Lucy M
@lucyelm.bsky.social
medievalist • MA • interested in: royal legitimation, political relationship navigation, historical narratives and legends in later medieval British Isles • in a constant state of wanderlust • in Melbourne/Naarm • she/her
Pinned
History repeats itself - and so does politicians’ language when they’re trying to win people over
MAGA’s rhetoric about violence in Minnesota parallels an English king trying to gain control of Scotland
So what is that language meant to do?
1/3
#medievalhistory #iceout #minneapolis #politics
MAGA’s rhetoric about violence in Minnesota parallels an English king trying to gain control of Scotland
So what is that language meant to do?
1/3
#medievalhistory #iceout #minneapolis #politics
I’ve made an account (and of the same handle on insta) to make connections between present political rhetoric and that of the past.
I plan to also get into how current politicians use and misuse history for their goals too
#history #politics #medievalhistory
I plan to also get into how current politicians use and misuse history for their goals too
#history #politics #medievalhistory
My list of things I want to talk about on @rhetoriconrepeat.bsky.social is growing faster than I am going to be able to put together at this rate
Also fuck this
Also fuck this
«What historians call the ‹perpetrator perspective,› evident in many Nazi photos and films, simply cannot be generated by AI. Instead, these images reveal the prompt behind them: visualizations of generic descriptions.» #GenericPastness www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
Perception of the Holocaust reshaped by AI-generated images | The Jerusalem Post
For some time now, AI-generated Holocaust images have been flooding social media.
www.jpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:46 AM
My list of things I want to talk about on @rhetoriconrepeat.bsky.social is growing faster than I am going to be able to put together at this rate
Also fuck this
Also fuck this
I haven’t read this yet but Steve is the one who pushed me into doing Honours and also read my first research essay on political uses of King Arthur legends (as a little undergrad)
Our most recent issue has an article on Gildas, his theories of kingship, and his being 'intimately attached to the deeds of [King] Arthur' as an exemplar of kingship:
search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/...
search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/...
January 29, 2026 at 10:44 AM
I haven’t read this yet but Steve is the one who pushed me into doing Honours and also read my first research essay on political uses of King Arthur legends (as a little undergrad)
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It’s also a big part of how we sustain our wellbeing enough to keep fighting. It might be how we are able to fight.
Folks, please don’t tell artists they shouldn’t be making or selling their art right now. For many, it’s how they pay the bills. Art is vital during times like this. ALL ART. Whether it’s a protest sign or a book cover or just a beautiful drawing. It’s part of the heart of humanity.
January 29, 2026 at 9:29 AM
It’s also a big part of how we sustain our wellbeing enough to keep fighting. It might be how we are able to fight.
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My work friend is frustrated
with all the people
who can’t be bothered
to brush the snow
off the roofs of their cars,
“I guess some people
just don’t care” (he says)
“about putting themselves
and others at risk”,
and as I looked
at his maskless face
I simply replied: “how true.”
with all the people
who can’t be bothered
to brush the snow
off the roofs of their cars,
“I guess some people
just don’t care” (he says)
“about putting themselves
and others at risk”,
and as I looked
at his maskless face
I simply replied: “how true.”
January 27, 2026 at 6:11 PM
My work friend is frustrated
with all the people
who can’t be bothered
to brush the snow
off the roofs of their cars,
“I guess some people
just don’t care” (he says)
“about putting themselves
and others at risk”,
and as I looked
at his maskless face
I simply replied: “how true.”
with all the people
who can’t be bothered
to brush the snow
off the roofs of their cars,
“I guess some people
just don’t care” (he says)
“about putting themselves
and others at risk”,
and as I looked
at his maskless face
I simply replied: “how true.”
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The climatologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
January 28, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The climatologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
Form to sign up for a uni thing asking me if I’m a casual staff member
(I have a one day a week PT thing and will hopefully *fingers crossed* be casually teaching this semester - so I guess technically I am currently not casual. Where’s the both button though)
(I have a one day a week PT thing and will hopefully *fingers crossed* be casually teaching this semester - so I guess technically I am currently not casual. Where’s the both button though)
a cartoon pirate is sitting at a table giving a thumbs up and saying `` well yes '' .
