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Marie Gardiner
@mariegardiner.bsky.social
Human geography/history PhD student researching working class identity.

Also writer, photographer, author, documentary producer (Lonely Tower Film & Media) based in NE England.

MDANT 🏅.

https://linktr.ee/mariegardiner
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I needed a new pinned post! I'm a PhD student researching Sunderland's working class identity (human geography/history). And away from that I'm a writer (history, film, place, culture etc), photographer (documentary & landscape) and documentary producer.

#Photography #History #Academia
'Small changes to the tone of posts fed to users of X can increase feelings of political polarisation as much in a week as would have historically taken at least three years, research has found.'

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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WerkHaus Zine Issue 6 by WorkHorse Collective is being published today and to my happy surprise I've been selected as a contributor.

Copies can be found here for anyone interested:
workhorsecollective.bigcartel.com/product/werk...
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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The sign in full.
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Sent my friends this and one of them is getting £300 back so it's worth checking if you're still repaying student loans:

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November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.

How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?

They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Liberals love budget time because they picture themselves as the stern dad making tough calls on pocket money and not the miserable ghouls culling the poor that they are
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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One of the doctoral researchers I work with is doing research on film sound and its connection to emotional responses. She's doing a short online survey/questionnaire. Takes about 10 minutes. If you are able to help that would be great 😌 york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I've just been offered a class in 'chrono hacking' 😭.

Time management, in case you're a normal person.

Chrono hacking. *massive sigh*.
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?

We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.

Find out more:

collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Excellent
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Gambling is a tax on hope.
Hey, Labour. Maybe tax gambling a bit. That will raise a few quid
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Have you, a family member or friend moved from council housing to renting privately?

I’m a PhD researcher looking into what drives these moves, how it impacts tenants' lives and their views of the council housing tenure.

Please reach out and share among your contacts! 👇

#socialhousing
#renting
November 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Good morning, welcome to Monday etc etc. Once again just packing up some Changing Landscapes zines (thank you!) ready to post. You can get one here for £10 which includes postage (UK only, sadly).

#Photography #Zine #ThePhotoHour #Abandoned #Ruins

www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Inverse Jester has ended me.
if elon just hired an Inverse Jester (guy hired to listen to his jokes and pretend they're funny) we could solve every problem except how to keep the inverse jester from killing himself
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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We endured strong winds & sleet showers, we were wet and cold, but the light made it worth it. The skies opened, the magic happened, & we rushed to capture the awe inspiring beauty! Tombstone, Yukon, Canada.⁠

#photography #nature #bluesky #naturephotography
#landscapephotography #mountains #travel
November 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Good morning, welcome to Monday etc etc. Once again just packing up some Changing Landscapes zines (thank you!) ready to post. You can get one here for £10 which includes postage (UK only, sadly).

#Photography #Zine #ThePhotoHour #Abandoned #Ruins

www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Saw a post from an American saying they're paying $700 per month for car insurance. Someone replied and said that's a bad price theyre 'only' paying $650 per month.

PER MONTH?!

I think our car insurance is about £300 per year but that's also for business use so more expensive than regular.
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Urgh one of the local history groups has made AI posters and is calling them 'vintage posters' with the intention of selling them 😩 some of the words on them don't even make sense, the details are, of course, entirely wrong. I hate it I hate it I hate it.
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Would you mind if I gave my zines a little push again? Hopefully the first batch(es) have reached owners now. Maybe a good Christmas gift for someone who likes photography 👀.

Here are four pics of the same house taken over several years. #Zine #Photography

www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
New bio dropped.
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM