Dr Melanie Holihead
@mmr-holihead.bsky.social
Late-start historian, proud Corpuscle, author ‘Naval Seamen’s Women in Nineteenth-Century Britain’ (https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781837650118/naval-seamens-women-in-nineteenth-century-britain/). DPhil, FRHistS. Winner 2012 Corbett Prize in Naval History.
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Is here anyone from Paris who can tell me where to go eat in December
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Is here anyone from Paris who can tell me where to go eat in December
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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Absolute classic
Bravo
Bravo
October 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Absolute classic
Bravo
Bravo
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10th boat blown up in the Caribbean.
6 people dead this time.
Not a single arrest made.
Not an ounce recovered.
Not a shred of evidence provided.
6 people dead this time.
Not a single arrest made.
Not an ounce recovered.
Not a shred of evidence provided.
October 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
10th boat blown up in the Caribbean.
6 people dead this time.
Not a single arrest made.
Not an ounce recovered.
Not a shred of evidence provided.
6 people dead this time.
Not a single arrest made.
Not an ounce recovered.
Not a shred of evidence provided.
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Even in the movies, scenes of the White House getting blown up by invading aliens or terrorists feel emotionally unsettling.
It’s the People’s House after all.
So imagine having to witness its destruction in real life…and the culprit is the President.
It’s the People’s House after all.
So imagine having to witness its destruction in real life…and the culprit is the President.
October 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Even in the movies, scenes of the White House getting blown up by invading aliens or terrorists feel emotionally unsettling.
It’s the People’s House after all.
So imagine having to witness its destruction in real life…and the culprit is the President.
It’s the People’s House after all.
So imagine having to witness its destruction in real life…and the culprit is the President.
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Archaeologists searching for the remains of 400 year old Derrygonnelly Castle, Co. Fermanagh, N. Ireland find the artefacts which suggest an 8,000 year old settlement. 👇
BBC News - Discovery of 8,000-year-old settlement is 'mind-blowing'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Discovery of 8,000-year-old settlement is 'mind-blowing'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Derrygonnelly : 'Mind-blowing' discovery of 8,000-year-old settlement
A team from Queen's University Belfast was hoping to find the ruins of a castle, but they discovered artefacts dating back to the Mesolithic period.
www.bbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Archaeologists searching for the remains of 400 year old Derrygonnelly Castle, Co. Fermanagh, N. Ireland find the artefacts which suggest an 8,000 year old settlement. 👇
BBC News - Discovery of 8,000-year-old settlement is 'mind-blowing'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Discovery of 8,000-year-old settlement is 'mind-blowing'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Top 10 Rally Reminders for #NoKingsDayOct18th
October 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Top 10 Rally Reminders for #NoKingsDayOct18th
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Being weird and silly is enraging to authoritarians and always has been. When you do it en masse? Well it sends them into the death cycle because it proves they couldn't silence you with fear and intimidation. So bring on the frogs and inflatables this weekend! 🐸🐸🐸
October 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Being weird and silly is enraging to authoritarians and always has been. When you do it en masse? Well it sends them into the death cycle because it proves they couldn't silence you with fear and intimidation. So bring on the frogs and inflatables this weekend! 🐸🐸🐸
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I have discovered that women are more than capable of undertaking any task which requires physical strength or of learning any discipline which requires discernment and intelligence. Books which say otherwise were definitely not written by women.
- Christine de Pizan, b. 1365
- Christine de Pizan, b. 1365
October 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I have discovered that women are more than capable of undertaking any task which requires physical strength or of learning any discipline which requires discernment and intelligence. Books which say otherwise were definitely not written by women.
- Christine de Pizan, b. 1365
- Christine de Pizan, b. 1365
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I think my previous post got censored, but I do think you need to see this little guy and his enormous tooth - as he points to where it hurts! 🦷
(From a medical ms - Edinburgh CRC ms 314)
(From a medical ms - Edinburgh CRC ms 314)
October 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I think my previous post got censored, but I do think you need to see this little guy and his enormous tooth - as he points to where it hurts! 🦷
(From a medical ms - Edinburgh CRC ms 314)
(From a medical ms - Edinburgh CRC ms 314)
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Immigrants have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000. nfap.com/research/new...