Alt: a cartoon pirate is sitting at a table, the text reads `` well yes but actually no”
media.tenor.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Form to sign up for a uni thing asking me if I’m a casual staff member
(I have a one day a week PT thing and will hopefully *fingers crossed* be casually teaching this semester - so I guess technically I am currently not casual. Where’s the both button though)
(I have a one day a week PT thing and will hopefully *fingers crossed* be casually teaching this semester - so I guess technically I am currently not casual. Where’s the both button though)
Doing a mental health first aid course today and the organisers have put fidgets on the tables and I love this
January 28, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Doing a mental health first aid course today and the organisers have put fidgets on the tables and I love this
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NEW BOOK: the e-book for “Public Health in the Premodern World” ed. by our G. Geltner with Janna Coomans & Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim (@yoelitlalim.bsky.social) is out!
Illustrating the rich history of public health, it shows how communities across the globe defined and pursued health
#histmed #medhst
Illustrating the rich history of public health, it shows how communities across the globe defined and pursued health
#histmed #medhst
January 28, 2026 at 9:53 PM
NEW BOOK: the e-book for “Public Health in the Premodern World” ed. by our G. Geltner with Janna Coomans & Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim (@yoelitlalim.bsky.social) is out!
Illustrating the rich history of public health, it shows how communities across the globe defined and pursued health
#histmed #medhst
Illustrating the rich history of public health, it shows how communities across the globe defined and pursued health
#histmed #medhst
The dress I’m wearing doesn’t usually set off my costochondritis, but it is today, so I guess that’s the sign I’m in a chronic-neck-injury-induced pain flare (which, rude, can the neck not stay in its lane?)
Not home for at least another ten hours so good luck to me 😩
Not home for at least another ten hours so good luck to me 😩
January 28, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The dress I’m wearing doesn’t usually set off my costochondritis, but it is today, so I guess that’s the sign I’m in a chronic-neck-injury-induced pain flare (which, rude, can the neck not stay in its lane?)
Not home for at least another ten hours so good luck to me 😩
Not home for at least another ten hours so good luck to me 😩
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The journal and conference #CFP for Volume 13 of Ceræ is now open!
Please share widely and spread the word to anyone who might be interested.
#medievalsky #earlymodernsky
Please share widely and spread the word to anyone who might be interested.
#medievalsky #earlymodernsky
2026 Ceræ Call For Papers
We are pleased to announce that the theme for Volume 13 of Ceræ, as well as for our 3rd annual online Conference, is Fame and Fortune. We invite submissions to both the conference and the journal on this theme. Fame and fortune are slippery things. They can be welcome or…
We are pleased to announce that the theme for Volume 13 of Ceræ, as well as for our 3rd annual online Conference, is Fame and Fortune. We invite submissions to both the conference and the journal on this theme. Fame and fortune are slippery things. They can be welcome or…
2026 Ceræ Call For Papers
We are pleased to announce that the theme for Volume 13 of Ceræ, as well as for our 3rd annual online Conference, is Fame and Fortune. We invite submissions to both the conference and the journal on this theme. Fame and fortune are slippery things. They can be welcome or ironic, tangible or out of reach. Fame could be the due of the martyred saint; fortune could be a punishment, as when the hapless cleric in the Marian
ceraejournal.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 AM
The journal and conference #CFP for Volume 13 of Ceræ is now open!
Please share widely and spread the word to anyone who might be interested.
#medievalsky #earlymodernsky
Please share widely and spread the word to anyone who might be interested.
#medievalsky #earlymodernsky
The 15 degree weather drop when I returned to Melbourne from the lake today was much needed - not sure how many more days of high 30 low 40 I could have taken in a row
January 28, 2026 at 7:11 AM
The 15 degree weather drop when I returned to Melbourne from the lake today was much needed - not sure how many more days of high 30 low 40 I could have taken in a row
I don’t think anyone has felt as much relief today as my going-into-year-12 student felt when she asked me if she was going to be examined on everything she has learned since year 7 and I said no
Imagine 😩
Imagine 😩
January 28, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I don’t think anyone has felt as much relief today as my going-into-year-12 student felt when she asked me if she was going to be examined on everything she has learned since year 7 and I said no
Imagine 😩
Imagine 😩
Good morning from the magpies
January 27, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Good morning from the magpies
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I’ve made an account (and of the same handle on insta) to make connections between present political rhetoric and that of the past.
I plan to also get into how current politicians use and misuse history for their goals too
#history #politics #medievalhistory
I plan to also get into how current politicians use and misuse history for their goals too
#history #politics #medievalhistory
History repeats itself - and so does politicians’ language when they’re trying to win people over
MAGA’s rhetoric about violence in Minnesota parallels an English king trying to gain control of Scotland
So what is that language meant to do?
