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Lesley A Hall

Lesley A Hall

@erinacean.bsky.social

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Archivist, historian, reader, Londoner, feminist
@erinacean
@erinacean@h-net.social
www.lesleyahall.net
https://lesleyahall.blogspot.com/

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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 8h

Was it Mark Twain (maybe Ambrose Bierce) who defined 'emeritus' as 'e=without' 'meritus = merit'?

Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 9h

And let's not forget things like the prevalence of arsenic (and other toxic substances) in widely used dyes and paint.

Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 9h

All sorts of things which are not susceptible to antibiotics for cure but which are now treatable/preventable. Improved regulations for food hygiene, development of effective sewage systems, should not be overlooked! Observe the work of London Medical Officers of Health wellcomelibrary.org/moh/

London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

wellcomelibrary.org

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 9h

My slides include the modern cultural image of the people who retro-engineered the IBM PC via the 'clean room' technique...

....compared with photos of some of those who actually did it.

slide showing the cool hip badass looking cast of Halt and Catch Fire with a black and white photo showing some serious neeeeeeeeerds

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So Mayer @suchmayer.bsky.social · 9h

Safety matches (brought to you by unions), analogue cameras (up the Grunwick strikers), carabiner clips (the lesbian Internationale), tote bags, photocopiers, helmets, riso printers, lead-free pipes, tattoo guns, autoclaves, thermos flasks, swimming goggles, N95 masks, reusable sandwich bags.

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Ruth Cadbury MP @ruthcadbury.bsky.social · 10h

Increasingly my team are finding that their job is having to corral various state agencies & non-state agencies, while trying to help constituents who are often facing a multitude of serious issues at once.

As MPs we do not have enforcement powers but people think we do.

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Nye Cominetti @nyecominetti.bsky.social · 10h

Reminder for journos about the unemployment rate: the denominator isn't all people it's all people *working or looking for work*. A more accurate description of the youth unemployment rate would be "1 in 6 young people who want to work don't have a job". archive.is/202602180759...

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Helen McCarthy @helenmccarthy51.bsky.social · 10h

FLASH SALE! Until 19 Feb at 11:30pm GMT, get 15% off my History of Manga intro and The Manga Bible book launch in London or online. Use code MANGABIBLE here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-histor...

The History of Manga: History, hearsay & facts

Trace the evolution of the world’s most influential art form from renowned anime and manga expert Helen McCarthy. Followed by Q&A.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 10h

Digitalhumanities, #librarylife and #NLP friends: has anyone bought a large historical dataset (books, newspapers, maps etc, images or ocr) from a publisher/digitiser to data mine? I’d like to compare notes… either on here or DM me 🙏

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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 10h

This (about the 'new' Grammarly AI toolset) is absolutely terrifying, not because the tool is good, but because it is an easy, all-in-one, way to avoid thinking any thoughts or doing any work at all *and 3000 universities say its OK to use*.
www.carleton.edu/ai/blog/gram...

Grammarly Revisited - Carleton College

A close look at Grammarly's new AI tools

www.carleton.edu

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MNG - University Presses @mngupbooks.bsky.social · 11h

Forthcoming title shows how queer lives, in Belfast, before the gay rights movement were not only possible but also rich, exciting, and fulfilling. Overcoming a history of intolerance, violence, and religious homophobia

📚 buff.ly/6zKEIAO
@cornellupress.bsky.social
@tomhulme.bsky.social
#LGBTQHM

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11h

'A study last year...analysed nearly 1,000 Instagram and TikTok posts about controversial medical screening tests. It found that the posts were overwhelmingly misleading — and that the people posting often had financial interests in the treatment'.

The science influencers going viral on TikTok to fight misinformation

Scientists and medical experts are countering climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience on social media.

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 11h

It can take a long time to recover systems and restore services depending on the severity of the attack. Part of managing cybersecurity is planning for resilience and recovery with as little disruption as possible. Three months isn't a very long time, tbh.

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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 11h

The Rebellion! exhibition will include footage of police violence, audio testimony from miners who were there on the day and photographs of the impact of deindustrialisation on mining communities.

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Mitildide 🦖 @mitildide.bsky.social · 11h

Honestly the idea of a gender affirmative model is, in and of itself, a middle ground. The truth is mostly the thing that is handled is transphobia and its effects.

Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 1d

The gender affirmative model, like the Affirmative Model for homosexuality was arrived at when therapists noticed they were doing more harm than good by insisting on driving an agenda of correction rather than following a humanistic patient centred approach.

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Durham Institute for Medical Humanities @durhamimh.bsky.social · 12h

On Tue 24 Feb join us for an in-person workshop with @sarahwieten.bsky.social & @beccajackson.bsky.social, for informal short talks on critical appraisal of metrics at the beginning & end of life, with particular attention paid to Apgar and SOFA scores.

More info 👇️
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

Measuring at the Beginning and the End: A critical eye on health metrics

Join us for an in-person workshop with speakers Dr Sarah Wieten and Dr Rebecca Jackson.

www.durham.ac.uk

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Dorothy Berry @dorothyjberry.bsky.social · 20h

Thanks to @wehere.bsky.social I have this pretty graphic to show my scheduled book events. I will post specifics on each when I have them, and thanks to everyone who has sent me an invite! I'm open to other possibilities so feel free to reach out (more info on how to do that dorothy-berry.com/thab)

Graphic listing book event schedule for "The House Archives Built" book tour. There are stops in Chapel Hill, Baltimore, Atlanta, Bethlehem PA New Haven CT, Baltimore again, Chicago, and Charleston

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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 22h

FOI reveals the EHRC holds zero minutes of meetings with trans-led organisations in the past 5 years.

