Conversation Kenge
@fenken.bsky.social
Archaeological geophysicist, heritage nerd, Running Punk, musician and ex-dancer.
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Conversation Kenge
@fenken.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I have made a Maritime Archaeologists Starter Pack. I need to go through my follow/followers lists to populate it more fully, but please share and let me know who I should be including!
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All the people who laughed at me for reading dystopian sci fi as a youth are the same ones who are shocked at the way things are playing out...
February 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
All the people who laughed at me for reading dystopian sci fi as a youth are the same ones who are shocked at the way things are playing out...
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I see Christopher 'Upskirting' Chope is trying hard to maintain his 'vilest member of the House of Commons' title...
February 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I see Christopher 'Upskirting' Chope is trying hard to maintain his 'vilest member of the House of Commons' title...
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Catching an Uber, #Bridgerton style? This remarkable 1783 pocket #map of #London, in the collection of @ihrlibrary.bsky.social, shows the Hackney Coach fare between key destinations in the city. A great guide to getting around - and avoiding getting ripped off! More info in AltText.
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Catching an Uber, #Bridgerton style? This remarkable 1783 pocket #map of #London, in the collection of @ihrlibrary.bsky.social, shows the Hackney Coach fare between key destinations in the city. A great guide to getting around - and avoiding getting ripped off! More info in AltText.
Why is the Grauniad still obsessed with Mandelson? Still trying to hump the corpse of the Blair years? Or just in thrall to any faction on the right of the Labour party?
Too cynical?
Too cynical?
February 2, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Why is the Grauniad still obsessed with Mandelson? Still trying to hump the corpse of the Blair years? Or just in thrall to any faction on the right of the Labour party?
Too cynical?
Too cynical?
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Not to be all ‘the problem with the modern world is that it isn’t like it was when I was young’ but I do think things were better when edgy white boys were into skateboarding, weed and starting crappy punk bands rather than the gym, fascism and starting podcasts.
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Not to be all ‘the problem with the modern world is that it isn’t like it was when I was young’ but I do think things were better when edgy white boys were into skateboarding, weed and starting crappy punk bands rather than the gym, fascism and starting podcasts.
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31 Jan 1918 // 'The Battle of May Island': a series of accidental collisions amid darkness and confusion among #RoyalNavy ships in the Firth of Forth on their way to an exercise left submarines K.2 and K.6 damaged and K.4 and K.17 sunk, with a total of 105 lives lost. [1/4]
January 31, 2026 at 2:28 PM
31 Jan 1918 // 'The Battle of May Island': a series of accidental collisions amid darkness and confusion among #RoyalNavy ships in the Firth of Forth on their way to an exercise left submarines K.2 and K.6 damaged and K.4 and K.17 sunk, with a total of 105 lives lost. [1/4]
Anyway, ran today as it is #RunningPunks #VirtualRunClub. Remember to spare some love for the #BrokenPunks and all in the #NoRunClub.
Soundtrack: #Primus
Soundtrack: #Primus
February 1, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Anyway, ran today as it is #RunningPunks #VirtualRunClub. Remember to spare some love for the #BrokenPunks and all in the #NoRunClub.
Soundtrack: #Primus
Soundtrack: #Primus
Seems to me that the majority of the cowards flinching and traitors sneering are on the Labour front benches...
February 1, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Seems to me that the majority of the cowards flinching and traitors sneering are on the Labour front benches...
Watched Land and Freedom with the boy this evening. I have sobbed myself into a dessicated husk and he is ready to centralise the means of production and overthrow capitalism.
So that's a win all round ...
So that's a win all round ...
January 31, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Watched Land and Freedom with the boy this evening. I have sobbed myself into a dessicated husk and he is ready to centralise the means of production and overthrow capitalism.
So that's a win all round ...
So that's a win all round ...
This 'Five college classes' thing...
Archaeological Method and Theory
Archaeometallurgy
Geophysics
Instrumental Analysis
Archaeological Dating
Not sure that says a lot, other than that I studied Archaeological Sciences
Archaeological Method and Theory
Archaeometallurgy
Geophysics
Instrumental Analysis
Archaeological Dating
Not sure that says a lot, other than that I studied Archaeological Sciences
January 31, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This 'Five college classes' thing...
Archaeological Method and Theory
Archaeometallurgy
Geophysics
Instrumental Analysis
Archaeological Dating
Not sure that says a lot, other than that I studied Archaeological Sciences
Archaeological Method and Theory
Archaeometallurgy
Geophysics
Instrumental Analysis
Archaeological Dating
Not sure that says a lot, other than that I studied Archaeological Sciences
I wonder how much of it will be sprayed with gold paint?
Roman archaeologist here. These arches were emperors’ propaganda in the Empire, and they’re Orange Julius Caesar’s propaganda now.
New at @washingtonpost.com:
Trump wants to build a *250-ft-tall arch*, for America’s 250th anniversary
The structure would tower over nearby memorials — changing DC’s skyline and blocking views of the Lincoln Memorial
It’s also spooking experts who say it’s just too big
Trump wants to build a *250-ft-tall arch*, for America’s 250th anniversary
The structure would tower over nearby memorials — changing DC’s skyline and blocking views of the Lincoln Memorial
It’s also spooking experts who say it’s just too big
January 31, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I wonder how much of it will be sprayed with gold paint?
