🇨🇦 Katherine D. Watson 🇬🇧
@drkdwatson.bsky.social
Historian of forensic medicine and crime at Oxford Brookes University. Cricket lover. Collector of shoes, perfumes and nail varnish.
Channel 4 News has just this minute spelled the name of the country Colombia wrong. Columbia. Jesus Christ, have they hired one of my undergrads?
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Channel 4 News has just this minute spelled the name of the country Colombia wrong. Columbia. Jesus Christ, have they hired one of my undergrads?
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Bristol Record Society's latest:
archive.org/details/bris...
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Documents on the Bristol Slave Trade : Kenneth Morgan : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Kenneth Morgan (ed.), Documents on the Bristol Slave Trade (Bristol Record Society publications, Vol. 80, 2025)A collection of transcribed documents relating...
archive.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Bristol Record Society's latest:
archive.org/details/bris...
archive.org/details/bris...
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This blood is on your hands, Elon.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This blood is on your hands, Elon.
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If you're earning less than 4% in your savings, you can do better! This pod shows you how to maximise every penny both simple ways and more complex too if you're spend more time. Worth a listen.
New Pod: Savings Interest Boosting Masterclass! Martin takes you thru how to maximise every penny. Cash ISAs, fixes, 7% regular savers, 25% boost for 1st homes, tax, 50% Help to Save & more. Do listen
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open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc...
www.BBC.co.uk/sounds/brand...
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The Martin Lewis Podcast
Business Podcast · Updated weekly · Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
If you're earning less than 4% in your savings, you can do better! This pod shows you how to maximise every penny both simple ways and more complex too if you're spend more time. Worth a listen.
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Hovis advert going hard
(Illustrated London News, 1896)
(Illustrated London News, 1896)
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Hovis advert going hard
(Illustrated London News, 1896)
(Illustrated London News, 1896)
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It's been many months since I concluded that the UK government and its ridiculous 'regulator' would do zero when faced with Musk's obvious and malicious targeting of the UK. And that therefore the radical right could change everything. (1/2)
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
It's been many months since I concluded that the UK government and its ridiculous 'regulator' would do zero when faced with Musk's obvious and malicious targeting of the UK. And that therefore the radical right could change everything. (1/2)
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported strikes on a number of strategic facilities on Russian territory:
▪️ A storage, assembly,&launch base for Shahed drones in temporarily occupied Donetsk (the area of the Donetsk airport)
▪️ The Volgograd Oil Refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region
▪️ A storage, assembly,&launch base for Shahed drones in temporarily occupied Donetsk (the area of the Donetsk airport)
▪️ The Volgograd Oil Refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported strikes on a number of strategic facilities on Russian territory:
▪️ A storage, assembly,&launch base for Shahed drones in temporarily occupied Donetsk (the area of the Donetsk airport)
▪️ The Volgograd Oil Refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region
▪️ A storage, assembly,&launch base for Shahed drones in temporarily occupied Donetsk (the area of the Donetsk airport)
▪️ The Volgograd Oil Refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region
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An energy rebound from silence, explained in research on zebra finches' dawn singing: "When light returned, everything released at once. That release – the shift from stillness to song – is what people hear as the dawn chorus." #birds #birding #nature #animalcommunication 🧪
Scientists discover why birds sing so passionately at dawn
Birds sing at dawn due to built-up energy from nighttime silence. When light returns, they release the energy through intense morning singing.
