Assyriologist at Wolfson College (Oxford), writer plagued by self-doubt, lover of dead languages. I think we should all be doing what we can to save the planet.
My book 😎 https://lnk.to/BetweenTwoRivers
Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her)
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Solar and wind now dominate global electricity generation. Worldwide, solar and wind power will each surpass nuclear in 2026. This surge has halted fossil fuel power generation rise, with renewables overtaking coal, supported by battery storage providing system flexibility at scale.
Just to make it fit my preferred format
“All that he has, like
smoke into the sky,
will evaporate.”
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So much this 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Can I recommend/plug “Between Two Rivers” by @moudhy.bsky.social to really highlight this point — we humans, connecting to humans in our deep past, who in turn were also connecting to humans in their deep past — through storytelling.
The machines can *never* do this.
Reminder that I got a print shop right here :
www.inprnt.com/gallery/saly...
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Dr Paul Dorfman
Someone at NYT is unironically writing headlines with @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
Love this. The exception might be cuneiform…almost everything you read has not felt the light of day for thousands of years.
Every ancient letter, receipt, star map, math problem, or fragment of a poem is new again. It adds to our knowledge and remembrance. It absolutely is thrilling 🧡
BBC News leading all its bulletins on demands by former Government advisor Lord Robertson for more defence spending, without at any point mentioning his current paid senior role for US defence lobbyists
Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her)
Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her)
Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her)
Adam Bienkov
What was taxation like in the ancient world? #TaxDay
In the Assyrian Empire, the imperial core extracted resources in the forms of taxation and tribute from the settlements it took over, meaning wealth disparity increased as the empire expanded.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
“Lebanese hilltop border towns and villages are now hard to recognise. Once characterised by their winding streets lined with stone buildings overlooking sweeping valleys, verified videos now show how they have turned grey from dust and debris of explosions.”
Cranky Otter
CosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Saly "and more"
Mark MacKinnon
Antiquity Journal
Shop gallery quality Art Prints by Salomée LUCE-ANTOINETTE.
