Can’t help but reflect on the *5 years of strikes* we did to defend our pensions, on this, the day USS announce their £10 billion surplus.
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Can’t help but reflect on the *5 years of strikes* we did to defend our pensions, on this, the day USS announce their £10 billion surplus.
Pam Bondi pardoned a plastic surgeon who allegedly pretended to give children Covid vaccines and sold Covid vaccination cards ($50 a pop) to over 1,900 people. She said the government’s will shouldn’t be imposed on patients (except when it comes to abortion and gender-affirming care, I guess).
Doechii is the best thing to ever land in my playlist
"Professors are the enemy, professors are the enemy.
Write that on the blackboard 100 times and never forget it."
A short history of a long-running refrain from the American right.
Already seeing echoes of this in the UK from Badenoch and Farage ...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tanks, fighting vehicles and howitzers arrive in Washington, D.C. ahead of next week's military parade. They departed from Texas on June 2.
Our new paper on "Place-based solidarity: Crisis, austerity and the devolution of responsibility"
authors: Coco Huggins and Mia Gray
is now available free online: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Funny but also marking our changing relationship with infrastructure and appliances
Still in time to attend this important lecture!
Born on this day in 1471, the incomparable Albrecht Durer. Just a complete dandy in his 1498 self portrait. I mean, the cap! The braided strap! And the gloves!! Not to mention the long curly locks.
Good. More places should follow.
The big “why do you hate AI?” Thread got comments and quotes turned off, but here’s the main reason I hate AI:
It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that
How are you supposed to report on the weather when weather data is disappearing?
www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/how-...
A colorful acrylic painting by Jim Musil depicting a woman riding her bike through blossoming pink trees. The grass is a bright yellow green for Spring.
My painting SPRING RIDE
I'm in
When evidence feels out of reach, SOMO’s pro bono helpdesk, The Counter, can help you find it.
We can uncover and piece together scattered data to reveal how companies are linked to abuse and environmental destruction.
Here are some examples of investigations we did ➡️ www.somo.nl/what-compani...
Two Finance & Space articles have been selected in @regstud.bsky.social 's curated special collection 'Navigating Regional Transformation'! Access the collection here:
www.regionalstudies.org/news/navigat...
On this day May 2nd 1989, an album was released which became the soundtrack to countless millions of dark & disenfranchised souls around the world.
36 years on, it still sounds amazing.
If you turn it up loud enough you can drown both your sorrows & the sound of your knees cracking when you get up.
PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081
Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority #Climate
My union branch @sheffielducu.bsky.social has declared 10 days of Strike Action, as well as Action Short of Strike (ASOS) until management commit to the reasonable demand of avoiding compulsory redundancies.
We hope the VC + senior management see sense beforehand..
Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of compassion, courage, and a continuing call to protect our common home and all who share it with us.
In his 2023 exhortation, Laudato Deum, he spoke out strongly against those who reject what science tells us about climate and deny their own responsibility. 🧵
That is exactly what Rothko's paintings do and why they are so important. They strip everything back to the basis and give it back to you. Like a child recognising the hidden geometries of the universe. Who is to say what wonders will work in you!
In the Comic Timing dep't, feline division... (via @cosmonautroger on Tumblr)
Solidarity breeds courage, across continents too.
Be prepared in Britain too.
Catch our Global Corridor project partner, Leah f/
Haki Defenders talking on BBC 'Focus on Africa' today about our research report on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline + a range of issues inc displacement + inadequate compensation (25 mins in)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
In #Okinawa, coastal fishermen now farm #coral, restoring #reefs like planting trees in a forest. With #ocean temperatures rising, half the world’s coral reefs have already vanished. These farmers are fighting back, one fragment at a time.
[Heppoko Taylor]
Ok this morning I had not the faintest idea of who Cory Booker was, but these snipets of his speech are inspiring, whether you are American or not.
I also do not need a disneyfication of Spanish and European history. Being condemned to repeat unknown histories may be cliché, but it happens.
Really excellent example of the work critical social science can do