www.earth.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
An energy rebound from silence, explained in research on zebra finches' dawn singing: "When light returned, everything released at once. That release – the shift from stillness to song – is what people hear as the dawn chorus." #birds #birding #nature #animalcommunication 🧪
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Moldova's Cabinet of Ministers has approved the closure of the Russian Center for Culture&Science in Chișinău,it said in a statement
These centers are used by Russia to promote its propaganda narratives
Moldova is doing very well in moving away from Russia's sphere of influence
gov.md/en/node/5435
These centers are used by Russia to promote its propaganda narratives
Moldova is doing very well in moving away from Russia's sphere of influence
gov.md/en/node/5435
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Moldova's Cabinet of Ministers has approved the closure of the Russian Center for Culture&Science in Chișinău,it said in a statement
These centers are used by Russia to promote its propaganda narratives
Moldova is doing very well in moving away from Russia's sphere of influence
gov.md/en/node/5435
These centers are used by Russia to promote its propaganda narratives
Moldova is doing very well in moving away from Russia's sphere of influence
gov.md/en/node/5435
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We are the Nova Scotia Museum. What began as one museum of science and history in 1868 is today, a family of 28 sites & over one million artifacts & specimens. We love sharing Nova Scotia's extraordinary stories with the world! museum.novascotia.ca/our-museums
#Museum30 #Sharing #novascotia
#Museum30 #Sharing #novascotia
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We are the Nova Scotia Museum. What began as one museum of science and history in 1868 is today, a family of 28 sites & over one million artifacts & specimens. We love sharing Nova Scotia's extraordinary stories with the world! museum.novascotia.ca/our-museums
#Museum30 #Sharing #novascotia
#Museum30 #Sharing #novascotia
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If your government thinks the Pope “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” when he defends migrants’ dignity, the world should see the warning sign. The US is no longer leading on human rights. It’s suppressing them.
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
If your government thinks the Pope “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” when he defends migrants’ dignity, the world should see the warning sign. The US is no longer leading on human rights. It’s suppressing them.
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In the Kupiansk direction of Kharkiv region, a legendary duo has been working for over two years: the driver of a drone systems battalion known by the callsign Hrynia, & his co-pilot - a Maltipoo named Perseus
Perseus isn’t just a dog - he’s a strategist, a psychologist,& the chief snack inspector
Perseus isn’t just a dog - he’s a strategist, a psychologist,& the chief snack inspector
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In the Kupiansk direction of Kharkiv region, a legendary duo has been working for over two years: the driver of a drone systems battalion known by the callsign Hrynia, & his co-pilot - a Maltipoo named Perseus
Perseus isn’t just a dog - he’s a strategist, a psychologist,& the chief snack inspector
Perseus isn’t just a dog - he’s a strategist, a psychologist,& the chief snack inspector
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Democrats aren’t just winning at the statewide level. We’re evicting MAGA at the local level, too.
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Democrats aren’t just winning at the statewide level. We’re evicting MAGA at the local level, too.
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Fuck sake - won’t somebody TELL them?
We’re going to see a flood and tornado ravaged continent with regular heatwaves and droughts and billions of happy mosquitoes infecting us with tropical diseases.
And as for the economy …
We’re going to see a flood and tornado ravaged continent with regular heatwaves and droughts and billions of happy mosquitoes infecting us with tropical diseases.
And as for the economy …
European governments struck a provisional deal to agree on a significantly weakened 2040 climate target in the early hours of this morning.
A "take it or leave it" text on the 2040 target came after 18 hours of negotiations.
A "take it or leave it" text on the 2040 target came after 18 hours of negotiations.
Draft deal sets weaker 85 percent domestic climate target for EU
After 18 hours of negotiations, countries gave preliminary approval to a “take it or leave it” text on the 2040 target.
www.politico.eu
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Fuck sake - won’t somebody TELL them?
We’re going to see a flood and tornado ravaged continent with regular heatwaves and droughts and billions of happy mosquitoes infecting us with tropical diseases.
And as for the economy …
We’re going to see a flood and tornado ravaged continent with regular heatwaves and droughts and billions of happy mosquitoes infecting us with tropical diseases.
And as for the economy …
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THIS IS TOMORROW! IF YOU LIKE THAT SORT OF THING!
Our member @sophiemhistory.bsky.social is speaking at Werrington NEXT WEEK on the development and impact of the railway on Victorian Peterborough.
Come along if you can!
Come along if you can!
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
THIS IS TOMORROW! IF YOU LIKE THAT SORT OF THING!
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The enthusiasm for #History at this year's #HistDay25 is considerable and palpable.
History's popularity and appeal is an asset we must work with to better demonstrate the personal, professional, civic and social value of historical knowledge and understanding.
@ihr.bsky.social #Skystorians
History's popularity and appeal is an asset we must work with to better demonstrate the personal, professional, civic and social value of historical knowledge and understanding.
