Jules (they/them)

Sometimes I turn on The West Wing simply because I want to believe again.

To everyone in Britain's Jewish Community: you are not alone. We will not let hate or those who spread it win. We stand with you.

On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.

As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.

At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.

It won't let me DM you, but I would love a copy!

Today we honor trans and nonbinary lives — their voices matter, their stories matter, their freedom matters.

#TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV #ProtectTransLives #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Let me put this gently: J.D. Vance has no idea what he's talking about.

Me in 2004, teaching 10th graders: For the love of god don't cite Wikipedia, it's not a reliable source

Me in 2024, to literally anyone in earshot: Good ol' Wikipedia, the only thing the internet hasn't fucked up yet

Thank you! I'll check them out and add them to my list.

Historian Friends, I am putting together my reading lists for my fields and am seeking recommendations since these fields are new to me. What are the must-reads for European Jewish History and War: Gender, Sexuality, and Socialism (US, UK, Western Europe, USSR)? Thank you!

God grant me the confidence of Vincent Thévenard, who surrendered to a British brig without firing a shot, climbed aboard to offer his sword, and on belatedly realising how small his opponent was requested permission to go back to his ship and give it a go anyway.

The British politely declined.

a man with a beard is asking what year is . ALT: a man with a beard is asking what year is .

This question comes to mind every time I read, and the author doesn't provide any contextual information or includes multiple events from different years in the same chapter.