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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 21m

Good luck and hopefully your students will grasp that you're human

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 36m

"A provider told me last week they had 80 applications for a job they were advertising and not one person turned up for the interview.”

Carers - who are overwhelmingly racialised - are too scared to even show up for interviews - and the UK has 130,000 job vacancies.

Do the math.

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 1h

'Staff working with elderly and disabled service users have been advised to travel to work in racially mixed groups and carry panic alarms....It comes against a backdrop of charities also warning of growing intimidation, racial abuse and threats of violence towards staff and beneficiaries.'

‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread

www.theguardian.com

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 15h

1. As some Democrats have run from transgender rights, Zohran Mamdani is showing what so many others have lacked: courage to lead with his values over pandering to focus groups.

The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.

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As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support

The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1h

Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.

It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.

Investigation now!

#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes

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Tamar @heartinamber.bsky.social · 1h

'race debates'

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2h

‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread

www.theguardian.com

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Abby Innes @abbyinnes.bsky.social · 39m

Why an urgent path to net zero is not a socialist conspiracy…. number 3456328…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 3h

What an offensive statement from so-called historians. There have been others who have been chased out of the country. Mohamed Abdou was deported for his teaching about Gaza…and he was a prof AT COLUMBIA! But he was queer, Muslim, brown & untenured. Do only white straight tenured profs get sympathy?

Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 5h

History faculty at Columbia & Barnard decrying the harassment of @mark-bray.bsky.social: "This is the first case in recent memory of a historian who has fled the country after receiving death threats on account of the history that they teach."

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 32m

My feed seems to have more than the usual number of images without alt text. Particularly on some heritage hashtags. Please folks, inclusivity & accessibility matters. If you really can't do it, tag #Alt4me and folks will help out, though of course they won't be able to share your insight

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William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 45m

And, fwiw, how is the labour market universities’ fault? It isn’t, and it would be very useful if people understood this.

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 46m

'A “challenging” graduate labour market in the UK could further erode trust in the higher education sector, with the “bad times” showing little sign of ending.'

All the more reason to have a serious, nationwide discussion of what universities do and what they are for.

Faith in universities ‘at new low’ as graduate jobs dry up

Challenging economic conditions may have led to bump in student recruitment numbers this year but experts fear long-term damage after institutions pegged futures to employability agenda

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 39m

Only in Bristol

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ACLU @aclu.org · 6h

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 8d

Ever wondered where all the Cheers title photos are from? I did. And I've gathered everything I can find into this post. That was fun.

joelmorris.substack.com/p/where-nobo...

Where nobody knows your name...

Tracing the anonymous faces at the start of Cheers.

joelmorris.substack.com

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AktArcha @aktarcha.bsky.social · 1h

The Call for Papers for TAG 2026 in Kalmar, Sweden, was extended until Oct. 22. We would especially recommend session 2: „She was here: Echoes of forgotten women in Nordic archaeology“… ;-)🏺 ⬇️

Nordic Theoretical Archaeology Group @nordicarchtag.bsky.social · 19h

We are extending the Call for Papers until Oct 22, we hope to see you in Kalmar!

(The website will be updated with this date soon.)
lnu.se/en/meet-linn...

Nordic TAG 2026

The Nordic TAG (Nordic Theoretical Archaeology Group) Conference 2026 will be held at Linnaeus University in Kalmar, Sweden on 6-9 May. It is organized by the Department of Cultural Sciences at the Fa...

lnu.se

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Robin (she/he-ella/él) @merryrobin.bsky.social · 17h

Any cause you could care about is a Palestinian cause. If you care about human rights, women's rights, Indigenous rights, environment, climate change. And here I want to stress a very urgent conversation that must center Gaza: DISABILITY JUSTICE.

Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 17h

About 42,000 people in the Gaza Strip have suffered life-altering injuries. Over 22,000 have limb injuries, more than 5,000 have undergone amputations, 3,300 have severe burns, over 2,000 have spinal cord injuries, and more than 1,300 have traumatic brain injuries.

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 17h

Trees shed in slow striptease. Hedges offer berry buffet. Shadows stretch towards the coming of cold of twilight. Even the quietest lanes parade their phantoms. This is autumn whispering its last summer memories. This is autumn edging towards the season of the dead. – #CLNolan

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 23h

Absolutely, when people blame the Internet I always think about The normalisation of outright lying with Johnson

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Mile End Institute @mileendinstitute.bsky.social · 23h

Next Monday, 20 October, we will be exploring Thatcher's legacy and her impact on British politics today. With former Thatcher minister Gillian Shephard, Conservative peer Simone Finn, @philipjcowley.bsky.social and @robertsaunders.bsky.social. All welcome!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/still-that...

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 1d

This poll in The Times is still open.

Go to —> compass.pressekompass.net/compasses/ti...

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 1d

Just seen someone using her hijab to hold her phone in place - such a smart idea!

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 1d

Fantastic news, now let's get as many of those members active as we can. Go to your local meetings, get the hope out to your local communities, get involved in campaigns. We can make a difference

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

🎉 We've done it. We've passed 100,000 Green Party members!

📈 But we're not stopping there.

💚 Let's make hope normal again! Join the Green Party today!

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, not good to have someone with such poor understanding in charge of an important institution

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historianmemory.bsky.social @historianmemory.bsky.social · 1d

'I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to deny history. I think it’s always really important to face your own history honestly ...'

Toppling statues is an act of protest. It's about contesting a collective memory. NEVER about denying history.
observer.co.uk/culture/inte...

Nicholas Cullinan: ‘I don’t think it’s ever a good idea t...

The British Museum director on toppling statues, the Parthenon marbles and hosting London’s new star-studded answer to the Met Gala

observer.co.uk

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Aug 21

Remember, whenever you hear that “speed wasn’t a factor” in a deadly crash, what they mean is that the car involved wasn’t technically speeding. At least “not by much.” It presumes that the speed limit wasn’t too high to begin with.

When it comes to death from collisions, SPEED IS ALWAYS a factor.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, the loss of Google scholar really will make life much harder for independent scholars, but still not as hard as it use to be

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