JudithFlanders
@judithflanders.co.uk
Crabby historian. Less crabby now blue skies beckon.
She/her • Agent: Bill Hamilton, amheath.com
She/her • Agent: Bill Hamilton, amheath.com
Fascinating. Perhaps unsurprising that in the East End in ??? it is so heavily Jewish in types of food — smoked salmon, fried fish, ‘Jewish’ beef (brisket?) & ‘worsht’. I wonder therefore if ‘collar bread’ is challah? @dranniegray.bsky.social ?
@victorianlondon.bsky.social
Spotted at the beautifully atmospheric Wilton’s Music Hall near Whitechapel. Saveloys, pats of butter and coffee as a real luxury.
Spotted at the beautifully atmospheric Wilton’s Music Hall near Whitechapel. Saveloys, pats of butter and coffee as a real luxury.
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Fascinating. Perhaps unsurprising that in the East End in ??? it is so heavily Jewish in types of food — smoked salmon, fried fish, ‘Jewish’ beef (brisket?) & ‘worsht’. I wonder therefore if ‘collar bread’ is challah? @dranniegray.bsky.social ?
I could be wrong but I think giffy might have succumbed to an AI fever dream.
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I could be wrong but I think giffy might have succumbed to an AI fever dream.
This is excellent on ‘the angry teenager in a man’s body’ who is Canada’s leader of the opposition. But this sentence is 🔥🔥🔥
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is excellent on ‘the angry teenager in a man’s body’ who is Canada’s leader of the opposition. But this sentence is 🔥🔥🔥
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Absolute queen shit
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Absolute queen shit
Mamdani is going to implement Karen Law. Everyone in NYC will have to demand to see the mamdanager in a nasal voice.
(Sorry, nice Karens everywhere. I don’t make the memes.)
(Sorry, nice Karens everywhere. I don’t make the memes.)
Mamdani is going to implement Charon Law. Everyone in NYC will need to place coins over their eyes in order to pay the ferryman to cross the rivers Styx and Acheron.
Mamdani is going to implement Sharon Law. Everyone in NY will start playing netball, develop both an expertise in cricket and some terrible cold sores, and always have the worst pash rash
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Mamdani is going to implement Karen Law. Everyone in NYC will have to demand to see the mamdanager in a nasal voice.
(Sorry, nice Karens everywhere. I don’t make the memes.)
(Sorry, nice Karens everywhere. I don’t make the memes.)
Hi @politico.com I think you’re missing a comma or two in there. (Or that chief of staff job was REALLY big.)
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hi @politico.com I think you’re missing a comma or two in there. (Or that chief of staff job was REALLY big.)
I would like to pretend I'm better than this. But I'm not.
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I would like to pretend I'm better than this. But I'm not.
I’m no statistician, but if you buy your first house in your 30s on a 50-year mortgage, and life expectancy is low 80s, isn’t this just called — rent?
November 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I’m no statistician, but if you buy your first house in your 30s on a 50-year mortgage, and life expectancy is low 80s, isn’t this just called — rent?
OK, hands up everyone who read this post and thought, ‘Damn, why didn’t MY parents name me Licoricia?’
Is this a golden age of sculptures of, and by, women?
Licoricia of Winchester, Jewish business women (d. 1277) & her youngest son, Asser. Sculpture by Ian Rank-Broadley, Jewry Street, Winchester (Hampshire) installed in 2022. Photo: Pat Goodall / Art UK.
Licoricia of Winchester, Jewish business women (d. 1277) & her youngest son, Asser. Sculpture by Ian Rank-Broadley, Jewry Street, Winchester (Hampshire) installed in 2022. Photo: Pat Goodall / Art UK.
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
OK, hands up everyone who read this post and thought, ‘Damn, why didn’t MY parents name me Licoricia?’
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Live your life in such a way that when you die people don't literally rise from the dead to shit on your grave.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Live your life in such a way that when you die people don't literally rise from the dead to shit on your grave.
Have never achieved 7. No lie.