October 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Immigrants have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000. nfap.com/research/new...
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Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
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Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid
October 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid
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I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.
October 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.
October 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.
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I'm hiring 1-2 postdocs this year! If you're interested in:
GW astrophysics
(Binary) Stellar Evolution
Stellar dynamics (esp. w/ massive BHs)
Galactic dynamics (inc. stellar streams)
plz consider applying! You don't need letters initially, just a list of references.
🔭🧪
aas.org/jobregister/...
GW astrophysics
(Binary) Stellar Evolution
Stellar dynamics (esp. w/ massive BHs)
Galactic dynamics (inc. stellar streams)
plz consider applying! You don't need letters initially, just a list of references.
🔭🧪
aas.org/jobregister/...
Postdoctoral Associate Positions in Theoretical/Computational Astrophysics | American Astronomical Society
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill invites applications for postdoctoral associates to conduct research in theoretical and computational astrophysi...
aas.org
September 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm hiring 1-2 postdocs this year! If you're interested in:
GW astrophysics
(Binary) Stellar Evolution
Stellar dynamics (esp. w/ massive BHs)
Galactic dynamics (inc. stellar streams)
plz consider applying! You don't need letters initially, just a list of references.
🔭🧪
aas.org/jobregister/...
GW astrophysics
(Binary) Stellar Evolution
Stellar dynamics (esp. w/ massive BHs)
Galactic dynamics (inc. stellar streams)
plz consider applying! You don't need letters initially, just a list of references.
🔭🧪
aas.org/jobregister/...
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📖 Grab your next read in our paperback sale! Browse award winners and open access paperbacks with 40% off ➡️ buff.ly/ciNrRpl
September 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
📖 Grab your next read in our paperback sale! Browse award winners and open access paperbacks with 40% off ➡️ buff.ly/ciNrRpl
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Big news: Internet Archive Europe ( @internetarchive.eu ) has opened its new HQ in Amsterdam! 🎉 A home for preservation, access & shared cultural heritage.
Read coverage from @mariabustillos.com in Flaming Hydra: flaminghydra.com/freedom-and-...
Read coverage from @mariabustillos.com in Flaming Hydra: flaminghydra.com/freedom-and-...
Freedom and Sharing at the Internet Archive Europe
On Friday, in a narrow, cream-painted 17th-century row house facing a wide canal bathed in golden light, the Internet Archive Europe celebrated the opening of its new headquarters in Amsterdam. Around...
flaminghydra.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Big news: Internet Archive Europe ( @internetarchive.eu ) has opened its new HQ in Amsterdam! 🎉 A home for preservation, access & shared cultural heritage.
Read coverage from @mariabustillos.com in Flaming Hydra: flaminghydra.com/freedom-and-...
Read coverage from @mariabustillos.com in Flaming Hydra: flaminghydra.com/freedom-and-...
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Didn't get raptured?
Maybe you shouldn't have been going around saying the Mary Rose sank on her maiden voyage...
Maybe you shouldn't have been going around saying the Mary Rose sank on her maiden voyage...
September 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Didn't get raptured?
Maybe you shouldn't have been going around saying the Mary Rose sank on her maiden voyage...
Maybe you shouldn't have been going around saying the Mary Rose sank on her maiden voyage...
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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During WW1 there was a rumour that aspirin caused the Spanish Flu. As I was writing about that last year I often shook my head in disbelief at the stupidity of our near ancestors. Seems a lot of people are still dumb enough to believe nonsense.
September 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
During WW1 there was a rumour that aspirin caused the Spanish Flu. As I was writing about that last year I often shook my head in disbelief at the stupidity of our near ancestors. Seems a lot of people are still dumb enough to believe nonsense.
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If you’re reading this, you were left behind like me. On the upside, this means we get to watch Slow Horses season 5.
September 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
If you’re reading this, you were left behind like me. On the upside, this means we get to watch Slow Horses season 5.