Dr Matthew A. L. Gault
@malgault.bsky.social
Anthropologist primarily interested in rural memories, commemorations, and peacebuilding. Developing interests in contemporary paganism, atheism, and critical heritage studies.
Amatuer Photographer. Dyslexic.
https://linktr.ee/malgault
Amatuer Photographer. Dyslexic.
https://linktr.ee/malgault
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Vol. 26 No. 1 (2023): Irish Journal of Anthropology-Special Issue: Islandness
| Irish Journal of Anthropology
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The Irish Journal of Anthropology (IJA) has just released its special issue on "Islandness", which will be of interest to all scholars of Ireland, and of islands more broadly. The IJA is open access and hosted by University College Cork on behalf of the Anthropological Association of Ireland (AAI).
The entire ceasefire "agreement" protected Israel's right to inflicit violence and restricted almost every form of Palestinian action. The only testing going on here is of the international community and their ability to continue to look the other way.
Mass murder is an interesting way of “testing a fragile ceasefire”.
Incredible how international media continues to provide cover for Israel’s ongoing genocide, despite all the evidence.
Incredible how international media continues to provide cover for Israel’s ongoing genocide, despite all the evidence.
November 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The entire ceasefire "agreement" protected Israel's right to inflicit violence and restricted almost every form of Palestinian action. The only testing going on here is of the international community and their ability to continue to look the other way.
In the past these people would have been run out of town, sometimes at gunpoint, for talking fast and scamming sick people with fake oils.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei thinks AI could help find cures for most cancers, prevent Alzheimer’s, and even double the human lifespan. cbsn.ws/4oRZ8Nm
November 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In the past these people would have been run out of town, sometimes at gunpoint, for talking fast and scamming sick people with fake oils.
I fully believe all these Techbros and Executives just lack all media literacy.
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus
Jeff Bezos has a new job.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I fully believe all these Techbros and Executives just lack all media literacy.
It must be weird for Creasy, after years of fighting with the left of the party, to suddenly find the entire party has shifted to her right. Especially given that I think she might genuinely not have moved an inch at all on this issue.
As Labour MPs go, Stella Creasy is a staunch centrist, who despised Corbynism. If the Cabinet has lost her on this, well...
ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It must be weird for Creasy, after years of fighting with the left of the party, to suddenly find the entire party has shifted to her right. Especially given that I think she might genuinely not have moved an inch at all on this issue.
What will the government do with seized assests? Melt them down and store them in a Swiss vault?
Ministers now appear to be confirming in broadcast interviews that they would audit and could confiscate assets (including jewellery) excepting wedding rings from the jewellery that they could confiscate.
November 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
What will the government do with seized assests? Melt them down and store them in a Swiss vault?
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“Actually, it isn’t a ‘house fire’ until at least 51% of the floor plan is in flames. Ideally half the rooms or more. Before that it’s only ‘architectural burning with house fire architectural characteristics.’”
My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
November 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“Actually, it isn’t a ‘house fire’ until at least 51% of the floor plan is in flames. Ideally half the rooms or more. Before that it’s only ‘architectural burning with house fire architectural characteristics.’”
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This guy clearly has no friends or family that are currently under threat of being disappeared by the secret police.
It’s not worth more of a response, but people like this in media is part of why we are where we are.
It’s not worth more of a response, but people like this in media is part of why we are where we are.
My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
November 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This guy clearly has no friends or family that are currently under threat of being disappeared by the secret police.
It’s not worth more of a response, but people like this in media is part of why we are where we are.
It’s not worth more of a response, but people like this in media is part of why we are where we are.
The problem with these, alleged, liberals is that they view fascism as a binary system and ignore that it is incremental and uneven. They view fascism as Germany in 1939 and never consider every step Germany took from 1923. They also ignore the complex and diverse forms of resistance.
My mistake has been trying to explain what "fascism" is to people who don't care what it is.
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
So I'm going to try something else. Let's do this as a practical thought exercise.
If America *were* fascist *today* - what would you have to do differently in your daily life? /1
November 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The problem with these, alleged, liberals is that they view fascism as a binary system and ignore that it is incremental and uneven. They view fascism as Germany in 1939 and never consider every step Germany took from 1923. They also ignore the complex and diverse forms of resistance.
This is true, and vastly superior to endnotes that are not organised by chapter.
My hot take is that footnotes are way better than endnotes.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
I will format the endnotes properly next time.
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This is true, and vastly superior to endnotes that are not organised by chapter.
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It cannot be remembered enough that these were the same people who got worked up about drag brunches
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It cannot be remembered enough that these were the same people who got worked up about drag brunches
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
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Defending this is a choice. You don't have to do it just because you're a Republican.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Defending this is a choice. You don't have to do it just because you're a Republican.
So... it's just mass apologia for paedophiles from the people who have been grifting on paedophile conspiracies for over a decade then?
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
So... it's just mass apologia for paedophiles from the people who have been grifting on paedophile conspiracies for over a decade then?
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Good to see @igmansfield.bsky.social has now got his numbers right
But for those asking, his "evidence" of the politicisation of UKRI's research is based on an error-ridden report by Eric Kaufman, best known for his deliberate fabrication of evidence in a Policy Exchange report.
