Richard Hull
@richardhull54.bsky.social
P/T lecturer 0.2 in Social Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths, London, + semi-retired. Views my own. Climate Justice, Stop Ecocide, Critical Management Studies, Solidarity Economy, 💙.
https://www.gold.ac.uk/icce/staff/r-hull/
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‘Woman, life, freedom’: the Syrian feminists who forged a new world in a land of war
In a society riven by conflict and misogyny, the autonomous region of Rojava has a government with perhaps the most complete gender equality in the world
www.theguardian.com
Excellent @natashawalter.bsky.social
#Rojava
#DAANES
#Woman,Life,Freedom
#jin,jiyan,azadi
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
"Too often, it seems to me, as I hear discussions in the west of what the new Syria will look like, this impassioned feminism is completely overlooked ...
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#Rojava
#DAANES
#Woman,Life,Freedom
#jin,jiyan,azadi
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
"Too often, it seems to me, as I hear discussions in the west of what the new Syria will look like, this impassioned feminism is completely overlooked ...
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Sublime version of the already sublime Gnossienne n°1 by Erik Satie. Sadly, it seems the website for Decostruttori Postmodernisti has gone - unless anyone has any updates?
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q19x...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q19x...
Gnossienne n°1 (Satie) - Decostruttori Postmodernisti
YouTube video by Decostruttori Postmodernisti
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Sublime version of the already sublime Gnossienne n°1 by Erik Satie. Sadly, it seems the website for Decostruttori Postmodernisti has gone - unless anyone has any updates?
🎧
🎼🎵🎶
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q19x...
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🎼🎵🎶
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q19x...
That's a great example of #Brandalism so I've added #AltText so that more folk can appreciate it 😀.
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
That's a great example of #Brandalism so I've added #AltText so that more folk can appreciate it 😀.
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I'm obliged for the nod.
The "Penrose Effect" seems to be a real thing - hypothesised in the 1930s and re-tested in the last decade or so:
Where you reduce your inpatient psychiatric provision, you'll see a correlated rise within 10yrs in prisons of seriously mentally ill prisoners.
The "Penrose Effect" seems to be a real thing - hypothesised in the 1930s and re-tested in the last decade or so:
Where you reduce your inpatient psychiatric provision, you'll see a correlated rise within 10yrs in prisons of seriously mentally ill prisoners.
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I'm obliged for the nod.
The "Penrose Effect" seems to be a real thing - hypothesised in the 1930s and re-tested in the last decade or so:
Where you reduce your inpatient psychiatric provision, you'll see a correlated rise within 10yrs in prisons of seriously mentally ill prisoners.
The "Penrose Effect" seems to be a real thing - hypothesised in the 1930s and re-tested in the last decade or so:
Where you reduce your inpatient psychiatric provision, you'll see a correlated rise within 10yrs in prisons of seriously mentally ill prisoners.
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Good story on Larry the Downing Street Cat @number10cat.bsky.social, also featuring their favourite photographer @justin-ng.bsky.social, who says Larry's "ability to appear at the right moment and pose for all of us makes him so endearing to everyone.”
#Caturday
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#Caturday
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A rats to riches story: Larry the Downing Street cat finds place in TV spotlight
Popularity of Britain’s top mouser – ‘the guy to meet in No 10’ – to feature in documentary series
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Good story on Larry the Downing Street Cat @number10cat.bsky.social, also featuring their favourite photographer @justin-ng.bsky.social, who says Larry's "ability to appear at the right moment and pose for all of us makes him so endearing to everyone.”
#Caturday
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#Caturday
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
Astonishing photo (by Hannah McKay/Reuters) to accompany astonishingly good writing by @barneyronay.bsky.social on the geopolitics of sport and the bizarre scenes outside Aston Villa's game against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
#Football
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www.theguardian.com/football/202...
#Football
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www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Fraught, tense and visceral: there’s never been a football match quite like Maccabi’s visit to Aston Villa | Barney Ronay
Undeniably strange and redolent of wider horrors at one remove, this Europa League tie was a groaning platter of geopolitics with a tiny little sprig of sport dusted across the top
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Astonishing photo (by Hannah McKay/Reuters) to accompany astonishingly good writing by @barneyronay.bsky.social on the geopolitics of sport and the bizarre scenes outside Aston Villa's game against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
#Football
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www.theguardian.com/football/202...
