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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 2d

Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.

ok.co.uk @ok.co.uk · 8d

Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.

Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show

Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.

www.ok.co.uk

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 7d

I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 7d

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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Mike Muncer @mikemuncer.bsky.social · 8d

It’s becoming increasingly, scarily acceptable to be openly racist in UK politics with zero consequences. It’s also seemingly increasingly taboo to call someone out for being racist, but lets all keep calling this out:
complaining about the “lack of white faces” in a city is really fucking racist.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Lynton Lees @lyntonlees.bsky.social · 8d

In case you missed it — our cold spots research was covered in a panel discussion on Radio 4’s Front Row programme yesterday! Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 8d

I agree with every word Zelda Williams says. And this at the end from OpenAI makes me want to go full Ned Ludd. Creators can’t have a blanket opt-out on copyright infringement of their work and have to fill out a form appealing to OpenAI’s mercy every time? Fuck off into the sun

OpenAI told the Guardian that content owners can flag copyright infringement using a “copyright disputes form” but that individual artists or studios cannot have a blanket opt-out. Varun Shetty, OpenAI’s head of media partnerships, said: “We’ll work with rights holders to block characters from Sora at their request and respond to takedown requests.”

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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · Dec 15

As parents, we're supposed to remember the first time we did stuff with our kids, but the last time is equally as significant, if not more.

This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19d

I’m deeply concerned about recent racist attacks in our capital city.

From the TfL workers being punched and racially abused to women who were chased down the street - I’m deeply concerned about the alarming rise of racist attacks in our capital city.

We are also seeing appalling incidents elsewhere in the country - some of which have included abhorrent violence towards children.

These incidents illustrate the dangers of allowing racism to be normalised and mainstreamed. Real lives and personal safety are under threat.

I will continue to speak out against racial inequalities and injustices, as well as providing support to organisations working to support our communities and bring people together.

London is a successful, liberal and multicultural city. The greatest in the world. It will always be for everyone and I promise you: that will never change.

MAYOR OF LONDON, SADIQ KHAN

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 19d

I absolutely think there is a crisis in gender right now, and a crisis of loneliness. But for men to be framed as the principle victims of that is repeating the dehumanisation of women that has existed for centuries. It shows how far we have to go until women attain equality. That's where we are

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 21d

"It always seems you’re not doing pregnancy, birth or baby-raising right unless you’re really suffering through it. This is not the preserve of any one ideology or industry; it’s everywhere."

@anooshc.bsky.social on what the anti-Tylenol rhetoric is really about
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...

Trump, Tylenol and toughing it out

The US president follows an age-old tradition of telling women they have to suffer to be proper mothers

www.newstatesman.com

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 23d

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.

They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.

Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation

Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

www.theguardian.com

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 23d

marriage and parenthood is fun because you can love somebody so much that you’d literally marry them three separate times but then also you find out the hard way that they didn’t restock the nappy bag

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · Sep 14

Want to be clear that the predictable violence against the police wasn't the only problem with yesterday's march

It's that 100,000 angry racists gathered in London for the biggest racist march in 50 years, and anyone not white had to steer clear

The govt can't see that because they are inadequate.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · Sep 7

ENRAGED by the newfound knowledge that The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) has an average rating of 6.4/10 on IMDb, who are the people who disliked it, were they all born without a soul, or capacity for joy

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · Sep 4

At the core of transmisogyny is, inevitably, misogyny itself. The viciousness with which some people trash trans women for how they look, or their supposed artificiality, or perceived errors in their behaviour, comes from a fundamental loathing of any women who doesn’t conform to their expectations.

Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · Sep 3

Graham Linehan once took issue with a sketch I did and tweeted about me referring to me not by name but only as to who my boyfriend was and called me an NPC ( non player character.) It was misogynistic and his “standing up for women” schtick is baloney.

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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · Sep 1

⚠️ Women in the UK don’t need to be told what danger looks like — we live it every day.

⛔ One woman is killed by a man every three days in this country (Femicide Census, 2023)

⛔ In 2023, 1.7 million women experienced domestic abuse (ONS, 2023).

It is not trans people who perpetrate these crimes.

we know intimately what the real threat to women looks like.

Cisgender men who abuse their power are the real threat.

Not trans people.

Not in our name. NION Women icon.

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Paul Bigland @paulbigland.bsky.social · Sep 1

Monty Python and the Holy Grail updated for Britain in 2025.

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Melisa Slep @mtslep.bsky.social · Aug 29

The New and Emerging Research sessions were amazing, as always. If you’re reading this and you’re a student / early career on the fence about presenting… I highly encourage you to submit your work in one of these sessions next year. They’re such welcoming spaces! #RGSIBG25

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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgsibg.bsky.social · Aug 28

It’s the busiest day of our Annual Conference, with 173 sessions scheduled! 💡

Make sure to check the full programme to ensure you don’t miss out on any highlights: http://bit.ly/45WpHtm #RGSIBG25

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Sarah Evans @fridaylast.bsky.social · Aug 25

Some great tips here for anyone attending #RGSIBG25 for the first time!

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgsibg.bsky.social · Aug 22

With our Annual Conference just days away, we’re sharing a few top tips from our colleagues at @globalsouthshub.bsky.social on getting the most out of the experience: http://bit.ly/4fzye96.

In keeping with this year’s theme, creativity is one of the best strategies!

How to Get the Most Out of an Academic Conference - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB

First academic conference? Discover practical tips from early-career researchers to help you prepare, network effectively, & make the most of every opportunity.

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Sarah Evans @fridaylast.bsky.social · Aug 25

We made it! Conference team (and name badges) safely in Birmingham, we look forward to seeing #RGSIBG25 delegates from 10am tomorrow morning!

View of Green Heart at University of Birmingham, with marquee set up for RGS conference 2025

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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgsibg.bsky.social · Aug 22

With our Annual Conference just days away, we’re sharing a few top tips from our colleagues at @globalsouthshub.bsky.social on getting the most out of the experience: http://bit.ly/4fzye96.

In keeping with this year’s theme, creativity is one of the best strategies!

How to Get the Most Out of an Academic Conference - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB

First academic conference? Discover practical tips from early-career researchers to help you prepare, network effectively, & make the most of every opportunity.

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · Aug 18

refugees are being housed in hotel rooms that do not meet their basic needs: families are being housed in rooms with no cooking facilities, nowhere for children to play, frequent reports of mould, damp, vermin. if an MP can’t explain that to constituents what are we doing here.

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👻madeline boOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · Aug 13

where’s the option for multiple at once

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