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James Hurst
@jamesahurst.bsky.social
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Inhabitant of Australia since 1967. Flawed fan of Jesus. Freelance proofreader and editor. Student of archaeology at the University of Queensland. Lover of history, art and books. Son, brother, husband and father.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 3h
#AliceSprings #Straya #BruceChatwin
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 1d
#ignorance #DunningKruger #Montaigne
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Reaktion Books @reaktionbooks.bsky.social · 1d
An extensive account of an otherworldly ocean.

📌 www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t...
📚 reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/the-per...
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 1d
Have we forwarded this to their shrink?
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 2d
Still considering the intravenous solution...
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 2d
Streicher was a vicious antisemite and also a Nazi official.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 2d
#eternity #individualresponsibility #accountability #Kierkegaard

Old Søren was kicking against the Danish church of his time, which I think sometimes pushed him out on a limb.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 3d
#death #mortality #Montaigne
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 3d
What the fuck is it with Americans and sales/marketing? "How to manipulate people to buy shit from you." So proud...
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 4d
#grounded #creation #community #environment #DaveBookless
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 5d
Beautiful photographs illustrating a sad story: “We estimate the population at fewer than 20,000 individuals. Perhaps even fewer than 15,000. They are now critically endangered.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bonobos transformed how we think about animal societies. Can we save the last of the ‘hippy apes’?
They are peaceful, female-led and use sex in everyday interactions. Now a new conservation scheme could offer a lifeline to our critically endangered close relatives living on the Congo river
www.theguardian.com
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 5d
#Asterix #RomanEmpire #MaryBeard
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 6d
100%
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 6d
#creation #DaveBookless
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 7d
Israel is not only rewriting demography but also history and archaeology. It is cultural genocide.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 7d
#ancienthistory #ancientliterature #classics #MaryBeard
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 7d
The human history of Australia is incredibly old. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
'It didn't start in 1788': This colossal Indigenous history should be up in lights
We've flipped the script to put Indigenous Australians back at the centre of telling their own stories.
www.abc.net.au
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 8d
#adversity #growthmindset #StockholmSyndrome #Kierkegaard
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 8d
Sometimes you get follows from people who are interested in your account. And sometimes you get follows from people who are interested in you being their customer.
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 9d
#communications #socialmedia #mindfulness #Kierkegaard
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 10d
#contentment #gratitude #Epicureanism #Horace
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 11d
#currentlyreading #RonSider #RonaldJSider
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 11d
I first clipped this in 2020. Those were the days! #pandemic #plague #Montaigne
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 11d
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James Hurst @jamesahurst.bsky.social · 12d
Love it. Public or private structure?
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