Martinbook@bsky
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Interests: History, Philosophy, lefty pol, ND, Autism & ADHD. Anti racist. Brexit is utter folly. Likes mountains and nature, daft jokes and puns etc.
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In case any of my American friends need a boost, here’s Pete Seeger lifting hearts at a pivotal time in the USA. Hard to believe that it’s all to do again, and more…
But “I do believe, we shall overcome…”
youtu.be/LVQ6Y8szaBQ?...
But “I do believe, we shall overcome…”
youtu.be/LVQ6Y8szaBQ?...
Pete Seeger - We shall overcome (HD)
YouTube video by gonzalo blanco
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April 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In case any of my American friends need a boost, here’s Pete Seeger lifting hearts at a pivotal time in the USA. Hard to believe that it’s all to do again, and more…
But “I do believe, we shall overcome…”
youtu.be/LVQ6Y8szaBQ?...
But “I do believe, we shall overcome…”
youtu.be/LVQ6Y8szaBQ?...
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Word of the day is ‘foozle’, from the 19th century: of a golfer, to bungle a shot. More generally, to make a complete mess of something.
April 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Word of the day is ‘foozle’, from the 19th century: of a golfer, to bungle a shot. More generally, to make a complete mess of something.
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#OnThisDay in commonrights history, 1646: Future ‘Digger’ Gerrard Winstanley, with five other men and two women, is fined at Cobham manorial court for digging on waste land.
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Today in radical history, 1649: the ‘Diggers’ take over common land, St George’s Hill
“In the beginning of Time, the great Creator Reason, made the Earth to be a Common Treasury, to preserve Beasts, Birds, Fishes, and Man, the lord that was to govern this Creation; for Man had Domin…
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April 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
#OnThisDay in commonrights history, 1646: Future ‘Digger’ Gerrard Winstanley, with five other men and two women, is fined at Cobham manorial court for digging on waste land.
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...and Jane Austen's worst review?
Honestly, we found this flyleaf graffiti from a disgruntled reader quite encouraging. You can't please all of the people all of the time and all that.
Honestly, we found this flyleaf graffiti from a disgruntled reader quite encouraging. You can't please all of the people all of the time and all that.
April 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
...and Jane Austen's worst review?
Honestly, we found this flyleaf graffiti from a disgruntled reader quite encouraging. You can't please all of the people all of the time and all that.
Honestly, we found this flyleaf graffiti from a disgruntled reader quite encouraging. You can't please all of the people all of the time and all that.
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#booksky #bibliophilia 📚💙
Discover These 15 Enchanting #Libraries Sure to Thrill #BookLovers
www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
Discover These 15 Enchanting #Libraries Sure to Thrill #BookLovers
www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
April 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
#booksky #bibliophilia 📚💙
Discover These 15 Enchanting #Libraries Sure to Thrill #BookLovers
www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
Discover These 15 Enchanting #Libraries Sure to Thrill #BookLovers
www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
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Absolutely THIS!!! 👍
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April 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Absolutely THIS!!! 👍
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5 Apr 1588: b. Thomas Hobbes #philosopher at #Malmesbury #otd (NPG) Nasty, brutish, short &c - except he lived to a ripe old age, dying on 4 Dec 1679
April 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
5 Apr 1588: b. Thomas Hobbes #philosopher at #Malmesbury #otd (NPG) Nasty, brutish, short &c - except he lived to a ripe old age, dying on 4 Dec 1679
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Just adding some joy to your Thursday!
April 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Just adding some joy to your Thursday!
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Common Hazel
April 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Common Hazel
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We're excited to share an amazing discovery with you: never-before-seen writings by Michael Faraday, revealing remarkable and mysterious inventions. 📖
April 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're excited to share an amazing discovery with you: never-before-seen writings by Michael Faraday, revealing remarkable and mysterious inventions. 📖
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turns out Le Pen is not mightier than le courts
March 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
turns out Le Pen is not mightier than le courts
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I've paid my landlord's mortgage off over the last 20 years, and in 3 months, I'll be homeless because he's pushing the rent up again. Until we treat housing as a human right for all, rather than a profit-making commodity for the few, we'll never see an end to homelessness and insecure housing ❤️🚩✊🏾
March 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I've paid my landlord's mortgage off over the last 20 years, and in 3 months, I'll be homeless because he's pushing the rent up again. Until we treat housing as a human right for all, rather than a profit-making commodity for the few, we'll never see an end to homelessness and insecure housing ❤️🚩✊🏾
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😂🤣😂🤣 Thanks for the laugh Lorna. It’s true for a lot of us
March 30, 2025 at 6:44 AM
😂🤣😂🤣 Thanks for the laugh Lorna. It’s true for a lot of us
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Helen Macfarlane died #OnThisDay 1860. Described on her gravestone only as ‘the wife of Rev John W Edwards’, she had led a remarkable life as witness to the European revolutions of 1848 and as a friend of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels.
www.chartistancestors.co.uk/helen-macfar...
www.chartistancestors.co.uk/helen-macfar...
Helen Macfarlane 1818 - 1860 - chartist ancestors
Helen Macfarlane was the first translator of the Communist Manifesto into English - and was probably the most influential woman in Chartism. This is her life story
www.chartistancestors.co.uk
March 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Helen Macfarlane died #OnThisDay 1860. Described on her gravestone only as ‘the wife of Rev John W Edwards’, she had led a remarkable life as witness to the European revolutions of 1848 and as a friend of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels.
www.chartistancestors.co.uk/helen-macfar...
www.chartistancestors.co.uk/helen-macfar...
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US Higher Ed dominance was built by refugees fleeing the Nazis. It’s just extraordinary the talent they recruited and in following generations. What comes around goes around.
I'll say it again: US global dominance in higher ed, forged in the mid-late twentieth century, may well be coming to an end over the next four years.
BREAKING: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday signed into law a massive higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts, regulate classroom discussion, and prohibit faculty strikes, among other things. The law will take effect in 90 days.
March 29, 2025 at 5:58 AM
US Higher Ed dominance was built by refugees fleeing the Nazis. It’s just extraordinary the talent they recruited and in following generations. What comes around goes around.
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Want to know why we are where we are? This book is essential reading.
March 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Want to know why we are where we are? This book is essential reading.
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You are not worthless because you are workless.
You are not worthless because you are workless.
You are not worthless because you are workless.
You are not worthless because you are workless.
You are not worthless because you are workless.
March 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
You are not worthless because you are workless.
You are not worthless because you are workless.
You are not worthless because you are workless.
You are not worthless because you are workless.
You are not worthless because you are workless.
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#MorningVibe
A prophetic word from the gifted Maya Angelou, giving us insight into the dysfunctional society & “leaders” we are experiencing today.
A prophetic word from the gifted Maya Angelou, giving us insight into the dysfunctional society & “leaders” we are experiencing today.
March 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#MorningVibe
A prophetic word from the gifted Maya Angelou, giving us insight into the dysfunctional society & “leaders” we are experiencing today.
A prophetic word from the gifted Maya Angelou, giving us insight into the dysfunctional society & “leaders” we are experiencing today.
If you like Film Noir and/or Raymond Chandler, there's a treat tonight at 8 on BBC 4. Farewell My Lovely. The great Dick Powell as Marlow.
March 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If you like Film Noir and/or Raymond Chandler, there's a treat tonight at 8 on BBC 4. Farewell My Lovely. The great Dick Powell as Marlow.
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Labour's campaign material for Runcorn and Helsby by-election.
March 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Labour's campaign material for Runcorn and Helsby by-election.