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1/10. Tory peer Daniel Hannan has posted a potted history of slavery that demonstrates how historical understanding is being twisted by politicians. I’ll examine it in light of historians’ research.
January 31, 2026 at 12:13 PM
1/10. Tory peer Daniel Hannan has posted a potted history of slavery that demonstrates how historical understanding is being twisted by politicians. I’ll examine it in light of historians’ research.
83 people were executed for riots relating to the Corn Laws in 1816, including 5 people from Littleport, just outside Ely. 19 people were transported or imprisoned for their part in the Littleport Riot.
The local Morris side are called the Ely and Littleport Riot.
The local Morris side are called the Ely and Littleport Riot.
January 31, 2026 at 7:31 AM
83 people were executed for riots relating to the Corn Laws in 1816, including 5 people from Littleport, just outside Ely. 19 people were transported or imprisoned for their part in the Littleport Riot.
The local Morris side are called the Ely and Littleport Riot.
The local Morris side are called the Ely and Littleport Riot.
Yep. All of these...
January 31, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Yep. All of these...
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It's hard to grasp how large this grouper is until you see it in comparison to the ship's toilet on the left.
This appears to be an Atlantic goliath grouper or 'itajara' (Epinephelus itajara). They can reach 800 lbs (350 kg) & 8 feet long (2.5 m)
Let's talk about these gentle giants.
This appears to be an Atlantic goliath grouper or 'itajara' (Epinephelus itajara). They can reach 800 lbs (350 kg) & 8 feet long (2.5 m)
Let's talk about these gentle giants.
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
It's hard to grasp how large this grouper is until you see it in comparison to the ship's toilet on the left.
This appears to be an Atlantic goliath grouper or 'itajara' (Epinephelus itajara). They can reach 800 lbs (350 kg) & 8 feet long (2.5 m)
Let's talk about these gentle giants.
This appears to be an Atlantic goliath grouper or 'itajara' (Epinephelus itajara). They can reach 800 lbs (350 kg) & 8 feet long (2.5 m)
Let's talk about these gentle giants.
When the Met police raided Westminster Meeting House, the Quakers there were powerless to do anything, so they hit the coppers hard, where it hurts...
They made tea and didn't offer the coppers any.
They made tea and didn't offer the coppers any.
a teddy bear wearing a red hat and a blue coat
Alt: Paddington delivering a Hard Stare.
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:35 AM
When the Met police raided Westminster Meeting House, the Quakers there were powerless to do anything, so they hit the coppers hard, where it hurts...
They made tea and didn't offer the coppers any.
They made tea and didn't offer the coppers any.
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Make Green Candidate Hannah Spencer the new MP for Gorton & Denton.
Not owned by GB News, a free working woman, not a landlord, not a millionaire, just someone free to vote for whatever she wants.
There are no other candidates, just puppets.
Not owned by GB News, a free working woman, not a landlord, not a millionaire, just someone free to vote for whatever she wants.
There are no other candidates, just puppets.
January 30, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Make Green Candidate Hannah Spencer the new MP for Gorton & Denton.
Not owned by GB News, a free working woman, not a landlord, not a millionaire, just someone free to vote for whatever she wants.
There are no other candidates, just puppets.
Not owned by GB News, a free working woman, not a landlord, not a millionaire, just someone free to vote for whatever she wants.
There are no other candidates, just puppets.
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'Haunt of the Heron.' Archibald Webb began experimenting with woodblock printing in 1921 - most of his works are strongly identified with aspects of daily life around the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia.
January 29, 2026 at 8:27 PM
'Haunt of the Heron.' Archibald Webb began experimenting with woodblock printing in 1921 - most of his works are strongly identified with aspects of daily life around the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia.
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Medicine is a scientized process but it's generally not scientific—its roots go back to a bunch of ad-hoc heuristics and superstitious beliefs, and attempts to fix that via evidence based medicine don't necessarily work (TLDR: human biology is unreasonably complicated).
January 29, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Medicine is a scientized process but it's generally not scientific—its roots go back to a bunch of ad-hoc heuristics and superstitious beliefs, and attempts to fix that via evidence based medicine don't necessarily work (TLDR: human biology is unreasonably complicated).
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wants to be your dog
January 23, 2026 at 7:33 PM
wants to be your dog
The 1 in 12 Club was pretty much the centre of my time in Bradford. Not sure if I want to read a book about it or not...
Good things are still happening www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
‘Fascists threatened us but we always took them on’: the anarchic Bradford club still fighting after 45 years
A new book and podcast tell the story of a 1 in 12, a venue that used community and artistic passion as bulwarks against poverty and grim politics. Its founders and key acts recall gigs, plays and pra...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The 1 in 12 Club was pretty much the centre of my time in Bradford. Not sure if I want to read a book about it or not...
#QuoteOfTheDay: 'Flamingoes - sort of like #herons dressed for an '80s night'
@nataliehaynes.bsky.social proving that Christopher Hitchens was full of misogynistic shite.
@nataliehaynes.bsky.social proving that Christopher Hitchens was full of misogynistic shite.
January 28, 2026 at 7:13 PM
#QuoteOfTheDay: 'Flamingoes - sort of like #herons dressed for an '80s night'
@nataliehaynes.bsky.social proving that Christopher Hitchens was full of misogynistic shite.
@nataliehaynes.bsky.social proving that Christopher Hitchens was full of misogynistic shite.