Persepolis was read all over the world—a true international phenomenon. Assigned in every class subject under the sun. During the Obama years, West Point cadets were assigned the book. There's never been anything like it; never anyone like her. What an awful world that couldn't hold her longer.

Ah yes, the "Thdpsssps"

The 8,000 slave labourers who passed through Alderney during the course of the war were witnesses to much of what was happening on the island while it was in the hands of German forces. Find out more about their experiences at an evening talk by Prof Gilly Carr

Ben Habib's announcement sparks feverish speculation on the far right. Will Billionaire Fascists for Racism merge with Racist Billionaires for Fascism? And where will that leave the Racist-Fascist Front for the Liberation of Billionaires?

Turns out, when you delightedly tell people you're going to force something on them that will take their job, destroy their future, and ruin the environment, they ... don't like it?

Really sad news. RIP www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...

The way the entire British media is suddenly discussing 'two tier policing' as if it is a real thing worth seriously debating, rather than the obvious far-right white supremacist fantasy it has always been, is very alarming

When journalistic objectivity goes wrong

Shedding 608 academic posts but creating 75 new managerial posts. No clear answers as to what those posts are, who they will go to, and why we need them.

Just a reminder: The Guardian entered a strategic partnership with OpenAI a little while back, so any time you see an article like this from them, you can immediately dismiss it as not credible journalism but just Sam Altman getting his money’s worth.

X is currently full of posts falsely naming Christi Hill and another officer as having arrested Henry Nowak. One names and pictures the other PC, saying, "Wanted: dead or alive". It gives his address. What more exactly will it take to get UK MPs, ministers and departments off that hellsite?

Red Wall discourse has so clouded Labour’s mind that they’re sleepwalking into doing to university towns what Thatcher did to mining towns

I agree, this is a very good discussion. Specifically on Badenoch's claim that Nowak’s murder must be a “Stephen Lawrence moment”: "I think we should be very clear that this comparison, at best, reveals worrying ignorance both of the murder of Stephen Lawrence and the murder of Henry Nowak."

A new independent Nottingham Book Festival, organised by members of the Society of Authors (East Midlands), is taking place on Sat 5 Sept 2026 at Broadway Cinema, Nottingham. Expect guest speakers, writing workshops, readings and panels, and 1-1 sessions with publishing professionals. #booksky

Nazis were in the forefront of yesterday evening's protests in Southampton where anger over the murder of Henry Nowak was inflamed by Nigel Farage and others, and turned into an anti-police riot. Read more here: searchlightmagazine.com/2026/06/nazi...

This is concerning: Reform UK bans promotion of LGBTQ and Pride events at Essex libraries

false equivalencies are a very effective tool of white racists and its a failure of anti-racism education to not arm society with the critical thought needed keep us safe from them

Nigel Farage’s ‘White Lives Matter’ Speech Is a Sign of Reform’s Growing Desperation bylinetimes.com/2026/06/02/n...

Solidarity with University of Nottingham staff beginning their 61 days of strike action today. I share their deep concerns about the impacts of 600+ proposed job cuts and 40+ proposed course closures on staff, students, and our city. [1/2]

Scottish Women and Girls' Cricket Heritage Day - at The Grange Club on 3rd June - combine supporting Scotland v Netherlands (T20) with sharing your memories and hearing about "Honouring Our Past" project. So many hidden histories to be uncovered. @rafnicholson.bsky.social @crickether.com.

PhD student and member of the Centre for New and International Writing, Jennifer Lee Tsai, celebrates the launch of her poetry collection Melete, this Wednesday 3rd June, 6-7:30pm at The Bluecoat. Join for readings, conversation, and music! Book tickets here: www.thebluecoat.org.uk/whatson/jlt-...

Dance first, think later? This is a project I have been working on for a while. If you have journeyed through clubs, raves, dancefloors, sounds and crowds of 1990s/early 2000s Northern Ireland I would love to chat!

Just heard that Queer Brewing are shutting up and closing at the end of July. Really sad news, even great breweries can't make ends meet in this climate.

Engaging the public in humanities & social sciences feels more important than ever. So we are offering £8k grants for researchers to work with galleries, libraries, archives, museums or performing arts organisations to do this. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

A march for Kahanism

Amnesty International understanding that this "generative AI" shit as currently conceived and deployed is a project which enables fascism and endangers the already vulnerable and marginalized populations of the world.

