🇨🇦 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.
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"In all, the team removed more than 300 feet of rope from Division. Thompson said it was clear the gear wasn’t from the Southeast. That rope will be examined further to determine its exact origin."
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In two-day effort at sea, team partially frees whale of fishing gear off Georgia coast - The Current
A team from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources disentangled a four-year-old male North Atlantic right whale, nicknamed Division, from commercial fishing gear after two days of exhausting and ...
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December 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"In all, the team removed more than 300 feet of rope from Division. Thompson said it was clear the gear wasn’t from the Southeast. That rope will be examined further to determine its exact origin."
thecurrentga.org/2025/12/06/i...
thecurrentga.org/2025/12/06/i...
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Polish Foreign Minister replies to Musk: 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Polish Foreign Minister replies to Musk: 🇵🇱
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An early Christmas present for all you Court of Requests fans. *All* the calendared Elizabethan proceedings [TNA REQ 2/26-294], over 20,000 items in total, are now searchable on The National Archives' online catalogue. Ho ho ho 🎄 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C...
Browse records of other archives | The National Archives
The official archive of the UK government. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of today's information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone...
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December 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
An early Christmas present for all you Court of Requests fans. *All* the calendared Elizabethan proceedings [TNA REQ 2/26-294], over 20,000 items in total, are now searchable on The National Archives' online catalogue. Ho ho ho 🎄 discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C...
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A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
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Today, we remember the fourteen young women whose lives were stolen at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
December 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today, we remember the fourteen young women whose lives were stolen at Polytechnique Montréal 36 years ago.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
Their names are a solemn reminder of the devastating toll of gender-based violence — and the responsibility that comes with our remembrance.
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I'm assuming the politicking has already started over the second recipient. I mean, they couldn't give it to the same person twice could they? It would bring it into disrepute.
Oh to be a fly on the wall in the FIFA Committee when they were deciding on who should receive the first annual FIFA Peace Prize. I have no doubt that the debate was rigorous and hard-fought.
December 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I'm assuming the politicking has already started over the second recipient. I mean, they couldn't give it to the same person twice could they? It would bring it into disrepute.
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Hugely proud of and happy for Prof David Petruccelli, whose history of Interpol is published by OUP today. It provides a complete revision of a major chapter of the history of international policing & is full of amazing anecdotes from the history of international crime
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Hugely proud of and happy for Prof David Petruccelli, whose history of Interpol is published by OUP today. It provides a complete revision of a major chapter of the history of international policing & is full of amazing anecdotes from the history of international crime
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
A landmark report into how deep sea mining could affect biodiversity on the sea floor has found that almost 40% of creatures in the immediate seabed area were lost in the tracks of mining machines.
www.channel4.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Deep sea mining has ‘devastating’ impact on biodiversity
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
www.channel4.com/news/deep-se...
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Friends,appreciate everyone who reads me,grateful to you for your support!
I'm curious:what do the media, opinion leaders and politicians in your country say about the war in Ukraine, the peace plan and negotiations?
Please let me know the country you're writing from,as well
Thank you!
📷istetsen
I'm curious:what do the media, opinion leaders and politicians in your country say about the war in Ukraine, the peace plan and negotiations?
Please let me know the country you're writing from,as well
Thank you!
📷istetsen
December 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Friends,appreciate everyone who reads me,grateful to you for your support!
I'm curious:what do the media, opinion leaders and politicians in your country say about the war in Ukraine, the peace plan and negotiations?
Please let me know the country you're writing from,as well
Thank you!
📷istetsen
I'm curious:what do the media, opinion leaders and politicians in your country say about the war in Ukraine, the peace plan and negotiations?
Please let me know the country you're writing from,as well
Thank you!
📷istetsen
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#OnThisDay in 1791, The Observer was founded.
Now known as the world’s oldest Sunday paper, its early days were troubled: founder W.S. Bourne faced heavy debts, leading the paper to accept government subsidies for editorial influence.
A reminder to consider context when evaluating historical media!
Now known as the world’s oldest Sunday paper, its early days were troubled: founder W.S. Bourne faced heavy debts, leading the paper to accept government subsidies for editorial influence.
A reminder to consider context when evaluating historical media!
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#OnThisDay in 1791, The Observer was founded.
Now known as the world’s oldest Sunday paper, its early days were troubled: founder W.S. Bourne faced heavy debts, leading the paper to accept government subsidies for editorial influence.
A reminder to consider context when evaluating historical media!
