Jo Findon
@jofindon.bsky.social
Medievalist, writer, editor, passionate jazz lover, time travel enthusiast.
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Quite literally, no other country in the world has directly threatened the territorial sovereignty of 🇲🇽 or 🇨🇦 for many years, so this is very much an accurate perception.
Most people in Mexico and Canada say the United States is their country's greatest threat
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
July 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Quite literally, no other country in the world has directly threatened the territorial sovereignty of 🇲🇽 or 🇨🇦 for many years, so this is very much an accurate perception.
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Many congratulations to @hoireabhard.bsky.social who has won the @irishhistsoc.bsky.social First Book Prize 2024 for The Medieval Irish Kings and the English Invasion! 🎉
The first analysis of the twelfth-century Irish kingdoms, Irish kingship and impact of the English invasion.
bit.ly/3UZeSky
The first analysis of the twelfth-century Irish kingdoms, Irish kingship and impact of the English invasion.
bit.ly/3UZeSky
May 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Many congratulations to @hoireabhard.bsky.social who has won the @irishhistsoc.bsky.social First Book Prize 2024 for The Medieval Irish Kings and the English Invasion! 🎉
The first analysis of the twelfth-century Irish kingdoms, Irish kingship and impact of the English invasion.
bit.ly/3UZeSky
The first analysis of the twelfth-century Irish kingdoms, Irish kingship and impact of the English invasion.
bit.ly/3UZeSky
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Here is the official Harvard University website!
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
May 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Here is the official Harvard University website!
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
www.harvard.edu
Here is their # if you'd like to speak to someone there!!
+1 617-495-1000
The link to the Free Government courses is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
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"... the narrative is driven by the animosity between two characters – a brother and sister – whose epic hatred for one another gives the novel an almost parable-like quality. Their enmity powers this subtle, darkly powerful tale narrated in poetic language."
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Dublin Literary Award: The Adversary by Canadian author Michael Crummey wins €100,000 prize
Story of sibling rivalry in harsh 19th-century Newfoundland wins Dublin Literary Award, worth €100,000
www.irishtimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"... the narrative is driven by the animosity between two characters – a brother and sister – whose epic hatred for one another gives the novel an almost parable-like quality. Their enmity powers this subtle, darkly powerful tale narrated in poetic language."
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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1. Middle English Text Series (METS)
METS published its first volume in 1989, and its hundredth in 2023. The series has attracted over half a million hits per year from more than one hundred and thirty-five countries and language groups.
Donate here👉 metseditions.org/donate
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METS published its first volume in 1989, and its hundredth in 2023. The series has attracted over half a million hits per year from more than one hundred and thirty-five countries and language groups.
Donate here👉 metseditions.org/donate
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Donate
METS is a diverse, ever-growing collection of edited medieval texts. Our editions represent the medieval literary traditions and cultures that flourished in what is the modern British Isles. It is com...
metseditions.org
May 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
1. Middle English Text Series (METS)
METS published its first volume in 1989, and its hundredth in 2023. The series has attracted over half a million hits per year from more than one hundred and thirty-five countries and language groups.
Donate here👉 metseditions.org/donate
(3/5)
METS published its first volume in 1989, and its hundredth in 2023. The series has attracted over half a million hits per year from more than one hundred and thirty-five countries and language groups.
Donate here👉 metseditions.org/donate
(3/5)
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David Townsend's latest newsletter post looks into what it meant to be an anchoress: substack.com/inbox/post/1... #julianofnorwich #medievalsky
Imagining the World of Julian of Norwich: The Anchorhold
Some more background to my forthcoming novel, The Ram in the Thicket
substack.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
David Townsend's latest newsletter post looks into what it meant to be an anchoress: substack.com/inbox/post/1... #julianofnorwich #medievalsky
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As a member of Exec. Committee of SSMLL, I wholeheartedly endorse this statement of support for our #US colleagues whose research has been impacted by cuts to #NEH. If you have cash to spare to support the projects highlighted in the 🧵 please donate, though I know times are hard.