It's not about Christianity it's Christianism, a branch of white supremacism imported from the USA.

Wtaf is going on in the Washington Post? Is it just Bezos or is there a more sophisticated explanation why these gobshites are saying that mild redistribution of tax/wealth is the same as an antisemitic conspiracy theory?

Where are my fellow editors in the humanities? I am writing about journal submission volume, AI, and the humanities. If you are an editor, I'd love to know if you are seeing a lot of AI-generated submissions-- or a lot of submissions in general. Or if you have the problem of low submission volume.

The man on Bovino's left (as we look at the photo) is Martin Sellner He is the Austrian co-founder of the white nationalist Generation Identity group. He was banned from the UK in 2018 on security grounds, and remains banned In 2019 it emerged he'd conversed with the Christchurch mosque shooter

So that’s two of the “Raise the Colours” organisers now charged with violent crimes & a fifth of the 2024 race rioters with domestic abuse. Makes you wonder whether “innocent patriotism” & “protecting women & girls” are just covers for thuggish racism & misogyny?

Trent Bridge's dedicated Pride fixture will return during a Vitality Blast double-header on 7 June 🌈 🗞️ https://f.mtr.cool/uceogomrbv 🎟️ https://f.mtr.cool/udaulhmobi

Ethnic cleansing. Which several countries will respond to with 'now, steady on chaps' but no country will actually do anything about.

hell freezes over, the FT opens the door to nationalization

Honestly, the cloying desperation to find a perfect definition that will exclude trans women from legible, legitimate womanhood has in and of itself demonstrated (almost as well as any materialist feminist can) that sex is social, mutable, and a regime of violent policing.

I’m surprised to see this from YouGov. It’s a perfect example of how not to ask a polling question. “Clean energy” can be – and in most instances is – “cheaper energy”.

Support for running public utilities in the public sector remains high, as Andy Burnham says nationalising water and energy companies would be in his programme for government Water companies Public: 82% (no change from Jun 2024) Private: 8% (=) Energy companies Public: 70% (-1) Private: 18% (+1)

We're complaining to the Charity Commission about Sex Matters describing women who are trans using women's spaces as "deviants". The language is unacceptable (and the statement is wrong in law). We're looking for other examples of it (staff or Trustees) using inflammatory language. Share below?

Rishi Sunak tells Radio 4 that "AI is changing every aspect of our economy and our lives, and if I was back in office and looked at my diary and where I was going to spend my time, I would spend it on that" At no point does he or the BBC mention the £373,000 given to him every year by an AI company

Tony Blair, a lobbyist with close ties to the Trump administration and fossil fuel industries, says the UK should drill more oil and get closer to the Trump administration

'Self interested neoliberal messianic old white man says something entirely in character' This is the news. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Could there be a better example of "the trans debate" than 98% of women supporting trans people and then one single lone person voting against them and getting their way regardless. It's all such a fucking sham

To enter into an ongoing debate: this is not nihilistic violent extremism. This is two teenagers trying to start a race war and specifically immitating others who did the same.

They're all over X and TikTok, spreading tired old climate disinformation, using the same phrases about 1976, and UK and German forecast map colours that have been debunked repeatedly. Those largely originated in fossil fuel and Russian accounts and get recycled every year.

Also (from the last 48 hours as a journal editor) reading, summarising articles, writing, alphabetising a bibliography.

A blue plaque is to be unveiled to commemorate a defining confrontation which helped halt the spread of fascism in Wales in the 1930s buff.ly/8ZrHDUe

34.8ºC at Kew Gardens breaks its May AND June records by OVER 4ºC for its May record set in 1922 and by 0.2ºC for its June record set in 1976. Unprecedented heat for the UK in late May, and likely to be bettered tomorrow. A rounded 35ºC temperature should not happen in May.

"Anthropic is the clean coal of AI. And clean coal doesn't exist" - Karen Hao speaking at Hay yesterday.

Please sign & share. A whole generation missed out on the childhood & teenage they could have had, they were erased, lesbian mothers lost custody of their children, people lost their jobs & careers, some people didn't survive it section28justice.co.uk?utm_source=i...

Today’s the anniversary of the passing into law of Section 28 in 1988, the first homophobic legislation in a century. Politicians and media said it was our own fault, told us to shut up and give up. We didn’t. Dont you dare give up now on trans people.