George Connor
@misterconnor1.bsky.social
Working Classicist. www.workingclassicists.com
Bass with @ostraka.bsky.social www.ostraka.co.uk
Bass with @ostraka.bsky.social www.ostraka.co.uk
"Meritocracy excludes most of society from meaningful advantage."
Brilliant analysis.
youtu.be/cn1_jhqqNQ0?...
Brilliant analysis.
youtu.be/cn1_jhqqNQ0?...
Daniel Markovits | Meritocracy Debate | Propositon (3/8) | Oxford Union
YouTube video by OxfordUnion
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
"Meritocracy excludes most of society from meaningful advantage."
Brilliant analysis.
youtu.be/cn1_jhqqNQ0?...
Brilliant analysis.
youtu.be/cn1_jhqqNQ0?...
It is a scandal that anyone has to work on the day this is released.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Vo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Vo...
Anno 117 Pax Romana has done the impossible
YouTube video by Andy's Take
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November 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
It is a scandal that anyone has to work on the day this is released.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Vo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Vo...
Just watched Saltburn. It was alright.
November 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Just watched Saltburn. It was alright.
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✨NEW ARTICLE!✨
If you want to know about the ancient connections between dancing 💃 and fighting 🤺 run your peepers over our latest Zine article by @corrugatedcavalier.bsky.social
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/kd36lab...
If you want to know about the ancient connections between dancing 💃 and fighting 🤺 run your peepers over our latest Zine article by @corrugatedcavalier.bsky.social
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/kd36lab...
Slide to the Left: Training Martial Attributes Through Dance in the Ancient Greek World — Working Classicists
Jeffrey Cierniak explores the role of dance in ancient Greek war - prepare for some surprises!
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October 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
✨NEW ARTICLE!✨
If you want to know about the ancient connections between dancing 💃 and fighting 🤺 run your peepers over our latest Zine article by @corrugatedcavalier.bsky.social
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/kd36lab...
If you want to know about the ancient connections between dancing 💃 and fighting 🤺 run your peepers over our latest Zine article by @corrugatedcavalier.bsky.social
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/kd36lab...
This recipe Should Not Work.
And halfway through, it will seem like a practical joke.
But when it’s done… holy moly! delicious!
Trust the process! 🎃
And halfway through, it will seem like a practical joke.
But when it’s done… holy moly! delicious!
Trust the process! 🎃
It's that time of year again, and if you're visiting a pumpkin patch before Halloween, make sure to bag an extra one to make this belter of a Roman recipe, adapted by moi for modern cooks. This is the perfect autumnal recipe, and dangerously addictive. www.workingclassicists.com/zine/eating-...
Eating Rome: Apicius’ Alexandrian Pumpkins — Working Classicists
Reader, at several points during this recipe you may wonder if I have gone mad. Don’t worry, I did too. At various preparation stages, I wondered if Apicius was pranking me from the grave, because thi...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This recipe Should Not Work.
And halfway through, it will seem like a practical joke.
But when it’s done… holy moly! delicious!
Trust the process! 🎃
And halfway through, it will seem like a practical joke.
But when it’s done… holy moly! delicious!
Trust the process! 🎃
Fancy a chat about monsters on Saturday?
Talking monsters in Dundee in a week or so 👹
Why not pop by and say hello 👋
Why not pop by and say hello 👋
October 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Fancy a chat about monsters on Saturday?
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When Israel bombs Gaza after pledging itself to a ceasefire, we apparently need to say this is a “Test of ceasefire” to avoid saying what is blatantly obvious, that this is a violation of the ceasefire
Again, I’ll keep on repeating this: Israel does not do ceasefires unless forced to.
Again, I’ll keep on repeating this: Israel does not do ceasefires unless forced to.
BREAKING: Israel strikes southern Gaza in test of ceasefire.
Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire
Israel said it struck Hamas militants in Gaza on Sunday after they shot at Israeli soldiers who were inside the area that is still under Israeli control, according to the conditions of the Oct. 10 ceasefire.
bit.ly
October 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
When Israel bombs Gaza after pledging itself to a ceasefire, we apparently need to say this is a “Test of ceasefire” to avoid saying what is blatantly obvious, that this is a violation of the ceasefire
Again, I’ll keep on repeating this: Israel does not do ceasefires unless forced to.
Again, I’ll keep on repeating this: Israel does not do ceasefires unless forced to.
Dear god this is so exciting I fear i will levitate youtu.be/sEgxhD9bDkw?...
Anno 117: Pax Romana - Official Deep Dive Trailer
YouTube video by Ubisoft
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Dear god this is so exciting I fear i will levitate youtu.be/sEgxhD9bDkw?...
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Talking monsters in Dundee in a week or so 👹
Why not pop by and say hello 👋
Why not pop by and say hello 👋
October 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Talking monsters in Dundee in a week or so 👹
Why not pop by and say hello 👋
Why not pop by and say hello 👋
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If you listen to such things do keep an ear out for us making a wee cameo at the end with @workingclassicists.bsky.social 🥸
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGZ9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGZ9...
EPISODE 100 PODCASTAGANZA!!
YouTube video by Alexei Sayle
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October 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
If you listen to such things do keep an ear out for us making a wee cameo at the end with @workingclassicists.bsky.social 🥸
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGZ9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGZ9...
Just watched Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It was alright.
October 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Just watched Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It was alright.