1/3
#medievalhistory #iceout #minneapolis #politics
MAGA’s rhetoric about violence in Minnesota parallels an English king trying to gain control of Scotland
So what is that language meant to do?
1/3
#medievalhistory #iceout #minneapolis #politics
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I’ve made an account (and of the same handle on insta) to make connections between present political rhetoric and that of the past.
I plan to also get into how current politicians use and misuse history for their goals too
#history #politics #medievalhistory
I plan to also get into how current politicians use and misuse history for their goals too
#history #politics #medievalhistory
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Grotesque.
Clickbait and 'AI slop' distort memory of Holocaust.
AFP's Fact Check team has noted a surge of such imagery on social networks, distorting the history of Nazi Germany's murder of six million European Jews during World War II
u.afp.com/SBzc
AFP's Fact Check team has noted a surge of such imagery on social networks, distorting the history of Nazi Germany's murder of six million European Jews during World War II
u.afp.com/SBzc
January 27, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Grotesque.
I’ve made an account (and of the same handle on insta) to make connections between present political rhetoric and that of the past.
I plan to also get into how current politicians use and misuse history for their goals too
#history #politics #medievalhistory
I plan to also get into how current politicians use and misuse history for their goals too
#history #politics #medievalhistory
History repeats itself - and so does politicians’ language when they’re trying to win people over
MAGA’s rhetoric about violence in Minnesota parallels an English king trying to gain control of Scotland
So what is that language meant to do?
1/3
#medievalhistory #iceout #minneapolis #politics
MAGA’s rhetoric about violence in Minnesota parallels an English king trying to gain control of Scotland
So what is that language meant to do?
1/3
#medievalhistory #iceout #minneapolis #politics
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I’ve made an account (and of the same handle on insta) to make connections between present political rhetoric and that of the past.
I plan to also get into how current politicians use and misuse history for their goals too
#history #politics #medievalhistory
I plan to also get into how current politicians use and misuse history for their goals too
#history #politics #medievalhistory
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Worth reiterating to your students that citing sources isn't some arcane and pointless ritual, but serves a critically important function. They aren't taught that often! A lot of people think its just a box to check to avoid plagiarism.
Some academic habits are maladaptive in wider society. But “cite your sources every time” — and information literacy habits more generally — deserves to be educational priority number one right now
you should not share a post that's a screenshot without a link to a news item. you should not share a post that's a video or picture without some kind of sourcing. we're in a new bad era and these are now basic practices.
... also photogs and journos gotta eat so share their work.
... also photogs and journos gotta eat so share their work.
January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Worth reiterating to your students that citing sources isn't some arcane and pointless ritual, but serves a critically important function. They aren't taught that often! A lot of people think its just a box to check to avoid plagiarism.
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These are documented
massacres of First Nations
people between 1788-1930
Happy Australia Day
massacres of First Nations
people between 1788-1930
Happy Australia Day
January 23, 2026 at 7:28 AM
These are documented
massacres of First Nations
people between 1788-1930
Happy Australia Day
massacres of First Nations
people between 1788-1930
Happy Australia Day
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Me, trying to convince friends *waves hands* out there that Tasmania is a normal and real place.
The locals:
The locals:
January 26, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Me, trying to convince friends *waves hands* out there that Tasmania is a normal and real place.
The locals:
The locals:
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These are scary times, and it's difficult to keep it together. However, I'm seeing how so many people are waking up. If you have empathy, know that you are not alone!
Do what you can for yourself, your family, and neighbors. Look for and be the helpers.
Do what you can for yourself, your family, and neighbors. Look for and be the helpers.
January 25, 2026 at 6:08 AM
These are scary times, and it's difficult to keep it together. However, I'm seeing how so many people are waking up. If you have empathy, know that you are not alone!
Do what you can for yourself, your family, and neighbors. Look for and be the helpers.
Do what you can for yourself, your family, and neighbors. Look for and be the helpers.
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I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Part 1: How do LLMs work?
YouTube video by Andrew Perfors
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
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Call your Congresspeople and demand they do these things.
Rep. Bennie Thompson demands the Senate vote against CBP and ICE funding and for the House to immediately take up the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
January 25, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Call your Congresspeople and demand they do these things.
The thermometer saying it’s 40 degrees when the app says it’s 34 does not fill me with hope for the when the app is predicting 40 degrees…
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The thermometer saying it’s 40 degrees when the app says it’s 34 does not fill me with hope for the when the app is predicting 40 degrees…