Birgitte Breemerkamp (she/her)
@thebirg.bsky.social
The Birg is the word.
Pinned
Cities and Strongholds of Middle-earth: Essays on the Habitations of Tolkien’s Legendarium
Amazon.com: Cities and Strongholds of Middle-earth: Essays on the Habitations of Tolkien’s Legendarium: 9781887726306: Agan, Cami D.: Books
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My book chapter on 'living swords' and how J.R.R. Tolkien used and adapted this concept in his fictional works was published in July 2024 in 'Cities and Strongholds of Middle-earth' edited by Dr. Cami Agan. Available in paperback www.amazon.com/Cities-Stron... and e-book www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/citi...
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The horrors persist, but so do the horrors
wait
wait
December 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The horrors persist, but so do the horrors
wait
wait
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2026 will be the year I return to the correspondence of the boar-spearing Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662), sometime Queen of Bohemia, ridiculed by most historians as The Winter Queen but known in the 17thc as The Queen of 💕. If I have missed any letters in Volumes 1-2, DM me or forever hold your peace.
December 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
2026 will be the year I return to the correspondence of the boar-spearing Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662), sometime Queen of Bohemia, ridiculed by most historians as The Winter Queen but known in the 17thc as The Queen of 💕. If I have missed any letters in Volumes 1-2, DM me or forever hold your peace.
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"Weit je wat hieâh illeigeal is in dit land? Dat kreupele deimissiaunèâhe klaute kabinet!"
#GehoordInHetKoffiehuis
#GehoordInHetKoffiehuis
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Weit je wat hieâh illeigeal is in dit land? Dat kreupele deimissiaunèâhe klaute kabinet!"
#GehoordInHetKoffiehuis
#GehoordInHetKoffiehuis
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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All I want for Christmas is the downfall of AI
December 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
All I want for Christmas is the downfall of AI
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—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
December 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
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My article, ‘Visualizing the executions of British queens in early modern Europe‘, has been published in “Historical Research” and can be read here: academic.oup.com/histres/adva...
Visualizing the executions of British queens in early modern Europe
Abstract. The executions of British queens between 1536 and 1587 were sensational news events, both in the British Isles and on the Continent, and were vis
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December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
My article, ‘Visualizing the executions of British queens in early modern Europe‘, has been published in “Historical Research” and can be read here: academic.oup.com/histres/adva...
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Politiek in december
Vandaag in @volkskrant.nl
Vandaag in @volkskrant.nl
December 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Politiek in december
Vandaag in @volkskrant.nl
Vandaag in @volkskrant.nl
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i stand by this statement every year
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i stand by this statement every year
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The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
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it's more of a comment than a ques
December 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
it's more of a comment than a ques
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I don’t understand why people ask you a question if they don’t want an honest answer. I was asked by someone what I would like for Christmas, but apparently a secluded castle on the Scottish coast “isn’t realistic.”
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I don’t understand why people ask you a question if they don’t want an honest answer. I was asked by someone what I would like for Christmas, but apparently a secluded castle on the Scottish coast “isn’t realistic.”
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In other news, the whole thing about Calibri v. TNR isn't about a font face, it's about the fact that Calibri is easier for people with some disabilities to read.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
December 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In other news, the whole thing about Calibri v. TNR isn't about a font face, it's about the fact that Calibri is easier for people with some disabilities to read.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
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Hegel vs. Schopenhauer
December 8, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Hegel vs. Schopenhauer
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@jesseklaver.groenlinkspvda.nl
@groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social
Zullen wij nu ook eens een vuist maken? Je achterban vindt het onacceptabel als je gaat gedogen. On-ac-cep-ta-bel!
@groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social
Zullen wij nu ook eens een vuist maken? Je achterban vindt het onacceptabel als je gaat gedogen. On-ac-cep-ta-bel!
Juist daarom moet GL-PvdA nu weigeren om het reddingsboeitje te worden van een kabinet dat geen mandaat heeft en geen coalitie durft te vormen die de samenleving weerspiegelt.
www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
GL-PvdA moet nu weigeren om het reddingsboeitje van rechts te worden - Joop - BNNVARA
De formatie liep vanochtend opnieuw vast. En precies daar begint de strategische ruimte voor GroenLinks-PvdA.
www.bnnvara.nl
December 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
@jesseklaver.groenlinkspvda.nl
@groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social
Zullen wij nu ook eens een vuist maken? Je achterban vindt het onacceptabel als je gaat gedogen. On-ac-cep-ta-bel!
@groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social
Zullen wij nu ook eens een vuist maken? Je achterban vindt het onacceptabel als je gaat gedogen. On-ac-cep-ta-bel!
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16th century Venetian lawyer/bibliophile Odorico Pillone shelved his books spine-inward and commissioned Cesare Vecellio (Titian’s nephew) to paint their fore-edges with colourful images suggesting their subject matter. Here’s how they looked on the shelf news.yale.edu/2019/03/14/p...
December 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM
16th century Venetian lawyer/bibliophile Odorico Pillone shelved his books spine-inward and commissioned Cesare Vecellio (Titian’s nephew) to paint their fore-edges with colourful images suggesting their subject matter. Here’s how they looked on the shelf news.yale.edu/2019/03/14/p...
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Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oh look. They’ve actually drawn a diagram for all the people stupid enough to need a bloody diagram.
Good too see some critical assessment. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how it's supposed to work. I've been using liquid lidocaine as an anaesthetic to dull the pain of recurring oral aphtae since infancy so I doubt it'd do much for me (high tolerance). Would you just stop *feeling* tired?
This is doing the rounds in NL. Here's some food for thought. 🧵
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Good too see some critical assessment. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how it's supposed to work. I've been using liquid lidocaine as an anaesthetic to dull the pain of recurring oral aphtae since infancy so I doubt it'd do much for me (high tolerance). Would you just stop *feeling* tired?
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Elon Muskov means: ‘European nations shouldn’t cooperate, so that Ruzzia and West-Ruzzia formerly known as USA, can easily force 🇪🇺 countries to submit to their authoritarian agenda’s.’
Europeans should quit Elons ‘social’ media, stop buying Tesla’s, stop using his (EU subsidized 🤡) #superchargers
Europeans should quit Elons ‘social’ media, stop buying Tesla’s, stop using his (EU subsidized 🤡) #superchargers
❗️Elon Musk: The EU should be abolished and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Elon Muskov means: ‘European nations shouldn’t cooperate, so that Ruzzia and West-Ruzzia formerly known as USA, can easily force 🇪🇺 countries to submit to their authoritarian agenda’s.’
Europeans should quit Elons ‘social’ media, stop buying Tesla’s, stop using his (EU subsidized 🤡) #superchargers
Europeans should quit Elons ‘social’ media, stop buying Tesla’s, stop using his (EU subsidized 🤡) #superchargers
Ik wilde meedoen aan het online protest maar zit in een fase waarin het (helaas) wat slechter gaat en lag die dag grotendeels op bed.
Ik luister altijd met veel plezier naar #NietHersteld - de podcast van Guus en Hermien. Een aanrader voor iedereen die meer wil leren over long covid en PAIS.
Ik luister altijd met veel plezier naar #NietHersteld - de podcast van Guus en Hermien. Een aanrader voor iedereen die meer wil leren over long covid en PAIS.
Door long covid is Guus Liebrand (27) al jaren aan bed gekluisterd, maar toch was ze de drijvende kracht achter het PAIS-protest op het Malieveld. Samen met andere PAIS-patiënten vroeg ze aandacht voor deze onbegrepen ziekten. 'Te vaak krijgen we te horen dat het tussen de oren zit.'
Oprichter #NietHersteld: ‘Media, houd ook na het protest aandacht voor ons’
Door long covid is Guus Liebrand (27) aan bed gekluisterd, maar toch was ze de drijvende kracht achter het PAIS-protest op het Malieveld. Samen met andere patiënten die ook kampen met een vorm van…
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Ik wilde meedoen aan het online protest maar zit in een fase waarin het (helaas) wat slechter gaat en lag die dag grotendeels op bed.
Ik luister altijd met veel plezier naar #NietHersteld - de podcast van Guus en Hermien. Een aanrader voor iedereen die meer wil leren over long covid en PAIS.
Ik luister altijd met veel plezier naar #NietHersteld - de podcast van Guus en Hermien. Een aanrader voor iedereen die meer wil leren over long covid en PAIS.
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Don’t allow anyone to tell you that reading Edgar Allan Poe in a dimly-lit café on a cobblestone side street in Vienna during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying cappuccinos and croissants “doesn’t classify” as self-care.
December 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Don’t allow anyone to tell you that reading Edgar Allan Poe in a dimly-lit café on a cobblestone side street in Vienna during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying cappuccinos and croissants “doesn’t classify” as self-care.
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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De tentoonstelling De Wereld van De Witt in het Dordrechts Museum eindigt dit weekend. Laatste kans om deze prachtige kunsttentoonstelling te bezichtigen.
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
De tentoonstelling De Wereld van De Witt in het Dordrechts Museum eindigt dit weekend. Laatste kans om deze prachtige kunsttentoonstelling te bezichtigen.
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Even if you believe that Covid is over:
Could you please mask to protect yourself against flu etc. AND to protect others from the viruses YOU might be spreading? Nobody wants your "it's just a cold" either!
Thank you.
Could you please mask to protect yourself against flu etc. AND to protect others from the viruses YOU might be spreading? Nobody wants your "it's just a cold" either!
Thank you.
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Even if you believe that Covid is over:
Could you please mask to protect yourself against flu etc. AND to protect others from the viruses YOU might be spreading? Nobody wants your "it's just a cold" either!
Thank you.
Could you please mask to protect yourself against flu etc. AND to protect others from the viruses YOU might be spreading? Nobody wants your "it's just a cold" either!
Thank you.