Now known as the world’s oldest Sunday paper, its early days were troubled: founder W.S. Bourne faced heavy debts, leading the paper to accept government subsidies for editorial influence.
A reminder to consider context when evaluating historical media!
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The Anglo-Celt (Cavan) has been added to the BNA for 1846-1849, 1858, 1864-1870
blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2025/12/02/n...
blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2025/12/02/n...
Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week
We welcome a trio of brand new titles to The Archive, including the Anglo-Celt and Glasgow Argus, as we mark the beginning of Advent.
blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The Anglo-Celt (Cavan) has been added to the BNA for 1846-1849, 1858, 1864-1870
blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2025/12/02/n...
blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2025/12/02/n...
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Don't forget, look up! 🔭🌕
'Tonight's full Moon is your last chance to see a supermoon in 2025. Here's how to make the most of it.'
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/last-su... #sky #nightsky
'Tonight's full Moon is your last chance to see a supermoon in 2025. Here's how to make the most of it.'
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/last-su... #sky #nightsky
Tonight's full Moon is your last chance to see a supermoon in 2025. Here's how to make the most of it | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The December 2025 Cold Moon is the final supermoon of the year. Here are top tips on how to see it, and other night-sky targets to see.
www.skyatnightmagazine.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Don't forget, look up! 🔭🌕
'Tonight's full Moon is your last chance to see a supermoon in 2025. Here's how to make the most of it.'
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/last-su... #sky #nightsky
'Tonight's full Moon is your last chance to see a supermoon in 2025. Here's how to make the most of it.'
www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/last-su... #sky #nightsky
If you know MA students looking for a funded PhD place in arts and humanities subjects, do encourage them to apply!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM937/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM937/p...
PhD Studentship : AHRC Landscape Award PhD Studentship in the Arts and Humanities at Oxford Brookes University
Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...
www.jobs.ac.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
If you know MA students looking for a funded PhD place in arts and humanities subjects, do encourage them to apply!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM937/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM937/p...
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A raccoon entered a liquor store the other day and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then he passed out on the floor of the bathroom. Don’t worry, he’s OK, and was safely released back into the wild.
A Drunk Raccoon Passed Out in the Bathroom of a Virginia Liquor Store
Don’t worry, it’s OK.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A raccoon entered a liquor store the other day and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then he passed out on the floor of the bathroom. Don’t worry, he’s OK, and was safely released back into the wild.
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This is vile and so so wrong. GB News is the TV version of X.
Extreme racism like this should not be platformed as ‘news.’
It is absolutely disgusting and another attempt to drag ‘debate’ to the right and destabilise our democracy.
Extreme racism like this should not be platformed as ‘news.’
It is absolutely disgusting and another attempt to drag ‘debate’ to the right and destabilise our democracy.
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is vile and so so wrong. GB News is the TV version of X.
Extreme racism like this should not be platformed as ‘news.’
It is absolutely disgusting and another attempt to drag ‘debate’ to the right and destabilise our democracy.
Extreme racism like this should not be platformed as ‘news.’
It is absolutely disgusting and another attempt to drag ‘debate’ to the right and destabilise our democracy.
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Pavlo Yelizarov, a Ukrainian businessman, created a drone unit that destroyed more than $12.5 billion worth of Russian equipment.
The commander of Lasar's Group shared about the Baba Yaga (or Lazar) drone and how other armies are learning from Ukrainian experience.
The commander of Lasar's Group shared about the Baba Yaga (or Lazar) drone and how other armies are learning from Ukrainian experience.
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Pavlo Yelizarov, a Ukrainian businessman, created a drone unit that destroyed more than $12.5 billion worth of Russian equipment.
The commander of Lasar's Group shared about the Baba Yaga (or Lazar) drone and how other armies are learning from Ukrainian experience.
The commander of Lasar's Group shared about the Baba Yaga (or Lazar) drone and how other armies are learning from Ukrainian experience.
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If Nigel Farage wanted to investigate Russian infiltration into Reform, he’d have done it already.
It’s time the Prime Minister launched a national investigation.
It’s time the Prime Minister launched a national investigation.
December 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If Nigel Farage wanted to investigate Russian infiltration into Reform, he’d have done it already.
It’s time the Prime Minister launched a national investigation.
It’s time the Prime Minister launched a national investigation.
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“As Pierre Poilievre’s favourability nears rock bottom, we remind you that the CPC leader voted against the Canadian Dental Care Plan, $10-a-day child care, the National School Food Program and the Canada Child Benefit — all while whining about the affordability crisis.”
