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Alec Edworthy

@alecedworthy.bsky.social
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Wrangles networking and limited quantities and qualities of code. Whisky & craft beer lover. Loughborough Uni UCU H&S Rep. Views are all my own.

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Ryan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Tensions between Thor and the Care Bears have escalated rapidly overnight.
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Alec Edworthy @alecedworthy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bordering on specialist subject? #Keywords > 30 September 2026 I found all 5 words! 🟩🟩🟩🟩 1✗ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 1✗ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 2✗ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🏆 Win streak 3 🔥 Play streak 10
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Gary @witewulf.cyberplace.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026
I am off to the pub to drink beer brewed by my good friend @alecedworthy.bsky.social!
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Alec Edworthy @alecedworthy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I bet @beernouveau.co.uk knows somewhere?
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
What gets me is the woman who wasn’t able to finish her degree. The one who isn’t sure if she can. The one who started a stable job and had to leave because of this behavior. How many brilliant women are stifled by the men coddled by their institutions?
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Holly Brockwell @hollyqueenofspayeds.com · 05/09/2026
I'm making some big changes at my rescue -- let me know what you think!
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A new direction for Holly's Merry Moggies | Holly's Merry Moggies
Hello! It's been a while since we posted something here (though hopefully you're also following some of our social accounts, which have been
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Beer Nouveau @beernouveau.co.uk · 31/08/2026
I've just done some rough numbers on Peterborough Beer Fest. We were down about 1k through the gates (really bad weather) but still sold 20% extra beer. So 20k people drank 925 firkins of beer. Very rough as there's keg, brewery bars, etc. Roughly 1.8 litres (3.17 pints) per person per firkin.
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🧌🥛 🏨 @comraderobot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
fuckin god damn! it worked!!! 🔭 no digital compositing just one tenaciously stupid asshole with an hour’s worth of four and a half minute timers and a large format camera
me holding negative with a bunch of dark spots changing size in a diagonal line negative converted and cropped into a photo showing to moon rising to the right and increasing in size as it comes out of eclipse
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Mikeado @mikeado.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Got two tickets for Pulp at Wythenshawe Park tomorrow going spare. £140 face value but would take £100. How many people are even on Bluesky to see this? Not shifting these, am I.
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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“How will we ever replace them?” FUND. THE. ARTS.
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Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts @elliemackinroberts.net · 26/08/2026
Weird question: do I know anyone in the USA who might be willing to have something mailed to them and then mail it on to me? (It’s a replacement clip for one of my running vests)
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Alec Edworthy @alecedworthy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@beernouveau.co.uk cracking fest. Thank you.
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GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · 24/08/2026
The challenges facing trade unions today demand confident, innovative leaders who can organise, inspire and build a strong union movement. 🥁 That's where TULIP w/ @howardstevenson.bsky.social comes in 🥁 🔴 Book now: gftuet.org.uk/courses/trade-union-l… #GFTUET
A person speaking at a podium, with text saying "Trade Union Leadership and Innovation Programme with Howard Stevenson." The GFTU Educational Trust logo is displayed at the bottom.
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Oakham Ales @oakhamales.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The countdown is on until the Peterborough Beer Festival opens its doors! The energy around this year's festival - one of the biggest in the country - is amazing. We can't wait to see you all there.
Picnic tables laid out, waiting for festival goers, at a previous iteration of the festival. They've not finished building this year's yet!
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I had not some across this before, but if you want an example Nathan Cofnas’ scholarship, this is a doozy. Again I say, being sacked is not the problem; being recruited in the first place is what deserves scrutiny.
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Alec Edworthy @alecedworthy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by university www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Loki's 'Yes Very Sad' Reaction
ALT: Loki's 'Yes Very Sad' Reaction
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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Taking care by @callistabuchen.bsky.social theoatmeal.com/comics/takin...
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Taking care - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about grief, and it's based on a poem by Callista Buchen.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Absolute longshot: I'm looking for Euan Smith who drew artwork for White Dwarf magazine in the mid 1980s and therefore is probably British and probably in his late 50s or 60s. Do you or did you know him?
