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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Turned down last week: 2 festivals with no budget for speakers 1 writing course with no budget for teachers 1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free. Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

How do people manage to do internships when they're unpaid? 🤔 Money is a key barrier when so many internships continue to be either unpaid or not paid the minimum wage. We spoke to people who did an internship asking them how they funded themselves ⬇️ www.suttontrust.com/our-research...

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Unpaid and underpaid internships - The Sutton Trust

Our survey of graduates and employers reveals the state of play in internships.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026

"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

These marathons were one of his defining achievements. And the British media pretended there was no evidence they happened. That it was just something he 'claimed' to have done... Now try and tell me their hounding was about "getting to the truth" RIP Jason 😢 26/26

Jason at the end of his final marathon surrounded by supporters

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

You can choose to believe what you like about Jason Arday. But he ran those marathons And he deserves people knowing that. He was failed by the British press. 25/

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

And finally a blog post about being interviewed on ITV News 24/

Blog post on 23rd August - Interview with London Tonight

Photo showing Jason being interviewed

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Here are photos taken from his blog. Crossing the finish line of the final race With his family, friends, colleagues and supporters at the end

Multiple photos of Arday with a large groups of supporters

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

That certainly sounds like something happened during race 19, which required him to ease up during race 20. Is that conclusive proof he had an seizure, fell and caused a hairline fracture? No. Does it align with him saying that happened? I'd say so, yes 22/

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Day 20 "20 down, 10 to go – feels amazing to have got to 20! Eased up on the pace today after the tough run yesterday, and I think that’s a good move for the time being. The countdown to the finish starts here! Mike, Megan and Hannah were fantastic support and thanks so much for running with me!"

Marathon log showing completion of 20 runs, with reflections on pacing and gratitude for support from fellow runners.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Day 19 "A tough run today, but a million thanks to Diane, Dan, Julie and Steve for running with me – you were a massive help! Ice bath now, then rest."

Marathon details with a blue background, showing gratitude to four runners and notes on post-run recovery. Date: 7 Aug.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

People who might grudgingly concede that he might have run the marathons, still say the hairline fracture claim isn't true, despite it being covered in the news coverage of the day, and in the Andy Murray piece. So what does the blog show around day 20? 19/

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Here was an entry on the day he hit his £5,000 fundraising goal! 18/

A successful fundraising announcement with extensive expressions of gratitude fills the blue background, indicating a clear goal met.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The formatting across the pages is rubbish in the archive, so I have pulled it together into a Word based PDF, if anyone in the media wants to cover it👍🏻 It is heartbreaking to read. He was so excited, so humble, so thankful to his supporters, he even wished individuals happy birthday... 17/

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

But there is one more piece of evidence, that was slightly harder to find, because it required a Web Archive. But journalists are just as capable of using that as I was! And that was his 30in35 blog, which he updated every day: - Run time - Running song of the day - who joined him each day

A blog page titled "30 in 35 – Jason Arday Marathon Man," featuring updates, charity sponsorship, and photo links related to marathons.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

In a piece about Cofnas' resignation the BBC continue to push the line that 30 marathons in 35 days was still just a "claim" "Questions were also asked about Arday's claims that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days" 15/

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Last week, Byline Times published a piece providing some of the evidence showing the marathons happened. The mainstream media didn't pick up on either of these pieces. 12/ bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/...

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The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday

The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

She knew about his learning and developmental difficulties at the time She talked about him having an epileptic fit in her office She remembered him as a popular guy (elected SU athletics president), an inspirational speaker, charming, kind and gentle And she ran with him in the final marathon...

“Jason was about 22 years old and had just been elected athletics president.
“He’d won the post with a landslide majority because he was so massively popular. He was such an inspirational speaker and everyone at that university just loved him,” remembers Sarah.
“He was charming, kind and gentle as well as articulate and intelligent. He just gave off such a light, and he immediately made you feel like he was a friend. Everyone felt like they were his friend.”
Jason was studying for a degree in education and sports science in a college that attracted a lot of working class students, many of whom were athletes.
Sarah says that everyone he worked with knew about his learning difficulties and developmental difficulties—and that he’d once had an epileptic fit in her office.

In particular, Sarah remembers Jason’s passion for fundraising for good causes.

