Jarmo
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Jarmo
@jarmodv.bsky.social
PhD Student in Science and Technology Studies. Working on the transformation of genomic testing in NHS England
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I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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Missing from the coverage of redundancies at Edinburgh: this was done in such a haphazard, uncoordinated way, there are now core teams who have gone from 5 people to 1 with no change in workload or pressure and huge loss in knowledge of institutional process. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2576321...
Hundreds of staff leave Edinburgh University amid cuts drive
According to the university, 345 of these departures were the result of a targeted voluntary severance (VS) scheme run by the institution in 2025.
www.heraldscotland.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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Has there been any reporting on how people are talking to their kids about ICE? How do we explain to an 8yo or 11yo or a 15yo why their friend, that they've known since birth, or their friend's parents, have been kidnapped by men in fatigues and hiding their faces?
Still have yet to see reporting, but here’s a Reddit thread with almost 4K comments about this:

www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/...
January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Such an unreal, death cult headline
January 12, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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The rule of law disappears when ICE appears. Witness and act.
January 14, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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There’s no inconsistency or hypocrisy there. They never believed everyone had rights or that freedoms are universal. They believe in their own freedom and in their unlimited right to smash fuck out of anyone who impedes or resists them. And this is how it’s been for decades, at least.
January 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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& it's working, the british right is now getting on board with a vision of essentially partitioning the country

this is straight fascism, well to the right of where they were a year ago even

www.thebulwark.com/p/tories-con...
The Tories’ Dangerous Drift
In the U.K., a shocking proposal from a Conservative MP elicited pushback from her party only belatedly. It signals darker things to come.
www.thebulwark.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Wat is er nodig om eindelijk te handelen nu vanuit Amerika het onversneden fascisme ons recht in het gezicht staart?
Wat is er nodig om eindelijk te handelen nu vanuit Amerika het onversneden fascisme ons recht in het gezicht staart?
www.volkskrant.nl
January 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM