1860. A massacre occurred in Damascus. But why is it such a watershed moment? And what relevance does it have to the modern day? Come along to the Inaugural Margoliouth Lecture to hear Professor Eugene Rogan consider this further: 5PM, 29th April, New College. All are welcome!

Lovely morning for lounging around…

We are New College, University of Oxford! Here's some snippets of our little life, normal, exciting and everything in between 🙌 Get to know us: a friendly community in the heart of Oxford's centre.

What a day!

"Charities play a hugely important role in societies, in countries, in economies, in people's lives. It's usually ignored." Hear from Stephen Bubb, Executive Director of The Gradel Institute of Charity, based in New College. Find out more here: www.gradelinstituteofcharity.co.uk

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Our staff are feeling the love this morning around New College ❤️ For anyone looking for some dance moves to impress their valentine, keep watching for Shelby’s Versatile and Vibrant shapes

May Day on Holywell Street 🤩

What makes a life well lived? Just one of the questions discussed by Katie Brewer and John Withington, one of the UK's leading disaster historians, in the latest episode of Old Member Conversations.

Victorians got the Battle of Hastings wrong, says Professor Tom Licence. His new research has suggested that, contrary to the famous story of soldiers marching almost 300 miles from Stamford Bridge to Hastings, Harold and his troops most likely travelled by boat, with a fully functional fleet 📜

An ad ends up right on a fan's head during the NHL on ESPN broadcast of Flyers-Hurricanes Game 2. 🏒 📺 😵‍💫 #NHL

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If you haven’t heard… 🎉We’re hosting the BIGGEST party of the year — and YOU’RE invited to our Harvest Hootenanny! 🍁 ✨ Enjoy delicious food trucks 🎶 Dance to live music 🎡 Experience carnival rides 🍂 Celebrate fall fun with the whole family! Will we see you there? Let us know below! 👇🏾 #SaintLouisMO

Trump's threat to arrest Governor Evers is a chilling attempt to normalize fascism & silence dissent. They want to bully & intimidate anyone who doesn't conform to their ideology. We will NOT be intimidated. We will NOT be silenced. We will DEFEND our freedom.

the way SocialRails solved my biggest social media timesuck in like 5 minutes🤔🤔

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Memorial Day 🇺🇲

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Buffalo goal! Scored by Rasmus Dahlin with 19:28 remaining in the 1st period. Assisted by Mattias Samuelsson and Zach Benson. Montreal: 0 Buffalo: 1 #BUFvsMTL #GoHabsGo #LetsGoBuffalo

I hung out with the guys at the Sacramento history museum to use the OG media tool…the printing press!

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Yanking a tick leaves its chainsaw head glued inside you. ❌🕷️ ​#TickSafety #HowItWorks #MindBlown

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Ghostbusters II (Game Boy, HAL Laboratory, 1990)

Lobate ctenophore @greenpeace.org dive 9 #DeepArctic #MarineLife

No idea what he's saying, but riveted by what he's showing us. elparcerobotanico on Instagram #environment #nature #botany

Mein Wecker funktioniert. Wird aber leider immer leiser

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You can have a robot clean your house in China for less than 20 bucks this is amazing 👇🏼😊

"Lemonade" by aespa, out now.

Are all religions really the same? Comparing Gandhi and Khomeini shows why that claim doesn't hold up. For Christians, Jesus is the standard — and that's not a barrier to interfaith dialogue, it's what makes it honest. ⚓

The #Canes (12-1) became the first team to reach the Stanley Cup Final with fewer than two losses since 1987, when all four rounds went best-of-seven.

World 🌎 News: • 🇧🇴 Indigenous leaders of La Paz, Bolivia: "We don't want dialogue or negotiation...we'll be at the barricades until the President is gone"

Poor Sims 4 Pomni 😂 She is not having an easy time!

This is I mean by State Police “used horses.” poor babies are just trying to be good boys and girls, but are being used as battering rams for crowd control. NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill said this State Police abuse was “absolutely necessary to protect public safety.” Resign, @mikiesherrill.bsky.social.

#trump #oil #explore #fyp #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/2026-05-12/us/Economy/en/bs/Washington:-Trump-rejects-Iran-plan,-oil-surges/1273775

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So obvious really. #america #2026

Not the start to the season the 1s and 2s wanted but an excellent win for the 3s. 50s for Micky Ruddle, Sam Davies and Connor Simon and a barnstorming debut 6-fer for Curtis Mayfield

Today on BlueSky

On Whole's Foods opening day in Los Gatos 🔥

Rocket engines are operated at temperatures exceeding the melting point of every metal from which they are constructed — and this is endured every single launch. 🚀

Every card is welcome aboard 🚅 🚌 🛳️  Tap to Pay is now live across Puget Sound! Tap your contactless credit or debit card, physical or in a digital wallet, to pay your transit fare. Easy. Learn more: info.myorca.com/contactless/

[WIP] 3D model of a devil who loves food and retro technology too much

Clark getting mad and then drilling a 3 in someone’s face, can’t wait to see this a hundred times this year #wnba

We made it through the first day of Pride. It was rough. Who needs a drink?

Rupert Lowe Miffed over Exclusion from Question time William Kedjanyi with the latest 📽️@financialeyes

Feeding station for birds! This is wonderful.

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