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Dr Mai Musié (ሙሴ)
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Ancient Historian | Senior Manager @NCACE | Co-founder @ClassicsinComm @UniofOxford |Trustee @TheRomanSoc @AoD
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jamesrball.com
On almost everything – fraud, polarisation, radicalisation, misinformation – evidence suggests that over 60s are in much more urgent need of online protection and education than teenagers.

But that issue gets zero political attention, and is a total non-starter. Nothing good will come of it.
joxley.jmoxley.co.uk John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 5d
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social
As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations we are starting a new series called “WCC and Me” where members share their experiences with the WCC UK over the years 🏛️
The first one is now live! Check it out below!!

wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/01/20/w...
WCC and Me - Dr Irene Salvo - WCC-UK
As part of our tenth anniversary celebrations, we are writing a series of blog posts in which members tell us about their experiences with the WCC UK. Our first interviewee is Dr Irene Salvo. Irene Sa...
wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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rhaplord.bsky.social
The terms ‘Khoe-San’ and ‘Bantu’ are both artificial words coined by linguists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to classify African languages

They were later institutionalized and racialized through colonial administration in South Africa
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/guns-germs...
Guns, Germs and Steel in Africa: Jared Diamond and the limits of Geographic Determinism
“African prehistory is a puzzle on a grand scale, still only partly solved.”
www.africanhistoryextra.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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gregk.co.uk
Massive hats off to everyone who dedicated their energy in the months after October 7th to attacking the UNRWA, discrediting the UN, and dismissing, sanctioning, intimidating the ICJ and ICC. Amazing work.
Politics POLITICS • 6 MIN READ Trump says Board of Peace established to oversee reconstruction of Gaza 'might' replace the United Nations 11 HR AGO By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood
January 21, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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esqueer.net
This isn't a board of peace, it's a legion of doom.
saulstaniforth.bsky.social Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 13d
BBC News reports that Netanyahu is joining Trumps 'board of peace'

They could have mentioned that Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes that include using starvation as a method of war, directing attacks against civilians, & extermination as a crime against humanity. But they didnt
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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guardianheather.bsky.social
This was our overnight piece on the mood here in Davos as we await Trump - props to the headline writer 🦖 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Nervous rex: the Davos elite brace for Trump and his dinosaur diplomacy
Leaders of EU, France and Canada stake out positions on Greenland ahead of US president’s speech to World Economic Forum
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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laurenshof.online
absolutely seismic shifts, with von der leyen also declaring the old world order dead
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Speech by President von der Leyen at the EP Plenary debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 18 December 2025 and a stronger and more sovereign Europe amid rising geopolitical tens...
“Check against delivery” \n \nThank you, Madam President, dear Roberta,\nPresident Costa, dear António,\nHonourable Members,\nLet me start by conveying my deepest condolences to the families and frien...
ec.europa.eu
January 21, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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chenchenzhang.net
Mark Carney's speech boils down to "we always knew but we never said it out loud because it served us well too, until it doesn't"
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Read Mark Carney's full speech on middle powers navigating a rapidly changing world | CBC News
Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech about a shakeup of the global order and role of middle powers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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davidandress.bsky.social
It will be fun to see them print Nigel or Boris tomorrow saying "Actually, can we just kneel down comfortably and..."
hleehurley.com Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 14d
"America is no longer our ally but a predator and a bully. My message to Europe’s leaders: stick together and prepare for war" [Mail]
America is no longer our ally but a predator and a bully. My message to Europe’s leaders: stick together and prepare for war Daily Mail20 Jan 2026by General Sir Richard Shirreff A FORMER DEPUTY SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER OF NATO IN EUROPE AN APPEASER is one who feeds a crocodile,’ warned Sir Winston Churchill, ‘hoping it will eat him last.’ Over the past year, European governments have sought to appease President Donald Trump: they turned a blind eye as he launched a global tariff war, threatened to annex Canada, bombed Iran, seized oil tankers and flouted international law by kidnapping the Venezuelan president. But now, inevitably and as Churchill warned, the crocodile President has turned its jaws on Europe. It may have sounded like a joke when in 2019 Trump raised the prospect of acquiring Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark. But seven years on and the rubber has hit the road. With the announcement over the weekend of further tariffs on European countries unless they give way, America has made it plain that this is no rhetorical game. It has genuine intent to seize and annex the autonomous Danish territory. Allegedly, this is to protect the island from falling under Chinese or Russian influence: ‘The world is not secure unless we have complete and total control of Greenland,’ Trump wrote in a letter to the Norwegian prime minister this week. But with a US military base already on the island along with other Nato troops, the lucrative prospect of rare earth metals is likely also to be on Trump’s mind. When it comes to this Trump administration, we have to prepare for the worst-case scenario. And, in this instance, to show our intent – that means being open to the prospect of European forces fighting a ground war against the US in Greenland. This would, of course, spell the end for Nato, an alliance which has kept us safe for coming on 77 years and an organisation in which I proudly served as deputy supreme allied commander in Europe for three years
January 20, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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eliothiggins.bsky.social
Membership is invitation-only, states don't get in through equal process. The term limits are three years, unless a state drops $1 billion in year one. The voting provisions are basically theatre.
January 20, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
If your peace plan includes Vladimir Putin and excludes actual allies, it’s not peace. It’s submission.
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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lottelydia.bsky.social
“Let’s employ Jeremy Bentham’s panopticon in the criminal justice system” is a direction I hadn’t anticipated for this government but sure
flyingrodent.bsky.social flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 14d
Shabana Mahmood here, and the vibes are not getting better.
'Harness power of AI to get ahead of criminals In an interview with Sir Tony Blair last month, she said: "AI and technology can be transformative to the whole of the law and order space. "When I was in justice, my ultimate vision for that part of the criminal justice system was to achieve, by means of AI and technology, what Jeremy Bentham tried to do with his Panopticon. That is that the eyes of the state can be on you at all times. "Similarly, in the world of policing, in particular, we've already been rolling out live facial recognition technology, but I think there's big space here for being able to harness the power of AI and tech to get ahead of the criminals, frankly, which is what we're trying to do." Bentham, an 18th-century philosopher and social theorist, promoted the Panopticon as a circular prison with a central inspection tower from which a single guard could observe all inmates all the time while unseen. A government source said: "This doesn't mean watching people who are non-criminals - but she feels like, if you commit a crime, you sacrifice the right to the kind of liberty the rest of us enjoy."
January 20, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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nevillemorley.bsky.social
It takes a heck of a lot of words to say “Who’s King?”
eliothiggins.bsky.social Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 14d
I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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aphclarkson.bsky.social
There is a lot I disagree with Zack Polanski when it comes to national security, but he presents a rather more nuanced outline of Green foreign and defence policy in the New Statesman here. Note the rather Gaullist emphasis on a European defence alliance
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Trump's threat to Greenland must be a wake-up call for Britain
For too long our politicians have toadied to a dangerous president
www.newstatesman.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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stephaniejane.bsky.social
Judith Butler sussed people like Burchill out long ago…
Butler made the point that anti-trans feminists are allying with the right wing over their dislike of "gender" and transness, despite their seeming political differences. "Sometimes [members of the anti-gender ideology movement] claim that 'sex'alone has scientific standing, but other times they appeal for divine mandates for masculine domination and difference. They don't seem to mind contradicting themselves," said Butler. "The trans exclusionary radical feminists and the so-called gender critical writers have also rejected the important work in feminist philosophy of science showing how culture and nature interact.. • in favor of a regressive and spurious form of biological essentialism. So they will not be part of the coalition that seeks to fight the anti-gender movement. The anti-gender ideology is one of the dominant strains of fascism in our times. Butler also
January 20, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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robinwigglesworth.ft.com
Didn’t believe this was true but have checked and am told it was sent to the Norwegian government yesterday.
sharonk.bsky.social Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 15d
mad king moment

