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Sonia Zakrzewski

@soniaz.bsky.social

FSA Professor of Bioarchaeology at @unisouthampton.bsky.social, biological anthropology, archaeology, paleopathology... Archaeological dead bodies, identity, disability. Ancient Egypt, medieval Spain, Saxons in England.

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This infographic was produced in order of MP’s money earned from other jobs.

Ooh look who’s front and centre, it’s “man of the people” Nigel Mirage.

Not often seen in his constituency but topping the charts of additional earnings.

07.03.2026 09:21 — 👍 259    🔁 193    💬 38    📌 8

And The Neanderthals Rediscovered by Dimitra Papagianni

06.03.2026 17:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I suggest @lemoustier.bsky.social 's Kindred

06.03.2026 17:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Always thought this was succinct & powerful:

“Nearly every government that goes to war underestimates its duration, neglects to tally all the costs, and overestimates the political objectives that can be accomplished by the use of brute force.”

–Watson Institute for Int & Public Affairs

06.03.2026 14:12 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

But we do already pay for plumbers. We pay for them to do training in FE and via apprenticeships.

06.03.2026 12:57 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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No, it is the children who are wrong This week: Keir Starmer has decided that he blames the voters. Also: some golden age anti-car propaganda; and some new maps of British living standards.

"Where’s the soul searching about why voters might have defected to a challenger from the left? Why, in God’s name, did anyone think it was a good idea to imply a large chunk of Labour’s coalition is, in fact, stupid?"

Newsletter out. Bit angry.

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Nope

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OSULA'S MOMENT OF MAGIC WINS IT AT ST. JAMES' PARK! 🤩

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Initially most people will be internally displaced by conflict. Most people have neither the resources or contacts to cross an international border to become a refugee. The longer a conflict goes on however the more routes are created, both in terms of smuggling and trafficking. 1/4

04.03.2026 21:18 — 👍 33    🔁 18    💬 1    📌 0

1 of my kids HATED the costume aspect - we always had to carry school uniform with us to school on World Book Day too to reassure kid. Made it v stressful. And we always went for simple homemade costumes (as did most at primary school eg lots of boys in dresses etc)

04.03.2026 19:19 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Most Reform members believe non-white UK citizens born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds Nigel Farage’s recent efforts to woo centre-ground voters may cause tension in party’s right flank, says Hope Not Hate

Personally, I'd have gone with the fact that "one in five (22%) also supported it for non-white citizens whose parents were born in the UK" for the headline. 😱

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Inconvenient facts for Farage Reform’s own involvement with “foreign voters”...

Great article from Sam @writesbright.bsky.social on Farage's impersonation of Trump's favourite tantrum and lie - "the election was stolen" 😭

writesbright.substack.com/p/inconvenie...

04.03.2026 03:34 — 👍 43    🔁 14    💬 2    📌 0

Feeling very stressed. Have just signed the forms and handed over huge amounts of money to Kitnocks. All because #Alzheimer's has done horrible things to my mother and changed her completely. #DementiaSucks

03.03.2026 17:23 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

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03.03.2026 16:38 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences With invalid driver’s licenses and birth certificates, transgender people are at risk for more than just steep fines and imprisonment.

Very important essay from @zacharydubois.bsky.social @jaepuckett.bsky.social & Noelle Martin-- "Invalidating someone’s identification documents has immediate and powerful consequences that cascade into all aspects of their life." theconversation.com/kansas-revok...

03.03.2026 16:16 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

I can confirm. They are lovely. Bought some for a relative as a Christmas present

03.03.2026 16:29 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

This amused me.
I feel so sorry for everyone in the area but, I have to admit, definitely less sorry for those who moved there to avoid paying taxes and lived off the backs of people from poorer parts of the world. Especially feel sorry for indentured/slave labourers who have nowhere safe to go

03.03.2026 12:43 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
Logo for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). It shows a the letter UDN is different colors that overlap to form the analogous colors.

Logo for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). It shows a the letter UDN is different colors that overlap to form the analogous colors.

Today is #RareDiseaseDay & we are celebrating by highlighting the invaluable work of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN)! Formed in 2020, it aims to solve the most challenging medical mysteries using advanced technologies. In this thread, we will highlight their use of the #zebrafish model. 1/5 🧪

28.02.2026 10:36 — 👍 40    🔁 26    💬 1    📌 1

I find it very sad that @jonsopel1.bsky.social has stopped posting here and is only on that awful place now

28.02.2026 11:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ouch! Hope you are OK

27.02.2026 17:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Think all #Southampton fans are very pleased that Rupert Lowe is no longer round here.
His views and those of his party members are repugnant.

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The way to guard against this is to talk it up big time. Create the context in which a false flag op will be recognized as such.

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A letter in today's FT

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And law too.

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TOMORROW the founding meeting of the non-tenure #MCRHumNetwork on Tuesday February 24 at 6pm on Zoom
Join the Facebook group, message me or e-mail ulla.rajala (a) antiken.su.se to get the link

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Darras Hall is known as footballer territory. It was when I was a kid. But those houses have been bulldozed and these monstrosities built!

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My copy arrived this weekend. Looking forward to reading it! 🏏

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The only alternative would have been to furlough all university staff and just not have higher education for a couple of years. Imagine the response to that!

21.02.2026 18:50 — 👍 41    🔁 6    💬 6    📌 0

If you find a good recipe, let me know. Our NM cookbooks are still at my parents' house.

21.02.2026 19:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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The students claiming uni Covid compensation 'for the principle' Dozens of universities have received legal letters over what students say they missed out on during Covid.

This is causing despair in academe. (1) We were forced to close during Covid. We had no choice! (2) We're not service providers like a restaurant, we are institutions of state. (3) We did everything we could. (4) This will cripple current students' education.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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