This is the UK’s 'equality' regulator.

Trans voices are not important enough for the EHRC to keep a record of what was said. This should be a headline in all the papers.

Equality and Human Rights Commission
Dear
Your Freedom of Information Request
FOI Reference: 15238932
Date: 16 February 2026
Thank you for your request, detailed below, which we received on 19 January 2026.
"1) Does the EHRC hold minutes for meetings with any trans-led or trans- focused groups (excluding general LGBTQI+ groups) in the last 5 years.
For clarity, these could include but are not limited to:
- TransActual
- Translucent/Steph's Place
- Scottish Trans
- Trans legal project
- Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective
- Trans Safety Network
- Trans Solidarity Alliance
- Trans Resistance Network
- Trans Exile Network
If so, could you
a) break down how many sets of minutes were recorded per year. (Here 1 "set of minutes" means "minutes for 1 meeting") And
b) name which trans-led or trans-focused organisation these are with." This request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Response
Following a search of our records, we have determined that the information you have requested is not held by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
While the Commission regularly engages with a wide range of stakeholders, including trans-led and trans-focussed civil society organisations where relevant to our work, we do not hold any formal minutes of meetings with the organisations listed in your request within the timeframe specified.
T: 0161 829 8100
E: foi@equalityhumanrights.com
Arndale House, The Arndale Centre Manchester, M4 3AQ
equalityhumanrights.com
T: 0161 829 8100
E: foi@equalityhumanrights.com
Arndale House, The Arndale Centre Manchester, M4 3AQ
equalityhumanrights.com

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Katrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 1d

How did I get to this stage of historical research without knowing of the existence of an anti-enclosure tea tray.

I love a good tea tray.

Memorabilia from a successful resistance attempt in Bedfont, Middlesex, 1801.
Of interest to @markcrail.bsky.social ?
Ref PhD thesis by Paul Carter, 1998.

Tea tray image

Enclosure Resistance in Middlesex, 1656 - 1889: A Study of
Common Right Assertion
A thesis submitted to Middlesex University
in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy

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Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · 1d

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Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · 1d

Come at do a PhD with Sam Hind, Riza Batista-Navarro and me! "Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries" Deadline 30th March www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries (CreativeAI Studentship) at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Artificial Inequality? AI and its impact on the UK Creative Industries (CreativeAI Studentship) at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 1d

For the love of God, Google, this is not “Toad in the Hole”

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 1d

is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...

The left is missing out on AI

As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right

www.transformernews.ai

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Innes M. Keighren @inneskeighren.bsky.social · 1d

Are any historians of #C18 London familiar with Thomas Phillips' lock-up house on Gray's Inn Lane? Although Phillips died in 1770, I believe this is where Jacques-Pierre Brissot was briefly imprisoned in 1784. I would love to know more about it. Thank you kindly!

Cutting from The St. James's Chronicle; or, The British Evening-Post, no. 137 (11–14 June 1768), [3].

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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 1d

...my team has to spend a reasonable part of their week trying to make sure none of us get murdered.

This also a greater burden for women, MPs of colour, LGBT MPs, so they effectively get less staff time to focus on what actually should matter...
6/?

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year of the fire horse girls @anem0ne.net · 1d

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89Ev7Uv/

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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 1d

This was not quite the last collection I catalogued before my retirement from Wellcome: wellcomecollection.org/works/hrsyzq94 He began his research in the 1970s.

Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 1d

Okay, MAYBE he can do this, but I am reminded of that scam where somebody threatens to reveal one's online dodgy porn viewing (what online porn viewing?) which they have somehow discovered, to The World (who? would they care?) unless paid $$$ in bitcoin.

Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 2d

In a new email received yesterday, this scammer said "if you continue to ignore my messages, I might do something you would regret for the rest of your life. I already have access to your book, and instead of giving it a positive review, I will leave a negative one and damage its reputation." 2/

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Nick Hubble @thehubble101.bsky.social · 1d

The 2010s: A Decade of Contemporary British Fiction is currently available on the Bloomsbury website at a 30 per cent discount price of £20.29 until Sunday night. This is a flash sale across most Bloomsbury books.

This volume relates the British fiction of the decade to the contexts in which it was written and received in order to examine and explain contemporary trends,…

www.bloomsbury.com

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 1d

Royal Mail delivered letters from your doctor, family and friends, 6 days a week for decades.

Then it was privatised. Now it can't even deliver 3 days a week.

Instead they prioritise profitable parcel deliveries. Take Royal Mail back into public ownership. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Royal Mail staff tell BBC letters sit undelivered as firm prioritises parcels

Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 1d

We've been on the Northern Line. The idea that it's 2000 years old seems completely reasonable.

A screen snip. At the top is a sentence pointing out that the Northern Line tube line closely follows the route of the Roman Road, Stane Street. Beneath are two maps, on the left Stane street is shown with settlements including Morden, Tooting, Clapham and Kennington marked. On the right is another map with the modern northern line shown. All of the settlements on the stane street map are duplicated on the tube map.