#MedievalSky 👇🏻
#MedievalSky 👇🏻
Since 1965, the NEH has awarded over $6 billion to support museums, historic sites, universities, teachers, libraries, documentary filmmakers, public TV and radio stations, research institutions, scholars, and local humanities programming. Now its funding is under threat.
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May 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
As a member of Exec. Committee of SSMLL, I wholeheartedly endorse this statement of support for our #US colleagues whose research has been impacted by cuts to #NEH. If you have cash to spare to support the projects highlighted in the 🧵 please donate, though I know times are hard.
#MedievalSky 👇🏻
#MedievalSky 👇🏻
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Malinowski: A couple of years ago, Vance gave a speech.. The title was universities are the enemy. He said explicitly, we cannot achieve anything in this country as a conservative movement unless we aggressively go after the universities. That's what they're doing right now
May 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Malinowski: A couple of years ago, Vance gave a speech.. The title was universities are the enemy. He said explicitly, we cannot achieve anything in this country as a conservative movement unless we aggressively go after the universities. That's what they're doing right now
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Oh.
The CDC's airport screening program with Ginkgo Bioworks has now detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a recent surge in China
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-repo...
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-repo...
U.S. reports cases of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China
Authorities in Hong Kong say COVID-19 levels are the worst in at least a year.
www.cbsnews.com
May 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Oh.
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Just utter lawlessness from the Trump Administration, with no goal other than to punish institutions for refusing to bend the knee. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Just utter lawlessness from the Trump Administration, with no goal other than to punish institutions for refusing to bend the knee. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
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Yikes. If we’re hoping to strengthen our post-secondary institutions and support a strong economy, this is not good.
Money to rip out bike lanes and cut gas taxes though.
Money to rip out bike lanes and cut gas taxes though.
"If Ontario’s colleges and universities sector was looking for a lifeline from the province to help stabilize its financial state, the 2025 Ontario budget doesn’t contain one." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social #onpoli
ANALYSIS: Ontario’s colleges and universities need a lifeline. It’s not in the budget | TVO Today
The sector became reliant on foreign students. Now it’s struggling to stay afloat
amp.tvo.org
May 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Yikes. If we’re hoping to strengthen our post-secondary institutions and support a strong economy, this is not good.
Money to rip out bike lanes and cut gas taxes though.
Money to rip out bike lanes and cut gas taxes though.
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My beloved friend and mentor David Townsend has started a newsletter to explore the world of Julian of Norwich, in conjunction with his forthcoming novel, The Ram in the Thicket. Please share! 🕯️ #medievalsky
davidrtownsend.substack.com/p/imagining-...
davidrtownsend.substack.com/p/imagining-...
Imagining the World of Julian of Norwich: The Ram in the Thicket
In 1373, a thirty-year-old woman had a near-death experience.
davidrtownsend.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
My beloved friend and mentor David Townsend has started a newsletter to explore the world of Julian of Norwich, in conjunction with his forthcoming novel, The Ram in the Thicket. Please share! 🕯️ #medievalsky
davidrtownsend.substack.com/p/imagining-...
davidrtownsend.substack.com/p/imagining-...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
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Funded PhD
‘The Lives and Miracles of St. Laurence O’Toole’.
Work on Latin texts of miracles under Dr Jesse Harrington (DIAS) and Dr Niamh Wycherley (Maynooth University).
Apply by 23 May 2025
#DIASdiscovers
@celticstudiesmu.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMW428/r...
www.dias.ie/applications...
‘The Lives and Miracles of St. Laurence O’Toole’.
Work on Latin texts of miracles under Dr Jesse Harrington (DIAS) and Dr Niamh Wycherley (Maynooth University).
Apply by 23 May 2025
#DIASdiscovers
@celticstudiesmu.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMW428/r...
www.dias.ie/applications...
Research Ireland Pathway PhD Studentship at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
jobs.ac.uk are now advertising a Research Ireland Pathway PhD Studentship. Discover exciting PhD opportunities on jobs.ac.uk.
www.jobs.ac.uk
May 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Funded PhD
‘The Lives and Miracles of St. Laurence O’Toole’.
