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Katie Turner
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Historian: 1st Century Material Culture | New Testament Reception | Religion & Pop-Culture | Clothing, Costume, Film
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Considering you ignored the references I shared to back up my post and then accused me of not "backing up my claim". And are now saying you can't find either substack, I don't think anything you're saying is in good faith, but fwiw:
Screenshot of Richard Spencer's substack Screenshot of Richard Hanania's substack
July 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Husband works in tech doing accessibility design. Over 20 yrs in the field he's heard so. much. nonsense. Most recently,

"disabled people don't drive"

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE BUILDING OUR DIGITAL WORLD including self-driving cars!
It's genuinely terrifying. His advice: question everything. Also this:
"Apropos of nothing, it's worth remembering that the Luddites were not opposed to technology, or even technological change. They were however very aware of how the benefits of such change were (and indeed still are!) not equally distributed. Rioting, machine-breaking, and wider sabotage were really the only means of protest available to them, in a time before workers' rights and widespread industry. Fortunately in the 21st century, that picture is a little different. So, as change happens around you at work, embrace it as much or as little as you want. Just remember that ultimately it's not being introduced for your benefit! Which doesn't mean you should go smashing up your place of work, but definitely consider joining a union, and definitely keep in the back of your mind, 'who are these changes good for, and who do they harm?'"
July 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Had a voucher for my local indie bookshop. Got myself a present.
“A Cultural History of Color in Antiquity” edited by David Wharton sits on a brightly-coloured table, next to a cup of coffee.
July 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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An older couple at a protest, holding a cardboard sign that reads, “so many issues, so little cardboard.”
June 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Pausing in case you're like, "What do you mean the mitre is shaped like horns?"
The 12th C the mitre was positioned such that 2 peaks sat vertically over each temple. In time it rotated 90 deg, got a bit larger and more ornate - but still, 2 peaks called cornea.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/10404...
A depiction of each stage of development of the Bishop's mitre of the Roman Catholic Church. The first is a sort of conical helmet shape (c. 10th C). Next, a domed helmet shape (c. 11th C). Next, a vertical band has been extended across the crown from front to back creating two soft mounds on either side (c. early 12th C). Next, the vertical band has been removed and the two soft mounds are stiffened into two peaks (c. 12th century). Next, the hat is the same shape but has been rotated so one peak is in front, and one peak is behind (13th c). A caption under the image reads: Development of the Mitre from the Eleventh to Early-Twentieth Century, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume X. 1913. page 405.
May 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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I’m stuck.
An adorable red cocker spaniel, fast asleep in a sofa with her head on a person’s hand.
April 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Not just Egypt! These are fragments of a linen sock found at Masada (IAA No: 2001-9052).
When we think about Jesus, we should be thinking: Socks. With sandals.

I got to talk about ancient socks and other aspects of Roman-era clothing on Biblical Time Machine: open.spotify.com/episode/05Bw...
Museum catalogue photograph of two fragments from a knit sock (one is from the toe) made from undyed linen.
April 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Ziggy is fine! But my brother had to say goodbye to his beautiful Abbott today. He was a particularly special pup and will be hugely missed.

Here he is in happier times...
A beautiful white and tan cocker spaniel with a spectacular head of hair, wearing a polka-dot birthday hat.
April 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Bagel and schmear, potato knish, roast beef and pastrami on rye, soup dumplings, a slice of pizza, cheesecake, and a cup of coffee in one of these…
A blue coffee cup with white meander decorating the top and bottom. An image in the centre of the cup shows three steaming coffee cups (in silhouette) and the words, “We are happy to serve you”.
April 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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My mom sent me her favourite sign from #handsoff NY 1

