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British-Austrian Historian, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, author, occasional artist, linguist, food, wine and cooking.
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This is the page in the history book where future generations may ask, “Why didn’t more people speak up?" Don’t let this slide.

No matter what your faith, even if you are an atheist, this would be a better use of your time than honoring our wannabe dictator. #preachingtothechoir www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/w...

Beware the Wrath of God Donald P Trump!

Is there anything more simple and satisfyingly beautiful than ancient Roman glass? I think not. Below are two examples - an amber-colored amphoriskos (with cobalt blue handles), and a purple janiform (double-faced) flask. #MetMuseum 🏺 #ancientbluesky See ALT for more info. 📸 me

Children loved to play with toys in #Roman times too: a painted wooden toy #horse on wheels. The head is pierced at the eye for a pull-string. I can still remember my pull along dog and how I used to take him for walks in the yard. From Karanis, #Egypt, 1st- 4th c. AD. 📷Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

I bet they were going t take it to Mar Key Largo. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Old Trump is not only press secretary for Putain, he does the same job for the Yahoo. I can't think why he needs La Leavitt?

Another unsavoury Trumpawallah.

A wall painting fragment from Ostia Antica depicting two griffins. Dating to the 1st century AD, the fragment can be viewed at the Ostia Antica site museum. 📸 My own. #FrescoFriday #Roman #OstiaAntica

Excavations at the recently-discovered New Kingdom (c. 1550–1069 BC) settlement at Kom el-Nugus, #Egypt 🏺 The region was thought to have only been occupied from the Hellenistic period (332–31 BC) onwards, prompting re-evaluation of northern Egypt's history. Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

A busy day running around the west side of Crete today with visits to Phalasarna and Polyrrhenia and the Kissamos Archaeological Museum in between. And now a much deserved stop at the Cretan Brewery. #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺

What could Israel do to draw the attention away from its genocidal, ethnic cleansing mass starvation and slaughtering of 1 million Palestinian children? Bomb Iran, of course, knowing the world's media will forget Gaza and be full of praise for yet more war crimes

Ousted by a Gnome!

What happened yesterday was part of a much bigger effort to try and silence anyone who dares to question what the Trump administration is doing.  But we will not be intimidated and we will not be deterred. We must hold this administration accountable.

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Some views of Gibraltar. 1. Empire Marketing Board poster, 1920s

The Pioneer Club: open.substack.com/pub/clubland...

A Romance Courtesy of @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Keir Hardie (left), Keir Starmer (right):

“Which country’s your closest ally Donald?” “You wouldn’t know it. It’s in a different world order.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/w...

Politicians in uniform in the old days (left) politicians in uniform nowadays (right):

We finally have a “Brexit freedom”: 20% VAT on private schools, which would not be legal under EU law, but is post-Brexit, according to the High Court. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

€2.3m for 130 acres, house swimming pool in the Languedoc... www.intervignes.com/intervignes-...

Crispie Gnome: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

NASA FIRMS data confirming fires at the Russian airbase in Gvardeiskoye, Crimea after overnight drone strikes.

Hmmm. Must try harder. Back to the tapes before he performs that stunt again, I'd say (sure Eton had some decent French masters?): www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

What's muck is brass and shout resurgam! All bombed out buildings can one day become Trumpawallah towers, and his family will get even richer! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Roubignoles thinks: 'What's this donbass going to say now?'

This is Governor Newsom's moment: seize the day/carpe diem!

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @dccartoonist.bsky.social )

Like conscripting SA-thugs to serve as 'police auxiliaries'? All very 1933. Crispie Gnome has been studying history.

A good place to sleep., I suppose? I wonder what he'd say about Victor Hugo? 'Victor Hugo, who's he? Deport him!' www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Carved from wood, this 16th-century figure shows a corpse inside a coffin. The body is decaying and worms are spilling from the stomach. The coffin is a memento mori, an object that reminds the viewer of the shortness of human life & the inevitability of death.

When ICE came for Jesus Cruz: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Old Trump's ratings: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Some of the few remaining UK Conservative MPs on the liberal wing of the party are considering defecting to the Lib Dems over their party’s move to the Reform Far Right.

Something you might expect to find on a slab in a butcher's shop?