🇨🇦 Katherine D. Watson 🇬🇧
@drkdwatson.bsky.social
Historian of forensic medicine and crime at Oxford Brookes University. Cricket lover. Collector of shoes, perfumes and nail varnish.
RFKJr claims Lyme disease was created by scientists,which is the closest he’s come to admitting that science exists. Meanwhile, Ötzi the Iceman, who died more than 5.3K years ago, had Lyme disease. Apparently prehistoric humans are part of the conspiracy. Get me off this timeline
Thank you Mexico 🇲🇽 Firefighters More firefighters from Mexico will be arriving later this week to #BritishColumbia #Canada
Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election
Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, creator of satirical Crewkerne Gazette, has convictions including for harassing a Jewish MP A former neo-Nazi activist with convictions including for harassing a Jewish MP has been selected as a Conservative candidate for a local election in Somerset. Joshua Bonehill-Paine, the creator of the viral Crewkerne Gazette series of AI clips, is due to stand for election to Somerset council next year in a new Crewkerne South district. He told the Guardian he was an executive member of the Tories’ Yeovil branch, working as an events organiser. Continue reading...
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Can this really be true? Astonishing if so. If this lasts it's a very bad sign indeed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, creator of satirical Crewkerne Gazette, has convictions including for harassing a Jewish MP
theguardian.com
The Instant Genius episode I recorded with the brilliant Jason Goodyer has now been released! Find out more about my new book and why sex-limited polymorphism rocks! 🌈🎙️🐞🗃️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e... #booksky #podcasts #Darwin #science #nature #histsci #queer #queerhistory
Exploring Darwin’s ideas through a queer lens
Podcast Episode · Instant Genius · 2 August · 32min
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🌈 Dr Ross Brooks@rossbrooks.co.uk · last wk.This morning I had the pleasure of guesting on an upcoming episode of BBC Science Focus Magazine's fabulous Instant Genius podcast, for which I was sent this fancy microphone! Here are two photos from the session: one of me setting up, and the other of me in action during the recording. 🌈🎙️
Just four zebras hanging out. Definitely no cars here.
Why would any sane Canadian risk travelling to the US? Data shows #ICE has arrested hundreds of Canadians...including children and elderly adults. Our dollars are better spent on European vacations, I lived and travelled in Europe for 5 years, & they LOVE Canadians. #cdnpoli 🍁#tourism #travel
Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁@minibubbly.bsky.social · 3d agoCanadians spent $3.3bn less on travel to US in 2025 after Trump’s return to office Data shows Canadians have replaced US vacations with other international trips in apparent rebuke to Trump #Boycott www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
A joint team of Ukraine's State Emergency Service has arrived in France's Gironde department to help battle a massive wildfire that has already scorched more than 42,000 hectares The French side says Ukrainian firefighters will be working in the most challenging areas
A farewell ceremony for the Voronov family in Radushne, Dnipropetrovsk region. Dad Artem (47), Mom Olena (41), their sons Mark (17) and Azarii Ilai (11), and their youngest daughter Emiliia (6), were killed by Russia. A Russian missile strike completely destroyed their home.
Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 7d agoToday, a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile completely destroyed the Voronov family's home in Radushne,near Kryvyi Rih,Dnipropetrovsk region At the time of the strike, 8 children were inside the house:Mark (17), Dominika (15),Viorika (14),Zakharii (12), Azarii-Ilai (11),Federika (10),Emiliia (6),
Are you in Cornwall next week? I am! I’ll be at Waterstones Truro on the night of Monday the 10th discussing Story of a Murder. Please come along!
Russians stopped at a café in Georgia, where a sign on the door reads: "By entering our restaurant you agree that Putin is a war criminal and respect the territorial integrity of Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova." They didn't know "what to make of it" and thought it was a joke.
Do you study medieval manors? Do you want to speak at @imc-leeds.bsky.social? Then we have the Call for Papers for you! Medieval Manorial Research: Community in the Manor. We welcome researchers of all disciplines and career stages. Deadline 4th September 2026. #IMC2027 #Skystorians #Medievalsky
Do you use digitized medieval manuscripts in any capacity? Do you have opinions about the metadata that describes them? We want to hear from you! Please take a moment to fill out our very short survey. Please repost and share with anyone you know who might be interested! forms.gle/sBPXAnoRhwe1...
