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Helen Goodman

@helengoodman.bsky.social

Researching 19th-century literature, culture, medicine, & psychiatry ∣ health humanities ∣ mental health & the body ∣ 'madness' & masculinity ∣ gender ∣ history of emotions ∣ grief ∣ domestic abuse ∣ chronic illness & pain ∣ long Coviding (she/her) UK

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Helen Goodman@helengoodman.bsky.social · 4w ago

Correction: vote for Farage = vote FOR the establishment. This is a privileged, privately educated white man, w/ former career in the City. A former Conservative party member who has been driving the hate-filled, racist, anti-immigrant agenda of the establishment (inc Lab & Con govts) for many years

Adam Schwarz@adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 4w ago

BREAKING: Nigel Farage announces he is resigning as an MP and will stand in the subsequent Clacton-on-Sea by-election: "This will be a people verses the establishment by-election."

Helen Goodman@helengoodman.bsky.social · last mo.

The Science and Empire Commission is offering TRAVEL GRANTS (up to 100 Euro each) to support participation in events taking place July-Dec 2026. Applicants must be members of the Commission and meet at least one of the following criteria...

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last mo.

Decision not to jail two teenagers for rape was wrong, court of appeal rules

Decision not to jail two teenagers for rape was wrong, court of appeal rules

Trial judge found to have erred by giving boys youth rehabilitation orders for rape of two girls in Hampshire A judge’s decision not to give three teenage boys custodial sentences for the rape of two girls was wrong in two of their cases, the court of appeal has ruled. After a national outcry, the attorney general, Richard Hermer, referred the case to the court to consider whether the sentences given to the boys – identified only as X, Y and Z – were unduly lenient. Continue reading...

theguardian.com

George Eliot@georgeeliotsays.bsky.social · last mo.

“I wouldn’t give twopence for him” — here Caleb’s mouth looked bitter, and he snapped his fingers— “whether he was the prime minister or the rick-thatcher, if he didn’t do well what he undertook to do.”

Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes@lemoustier.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are in very big trouble in the UK unless govt moves rapidly to help everyone sort out heat adaptation measures. Net zero climate policy isn't enough, we need rapid climate adaptation response now, as this situation is only going to intensify & accelerate.

Met Office - weather and climate@metoffice.gov.uk · 2mo ago

Today has been the hottest day in May on record with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 34.8°C - exceeding the previous highest May temperature in the UK by a full 2 degrees Celsius🌡️ This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid summer, let alone in May📈

A map of the UK showing a temperature of 34.8 degrees Celsius, recorded in Kew Gardens, London on Monday 25 May 2026
Helen Goodman@helengoodman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Profoundly disappointed that the King and Queen will be going ahead with visiting Trump in Washington in the last week of April. There seem to be no limit to the President's ever-more abhorrent behaviour and comments beyond which Starmer would call it off. [Image: AP, Mirror]

The pale King and the tangerine Trump.
Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM)@sshmedicine.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A workshop for early-career researchers based in the UK on challenging Western-centric perspectives in the #medhumanities Facilitated by Global History of HIV Activism project and Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research (NNMHR) 📆29-30 Oct 2026 University of Stirling Applications by 15 April

Decentring the Medical Humanities - Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research

Decentring the Medical Humanities: NNMHR (Northern Network for Medical Humanities Research) early career workshop Date: Starting on 29 October 2026 at 13.00, and concluding on 30 October at 13.00. Pla...

nnmh.org.uk

Helen Goodman@helengoodman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

On Friday, Trump said the Iran war will end 'when I feel it in my bones'. On Wednesday, he said it would end 'soon' because 'there's practically nothing left' to target, and that 'any time I want it to end, it will end.' people.com/trump-says-i...

Donald Trump Says Iran War Will End 'When I Feel It in My Bones'

President Donald Trump said during an interview with Fox News on Friday that U.S. military operations in Iran will cease when “I feel it in my bones.”

people.com

Kylie M. Smith wrote an angry book@drkyliesmith.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Another reminder that thanks to the good folks at the Mellon Foundation, @uncpress.bsky.social , @ecds-emory.bsky.social and @foxcenteremory.bsky.social my book is FREE on Kindle and to read online at jimcrowintheasylum.com

Jim Crow in the Asylum | Emory Center for Digital Scholarship - Manifold Scholarship

<h3>Untangling the relationship between race and psychiatry in the American South</h3> There is a complicated history of racism and psychiatric healthcare in the Deep South states of Georgia, Alabama...

jimcrowintheasylum.com

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"England 1819" = US 2026. King George III = Donald Trump "An old, mad, blind, despised, and dying King; Princes, the dregs of their dull race, who flow Through public scorn--mud from a muddy spring; Rulers who neither see nor feel nor know, But leechlike to their fainting country cling." --Shelley

Dr Ellie Chowns MP@elliechowns.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today I tabled a bill which would require any UK military intervention to have a lawful basis, viable objective, and approval by MPs - legislation the PM once said he himself would pass when he was running for Labour leader. He supported it then, and he should support it now.

Dear Prime Minister, In recent days we have seen a deeply concerning escalation in conflict in the Middle East following a series of illegal and dangerously irresponsible airstrikes on Iran by the United States and Israel. You have now confirmed that UK bases will be used by the US for their operations in the area. This is a significant concession to President Donald Trump and one which risks drawing the UK into a dangerous conflict. During your campaign to be elected leader of the Labour Party, you spoke compellingly about learning the lessons of the Iraq war. In particular, you set out legislation you would pass as Prime Minister, ensuring that military action is only taken if: • The lawful case for it is made • There is a viable objective • Consent is given by the House of Commons. We agree that such legislation is needed to prevent the UK from being dragged into destructive, illegal and dangerous wars abroad, and so we have today tabled the Armed Conflict (Requirements) Bill. The Bill requires that 1. Before armed forces may be deployed for armed conflict, a Minister of the Crown must publish a statement setting out the reasons for the deployment, an assessment of its compliance with international law, the objective of the deployment and an assessment of the viability of that objective, and 2. Any such deployment must be approved in advance by a resolution of the House of CommonsI invite your support to pass this bill. In an increasingly unstable world, it is more important than ever that decisions about the UK’s involvement in military action abroad are taken carefully, soberly, and with the best interests of the British people at heart. We believe this piece of legislation would ensure that. Yours sincerely, Dr Ellie Chowns MP
Helen Goodman@helengoodman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

‘University professors, professors emeriti and associate professors of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion; university rectors and university directors (or their equivalents); directors of peace research institutes…’ can make #NobelPeacePrize nominations.

Caitlin G. DeAngelis@caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Some thoughts: 1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1. 2. History professors are qualified nominators. 3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence. 4. He would be so mad.