Stephanie
@stephanieoffer.bsky.social
Researching links between the Church of England in Croydon &the slave trade
Have ME, FM &mental health problems. Christian
Also into knitting, gardening #TheArchers
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Formerly known as foggyknitter
Have ME, FM &mental health problems. Christian
Also into knitting, gardening #TheArchers
She/her
Formerly known as foggyknitter
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I feel that the fact that by 1918 much of the French Army on the Western Front consisted of forcibly-enlisted West Africans ought to be better known by military historians.
This 1917 report from Governor General Van Vollenhoven, a sceptic of mobilisation of West Africans in WWI, underlines mass migrations of West African populations across colonial borders to escape conscription. 20000 from Cote d'Ivoire to Gold Coast (Ghana), 15000 from Dahomey (Benin) to Nigeria etc
February 18, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I feel that the fact that by 1918 much of the French Army on the Western Front consisted of forcibly-enlisted West Africans ought to be better known by military historians.
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Huaping Lu-Adler and I are organizing another Zoom talk series on Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy this semester! It's open to the public; please spread the word / consider attending. The schedule, registration info, and recordings of (most) past talks are linked below. #philsky #academicsky
February 18, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Huaping Lu-Adler and I are organizing another Zoom talk series on Slavery in Early Modern Philosophy this semester! It's open to the public; please spread the word / consider attending. The schedule, registration info, and recordings of (most) past talks are linked below. #philsky #academicsky
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I meant to include the TOC! Please see below.
February 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I meant to include the TOC! Please see below.
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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“Written by an award-winning expert, *Freedom in the Age of Slavery* is the first modern comprehensive history of free Virginians of color from the colonial period through Reconstruction.” 📚
February 17, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Written by an award-winning expert, *Freedom in the Age of Slavery* is the first modern comprehensive history of free Virginians of color from the colonial period through Reconstruction.” 📚
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I absolutely refuse to believe that the pheasant who regularly visits my mum and dad’s garden is real and has not in fact been crocheted.
April 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I absolutely refuse to believe that the pheasant who regularly visits my mum and dad’s garden is real and has not in fact been crocheted.
Looks like Neil is relishing the chance to educate little Lord Fauntleroy and be used as a stepping stone in Ruairi's career #TheArchers
February 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Looks like Neil is relishing the chance to educate little Lord Fauntleroy and be used as a stepping stone in Ruairi's career #TheArchers
February 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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It's as if the discovery that alum in bread can be toxic to humans esp kids resulted in kids being banned from eating bread, rather than banning alum and enforcing that.
February 17, 2026 at 11:12 AM
It's as if the discovery that alum in bread can be toxic to humans esp kids resulted in kids being banned from eating bread, rather than banning alum and enforcing that.
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“Poverty doesn’t happen in silos — a broken cooker, a lack of warm bedding or mounting energy debt can tip families into crisis."
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February 17, 2026 at 11:54 AM
“Poverty doesn’t happen in silos — a broken cooker, a lack of warm bedding or mounting energy debt can tip families into crisis."
#Multibank themultibank.co.uk/news
Energy giant Centrica announces £2.4m partnership with charity Multibank www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
#Multibank themultibank.co.uk/news
Energy giant Centrica announces £2.4m partnership with charity Multibank www.standard.co.uk/business/bus...
February 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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I have a fondness for this one (1507/1513)... see "AMERICA" gestured at on the left/ west. @jcblibrary.bsky.social ofc. americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec...
February 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
I have a fondness for this one (1507/1513)... see "AMERICA" gestured at on the left/ west. @jcblibrary.bsky.social ofc. americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec...
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Today on the blog: making connections between new research on histories of slavery and teaching this subject in UK schools bit.ly/4rnVNXu.
Introducing the new web resource, 'Teaching Slavery in Scotland', and the co-authored OA book, 'Teaching Slavery. New Approaches to Britain’s Colonial Past'.
Introducing the new web resource, 'Teaching Slavery in Scotland', and the co-authored OA book, 'Teaching Slavery. New Approaches to Britain’s Colonial Past'.
February 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Today on the blog: making connections between new research on histories of slavery and teaching this subject in UK schools bit.ly/4rnVNXu.
Introducing the new web resource, 'Teaching Slavery in Scotland', and the co-authored OA book, 'Teaching Slavery. New Approaches to Britain’s Colonial Past'.
Introducing the new web resource, 'Teaching Slavery in Scotland', and the co-authored OA book, 'Teaching Slavery. New Approaches to Britain’s Colonial Past'.
