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NarelonStarfire
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Tedious pedant, joyless puritan and penny-pinching miser, at least according to my friends. He/him. Communist.
I stream a bit!
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calthalas.bsky.social
"The Renaissance" is not a result of a linear "revolution". It was a medieval phenomenon, rooted in ideas circulating for centuries (Giotto was born c. 1267). The Middle Ages had multiple periods of seeing "classical" ideas as fashionable. Works like Vitruvius were widely read and influential. 1/
A manuscript page with a red rubric. It is from BL Harley MS 2767
May 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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premnsikka.bsky.social
NHS staff face unprecedented job losses, says boss.

Each ICB asked to cut running costs by 50%, services cut, redundancy costs, low morale, recruitment crisis.

No risk assessment produced.

NHS being privatized. Fight the cuts or lose the NHS
NHS in East of England faces unprecedented cuts, says boss
Hundreds of NHS staff in the East of England may face redundancy because of a major reorganisation.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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mel.bzky.team
one thing that fascinates me about the modern techbro-fascist movement is their complete fascination with destroying their own personhood. previous fascist movements flirted with it, sure, but they always promised an elevation of the human spirit through obedience and submission to the state
May 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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jujuliagrace.bsky.social
To those saying ‘the NHS is a bottomless pit of money’ please take a look at this graph from the commonwealth fund, (an independent think tank in Washington that assesses different healthcare systems) in 2024.

We spend less than many comparable countries on health.
May 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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calthalas.bsky.social
Oh, it is this time of year again: did people in medieval Europe have a different relationship with work and free time than we do? Yes, of course. Did they just lie around half of the year doing nothing and enjoying their church-prescribed holidays and basked in their free time?

No.

1/
April 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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jetblackraider.itch.io
just walk out! you can leave , raids, orgy thing, corespur, backheart tarrif collects if your quick, ynnarri too fancy fleash crafters, ugly trueborn
March 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
narelonstarfire.bsky.social
I like that name for it! Me and my brother separately started referring to it as 'if only the Tsar knew', after the events of the Russian Revolution of 1905
liesandperfidy.bsky.social reuben @liesandperfidy.bsky.social · Mar 4
Scheming Byzantine Eunuchs Theory remains one of the best frameworks for understanding american governance
lollardfish.bsky.social David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · Mar 4
as Musk hurts more and more people, the next discourse will be "if only trump knew, he would ..." At least that's what happens next with the corrupt first minister/grand vizier/etc. discourse.
March 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
narelonstarfire.bsky.social
Oh great Lord Slaanesh, send forth your servant, the Daemon Prince Doomrider!

Let our enemies tremble in ruptured awe before his fearsome visage!

Grant them an exquisite death, crushed beneath the flaming wheels of his chromium steed!
February 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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ljamberfantasy.com
📣 READ NOW — FREE!

"The Elf Who Would Become A Dragon," is on AO3, Wattpad, Royal Road, Webnovel, and Tumblr 🧡

A heartbreaking and heartwarming fantasy about rejection and belonging, power and consequence, and the cost of being ourselves. Written with accessible language, for adults.

#BookSky
January 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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#1 in LGBTQ+ #Fantasy, #1 Teen & #YoungAdult Coming of Age Fantasy, #2 in #ComingofAge Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈

Song of the Wild Knight — Song of the Squire is a slow-boil sapphic fantasy about ugly ducklings, the people who love them, and what it takes to love ourselves.

#BookySky #Reading
Book cover for "Song of the Wild Knight — Song of the Squire" by LJ Amber. The cover is displayed against the sunset lesbian/sapphic flag. The cover features the silhouette of two women embracing in woodland, outlined against a sunset, one taller than the other, the shorter with obviously long, elven ears. Scattered around the glade are pieces of armour in green, a white dress, a pair of glasses, and the hilt of a sword with a curved, moon-shaped cross guard. The title and author's name are depicted in warm, orange hues, while the scene contrasts the bright, golden oranges of the sunset with the dark greens and browns of the forest. It looks warm, intimate, but not intrusive, and feels as though it was painted with a feminine gaze. The book blurb for the novel "Song of the Wild Knight — Song of the Squire." How can Elly become a knight? She isn’t ready. She isn’t quick, she isn’t graceful, and the other squires dance around her, winning every match. Behind everyone’s perfect smiles, Elly feels like the elves are laughing at her — a lumbering half-elf woman, with ridiculous glasses. Worst of all is Nyuvorlas. He’s swift, he’s deft, and he’s the kind of grinning, vicious bully who shouldn’t be knighted. Thanks to him, Elly knows she’ll never be good enough, never be welcome... ...And the way things are, she’ll never know companionship, either. Yet in the depths of the forest, a mysterious woman has taken an interest in the half-elf. And if Ceistyl has her way, Elly will realise her own strength, see her own beauty, and gain the self-worth she always deserved. A lot can change in a single, wild night. Read more at www.ljamberfantasy.com Reviews and content description for the novel "Song of the Wild Knight — Song of the Squire," By L. J. Amber. “We see Elly not just explore new territory physically but also emotionally ... It’s touching and yet playful and I found myself really rooting for Elly, and seeing her in myself. An genuinely incredible debut by L J Amber ...” Five stars. “I felt the author did a wonderful job pulling us into Elly's world. She made me want to see Elly succeed and learn to love herself ... The way the author described things made me feel like I was there.” Four stars. Song of the Wild Knight — Song of the Squire is a slow-boil sapphic fantasy about ugly ducklings, the people who love them, and what it takes to love ourselves. Available to read now on Amazon.com Included in Kindle Unlimited Read more at www.ljamberfantasy.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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ljamberfantasy.com
Releasing for free 28/01/25, The Elf Who Would Become A Dragon is a heartwarming tale about growing up in an idyllic elven paradise 🍃

