@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social It's growing...💚 www.hiwwt.org.uk/news/hampshi...

On Friday ICE agents stopped a bus in Albion, NY. They had a list of names, and took 14 people into custody Those workers—and their employer—happened to be involved in one of the most crucial labor struggles in the state in recent memory My latest @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/05/05/i...

Help make this a reality 🫶 Let's raise £1,000 for the #BrumBinStrike. Get yours here: bit.ly/BirminghamSolidarityBadge #Solidarity #BirminghamBinStrike #StrikeMap

When I was a kid, Puffin Books were the children’s imprint of Penguin Books (still are) and so for an embarrassingly long time, I thought puffins were baby penguins.

As the article (in thread) says, outsize SUVs cost the public purse more in terms of strain on the infrastructure & pollution, and are far more dangerous for pedestrians & cyclists. Yes, we should tax them and their usage heavily. Why on Earth should the rest of us subsidise this obnoxious trend?

Totally agree with the post below. This monster parks on *the pavement* by me on the school run every day. We live in a city centre. So unnecessary, so dangerous. Should be banned imho

It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—

Look guys. You've had your fun with the tariffing. No more tariffing today.

Is this why everyone kept saying bad things should "get in the sea" around this time? Or was that a twee twitter thing

So back

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Do or die time. Let's go with the do today shall we. Let's goooooo #coys

Saw the incredible Jim Ghedi @ Dust, Brighton last night. Hate describing things but sort of apocalyptic folk. For lovers of Lankum etc. Beautiful night. open.spotify.com/track/5DaGt7...

Labour MPs saying “the clue is in the name” to justify benefit cuts is wildly disingenuous. It co-opts Labour’s history to imply all those that cannot physically labour are somehow excluded from the cause. Being pro-worker does not require being anti-unemployed or anti-disabled. It never did.

Beautiful mini murmuration above Worthing Pier

Today's university slashing and burning is Edinburgh, where about 10% of the budget will be cut. There'll be another case every single day until UK govts actually do something. A country so stupid it actively trashes one of things it's good at and famous for. www.bbc.com/news/article...

While some hospitals comply in advance, healthcare workers are mobilizing to defend their transgender patients from Trump's attacks and executive orders. I talked to healthcare workers who are organizing as union members, as well as mobilizing discreetly to protect their patients' care.

Let's be clear: the idea that breakfast clubs would adequately mitigate the impact of the two-child limit is absolute bollocks. The average household hit by the two-child limit loses out on roughly £3,800 a year. They're not currently spending that on coco pops.

Repost with the first album you bought with your own money

Keep seeing events referred to as a "sandpit". What is this and why is it making my spidey senses go off

Movies you've watched more than six times, GIFs only

Not surprised that it's community colleges that are fighting back. Community colleges serve the greatest number of people facing systemic barriers. A large percentage of community college students are the first in their family to attend college.

Really touching tribute Michael Burawoy from Ruth Milkman jacobin.com/2025/02/mich...

I spoke to a whole bunch of federal employees who are organizing to stay on the job and challenge Musk's wrecking crew inthesetimes.com/article/fede...

"While Trump can appoint his cronies to head crucial civil service agencies, it is still unionized federal employees who make these institutions run. And their resistance to his power grab constitutes our best hope" Excellent from @ericblanc.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Masters scholarships for Palestinian students at Sussex. Please disseminate? www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re...

I do not think it is possible to overstate how embarrassingly pathetic this is.

More of the approach that's never worked once in political history: screaming "we're racist!" at the far right in the vain hope that people *who despise you* will switch from more racist parties, without your horrified base switching to less racist ones. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Taken over by Qatar *and* keep Levy?? Jfc www.theguardian.com/football/202...

England is widely considered to be one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world and local areas have been asked to develop nature recovery strategies. To develop the evidence base we are commissioning 4000 word discussion papers on the topic www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/programmes/s...

Jude in his post match just said the "best minds of my generation" there. City's descent culminating in them all being destroyed by madness...

Who would've thunk it?? Well, everyone obviously, apart from cranks who sabotage them. Brilliant research here & v important point "20% of city population live inside the zone: the poorest, most likely to suffer ill health & less likely to cause pollution in 1st place". These should be everywhere.

🚨 BREAKING: The @aflcio.org, EPI, and four major unions have filed an injunction against DOGE and the Trump-appointed Acting Sec of Labor. They’re seeking a temporary restraining order to keep Musk’s minions out of the DOL’s data. More at @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social inthesetimes.com/article/elon...

“We are shocked and saddened by the news of Professor Michael Burawoy’s passing. His untimely death is a great loss to sociology & to movements for justice around the world.” @michaelabenson.bsky.social on a collegiate, courageous giant of the discipline. thesociologicalreview.org/announcement...

RIP to the legendary sociologist and comrade, Michael Burawoy.

Very sad. Great loss to labour and sociology www.ktvu.com/news/uc-berk...

Apparently there’s a “kickoff” meeting between the DOGE people and Department of Labor management planned for tomorrow at 4pm ET. Unrelatedly, the Frances Perkins Building that houses the Dept of Labor is located at 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210.

NEWS: Sources tell me that DOGE is setting its sights on the Department of Labor next. DOL workers have been ordered to give DOGE access to whatever they ask for—or risk termination. “We’re supposed to stop everything we’re doing and do whatever the DOGE kids ask… It feels dirty and illegal.”

Jfc

One of the words on this list is “historically”.

Love the smell of free speech with my morning coffee

The Arts and Humanities Alliance have written an open letter to Bridget Philippson, Secretary of State for Education, on the recently announced cuts across the sector. We are concerned that these measures disproportionately affect our disciplines and call for an urgent government review.

He’s here. Tel a friend 🗣️

Numpties on sky sports news going "no one had heard of him til this week". You're literally paid to be a sports journalist while I'm sat here at 11.20pm at night watching YouTubes for free. Anyway 🥳

Solidarity with the US National Parks who were battered during last Trump administration and fear complete devastation now. Follow @altnps.bsky.social - a grassroots movement of Park Rangers & supporters dedicated to preserving the mission of national parks.

“It is not OK to shove everything together, from ballerinas to florists, into a thing called ‘the creative industries’. The arts are different, and they need attention”. Excellent piece from Charlotte Higgins and a call for policy and action from the government. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...