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An aerial view of 100 or so graves dug for the young girls murdered by the US and Israeli air strike that struck the girls elementary school in Minab, Iran on Saturday. 165 were killed, mostly children. A war crime.
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Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on the Iran War.

"Spain's position at this juncture is clear and forceful. It is the same position we have maintained in Ukraine and also in Gaza.

No to the breaking of international law that protects us all, especially the most defenceless - the civilian population."

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"And so, for as many people say that this is Epstein war, and I think that we should not be sort of fools to think that this is — in any shape or form, is done on behalf of Iranian people. This is done on behalf of American and primarily on behalf of Israeli interests. "
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The end of Digging for Britain.
For me, at least.
But I’ll still be making television about archaeology, on other channels. So watch this space…

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Map of current Russian/Ukrainian territory held.

Four years to the day since we discovered the full extent of Ukraine's resilience, courage and willingness to sacrifice for national survival.

Europe has made huge progress towards supporting Ukraine without the US.

But here are three critical points that Europe needs to understand right now.

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Hannah and Zack having a selfie

Final weekend. One last push.

This is about whether you want local plumber Hannah Spencer or the extreme Reform candidate.

It's hope vs hate.

It's Greens vs Reform.

Hope can win.

@radek-sikorski.bsky.social
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America, If You’re Listening: Denmark’s Example for Fixing Liberal Democracy Talking to Michael Bang Peterson on Denmark's recurring process of self-examination.

American democracy is facing its most serious crisis since the Civil War, but we have no coherent effort to even to try to figure out what's wrong, in order to start fixing things. But Denmark is doing just that with a model it's used before. 1/9
www.liberalcurrents.com/america-if-y...

A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.

Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.

This has been an incredible spot on the @mrjamesob.bsky.social show this week with the excellent @henryriley1.bsky.social showing just a glimpse of what it would be like if the media gave Reform the same coverage (for negative stories, not just Farage puff pieces) as they did the left.

A red two-way cycle track passes the end of a little side street with three story Dutch homes on both sides. The access to the side street from the main road is via a steep ramp which crosses the cycle track and buff coloured footway. There are soke bikes parked against a sign post to the right of the access.

Coenderstraat, Delft.

A simple looking junction, but the more you look, the more you see the Dutch Sustainable Safety design approach in action.

Everyone moves in their clear space on the main road, interactions are managed, and people have priority in the side street, Westerstraat.

#FridayFun

Bold red text on a black background stating that Ireland once banned over 12,000 books.

A vintage printed leaflet titled “An Open Letter to Newsagents and Parents,” outlining concerns about immoral or obscene literature and presenting several numbered “facts.”

Decorative book cover for “The House of Gold” by Liam O’Flaherty, featuring stylized black leaves, a large red flower, and two animal figures, one yellow and one red.

Bold red text on a black background announcing a free tour about censorship and banned books, taking place on Saturday, 14 February at 15:30 at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks.

100 years ago today, Ireland founded the Committee for Evil Literature, beginning decades of censorship. By 1929, books, films & plays could be banned as “obscene” around 12,000 books were.
✨ Free tour: Sliotars, Sashes & Symbols
🗓️ 14 Feb, 15:30
📍 Collins Barracks
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

#SpéirGorm

Breaking: on two counts, the High Court has ruled that the Labour government's proscription of the campaign group Palestine Action was unlawful – a win for its co-founder Huda Ammori, who sought a judicial review of the ban

Finding Limerick in the Virtual Treasury of Ireland Exploring the history of Limerick and its people through the lens of the Virtual Treasury of Ireland's exciting online resource

📢 NEXT ROADSHOW: We're headed to the Treaty City! Join us in Limerick on 11 February for our next VRTI Roadshow. We'll be hosted by Limerick City and County Council Archives Services and Library, the Limerick Museum, and the People's Museum of Limerick.

More details here: bit.ly/4r0Ej2M

An old handwritten letter with stamps and a sepia toned photograph of rocks and trees and a man in suit sitting on one of the rocks. Text reads "Czech-Irish cultural contacts in the first half of the 20th century".

Kate Manning @ucdarchives.bsky.social reflects on early 20th c. Irish-Czech relations in a 1937 letter from Alice Hillstead Mušek to J. Grierson of Dublin, which includes a photo of playwright J.M. Synge taken in 1906 in Dargle Glen.
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Read: ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2026/02/12/c...

Hi! We're the Museum of Transport Greater Manchester, an award-winning museum celebrating the 200-year long history of our region's buses. We're open 3 days a week and yes, we let you go on some of the buses. Sometimes we even give rides. In honour of being here, here are some of our blue buses...

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Irish Humanities Alliance | Desert Island Dress: The Stories Behind the Clothes We Wear The Desert Island Dress project benefits from the cross-disciplinary perspectives of its two leads, Dr Dee Duffy and Katriona Flynn. Katriona comes from a fashion design…

Have you ever reflected reflected on the significance of clothing in your life? What item would you have to bring if you were to be banished to a deserted island? Katriona Flynn & Dee Duffy discuss their unique & absorbing podcast series 'Desert Island Dress'
www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...

We are delighted to release the full conference programme for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians. Full details and registration available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/35th-irish...

Cumin is an annual plant of the parsley family.

Dried fruits of the cumin plant, which look more like seeds, are used as a spice in many different cuisines.

If it helps, the difference between an herb and a spice has to do with which part of the plant is used. 🧵⬇️

What my broken boiler taught me about the Tudors. My week without hot water was curiously revealing about life in the past

This week on MY LIFE IN THE PAST!
A domestic disaster gives me an insight into life before bathrooms.
Read the story here 😃
lucyworsley.substack.com/p/what-i-lea...

26 new manuscripts from the Main Manuscript Collection are now digitized, indexed and available on duchas.ie.

More information: www.gaois.ie/assets/pdf/2...

Join @bbowt.bsky.social Chilterns Group for their next wildlife themed talk next Tuesday 17 Feb in Great Missenden. Chris Williams, CEO of the Royal Forestry Society, will tell us 'The Story of Forestry in the UK'. All welcome!!

Great to see a new tranche of records has been published on
on www.irishgenealogy.ie, so you can now access the following:
Birth records – 1864 to 1925
Marriage records – 1845 to 1950
Death records – 1864 to 1975

#IrishGenealogy #IrishFamilyHistory #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Herman Moll's 1728 map of Connacht is part of his Atlas of Ireland, produced using inks and colour washes.

Moll's vibrant maps were the first maps to accurately illustrate Ireland's road network.

#EYAConnections #ExploreYourArchive @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @araireland.bsky.social

Good news - The annual update on the Irishgenealogy site is launched today: births 1925, marriages 1950, deaths 1975 have been added: www.irishgenealogy.ie/search/

IGRS Top Research Tip #193: There are around 2 million gravestone transcriptions (many with photos) from all across Ireland on the Findagrave website. Have you used it, it’s free: www.findagrave.com

An bhfuil tú ag obair amárach? Allow yourself to be persuaded for another drink by your mate Fiachra.

In today’s #Gaeilge roleplay, you’re out having a drink with your mate Fiachra.