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Have never achieved 7. No lie.
OH MY GOD I SPENT TWO DECADES OF MY LIFE HAVING THIS KIND OF DISCUSSION.*
*Confessions of an Ex-copy-editor
See also: how many goats in goats cheese; baby’s breath vs babies’ breath; skimmed vs skim milk…
*Confessions of an Ex-copy-editor
See also: how many goats in goats cheese; baby’s breath vs babies’ breath; skimmed vs skim milk…
I prefer the singular possessive, "Oh, for fuck's sake." It just sounds more professional.
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
OH MY GOD I SPENT TWO DECADES OF MY LIFE HAVING THIS KIND OF DISCUSSION.*
*Confessions of an Ex-copy-editor
See also: how many goats in goats cheese; baby’s breath vs babies’ breath; skimmed vs skim milk…
*Confessions of an Ex-copy-editor
See also: how many goats in goats cheese; baby’s breath vs babies’ breath; skimmed vs skim milk…
The old Andrew Cuomo: Doesn’t hear ‘No’ when women say it.
Now, THE NEW IMPROVED CUOMO (RegTM): Doesn’t hear ‘No’ when the voters shout it.
Now, THE NEW IMPROVED CUOMO (RegTM): Doesn’t hear ‘No’ when the voters shout it.
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The old Andrew Cuomo: Doesn’t hear ‘No’ when women say it.
Now, THE NEW IMPROVED CUOMO (RegTM): Doesn’t hear ‘No’ when the voters shout it.
Now, THE NEW IMPROVED CUOMO (RegTM): Doesn’t hear ‘No’ when the voters shout it.
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Mamdani's line that billionaires spent more to oppose his candidacy than he proposed to tax them really says it all.
Like a company that shuts down a profitable location as soon as it unionizes. The principle of maintaining control is more important.
Like a company that shuts down a profitable location as soon as it unionizes. The principle of maintaining control is more important.
November 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Mamdani's line that billionaires spent more to oppose his candidacy than he proposed to tax them really says it all.
Like a company that shuts down a profitable location as soon as it unionizes. The principle of maintaining control is more important.
Like a company that shuts down a profitable location as soon as it unionizes. The principle of maintaining control is more important.
Excellent farewell to corrupt sexual predator Andrew Cuomo, and a look at his backers, who don’t understand that those adjectives are a negative.
Politicians like Cuomo are a relic of the past. (Did I want to title this one “Don’t Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out”? Yes, I did.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Opinion | It’s Not Just Cuomo Who Lost. It’s Cuomoism.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Excellent farewell to corrupt sexual predator Andrew Cuomo, and a look at his backers, who don’t understand that those adjectives are a negative.
Nominally about trans swimmers at Hampstead Ladies, but a really good letter: please sign & repost.
Media & politicians: there is a large no. of women supportive of trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm.
Media & politicians: there is a large no. of women supportive of trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm.
Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
notinourname.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Nominally about trans swimmers at Hampstead Ladies, but a really good letter: please sign & repost.
Media & politicians: there is a large no. of women supportive of trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm.
Media & politicians: there is a large no. of women supportive of trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm.
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💬 The City of London consultation on the ponds is open until 25 November. It’s important that women who support inclusion take part.
Read our new piece to learn more and find out how you can have your say:
🔗 notinourname.org.uk/nion-women-rejects-anti-trans-narrative-at-kenwood-ladies-pond/
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Read our new piece to learn more and find out how you can have your say:
🔗 notinourname.org.uk/nion-women-rejects-anti-trans-narrative-at-kenwood-ladies-pond/
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NION Women Rejects Anti-Trans Narrative at Kenwood Ladies Pond - Not in our name
NION women supports the previous decision by members to keep the Kenwood ponds inclusive, and calls for people to engage in the consultation
notinourname.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
💬 The City of London consultation on the ponds is open until 25 November. It’s important that women who support inclusion take part.
