Reuters: US JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NAME FROM KENNEDY CENTER BUILDING - ORDER

BREAKING: we just won our Kennedy Center case! Both the renaming & the closure of the Kennedy Center are enjoined Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social & my colleagues @democracydefendersaction.org & Washington Litigation Group This is a 1-2 punch against Trump's corruption

By 1936, Nazi Germany had the 3rd largest whaling fleet in the world. Much of it operated by Unilever. The result would be the near-extinction of the Blue Whale, all in the quest for something worth more to the Nazis than gold: Margarine. Find out more on this week's Untitled History podcast!

...you can still help us immensely with our running costs for this year and beyond, by donating at pedalonparliament.org/donate/ 👕 You can also still buy #PoP26 merchandise, which this weekend is once again FREE SHIPPING: pedalonparliament.teemill.com

And...if you're wondering how to get back to the Meadows after @pedalonparliament.org This route uses protected or off-road infrastructure almost entirely, BUT requires you to climb 2-3 steps and 1 big hill. www.komoot.com/tour/2965628...

Excellent, thorough piece on the perverse impact of UK's restrictive attitude to migration. Government claims it wants to improve economic outcomes and encourage integration -and is achieving precisely the opposite. (draws on @migobs.bsky.social/my research) www.economist.com/britain/2026...

The Neo-Gothic red stone tower of Polwarth Parish Church in spring sunlight. I normally prefer to shoot in B&W for #architecture photos, but the contrast between the red stonework, rich, spring greenery of the trees, & blue sky was too nice. . #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #photography #photographie

Up to 111 academic jobs to be cut, despite the current forecast of a £4 million surplus for this financial year. The same restructuring process will create new Executive Dean roles on 6-figure salaries. Just yesterday SMT announced the hiring of a new Vice Principal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I totally missed this! <that says something in and of itself>

Ooh. Who else is getting @pedalonparliament.org merch and more importantly coming to #PoP2026 on the 30th May? Remember if you can't make it you must send 5 others in your place!

tomorrow!

France finally abolishes the law rendering Black people property. In 2026. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

@petergeoghegan.bsky.social Sir, a well deserved nomination for the Paul Foot Award 2026 with @privateeyenews.bsky.social Your work into the murky machinations of Labour Together is vital. youtu.be/-XmBQ8TiThw?...

1 week left to apply! Postdoc on history of educational experiences linked to migration of Asian immigrants within East and Southeast #Asia over longue durée + contemporary knowledge dynamics of Asian diasporas in Europe. #migration #DisasterSTS #EconomicMobility #gender www.mpg.de/26445995/one...

Here's our route to the Meadows, where we join the closed road ride to Parliament: www.komoot.com/tour/2995146...

Join us tomorrow to ride to @pedalonparliament.org meeting at 10.30 for 10.45 departure.

Hey Barnton and NW Edinburgh! Join me to @pedalonparliament.org for a cycle-safe Scotland next Saturday 🚲💐🚲

🙋 #PedalOnParliament Sat 30 May --> pedalonparliament.org 🙋 visit our #cargobike stall with #SpokesMaps etc, from 11am @edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social @davidfkey.bsky.social @jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social @johnrobson87.bsky.social

Lovely video about coming to PoP - it's for everyone, on any cycle. All welcome, always 💜 fb.watch/Hovq6WMefI/

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

Reckon they've been doing the 'too much uni, not enough technical education' dance in British politics basically my entire adult life. It's one of those little dog-whistles about kids these days and deindustrialisation that doesn't seem to require any policy attached to it whatsoever

Our post-election Scotland poll suggests independence was a very important issue in deciding how 34% of voters voted, the second most important issue of the campaign after the NHS. Our pre-election polling suggested it was very important for just 24% of voters by March, a big campaign shift.

Scorched grass after the fire at Holyrood. Also a magnificent view. Edinburgh

"The British fixation on net migration...was constructed, socially and politically... The statistic became central not because it was the best way to understand migration, but because it was politically convenient." ✍️ @jdportes.bsky.social on net migration figures ukandeu.ac.uk/race-and-spa...

"Brace yourselves,” said Kenyan opposition politician Fred Matiang’i. “The worst is about to come.”