#Football
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www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Another in the "shocking but not surprising".
And plase do support The Intercept if you can.
And plase do support The Intercept if you can.
The Palestinian groups’ YouTube channels hosted hours of footage documenting and highlighting alleged Israeli government violations of international law in both Gaza and the West Bank. interc.pt/4oUJNer
November 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Another in the "shocking but not surprising".
And plase do support The Intercept if you can.
And plase do support The Intercept if you can.
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The Palestinian groups’ YouTube channels hosted hours of footage documenting and highlighting alleged Israeli government violations of international law in both Gaza and the West Bank. interc.pt/4oUJNer
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Palestinian groups’ YouTube channels hosted hours of footage documenting and highlighting alleged Israeli government violations of international law in both Gaza and the West Bank. interc.pt/4oUJNer
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Shocking, but not surprising.
#Nonprofits
#McCarthyism
"Right-wing pundit Michael Knowles, who in 2023 called for the “eradication of transgenderism,” painted a picture of progressive organizations as “organized left-wing crime,”".
nonprofitquarterly.org/senate-gop-r...
#Nonprofits
#McCarthyism
"Right-wing pundit Michael Knowles, who in 2023 called for the “eradication of transgenderism,” painted a picture of progressive organizations as “organized left-wing crime,”".
nonprofitquarterly.org/senate-gop-r...
Senate GOP Ramps Up Attacks on Left-Wing Nonprofits - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
A US Senate hearing showcased the Right’s plan to attack and persecute progressive nonprofits.
nonprofitquarterly.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Shocking, but not surprising.
#Nonprofits
#McCarthyism
"Right-wing pundit Michael Knowles, who in 2023 called for the “eradication of transgenderism,” painted a picture of progressive organizations as “organized left-wing crime,”".
nonprofitquarterly.org/senate-gop-r...
#Nonprofits
#McCarthyism
"Right-wing pundit Michael Knowles, who in 2023 called for the “eradication of transgenderism,” painted a picture of progressive organizations as “organized left-wing crime,”".
nonprofitquarterly.org/senate-gop-r...
Shocking, but not surprising.
#Nonprofits
#McCarthyism
"Right-wing pundit Michael Knowles, who in 2023 called for the “eradication of transgenderism,” painted a picture of progressive organizations as “organized left-wing crime,”".
nonprofitquarterly.org/senate-gop-r...
#Nonprofits
#McCarthyism
"Right-wing pundit Michael Knowles, who in 2023 called for the “eradication of transgenderism,” painted a picture of progressive organizations as “organized left-wing crime,”".
nonprofitquarterly.org/senate-gop-r...
Senate GOP Ramps Up Attacks on Left-Wing Nonprofits - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
A US Senate hearing showcased the Right’s plan to attack and persecute progressive nonprofits.
nonprofitquarterly.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Shocking, but not surprising.
#Nonprofits
#McCarthyism
"Right-wing pundit Michael Knowles, who in 2023 called for the “eradication of transgenderism,” painted a picture of progressive organizations as “organized left-wing crime,”".
nonprofitquarterly.org/senate-gop-r...
#Nonprofits
#McCarthyism
"Right-wing pundit Michael Knowles, who in 2023 called for the “eradication of transgenderism,” painted a picture of progressive organizations as “organized left-wing crime,”".
nonprofitquarterly.org/senate-gop-r...
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Many in politics and media are trapped on X/Twitter, a latter-day Plato's cave, mistaking projected shadows for reality.
No social media platform can be perfect - the 'social' bit ensures that - as people are also not perfect.
But some platforms are better than others.
No social media platform can be perfect - the 'social' bit ensures that - as people are also not perfect.
But some platforms are better than others.
Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Many in politics and media are trapped on X/Twitter, a latter-day Plato's cave, mistaking projected shadows for reality.
No social media platform can be perfect - the 'social' bit ensures that - as people are also not perfect.
But some platforms are better than others.
No social media platform can be perfect - the 'social' bit ensures that - as people are also not perfect.
But some platforms are better than others.
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This really the cracking of speeches: a banger.
Worth reading in full.
Worth reading in full.
