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Lisa Rullsenberg @rullsenberg.bsky.social · 3h

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 4d

All my comics have happy endings!

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 20h

The newsletter from agricultural producer news site WATT Poultry is now a primary source of my anxiety. H5N1 is exploding in North American poultry. Every day, a headline like this.

But no human cases. Either there aren't any or there's no testing. Given CDC's dismantling, I can guess.

Headline: "Avian flu invades flock of nearly 2 million Washington hens"

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 20h

Nearly at £5,000! Hugely grateful to everyone donating what they can afford and to everyone helping in sharing the crowdfund 🙏

Let's get us over that £5,000 and further: chuffed.org/project/1522...

QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 1d

Please consider donating to support one of the @gaza40.bsky.social in their studies @qmul.bsky.social. They’ve won a prestigious studentship but cost in London and high.

Donate here: chuffed.org/project/1522...

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 22h

Here's your earworm for the rest of the week:

picture of a banner hung up at QMUL's ArtsOne building. It's a drawing of Rihanna with the text "Bailey Better Have My Money"

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🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤 @sammiestsam.sheshed.rocks · 1d

It's Monday friends!

Hopefully, it won't be extra fascist today. But with a fascist regime in charge...

Anyways, have a day y'all and stay safe!

Enjoy this chuckle with Greg Johnstone!

#SheShed

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Kris @littleb.sheshed.rocks · 19h

Columbus never set foot on the North American mainland. His voyages landed him in the Caribbean islands, Central America, and South America. Columbus Day celebrates his 1492 voyage, which opened up the Americas to European exploration and colonization.

Columbus Day 👎

#indigenouspeoplesday

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 18h

“The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.”

Aldous Huxley

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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 20h

Wanna know why Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary (unchecked) authority"?

He knew he said the quiet part about the 47 regimes fascist take over out loud.

No POTUS should have absolute power!

In America we have #NoKings!

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Jude Doherty @judedoherty.bsky.social · 1d

On Thursday 2nd October, I spoke at the UCU rally at the University of Nottingham - not to complain about lost lectures, but to stand up for what's right.

#UCU #Nottingham #StudentsSupportStaff #FairnessFirst #UoN #SaveOurStaff
#EducationNotCuts #StandWithUCU @ucu.org.uk

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Lisa Rullsenberg @rullsenberg.bsky.social · 21h

Massive hugs to you, pets really do teach us to demonstrably love things in the moment and facing mortality for every living creature 🫂

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Lisa Rullsenberg @rullsenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Mood. 😔

Lisa Rullsenberg @rullsenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Showing up for each other 🥰

University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 1d

Strike action is BACK ON this week and we have plenty of events to show solidarity and learn from each other:

RALLIES will be held on Tues and Thurs at 12:40, starting in the Trent Courtyard.

We also have 3 TEACH OUTS during the week: uonucu.org/teachouts/

See you there!

TEACHOUTS

Lecturers are on strike.
Come learn.

Upcoming teachouts:

What is Chaos:
Martin Richter,
10am 14/10/25,
Mrs B’s catering cafe

Exposing Empire: War, Capital & Palestine:
Victor Kattan & Andreas Bieler,
6pm 14/10/25,
Coates Road Auditorium

The social construction of mental illness:
Ella Guerin,
12pm 20/10/25,
Online

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Denise @cabndragn.bsky.social · 1d

THIS is how it's done.
Way to go O-hiiii-o!
Signs of Fascism: this protest in uptown Westerville, OH. (Oct. 9, 2025)
Citizens have had enough and are collectively speaking out!
Thank you, Westerville Progressive Alliance

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Andrew Orton @andreworton.bsky.social · 1d

The death of multi-camera TV: a thread. I know most of you will know the technical parts of this (and may have read it in the other place) but bear with me. 1/ 🧵

A shot from the studio rehearsal of Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan episode 'Volcano', showing several actors ont he TARDIS set, with various video cameras around the scene.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d

"A group of people who only remember 'the cover was blue' is called a patron."

Collective Nouns for Librarians

A group of librarians is called a cardigan. A collection of empty chairs is called an author reading. A collection of Eric Carle books covered in s...

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

BBC News explain that because of Brexit, Brits will be photographed and have their fingerprints taken when going into the EU, as the UK now is a third country

BBC News forget to explain that the UK helped create these rules when we were part of the EU because we wanted stronger border control

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Lisa Rullsenberg @rullsenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Ending my birthday weekend with #GooseFairGallop 10km

Lisa grey hair dressed in bright colours striding to the finish

The back view of Lisa heading to the finish,

Lisa wearing blue Goose Fair Gallop buff with the Bennerley Viaduct behind (part of the race was on the viaduct)

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 1d

The VC of Leicester has been announced as the new Chair of UCEA.

He's been VC of Leicester since 2019. He's the one responsible for forcing out scholars in ways that employment tribunals showed was not permitted.

The the kind of guy UCEA values.
www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/o... #UKHE

book cover of 'shaping for mediocrity': The cancellation of critical thinking at our universities.

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 2d

Oh no! Losing Diane Keaton and Robert Redford in the same month is really sad. What a great career she had
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 2d

FOR THE LOVE OF WHISKEY SOAKED FUCK MUFFINS CAN CONSERVATIVES PLEASE STOP CALLING ANTIFA A TERRORIST GROUP WHEN IT’S LITERALLY JUST PEOPLE BEING ANTI FASCIST AND THAT’S A GOOD THING BECAUSE FASCISM IS BAD.

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Lisa Rullsenberg @rullsenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Not gonna lie, hard to decide who reacted most passionately to your skeet on London Pen Show: me or @nudgecloud.bsky.social (who may lose his mind at this post! 🥰)

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 2d

I went to see The Word For World Is Map and I would just like to observe that Ursula K. LeGuin was a gift to humanity in so many ways.

A print of Ursula's map of the Labyrinth of The Tombs of Atuan.

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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 2d

Local woman wakes up, establishes Antifa Frog Brigades in all cities across America (and elsewhere around the world, as needed), makes oatmeal.

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Chloe Cumming @chloecumming.bsky.social · 8d

I’ll try again. All of these original artworks are still available on my website, there are some spooky things and some nice textures and lines that you won’t find anywhere else. Thank you for looking. 🖼️ and if you share this that would be super

www.chloecumming.com

Sweep in undulating charcoal and graphite, an ancient puppet

Paul McCartney all neat and monochrome in 1969, a drawing

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