Read our new piece to learn more and find out how you can have your say:
🔗 notinourname.org.uk/nion-women-rejects-anti-trans-narrative-at-kenwood-ladies-pond/
4/5
Read our new piece to learn more and find out how you can have your say:
🔗 notinourname.org.uk/nion-women-rejects-anti-trans-narrative-at-kenwood-ladies-pond/
4/5
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🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
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In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
I was going to caption this ‘Me at 60’. But truthfully, it was me at 25, too.
November 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I was going to caption this ‘Me at 60’. But truthfully, it was me at 25, too.
Frankly, I would refuse to meet him on the basis of the Hugh Hefner wannabe jacket alone.
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Frankly, I would refuse to meet him on the basis of the Hugh Hefner wannabe jacket alone.
The emotion in his voice at the end is heartening.
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The emotion in his voice at the end is heartening.
I apologize. I said that men would use Sheinbaum being assaulted to blame her for 'ruining' the assaulter's life.
I am ashamed. Instead men are using Sheinbaum being assaulted to blame her for a distraction.
The one thing you can guarantee: a woman's place is in the wrong.
I am ashamed. Instead men are using Sheinbaum being assaulted to blame her for a distraction.
The one thing you can guarantee: a woman's place is in the wrong.
Mexico president’s rivals cry foul as she uses groping incident to address gender violence
Claudia Sheinbaum: Rivals cry foul over groping incident
The groping of Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum on a downtown street shone a bright light on the gender violence women face every day, but the country’s political polarization has tarnished what under other circumstances would seem a natural moment for national solidarity, analysts say.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I apologize. I said that men would use Sheinbaum being assaulted to blame her for 'ruining' the assaulter's life.
I am ashamed. Instead men are using Sheinbaum being assaulted to blame her for a distraction.
The one thing you can guarantee: a woman's place is in the wrong.
I am ashamed. Instead men are using Sheinbaum being assaulted to blame her for a distraction.
The one thing you can guarantee: a woman's place is in the wrong.
You'd think the signs in French might be a clue. But I suppose no one ever went broke underestimatinng the brainpower of the average X user.
On Tuesday, Americans in several states elected Democrats in key governor and mayoral races. A video posted to X that day claimed to show Democrats using blank ballots for 'scheming,' indicating election fraud.
Fact File: Video shared as evidence of U.S. election ‘fraud’ actually from Quebec
On Tuesday, Americans in several states elected Democrats in key governor and mayoral races. A video posted to X that day claimed to show Democrats using blank ballots for 'scheming,' indicating election fraud.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
You'd think the signs in French might be a clue. But I suppose no one ever went broke underestimatinng the brainpower of the average X user.
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Roll up, roll up, it is time for Great Stories in Obituaries. Today I give you *drumroll, please* Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hill-Norton, the man who was reputed to be 'one of the rudest men in the British Navy.'
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November 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Roll up, roll up, it is time for Great Stories in Obituaries. Today I give you *drumroll, please* Admiral of the Fleet Lord Hill-Norton, the man who was reputed to be 'one of the rudest men in the British Navy.'
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BREAKING: Man photographed in a jacket that doesn’t fit starts his own menswear line.
I mean, HE SELECTED THAT FRIGGING PHOTOGRAPH. TO ANNOUNCE HIS OWN MENSWEAR LINE.
I mean, HE SELECTED THAT FRIGGING PHOTOGRAPH. TO ANNOUNCE HIS OWN MENSWEAR LINE.
if someone is willing to pay for the products, i'd be willing to purchase these items, deconstruct them, and give them to expert tailors, shoemakers, and craftspeople for review. i will also see if i can track down the factories. i would be interested to know if these items are made in the US
November 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
BREAKING: Man photographed in a jacket that doesn’t fit starts his own menswear line.
I mean, HE SELECTED THAT FRIGGING PHOTOGRAPH. TO ANNOUNCE HIS OWN MENSWEAR LINE.
I mean, HE SELECTED THAT FRIGGING PHOTOGRAPH. TO ANNOUNCE HIS OWN MENSWEAR LINE.