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James Felton @jimmfelton.bsky.social · 3h

Man in a gilet stood on platform 12 gives up on reading the display and asks ChatGPT out loud if he is on the right platform for his train. I don’t want to be dramatic about it but Eratosthenes figured out the circumference of the Earth using a stick and knowledge of a distant well.

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 4h

If anybody knows anybody (including yourself!) who might like to be the EHRC Scotland Commissioner, the vacancy is coming open now: apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9649 Many thanks for spreading the word wherever you can and encouraging suitable candidates to apply 🙏

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Hayley Woods: I Will Fight Them From The Inside

Alt: Young woman confidently says “ I Will Fight Them From The Inside”

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 7h

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @newnhamcollege.bsky.social Founded in 1871, and becoming a full college in 1948, it is for women only If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost – it helps to spread the word!

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 8h

UNRWA provides essential services to around 1.7 million people in #Gaza. Amid displacement, destruction and uncertainty, UNRWA helps people access education, healthcare, water and sanitation, providing dignity and sustaining hope for the future. #UNRWAworks #FundUNRWA

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 23h

Sometimes you need to give people who've done something fucking idiotic an excuse to change their mind. ESPECIALLY if you warned them it was fucking idiotic. And if it was an emotive choice. you have to decide whether you value them walking it back over catharsis. Applies in work, love or Brexit.

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 12/10/2026

One final push to get people to see and understand our new guidelines for trans inclusion. Every comment, like, and share really helps get these out there. inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans 🏳️‍⚧️

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This morning I am going to post a full translation of the Manifesto of the party of former army general Vannacci: Futuro Nazionale. As one does on a Sunday. FN is challenging Meloni and her coalition by attracting the support of the most radical among their supporters. It can cost her the elections

Leader of Futuro Nazionale, Roberto Vannacci, with television anchor Bruno Vespa.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

In terms of BBC erasing Protect the Dolls T shirt - make your feelings known - the TERF lobby has been relentless (and has plenty of allies in the BBC) - they need to know there are plenty of people who are trans allies too

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @newnhamcollege.bsky.social and Selwyn College @cam.ac.uk Is the military hospital (from WW1) perhaps the Nissen hut and tents towards the top of the card? If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost – it helps to spread the word!

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James Oswald @sirbenfro.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Serious bargain alert!

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James Oswald @sirbenfro.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A great resource for trans people trying to negotiate the world in these difficult and hostile times. Please spread far and wide so everyone can see it.

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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

To everyone in the trans+ community: your existence is not something to be debated. These words come from cis women who simply want you to know that your lives matter, and that you deserve joy, safety, dignity and belonging. Love is a doing word. All our love, NION women 💜

I am so sorry that life is so tough right now.
Sadly it seems that the world has become filled with hate and division. People who have never had the wonderful opportunity to meet you or any of your trans siblings are only hearing from the noisy, hateful ones.
I want you to hear from some of the other people on this planet who don't use social media to shout and spread hate.
#WithTheT

Dear beautiful you...please know that in this crazy world there are folk who cheer you, love you and embrace you.
Hold tight to who you are, and know that you are beautiful, are worthy, and are seen and heard. May the winds of time bring quietitide to your world and fan the wings of peace so that you can keep being you... beautiful! Xx
#WithTheT

Thank you for enriching our world and teaching us that there are many ways to be fully human. I'm sorry you have to endure the misunderstanding & mistreatment of those who can only imagine life in narrow lines of conformity. I remember, not so long ago, those of us who knew we were lesbians were afraid to say it, watching in silence and fear as we were punished for our difference.
I promise you, these times will pass. The LGB community survived - we are here and proud.
For the T community suffering right now - you already belong with us, and I know that broader acceptance will follow. Until then, please know that you have our love, acceptance and support.
- MD
#WithTheT

I want you to know that I support you unequivocally and you must believe me when I say that there are many many people that share this view. Put simply - YOU matter, YOU are loved and YOU are supported.
Please, if you can, turn down the volume on those negative voices and amplify those who want you to hear messages of love and support. YOU are enough. YOU are valid.
YOU matter!
Best wishes,
Jacqui
#WithTheT

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Dr Sarah Hudspith @sarahhudspith.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I've just become aware of this fantastic resource created at my institution to support inclusive fieldwork. Please share.

