Venus Bivar
@vbivar.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Historian of capitalism, pollution, Marseille, farming, land use, plastics, climate, and economic growth; misanthrope; hockey player; expert baker; amateur gardener; works at St Anne's College at Oxford; lives in York (the old one).
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Just in case @gabriellehecht.bsky.social and @avastmachine.bsky.social are looking for a new place to call home ....
www.architecturedecollection.fr/en/product/a...
www.architecturedecollection.fr/en/product/a...
Apartment in the Tours Labourdette - Architecture de Collection
Jacques-Henri Labourdette & Roger Boileau architects 1962 Marseille (13) €325,000 87 m² LC 2 bedrooms 1 shower room Balconies Panoramic view
www.architecturedecollection.fr
December 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Just in case @gabriellehecht.bsky.social and @avastmachine.bsky.social are looking for a new place to call home ....
www.architecturedecollection.fr/en/product/a...
www.architecturedecollection.fr/en/product/a...
Just filed hubby's self-assessment tax return and while I love how easy it is to do this in the UK, as compared to the US or Canada, I am always a little sad by the breakdown of where the money goes. Defense gets FOUR times as much as the environment.
December 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Just filed hubby's self-assessment tax return and while I love how easy it is to do this in the UK, as compared to the US or Canada, I am always a little sad by the breakdown of where the money goes. Defense gets FOUR times as much as the environment.
Ugggghhhhh. Why does the world love a frustrated closeted murderer? This narrative needs to go away. Also: the whole point of the book is that THERE IS NO MOTIVE.
December 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Ugggghhhhh. Why does the world love a frustrated closeted murderer? This narrative needs to go away. Also: the whole point of the book is that THERE IS NO MOTIVE.
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Give me your best recent British & Irish LGBTQI+ history recommendations! I'm updating the reading list for my queer & trans history module. Looking for things published in the last 2-3 years. 🌈🎓 🌈 🏳️⚧️ #queerhistory
December 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Give me your best recent British & Irish LGBTQI+ history recommendations! I'm updating the reading list for my queer & trans history module. Looking for things published in the last 2-3 years. 🌈🎓 🌈 🏳️⚧️ #queerhistory
After almost a decade of visiting and researching Marseille, I am ashamed to admit that this morning's writing session has communicated to me that I know next to nothing.
December 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
After almost a decade of visiting and researching Marseille, I am ashamed to admit that this morning's writing session has communicated to me that I know next to nothing.
This made my year. Thank you internet.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This made my year. Thank you internet.
Dear academic writers: When you write things like, 'By the mid-1970s crude oil from the Middle East accounted for 90% of all imports,' please specify if you are talking about value OR volume.
two little girls are sitting next to each other and one of them is saying `` must i explain everything '' .
ALT: two little girls are sitting next to each other and one of them is saying `` must i explain everything '' .
media.tenor.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Dear academic writers: When you write things like, 'By the mid-1970s crude oil from the Middle East accounted for 90% of all imports,' please specify if you are talking about value OR volume.
Incredible that this is what our garden looks like on December 26th. Easily the best thing about living in the UK (for this person who grew up in a place that proudly proclaims, 'Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver').
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Incredible that this is what our garden looks like on December 26th. Easily the best thing about living in the UK (for this person who grew up in a place that proudly proclaims, 'Mon pays ce n'est pas un pays, c'est l'hiver').
Read this cover to cover over the summer (a luxury I rarely allow myself) and finally had time to take notes. Main take-aways:
1. There is no equality without freedom and vice versa. They are not mutually exclusive, as liberalism would have us believe.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/314162...
1. There is no equality without freedom and vice versa. They are not mutually exclusive, as liberalism would have us believe.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/314162...
The Dawn of Everything
For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those...
www.penguin.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Read this cover to cover over the summer (a luxury I rarely allow myself) and finally had time to take notes. Main take-aways:
1. There is no equality without freedom and vice versa. They are not mutually exclusive, as liberalism would have us believe.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/314162...
1. There is no equality without freedom and vice versa. They are not mutually exclusive, as liberalism would have us believe.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/314162...
Oh dear. Just noticed the wrong tag in last night's post. Corrected!
Listening to the last episode of the epic Thawra series from
@thedigradio.bsky.social . Thank you @danieldenvir.bsky.social and Abed Takriti for creating such an amazing resource to explain ...
thedigradio.com/Thawra/
Listening to the last episode of the epic Thawra series from
@thedigradio.bsky.social . Thank you @danieldenvir.bsky.social and Abed Takriti for creating such an amazing resource to explain ...
thedigradio.com/Thawra/
Thawra
thedigradio.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Oh dear. Just noticed the wrong tag in last night's post. Corrected!
Listening to the last episode of the epic Thawra series from
@thedigradio.bsky.social . Thank you @danieldenvir.bsky.social and Abed Takriti for creating such an amazing resource to explain ...
thedigradio.com/Thawra/
Listening to the last episode of the epic Thawra series from
@thedigradio.bsky.social . Thank you @danieldenvir.bsky.social and Abed Takriti for creating such an amazing resource to explain ...
thedigradio.com/Thawra/
Every morning we wake up to find Loki sleeping under the tree and I just can't get over the cuteness.
