Phillip Barlow ⚒️
@hammerslibrary.bsky.social
West Ham fan who happens to be a medical librarian. Views are mine alone.
Child’s Play to Charles II – A Guest Post by Claire Hobson www.andreazuvich.com/history/chil...
www.andreazuvich.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Child’s Play to Charles II – A Guest Post by Claire Hobson www.andreazuvich.com/history/chil...
Big up to library champion @bobbyseagull.bsky.social MBE. Make sure your morning suit is cleaned and pressed (and your hat fits properly) when you go to the palace.
Here's to three points tonight too
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Here's to three points tonight too
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bobby Seagull appointed MBE for libraries work
The 41-year-old is currently completing his doctorate at the University of Cambridge.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Big up to library champion @bobbyseagull.bsky.social MBE. Make sure your morning suit is cleaned and pressed (and your hat fits properly) when you go to the palace.
Here's to three points tonight too
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Here's to three points tonight too
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I don't claim any expertise, but I know a little about the history of naval warfare, and one thing I am aware of is that three days in December 1941 definitively proved the era of the battleship to be over...
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I don't claim any expertise, but I know a little about the history of naval warfare, and one thing I am aware of is that three days in December 1941 definitively proved the era of the battleship to be over...
US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights
In at least half a dozen states, librarians have joined forces with civil rights groups to oppose book bans, often facing personal and professional repercussions
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
US librarians tackle ‘manufactured crisis’ of book bans to protect LGBTQ+ rights www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
First time I've seen that warning template on Wikipedia...
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
First time I've seen that warning template on Wikipedia...
Being awarded the "FIFA Peace Prize" is like asking your parents for Megatron and then waking on Christmas morning to find they've got you Cy-Kill
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Being awarded the "FIFA Peace Prize" is like asking your parents for Megatron and then waking on Christmas morning to find they've got you Cy-Kill
When do we hear who's been awarded the FIFA Prize for Medicine? #WorldCupDraw
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
When do we hear who's been awarded the FIFA Prize for Medicine? #WorldCupDraw
What's the bettering that behind those piggy eyes the Orange-Faced Monster is looking at the trophy and thinking "I want that on my desk" #WorldCupDraw
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What's the bettering that behind those piggy eyes the Orange-Faced Monster is looking at the trophy and thinking "I want that on my desk" #WorldCupDraw
Alternatively, "Trump wins bauble that Infantino thought up on the spur of the moment because the Orange-Faced monster wanted the Nobel Peace Prize but the Nobel committee knew better, and Infantino is the ultimate brown-nosing sh*t"
December 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Alternatively, "Trump wins bauble that Infantino thought up on the spur of the moment because the Orange-Faced monster wanted the Nobel Peace Prize but the Nobel committee knew better, and Infantino is the ultimate brown-nosing sh*t"
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The latest episode (44) covers Charles II's youth.
Here, @restorationhat.bsky.social tells us about Charles's split with mistress Lucy Walter and the care of their son, James.
#CavalierCast
#historypodcast
#17thCenturyHistory
#EnglishCivilWar
#historylovers
Here, @restorationhat.bsky.social tells us about Charles's split with mistress Lucy Walter and the care of their son, James.
#CavalierCast
#historypodcast
#17thCenturyHistory
#EnglishCivilWar
#historylovers
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The latest episode (44) covers Charles II's youth.
Here, @restorationhat.bsky.social tells us about Charles's split with mistress Lucy Walter and the care of their son, James.
#CavalierCast
#historypodcast
#17thCenturyHistory
#EnglishCivilWar
#historylovers
Here, @restorationhat.bsky.social tells us about Charles's split with mistress Lucy Walter and the care of their son, James.
#CavalierCast
#historypodcast
#17thCenturyHistory
#EnglishCivilWar
#historylovers
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Last week a CDC webpage about vaccine safety was edited.
Using the "Changes" feature of the Wayback Machine we can see a "before and after" comparison:
web.archive.org/web/diff/202...
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is the change control system the web never had.
Using the "Changes" feature of the Wayback Machine we can see a "before and after" comparison:
web.archive.org/web/diff/202...
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine is the change control system the web never had.
December 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Top marketing from the city of Southend...
December 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Top marketing from the city of Southend...
Reposted by Phillip Barlow ⚒️
Latest Episode - #CavalierCast podcast.
Claire Hobson discusses the formative years of Charles II and the traumatic events that scarred them.
👂Listen on your usual podcast platform, or via www.buzzsprout.com/1194917
Claire Hobson discusses the formative years of Charles II and the traumatic events that scarred them.
👂Listen on your usual podcast platform, or via www.buzzsprout.com/1194917
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Latest Episode - #CavalierCast podcast.
Claire Hobson discusses the formative years of Charles II and the traumatic events that scarred them.
👂Listen on your usual podcast platform, or via www.buzzsprout.com/1194917
Claire Hobson discusses the formative years of Charles II and the traumatic events that scarred them.
👂Listen on your usual podcast platform, or via www.buzzsprout.com/1194917
Joanie might still love Chachi, but I think a lot of other people are less enamoured...
"Why should you suffer for a crime somebody else noticed?"
November 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Joanie might still love Chachi, but I think a lot of other people are less enamoured...
Have to admit, I looked at the image and thought it initially said "Megadeath in Partnership"...
Metadata in partnership - Manchester University Press and the University Library working together.
Free webinar Wed 19th Nov 1400 with @emmabooth.bsky.social, Kate Horton, @mellordramatic.bsky.social, Jessica Thompson & Beth Price.
nag.org.uk/event/mup/
#NAGWebinarWeek
@manchesterup.bsky.social
Free webinar Wed 19th Nov 1400 with @emmabooth.bsky.social, Kate Horton, @mellordramatic.bsky.social, Jessica Thompson & Beth Price.
nag.org.uk/event/mup/
#NAGWebinarWeek
@manchesterup.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Have to admit, I looked at the image and thought it initially said "Megadeath in Partnership"...
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Don't forget for a bonus point that Connery-Bond gets captured in the USA fucking around with state secrets. He's shoved in Alcatraz and escapes and spends the next *cough* years as a prisoner before being released in the FBI's custody to prevent a chemical attack.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Don't forget for a bonus point that Connery-Bond gets captured in the USA fucking around with state secrets. He's shoved in Alcatraz and escapes and spends the next *cough* years as a prisoner before being released in the FBI's custody to prevent a chemical attack.
This means you can get to boss me around - who wouldn't want to do that?
❗️Library job alert! Would you like to lead a friendly, knowledgeable and experienced NHS Library Team? If so, you could be our next NHS Liaison and Evidence Services Manager. Find out more here 👉bit.ly/47vIWuS
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This means you can get to boss me around - who wouldn't want to do that?
