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Cindy Carter

@cindylcarter.bsky.social
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Reader Emerita, Cardiff University (JOMEC). Co-editor, Feminist Media Studies (T&F).

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/08/2026
@suricrowe.bsky.social: "It's crazy that we've been brainwashed to think that universal healthcare is a bad thing."
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
53,800 of these bad boys are landing in Clacton. Ain’t they beauts? #VoteBinface
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Cindy Carter @cindylcarter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
People are fed up with privatised water companies letting us down and ripping us off. We deserve a real conversation about public ownership. Can you help build pressure by asking your MP to attend this crucial debate on water ownership? actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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Ask your MP to attend the water debate
People are fed up with privatised water companies letting us down and ripping us off. We deserve a real conversation about public ownership. Can you help build pressure by asking your MP to attend th...
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Cindy Carter @cindylcarter.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save the second floor of Cardiff University's Arts and Social Studies Library (ASSL)
Dear current patrons, past patrons, and future patrons of Arts and Social Sciences Library (ASSL) at Cardiff University. On Friday 17th of May, library staff of the ASSL were informed by University Li...
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Cindy Carter @cindylcarter.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Ofcom is investigating GB News for its outrageous Trump interview. Ofcom must enforce its own rules and hold them to account! Add your name to the open letter now.
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Tim Lyons @picketer.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
You young people don't know, but when we Gen X were kids there were TV presenters who looked like this.
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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
One Russian paper today claims “Life has become four times more joyous.” Another reports the country’s economic reserves are “largely exhausted.” Plus: “a new drop in the approval rating of the [Russian] authorities.” And who are the Kremlin’s friends in the West? #ReadingRussia
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Who are the Kremlin's friends in the West?
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
What a truly bizarre timeline this is.
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Iranian Military Spokesman Trolls Trump Hard In English With Classic Trump Catchphrase
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Keifer @keifer40.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
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Ron @caribbeanbasin.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
If you agree retweet and pass it on
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, watchdog finds Emergency help should be available, but some being forced to travel 100 miles or go private, says Healthwatch England www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, watchdog finds
Emergency help should be available, but some being forced to travel 100 miles or go private, says Healthwatch England
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Reform risk reviving Thatcher-style 'industrial destruction' in Wales, warns TUC www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Reform risk reviving Thatcher-style 'industrial destruction' in Wales, warns TUC
Ahead of crunch Senedd elections next year, analysis for the TUC found Nigel Farage's party poses the biggest threat to Welsh industry - risking thousands of jobs
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 15/12/2025
Below rock bottom: America’s descent under Trump 2.0 A scientist and mother gives an account of the Trump administration’s devastating impact on research, academic freedom, and America's future westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/bel...
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Below rock bottom: America’s descent under Trump 2.0
A scientist and mother gives an account of the Trump administration’s devastating impact on research, academic freedom, and America's future
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Eric Idle @ericidle.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025. Using fake AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK. Give everyone enforceable copyright over their voice, face, body parts to counter AI abuses. Shut down platforms that host them.
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YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025
Exclusive: More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about Keir Starmer, study finds
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The thread on one page: skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...
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Page by George Monbiot | @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Because the issue of population change is so widely misunderstood, here's a short thread which seeks to lay it out simply. It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global po...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 15/12/2025
‘Hero’ who tackled Bondi gunman draws global praise on.ft.com/4oVUflk
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‘Hero’ who tackled Bondi gunman draws global praise
Ahmed al Ahmed disarmed one of the shooters in deadly Sydney attack
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Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
At a recent event involving the screening of Clash footage, @gemma-i-obrien.bsky.social turned to me and whispered: "I always find there's never enough Paul Simonon."
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Cindy Carter @cindylcarter.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel
Iceland joins Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Ireland in neither participating in nor broadcasting event
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Cindy Carter @cindylcarter.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
This is big: Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands have all pulled out of Eurovision, because Israel have been allowed to enter. We need the BBC to do the same to up the pressure on the competition's bosses. Sign the petition calling for a UK boycott now:
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 10/12/2025
New analysis from Peter Kellner suggests the UK now has a clear pro-Rejoin majority – driven by generational change and millions of Leave voters switching sides. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
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Brexit: can Starmer seize this demographic opportunity?
Demography and disillusion join to give the government a real opportunity to transform our relations with the EU. Will Starmer dare seize it?
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Vikki Godwin @vikkigodwin.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Journal of Fandom Studies 13.2 is out now! Articles include: Democratized storytelling on the SCP Wiki By Justin Jones doi.org/10.1386/jfs_...
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Democratized storytelling on the SCP Wiki | Intellect
The SCP is a body of user-submitted fiction often compared to other user-submitted horror such as Creepypasta. While these comparisons have been made in research and among the SCP community, the SCP s...
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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
From the archive, 8 years ago: #Top10 Foreign Words That Sound Like Their Opposite in English independent.co.uk/voices/top-1...
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Chris Stokel-Walker @stokel.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Wow - the EU is launching an investigation into Google nicking web content and summarising it using AI. Good to see someone sticking up for content rights ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in the use of online content for AI purposes
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using the content of web publishers, as well as content uploaded on th
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MeCCSA Women's Network @meccsawomensnet.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
A reminder of our last writing group session for the year tomorrow!
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Roxy @laboxalaroxa.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Books are power charges for your brain.
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John Pearce @johnpearce650.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Paul Krugman wonders if we are witnessing the end of the free world as the US drifts towards Fascism: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Is This The End of the Free World?
