Patrick van der Geest

The UK, once the most LGBTQ-friendly country in Europe, drops to 22nd place Hungary and Georgia have also seen sharp declines after the introduction of anti-LGBTQ legislation

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Forssell kan omöjligt ha varit ovetandes om sonens blixtsnabba och kraftiga radikalisering Det här går knappt att ta in: Medan pappan tweetade detta på X tidigare i år var sonen ute och spred propaganda tillsammans med och för nazistiska NMR som USA har klassat som en terroristorganisati…

Medan pappan tweetade detta på X tidigare i år var sonen ute och spred propaganda tillsammans med och för nazistiska NMR som USA har terrorklassat och som Säpo övervakar.

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Forssell kan omöjligt ha varit ovetandes om sonens blixtsnabba radikalisering.

After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument The "History and Culture" page no longer includes bisexual rights.

1. Earlier this year, Trump erased transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument webpage, digitally burning the history we helped create.

Now, he's doing the same to bisexual people.

No marginalized group will be safe from the admin's moving targets.

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Trump administration erase references to bisexuality from Stonewall National Monument site The Trump administration has quietly erased pages on the Stonewall National Monument website, deleting any reference to transgender or bisexual individuals

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Moscow's thinking about spheres of influence. ... and the origins of the Cold War.

Historians will appreicate. Soviet thinking about spheres of influence. It's time that this document is widely shared in the English translation [Free]. open.substack.com/pub/profradc...

LGSM members on the 'true manifestation of allyship' between LGBTQ+ people and miners in Thatcher's Britain (EXCLUSIVE) The incredible efforts of the people who set up Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) are an unforgettable example of allyship, activism and people power

The incredible efforts of the people who set up Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) have been honoured at the PEUGEOT Attitude PRIDE Awards Europe 2025, supported by British Airways
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Everything about this video makes me so proud to be part of the same rainbow family! 🙏🏳️‍🌈

Here is a little story about the #earlymodern emoticon "<3" and the complex symbolic meaning of this typographical entity that I posted yesterday. Follow me, for catholic symbolism and some #bookhistory, dear #skystorians of the blue skies. Here we go...

Mot bakgrund av innehållet i SD:s vitbok står det nu klart att SD i dag är världens största och mäktigaste parti med ett nazistiskt förflutet.

Varför vågar inte SD offentliggöra vitboken i sin helhet och låta svenska folket och partiets väljare få ta del av den?

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Somehow the "We need to support policies that are popular" crowd never land on the very popular polices like "taxing big corporation more," "making health care more affordable," or "paying teachers more."

It's always just "be 10% more racist."

Institutions in Motion | INTRECCI Intermediaries, Agency, and Adaption in Global Commerce and Empire, 1450-1850

A great pleasure last week to hold the first workshop of my INTRECCI project - took the opportunity to bring some ludicrously brilliant ECRs to Manchester!

I co-hosted with a visiting PhD student @ideesdupasse.bsky.social who has written up a little review: intrecci-project.org/institutions...

SAVE YOUR ARCHIVE / ACHUBWCH EICH ARCHIFDY Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

A kind request to sign the petition to show support and solidarity with the Archives Team at the University of Bangor.

The knowledge, skills and amazing resource is under direct threat of being lost due to proposed cuts.

Help save our archives!

Economists looking at an idea from sociology literature that they will be the first to write a paper on.

Artist traces Manchester’s links to slavery on blue cotton gown Manchester Art Gallery exhibition features gown inspired by outfit worn by abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond

"The new artwork, at Manchester Art Gallery, commemorates the occasion when the African American abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond made a speech on the site in 1859." www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Darwin, Dickens and a Giant Diamond: Inside The Great Exhibition

Join @davidolusoga.bsky.social and @sarahchurchwell.bsky.social as they discuss the story behind one of the greatest exhibitions Britain and the world has ever known...

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Fascinating map courtesy of @bruegel.bsky.social which shows which EU region is most exposed to US tariffs

Even small amounts of paperwork can stop a large number of people from enrolling in free health insurance. New AER paper

A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

Grabbed at his appointment to become a citizen. Is this who we are? 😕🇺🇸

Mississippi orders deletion of race and gender databases in state libraries Library commission says state ‘in dire shape’ and has ‘had a reconsideration of everything with regard to’ Doge

I did not--and this is completely on me--understand the existential horror that digital collections could be under fascism.

If they wanted to burn the books, they'd at least have to go manually and start torching the place.

With this it's just... <DELETE>
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I don’t think I’ve ever been angrier and yet I feel like I’m not angry enough at a state that constantly openly lies about killing Palestinians in the most monstrous circumstances with absolute impunity

From Insurance to Chartered Companies: New developments in the history of business, slavery, and colonialism. Organization: Eva Seuntjens, IISH/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Bart van Holsteijn, ISSH/University of Gothenburg. Workshop abstract: Recent years have seen the proliferation of projects dealing with topics that broadly fit the category of business history of slavery and colonialism. [...] We intend to organize a workshop for early-career researchers to explore new perspectives on business history in relation to the histories of slavery and colonialism. This workshop will provide extensive peer discussion and feedback from senior experts in the field field. The workshop aims to encourage and strengthen ties among early-career researchers in the field of business history. The event will be hosted by the International Institute for Social History in Amsterdam on Thursday and Friday 20-21 November, 2025.

Calling #ECRs in #History! 🥳 You can apply to attend the workshop 'From Insurance to Chartered Companies: New developments in the history of business, slavery, and colonialism' at IISH in #Amsterdam! Deadline is April 29, 2025 📨 Email IISH for more information 😊

Imagine any other world leader saying this about another country.

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

Traveling to the United States? Maybe leave your phone at home.

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Here's the full #AncientBlackness thread in blog format opietasanimi.com/2025/03/08/a...

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

In 1943 the US government made an antifascist film called "Don't Be a Sucker" in which we see a college professor in Germany removed from his classroom by government officials who do not approve of what he's teaching about race. youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4?...

Apple’s new sci-fi series “Murderbot” to make global debut May 16, 2025 Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first look at “Murderbot,” created by Chris and Paul Weitz and starring Alexander Skarsgård

I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...

I am really quite exhausted by the idea that the US has extended its security umbrella to Europe since ww2 out of the goodness of their hearts. Yes, Europe should have done more, especially over the last two decades, but let‘s not pretend that US foreign policy was always motivated by altruism.