Nicki
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writing about work, exploitation and exhaustion in the Nile Valley. direct action may not always win but it does make you feel better
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Barrister’s powerful speech at Filton Trial reminds jury of its right to defy judge
Keir Starmer and the media need convictions to justify Palestine Action’s proscription as a terrorist group. Rajiv Menon KC spells out to the jury…a vital last defence…
www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-01...
Keir Starmer and the media need convictions to justify Palestine Action’s proscription as a terrorist group. Rajiv Menon KC spells out to the jury…a vital last defence…
www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-01...
Barrister’s powerful speech at Filton Trial reminds jury of its right to defy judge
Starmer and the media need convictions to justify Palestine Action’s proscription as a terrorist group. Rajiv Menon KC spells out to the jury why it is a vital last defence against government tyranny.
www.jonathan-cook.net
February 6, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Barrister’s powerful speech at Filton Trial reminds jury of its right to defy judge
Keir Starmer and the media need convictions to justify Palestine Action’s proscription as a terrorist group. Rajiv Menon KC spells out to the jury…a vital last defence…
www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-01...
Keir Starmer and the media need convictions to justify Palestine Action’s proscription as a terrorist group. Rajiv Menon KC spells out to the jury…a vital last defence…
www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2026-01...
Niall Ferguson 59 appearances in the Epstein papers database, is it
February 1, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Niall Ferguson 59 appearances in the Epstein papers database, is it
Happy anniversary to us 1800 academic staff at Cardiff University. One year ago we were put at risk of redundancy by June 2025 in huge meetings flanked by security. Solidarity with Essex, Sheffield, Leicester & all colleagues faced with similar destructive cruelty ❤️
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Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University -
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy an anonymous academic. Cover image by Adwitiya Pal On the second day of classes…
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January 28, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Happy anniversary to us 1800 academic staff at Cardiff University. One year ago we were put at risk of redundancy by June 2025 in huge meetings flanked by security. Solidarity with Essex, Sheffield, Leicester & all colleagues faced with similar destructive cruelty ❤️
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I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
Tho I will say, in his defense, he's not the first person to be confused by how quickly the romance authors & readers can whip up finely tuned logistics out of nothing. 😂
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
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Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
January 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
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studies have shown that bodycams have zero impact on police brutality complaints but do lead to higher conviction rates for ‘assaults against officers’ in case youre wondering why they seem to be the one thing politicians push in times like these
January 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
studies have shown that bodycams have zero impact on police brutality complaints but do lead to higher conviction rates for ‘assaults against officers’ in case youre wondering why they seem to be the one thing politicians push in times like these
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Was thinking this last week as the head of a school of creative and critical subjects presented us with a ChatGPT-generated list of teaching topic ideas.
Writing is thinking
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
Outsourcing the entire task of writing to LLMs will deprive us of the essential creative task of interpreting our findings and generating a deeper theoretical understanding of the world.
January 18, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Was thinking this last week as the head of a school of creative and critical subjects presented us with a ChatGPT-generated list of teaching topic ideas.
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this is fucking incredible
January 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
this is fucking incredible
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sign below the mailbox, “we don’t dial 911”
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 9:02 PM
sign below the mailbox, “we don’t dial 911”
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I interviewed Wasim Said, author of "Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide", from Gaza about current conditions in the Strip, the process of writing a book amidst a genocide, and his critiques of popular narratives about Palestinian resilience. www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/the-rapid-...
"The Rapid Killing Stopped, and the Slow Killing Began": A Conversation with Wasim Said
Palestinian author Wasim Said speaks from the Gaza Strip about current winter conditions, writing a book during a genocide, and how he sees narratives of reconstruction and resilience.
www.seamus-malekafzali.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I interviewed Wasim Said, author of "Witness to the Hellfire of Genocide", from Gaza about current conditions in the Strip, the process of writing a book amidst a genocide, and his critiques of popular narratives about Palestinian resilience. www.seamus-malekafzali.com/p/the-rapid-...
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it's worth noting 1) that there's a longstanding tradition of trying to play solidarity against basic self-respect and 2) that the Combahee River Collective's coining of the term "identity politics" was directly in response to this
i also believe in building a better world for workers. i also believe that all people are entitled to respect and dignity and that there ought to be social sanction for those who openly degrade others. you call me a “n*gger” to my face and i am not going to smile and shake your hand.