“By the time I knew him, he’d already raised loads of money for charity. He organised lots of events,” she recalls.
“In 2010, I was with Jason on the last of the 30 marathons he ran in 35 days. Lots of people participated because he did the same route every day. A lot of the other students would meet up with him and run some of the way with him.
“A whole bunch of us ran with him for the second half of his last marathon. We all ended up in Sloane Square, in Chelsea. I’ve got photographs of him with the various T-shirts he wore, emblazoned with the charities he’d been raising money for.
“I can only vouch for the things that I know to be true. And these runs were true. He wasn’t an ordinary person. He was extraordinary.”

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A week ago, this interview with a friend of his, who had known him since 2008, was published The day before he resigned, she tried to tell him he'd be OK He replied, saying that everything he had achieved was ruined and that he was broken 12/ socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism...

Sarah Carney exchanged messages with her old friend Jason Arday on Tuesday 4 August, in the midst of the racist witch-hunt against him. It would be the last time she would hear from him.
Arday was pronounced dead at his south London home on Friday.
“I reminded him of how he’d come back from the defeats he’d faced in life,” Sarah told Socialist Worker. “And I said, ‘You will overcome this’.
“But Jason replied, ‘Not this time, Sarah. They always win.’
“He said everything he’d achieved was ruined, and he was ‘broken’.
“And he told me that the moment he walked through the doors of Cambridge, he was told they would destroy him.”
The next day he resigned from his job at the University of Cambridge, where he had been the youngest ever black professor.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Jason's 30 marathons in 35 days was a life-defining achievement. And everything I have referenced so far was available for journalists to find. But they chose to claim there was "no evidence" of it happening. Imagine what that must have felt like for him 😢 11/

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

30th November 2012 Your Local Guardian reports on Jason's meeting with Andy Murray 10/

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

6th November 2012 Guardian reports on Jason meeting Andy Murray after his then-girlfriend nominated him for the TV show "Suprise Suprise" Murray says it was "pretty cool" to meet Arday. He mentions the seizure and hairline fracture on day 20... 9/

Guardian headline:
Andy Murray meets Olympic torch carrier before Novak Djokovic clash

$"I spent a bit of time with a guy called Jason Arday a couple of days ago," the new US Open champion said, before getting ready for his eighth match this year against the newly installed world No1, in the second round of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. "He is an epileptic who ran 30 marathons in 35 days. He told me that on the 20th day he fell - he had a fit, a seizure - and had a hairline fracture in his leg, but he continued. He had asked to meet me, and that was pretty cool, speaking to someone like that.$

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

July 2012 Jason is an Olympic torch bearer. England Athletics writes about Arday in their "celebrating our volunteers" piece. Jason talks about his fundraising in collective terms - "I've been involved in", "our fundraising projects"

Jason Arday discusses his honor of carrying the torch and involvement in fundraising for various projects and community contributions.

Facebook post from St Mary's University about Jason carrying the Olympic torch

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

25th August 2010 Richmond and Twickenham Times report on the completion. They also reported on the hairline fracture. 7/

Headline: Clapham-based Jason Arday completes 30 marathons in 35 days for Shelter and the Shooting Star Children's Hospice.

Jason Arday stands with supporters after completing 30 marathons in 35 days, raising funds for two charities.

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The sports-mad father of one has so far raised more than £6,000 for the homelessness charity Shelter and the Shooting Star Children's Hospice.
Karen Peffer, Shooting Star's challenge events fundraiser, said: "Jason is such an amazing person, it is a real privilege to have someone so unique and inspirational fundraising for our charity.
"This has been an exceptional challenge and we are so proud."
In total, Mr Arday has raised more than £100,000 for charity since he began fundraising when he was 17.
He said: "Charity is my life, but I wouldn't be able to do what I have done without the support of so many people."