Work on Latin texts of miracles under Dr Jesse Harrington (DIAS) and Dr Niamh Wycherley (Maynooth University).
Apply by 23 May 2025
#DIASdiscovers
@celticstudiesmu.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMW428/r...
www.dias.ie/applications...
‘The Lives and Miracles of St. Laurence O’Toole’.
Work on Latin texts of miracles under Dr Jesse Harrington (DIAS) and Dr Niamh Wycherley (Maynooth University).
Apply by 23 May 2025
#DIASdiscovers
@celticstudiesmu.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMW428/r...
www.dias.ie/applications...
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SAVE THE DATE - Saturday October 25
Join us for the 41st annual PYI conference.
Get ready for a powerful day of insight, inspiration, and connection at this year's annual conference!
Registration opens in July.
#CanKidLit #PYI2025
Join us for the 41st annual PYI conference.
Get ready for a powerful day of insight, inspiration, and connection at this year's annual conference!
Registration opens in July.
#CanKidLit #PYI2025
May 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
SAVE THE DATE - Saturday October 25
Join us for the 41st annual PYI conference.
Get ready for a powerful day of insight, inspiration, and connection at this year's annual conference!
Registration opens in July.
#CanKidLit #PYI2025
Join us for the 41st annual PYI conference.
Get ready for a powerful day of insight, inspiration, and connection at this year's annual conference!
Registration opens in July.
#CanKidLit #PYI2025
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I have Egyptian, Australian, Polish, South African, Canadian, Norwegian, Iranian, Irish and British born neighbours, and we can barely get down the road without having a good old natter.
If that's a Land of Strangers then bring it on.
If that's a Land of Strangers then bring it on.
May 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I have Egyptian, Australian, Polish, South African, Canadian, Norwegian, Iranian, Irish and British born neighbours, and we can barely get down the road without having a good old natter.
If that's a Land of Strangers then bring it on.
If that's a Land of Strangers then bring it on.
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Just wondering what tests were conducted to check these “refugees’” eligibility as White. Quantum of blood line? Pencil in hair? Genealogical search for any Coloured or Black impurities? Or the old apartheid ‘community’ acceptance.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
First group of white South Africans arrive in US after Trump grants refugee status
Trump stirs controversy by calling Afrikaners, minority descended from Dutch colonists, victims of a ‘genocide’
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Just wondering what tests were conducted to check these “refugees’” eligibility as White. Quantum of blood line? Pencil in hair? Genealogical search for any Coloured or Black impurities? Or the old apartheid ‘community’ acceptance.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Publication day! Huge thanks to all our contributors and especially to @dhaydenceltic.bsky.social for steering the ship these past couple of years. Grateful to her LEIGHEAS project funded by #ResearchIreland for covering open access with @brepols.net! #medmedhistory www.brepols.net/products/IS-....
May 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Publication day! Huge thanks to all our contributors and especially to @dhaydenceltic.bsky.social for steering the ship these past couple of years. Grateful to her LEIGHEAS project funded by #ResearchIreland for covering open access with @brepols.net! #medmedhistory www.brepols.net/products/IS-....
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"... they have established that tin from the abundant deposits in Cornwall and Devon was being widely traded in the Mediterranean more than 3,000 years ago – and may have played a key part in the advances of sophisticated kingdoms and states more than 4,000km (2,485 miles) away."
Cornish tin was sold all over Europe 3,000 years ago, say archaeologists
British team says new study ‘radically transforms’ understanding of bronze age trade networks
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"... they have established that tin from the abundant deposits in Cornwall and Devon was being widely traded in the Mediterranean more than 3,000 years ago – and may have played a key part in the advances of sophisticated kingdoms and states more than 4,000km (2,485 miles) away."
We had our own party here in Toronto at JAZZ.FM!
www.youtube.com/live/kG1OYzO...
www.youtube.com/live/kG1OYzO...
JAZZ.FM91 International Jazz Day 2025
YouTube video by JAZZ.FM91
www.youtube.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
We had our own party here in Toronto at JAZZ.FM!
www.youtube.com/live/kG1OYzO...
www.youtube.com/live/kG1OYzO...
