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RT by @strandedinNI: Plagiarism is such a serious allegation in academia. Academics will spent days checking footnotes and citations in papers they write to make sure their sources are clear.

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Published: August 6, 2026 18:22

Plagiarism is such a serious allegation in academia. Academics will spent days checking footnotes and citations in papers they write to make sure their sources are clear.

RT by @strandedinNI: Today I've worked on one of the most gorgeous Autochrome plates I've seen. It was taken in colour about 116 years ago, and it depicts Suzanne Lumière - daughter of Louis Lumière who co-invented the Autochrome process. She is seated in a woodland glade, backlit with stunning depth of field, eating a bowl of cherries whilst wearing a striking red cardigan which complements the colour of the fruit beautifully. It is art, romanticism and technical brilliance rolled into one. They don't get much better than this. It was taken using the family's early colour glass-plate process and isn't colourised.

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Published: August 5, 2026 17:53

Today I've worked on one of the most gorgeous Autochrome plates I've seen. It was taken in colour about 116 years ago, and it depicts Suzanne Lumière - daughter of Louis Lumière who co-invented the Autochrome process. She is seated in a woodland glade,…

RT by @strandedinNI: 🎉Happy Birthday to #PerWahlöö,#bornonthisday in 1926! Swedish journalist and Martin Beck co-creator with Maj Sjöwall, he helped define Nordic noir. Their realistic police procedurals blend teamwork, gripping cases, and social critique, still inspiring crime fiction.#CrimeFiction

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Published: August 5, 2026 08:00

🎉Happy Birthday to #PerWahlöö,#bornonthisday in 1926! Swedish journalist and Martin Beck co-creator with Maj Sjöwall, he helped define Nordic noir. Their realistic police procedurals blend teamwork, gripping cases, and social critique, still inspiring…

RT by @strandedinNI: Teaching the History of the Troubles Significant changes are being made in education (when are they not) and the Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028 consultation has been announced by the DUP’s Paul Givan. See link at bottom. One change that has made the n https://sluggerotoole.com/2026/08/05/teaching-the-history-of-the-troubles/

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Published: August 5, 2026 06:48

Teaching the History of the Troubles Significant changes are being made in education (when are they not) and the Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028 consultation has been announced by the DUP’s Paul Givan. See link at bottom. One change that has made the n…

RT by @strandedinNI: The war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/trump-reflecting-pool-irrationality/688180/?gift=otEsSHbRYKNfFYMngVFweOpBkbVWXhEvmp38pCncflY&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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Published: August 4, 2026 22:07

The war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0… Link Trump’s Irrationality…

RT by @strandedinNI: Cat people, share widely.

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Published: August 4, 2026 21:05

Cat people, share widely. derek guy (@dieworkwear) Bay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange…

RT by @strandedinNI: Exclusive @TheAthleticFC US host cities chasing FIFA for millions in payments they say were promised by FIFA towards legacy costs of World Cup. Cities verbally promised $1m each but not paid out by FIFA, who made $15 bn in World Cup cycle Free to read https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7491195/2026/08/04/world-cup-host-cities-payment-fifa/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.21A.BW6E.4U8R3TsYZQtp

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Published: August 4, 2026 11:36

Exclusive @TheAthleticFC US host cities chasing FIFA for millions in payments they say were promised by FIFA towards legacy costs of World Cup. Cities verbally promised $1m each but not paid out by FIFA, who made $15 bn in World Cup cycle Free to read …

RT by @strandedinNI: 👀Sometimes murders take place on the streets. Sometimes in the home. Sometimes in quaint villages. In Faculty of Liars, the setting is a top-ranking US university where the prestige and history of the place are probably of more value than the quality of its courses. So when the president’s wife is having an affair – that’s a problem. And when a man is murdered, that’s even more of a problem. With her latest novel, RL Heber has woven a plot to reel in lovers of dark academia and have them turning the pages late into the night. It’s on sale from Thursday and you can find out more here: https://link.amazon/B0b2SS2kV

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Published: August 4, 2026 08:28

👀Sometimes murders take place on the streets. Sometimes in the home. Sometimes in quaint villages. In Faculty of Liars, the setting is a top-ranking US university where the prestige and history of the place are probably of more value than the quality of…

RT by @strandedinNI: Takes a lot to shock me but the point-blank shooting of a 15-year-old child, closely followed by wholesale official lies and the shameless censoring of BBC Panorama doesn't fail. @declassifiedUK. https://www.declassifieduk.org/bbc-censored-film-on-british-army-killing-child/

