Caroline Angus
@writercaroline.bsky.social
M.A His, FRHistS. Thomas Cromwell author & historian. Lover of Spain, heart transplants, trans rights & F1. This year, a transplant will save my daughter's life.
To write about history, you need to have a soul.
History is just about facts; humans live through trials and tribulations, they make mistakes, they overreact, they tell lies.
AI might give you a simple sentence about general facts, but historians make the past relatable, seeing between the facts.
History is just about facts; humans live through trials and tribulations, they make mistakes, they overreact, they tell lies.
AI might give you a simple sentence about general facts, but historians make the past relatable, seeing between the facts.
Does Artificial Intelligence have the potential to simplify, and ultimately impoverish, our study of the past?
Gordon McKelvie @gordonmckelvie.bsky.social considers the recent explosion in A.I. and what it might mean for historians facing the current Higher Education crisis.
Gordon McKelvie @gordonmckelvie.bsky.social considers the recent explosion in A.I. and what it might mean for historians facing the current Higher Education crisis.
Artificial Intelligence: A Warning for History
Does Artificial Intelligence have the potential to simplify, and ultimately impoverish, our study of the past? Gordon McKelvie considers the recent explosion in A.I. and what it might mean for the his...
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
To write about history, you need to have a soul.
History is just about facts; humans live through trials and tribulations, they make mistakes, they overreact, they tell lies.
AI might give you a simple sentence about general facts, but historians make the past relatable, seeing between the facts.
History is just about facts; humans live through trials and tribulations, they make mistakes, they overreact, they tell lies.
AI might give you a simple sentence about general facts, but historians make the past relatable, seeing between the facts.
ACAB, and you can't tell me otherwise
Dame Bazley led a Commission of inquiry into Police Conduct in 2004.
And in 2025 we are revisiting the same issue again.
Enough is enough.
People like Tamatha Paul have spoken now it's time to stop sweeping this and other issues under the carpet.
Clear the decks, starting at the top
#nzpol
And in 2025 we are revisiting the same issue again.
Enough is enough.
People like Tamatha Paul have spoken now it's time to stop sweeping this and other issues under the carpet.
Clear the decks, starting at the top
#nzpol
November 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
ACAB, and you can't tell me otherwise
This week's news:
New Whittakers brandy snap chocolate = just okay
New Frankenstein movie = not even okay
New Whittakers brandy snap chocolate = just okay
New Frankenstein movie = not even okay
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
This week's news:
New Whittakers brandy snap chocolate = just okay
New Frankenstein movie = not even okay
New Whittakers brandy snap chocolate = just okay
New Frankenstein movie = not even okay
He probably thinks of a comeback and types it out, thinking it's a banger. Which is incredibly cringe.
I think this one has got to him because he's posted at least three separate responses to this over the last 10 hours:
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
He probably thinks of a comeback and types it out, thinking it's a banger. Which is incredibly cringe.
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Oh the government hasn't fixed the economy? You mean...
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Oh the government hasn't fixed the economy? You mean...
Why is this okay in America?
And why is it even happening, are they transporting food and medical care?
And why is it even happening, are they transporting food and medical care?
Trump has executed six more civilians in a small boat. The death toll now stands at 76.
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Why is this okay in America?
And why is it even happening, are they transporting food and medical care?
And why is it even happening, are they transporting food and medical care?
If I pitched this to my editor, they would reject me because no one would be that stupid
hello new zealand police, we the israeli police are just gifting you this kitchen appliance for you to plug into the wall in some sort of office. oh you're putting it in the national HQ? that's wonderful, thanks
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
If I pitched this to my editor, they would reject me because no one would be that stupid
I feel like we aren't paying enough attention to the fire at Tongariro National Park
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I feel like we aren't paying enough attention to the fire at Tongariro National Park
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Now that's what I call news.
Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt
The church says it is currently unclear whether the collapse has damaged any surrounding graves.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that's what I call news.
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Duchy Chamber pleadings for the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII (DL 1/1-26) are now searchable to item level online. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C...
Browse records of other archives | The National Archives
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November 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Duchy Chamber pleadings for the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII (DL 1/1-26) are now searchable to item level online. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C...
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#nzpol, this applies also to a country like New Zealand when it chooses to force homeless people to 'move on' rather than choosing to help them
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
#nzpol, this applies also to a country like New Zealand when it chooses to force homeless people to 'move on' rather than choosing to help them
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Excellent essay here on the slow strangling of mass literary culture in the West - most clearly in the US, but it's obviously happening here too
November 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Excellent essay here on the slow strangling of mass literary culture in the West - most clearly in the US, but it's obviously happening here too
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November 9, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Now that is a really interesting theory, and yes, that is my sense of it, and everything needs gender analysis
is it because chatgpt and ai are boy coded whereas all the other moral panics usually spring from women just trying to do stuff
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Now that is a really interesting theory, and yes, that is my sense of it, and everything needs gender analysis
Both of my daughters, aged 18 and 19, are in wheelchairs (for totally different reasons). We have one old wheelchair they share. Essentially, society is set up so they shouldn't exist.
eg. just yesterday, Adi's orthodontist said he won't treat her anymore because of lack of access to his office.
eg. just yesterday, Adi's orthodontist said he won't treat her anymore because of lack of access to his office.
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Both of my daughters, aged 18 and 19, are in wheelchairs (for totally different reasons). We have one old wheelchair they share. Essentially, society is set up so they shouldn't exist.
eg. just yesterday, Adi's orthodontist said he won't treat her anymore because of lack of access to his office.
eg. just yesterday, Adi's orthodontist said he won't treat her anymore because of lack of access to his office.
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Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
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Passengers on a high-speed train between Poland's two largest cities were taken by surprise when a sheep wearing a nappy began wandering through the carriages.
Sheep in nappy spotted on Polish high-speed train
notesfrompoland.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Passengers on a high-speed train between Poland's two largest cities were taken by surprise when a sheep wearing a nappy began wandering through the carriages.
My daughter has been referred to a large number of specialists recently. In the referrals that mentioned that she is transgender, they were all declined. I requested that be removed and re-referrals done, and they are now being accepted.
Imagine how bad things are going to be, basically eugenics.
Imagine how bad things are going to be, basically eugenics.
Boy if you think our health system is stretched now, just wait til Serco “known for abusing prisoners” get their hands on it
Prisons operator Serco eyes NZ's public health infrastructure needs
The outsourcing firm tells the Government it is uniquely positioned, and its services could be of great value
newsroom.us14.list-manage.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
My daughter has been referred to a large number of specialists recently. In the referrals that mentioned that she is transgender, they were all declined. I requested that be removed and re-referrals done, and they are now being accepted.
Imagine how bad things are going to be, basically eugenics.
Imagine how bad things are going to be, basically eugenics.
Instagram is appropriately celebrating The Mummy 4
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Instagram is appropriately celebrating The Mummy 4
It's sticking hot, the beach was packed (no wheelchair access 😞), and one of the pōhutukawas on my street is flowering. If it was 7 December, I would say it's going to be a big summer, but 7 November? 🥵
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 AM
It's sticking hot, the beach was packed (no wheelchair access 😞), and one of the pōhutukawas on my street is flowering. If it was 7 December, I would say it's going to be a big summer, but 7 November? 🥵
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Did women ruin the workplace?
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Did women ruin the workplace?
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