Birgitte Breemerkamp 🌈 (she/her)
@thebirg.bsky.social
The Birg is the word.
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Cities and Strongholds of Middle-earth: Essays on the Habitations of Tolkien’s Legendarium
Amazon.com: Cities and Strongholds of Middle-earth: Essays on the Habitations of Tolkien’s Legendarium: 9781887726306: Agan, Cami D.: Books
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My book chapter on 'living swords' and how J.R.R. Tolkien used and adapted this concept in his fictional works was published in July 2024 in 'Cities and Strongholds of Middle-earth' edited by Dr. Cami Agan. Available in paperback www.amazon.com/Cities-Stron... and e-book www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/citi...
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“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
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Just a friendly reminder that you’re not being “unreasonable” if you wish to pull a book from a bookshelf and find that it opens a secret door.
If anyone tells you otherwise, they were never your friend to begin with.
If anyone tells you otherwise, they were never your friend to begin with.
February 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Just a friendly reminder that you’re not being “unreasonable” if you wish to pull a book from a bookshelf and find that it opens a secret door.
If anyone tells you otherwise, they were never your friend to begin with.
If anyone tells you otherwise, they were never your friend to begin with.
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Happy anniversary to all historians who observe.
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
February 8, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Happy anniversary to all historians who observe.
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Finally some good news
February 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Finally some good news
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New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
*Puts book on to read list for my book chapter in revision*
My review of the new book 'Runes: A Concise History' is out in the latest edition of the @historytoday.com magazine!
The review in brief: runes are great, so is this book, and it does a good job separating runic fact from runic fiction.
The review in brief: runes are great, so is this book, and it does a good job separating runic fact from runic fiction.
February 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
*Puts book on to read list for my book chapter in revision*
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Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser.
www.siliconrepublic.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
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Petitie: Stop Amerikaanse overname DigID actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/st... ✍️
February 3, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Petitie: Stop Amerikaanse overname DigID actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/st... ✍️
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Early Modernists on Bluesky! Can someone provide me with bibliographical indications on fur trade in Central- and Eastern Europe in the sixteenth century?
January 23, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Early Modernists on Bluesky! Can someone provide me with bibliographical indications on fur trade in Central- and Eastern Europe in the sixteenth century?
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In onzekere tijden pakt kabinet Jetten de zekerheid van alle werknemers af. Bezuinigingen op ons sociale vangnet is onverstandig en onnodig.
Stop de afbraak van onze WW. Teken de petitie!
app.sosha.ai/s/hFrMtnKI
Stop de afbraak van onze WW. Teken de petitie!
app.sosha.ai/s/hFrMtnKI
February 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
In onzekere tijden pakt kabinet Jetten de zekerheid van alle werknemers af. Bezuinigingen op ons sociale vangnet is onverstandig en onnodig.
Stop de afbraak van onze WW. Teken de petitie!
app.sosha.ai/s/hFrMtnKI
Stop de afbraak van onze WW. Teken de petitie!
app.sosha.ai/s/hFrMtnKI
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Sometimes, self-care is spending a day exploring bookstores, museums, greenhouses, art galleries, and libraries.
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Sometimes, self-care is spending a day exploring bookstores, museums, greenhouses, art galleries, and libraries.
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Een mens illiegaal noemen, dat is radicaal.
Mensen die ernstig ziek zijn geworden de armoede in duwen, dat is radicaal.
Een zoveelste vliegveld openen in dit kleine land, terwijl heel veel vluchten op Schiphol tussenstops zijn en niets toevoegen aan onze samenleving, is radicaal.
Mensen die ernstig ziek zijn geworden de armoede in duwen, dat is radicaal.
Een zoveelste vliegveld openen in dit kleine land, terwijl heel veel vluchten op Schiphol tussenstops zijn en niets toevoegen aan onze samenleving, is radicaal.
February 1, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Een mens illiegaal noemen, dat is radicaal.
Mensen die ernstig ziek zijn geworden de armoede in duwen, dat is radicaal.
Een zoveelste vliegveld openen in dit kleine land, terwijl heel veel vluchten op Schiphol tussenstops zijn en niets toevoegen aan onze samenleving, is radicaal.
Mensen die ernstig ziek zijn geworden de armoede in duwen, dat is radicaal.
Een zoveelste vliegveld openen in dit kleine land, terwijl heel veel vluchten op Schiphol tussenstops zijn en niets toevoegen aan onze samenleving, is radicaal.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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death to fascism
January 23, 2026 at 3:04 AM
death to fascism
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Dit stuk is een schoolvoorbeeld van hoe je fascisme en racisme in deftige kringen schoonlikt en witwast en is daarom erg de moeite waard. Art. 1 afschaffen en deportaties (‘stevig rechts’) is je enige issue? Moet kunnen zolang je maar de partijdemocratie op orde hebt en compromissen wil sluiten.