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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
When we book seats at the cinema or theatre and it won't let you leave a single seat, we reserve that seat using another device, buy the seats we want, then abandon the single seat. Not only do we get the seats I want, but we usually get an empty seat next to us as well.
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Alec Edworthy @alecedworthy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
@textfiles.com are you able to shed any light on why this URL is excluded please? I'm curious.
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Alec Edworthy @alecedworthy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
😳 This is deliberate action (for likes?) on the behalf of those going the wrong way!?! Five teenagers dead and four injured after car drives on wrong side of motorway www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Kildare: Multiple dead and four injured following two-vehicle crash
The collision occurred on on the M9 Northbound at about 03:00 local time on Sunday in County Kildare.
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mean things I say to myself @meantomyself.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
If Bluesky was really as dead as they say, could I do THIS?? (okay I am going to need this to do big numbers)
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I wish media outlets would describe Nathan Cofnas as a racist rather than a "self-defined race realist" which doesn't mean anything to most people. His writing meets any definition of racism however narrowly and cautiously drawn.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 13/08/2026
This is a great way to be reminded that the word “close” has two different pronunciations and two very different meanings.
BBC Breaking News notification: “Polls close in Clacton by-election …”
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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Or ... or they could go to one of the many other universities, with excellent staff and plenty of spaces, where they don't have to sit on the floor in lectures?!
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Checkmate, Nige.
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Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My uni have just withdrawn Geography, History & Geography and Politics & Geography undergrad courses run from our Penryn campus. Terrible for Cornwall. How did the staff find out? When UCAS clearing opened at 8am 😡
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Heartened to see that my university is ending its contract with Turnitin before the next academic year, because Turnitin is going to use student submissions to train AI models. Institutions can and should resist this stuff!
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Alec Edworthy @alecedworthy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Comedy will return to Leicester in 2027! ❤️ indiecomedyfest.co.uk
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Homepage - Independent Comedy Festival
We’re proud to announce that Leicester will be hosting one of the world’s biggest comedy festivals between 3rd-21st February 2027. Save the dates!
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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Should those who don’t benefit from a university education be made to pay for others? I’ll leave you my thoughts on this. JonathanPie.com
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👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
i encourage all of you, regardless of your age, to not take this shit advice
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Gen Z job seekers should be willing to work for free, long hours, 'willing to do anything, says Squarespace
СМО
BY ORIANNA ROSA ROYLE
July 20, 2024 at 3:00 AM PDT
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𝔐𝔞𝔤𝔫𝔢𝔱𝔰 🧲 @magnets.eurosky.social · 06/08/2026
this horrible fucking vulture is now coming for disabled women using mobility aids
screenshot of the Times on facebook quoting Kathleen Stock

"This week a video went viral of a young woman in a wheelchair at a train station, filming the laborious attempts of staff to get her chair up some stairs after the lift failed. Towards the end of the video, somewhat unexpectedly, she gets out of her chair and walks upstairs herself, saying she “had a bit of energy that day” so could do it. In another video, she films herself putting on roller skates before pushing off from her wheelchair and skating happily away, Lazarus-like.
Even severely debilitating physical conditions produce good days as well as bad. On some bad days, a person may need extra help. But when a disproportionate number of young women are insisting this applies, we need to find out what is going on. 
Why do Gen Z females, apparently unlike every generation before them, have strangely unstable bodies that intermittently require support?" | ✍️ Kathleen Stock
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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
If you missed @howardstevenson.bsky.social's Agnes Flues memorial lecture (or just want to listen to it again), it is now available on YouTube! Howard is an expert on labour organising in academic contexts and his thoughts on how our movement will win are incredibly timely. youtu.be/H2776ZkJ-c0?...
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UCU UoN Agnes Flues Memorial Lecture 2026: How we win
Howard Stevenson talks about the importance of union reps and how organised staff can win in higher education
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"Sorry, my product randomly breaks the law sometimes" is not something we would tolerate from other industries. Maybe we shouldn't tolerate it with AI
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#VoteBinface www.theguardian.com/food/2026/au...
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‘A 99 with a Flake? That will be £7, please’: what’s behind the surge in ice-cream van prices?