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“As Pierre Poilievre’s favourability nears rock bottom, we remind you that the CPC leader voted against the Canadian Dental Care Plan, $10-a-day child care, the National School Food Program and the Canada Child Benefit — all while whining about the affordability crisis.”
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Many of the scam workers are trafficked and tortured by their bosses, who make them work in vast compounds in the war-torn country, exploiting men and women in the West.
Read our latest FourGround newsletter from Secunder Kermani.
Read our latest FourGround newsletter from Secunder Kermani.
Make money or die: Inside Myanmar’s multi-billion dollar scam industry
Many of the scam workers are trafficked and tortured by their bosses, who make them work in vast compounds in the war-torn country, exploiting men and women in the West, writes Secunder Kermani.
channel4news.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Many of the scam workers are trafficked and tortured by their bosses, who make them work in vast compounds in the war-torn country, exploiting men and women in the West.
Read our latest FourGround newsletter from Secunder Kermani.
Read our latest FourGround newsletter from Secunder Kermani.
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Its Miscellany Monday! Here's Cassie Watson, "Vitriol to Corrosive Fluid: 'Acid' Assault in the Twentieth Century" (2021):
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legalhistorymiscellany.com/2021/09/26/v...
Vitriol to Corrosive Fluid: ‘Acid’ Assault in the Twentieth Century
By Cassie Watson; posted 26 September 2021. With recent posts having examined the eighteenth-century origins of acid throwing and some of its main nineteenth-century characteristics, this one consi…
legalhistorymiscellany.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Its Miscellany Monday! Here's Cassie Watson, "Vitriol to Corrosive Fluid: 'Acid' Assault in the Twentieth Century" (2021):
legalhistorymiscellany.com/2021/09/26/v...
legalhistorymiscellany.com/2021/09/26/v...
A new blog post by @sarabutler.bsky.social investigates the role of emotion in medieval law: legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/11/30/i...
Bracton and the History of Emotions
Posted by Sara M. Butler, 30 November 2025. Even though medievalist Barbara Rosenwein was among the first group of English-language historians to embrace emotion as an analytical construct, medieva…
legalhistorymiscellany.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A new blog post by @sarabutler.bsky.social investigates the role of emotion in medieval law: legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/11/30/i...
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New post by @sarabutler.bsky.social: 'Bracton and the History of Emotions': legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/11/30/i...
Bracton and the History of Emotions
Posted by Sara M. Butler, 30 November 2025. Even though medievalist Barbara Rosenwein was among the first group of English-language historians to embrace emotion as an analytical construct, medieva…
legalhistorymiscellany.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
New post by @sarabutler.bsky.social: 'Bracton and the History of Emotions': legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/11/30/i...
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One of the things we should consider is that US young people are spending their most formative years living under a deranged fascist regime, while having brain-frying nonsense pumped into their eyes and ears at high pressure.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
One of the things we should consider is that US young people are spending their most formative years living under a deranged fascist regime, while having brain-frying nonsense pumped into their eyes and ears at high pressure.
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Arizona is reporting a 16% increase in child fatalities from infectious disease in 2024.
About 1/3 of the deaths were from vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr. wasn’t in office yet, but he’s been a leader in spreading lies for 20 years, and his influence is now wholly unchecked. Trouble ahead.
About 1/3 of the deaths were from vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr. wasn’t in office yet, but he’s been a leader in spreading lies for 20 years, and his influence is now wholly unchecked. Trouble ahead.
Arizona reports increase in vaccine-preventable child fatalities
Arizona’s child fatality rate dropped in 2024, but the number of children who died from vaccine-preventable diseases increased, according to the state’s annual Child Fatality Report.
www.kjzz.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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The press ignores this because they think they benefit from having Trump in power no matter how much suffering and damage he causes for everyone else
The president is mentally unwell and just says things. He is going to arrest Biden for perjury! He is going to invade Nigeria! He is going to abolish income tax!
The press just ignores this because it isn't serious. But it robs the public of a chance to see how broken everything is.
The press just ignores this because it isn't serious. But it robs the public of a chance to see how broken everything is.
This seems like the kind of declaration by a U.S. president that should be mentioned *somewhere* on the front page of CNN or the NY Times, but the fact that it isn't (as of right now) tells us so much both about how this president is covered and the credibility of the U.S. government.
November 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The press ignores this because they think they benefit from having Trump in power no matter how much suffering and damage he causes for everyone else