Lucy

3. ⁠this is not the moment for an incredibly expensive increase in state surveillance infrastructure to be run for profit by private tech firms just before Labour ushers in an (even more) authoritarian right wing government.

FIX THE GODDAMN COST OF LIVING INSTEAD YOU FREAKS.

2. Countries that have ID cards - like the whole of Europe - still have the same irregular migration problem (you may have heard!!!)

& in fact the UK has the lowest share of its economy estimated as irregular economy in Europe so if it fixes the issue WHY DIDNT IT FIX IT THERE?

Ok. They’ve pissed me off.

I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:

1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.

Nigel Farage claim:

"We are not the world's food bank, it is not for us to provide welfare to people coming in from all over the world"

Reality:

The average migrant on the Skilled Worker visa had a net fiscal impact of +£16,300 in 2022/23. In contrast, the average UK-born adult had about +£800

Registration - TAG 2025

Early bird registration and bursary applications are now open for Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference 2025 in lovely York: tag2025.hosted.york.ac.uk/en/registrat...

Gazan Physicist: "This is happening to human beings like yourself" New book by Gazan student Wasim Said on life and death during genocide is a cry for justice

NEW WRITING:

I talk about a new memoir that’s set to debut next week from Gazan physics student Wasim Said, aspiring astrophysicist, who has created a forceful record of the genocide. I also share parts of my conversations with Said.

The book is a must read. #BookSky 🧪⚛️🔭

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They're excellent at making history accessible and the chemistry between them makes it a nice, easy listen. Their 6 hour episode on the Titanic was superb. I do have to avoid the British colonialism episodes though. Someone with my surname does not enjoy hearing "Cromwell was 'robust' in Ireland."

Tried to listen to it once, had to stop because the pro-British blinkers were too huge and hugely annoying. Neither of them is an actual historian, just some guys who reckon they know a thing or two.

extremely funny that noted problematic figure Tom Holland is still being acknowledged as such in people’s replies to this article and yet people are still fans of this podcast

they really do let you get away with anything as a white dude lol

National park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”

donald trump and the white nationalists that run his government want you to think that slavery was just fine www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

So I am talking on Agrippina the Younger in one week, 6pm Sydney time, 9am UK time. Sign up here if you are interested! macquarie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

friendly reminder ⬇️

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Hang on I've not got DMS set up - can you copy it to an email? lucy.moore@york.ac.uk

Sure!

Happy to help

Was thinking about this recently with the official haranguing of Wikipedia -- as if there aren't dozens of countries who would jump at the chance to become home to the world's most popular public knowledge resource / shining example of what can be accomplished with free speech/free press.

plz share ... Looking for a PAID postdoctoral project? Interested in Cultural Collections at @lulgalleries.bsky.social - take a look at the Brotherton Fellowship advertised (closes 29 Sept)
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I'd love to see proposals for the 🪙 coin collection 💰

🇵🇸 Gaza Needs Your Support: Help Build a Lifeline for Students and Remote Workers! In Gaza, war has destroyed homes, blocked roads, and left countless people without work. Yet, amidst the rubble, hope remains. Students and remote workers face daily struggles—power outages, broken…

Students in Gaza are still studying, and right now are taking their exams—and YOU can help them do that!

The youth volunteers behind Spark Space are providing electricity for these electronic exams. Help cover the electricity costs!

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Posted without comment. Wouldn't want to upset the Home Office, dear me no.

The Museum Ed feed should now pick up the @gem.org.uk conference hashtag for next week: #GEMConference2025

Anyone want to give it a try?

BREAKING: Lush has closed all of its UK stores in protest at Israel’s genocide in Palestine

The cosmetic giant has also closed down its factories and website for the day

Apropos of nothing, EVERYTHING WE DO IS POLITICAL, our breath, our food, our thoughts. To try & go "politics doesn't come into it" is a dangerous lie.

Google AI search result for “was 2010 fifteen years ago?” returning: “No, 2010 was 14 years ago, not 15 years ago. The current year is 2025, and to find the number of years ago 2010 was, you subtract 2010 from 2025, which equals 14. Current Year: 2025 Past Year: 2010 Years Ago: 2025 - 2010 = 14 years”

Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.

your periodic reminder that “archaeology isn’t political” is a political statement

I urge everyone to consider making a donation to Adham's family, or at the very least read his words
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I haven’t posted in a while, but now back after deleting my X in Sept. I’m a writer, poet, & anthropologist of heritage. My piece in @aljazeera.com on the destruction of Palestinian heritage & archeology as a mechanism of power says all you need to know about my views

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Wikimedia Indonesia is reaching young people through #JadiTahu "Now You Know", a video series that answers common Wikipedia questions in quick, plain-language clips.

Watch and learn more about the project ➡️ w.wiki/F69E

CALL TO ACTION | EAA Leadership Overturns Democratic Vote Following Threats Intimidation Tactics Force Archaeological Association to Abandon Gaza Solidarity Last week the executive board of the European Association of Archaeologists took the decision, in light of the ongoi…

I have withdrawn my paper from #EAA2025 after @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social's email to session organisers and instructions to their volunteers. MERC will be meeting to discuss a pathway forward.
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The EAA excluded Russian institutions in 2022 because of the war in Ukraine (rightly so), but it's absolutely incapable of doing the same to Israel despite the gen*cide of the Palestin*ans. A decision that was even voted democratically by the vast majority of the membership. Absolutely shameful.