From the cost of milk and chocolate to diesel and electricity, every part of producing the summer treat has been hit by the climate crisis and other shocks
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Holly Brockwell @hollyqueenofspayeds.com · 04/08/2026
Currently at 69% of our target (nice) -- we really need to book Mango & the wonky kittens in for scans & treatment ASAP. So here's our promise: if we hit the goal by the end of the week, we will keep wobbly dwarf kitten Chessie and name her Smolla Paula www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
The yeeting wobblers. The tuxedo criminals. The black and white banditos. It's Smol Paul and his tiny sidekick, Smolla Paula!
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Nettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
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Howard Stevenson @howardstevenson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A big solidarity hug to my friend and comrade @lopa.bsky.social - her final day as an inspirational President of @uonucu.bsky.social. It has been a pure pleasure to see her grow into that role and to lead the union through such difficult times. An extraordinary inspiration. Solidarity Lopa xx
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Patricia Sauthoff 司徒雛菊 @sauthoff.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
For all you teachers out there using Moodle. AI tools are default on but can be turned off.
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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I remain amazed some would rather gamble everything than impose a 10% tax on death.
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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
And not just financial POA, health and welfare too. It’s so important for some of the most difficult times in your life and the life of the person you love
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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Get lasting power of attorney in place now, before you need it.
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Alec Edworthy @alecedworthy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
#Keywords > 24 July 2026 I found all 5 words! 🟩🟩🟩🟩 1✗ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 1✗ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🏆 Win streak 2 🔥 Play streak 5 Both mistakes here were fat-fingers 🤣
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Alec Edworthy @alecedworthy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
#Keywords > 20 July 2026 I found all 5 words! 🟩🟩🟩🟩 8✗ 💡 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🏆 Win streak 1 🔥 Play streak 1
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Amy Ryall @amyryall.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Niche joke 🤣
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#Keywords > 15 July 2026 I found all 5 words! 🟩🟩🟩🟩 1✗ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 3✗ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 2✗ 🏆 Win streak 1 🔥 Play streak 20 The fail on the last one was a finger slip, penultimate because I was sure it was an a not an i 😀
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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I've signed and sent a letter - from authors, broadcasters, journalists, artists, scholars and performers - to express our deep concern at @exeter.ac.uk’s troubling plans to make mass redundancies within the Humanities Dept @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social. I would love it if you read and shared widely.
Dear Vice Chancellor, Provost, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean for the Faculty of Humanities,
Arts and Social Sciences and Chair of Council (cc Director of Human Resources and Chief Financial
Officer)
We write, as authors, broadcasters, journalists, artists, publishers, academics and performers in the public
sphere, to express our deep concern at the University of Exeter’s plans to make redundancies within the
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS). The cuts come at a point when Exeter is not in
deficit, and they are not distributed equally across the university. With 114 of the proposed 153 FTE
academic redundancies falling within HASS, the University is dismantling areas of established excellence
and international renown in a Russell Group University whose reputation is known to be outstanding in the
Humanities. Several of the disciplines subject to the proposed cuts, including Classics and Ancient History,
English and Creative Writing, History, and Theology and Religion are among the UK’s strongest according
to league tables, the Research Excellence Framework (REF), the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF),
and other recognised indicators, including QS World Rankings.
The extent of the proposed cuts is both shocking and misguided. Exeter is seeking to make up to 20
academics redundant in English and Creative Writing, out of a headcount of 62. In Languages and Visual
Culture upwards of 17 colleagues will be made redundant, decimating subjects including Art History and
Visual Culture, French, German, Italian, Hispanic Studies, Russian and Chinese. 5 posts will go or have
gone in Classics and Ancient History (2 academics have already left), out of a staff body of 20. In Theology
and Religion up to 5 academics will be made redundant out of a group of 13. In History over 17 colleagues
will be made redundant, out of a staff body of 53. In the Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies staff are
facing a headcount reduction of almost a third (6FTE out …
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Eleanor Morton @eleanormorton.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
All good points but I think we should also be talking about the big venues and Edinburgh uni making fat stacks whilst underpaying their staff not to mention Fringe society exec dir getting £100k per year whilst we lowly comics must pay £300-400 just to be in the brochure
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Phineas @phineas.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Extremely bold hand lettering in weathered white on an orange background reading ‘ALL MY FRIENDS HATE AI’.
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