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David Michaels @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Why do we permit manufacture of a product we don't need that kills the workers who make it? Nationally, 1000s of workers who fabricate kitchen countertops from engineered stone have silicosis. There is a safe substitute available. Like Australia, we should ban this product. @karenmg.bsky.social

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Hundreds of California stonecutters fall ill with deadly disease ‘for a product we do not need’

Latino men who cut artificial stone countertops in California are falling ill from an incurable and deadly lung disease at an alarming rate, a new study finds.

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Christine Carter @christinecarter900.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Very delighted to see this important new piece on algorithmic bias and anti-discrimination law published in the MLR by Holli Sargeant. An excellent contribution that is a must read!!

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ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit) @digitcentre.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

A new report, commissioned by the Department for Business and Trade, and co-authored by a team of Digit researchers, benchmarks the protection afforded by new UK rights against those across the OECD. www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 16/12/2025

🚨BREAKING: Employment Rights Bill passes in the House of Lords and will become law. This is an historic day for working people across the country, and the trade unions who represent them.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Breaking: Dutch court rules that Meta needs to offer chronological/ non algorithmic feed as clear and stable option (to Dutch users). Changes must be implemented in two weeks. 100,000 euro fine per day if non compliant. Case brought fwd by @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social nos.nl/l/2584891

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Rechter: Instagram en Facebook moeten algoritmevrije optie krijgen

Bits of Freedom eiste dat in een rechtszaak en kreeg gelijk van de Nederlandse rechter.

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The Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

A reminder that our 2025 Philosophy essay competition is now open. Do pass this on to anyone you think might be interested in submitting. ✍️📚 Visit royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/bodies-... for full details. #philosophy #essay #competition #prize

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Lawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

So I was just reading on Westlaw. Several articles mention gravity being 9.8 meters per second squared. None of them mention friction. I think I found a gap in the literature to write about. No need to read any physics papers. I'll just cite some people I'm trying to impress. #Satire

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Rough sleeping to be decriminalised in England and Wales. 1824 law to be repealed. About time. Must attend to causes of homelessness - poverty, power of landlords, low benefits. Must provide public shelters for those on hard times, reintegrate people on hard times.

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Rough sleeping to be decriminalised in England and Wales

The government plans to scrap the Vagrancy Act and bring in laws to focus on crimes like organised begging by gangs.

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Christine Carter @christinecarter900.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

For anyone with any interest in occupational diseases and the doctrine of causation: do have a read of my case note on Holmes v Poeton Holdings Ltd. [2023] EWCA Civ 1377 that has just been published in the Cambridge Law Journal

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A SOURCE OF MATERIAL CONFUSION | The Cambridge Law Journal | Cambridge Core

A SOURCE OF MATERIAL CONFUSION - Volume 84 Issue 1

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 09/05/2025

🇪🇺 75 Years of the Schuman Declaration 🇪🇺 On 9 May 1950, Robert Schuman put forward a bold idea: unite Europe by pooling coal and steel production to make war ‘not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible.’

Photo of Robert Schuman, standing in the centre, was taken on 20 June 1950, at the opening of the intergovernmental negotiations for the implementation of the Schuman Plan. It is generally used to illustrate the declaration of 9 May 1950 as no photographer was present at the original press conference.

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Christine Carter @christinecarter900.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

The potential turn in copyright laws is intriguing. But the question remains: how can we generally ensure the data is verifiable enough to make any review actually meaningful? As Charles Babbage warned: garbage in, garbage out, and that applies to AI as much as it did to punch cards. #AIRegulation

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Felix's project was funded by a grant from the Accelerate Science - @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social funding call. This work was carried out in collaboration with Helena Xie , Joana Ribeiro de Faria, Christine Carter and Jonathan Rutherford.

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