I’m there in spirit!
An older white man, walking in a protest march, holding a large yellow sign that reads, “Know Your Parasites”. Three images with labels below. From left to right: “Deer tick”, “Dog Tick”, “Luna Tick”. The last one is accompanied by a picture of Trump.
April 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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No cheating. Post the last photo of your pet.
A red cocker spaniel with a white stripe up her nose, resting her head on a blanket and staring straight at the camera.
March 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Mood.
A cartoon illustration of a lemon with a sad-looking face. Text on the image reads, “when life gives you lemons, you’ve just got loads of lemons.”
February 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Picture on the left of a hand holding a book, labeled "My CV". Picture on the right of the same book open to reveal the cover is false. The books is actually a box storing a much smaller book inside. This is labeled, "My actual skills".
February 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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“This room shows the historical background to the Third Reich. This preceding history does not necessarily mean that everything that followed had to happen the way it did, or that it could not have turned out differently. But the seeds of antisemitism, racism, disregard of human dignity and democracy had been sewn during the preceding period, and gained ground after 1933 with alarming speed. Each of us today is shaping the background history of tomorrow.” Chaim Schatzker
February 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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This is frivolous in relation to…everything, but last wk I was interviewed in the Royal Shakespeare Company costume stores for a documentary & it was amazing!
Didn’t do my best public speaking ever (nerves!) so I hope it comes together in the edit. If it’s rubbish, well, I did it for the costumes 😍
Photo of a large, professional camera, sitting on a tripod, in between two large racks of costumes. To the right of the camera, a Roman tunic and toga are set up on a mannequin.
February 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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In Christ Crowned with Thorns, a late-15th century metal-cut by the Master of Jesus in Bethany, one of the tormentors wears a circular yellow badge on his chest, identifying him, and his fellow tormentors by association, as 'Jews'.

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Jesus is seated in the centre of the image, wearing a loose, long-sleeved, dark grey tunic. His bare left foot is visible beneath his tunic. Two tormentors push the crown of thorns onto Jesus' head using wooden rods. They are both wearing tights and form-fitting, waist-length jackets. A third tormentor kneeling at the front of the image is also in a tight, short jacket. His tights have slipped, revealing a bare buttock and thigh. All three tormentors have strange hats on their heads. The tormentor at the back right, has a yellow circle on his chest (upper, left-hand side)
January 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Depictions of the badge are found in marginal illustrations of Jewish figures from the Pleas of the Forest, Essex, 1277 (E 32/12, m.2d)
The badge wasn't necessary for long tho; Jews were expelled from England in 1290 after 2 centuries of persecution, eg. www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places...
Section of a page from a medieval manuscript with Latin text (on the right). On the left, a marginal illustration: a male figure, shown in profile, is dressed in a hood, a small bit of curly hair stick out of the edge of the hood. He has a sloped, hooked nose. On his chest is the outline of a badge, shaped like the two tablets Moses carried.
January 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Importing a 🧵of mine from the Bad Place - for #IHRD

The yellow Magen David is one of the most recognisable symbols of the #Holocaust. Intended to stigmatise & degrade AND also to aid in segregation & deportation, this Nazi-era Jewish badge followed a long history of similar forced markers.
Museum catalogue image of a yellow badge issued during the Nazi era. It is a six-pointed yellow fabric star, discoloured from age and with fraying edges. Black stitching outlines the Magen David (Star of David): two triangles overlapping in opposite directions. In the centre, the German word 'Jude' ('Jew) is also embroidered in black thread.
January 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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A red cocker spaniel wearing a hawaiin shirt with a pink lily pattern.
January 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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In Julia Donaldson, "A Squash and a Squeeze", an old lady, who lives all alone, is unhappy about her little house. She seeks out a "wise old man" (who looks suspiciously like a rabbi) for advice, who tells her to bring her chickens into her house. Familiar?
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Hardcover copy of "A Squash and a Squeeze". The cover illustration shows an old lady, with her grey hair in a bun at the top of hear head, wearing an apron and holding a chicken. Standing next to her is the "wise old man" with a long white beard, wearing a black, wide-brimmed hat, and long black coat, grey trousers and black shoes. A goat, a pig, and a cow stand in the background. In the distance is a small white cottage with a red tile roof.
January 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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18. Not research related.

Ziggy.
A brown cocker spaniel with a pale snout, curled up and relaxing against a pile of cushions.
January 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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17. The time I learned how to identify textiles fibres using burning (because different materials burn differently).
Synthetic fibres (petrol based) make terrifying falling balls of fire. ☄️
January 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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16. Experimental archaeology.
Here is cochineal-dying wool and silk using different mordents (Alum, tin, iron, copper) to arrive at different colours.
A table with 15 jars in three rows of three. Each jar has a small tuft of dyed wool or silk sitting on the opening. Each tuft if a different colour: mostly dark reds and purples. Two samples are so dark they appear black, one is a mustard colour.
January 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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15. The petasos worn by Brian in Life of Brian (also, just, Life of Brian).
Screenshot from Life of Brian in a colosseum showing Brian (far left) in the foreground of the image, carrying a tray of snacks, wearing a white, long-sleeved tunic, and a white, wide-brimmed sun hat (petasos).
January 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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14. This tuft of bright purple murex (snail) -dyed wool from the Iron Age.

Read more about it: Purple Dyed Textile from Timna Valley (Israel)”, PLOS ONE. Vol 16, Issue 1 (2021).
As described
January 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM