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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 7h

Almost £11,000 raised today. Brilliant outcome.

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 16h

"a 6% reduction in violent crime overall, according to the Met police. And in a city that is home to about 9 million people, Londoners are less likely (26.4 offences per 1,000 people) to be a victim of violent crime than people across the rest of England and Wales (31.9 offences per 1,000 people)"

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 13h

Martin Sherman:
"His films include Callas Forever, directed by Franco Zeffirelli with Fanny Ardant as Maria Callas, and Mrs Henderson Presents, starring Judi Dench and telling the story of the Windmill Theatre and its provocative wartime shows."

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 10h

We're moving house so I'm trying to reduce; so far I've "lost" 9 books and gained 3.

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 2d

ARCHIVE / HISTORY:
All the Nazi and fascists signs were there in 2017?
www.nytimes.com/2017/08/13/u...
#Trump #MAGA #antifa

Man carrying a large Nazi swastika flag.

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 2d

"The protest was promoted online by Turning Point UK, a niche alt-right organisation based on the organisation founded by Charlie Kirk in the United States." #antifa

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 13h

<<< Thanks for sharing >>>
" we are choosing to unite Birmingham with a message of peace, hope, and solidarity. Together, we can build a city where every neighbour, every street, and every community stands strong against hate."
#antifa #racism #fascism

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 11h

Library downsizing trauma?
#books #reading

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 11h

Big drop since I left in 2001.

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goldmartin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 27d

#britishfascists #roundabouts #flags
#poetry

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 12h

Excellent article. Shameful that it's 'either football or opera'. observer.co.uk/news/columni...

It’s not opera that’s elitist but the idea that art is to...

The myth that culture has not been for the masses is debunked in a new book

observer.co.uk

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Solidarity✊ @solidarity2025.bsky.social · 17h

When ideas become crimes

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 12h

Almost £9,000 raised. Well done !

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johnniegoat.bsky.social @johnniegoat.bsky.social · Apr 9

don't want to appear alarmist, but this might not have been the optimum time to crater the CDC, etc

newatlas.com/infectious-d...

Deadly flesh-eating infection on the rise in the US and getting harder to kill

A decade-long study of around 35 million Americans in 10 states has found that group A streptococcus infections have more than doubled by 2022. What's more, "strep" – which also causes a bizarre flesh...

newatlas.com

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 1d

CHILD: "Daddy, what did you do while the super rich were stealing everything"
FATHER: "I painted roundabouts and put up flags to save you from foreigners."
CHILD: "MY hero"
#satire #antifa #England #UK #refugees

A satirical family scene.
CHILD: "Daddy, what did you do while the super rich were stealing everything"
FATHER: "I painted roundabouts and put up flags to save you from foreigners."
CHILD: "MY hero"

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 13h

<<< Thanks for sharing >>>
" we are choosing to unite Birmingham with a message of peace, hope, and solidarity. Together, we can build a city where every neighbour, every street, and every community stands strong against hate."
#antifa #racism #fascism

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 13h

Another satirical attack mocks Trump's fascist threat to democracy.
#satire #politics #History #antifa

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 13h

gofund.me/db9a1b3ef

Donate to 'Brummies United Against Racism and Hate' Poster Campaign, organized by Brummies United

Help Us Flood Birmingham with a Message of Unity and Hope … Brummies United needs your support for 'Brummies United Against Racism and Hate' Poster Campaign

gofund.me

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 13h

"A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation"
#antifa #StGeorge #racism #flags
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 13h

Martin Sherman:
"His films include Callas Forever, directed by Franco Zeffirelli with Fanny Ardant as Maria Callas, and Mrs Henderson Presents, starring Judi Dench and telling the story of the Windmill Theatre and its provocative wartime shows."

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 13h

Dramatist and screenwriter Martin Sherman who made his name around the world with his 1979 play Bent, about the persecution of gay people in Nazi Germany.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 3 - Private Passions, Martin Sherman

Michael Berkeley's guest is the playwright Martin Sherman.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 14h

I support proportional representation but it won't in itself stop fascism in the UK. The Combined Reform and Tory vote (in current polls) is approaching 50%.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

Extinguishing MLK's Eternal Flame is both outrageous and a hell of a metaphor for right now www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

www.wsbtv.com

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 15h

"Microplastics have been detected in the brains of dementia patients, and in arterial plaques from people with heart disease"

And the response of the plastics industry is......

....to massively ramp up plastic production

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds

The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 15h

And the *sources* of their power: crypto billionaires, social media metrics and paid ads, media magnates, hedge fund bosses, e.g. GB News ?

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