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Helping spread the word about these brilliant guidelines that @canopyrobin.com and others have put together specifically for trans+ people (anywhere in the world) who do #fieldwork. Please do share in any networks you’re part of where this might be relevant 🤓🏳️‍⚧️🤓 inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

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Trans+ Guidelines

Transgender researchers face substantial inequity and risk when undertaking fieldwork. The guidelines on this page expand upon the PRIDE Guidelines for LGBTQ+ Inclusive Fieldwork by focusing specifically on the inclusion of trans+ identities.

Cartoon of fieldworkers
These guidelines were created through a series of focus groups with trans+ researchers and self-described allies, as part of the Pathways: Participatory Approaches to Trans-Inclusive Field Research project. The project was facilitated by and developed in collaboration with Dr Robin Hayward, who is a trans science communicator and scientist, and who consulted on the trans-inclusivity of the project throughout. The project was led by Professor Martin Zebracki, in collaboration with Dr Tilen Kolar, and was funded by the Research England Enhancing Research Culture Fund.

These guidelines use the term 'trans+' to refer to all identities under the trans umbrella, which may include non-binary and gender non-conforming or gender questioning identities, as well as binary transgender identities. The term ‘fieldwork’ is used to describe any work carried out beyond a researcher’s home institution. Fieldwork can be conducted nationally or internationally and can involve travelling to places that are new or familiar, local or remote, rural or urban. Fieldwork may also include conference attendance and visiting other institutions on a temporary basis.

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 10/10/2026

I need your help to help trans people. Please share this around and add your voice 🏳️‍⚧️

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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 10/10/2026

What a fantastic initiative. Please share to help spread the word and keep trans folk in fieldwork safe.

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Lina @anomalina.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Thought I'd share this for any trans person (or ally!) that might need some extra guidance and support for doing work outside of office settings. It seems really cool and has a lot of humanity built into the whole thing. Love this.

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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The combined repair bill for these two churches will be in excess of £1 million. Thus, we are delighted that this year, a generous donor has agreed to make your support go twice as far, matching every pound you give, pound for pound, up to £500,000. 7/8

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This looks like a hugely valuable resource. Like @canopyrobin.com says, it’s not just about fieldwork; it’s valuable for cis folks like me to more generally understand the experiences of trans people in their everyday lives! 🏳️‍⚧️

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Not In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

On Mental Health Awareness Day, we want to say women are tired. Tired of the hate, the debates and the harm. Today, we send love to each other, and compassion to the whole trans+ community, from the cis women who know you deserve better and so much more. We are stronger together 💜

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

can confirm these get used.

small black kitty lounging imperiously on his mini ottoman

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Free Cats Daily😻 @freecatsdaily.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Copy, paste, add fur. 😂🐈🎃 #Cat #Caturday

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Love suspense that gets under your skin rather than shouting for your attention?🖤 Get THREE elegant, slow-burning Norwegian novels in the #AgnesRavatnCollection (t. by #RosieHedger) for ONLY 99p everywhere you get ebooks!👇 🔗https://geni.us/4KNA3l

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Jacky Alciné @jacky.blacksky.app · 09/10/2026

Vulnerabilities are getting better

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @pembroke1347.bsky.social Its formal name is The College or Hall of Valence Mary (commonly called Pembroke College) in the University of Cambridge If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost – it helps to spread the word!

An old colour picture postcard showing ancient college buildings in an empty Cambridge street; top right is an image of the college's arms in an escutcheon

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Catherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info · 08/10/2026

Do you know people in the area? Details are here. I'll be talking about the roads to Rome, maps and more.

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Hay Festival Arequipa, Peru

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 08/10/2026

You probably think this is a touch of hyperbole. If you do, that just tells me not only are you not paying attention, you are actively ignoring all the trans people this has happened to. This is life in the UK as a trans person in 2026.

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Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Want a signed copy of one of my books? Now’s your chance! I’ve currently got copies of all my books available to sign and sell direct. Just drop me a DM and I’ll happily arrange your very own signed copy 🤗🤗🤗 Details of each of my books are here: www.waterstones.com/author/phili...

