Robert James
@geographer52.bsky.social
Semi retired ex Data Consultant once responsible for the Postcode System. Now sells and research's rare books and Maps mainly to do with Geography and mostly before 1840.
"Place is the greatest thing, as it contains all things"
Thales of Miletus
"Place is the greatest thing, as it contains all things"
Thales of Miletus
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Hard to argue with this humanitarian logic.
I've spent three days in Calais & it's horrendous.
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Zack Polanski: Allow small boat migrants in and let them work
Green Party leader accuses Sir Keir Starmer of following Nigel Farage in ‘pushing racist rhetoric’ and calls JK Rowling’s stance on single-sex spaces ‘hateful’
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hard to argue with this humanitarian logic.
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Here is Pete Hegseth, on several occasions in 2016, lauding the military "ethos" that means they will refuse to follow unlawful orders - which he reckons is treason, now that they are his orders - because "there have to be consequences for abject war crimes".
Deserves to go viral.
Deserves to go viral.
December 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Here is Pete Hegseth, on several occasions in 2016, lauding the military "ethos" that means they will refuse to follow unlawful orders - which he reckons is treason, now that they are his orders - because "there have to be consequences for abject war crimes".
Deserves to go viral.
Deserves to go viral.
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“I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause. There will be no peace in this land until slavery is done for. "
— John Brown
— John Brown
Abolitionist John Brown was executed by the state of Virginia on December 2, 1859.
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause. There will be no peace in this land until slavery is done for. "
— John Brown
— John Brown
latest acquisition :New Testament, Bagster & Sons, London, c. 1850, bound in a heavy Continental silver devotional binding (probably Hanau 1850-1880). Full silver boards and spine (13 troy oz), richly decorated in high-relief repoussé
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
latest acquisition :New Testament, Bagster & Sons, London, c. 1850, bound in a heavy Continental silver devotional binding (probably Hanau 1850-1880). Full silver boards and spine (13 troy oz), richly decorated in high-relief repoussé
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As soon as a UK government of any party appoints a brown female politician as a Home Secretary my heart sinks because I know the only way she has reached that position is a willingness to cheerlead the most racist , cruel inhumane policies that no senior white male MP would dare to announce.
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
As soon as a UK government of any party appoints a brown female politician as a Home Secretary my heart sinks because I know the only way she has reached that position is a willingness to cheerlead the most racist , cruel inhumane policies that no senior white male MP would dare to announce.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Sounds like a great turnout motivator.
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Sounds like a great turnout motivator.
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Trump - the king of fake news and hypocrite extraordinaire - has the gall to welcome someone else’s resignation… we’re talking about a man convicted of rape and of tax fraud - who did not resign and never would. Incredible. And btw, I resent his interference in our media and our country.
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Trump - the king of fake news and hypocrite extraordinaire - has the gall to welcome someone else’s resignation… we’re talking about a man convicted of rape and of tax fraud - who did not resign and never would. Incredible. And btw, I resent his interference in our media and our country.
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if you worked for teen vogue, in any capacity, i want you to know that your work inspired me and made a difference in the world. it really did.
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
if you worked for teen vogue, in any capacity, i want you to know that your work inspired me and made a difference in the world. it really did.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Great fun in Glasgow & Edinburgh yesterday . 🙌🏼 #Liverpool this evening with awesome Zosia Jagodzinska 🎶❤️ Singing a few tunes & celebrating the release of my new album ‘ LIAR Love isn’t a Right ‘ at Jacaranda Records
Come down if you are in the area 🙌🏼🎶☀️
#singersongwriter #newmusicalert
Come down if you are in the area 🙌🏼🎶☀️
#singersongwriter #newmusicalert
October 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Great fun in Glasgow & Edinburgh yesterday . 🙌🏼 #Liverpool this evening with awesome Zosia Jagodzinska 🎶❤️ Singing a few tunes & celebrating the release of my new album ‘ LIAR Love isn’t a Right ‘ at Jacaranda Records
Come down if you are in the area 🙌🏼🎶☀️
#singersongwriter #newmusicalert
Come down if you are in the area 🙌🏼🎶☀️
#singersongwriter #newmusicalert
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Attacking a synagogue on Yom Kippur is a shockingly vile act of antisemitism. My thoughts are with the Jewish community. We must stand together to defend the right of people to practice their faith without being subjected to hatred and discrimination
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Manchester synagogue terror attack: two killed and suspect shot dead
Police say they believe they know identity of man behind car and knife attack that left four people seriously injured
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Attacking a synagogue on Yom Kippur is a shockingly vile act of antisemitism. My thoughts are with the Jewish community. We must stand together to defend the right of people to practice their faith without being subjected to hatred and discrimination
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Here are two minutes of lowlights from Trump’s rambling, hour-long address to the UN General Assembly that Twitter is calling one of the most embarrassing moments in recent US history.
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September 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Here are two minutes of lowlights from Trump’s rambling, hour-long address to the UN General Assembly that Twitter is calling one of the most embarrassing moments in recent US history.
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Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
September 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
@nelsonrarebooks.com smuggling books Via Canada is looking increasingly attractive. Or maybe since books are zero rated a weekly aggregation service for dealers to create shared shipments to US?
August 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
@nelsonrarebooks.com smuggling books Via Canada is looking increasingly attractive. Or maybe since books are zero rated a weekly aggregation service for dealers to create shared shipments to US?
Interesting two volume set of Lossing's pictorial Field Book of the revolution I acquired last week. I wonder if it has anything to teach us?
August 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Interesting two volume set of Lossing's pictorial Field Book of the revolution I acquired last week. I wonder if it has anything to teach us?
I have invented a new game ask AI a simple academic question get a simple answer demand text book reference then get the Ai to admit that its first answer was wrong as were the text books life is just more complicated . Just done this with price elasticity of demand. and I'm not even bored.
August 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I have invented a new game ask AI a simple academic question get a simple answer demand text book reference then get the Ai to admit that its first answer was wrong as were the text books life is just more complicated . Just done this with price elasticity of demand. and I'm not even bored.