January 23, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Dit stuk is een schoolvoorbeeld van hoe je fascisme en racisme in deftige kringen schoonlikt en witwast en is daarom erg de moeite waard. Art. 1 afschaffen en deportaties (‘stevig rechts’) is je enige issue? Moet kunnen zolang je maar de partijdemocratie op orde hebt en compromissen wil sluiten.
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The Iceland Space Agency is on bluesky @icelandspace.bsky.social 🥳
Have followed, and will now wait excitedly until they start posting Iceland Space Things.
Have followed, and will now wait excitedly until they start posting Iceland Space Things.
The Iceland Space Agency has a strangely busy logo. It fascinates me.
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 AM
The Iceland Space Agency is on bluesky @icelandspace.bsky.social 🥳
Have followed, and will now wait excitedly until they start posting Iceland Space Things.
Have followed, and will now wait excitedly until they start posting Iceland Space Things.
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Awesome (beta) dashboard for Dutch 🇳🇱 government agencies, #schools, #healthcare and companies: zijnwealautonoom.nl (‘are we autonomous yet’).
Red button highlights the enormous extent to which most Dutch organisations behave like a digital colony of the US.
#onderwijs #overheid #ict #cloud
Red button highlights the enormous extent to which most Dutch organisations behave like a digital colony of the US.
#onderwijs #overheid #ict #cloud
January 23, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Awesome (beta) dashboard for Dutch 🇳🇱 government agencies, #schools, #healthcare and companies: zijnwealautonoom.nl (‘are we autonomous yet’).
Red button highlights the enormous extent to which most Dutch organisations behave like a digital colony of the US.
#onderwijs #overheid #ict #cloud
Red button highlights the enormous extent to which most Dutch organisations behave like a digital colony of the US.
#onderwijs #overheid #ict #cloud
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
Ooooooohhhhh 😍 *adds to "wants" list*
Bought myself a treat at the TNA shop today 💕 Have I ever mentioned how much I love seals?
January 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Ooooooohhhhh 😍 *adds to "wants" list*
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
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De Sociale Verzekeringsbank, één van de grootste verwerkers van privégegevens van miljoenen Nederlanders gaat volledig naar MICROSOFT AZURE. Dit is geen technische keuze, maar een politieke. Een gevaarlijke! Debat moet snel. Stopknop moet worden ingedrukt! #amerika Lees 👉🏻 www.barbarakathmann.nl/svb/
January 17, 2026 at 4:54 PM
De Sociale Verzekeringsbank, één van de grootste verwerkers van privégegevens van miljoenen Nederlanders gaat volledig naar MICROSOFT AZURE. Dit is geen technische keuze, maar een politieke. Een gevaarlijke! Debat moet snel. Stopknop moet worden ingedrukt! #amerika Lees 👉🏻 www.barbarakathmann.nl/svb/
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A daye wythout anachronism ys lyke Emily Dickinson wythout her lightsaber.
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 PM
A daye wythout anachronism ys lyke Emily Dickinson wythout her lightsaber.
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Geboortedag filosoof, essayist en 'bijenkoningin van intellectueel Amerika' Susan Sontag (1933-2004). Ze was ook politiek activiste en nam in die hoedanigheid, als 'Amerika's geweten', geen blad voor de mond. Haar essays, zoals die over de impact van ziek zijn, zijn zeer invloedrijk gebleken.
January 16, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Geboortedag filosoof, essayist en 'bijenkoningin van intellectueel Amerika' Susan Sontag (1933-2004). Ze was ook politiek activiste en nam in die hoedanigheid, als 'Amerika's geweten', geen blad voor de mond. Haar essays, zoals die over de impact van ziek zijn, zijn zeer invloedrijk gebleken.
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This self-portrait by Louise Hollandine will soon be on display at MSK Gent in the exhibition "Unforgettable: Women artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600–1750," opening March 7 -
www.mskgent.be/en/exhibitio...
www.mskgent.be/en/exhibitio...
Unforgettable
In spring 2026, the MSK offers the chance to discover the fascinating works created by women artists in the Low Countries.
www.mskgent.be
January 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
This self-portrait by Louise Hollandine will soon be on display at MSK Gent in the exhibition "Unforgettable: Women artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600–1750," opening March 7 -
www.mskgent.be/en/exhibitio...
www.mskgent.be/en/exhibitio...