But for those asking, his "evidence" of the politicisation of UKRI's research is based on an error-ridden report by Eric Kaufman, best known for his deliberate fabrication of evidence in a Policy Exchange report.
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Good to see @igmansfield.bsky.social has now got his numbers right
But for those asking, his "evidence" of the politicisation of UKRI's research is based on an error-ridden report by Eric Kaufman, best known for his deliberate fabrication of evidence in a Policy Exchange report.
But for those asking, his "evidence" of the politicisation of UKRI's research is based on an error-ridden report by Eric Kaufman, best known for his deliberate fabrication of evidence in a Policy Exchange report.
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the entirety of the british press talked themselves into believing this woman is trans based almost entirely on JK Rowling's judgement of the athlete's appearance.
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
the entirety of the british press talked themselves into believing this woman is trans based almost entirely on JK Rowling's judgement of the athlete's appearance.
Ministerial Accountability does not exist in Northern Ireland. The fact that it has taken this long for some people to realise it is honestly shocking. As Education Minister, Givan has been massively biased in who he's taken meetings with and who he's ignored. No-one has done a thing about it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Ministerial Accountability does not exist in Northern Ireland. The fact that it has taken this long for some people to realise it is honestly shocking. As Education Minister, Givan has been massively biased in who he's taken meetings with and who he's ignored. No-one has done a thing about it.
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Nothing says I really enjoy films and have an great vocabulary like not knowing any synonyms for the word great and having nothing deeper to say than the written equivalent of a thumbs up.
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Nothing says I really enjoy films and have an great vocabulary like not knowing any synonyms for the word great and having nothing deeper to say than the written equivalent of a thumbs up.
An application I am currently working on states in the job description there are "No budgetary responsibilities" but "Budget Administration" is an essential criteria... I can confidently say I will administer the heck out of all the no money. In fact, I've been doing that for years.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
An application I am currently working on states in the job description there are "No budgetary responsibilities" but "Budget Administration" is an essential criteria... I can confidently say I will administer the heck out of all the no money. In fact, I've been doing that for years.
The Ulsterisation of Britain continues...
Flags don’t mean what they used to just months ago. I’ve written about how I think the same is happening to the poppy.
One thing I noticed today on that topic: so many people are wearing poppies that look nothing like the various ones the Royal British Legion sells…
One thing I noticed today on that topic: so many people are wearing poppies that look nothing like the various ones the Royal British Legion sells…
First the flag. Now the poppy
A sombre display of remembrance is being weaponised and policed by nationalists
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The Ulsterisation of Britain continues...
I think there's something very interesting about the motivation/desire to make personal perferences into either a political point or philosophical statement about the nature of humanity (or at least of men). This goes for people making points based on other people's preferences too.
Something I find very funny is people periodically talking about how Sabrina Carpenter "isn't hot to men", as if heterosexual male fans are the audience her career depends on. I thought we had all understood 'women mostly dress up for themselves, or for women' but looks like we've forgotten again.
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I think there's something very interesting about the motivation/desire to make personal perferences into either a political point or philosophical statement about the nature of humanity (or at least of men). This goes for people making points based on other people's preferences too.
"My vote to send Brits to die in the desert and kill millions of Iraqis for American [oil] interests does not keep me up at night, but letting the youth engage in politics in their Parliament haunts my dreams"...
The hatred the youth parliament gets is just so out of proportion. Can these people hear themselves. It’s creepy.
November 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"My vote to send Brits to die in the desert and kill millions of Iraqis for American [oil] interests does not keep me up at night, but letting the youth engage in politics in their Parliament haunts my dreams"...
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Honestly, how do outlets keep looking at a sector in freefall, at 15,000 jobs lost, at maddening spikes in mental health concerns, and not think 'maybe we should hear from the people who actually care about that sector and what it does, and not just from those who've been wrecking it'?
🚨OUT NOW🚨 Are unis about to collapse? 🎓
Ex-minister Jo Johnson, UUK's Vivienne Stern, Public First's Jess Lister and Russell Group's Sarah Stevens join PolHome's @matildamartin.bsky.social & @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss the strain on higher education
Listen: podfollow.com/politicshome...
Ex-minister Jo Johnson, UUK's Vivienne Stern, Public First's Jess Lister and Russell Group's Sarah Stevens join PolHome's @matildamartin.bsky.social & @alaintolhurst.bsky.social to discuss the strain on higher education
Listen: podfollow.com/politicshome...
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Honestly, how do outlets keep looking at a sector in freefall, at 15,000 jobs lost, at maddening spikes in mental health concerns, and not think 'maybe we should hear from the people who actually care about that sector and what it does, and not just from those who've been wrecking it'?
Matt Walsh having the exact same fears that motivated H.P. Lovecraft to write "The Horror of Red Hook" is hilarious, but unsurprising.
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Matt Walsh having the exact same fears that motivated H.P. Lovecraft to write "The Horror of Red Hook" is hilarious, but unsurprising.
Ah, the Whitest House.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ah, the Whitest House.