The University of Glasgow groundspeople are going to be quite annoyed when they come in to work tomorrow...

Anyone here knowledgeable about parish polls? @nearlylegal.co.uk @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social

Just to be absolutely clear, this is the Labour government, categorically, and unambiguously, stating that human rights are predicted upon where you are born. That's the outcome of this.

Griffin’s definition of fascism as palingenetic ultranationalism—specifically a reactionary nostalgia for a lost history of the nation that never existed—remains undefeated. A nostalgia for a type of bread that is ubiquitous, created in the 20th century, and rage towards bread as old as civilisation

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I have been laughing at this joke all day. 🦉

When someone started tampering with Tylenol bottles in 1982 the company recalled $100 million worth of bottles immediately even though they clearly weren't at fault

kitchen table issue: stop kidnapping my neighbors!

Dating is just wondering why someone is single and then slowly figuring it out

Cats love cozy spaces

Just used the expression "which has Duke of Clarenced itself on the AI kool aid" I can make transatlantic 15th century pop cultural references with ease #completePackage

Casual dehumanising fascist language from a Labour MP. Ratio time.

there’s an election for Cat Mayor currently happening in Somerville, Mass. and every cat deserves to win

"Cleaning up" is a trope. It's like calling people rats or octopuses. Absolutely no place for it in public life; this MP should be losing the whip.

Well this was predictable. Labour's well publicised fearmongering about delivery drivers, especially with some of their adverts, was guaranteed to generate more hostility against people just trying to make a living. We are already seeing more violence against them www.theguardian.com/business/202...

"I think we need a new term for Sex Education." 'How come?' "That's perfect."

Framing the honouring of Palestinian rights as a punishment for Israel and the denial of them as a reward is not conducive to any "peace process", on multiple levels.

Lotta billboard ads for Clearing at Russell Group unis this year. Places often snobby about post-92s advertising in the past

The 147 other nations that already recognise Palestinian statehood do so because it is the right thing to do, not as a threat or a bargaining chip. God, what a grubby, venal, craven embarrassment of a country this makes us look. www.bbc.com/news/live/cd...

To use statehood as a bargaining chip is just wrong www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

WTF? I was quoted in this story but I have never spoken to the reporter nor would I have said those things. Is everything just generated by LLMs these days? cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans...

The University of Edinburgh has published a review into historic links to slavery and colonialism following four years of research, and have issued an apology

wouldn't necessarily say that "giving the racist rioters exactly what they wanted, and showing them that rioting works" can be seen as "having dealt with the issue"? I mean I guess it is in a way, but www.ft.com/content/7fa5...

Christ I hate this government.

If you see footage from some of these it's embarrassing how small they are. The one in Southampton looked like 20 people with flags. The Telegraph is trying to whip up division with this sort of reporting.

In "Legitimate Concerns" news. 41% of the 899 arrested for taking part in Farage Riots last year had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence. For those arrested by one police force, this figure was 68%. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

my new ai device will sit in a beer garden that backs onto a small river and drink three to five pints on a sunny late summer afternoon for you, leaving you free for more meetings and business calls

reading sixteen thousand mamdani posts on x: the everything app is very impressive. i read two by bari weiss and my eyes killed themselves

Where's my Breakfast? - Daniel Arthur Oil on Panel

@karengregory.bsky.social superdiversity.net/2025/07/17/r... Saw on LinkedIn and realised we aren’t LinkedIn friends because I don’t know how many social networks are there

On dying languages - whether to make something easier so you can learn it quicker or whether you work hard to teach it so you can learn it more deeply thedailydive.pgogywebstuff.com/2025/07/02/o...

ME: i made a scale app where you stand on your phone and it tells your weight FRIEND: cool can i try it ME: ok but we have to use your phone mine is broken

thedailydive.pgogywebstuff.com/2025/06/27/o... On learning curves, skateboards and Ned Ludd Finding a way to learn the things we need such that we can be helped until we don't need the help

"In other groups, looters have gone on Facebook Live from archaeological sites, asking users for advice where they should dig next and drumming up excitement from potential buyers who tune in." FFS. There is no end to Meta's complicity. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

"Transgender people must accept a reduction in their rights after the supreme court decision on gender because they “have been lied to over many years” about what their rights actually were, one of the commissioners drawing up the official post-ruling guidance has said."

Edinburgh will be on strike: Friday 20 June, to coincide with a university open day; and then on Monday 8, Tuesday 9, Wednesday 10, Thursday 11 and Friday 12. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1404....

A once-hyped AI startup backed by Microsoft has filed for bankruptcy after it was revealed that its so-called artificial intelligence was actually hundreds of human workers in India pretending to be chatbots.

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Using #WordPress in education? Please consider filling out this survey on it - wpcampus.typeform.com/wpinhighered - from the excellent @wpcampus.org

Target's bold "Pride" collection this year features a colorless hoodie with the words "Out Loud & Proud" written teeny tiny only the string.

the don’t ask don’t tell collection

Judi Dench-backed rebels seized a nature site 250 miles north of the capital today.

Six days ago I asked if you were wishing for better online networking, well it's here! Join June Liu & me to Speed Network Online! The first event is June 26. More details on the website. Questions? Let me know! speednetworkonline.com

From the picket line, some truth

"The fire bell sounds completely different. It's a semitone higher. At least!"

A useful starter pack: go.bsky.app/2Fq4P6e

And not before time…