@ihr.bsky.social #Skystorians
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The enthusiasm for #History at this year's #HistDay25 is considerable and palpable.
History's popularity and appeal is an asset we must work with to better demonstrate the personal, professional, civic and social value of historical knowledge and understanding.
@ihr.bsky.social #Skystorians
History's popularity and appeal is an asset we must work with to better demonstrate the personal, professional, civic and social value of historical knowledge and understanding.
@ihr.bsky.social #Skystorians
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Transkribus is the handwritten text recognition tool that we used to transcribe 25,000 wills from 1540-1790 for our Leverhulme project.
Beginners' guide here 👇
#DigitalHumanities 🗃️ #EarlyModern
Beginners' guide here 👇
#DigitalHumanities 🗃️ #EarlyModern
Did you miss our beginners' webinar last week? The complete recording of our step-by-step introduction to Transkribus is now available on YouTube 👇
Transkribus Webinar for Beginners (English)
Transkribus is the most popular tools for automatic text recognition of historical documents.
By watching this webinar recording, you will learn how to upload documents to Transkribus, perform…
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Transkribus is the handwritten text recognition tool that we used to transcribe 25,000 wills from 1540-1790 for our Leverhulme project.
Beginners' guide here 👇
#DigitalHumanities 🗃️ #EarlyModern
Beginners' guide here 👇
#DigitalHumanities 🗃️ #EarlyModern
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We are two Museums (founded in 1875 and 1949), an archive and a reference library, covering the lives of Met officers and staff ever since 1829 and the crimes they have solved. #CM150 #Movember #Museum30 #Introduction
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We are two Museums (founded in 1875 and 1949), an archive and a reference library, covering the lives of Met officers and staff ever since 1829 and the crimes they have solved. #CM150 #Movember #Museum30 #Introduction
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Something for your Sunday (tomorrow, Nov 2nd). I’m on James Naughtie’s Book Club on BBC Radio 4 discussing #TheFive with a live (live in September when I recorded it) audience.
November 1, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Something for your Sunday (tomorrow, Nov 2nd). I’m on James Naughtie’s Book Club on BBC Radio 4 discussing #TheFive with a live (live in September when I recorded it) audience.
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We're delighted to be returning to the Institute of Historical Research's History Day again this year!
Tuesday 4th November from 11:00 to 16:00. Rumour has it our stall has sweets...
#HistDay25
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
@ihr.bsky.social
Tuesday 4th November from 11:00 to 16:00. Rumour has it our stall has sweets...
#HistDay25
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
@ihr.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
We're delighted to be returning to the Institute of Historical Research's History Day again this year!
Tuesday 4th November from 11:00 to 16:00. Rumour has it our stall has sweets...
#HistDay25
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
@ihr.bsky.social
Tuesday 4th November from 11:00 to 16:00. Rumour has it our stall has sweets...
#HistDay25
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
@ihr.bsky.social
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Why not indulge yourself on this spooky Halloween by reading our blog post about how hands could form a bridge between the living and the dead in late Victorian Britain?
This month’s suitably spooky blog post is from our Research Associate, who has been speaking with the dead in the archives of the Society for Psychical Research!
Read here: www.thevictorianhand.uk/gallery/spir...
Read here: www.thevictorianhand.uk/gallery/spir...
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Why not indulge yourself on this spooky Halloween by reading our blog post about how hands could form a bridge between the living and the dead in late Victorian Britain?
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At Edinburgh, even during Welcome Week, students have been standing with staff.
They see the injustice of £400k salaries at the top while staff are being made redundant and they know these cuts will damage their education.
Students and staff together: we are the university 💪
#WeAreTheUniversity
They see the injustice of £400k salaries at the top while staff are being made redundant and they know these cuts will damage their education.
Students and staff together: we are the university 💪
#WeAreTheUniversity
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
At Edinburgh, even during Welcome Week, students have been standing with staff.
They see the injustice of £400k salaries at the top while staff are being made redundant and they know these cuts will damage their education.
Students and staff together: we are the university 💪
#WeAreTheUniversity
They see the injustice of £400k salaries at the top while staff are being made redundant and they know these cuts will damage their education.
Students and staff together: we are the university 💪
#WeAreTheUniversity
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