In 1648 astrologer William Lilly predicted that London would be consumed by fire in 1666, leading to suspicion that he started the Great Fire of London to boost his sales. Volume of his work on display @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social Oracles, Omens and Answers Exhibition #bodleian #greatfire
March 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In 1648 astrologer William Lilly predicted that London would be consumed by fire in 1666, leading to suspicion that he started the Great Fire of London to boost his sales. Volume of his work on display @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social Oracles, Omens and Answers Exhibition #bodleian #greatfire
November 20, 2024 at 1:31 PM
St Etheldreda’s Church, London. The only surviving church in London from reign of Edward I (1272-1307), it was originally the chapel to the Bishop of Ely’s London residence. While Protestant following the Reformation, it became a Catholic Church again in 1876 #stetheldreda #medieval #greatfire
January 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
St Etheldreda’s Church, London. The only surviving church in London from reign of Edward I (1272-1307), it was originally the chapel to the Bishop of Ely’s London residence. While Protestant following the Reformation, it became a Catholic Church again in 1876 #stetheldreda #medieval #greatfire
Chinese tech giant Tencent is launching legal action to take down FreeWeChat.com, an archive developed by GreatFire, according to the anti-censorship group. In full: buff.ly/sy1nWFO
Chinese tech firm Tencent seeks removal of anti-censorship archive FreeWeChat, watchdog says | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Chinese tech giant Tencent is seeking the removal of FreeWeChat.com, an archive developed by GreatFire, according to a statement released by the anti-censorship group last week. The website specialises...
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July 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Chinese tech giant Tencent is launching legal action to take down FreeWeChat.com, an archive developed by GreatFire, according to the anti-censorship group. In full: buff.ly/sy1nWFO
Speaking Freely returns with a wide-ranging interview with Benjamin Ismail www.eff.org/pages/speaki...
Speaking Freely: Benjamin Ismail
Benjamin Ismail is the Campaign and Advocacy Director for GreatFire, where he leads efforts to expose the censorship apparatus of authoritarian regimes worldwide. He also runs/oversees the App Censors...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Speaking Freely returns with a wide-ranging interview with Benjamin Ismail www.eff.org/pages/speaki...
I had to pretty much climb in a flower bed to find the plaque commemorating Baynard’s Castle in London, close to its site near the Thames. The palace was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 #baynardscastle #londoncastle #greatfire #greatfireoflondon
March 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I had to pretty much climb in a flower bed to find the plaque commemorating Baynard’s Castle in London, close to its site near the Thames. The palace was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 #baynardscastle #londoncastle #greatfire #greatfireoflondon
In un palese tentativo di sopprimere la documentazione indipendente sulla repressione digitale in Cina
Tencent ha avviato un'azione legale per chiudere FreeWeChat di GreatFire
utilizzando accuse di violazione del marchio
en.greatfire.org/blog/2025/ju...
Tencent ha avviato un'azione legale per chiudere FreeWeChat di GreatFire
utilizzando accuse di violazione del marchio
en.greatfire.org/blog/2025/ju...
July 12, 2025 at 5:38 AM
In un palese tentativo di sopprimere la documentazione indipendente sulla repressione digitale in Cina
Tencent ha avviato un'azione legale per chiudere FreeWeChat di GreatFire
utilizzando accuse di violazione del marchio
en.greatfire.org/blog/2025/ju...
Tencent ha avviato un'azione legale per chiudere FreeWeChat di GreatFire
utilizzando accuse di violazione del marchio
en.greatfire.org/blog/2025/ju...
September 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Old TTC streetcars being shipped by rail to Northern Ontario #OnThisDay in 1922 to serve as temporary housing for those displaced by the Great Fire.
📸: City of Toronto Archives
#OTD #greatfire #1920s #streetcar #shelter #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
📸: City of Toronto Archives
#OTD #greatfire #1920s #streetcar #shelter #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
October 14, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Old TTC streetcars being shipped by rail to Northern Ontario #OnThisDay in 1922 to serve as temporary housing for those displaced by the Great Fire.
📸: City of Toronto Archives
#OTD #greatfire #1920s #streetcar #shelter #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
📸: City of Toronto Archives
#OTD #greatfire #1920s #streetcar #shelter #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #hopkindesign
“What I have seen during my current or past work is how [freedom of expression] is really the cornerstone of all freedom.” - Read more in our latest Speaking Freely interview with Benjamin Ismail. www.eff.org/pages/speak...
Speaking Freely: Benjamin Ismail
Benjamin Ismail is the Campaign and Advocacy Director for GreatFire, where he leads efforts to expose the censorship apparatus of authoritarian regimes worldwide. He also runs/oversees the App
www.eff.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“What I have seen during my current or past work is how [freedom of expression] is really the cornerstone of all freedom.” - Read more in our latest Speaking Freely interview with Benjamin Ismail. www.eff.org/pages/speak...
Chinese tech giant Tencent is seeking the removal of FreeWeChat.com, an archive developed by GreatFire, according to a statement released by the anti-censorship group last week. In full: hongkongfp.com/2025/07/17/c...
July 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Chinese tech giant Tencent is seeking the removal of FreeWeChat.com, an archive developed by GreatFire, according to a statement released by the anti-censorship group last week. In full: hongkongfp.com/2025/07/17/c...
This #scarce 1990 #book about the #rebuilding of #SaintJohn, #NewBrunswick after the #GreatFire of 1877 is back in stock! Lots of #B&W #photos! $40. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #architecture #resilience
April 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This #scarce 1990 #book about the #rebuilding of #SaintJohn, #NewBrunswick after the #GreatFire of 1877 is back in stock! Lots of #B&W #photos! $40. #Booksky #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #architecture #resilience
Download HKFP's free mobile apps: https://bit.ly/2PrTamY
Android: https://bit.ly/HKFPandroid
iOS: https://apple.co/2USQh0D
Windows: https://bit.ly/3mrVezI
GreatFire: https://bit.ly/41gXRnf - which makes HKFP viewable in #China, where the site is censored.
Android: https://bit.ly/HKFPandroid
iOS: https://apple.co/2USQh0D
Windows: https://bit.ly/3mrVezI
GreatFire: https://bit.ly/41gXRnf - which makes HKFP viewable in #China, where the site is censored.
November 14, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Download HKFP's free mobile apps: https://bit.ly/2PrTamY
Android: https://bit.ly/HKFPandroid
iOS: https://apple.co/2USQh0D
Windows: https://bit.ly/3mrVezI
GreatFire: https://bit.ly/41gXRnf - which makes HKFP viewable in #China, where the site is censored.
Android: https://bit.ly/HKFPandroid
iOS: https://apple.co/2USQh0D
Windows: https://bit.ly/3mrVezI
GreatFire: https://bit.ly/41gXRnf - which makes HKFP viewable in #China, where the site is censored.
I attended the #Symposium that inspired this 2018 #book about #arts and #culture in #SaintJohn since the #GreatFire in 1877. #LargeFormat #softcover with #colour and #B&W #photos and #illustrations. $30. #Booksky #NewBrunswick #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #NaturalHistory #authors #artists
May 29, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I attended the #Symposium that inspired this 2018 #book about #arts and #culture in #SaintJohn since the #GreatFire in 1877. #LargeFormat #softcover with #colour and #B&W #photos and #illustrations. $30. #Booksky #NewBrunswick #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #NaturalHistory #authors #artists
Download HKFP's free mobile apps: https://bit.ly/2PrTamY
Android: https://bit.ly/HKFPandroid
iOS: https://apple.co/2USQh0D
Windows: https://bit.ly/3mrVezI
GreatFire: https://bit.ly/41gXRnf - which makes HKFP viewable in #China, where the site is censored.
Android: https://bit.ly/HKFPandroid
iOS: https://apple.co/2USQh0D
Windows: https://bit.ly/3mrVezI
GreatFire: https://bit.ly/41gXRnf - which makes HKFP viewable in #China, where the site is censored.
December 27, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Download HKFP's free mobile apps: https://bit.ly/2PrTamY
Android: https://bit.ly/HKFPandroid
iOS: https://apple.co/2USQh0D
Windows: https://bit.ly/3mrVezI
GreatFire: https://bit.ly/41gXRnf - which makes HKFP viewable in #China, where the site is censored.
