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Lesley A Hall
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Archivist, historian, reader, Londoner, feminist
@erinacean
@[email protected]
www.lesleyahall.net
https://lesleyahall.blogspot.com/

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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 10h
At least he's not claiming that Branwell actually wrote it?

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Lesley A Hall @erinacean.bsky.social · 10h
If somebody bumps into you in a crowded Tube or wherever, you say 'sorry!', not 'thank you'. Tut-tut. How has she missed that?

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asls.org.uk
Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 11h
CFP
The Incredible Nineteenth Century: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Fairy Tale
1–2 May, free online

Presentations invited on any aspect of #sciencefiction, #fantasy, or #fairytale in the Long #C19 as well as modern reinterpretations of the #C19 in literature & media
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I19 Conference 2026
Hosted via Zoom, May 1-2. Submissions due April 4.
docs.google.com

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 11h
Well, it looks like someone is impersonating me on @bsky.app. Please report @cflourish1122t.bsky.social. This is NOT a backup account, as it claims to be. 🫠
A screenshot of the impersonating account.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11h
At this AI transcription event, attendees worked with '"some of our trickiest primary sources: handwritten letters, complicated ledgers, cross-hatched documents, Spanish and Arabic texts, hand-drawn maps, and even a shoe".'

Copilot hallucinated & was scored lowest; Gemini was the 'clear winner'.
A red woman's slipper with a chunky high heal. The toe is to the right and the heal to the left. It's on a surface, waiting to be scanned. It's the 'ruby slipper' referenced in the article, donated by UVA President Teresa Sullivan after her firing and rehiring by the Board.

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lombardinash.bsky.social
Michael Lombardi-Nash @lombardinash.bsky.social · 11h
Urania Manuscripts (Michael Lombardi-Nash) publishes translations of texts from the Early #GermanGayRightsMovement. Magnus Hirschfeld (#MagnusHirschfeld) and Karl Heinrich Ulrichs. Paperback, hardcover & eBook #QueerStudies #lgbtHistory #TransgenderStudies
www.amazon.com/author/lomba...
Michael Lombardi-Nash: books, biography, latest update
Follow Michael Lombardi-Nash and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Michael Lombardi-Nash Author Page.
www.amazon.com

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kitdewaal.com
Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 13h
I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia.

Link below.

Please share far and wide :)
Get Involved — Bookbanks
www.bookbanks.co.uk

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 13h
NEW: Reform UK’s flagship council, Kent, has been accused of telling a “blatant lie” after its claim of nearly £40m in savings on net zero were found to be based on hypothetical projects for which there was no documentation.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings
Disclosures show figures cited by authority’s leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers
www.theguardian.com

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Daniel Grey @djrgrey.bsky.social · 13h
Just posted 📫 my ballot papers for the #ucu elections- don't forget to post yours!! @markpendleton.bsky.social @ucucommons.org
Letter being put into a red UK post box

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radonlinearchives.bsky.social
Radical Online Archives @radonlinearchives.bsky.social · 14h
New collections added!

• Union of Socialist Geographers Newsletter
• Limerick Socialist (Ireland 1970s)
• Ann Arbor Argus (US 1960s)
• Nottingham Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (UK 1960s)
• Catholic Worker (US 1930s)
• Opiniao Socialista (Brazil 1990s-2020s)

hatfulofhistory.com/radical-onli...
radical online collections and archives
I am very interested in the growing amount of radical literature from around the world that is being scanned and digitised. As there are so many and from many different places, I thought it would b…
hatfulofhistory.com

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goodlawproject.org
Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 14h
The trans panic is a men's rights movement in drag.
Trans teacher followed home by right-winger Tommy Robinson
A teacher was approached at home by Tommy Robinson after parents complained about them allegedly requesting to use the title 'Mx'.
www.thepinknews.com

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Elizabeth Darling @archhistdarling.bsky.social · 14h
www.sahgb.org.uk/jobs

📢📢📢📢

Opportunity alert: call for new deputy editors for @_thesahgb journal.
Vacancies - SAHGB
www.sahgb.org.uk

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goodlawproject.org
Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 15h
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 15h
These bans are short-sighted and inhumane and pushed by people who do not understand the complexity of social media