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Heat 1: Vote for your favourite Ambridge farmer, heat 2 & more farmers tomorrow
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Dan Archer
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Phil Archer
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">David Archer
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Tony Archer
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Dan Archer
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Phil Archer
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">David Archer
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Tony Archer
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February 16, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Heat 1: Vote for your favourite Ambridge farmer, heat 2 & more farmers tomorrow
1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Dan Archer
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Phil Archer
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">David Archer
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Tony Archer
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1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Dan Archer
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Phil Archer
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">David Archer
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/GUqfPB/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Tony Archer
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We've been on the Northern Line. The idea that it's 2000 years old seems completely reasonable.
February 17, 2026 at 9:18 AM
We've been on the Northern Line. The idea that it's 2000 years old seems completely reasonable.
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More info, from the instagram account that posted the video
February 17, 2026 at 7:29 AM
More info, from the instagram account that posted the video
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also, maybe it's just me, but I'd probably put the catastrophic decline of vaccine uptake nearer the top of the list of "most urgent public health issues" because you know, I don't think kids should die of measles in the 21st century.
February 16, 2026 at 10:32 AM
also, maybe it's just me, but I'd probably put the catastrophic decline of vaccine uptake nearer the top of the list of "most urgent public health issues" because you know, I don't think kids should die of measles in the 21st century.
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@inpursuitusa.bsky.social is now live!
Check out @kawulf.bsky.social's essay on Martha Washington, the first First Lady, and a plantation mistress shaped by lineages of power, revolutionary politics, and slavery.
inpursuit.substack.com/p/martha-was...
Hear Karin read her essay as well.
Check out @kawulf.bsky.social's essay on Martha Washington, the first First Lady, and a plantation mistress shaped by lineages of power, revolutionary politics, and slavery.
inpursuit.substack.com/p/martha-was...
Hear Karin read her essay as well.
February 16, 2026 at 11:31 AM
@inpursuitusa.bsky.social is now live!
Check out @kawulf.bsky.social's essay on Martha Washington, the first First Lady, and a plantation mistress shaped by lineages of power, revolutionary politics, and slavery.
inpursuit.substack.com/p/martha-was...
Hear Karin read her essay as well.
Check out @kawulf.bsky.social's essay on Martha Washington, the first First Lady, and a plantation mistress shaped by lineages of power, revolutionary politics, and slavery.
inpursuit.substack.com/p/martha-was...
Hear Karin read her essay as well.
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here’s a very short and succinct primer:
Acknowledging that the modern political state of Israel is a European coloniser state committing genocide against Palestinians: not antisemitic.
Blaming the genocide on “the Jews” and accusing “the Jews” of all offences: antisemitic af
Acknowledging that the modern political state of Israel is a European coloniser state committing genocide against Palestinians: not antisemitic.
Blaming the genocide on “the Jews” and accusing “the Jews” of all offences: antisemitic af
But no she seems to be using Palestine as her excuse to be horrible
February 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
here’s a very short and succinct primer:
Acknowledging that the modern political state of Israel is a European coloniser state committing genocide against Palestinians: not antisemitic.
Blaming the genocide on “the Jews” and accusing “the Jews” of all offences: antisemitic af
Acknowledging that the modern political state of Israel is a European coloniser state committing genocide against Palestinians: not antisemitic.
Blaming the genocide on “the Jews” and accusing “the Jews” of all offences: antisemitic af
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Cautionary tale: I asked Gemini to transcribe a 1-page PDF from The Morning Post from the early 1800s. I was interested in testing its accuracy.
It hallucinated a full transcription of book review that doesn't exist and then invented false citations when I asked where the review was from.
#AI
It hallucinated a full transcription of book review that doesn't exist and then invented false citations when I asked where the review was from.
#AI
February 16, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Cautionary tale: I asked Gemini to transcribe a 1-page PDF from The Morning Post from the early 1800s. I was interested in testing its accuracy.
It hallucinated a full transcription of book review that doesn't exist and then invented false citations when I asked where the review was from.
#AI
It hallucinated a full transcription of book review that doesn't exist and then invented false citations when I asked where the review was from.
#AI
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February 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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This is the first I’ve read of the Trump administration’s order to stop commemorating the Black American soldiers in a US military cemetery in the Netherlands. My God, how sick, petty & vindictive, how all-consumed with racist hatred do you have to be to order that?
Many people died to defend a "multicultural economic zone." And then Donald Trump had their deaths hidden because he's a racist. www.military.com/daily-news/i...
February 16, 2026 at 7:30 AM
This is the first I’ve read of the Trump administration’s order to stop commemorating the Black American soldiers in a US military cemetery in the Netherlands. My God, how sick, petty & vindictive, how all-consumed with racist hatred do you have to be to order that?