$Extract from article: But 25-year-old Jason Arday had other things on his mind, as he celebrated completing the epic challenge by racing to the nearest takeaway and tucking into some fish and chips. The college lecturer, from Clapham, completed the gruelling challenge on Sunday at Piccadilly Circus after enduring daily ice baths and a hairline fracture to his leg - all while studying for a Master's degree.$

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Also 13th August 2010 Your Local Guardian interviewed the director of fundraising and marketing at Shooting Star, who cycled his 24th marathon with him. 3 colleagues were also reported running with him for part of that marathon 6/

Headline:Clapham-based lecturer close to completing 30 marathons in 35 days

From the article:

Kim Darton, Shooting Star's director of fundraising and marketing, joined Mr Arday for his 24th marathon, cycling the route from Piccadilly Circus to Teddington and back again in the early hours of yesterday morning.
He said: "I stayed with Jason throughout and we shared life stories through the night. I am stunned by this splendid man, and found my moments with him tremendously inspiring."
En-route Mr Arday was also joined by two college friends who met him at Teddington to run the last half of the marathon, as well as another friend who joined the group for the last five miles.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

13th August 2010 Times Educational Supplement publishes a short piece on the event 5/

A lecturer at Richmond upon Thames College is following in the footsteps of comedian Eddie Izzard's marathon challenge by running 26-mile courses in 35 days.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

July 20th 2010 Richmond and Twickenham Times Reports he completed his first marathon in 4 hours and 14 minutes and was supported by Shooting Star Trust staff at the halfway point. 4/

Headline:
Richmond College lecturer finishes first of 30 marathons in aid of shelter and Shooting Star Trust.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

14th July 2010 Press release from a compression clothing retailer that was supporting Jason with compression gear to wear during the marathons 3/

A press release announces Jason Arday's challenge to run 30 marathons in 35 days, supported by a compression clothing retailer for charity.

Jason discusses his marathon training, aiming to raise £5,000 for charity, supported by CompressYourself.com with compression gear.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Let's take a look at all the information that was publicly available at the time these journalists were claiming "no evidence" First up, we have his GoFundMe page set up before the event, detailing the dates he was running and showing the £6,285 he raised through online donations 2/

Jason's GoFundMe page Highlighted fundraiser reached £6,285 for The Shooting Star Children's Hospice.

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Wayne Rooney speaks for everyone.

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Over 80 clinicians, researchers and academics have signed an open letter raising serious concerns about NHS England’s recent evidence reviews of gender affirming hormone treatment for trans youth. Read the full letter here: transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/05...

Text reads: 80+ clinicians, researchers and academics criticise NHS England’s withdrawal of gender-affirming hormones for trans youth. Swipe to learn more

Text reads: In March NHS England launched a public consultation on their updated prescribing policy for gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) for trans youth.

The new policy says GAHT can no longer be accessed before the age of 18. It was based on NHS England evidence reviews that had no clear rationale and a deeply-flawed methodology.

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Text reads: This latest withdrawal of gender-affirming care is another example of shocking decision-making by NHS England.

Now, 85 clinicians, researchers and academics have written an open letter to Medical Director James Palmer, raising their concerns and demanding that the policy be reversed.

Read the full letter at the link in bio.

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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I'm one of the signatories to this letter. We note that NHS England's ban on hormone therapy by under-18 was proposed: ● without any clear rationale, ● on the basis of a methodologically-flawed process, ● in the absence of peer review, ● and without plans for monitoring impact or mitigating harm

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

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Mortski @jmortj5.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Just saw this. . .

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BobbiefromIL @bkilus.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

bsky.app/profile/adam... Perfection. 🇺🇸

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Marcy Gall @marcygall.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Should be part of his next test.

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 11/04/2026

Largely ignored by the world’s media, Scotland’s astronauts have returned safely too

An Apollo space capsule descending to splashdown, under three red-and-white striped parachutes. One parachute has been replaced with a Tunnocks teacake, for comedic purposes.

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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

#Artemis II 🚀 Following their successful splashdown, the Artemis II crew gathered for a group portrait in the well deck of the USS John P. Murtha, positioned in front of Integrity, the Orion spacecraft they personally named.

Photo Credit: NASA

Photo Description: The astronauts. Their ride around the Moon.

The Artemis II astronauts pose for a group photo after viewing their Orion spacecraft — which they named Integrity — in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha following their splashdown.

Photo Description Credit: NASA

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Save the NHS. End Privatisation.

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 11/04/2026

LOL, trying to stay offline and do my work, and friends are sending me "LOOK AT THIS NEW PIC!" texts .... This one is worth it. First PoC and first woman to go around another world. Don't stop talking about this point. It's important. #ArtemisII

Astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch in their orange astronaut suits as they sit inside the side of a helicopter after it has landed

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