December 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Every morning we wake up to find Loki sleeping under the tree and I just can't get over the cuteness.
Email away message ACTIVATED. Let the good times roll!
a man is standing in front of a couch in a living room .
ALT: a man is standing in front of a couch in a living room .
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Email away message ACTIVATED. Let the good times roll!
Big congratulations to Edd for getting this out (in spite of the exploitation that comes with non-stop precarious employment). Huzzah my friend!
Three years of work is all worth it for the excitement of getting your book in the post.
December 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Big congratulations to Edd for getting this out (in spite of the exploitation that comes with non-stop precarious employment). Huzzah my friend!
Please write to Starmer and Lammy - the link makes it exceedingly easy and quick. These brave people need our help.
Eight Palestine Action activists are being left to die in prison – all without even facing trial.
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
December 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Please write to Starmer and Lammy - the link makes it exceedingly easy and quick. These brave people need our help.
Dublin old and new.
December 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Dublin old and new.
I am exceptionally grateful that our dear Loki is not a morning person.
December 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I am exceptionally grateful that our dear Loki is not a morning person.
Excellent way to start my day.
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Excellent way to start my day.
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Copilot is the setback
2) offering 'rituals to help me bounce back from a setback to start afresh'
(this is my work laptop btw)
(this is my work laptop btw)
December 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Copilot is the setback
Current Venus is wondering why on earth Past Venus agreed to a viva AND a peer-review deadline that coincided with the brutal Oxford admissions process.
Once again foiled by the temporality of subjectivity.
And to make matters worse, Loki is trolling me with his superior life choices.
Once again foiled by the temporality of subjectivity.
And to make matters worse, Loki is trolling me with his superior life choices.
December 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Current Venus is wondering why on earth Past Venus agreed to a viva AND a peer-review deadline that coincided with the brutal Oxford admissions process.
Once again foiled by the temporality of subjectivity.
And to make matters worse, Loki is trolling me with his superior life choices.
Once again foiled by the temporality of subjectivity.
And to make matters worse, Loki is trolling me with his superior life choices.
Folks in Great Britain, I'm curious about what it costs to run a 1-day or 2-day conference with invited speakers from across the island. No detailed costings - just a big ol' rough estimate.
December 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Folks in Great Britain, I'm curious about what it costs to run a 1-day or 2-day conference with invited speakers from across the island. No detailed costings - just a big ol' rough estimate.
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After 2 years of war, 98% of tree cropland and 75% of greenhouses in Gaza have been destroyed. Remote sensing maps tracking the progression of damage can help identify the best ways to remediate the land & rebuild Gaza’s agricultural sector. #AGU25
My latest for @eos.org:
eos.org/articles/98-...
My latest for @eos.org:
eos.org/articles/98-...
98% of Gaza’s Tree Cropland Destroyed by Israel - Eos
Maps based on remote sensing analysis could inform remediation efforts by identifying whether agricultural lands were damaged by bombs, debris, or forced displacement of its caretakers.
eos.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
After 2 years of war, 98% of tree cropland and 75% of greenhouses in Gaza have been destroyed. Remote sensing maps tracking the progression of damage can help identify the best ways to remediate the land & rebuild Gaza’s agricultural sector. #AGU25
My latest for @eos.org:
eos.org/articles/98-...
My latest for @eos.org:
eos.org/articles/98-...
I would be willing to accept a combo birthday/Christmas gift if said gift is a BA Mid-Career grant. Are you listening universe??????? ARE YOU LISTENING??????
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I would be willing to accept a combo birthday/Christmas gift if said gift is a BA Mid-Career grant. Are you listening universe??????? ARE YOU LISTENING??????
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I'll be in Oxford this Thursday to give a talk from my recent research (and to check out the new Schwarzman Centre)
Next Thursday come join us for a talk from @andrewseaton.bsky.social about his new research on coal! Comment from @dannydorling.bsky.social .
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I'll be in Oxford this Thursday to give a talk from my recent research (and to check out the new Schwarzman Centre)
Richard Pryor is an absolute legend. Watch how he schools this white journalist on poverty in America - and watch how Johnny lets it play out and takes Pryor's side!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Dm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Dm...
Do You Think Its Tougher Now for Young People?
YouTube video by Andrea Callahan
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Richard Pryor is an absolute legend. Watch how he schools this white journalist on poverty in America - and watch how Johnny lets it play out and takes Pryor's side!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Dm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Dm...
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Long shot: I'm looking for someone who might know more than I do about the herb Summer Savoury. It's central to Newfoundland cooking & apparently also to Mennonite food & I've more recently learned its a major ingredient in Jamaican food. What trade winds blew this herb to these different places?
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Long shot: I'm looking for someone who might know more than I do about the herb Summer Savoury. It's central to Newfoundland cooking & apparently also to Mennonite food & I've more recently learned its a major ingredient in Jamaican food. What trade winds blew this herb to these different places?