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Published: August 3, 2026 16:53

Takes a lot to shock me but the point-blank shooting of a 15-year-old child, closely followed by wholesale official lies and the shameless censoring of BBC Panorama doesn't fail. @declassifiedUK. declassifieduk.org/bbc-censo… Link BBC censored film on…

RT by @strandedinNI: “The young are told they are richer, and in the currency of flat-screen TVs they are. But the goods that constitute a life — house, spouse, kids, good school, good neighbors — have inflated so far beyond wages that the typical life … of 1965 now requires an extraordinary income”

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Published: August 3, 2026 05:53

“The young are told they are richer, and in the currency of flat-screen TVs they are. But the goods that constitute a life — house, spouse, kids, good school, good neighbors — have inflated so far beyond wages that the typical life … of 1965 now requires…

RT by @strandedinNI: I don't understand how this does not violate insider-trading laws. Trump is disclosing information (in this case, information about some of his future public statements as president, including statements about policy) that belongs to the US government in exchange for money. That violates his duty of trust and confidence to his employer (the govt), and is illegal. And anyone who pays for the feed is knowingly paying for misappropriated information, which is illegal as well.

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Published: August 2, 2026 12:59

I don't understand how this does not violate insider-trading laws. Trump is disclosing information (in this case, information about some of his future public statements as president, including statements about policy) that belongs to the US government in…

RT by @strandedinNI: Terrific piece from @ismiseliam on the fleadh organisers' inclusion of loyalist bands and this quote from Derek Moore of Londonderry Bands Forum: “A lot of young people nowadays aren’t hung up on the stuff that their parents were hung up on." https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/belfast-marching-bands-prepare-for-landmark-fleadh-role-festival-had-to-include-ulster-british-identity/a/159332122.html

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Published: August 2, 2026 12:15

Terrific piece from @ismiseliam on the fleadh organisers' inclusion of loyalist bands and this quote from Derek Moore of Londonderry Bands Forum: “A lot of young people nowadays aren’t hung up on the stuff that their parents were hung up on."…

RT by @strandedinNI: Video

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Published: August 2, 2026 11:19

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RT by @strandedinNI: Hace 15 días EEUU aprobó 2 partidas de 20 millones de dolares para apoyar la reivindicación de Marruecos de apropiarse de Ceuta y Melilla. Una de esas partidas era para el ejercito de Marruecos que ayudó la entrada masiva de marroquís en Ceuta estos días. https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr8595/BILLS-119hr8595eh.pdf

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Published: August 2, 2026 00:04

Hace 15 días EEUU aprobó 2 partidas de 20 millones de dolares para apoyar la reivindicación de Marruecos de apropiarse de Ceuta y Melilla. Una de esas partidas era para el ejercito de Marruecos que ayudó la entrada masiva de marroquís en Ceuta estos días.…

RT by @strandedinNI: Cat check: North Sea oil was privatised by the Conservatives in 1982; Nigel Farage was a member at the time.

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Published: August 1, 2026 22:01

Cat check: North Sea oil was privatised by the Conservatives in 1982; Nigel Farage was a member at the time.

RT by @strandedinNI: Back in the late 90s, we had an O6 at the Naval War College who used to zing the civilians about their lazy ways. So our chair assigned him, a senior officer with combat experience, to give a lecture in his area of expertise. Hilarity ensued. /1

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Published: August 1, 2026 05:12

Back in the late 90s, we had an O6 at the Naval War College who used to zing the civilians about their lazy ways. So our chair assigned him, a senior officer with combat experience, to give a lecture in his area of expertise. Hilarity ensued. /1

RT by @strandedinNI: I always thought "those who can't do, teach" was the mantra of people who were denied teaching jobs because they weren't good enough to be teachers.

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Published: August 1, 2026 05:02

I always thought "those who can't do, teach" was the mantra of people who were denied teaching jobs because they weren't good enough to be teachers. Fozzy Bear (@FozzyBearPDX) You know what they say, those who can’t do, teach. —…

RT by @strandedinNI: Magnificent ❤️

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Published: July 31, 2026 07:18

Magnificent ❤️ Christopher Hale (@ChristopherHale) At Pope Leo XIV’s Concert for Peace tonight at Castel Gandolfo, a children’s choir sang Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in three languages — Italian, Arabic, and English. The singers came from Uganda, the…