The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This really the cracking of speeches: a banger.
Worth reading in full.
Worth reading in full.
Good points here:
"Britain’s professional class is quietly being proletarianised. Culturally privileged but economically precarious, white-collar workers risk souring on the system they were trained to serve. That should worry politicians."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Britain’s professional class is quietly being proletarianised. Culturally privileged but economically precarious, white-collar workers risk souring on the system they were trained to serve. That should worry politicians."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Britain’s new class divide: the professional middle is being hollowed out | Editorial
Editorial: A micro-elite in finance and tech hoovers up talent while-white collar jobs lose their lustre. A society that rewards proximity to capital over contribution risks rupture
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Good points here:
"Britain’s professional class is quietly being proletarianised. Culturally privileged but economically precarious, white-collar workers risk souring on the system they were trained to serve. That should worry politicians."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Britain’s professional class is quietly being proletarianised. Culturally privileged but economically precarious, white-collar workers risk souring on the system they were trained to serve. That should worry politicians."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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China's showing a total disregard for the environment the way they're implementing renewable energy though:
(this isn't a good thing - this is destroying ecosystems)
(this isn't a good thing - this is destroying ecosystems)
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
China's showing a total disregard for the environment the way they're implementing renewable energy though:
(this isn't a good thing - this is destroying ecosystems)
(this isn't a good thing - this is destroying ecosystems)
Very significant discussion from @adamtooze.bsky.social of China's immense leadersip in #RenewableEnergy and electrification, and what that means for the rest of the world.
#geopolitics
#electrostate
open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
#geopolitics
#electrostate
open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Chartbook 414: Slouching towards (Red-Green) utopia. Voicing the muted politics of China's renewable energy revolution.
It can’t be said too often.
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Very significant discussion from @adamtooze.bsky.social of China's immense leadersip in #RenewableEnergy and electrification, and what that means for the rest of the world.
#geopolitics
#electrostate
open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
#geopolitics
#electrostate
open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
Great cartoon - reminds me of Lucy Suchman's anthropological observation of the work of photocopier repair engineers - first thing they did was look in the waste paper bin next to the malfunctioning machine.
November 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Great cartoon - reminds me of Lucy Suchman's anthropological observation of the work of photocopier repair engineers - first thing they did was look in the waste paper bin next to the malfunctioning machine.
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"The Honduran people — and only the Honduran people — must determine the destiny of their great nation."
🇭🇳 Statement from the Progressive International Observatory.
🇭🇳 Statement from the Progressive International Observatory.
Red Alert: Audio Recordings Reveal Alleged Conspiracy in Honduras Elections
Statement from the Progressive International Observatory
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"The Honduran people — and only the Honduran people — must determine the destiny of their great nation."
🇭🇳 Statement from the Progressive International Observatory.
🇭🇳 Statement from the Progressive International Observatory.
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Popular forces around the world oppose the escalating war on Venezuela — part of a renewed Global Monroe Doctrine that seeks to dismantle sovereignty and self-determination around the world. Available in EN and ES.
"This is world war in slow motion."
Popular forces around the world oppose the escalating war on Venezuela — part of a renewed Global Monroe Doctrine that seeks to dismantle sovereignty and self-determination around the world.
buff.ly
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Popular forces around the world oppose the escalating war on Venezuela — part of a renewed Global Monroe Doctrine that seeks to dismantle sovereignty and self-determination around the world. Available in EN and ES.
Hey @theguardian.com - please stop calling these "immigration raids" - they are #RacistRoundups, #ViolentKidnapping, #ViolentAbduction - I'm sure you can come up with other more appropriate headlines?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s immigration raids continue through Halloween in Chicago and Los Angeles
In Chicago suburb, protesters confront ICE agents, whom Evanston mayor says ‘assaulted’ residents
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hey @theguardian.com - please stop calling these "immigration raids" - they are #RacistRoundups, #ViolentKidnapping, #ViolentAbduction - I'm sure you can come up with other more appropriate headlines?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Delightful.
November 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Delightful.
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Starterpack full of top class accounts that are worth a follow.
Please follow all and share.
Please follow all and share.
November 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Starterpack full of top class accounts that are worth a follow.
Please follow all and share.
Please follow all and share.