Robin Fleming

NEW: This - on the signalling system that crossed Anatolia from Loulon to Constantinople -by @chrysoboullon.bsky.social is v cool. A 'trip wire' to alert Constantinople to the start of the Abbasid campaigning season. Tantalising hints that it 'employs knowledge of the longitudinal circumference... 👇

Proud to see my university on the list!

Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe

fyi mine & @lollardfish.bsky.social's newest book is 94% off -- only $1.99 -- as an ebook!!!! #medievalsky

bookshop.org/p/books/oath...

This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.

Cuisine and culture-contact: lipid residue analysis reveals lack of aquatic products in pottery from Viking Age England | Antiquity | Cambridge Core Cuisine and culture-contact: lipid residue analysis reveals lack of aquatic products in pottery from Viking Age England

‘Cuisine and culture-contact: lipid residue analysis reveals lack of aquatic products in pottery from Viking Age England’

Congratulations Dr Anita Radini and co-authors from the University of York, led by Dr Steve Ashby, on this important new Open Access paper in Antiquity.

doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour WATCH: Philadelphia lawmakers introduce 'ICE Out' legislation to restrict federal operations in city

The City of Philadelphia has introduced legislation to limited ICE in the city. The Federal Agents can not be masked, must have ID visible, must have arrested warrants signed by federal judges. They can't attack people. If they can't do this, they will be arrested.
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...

This morning ICE attempted to enter into the Ecuadorian consulate on Central Ave but were barred from entering. I spoke with Ambassador Yanez this afternoon and they want to make sure the Ecuadorian community knows it’s still safe to come to the consulate.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!

ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

“He Can’t Do That” Is a Hope, Not a Strategy The Steady State |by Steven A. Cash

“He Can’t Do That” Is a Hope, Not a Strategy open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
"The question is are we prepared to respond when [Constitutional] limits are tested, ignored, or broken. History suggests that waiting until the law is fully cast aside is always too late."

New York City turned OUT.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️

Make it viral.

BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.

The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.

Open access and hot off the presses for anyone interested in the end of Roman Britain.

A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,

The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

12 Best Productivity Books of 2025 These are the 2025 titles that helped people stay organized, focused, and finally finish what they started.

So pleased to learn that my book #FourDaysAWeek (HarperCollins Publishers) has been named one of the best productivity books of the year by the @nextbigidea.bsky.social Thanks to everyone there for supporting a much-needed break for workers.
nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/12-...

People of the past: Building a future for Scotland’s archaeological human remains  | The Past National Museums Scotland holds one of the largest collections of archaeological human remains from Scotland. Following the creation of cutting-edge facilit ...

Hot off the presses! Thrilled to be a part of this important new initiative at National Museums Scotland:

People of the past: Building a future for Scotland’s archaeological human remains, in the latest @currentarchaeology.bsky.social magazine or with subscription at the-past.com/feature/peop...

A Second Chance at Intellectual Life | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University How a newly minted Radcliffe fellowship program helped Lily Macrakis, at the time a stay-at-home mother with a master’s degree, reignite her bookish passions—and reach her full scholarly potential.

A Second Chance at Intellectual Life | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/news-and-ide...

The cover of my forthcoming book, out in February/March. #dogs #Roman-Britain #animalturm #archaeology

An early medieval traffic bollard (!??!) sighted outside a T-station in Cambridge, Mass.

Looks as if Trump is saying no Democrat will be allowed to win another national election—and he will use the FBI, the DOJ, and the CIA to make sure of that. This is a full-scale attack on American democracy, and every Republican, CEO, and conservative mouthpiece who doesn't object is complicit.

Periodisation, Terminal Narratives, and the Beginning of the Middle Ages in Lowland Britain This brief contribution seeks to remind readers that familiar periodisation schemes are deeply entrenched not so much because they have withstood the test of time but because scholars come of age a...

For those interested in thinking about rethinking periodization, especially the line between the Roman and early medieval periods in British history and archaeology; www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....