Gail Savage
@savagegl.bsky.social
Historian of modern Britain with interests including family, law, gender.
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Jailbreak: the blessed Ranieri frees the poor from a formidable Florentine prison. Painted in 1440 by Sassetta of Siena. It's his day today.
January 29, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Jailbreak: the blessed Ranieri frees the poor from a formidable Florentine prison. Painted in 1440 by Sassetta of Siena. It's his day today.
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Yup.
Truth.
Truth.
More than a year in this has mostly gone as I feared, and in some ways has been worse. But there have been two contrasting surprises:
-- The speed and breadth of institutional capitulation
-- The courage, ferocity, and resolution of regular people
Our strength isn't our institutions. It's us.
-- The speed and breadth of institutional capitulation
-- The courage, ferocity, and resolution of regular people
Our strength isn't our institutions. It's us.
January 29, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Yup.
Truth.
Truth.
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Augustus John's portrait (1899) is of Alice Knewstub who had a career as an actress under the stage name Alice Kingsley. She married Sir William Rothenstein, and they had two sons, Sir John Rothenstein a Director of the Tate Gallery and the artist Michael Rothenstein.
January 29, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Augustus John's portrait (1899) is of Alice Knewstub who had a career as an actress under the stage name Alice Kingsley. She married Sir William Rothenstein, and they had two sons, Sir John Rothenstein a Director of the Tate Gallery and the artist Michael Rothenstein.
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Journey of the Magi, including their dogs and also a very pampered monkey. Alas, the star of Bethlehem seems to have fallen to earth, frightening the birds. Odd. By Sassetta, painter of Siena, whose day is today.
January 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Journey of the Magi, including their dogs and also a very pampered monkey. Alas, the star of Bethlehem seems to have fallen to earth, frightening the birds. Odd. By Sassetta, painter of Siena, whose day is today.
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Saint Francis in ecstasy, 1440, by Sassetta of Siena. Get a load of his entertaining footstool and the 2 ladies (1 vain, 1 a nun) accompanying it. Pretty wild!
January 29, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Saint Francis in ecstasy, 1440, by Sassetta of Siena. Get a load of his entertaining footstool and the 2 ladies (1 vain, 1 a nun) accompanying it. Pretty wild!
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'The Monument and Billingsgate' (from 'Looking Round London', c.1938) by Helen Carstairs
January 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM
'The Monument and Billingsgate' (from 'Looking Round London', c.1938) by Helen Carstairs
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The climatologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
January 28, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The climatologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The epidemiologist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The activist told me
historians
will wonder
why we didn’t do more.
The historian told me
that nobody
listens to historians.
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'Mountains, Connemara,' shows Paul Henry at the height of his powers in the early-mid 1930s, a time when his domestic circumstances, which always reflected directly on his work, had become settled after the breakdown of his marriage; as his mood brightened, so did his work.
January 29, 2026 at 11:21 AM
'Mountains, Connemara,' shows Paul Henry at the height of his powers in the early-mid 1930s, a time when his domestic circumstances, which always reflected directly on his work, had become settled after the breakdown of his marriage; as his mood brightened, so did his work.
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This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”
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The lyrics of "Streets of Minneapolis," released Wednesday, describe how "a city aflame fought fire and ice 'neath an occupier's boots," which Bruce Springsteen calls "King Trump's private army."
https://to.pbs.org/45Xlwxp
https://to.pbs.org/45Xlwxp
Bruce Springsteen pens new Trump protest song, 'Streets of Minneapolis'
The song, released Wednesday, describes how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen calls “King Trump’s private army.”
www.pbs.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The lyrics of "Streets of Minneapolis," released Wednesday, describe how "a city aflame fought fire and ice 'neath an occupier's boots," which Bruce Springsteen calls "King Trump's private army."
https://to.pbs.org/45Xlwxp
https://to.pbs.org/45Xlwxp
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2/2 Counting out her money: young woman at market being v. careful because nothing will escape the eye of that fishwife! By Quirijn Brekelenkam.
January 29, 2026 at 1:30 AM
2/2 Counting out her money: young woman at market being v. careful because nothing will escape the eye of that fishwife! By Quirijn Brekelenkam.
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Very energetic display of carrots at this produce stall in 1665. Painted by Quirijn van Brekelenkam of Leiden. It’s his day.
January 29, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Very energetic display of carrots at this produce stall in 1665. Painted by Quirijn van Brekelenkam of Leiden. It’s his day.
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Forensic examinations revealed that the body fragments recovered after Russia’s strike on a train in the Kharkiv region belong to six people, according to updated data from the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
January 28, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Forensic examinations revealed that the body fragments recovered after Russia’s strike on a train in the Kharkiv region belong to six people, according to updated data from the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
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Women's knowledge being passed from old (with her glass of wine) to young (touching her stomach). By Quirijn Brekelenkam, 1660s.
January 28, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Women's knowledge being passed from old (with her glass of wine) to young (touching her stomach). By Quirijn Brekelenkam, 1660s.
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That's the spirit. The whole country thanks you, Minneapolis.
January 28, 2026 at 7:04 PM
That's the spirit. The whole country thanks you, Minneapolis.
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I made a promise to Alex’s parents to continue to tell his story.
An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.
An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I made a promise to Alex’s parents to continue to tell his story.
An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.
An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.
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Here's Billy Bragg's contribution to the genre.
January 28, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Here's Billy Bragg's contribution to the genre.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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While you’re reading this Ukrainian air defense is shooting down Russian drones attacking Kyiv suburbs.
Of what we call here, just a usuals Tuesday .
Of what we call here, just a usuals Tuesday .
January 28, 2026 at 12:09 AM
While you’re reading this Ukrainian air defense is shooting down Russian drones attacking Kyiv suburbs.
Of what we call here, just a usuals Tuesday .
Of what we call here, just a usuals Tuesday .
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'Home Through the Rain', Bank Station (from 'Public Services: The Water Supply', 1969) by John Berry
January 28, 2026 at 10:32 AM
'Home Through the Rain', Bank Station (from 'Public Services: The Water Supply', 1969) by John Berry
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Watch the latest New York Times videos of the murder of Pretti. Flat out murder. Assassination. Top officials of ice and DHS not only protecting the killers but intimidating witnesses, withholding evidence, may be destroying it. Minnesota needs to prosecute these criminals.
January 27, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Watch the latest New York Times videos of the murder of Pretti. Flat out murder. Assassination. Top officials of ice and DHS not only protecting the killers but intimidating witnesses, withholding evidence, may be destroying it. Minnesota needs to prosecute these criminals.
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This pair of articles from today is particularly powerful if you read them together. Serwer (Atlantic) focuses the motivations of neighborliness & care. Cox (New Republic) emphasizes how the majority of the work making a difference here in MN invisible.
Serwer: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Serwer: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The ICE Resistance That You’re Not Seeing
Our screens may be bursting with graphic images of the ICE occupation, but the bulk of the work is boring, invisible—and absolutely vital.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:51 PM
This pair of articles from today is particularly powerful if you read them together. Serwer (Atlantic) focuses the motivations of neighborliness & care. Cox (New Republic) emphasizes how the majority of the work making a difference here in MN invisible.
Serwer: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Serwer: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Hakeem Jeffries: "Kristi Noem is a despicable, corrupt, pathological liar. We've seen her slander not just one, but American citizens, patriotic Americans who were killed without justification on the streets of Mpls ... we are prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House."
January 27, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Hakeem Jeffries: "Kristi Noem is a despicable, corrupt, pathological liar. We've seen her slander not just one, but American citizens, patriotic Americans who were killed without justification on the streets of Mpls ... we are prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House."