Android: https://bit.ly/HKFPandroid
iOS: https://apple.co/2USQh0D
Windows: https://bit.ly/3mrVezI
GreatFire: https://bit.ly/41gXRnf - which makes HKFP viewable in #China, where the site is censored.
🔥 360 years ago today, the #GreatFire of London was finally put out.
Professor Simon Thurley explores how moments of destruction — from the dissolution of the monasteries to the Blitz — made London the city it is today.
Watch: gres.hm/five-catastrophes
#OnThisDay #LondonHistory #EduSky
Professor Simon Thurley explores how moments of destruction — from the dissolution of the monasteries to the Blitz — made London the city it is today.
Watch: gres.hm/five-catastrophes
#OnThisDay #LondonHistory #EduSky
September 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🔥 360 years ago today, the #GreatFire of London was finally put out.
Professor Simon Thurley explores how moments of destruction — from the dissolution of the monasteries to the Blitz — made London the city it is today.
Watch: gres.hm/five-catastrophes
#OnThisDay #LondonHistory #EduSky
Professor Simon Thurley explores how moments of destruction — from the dissolution of the monasteries to the Blitz — made London the city it is today.
Watch: gres.hm/five-catastrophes
#OnThisDay #LondonHistory #EduSky
On This Day In #CanadianHistory 🇨🇦
JUNE 09, 1846
Fire Destroys St. John’s
Starting in a cabinetmaker’s workshop, a fire in St John's, #Newfoundland , levelled most of the city.
The city had previously been razed by a “great fire” in 1817 and would be again in 1892.
#StJohns #Canada #GreatFire
JUNE 09, 1846
Fire Destroys St. John’s
Starting in a cabinetmaker’s workshop, a fire in St John's, #Newfoundland , levelled most of the city.
The city had previously been razed by a “great fire” in 1817 and would be again in 1892.
#StJohns #Canada #GreatFire
June 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
On This Day In #CanadianHistory 🇨🇦
JUNE 09, 1846
Fire Destroys St. John’s
Starting in a cabinetmaker’s workshop, a fire in St John's, #Newfoundland , levelled most of the city.
The city had previously been razed by a “great fire” in 1817 and would be again in 1892.
#StJohns #Canada #GreatFire
JUNE 09, 1846
Fire Destroys St. John’s
Starting in a cabinetmaker’s workshop, a fire in St John's, #Newfoundland , levelled most of the city.
The city had previously been razed by a “great fire” in 1817 and would be again in 1892.
#StJohns #Canada #GreatFire
Chinese Censorship: GreatFire Fights Back ✊
Episode 02 of the FreeWeChat saga (Tencent/Group-IB vs @greatfire.org) in the latest edition of @coupecircuit.bsky.social⤵️
Also covering the latest internet shutdown news: 🇵🇰🇧🇩🇷🇺🇹🇬
Episode 02 of the FreeWeChat saga (Tencent/Group-IB vs @greatfire.org) in the latest edition of @coupecircuit.bsky.social⤵️
Also covering the latest internet shutdown news: 🇵🇰🇧🇩🇷🇺🇹🇬
Censure chinoise : @greatfire.org contre-attaque ✊
Episode 02 de l'affaire FreeWeChat (Tencent/Group-IB vs GreatFire) dans la dernière édition de Coupe-circuit ⤵️
Mais aussi les derniers blocages en date : 🇵🇰🇧🇩🇷🇺🇹🇬
C'est par ici: open.substack.com/pub/coupecir...
Episode 02 de l'affaire FreeWeChat (Tencent/Group-IB vs GreatFire) dans la dernière édition de Coupe-circuit ⤵️
Mais aussi les derniers blocages en date : 🇵🇰🇧🇩🇷🇺🇹🇬
C'est par ici: open.substack.com/pub/coupecir...
July 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Chinese Censorship: GreatFire Fights Back ✊
Episode 02 of the FreeWeChat saga (Tencent/Group-IB vs @greatfire.org) in the latest edition of @coupecircuit.bsky.social⤵️
Also covering the latest internet shutdown news: 🇵🇰🇧🇩🇷🇺🇹🇬
Episode 02 of the FreeWeChat saga (Tencent/Group-IB vs @greatfire.org) in the latest edition of @coupecircuit.bsky.social⤵️
Also covering the latest internet shutdown news: 🇵🇰🇧🇩🇷🇺🇹🇬
13 Neth: Great Fire Remembrance
#Korvosa #Varisia #GreatFire
pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Great_F...