It’s my birthday so, yes, I will have the smellier, second most expensive cheese.
October 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It’s my birthday so, yes, I will have the smellier, second most expensive cheese.
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‘The Magic Circle’ 1886 by John William Waterhouse is our pick for φαρμακίς ‘witch, sorceress’ #ClassicsTober25
This painting captures the power and potential of harnessing a knowledge of nature to achieve certain ends. Could this be Medea, Circe or yet another powerful ancient figure? #Witch
This painting captures the power and potential of harnessing a knowledge of nature to achieve certain ends. Could this be Medea, Circe or yet another powerful ancient figure? #Witch
October 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
‘The Magic Circle’ 1886 by John William Waterhouse is our pick for φαρμακίς ‘witch, sorceress’ #ClassicsTober25
This painting captures the power and potential of harnessing a knowledge of nature to achieve certain ends. Could this be Medea, Circe or yet another powerful ancient figure? #Witch
This painting captures the power and potential of harnessing a knowledge of nature to achieve certain ends. Could this be Medea, Circe or yet another powerful ancient figure? #Witch
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NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
October 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
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If this is not reflected in the actions of our governments, then we can no longer say that we live in democracies.
NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
October 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If this is not reflected in the actions of our governments, then we can no longer say that we live in democracies.
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✨NEW ARTICLE!✨
Our book reviewer, Carlotta Vincenzi has lost themselves in @lejenksbrown.bsky.social’s awesome new book, You Are Odysseus.
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re...
Our book reviewer, Carlotta Vincenzi has lost themselves in @lejenksbrown.bsky.social’s awesome new book, You Are Odysseus.
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re...
Book Review: You Are Odysseus — Working Classicists
A book for nayone who ever thought Odysseus could have made better choices. A glowing review of L. Jenkinson-Brown’s, “You Are Odysseus”, from Carlotta Vincenzi.
www.workingclassicists.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
✨NEW ARTICLE!✨
Our book reviewer, Carlotta Vincenzi has lost themselves in @lejenksbrown.bsky.social’s awesome new book, You Are Odysseus.
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re...
Our book reviewer, Carlotta Vincenzi has lost themselves in @lejenksbrown.bsky.social’s awesome new book, You Are Odysseus.
www.workingclassicists.com/zine/book-re...
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It's #bandcampfriday so why not have a listen to our demos.
It would be good preparation, because we have a major release due to drop in a couple of weeks... 😮 🤘
ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com
It would be good preparation, because we have a major release due to drop in a couple of weeks... 😮 🤘
ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com
Ostraka
:: metal/grunge band from Dundee ::
:: more info at www.ostraka.co.uk ::
ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
It's #bandcampfriday so why not have a listen to our demos.
It would be good preparation, because we have a major release due to drop in a couple of weeks... 😮 🤘
ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com
It would be good preparation, because we have a major release due to drop in a couple of weeks... 😮 🤘
ostrakamusic.bandcamp.com
Spent the evening finishing a Robert Harris novel, then starting something thoughtful by Alan Watts. It has been really peaceful.
September 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Spent the evening finishing a Robert Harris novel, then starting something thoughtful by Alan Watts. It has been really peaceful.
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Nostalgia is a gateway to fascism, and that's why you have to resist its allure
This is doing numbers on social media right now and it's so depressing how people truly yearn for this shit and want to preserve that feeling indefinitely like a mausoleum of false memories.
September 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Nostalgia is a gateway to fascism, and that's why you have to resist its allure
Just watched The Last Temptation of Christ. It was alright.
September 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Just watched The Last Temptation of Christ. It was alright.
Woo woo!
Treated ourselves to a physical copy of our Nat 5 textbook! 🎁📕
Now seriously thinking about a print run… 🤔
Still available FOR FREE (unless you’d like to make a donation) on our site.
www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...
Now seriously thinking about a print run… 🤔
Still available FOR FREE (unless you’d like to make a donation) on our site.
www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...
September 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Woo woo!
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Treated ourselves to a physical copy of our Nat 5 textbook! 🎁📕
Now seriously thinking about a print run… 🤔
Still available FOR FREE (unless you’d like to make a donation) on our site.
www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...
Now seriously thinking about a print run… 🤔
Still available FOR FREE (unless you’d like to make a donation) on our site.
www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...
September 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Treated ourselves to a physical copy of our Nat 5 textbook! 🎁📕
Now seriously thinking about a print run… 🤔
Still available FOR FREE (unless you’d like to make a donation) on our site.
www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...
Now seriously thinking about a print run… 🤔
Still available FOR FREE (unless you’d like to make a donation) on our site.
www.workingclassicists.com/national-5-c...
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COUNCILS DON'T NEED YOU TO PROVE YOUR IDENTITY IN ORDER TO REPORT A POTHOLE. THEY DON'T EVEN NEED YOU TO *REVEAL* YOUR IDENTITY.
Public backs ‘super ID card’ which could be used to report potholes
Ministers have recently said they are considering introducing a form of digital ID for adults in Britain
www.independent.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
COUNCILS DON'T NEED YOU TO PROVE YOUR IDENTITY IN ORDER TO REPORT A POTHOLE. THEY DON'T EVEN NEED YOU TO *REVEAL* YOUR IDENTITY.
Am convalescing with this excellent series about Mussolini. The lessons for the 21st century are stark.
September 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Am convalescing with this excellent series about Mussolini. The lessons for the 21st century are stark.