull's eye moment of a Vatican library stamp being stamped with full librarian joy into the empty space left over for a miniature. #skystorians
April 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Hi, this is a slow-moving thread of library stamps being present in old books.
To celebrate the start of the #LibraryStampMadness series, let's enjoy this Bull's eye moment of a Vatican library stamp being stamped with full librarian joy into the empty space left over for a miniature. #skystorians
To celebrate the start of the #LibraryStampMadness series, let's enjoy this Bull's eye moment of a Vatican library stamp being stamped with full librarian joy into the empty space left over for a miniature. #skystorians
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The Kennedy Center isn’t closing for “renovations.” It’s closing because audiences fled, artists withdrew, and its reputation collapsed under the pressures forced upon it. Cultural trust doesn’t evaporate by accident. It happens when power treats the arts as a tool, not a public good.
February 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The Kennedy Center isn’t closing for “renovations.” It’s closing because audiences fled, artists withdrew, and its reputation collapsed under the pressures forced upon it. Cultural trust doesn’t evaporate by accident. It happens when power treats the arts as a tool, not a public good.
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Perfect timing. Taking a break from writing to check out what looks to be a fascinating new book by @gauthamrao.bsky.social. Thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social for the advance reader copy. 🗃️
February 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Perfect timing. Taking a break from writing to check out what looks to be a fascinating new book by @gauthamrao.bsky.social. Thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social for the advance reader copy. 🗃️
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TikTok has some really interesting creators making up their own versions of Ancient DNA history, based on half-remembered cheese dreams from Victorian children’s books & a heavy dose of white supremacy
February 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM
TikTok has some really interesting creators making up their own versions of Ancient DNA history, based on half-remembered cheese dreams from Victorian children’s books & a heavy dose of white supremacy
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Our new brochure provides detailed overviews of our fascinating India collections, alongside key insights and imagery!
Explore it at buff.ly/LsgJrIX.
Visit our website at buff.ly/aRu0EI4.
Explore it at buff.ly/LsgJrIX.
Visit our website at buff.ly/aRu0EI4.
February 2, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Our new brochure provides detailed overviews of our fascinating India collections, alongside key insights and imagery!
Explore it at buff.ly/LsgJrIX.
Visit our website at buff.ly/aRu0EI4.
Explore it at buff.ly/LsgJrIX.
Visit our website at buff.ly/aRu0EI4.
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Our latest "Document of the Week" was chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik. This extract from Florence Nightingale’s correspondence shows how cleanliness, morality, and empire shaped responses to cholera.
Read the full post here: buff.ly/DVI3TkW
Read the full post here: buff.ly/DVI3TkW
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Our latest "Document of the Week" was chosen by our Editor, Nishah Malik. This extract from Florence Nightingale’s correspondence shows how cleanliness, morality, and empire shaped responses to cholera.
Read the full post here: buff.ly/DVI3TkW
Read the full post here: buff.ly/DVI3TkW
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Are you studying, researching or teaching histories of wetlands and the environment? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net
Using BBIH online: a help pack for students and lecturers
For the academic year, we've a help pack offering guides to BBIH in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research. With embeddable content for VLEs.
buff.ly
February 2, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Are you studying, researching or teaching histories of wetlands and the environment? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net
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Historian here literally and symbolically Trump is hell bent on destroying the American republic, its constitution, and founding principles on its 250th. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial
The president is eyeing a plot of land near Memorial Bridge. The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Historian here literally and symbolically Trump is hell bent on destroying the American republic, its constitution, and founding principles on its 250th. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...