Holiday commemorating the dead of the Great Fire of 4429. It has become a tradition to not light any fires (not even cooking fires) on this day.
#Korvosa #Varisia #GreatFire
pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Great_F...
Holiday commemorating the dead of the Great Fire of 4429. It has become a tradition to not light any fires (not even cooking fires) on this day.
November 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
13 Neth: Great Fire Remembrance
#Korvosa #Varisia #GreatFire
pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Great_F...
Holiday commemorating the dead of the Great Fire of 4429. It has become a tradition to not light any fires (not even cooking fires) on this day.
#Korvosa #Varisia #GreatFire
pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Great_F...
Holiday commemorating the dead of the Great Fire of 4429. It has become a tradition to not light any fires (not even cooking fires) on this day.
This #scarce 1984 #LargeFormat #softcover #book uses old #newspapers to tell about #SaintJohn 's #history. $20. #Booksky #LimitedEdition #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #NewBrunswick #GreatFire #Bricklin #StreetRailwayStrike
June 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This #scarce 1984 #LargeFormat #softcover #book uses old #newspapers to tell about #SaintJohn 's #history. $20. #Booksky #LimitedEdition #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #NewBrunswick #GreatFire #Bricklin #StreetRailwayStrike
WILLIAM LILLY 1715 1st Ed AUTOBIOGRAPHY
#rarebooks #antiquarian #18thcentury #WilliamLilly #autobiography #astrology #predictions #civilwars #greatfire #JohnDee #bookauction
bit.ly/3MDuRAs
#rarebooks #antiquarian #18thcentury #WilliamLilly #autobiography #astrology #predictions #civilwars #greatfire #JohnDee #bookauction
bit.ly/3MDuRAs
November 13, 2023 at 8:50 AM
WILLIAM LILLY 1715 1st Ed AUTOBIOGRAPHY
#rarebooks #antiquarian #18thcentury #WilliamLilly #autobiography #astrology #predictions #civilwars #greatfire #JohnDee #bookauction
bit.ly/3MDuRAs
#rarebooks #antiquarian #18thcentury #WilliamLilly #autobiography #astrology #predictions #civilwars #greatfire #JohnDee #bookauction
bit.ly/3MDuRAs
Apple quietly removed 60 more VPNs from Russian app store, researchers claim
Apple quietly removed 60 more VPNs from Russian app store, researchers claim
iThing-maker is Putin Kremlin repression ahead of privacy, rights orgs argue
Apple has pulled 60 VPNs from its App Store in Russia, according to research from anti-censorship org GreatFire.…
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September 26, 2024 at 6:40 AM
Apple quietly removed 60 more VPNs from Russian app store, researchers claim
Yesterday in 1889 the Great Fire swept Seattle's Central Business District. 🔥 The image is looking south on 1st Ave. from SpringStreet about 30 minutes after the fire started (UW Special Collection UW2730z).
#Seattle #history #GreatFire
#Seattle #history #GreatFire
June 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Yesterday in 1889 the Great Fire swept Seattle's Central Business District. 🔥 The image is looking south on 1st Ave. from SpringStreet about 30 minutes after the fire started (UW Special Collection UW2730z).
#Seattle #history #GreatFire
#Seattle #history #GreatFire
🇷🇺 GreatFire has published a groundbreaking study revealing the widespread removal of VPN apps by #Apple from its #Russia App Store.
applecensorship.com/news/apple-i...
#Censorship
applecensorship.com/news/apple-i...
#Censorship
Apple is Silently Removing VPN Apps from Russia's App Store - Apple Censorship
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
applecensorship.com
September 24, 2024 at 4:31 PM
🇷🇺 GreatFire has published a groundbreaking study revealing the widespread removal of VPN apps by #Apple from its #Russia App Store.
applecensorship.com/news/apple-i...
#Censorship
applecensorship.com/news/apple-i...
#Censorship