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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 15h
Breaking: We have brought more than 140 feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations together to urge our politicians to act and protect inclusive spaces from expensive lawfare ⚖️

Read more in @the-independent.com:

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Protect inclusive spaces from gender-critical legal battles, Starmer told
Exclusive: Sir Keir Starmer and Bridget Phillipson have been urged by more than 140 feminist and LGBT+ organisations to protect trans-inclusive spaces
www.independent.co.uk

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Serienya @serienya.bsky.social · 19h
So many publishers do this nonsense. And people wonder why I prefer dead tree editions.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h
Good Q @SarahKSilvermam

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Avery Alder, Buried Without Ceremony @lackingceremony.bsky.social · 23h
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.

Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
scumbelievable.bsky.social Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 1d
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 1d
Just because good news is worth celebrating:

There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.

HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.

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Prof Kate Loder @kghist.bsky.social · 1d
Does anyone have advice for buying a new record player please?

I’m wondering what would be the least worst option for under £300?

I’ve inherited a collection of classical music LPS, mostly from the 1950s and 60s, but some quite a bit earlier ❤️🎶

🙏

#vinyl
#classicalmusic

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Joshi Herrmann @joshih.bsky.social · 1d
Wow - @manchestermill.bsky.social catches Reform UK sending fake letters to residents without saying they’re from Matt Goodwin’s campaign, a glaring breach of electoral law.

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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 1d
EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton.

The party confirmed they sent out campaign materials without proper party imprint, something it insists was a mistake.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.

Great work everyone.
The Board of Governors decided, unilaterally, that no published textbook in the field of sociology could be used in compliance with the law for an Intro to Sociology class. None. Victor: There's not a single existing textbook on the market that could be used that would qualify under state law? Zachary: Correct. Victor: I'm sorry, that's kind of funny. Like, the absurdity of not a single sociology textbook getting past the censors. I mean, it makes me kind of proud of our colleagues, but...

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scott b. weingart @scottbot.bsky.social · 1d
Come work with me at the Library of Virginia in Richmond!

We're an awesome state library/archive with 100m+ items going back 400+ years.

Grant writer / donor comms ($50k-$55k): lvafoundation.org/grants-and-e...

Director of org excellence & assessment ($90k+): www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/directo...

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Confront-Eugenics @confronteugenics.bsky.social · 1d
A one-day workshop hosted by the Centre for Medical Humanities (Oxford Brookes University), exploring the history and legacy of eugenics and commemorating Daniel Kevles’ major contribution to the field. 📅 Thursday 19 March 2026

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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · 1d
Our call for papers closes on 13 Feb. Theme is Authenticity: Record keeping establishments are places of destruction as much as preservation. What narratives control retention choices? Where does the burden of authenticity rest? Full info openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers
2026 Annual Conference of the Archives and Records Association (UK & Ireland)
openingdoors-ara2026.eventsair.site

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d
The EU Commission has preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act over its addictive design — infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications & hyper-personalized recommendations. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok\'s addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design.
ec.europa.eu

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Paul @bitoclass.uk · 1d
I hope the abyss in @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter becomes a returning character
Keir Starmer’s position has not improved, but it has stabilised a bit because Labour MPs have looked into the abyss, and the abyss has looked back and said “you remember that the HMRC investigation into Angela Rayner is still ongoing, right?” Then they’ve looked at the abyss some more and it has continued: “and you do know that Wes Streeting has a much closer personal and political connection to the disgraced Peter Mandelson than Keir Starmer?” The abyss, growing quite chatty at this point, has added: “and come on, Shabana Mahmood is not going to win a leadership election. Labour members are not going to pick the border-tightening home secretary, are you nuts?”

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The Statutes Project @statutes.bsky.social · 1d
#OTD in 1918:

The Representation of the People Act is passed, extending the vote to men over 21 and some women over 30.

statutes.org.uk/site/the-sta...

#History #LegalHistory
1918: 7 & 8 George 5 c.64: Representation of the People Act
1918: 7 & 8 George 5 c. 64: An Act to amend the Law with respect to Parliamentary, and Local Government Franchises, and the Registration of Parliamentary and Local Government Electors, and the …
statutes.org.uk