December 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
it's worth noting 1) that there's a longstanding tradition of trying to play solidarity against basic self-respect and 2) that the Combahee River Collective's coining of the term "identity politics" was directly in response to this
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Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Thank you Wendy for providing great reasons why all my Cardiff University colleagues should post their votes today in our current industrial action ballot over cuts, closures and horrific workloads ❤️
Cardiff University’s plans to cut 400 academic jobs and close several departments prompted a media firestorm that heaped opprobrium on its v-c. But she also received support for her efforts to put the university back on an even financial keel, she tells Chris Havergal
https://ow.ly/c2Oy50XGUf0
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December 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Thank you Wendy for providing great reasons why all my Cardiff University colleagues should post their votes today in our current industrial action ballot over cuts, closures and horrific workloads ❤️
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if I see another academic describe LLMs - a tech owned by a small elite of white billionaires, built from extracting data from humans and minerals from the earth, and refined by the labor of underpaid workers in the global south - as an ‘important tool for decolonization’ I may simply just explode
December 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
if I see another academic describe LLMs - a tech owned by a small elite of white billionaires, built from extracting data from humans and minerals from the earth, and refined by the labor of underpaid workers in the global south - as an ‘important tool for decolonization’ I may simply just explode
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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Two pro-Palestinian activists found guilty of harassing a Welsh Labour MP and Government minister have had their convictions overturned
Pro-Palestine activists accused of harassing Welsh Labour MP have convictions thrown out
Two pro-Palestinian activists found guilty of harassing a Welsh Labour MP and Government minister have had their convictions overturned. Ayeshah Behit, 32, and Hiba Ahmed, 26, were found guilty of the...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Two pro-Palestinian activists found guilty of harassing a Welsh Labour MP and Government minister have had their convictions overturned
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I'm in Nairobi this week for the opening of the inquest into my sister Kate's death here, almost four years ago, which is still very much unsolved. The case has been beset by obstructions and evasions; it's taken us a long time to get this far and there may be more to come.
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm in Nairobi this week for the opening of the inquest into my sister Kate's death here, almost four years ago, which is still very much unsolved. The case has been beset by obstructions and evasions; it's taken us a long time to get this far and there may be more to come.
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This is what happened at Coventry; I did not apply to their fire and rehire scheme because I couldn't stomach the changes they were making to our contracts - not only getting us off the pension but totally changing our academic contracts.
Vile stuff. At my own university all new staff are employed via a subsidiary company to avoid the TPS pension (remember: pensions are pay) and we all fear the costing staff will be next. Management think staff are so desperate that they’ll accept anything.
Remember: university managements are so…
Remember: university managements are so…
Unprecedented, potentially unlawful retrograde proposals made by @solentuniversity.bsky.social
If you have a vested interest in HE, this concerns you.
We must stand together to resist these outrageous proposals.
#HE #TPS #LGPS #Pension #post-92
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
If you have a vested interest in HE, this concerns you.
We must stand together to resist these outrageous proposals.
#HE #TPS #LGPS #Pension #post-92
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
October 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This is what happened at Coventry; I did not apply to their fire and rehire scheme because I couldn't stomach the changes they were making to our contracts - not only getting us off the pension but totally changing our academic contracts.
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Saint Sinwar said it best.
October 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Saint Sinwar said it best.
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RIP Saleh al-Jafarawi
October 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
RIP Saleh al-Jafarawi
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The situation with Blackboard - now its owner is bankrupt and it's coming under new private equity ownership and control - is serious enough the UK agency for HE tech is advising all affected universities to seek assurances regarding data security inspiringlearning.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2025/10/s...
October 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The situation with Blackboard - now its owner is bankrupt and it's coming under new private equity ownership and control - is serious enough the UK agency for HE tech is advising all affected universities to seek assurances regarding data security inspiringlearning.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2025/10/s...
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We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
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This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".
![One of Britain’s most senior police officers has launched an angry tirade against Extinction Rebellion protesters going “all floppy” when they get arrested.
Sir Stephen House, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the tactic of going limp was a “flipping nuisance” as it required extra officers to drag protesters away.
House told a London assembly police and crime committee hearing: “We have asked them to stop being floppy. And that might seem like a silly thing to say, but when we arrest them and pick them up, they go all floppy, which is why you see four or five officers carrying them away. It’s a complete waste of officers’ time, and a complete pain in the neck.”
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House also expressed annoyance at how the tactic made the police look heavy-handed. He said: “The problem with them going floppy and four offices carrying them away [is that it] looks to the general public like police are overreacting here. We’re not making them go floppy. They’re just sort of being a nuisance.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7uvcqt45oqlutlrtgx7bpodq/bafkreie7yqxb4cj2t4gxftiqsno5wgk2kczb5vbtj7wh2b2u5sjtqtdrku@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".
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BBC Radio 4's hourly news headlines today have been an unrelenting Two Minutes' Hate against immigrants. The UK's national broadcaster is deliberately fomenting hatred against some of the world's most vulnerable people, while license fee payers pick up the tab.
August 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
BBC Radio 4's hourly news headlines today have been an unrelenting Two Minutes' Hate against immigrants. The UK's national broadcaster is deliberately fomenting hatred against some of the world's most vulnerable people, while license fee payers pick up the tab.
“I lived pain in all its details. I tasted grief and loss many times. Yet I never hesitated for a single day to convey the truth as it is, without falsification or distortion. May God be a witness against those who remained silent, those who accepted our killing.”
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‘If You Receive My Words, Know Israel Has Killed Me’: Anas Sharif’s Final Will - Quds News Network
Today, Sunday, August 11, 2025, the world lost Anas Sharif, a brave Palestinian journalist whose voice was silenced by an Israeli strike targeting the entire Al Jazeera crew in Gaza. After months of v...
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August 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
“I lived pain in all its details. I tasted grief and loss many times. Yet I never hesitated for a single day to convey the truth as it is, without falsification or distortion. May God be a witness against those who remained silent, those who accepted our killing.”
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