George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This should be a day of shame for my profession. Unfortunately, most of the media is not renowned for self-reflection. It may be relentless in exposing other people's faults (but in most cases only the faults of those who might threaten the status quo). It is much less prepared to confront its own. 13850103
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Yes, scrutiny of false claims is legitimate media business. But this is about proportion. He wasn't a politician, let alone PM or President. He wasn't running a major corporation. And his sins were tiny by comparison to what some of those people get away with. This was a one-off, page 14 story. 1459960
StateSide @stateside.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Someone needs to let AI run wild on a couple of top Cambridge books authors, eh? I don’t know about Arday’s accomplishments or how he presented them. But I would bet MANY authors use a part of paragraph or two they did not write. Then call out the media who bounced on those, but pilloried Arday. 010
arcite.bsky.social @arcite.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Of course, in the poisonous and treacherous social media infused reality we now live in, there are few safe spaces, everything and anything is weaponized. It’s sad he could not find it within himself to switch off. 010
Catherine @mrsnettles.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Should have been an internal disciplinary matter. General public normally couldn't care less about about the failings of academics (usually far worse). Cambridge had promoted him to celebrity status, were then embarrassed so threw him to the racist press, who were only too keen to tear him apart. 000
Alex Ross @wergend.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Even I heard about it, and I didn't follow anything except "The Econoclasts," by Unheard*. *Yes I know what they are, but I like Yanis. Yet YT auto-played a following discussion on his case. Not until 45 minutes in, was it revealed one of the two speakers, was a prof', fired for anti DEI activism. 000
Jonny Brick @countrywol.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Rothermere, Marshall and Murdoch need to be the ones to answer any charges, not the underlings who do as they are told. It cannot be a case of just going for the journalists; this is a Milly Dowler-level case. What is Kath Viner going to do about it? And will she too say sorry? 030
Callum @caln19.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Agree George. Who had actually even heard of him two weeks ago? 010
Steve Green @prasino.bsky.social · 15/08/2026And the focus should have and must turn to Jesus College the university and his previous appts. 000
Phil M0OFX @philpem.digipres.club.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026@georgemonbiot.bsky.social It should have been at most a byline in a Cambridge student paper, a brief statement along the lines of "investigation in progress". Instead it was a circus. An outpouring of hate. A death. Gruesome is the first word that springs to my mind and it somehow doesn't even […]digipres.clubOriginal post on digipres.club 020
Jurg @jurglfc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I'm not an avid Guardian reader, but I check on the website every day or two to see if there's a news story I've missed. Their joining-in of the witch hunt raised even my eyebrows. bsky.app/profile/jurg...Jurg@jurglfc.bsky.socialCrocodile tears from a mainstream media outlet who joined in the kicking of a neurodivergent black man to sate the culture warriors of the right. Fuck the Guardian. 0293
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Let's face it: this wasn't even the biggest scandal *at Cambridge University*. Yet the much bigger story, exposed by Byline Times, has scarcely been picked up anywhere. Of course, that involved white, radical-rightwing professors, so nothing to see here. bsky.app/profile/geor...George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.socialThe Jason Arday story is by no means the biggest scandal at Cambridge University. I'm sure the media is going to pick this up and run with it in just the same way ... Or is the exaggerated CV of one Black professor somehow more important than this? 9608160
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 @lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026@georgemonbiot.bsky.social those of us in the real world were wondering why this is such a big story, seemed very suss. But like our opinions matter to these Press horrors... #JasonArday 000
Karl-on-Sea @karlonsea.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Aye. I know it’s the silly season, & ignoring the very apparent climate catastrophe that’s unfolding before our eyes, a bit of a slow news week. But what was basically an issue of a university’s HR having messed up & not checked a CV, surely can’t have justified being the top news item for days? 090
Blue💙Hearts💙Resistance @bluerockresistor.bsky.social · 15/08/2026More noise and distraction Release the Epstein files X pose the vile Child rapist President 100