UK universities cut jobs, research and teaching amid squeeze in overseas students - www.ft.com/content/ded7... I don't really understand why any administration would not try to reverse the fall in overseas student numbers, but I guess I'm a naive liberal

‘She does not back down’: the couple seeking to legalise same-sex marriage in Botswana

"Meetings are held, emails are sent, phone calls are made, and something like 520,000 children die of malnutrition, diarrhea, tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV." prospect.org/2026/05/22/w...

Great interview on 'defence vs foreign aid'. Morning.

#OtD 21 May 1913 a bomb exploded at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh, Scotland, set by suffragettes. It caused no casualties but caused some damage. A note was left reading: “How beggarly appears argument before defiant deed. Votes for women.”' stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9413...

A plea to my followers out there (I have over 600, surely a few of you must be interested): My second novel was launched last month! How about purchasing a copy and making my publisher really happy?! www.merlinstarpress.com/bookstore#!/... #historicalfiction #guernicaprize

New paper of mine on complexities of researcher engagement in online and IRL armed conflict, focusing on Somali/LasAnod war case study. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

It’s always been a two tier system (for the Global South and unaffiliated academics) but i didn’t see this shift into reverse coming.

Ooof. Read and publish agreements have flaws (see my blog) but not being included will make things difficult for Nottingham academics.

Barry Buzan and the big picture in IR 🌟 Monday 1 June with the University of Westminster Centre for the Study of Democracy 🎉 Marking the launch 'The Big Picture as an Approach to the Study of International Relations: Thinking With and Beyond Barry Buzan!' 🌍 Register 👉 https://ow.ly/L5Tc50Z2vJZ

It's not just the UK where this shit is happening, yo

Dear students, this is why you don't use AI as a research tool.

10 sleeps to go! @pedalonparliament.org #POP26

And in case anybody is wondering, Edinburgh isn’t in debt, and is one of the UK’s WEALTHIEST universities. If the university is/will be in financial dire straits as he claims, then that was on his watch so maybe he should do everyone a favour and resign - and take his team with him.

The college grads in open revolt against pro-AI speakers is a reminder that this isn’t about a failure to adopt technology. These students are the first generation to have had language models throughout their college experience. No one wants it. They want an education, not a four year sales pitch.

😱 #omg

It's publication day! Mine and @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social's book is now available anywhere books are sold: www.mqup.ca/Books/F/For-...

Sir Tom Devine: "Edinburgh’s plight is mainly due to inept decisions taken by the current Principal and his senior management group" Scatching words from one of Scotland's preeminent historians on Edinbugh Uni's financial woes. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2611944...

The last place that suggested this was urban councillors in Zimbabwe…. I wrote a whole article about why a qualified franchise is (neo)colonial.

📆 Eleven days until PedalOnParliament.org! How are you getting to #PoP26? There are folks taking the train from Glasgow, and Ember buses from Dundee and beyond; there's Feeder rides from South Queensferry and around Edinburgh too --> pedalonparliament.org/feeder-rides... Looking forward to it :)

URGENT - UCU St Andrews Member - Antonis Vradis is on the Qannir La Cirena boat in the Global Summid Flotilla which has been intercepted by Israel Contact your MP and MSP Contact the Principal Please share

Italian Icons: an exhibition of significant bicycles from the Madonna del Ghisallo Cycling Museum Collection in Italy will be on display in Edinburgh from the 12th June. Sign up to EdFoC's exclusive preview event on the 11th June (includes refreshments & canapés) edfoc.org.uk/events/event...

Number 2 St Peter’s buildings (Gilmore place st Viewforth) appears to be crumbling. @cllrbenparker.bsky.social can you look into it?

For 25 years, Research4Life has helped expand access to knowledge worldwide. Today, the focus is broader: supporting equitable participation across the entire research cycle. Read on from our partners at Taylor & Francis Research: https://ow.ly/N2kt50YZokg #R4L25 #ResearchEquity

New all-time record set on the Leith Walk cycle lane - 2,568 cyclists on 30th April, 2026. There has been another surge in cycling this spring after slow growth in 2025, and last year's record has already been broken 10 times.