Rhiannon Garth Jones

Length of the pitch

That and his beaming face as he dives over

Perfect clip for a perfect moment

@bloodandmud.bsky.social has an unbeatable way with words for moments like this

Every try he scores brings me such a surge of joy

It doesn’t escape me that these are named after a woman and a teenage girl. It does not escape me that medical misogyny continues to kill.

Yep. “Knowing who to be mad at is praxis” is Mariame Kaba’s quote and it is wisdom for these times. (1/2)

Yes, I know you already know. That feels like the correct word.

Ufffff the number of times(!) this rule might have made a significant difference to my medical care in the past. Not surprising but definitely disappointing that this wasn't standard practice already...

I have put together a handout- it discusses the differences in HS vs uni readings, the impact that has, and suggestions for students doing readings

Feel free to use and circulate to any first years :)

#highered #higheducation #history #medievalhistory #teaching #academia #transitionpedagogy

Yeah I've never lived somewhere long enough for this problem to appear, a dust-free silver lining?

Sending so much love to you and yours

🥹🥹🥹 Oh Khododad, that's wonderful news! I've been thinking of your family in Tehran every day of this hell.

Would 100% read a dissertation studying every Chotiner victim and specifically their pre- and post-interview delusions.

There's so much to be depressed about right now, particularly if you are connected to or focused on the Middle East.

This podcast with @rachelschine.bsky.social, talking about her recent monograph on race in medieval Islam, gave me joy.

music.youtube.com/podcast/M_PM...

The academic and publishing landscapes have changed a lot since we started this magazine. We've stuck to the same principles we started with:

History is for everyone.

Every way of doing history is worthwhile.

Historians should be paid for their work.

screenshotted excerpt from the interview linked in the post the question, written in bold, is: "What did the CDC’s definition of AIDS look like at this point, and how did it systematically exclude women like the ones Terry was representing?" Screenshot includes the first two paragraphs of Aziza's answer, which starts as follows: At the time, the CDC defined AIDS through symptom lists tailored to the so-called “four Hs”: homosexuals, Haitians, heroin users, and hemophiliacs. Gynecological conditions were excluded. As a result, many women whose HIV had progressed to AIDS—often through invasive cervical cancer or recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease—were unable to work but did not qualify for benefits. Instead they would have to file for disability benefits. But the disability assessment process was so slow that some women were approved only after they had died. Terry realized the problem wasn’t just bureaucratic delay—it was the definition of the disease itself. At the same time, activists within ACT UP, particularly Maxine Wolfe and the Women’s Caucus, were recognizing that women were being systematically ignored in the epidemic. Terry’s legal advocacy and ACT UP’s activism converged in a coordinated push to force the CDC to revise its definition of AIDS.

this answer from @azizaahmed.bsky.social in an interview about her book, Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS, just blew my mind

lpeproject.org/blog/how-fem...

‘It was very challenging’: the exhibition memorialising Black trans deaths across the US Artist Sage Ni’Ja Whitson found an unusual way to remember those who were killed or died by suicide between 2018 and 2025

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

I have still not recovered from seeing this yesterday, everything about it is so fucked

One of best friends recommended it to me - I probably wouldn't have picked it for myself, I think? But I definitely enjoyed it so I am glad she did!

Right?! I lack the imagination to have dreamt of any of it but it was such a dream!

Ahhhh I really enjoyed Uprooted, keep meaning to get it for my mum

A rainbow plaque (a blue circle ringed by rainbow colours) commemorating Burnley library's historic role in LGBT+ rights. The text reads: "The Campaign for Homosexual Equality held its first public meeting in this library - a milestone in the ongoing struggle for LGBT+ rights. 30 July 1971"

A blurry photo (sorry, I was excited but rushing!) of an information board outside the library entitled "¡No Pasarán!", detailing the history of the anti-fascist movement during the Spanish Civil War.

Just did a book talk at my childhood library, which was obv amazing for me personally (in the room where the children's library was aka where I spent all my time!) but also reinforced my unwavering belief in the roles libraries can have in revolution - these two plaques are outside the building 💪🏻

(I love Denmark but jokes about the fear of flavour there are valid)

They have sumac in *Danish* supermarkets, which is how you know it's a pretty common spice at this point

As a leftist, non-monarchist, pro-Palestine, neo-Marxist historian & Iranian with experience of living around the world & participating in Green movement politics, I want to tell you that if you consider the IRI an ally in the global anti-imperialist movement, you need to to update your knowledge!

I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after. Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds.

I support neither imperialism or dictatorship.

Sahar Delijani said it best:

Sending so much love and strength, Leila.

At least 148 dead after reported strike on school, Iran says Iran has blamed the US and Israel for the strike; the US is looking into reports of the incident, while the IDF says it is

The mass murder of civilians in Gaza, the brazen attacks on hospitals and schools, without any accountability has created a new kind of warfare that should terrify and enrage all of us.

Every child lost is someone’s whole world. Every life lost matters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school