from the PBS Newshour correspondent
NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials: Dear Ambassador: President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state] “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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newsagents.bsky.social
"People are scared, terrified, they're not leaving their homes, they have to deliver groceries to their neighbours."

Lewis Goodall meets anti-ICE protesters on the streets of Minneapolis, where tensions remain high after the killing of Renee Nicole Good

www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/minn...
Minneapolis protests: 'I want ICE out of my city and out of my country' | The News Agents
Lewis Goodall speaks to ICE protesters on the streets of Minneapolis, with claims some would "die" for the cause, and wanting to "kill" Trump's law enforcement officers.
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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historyworkshop.org.uk
"What kinds of histories and stories might be useful for radical social movements and political struggles today, to overcome the enormous challenges that we face?"

Current and former History Workshop editors reflect on the 50th anniversary of the History Workshop collective.
Radical Synergies
Three of our past and present editors reflect on the ways in which History Workshop Journal has influenced and inspired their practice during their time on the History Workshop collective.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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atrupar.com
Rep. Angie Craig: "There's no way in hell I'm voting to give one cent to Trump and Kristi Noem's ICE. I won't send one penny to these people who are terrorizing the people of Minnesota. We also should pass a bill that will prevent them from going onto schools, into church, into daycares ... "
January 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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belovedofoizys.bsky.social
A few tickets are still available for my talk in Chester this Thursday - join me as I discuss the myths and realities of women in the Roman arena: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-of-t...
Women of the Roman Arena
Join ancient historian Alexandra Sills as she uncovers the forgotten story of female gladiators in Rome's most masculine arena.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
Marco Rubio, June 2012.
National Review article excerpt. It reads: "On the other hand, when I hear some people accuse immigrants of destroying the American economy and culture and stealing jobs from American citizens, it stirs my anger, too. I can’t stand to hear immigrants described in terms more appropriate to a plague of locusts than human beings. And although I believe they are a small minority, I begin to wonder if some of the people who speak so disparagingly about immigrants would be just as worked up if most of them were coming from Canada."
January 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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gsoh31.bsky.social
Danish troops to Greenland to defend it against American aggression. The previously unimaginable now happening every day. The UK state must do now what it failed to do between 2008 and 2022: drop other spending ambitions and rearm as quickly as possible.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Kilder til DR: Danmark sender militære forstærkninger til Grønland
En fortrop fra Forsvaret er ankommet til Grønland, erfarer DR.
www.dr.dk
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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pameladelupio.bsky.social
#CurrentlyReading
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa

Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?

#booksky
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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gsoh31.bsky.social
This is even worse in some ways! 'Hey, pay us a bribe to violate women's bodies and privacy' - that'd their ad line now. They're laughing at those pathetic govts that dare say a word.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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profmarkhumphries.bsky.social
6 January is Epiphany, marking the visit of the Magi from the East to the infant Christ (Matthew 2.1-12). It always prompts me to reflect on how late antique Christians imagined this episode, repurposing iconographic tropes from secular art to visualise this key moment in the Nativity story.
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM