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Ulla Rajala
@ullamr.bsky.social
An archaeologist who loves Eurovision and popular tv. Sharing content on heritage, politics and entertainment.
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My opinions are my own.
Avebury in snow. #StandingStoneSunday
January 4, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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Maduro was a brutal repressive dictator who destroyed Venezuela. Trump did not have congressional or UN approval to engage in unilateral regime change. Trump's actions were illegal. All of those things can be true at the same time. Don't let them make this about Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
@rheaclassical.bsky.social recognises reviewing as academic labour 😊
In accordance with our mission statement, we firmly believe that writing book reviews for public consumption is academic labor and should be recognized as such. Beginning in 2026, our immediate focus shall be to provide our reviewers with a small compensation ($50) upon publication of their review.
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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“A dark moment.”
January 3, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.
January 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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Lol, I hope the world sanctions America
January 3, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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A US president uses his for-profit (but money losing) social media site to announce a military strike against a foreign sovereign nation and the seizure by military force of a foreign government leader. Says a lot about where things are at in the US in 2026.
January 3, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Ville Ranta | Uudenvuodenpuheesta
Lue lisää aiheesta.
www.hs.fi
January 3, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Colosseum in snow in 2018. Colosseum was started by Vespasian in AD 72 and was finished by Titus in AD 80. Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian (r. 81–96). This so-called Flavian amphitheatre was the largest amphitheatre in existence. #RomanSiteSaturday
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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Krugman väänsi rautalangasta jo 10v. sitten miten tämä "tuntematon jarru" toimii, mutta kukapa nyt nobelistia kuuntelisi kun voi mieluummin uskoa uusliberaaleja satuja.

www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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This report in Nature on the costs of competing for & administering scientific grants is shocking: "In other words, European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained." www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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What Reform won't tell you ...
"Stopping immigration to the UK would cause immediate labour shortages, especially in healthcare, hospitality, transport & social care, leading to service disruptions, increased prices, potentially closing business..."
via Ross Birchall
www.facebook.com/groups/17859...
January 2, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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Ainakin tuhat metsästäjää oli heti ampumassa susia. Sadasta kiintiöluvasta käytettiin
jo 12. Kiintiömetsästys ei perustu haittoihin eikä varmista suden säilymistä.

Suurpedot kuuluvat luontoomme. Kaikkea mitä joku ei ymmärrä ei pidä tappaa. Ihminen voi myös sopeutua luontoon, ei vain tuhota sitä.
January 2, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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Archaeology is often reduced to finds in the media. But for me the most important thing are the people I get to work with.
Here are some highlights from '25 starting with @uclarchaeology.bsky.social staff & students who worked with @butserancientfarm.co.uk to make #Archaeotech2025 happen. 🏺1/5
January 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM
The first two trial runs of the Life in the UK test done. I have to improve my knowledge of dates... Passed those, though. But most Brits would not know these trivia...
January 2, 2026 at 8:48 AM
The royal Lion Hunt of the king Ashurbanipal is on a famous Assyrian palace relief from the North Palace of Nineveh. It is now displayed in room 10a of the @britishmuseum.bsky.social. The slabs were excavated by Hormuzd Rassam in 1852–1854 and William Loftus in 1854–1855. #FindsFriday
January 2, 2026 at 3:10 AM
The most read article of @antiquity.ac.uk in 2025 was 'Beginning of the circle? Revised chronologies for Flagstones and Alington Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset' by @suegreaney.bsky.social et al. 😃
January 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Surprise find while tidying up my laptop tabs (a la @drspacejunk.bsky.social), this fantastic map of prehistoric tombs, settlements and standing stones located on the North Isles of Orkney from the @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social 'Tomb of the Isles' project. 😍

archaeologyorkney.com/tombs-of-the...
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
October 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Loreen won the 2025 #ESC250 for the 12th non-consecutive year, but what other interesting results came out of the countdown? We crunched the numbers on countries, decades and more. Check it out: www.aussievision.net/post/esc250-...
ESC250 2025: Results by numbers
ESC250 2025: Results by numbers
www.aussievision.net
January 1, 2026 at 7:49 AM
The speech of the Finnish president Alexander Stubb in English. Keywords: peace, growth, caring.
www.presidentti.fi/en/new-years...
New Year’s Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb on 1 January 2025 - Presidentti
Dear compatriots, We live in a time when our sense of security is shaken almost on a daily basis. We try to understand change. We seek security. We are bombarded with a constant flow of information. I...
www.presidentti.fi
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 AM