Trump wants to MAGAfy Europe, too
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years. Average real wage stuck at 2008 level. Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI. Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%. Can't rebuild without redistribution.
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UK households cut spending at fastest pace in almost five years, says Barclays
Bank reports 1.1% drop in card spending despite Black Friday boost for retailers
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Angharad N Valdivia @llop14.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Everyone in media, film, popular culture and cultural studies needs to read and assign this book.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Zack Polanski, "Labour are a government of cowards because you won't tell people the truth about migration" "Migration is a positive thing for our country" "We need migration" "We need fair and managed migration" "And that's what will change this conversation" *huge clap* #BBCQT
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natalie @scaredofcustard.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
My review of Briony Hannell's brilliant book 'Feminist Fandom: Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms, and Tumblr' is now available in Feminist Media Studies ✨ @femmediastudies.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Feminist fandom: media fandom, digital feminisms, and tumblr
Published in Feminist Media Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
focusing on Netflix and the experiences of women audiovisual creators in Spain. This article brings important insight into how “diversity” discourses intersect with platform governance, creative labor, and global media production.
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Tong Meng孟彤 @tongmeng.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
“Fair-skinned, young and slim白幼瘦” or “Kardashian-style”? In my latest paper in @femmediastudies.bsky.social, I explore how female Chinese students in the UK present themselves on dating apps. Grateful for the feedback from my supervisors @coralinglingxu.bsky.social @drannallewellyn.bsky.social
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Upcoming in FMS! Sara Shaban and Azeta Hatef explore diasporic activism, media representation, and feminist resistance in their forthcoming article: “Look, but don’t touch: examining Afghan women’s voices, diasporic activism, and global responses to the #DoNotTouchMyClothes campaign”
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Even more exciting: we’re currently ranked #1 in citations among “Feminism and Women’s Studies” journals according to Google Scholar Metrics : scholar.google.com/citations?vi...
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Rachel E. Davis @redavisphd.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
My article on the effects of Tumblr's sexual content ban on the digital sugar baby community is in the current issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social! Read it for free here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CCZMB...
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Seeking and surveilled: the effects of Tumblr’s sexual content ban on sugar babies’ posts
Over the last decade, there has been an increase in concern about sugar arrangements, relationships in which sugar babies, typically young women, provide romantic companionship to sugar daddies, ty...
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
FMS has consistently provided a platform for rigorous, creative, and community-accountable feminist work—ranging from academic articles to short commentaries and special sections that bring urgent conversations to light. As a contributor and editor, I’ve experienced firsthand
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
5️⃣ “Gender, Nation and Immigration: An Analysis of French Media About Female Reconstructive Surgeries” ✍️ Sarah Boisson French media coverage of migrant women’s bodies reveals intersections of gender, race, and national identity in medical discourse. 📧 sarah.boisson@sciencespo.fr
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Ira Solomatina @irasolomatina.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Find my article on happy narratives in women's fashion publications in the latest issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social alongside excellent research on media and gender from across the globe! www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfms20/c...
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Feminist Media Studies
Volume 25, Issue 5 of Feminist Media Studies
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
A huge thank you to everyone who submits their scholarship to FMS, to our incredible editorial team and reviewers, and to the readers who engage with feminist media research around the world. 💜 Your work and support make this journal thrive.
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Kecheng @fangkc.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
A personal note: This paper was a long journey! We first submitted it in March 2023, and after a long and rigorous review process, it's finally seeing the light of day in September 2025. A testament to persistence! Huge thanks to the patient editors & reviewers at @femmediastudies.bsky.social
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
🐱 “The platformization of socially constructed gender realities: the ‘Fat Cat incident’ (2024)” by Thomas Whyke (contact), Aiqing Wang, Zhennuo Song, Zeyang Wang, & Yibo Fan → investigates how gender discourse circulates and is contested through Chinese social media platforms.
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
we wanted to share a few recent + upcoming articles to keep an eye out for 👀💡 a thread of interesting new work in gender, media, and platform studies....
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Upcoming article by Susie Kilshaw & Caroline Coyer: “More time, more pain, more blood”: Creating accurate and diverse accounts of miscarriage in British TV and film. A vital look at how screen media can tell these stories with honesty and care. Coming soon!!
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
thank you to our brilliant authors, reviewers, editors, and readers for making the journal such a vibrant home for feminist media scholarship 💜 📊 from 123,558 in 2022 → 137,275 in 2023 → 157,420 in 2024 → 176,124 in 2025 — we love to see the momentum!
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🌸✨ feminist media studies continues to grow! ✨🌸 in Q3 2025 alone, articles from feminist media studies were downloaded 176,124 times — bringing us to 650,900 total downloads so far this year!
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
!! New article coming soon !! “Archiving Digital Activism Against Sexual Violence: The Challenges for Ethical Witnessing in Research Practice” by Kaitlynn Mendes et al. -Explores how researchers can ethically engage with and preserve digital activism against sexual violence. Contact: kmendes4@uwo.ca
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Authored by Kim A. Case, Jessica Saunders, and Dionne Stephens. The piece explores how celebrity culture shapes body image ideals across race, gender, and representation—an important contribution to ongoing conversations about media, identity, and wellbeing.
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Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
📢 Keep an eye out for this upcoming article: “The Relationship Between Celebrities and Body Image Ideals Among Hispanic and Black Women” ✨
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