Digitized Medieval Manuscripts: Metadata Preferences
A brief survey about what metadata formats people prefer to go along with their digitized medieval manuscripts. The results of this survey will be used to consider what metadata we make available thro...
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The oil refinery in Russian Saratov has joined the party.
So it's farewell to the History subject area at the University of Hertfordshire, not the first nor the last to go. One of the best departments in the country, just extinguished like a snap of the fingers. Think of the waste. (1/2)
Between the 1970s and 1990s the UK state made a strategic bet to expand Higher Ed. They poured in untold billions of your money. Now it's been handed over to private creditors to burn in a furnace. Then they just laugh at you: at all the taxes you've ever paid or will ever pay. True story. (2/2)
‘More than just objects’: Australian book sellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
‘More than just objects’: Australian book sellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed
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So a whole lot of my talented Humanities colleagues are now unemployed as of today. A lot of understandable concern over Exeter. But for over two decades my Hums colleagues were in the top quartile for their research contribution to society. History top 10. Now gone with only a national whisper.
I’ve joined Oxfam in setting out five tests for the new Prime Minister’s first 100 days. These first decisions will set the direction for years to come. Words are easy, but the real test is the choices made in the weeks ahead. www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
Oxfam GB | Tell the new PM: Act Now
I’ve joined Oxfam in setting out five tests for the new Prime Minister’s first 100 days. These first decisions will set the direction for years to come. Words are easy, but the real test is the choice...
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"If it bleeds, it leads"—many people assume crime news is just about chasing clicks. After interviewing 58 crime journalists across 40 newsrooms, I found something more complicated. My first dissertation paper is live at @sociologicalsci.bsky.social 🧵 sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
Seeing a lot of stupid posts by some Americans asking why they are not part of the Commonwealth Games. For those that do not understand, the US is not part of the Commonwealth nations, ie British Colonies and that they should be part of it, just stop ffs www.glasgow2026.com
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
Join us for 2026. Get the latest news and updates on the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Experience the thrill of the world's best athletes competing for gold.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁@minibubbly.bsky.social · 6d agoVIVOMER is a revolutionary biomaterial crafted through a natural fermentation process using plant waste. It looks, feels and functions exactly like traditional plastic, it just won't create microplastics or persist when you’re done with it. #UnitedKingdom shellworks.com
Everything about this is appalling. The girl on her way to church. The father told to come get her and then arrested by ICE too. The possibility that the girl will be raped in detention. The private prison company profiting from this. The officials & policies that enable this. The hypocrisy
Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · last wk.16-year-old Emely Charloth Suaza Chambo was taken by ICE on her way to church. ICE told her dad Fernando Suaza Ortiz to come take her home or they’d send her out of state. When he showed up for his daughter they took him too.
Polish PM Tusk: Poland's security depends directly on the effective actions of the Ukrainian military, including in the air. If Ukrainians had much more of what they've been asking for all along, perhaps that [Russian Kh-101 cruise] missile wouldn't have entered Poland.
Suffolk wildfires having ‘devastating effect’ on wildlife says RSPB www.channel4.com/news/suffolk...
Suffolk wildfires having ‘devastating effect’ on wildlife says RSPB
Much of the land that has been burning in the Suffolk wildfire is owned by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
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Dr. Fauci is a hero. He really is. He helped guide America thru a mass death event. Millions more could have died but they did not, thanks to him. Everyone over 70 owes him a debt. It is disgusting that we live in a country that not only dishonors him but actively smears his good name.
The #CBSA has begun its operations at the newly opened (Canadian built and paid) Gordie Howe Bridge. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 🎥 Credit CanBorder on 𝕏 ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🍁❤️
World-class UK anthropology, archaeology, area studies, chemistry, classics, English language and literature, geography, history, history of art, modern languages and philosophy, among other subjects, are also at risk, and have been for quite some time now. You don't need a telescope to see it.
Dr Dave Clements@davecl.bsky.social · last wk.More on the UK funding cuts to science www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