See the prodigy Saphienne learn magic from wise mentors, receive kindness from strangers, and find acceptance with found family 🧡

More info below 👇 #BookSky
January 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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ljamberfantasy.com
Today, I'm proud to announce my finest work yet. Meet Saphienne —

The Elf Who Would Become A Dragon

A free fantasy web serial, written with accessible language for adult readers, releasing on the 28th of January 2025 🧡

Additional info in replies 👇

#BookSky #Fantasy #WebSerial #WebNovel #Reading
January 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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babadooknukem.bsky.social
amazing things are happening on rednote
January 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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tookilalizard.bsky.social
Any help that anyone can give is very much appreciated.

Please feel free to repost and share wherever <3

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January 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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calthalas.bsky.social
Were there really barbarians in Mainz in 406? What was "news" in late antiquity? In case you missed it, my new open access paper that rethinks the founding events of the end of the Roman empire in light of female agency and the understanding of history.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
This article revisits Jerome’s treatment of the Rhine crossings of 406 in his letter to the widow Geruchia, and the broader issue of breaching the Roman limes. It argues that his description of the events in Gaul and on the border was framed to fit his notion of the history of salvation. Placing Jerome’s letter to Geruchia in its historical and theological setting, the paper questions the role of contemporary historical details in its composition. Jerome’s account was shaped by hearsay, memory, and tropes from other authors, including Ammianus Marcellinus, alongside the ways that Jerome thought about time, truth, and gender. In this way, the paper casts a new light on what we can say about the early fifth-century invasion of Gaul. The events of 406 are prone to misinterpretation without an analysis of Jerome’s philosophy of history. It is difficult to trust the testimony of a man who did not consider it his obligation to report on events in a manner of a historian and who made it clear he will rehash existing literary tropes to make a point. Thus, in a sense, it may be pointless to argue what Jerome knew about the upheavals in Gaul and the crossing of the Rhine in 406 – or if there even was a crossing. Jerome knew the bells were ringing but had no idea in which church. Fortunately for him, he read a lot and was willing to display this knowledge in a letter to a rich widow, aimed at convincing her not to remarry. Whatever Jerome delivers is due to Geruchia’s or her female relatives’ decision to ask him for advice – and it may just be what she wanted to receive. Removing her agency from this account skews its interpretation. We have to entertain the possibility that Geruchia and her circle used Jerome’s exegetical hubris to their own ends. Under pressure from the extended familia and domus they needed a way out – a way that Jerome delivered, perhaps unwittingly. This does not mean that nothing happened in Gaul in 406 or that Jerome had simply no idea about what was going on. However, including a broader interpretative context shows that the description delivered by Jerome is at best a chain of literary repetition inserted into a highly gendered text. The destruction of Mainz, the lynchpin of Jerome’s account, the only city for which he offers any detail, matches surprisingly closely with Ammianus’ description of a similar incursion, supported by Jerome’s own administrative knowledge and perhaps the memory of his youth spent at Trier. Jerome’s account is a literary exercise, which includes a show of ethnographic knowledge, listing peoples that may not even have existed. The purported Rhine crossing of 406 and the subsequent upheavals in Gaul are impossible to understand without the analysis of this context. The Alemanni, Alans, Sueves, and Vandals might have pillaged along the Rhine and in Gaul, but first and foremost they roamed Jerome’s mind.
January 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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calthalas.bsky.social
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STOP USING MEDIEVAL
AS AN INSULT
THE MIDDLE AGES
WERE NOT DARK AGES¹
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November 25, 2024 at 9:59 AM
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calthalas.bsky.social
Gregory of Tours describing a historical event
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Gregory of Tours about that one guy miraculously healed from hiccups, St Martin be praised
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November 14, 2024 at 11:07 AM
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tookilalizard.bsky.social
All you people who are outraged about Ethan bullying a propalestine streamer

Where the fuck were you when Kira was banned for supporting Palestine?
October 22, 2024 at 1:02 PM
narelonstarfire.bsky.social
Kira cares so much about helping others and she's helped so many of us in so many ways, without asking for much in return or being rewarded for caring about others.
Let's help her now that she asks for it, because she definitely deserves all the help we can give!
June 6, 2024 at 11:19 AM