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Missing for 7 years.
Then her child returns...
A heart-thumping,
'racing thriller
CHRISTINA
McDONALD
Breathtaking suspense.
A phenomenal talent
HOLLY SEDDON
Addictive.
I çouldn't put it down:
PHOEBE MORGAN
An addictive and thrilling must-read debut of 2020

Terrifically engaging
JO SPAIN
LITTLE WHITE LIES
PHILIPPA EAST

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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LITTLE WHITE LIES COMES A GRIPPING AND ADDICTIVE NEW THRILLER
HOME CAN BE THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE...
Home can be the most dangerous place..
COMPELLING AND BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN
DEBBIE HOWELLS.
AUTHOR OF THE VOW
•TAUT,TANTALIZING
SUSPENSE
SAMANTHA M. BAILEY
AUTHOR OF WOMAN
ON THE EDGE
'ENGROSSING AND AFFECTING:
ROZ WATKINS, AUTHOR OF THE DEVILS DICE

READERS LOVE I'LL NEVER TELL
"I was totally gripped
"Terrifically tense”
KEEP YOUR FAMILY CLOSE.
AND YOUR SECRETS CLOSER
Well-plotted and beautifully paced'
'Riveting and powerful'
A rollercoaster of emotions'

A picture of the book cover, showing the silhouette of two teenagers running away, silhouette against a bright yellow orange sun, with a deep slice of earth underneath. The text on the book reads:

"Beautifully written and very tense
JANE SHEMILT
on I'll Never Tell
"Had me gripped from start to finish
LESLEY KARA
on I'll Never Tell
A GUILTY SECRET
You can't keep it forever
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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A fabulous thread about coats and cloth

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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Is it too early to mention Christmas? A nice indie bookshop is offering signed, dedicated copies of Tonight the Music Seems So Loud, if you want to get one as a gift this year, to save you from tears, for someone special. www.welbooks.co.uk/shop/p/tonig...

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Tonight the Music Seems So Loud by Sathnam Sanghera (Signed) — West End Lane Books

Signed and dedicated pre-order Hardback Shipping late November He wrote one of the biggest hits of our age in ‘about an hour’ in his childhood bedroom. He would go on to collaborate with so...

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @peterhousecam.bsky.social Peterhouse is Cambridge's oldest college, founded in 1284 If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost – it helps to spread the word!

An old colour picture postcard showing a very ornate building, part of Peterhouse, Cambridge

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Association for Art History @forarthistory.org.uk · 08/10/2026

What’s on today at the Art History Festival? From exploring the natural world through art to looking at collections, archives and the stories that shape art history, there’s plenty to discover across the Festival today.

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Rev Darren Jalland @oldmacharrev.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

They were a mix of races; south Asian, Arabic, black, white. They were all so happy, so excited, and every single one of them was as English as me with my Kent/Essex upbringing and Anglo Saxon surname. Being English, or British, isn't about race, parentage, or immigration status, it's an identity.

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 07/10/2026

TIL that before electricity, men used to abseil down the outside of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, covering it with candles and lighting it up at night on feast days. I'd pay good money to watch that done to St Paul's Cathedral. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6byN...

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Tradizioni Romane. Le acrobazie dei Sanpietrini per la posa delle 900 fiaccole e dei 5000

YouTube video by Archivio Luce Cinecittà

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Niche request: Anyone have good reference for what non-fancy buildings might look like in 17th century Vienna? My searches are returning a lot of grand and expensive buildings, and that's not what I'm looking for. I'm thinking inns, homes of people who aren't wealthy, etc.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Also nearly halfway to the 3000 follower target for patreon.com/robinince - you can sign up for free - it is the test of whether there is life after resigning from the BBC or if the future is the anti trans victory of my invisibility

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Robin Ince — conversations and blog posts about creativity

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Cassidy Aster 🏳️‍⚧️ They/Them @cassidyaster.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This would have been helpful to me as a trans archaeologist and field tech coming up in the field, and I intend to put it to use in my community. #CRM #archaeology #fieldwork #Section106 because it's all part of the same fight, accessibility makes solidarity easier 🏺🧪

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Sandy Leaton Gray @drleatongray.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It seems I have to be able to sing Om Jai Jagdish Hare for Diwali (long story) without looking an idiot. It is very hard to learn to do properly, even for a fully trained professional singer. I am sounding like a misplaced chorister. Can anyone give me any advice?

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 06/10/2026

Yes, these trans guidelines are being seen online but converting views to action is not guaranteed. Social media views = 250k Resource website views = 3k Resource downloads = 300 Resource implementations = ??? Please keep sharing them where they need to go and making sure they actually get used 🏳️‍⚧️

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Hugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @queens.cam.ac.uk seen from the air And here's a jigsaw of the postcard: buff.ly/t3HOv62 If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost – it helps to spread the word!

An old colour picture postcard shwoing an aerial photograph of Cambridge colleges, with ancient buildings, green lawns and trees, and a river

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