iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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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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Teesside University Student Life @teesstudentlife.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Have you seen our amazing Turner Prize book display? Take a look & feel free to borrow items from here.

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Richard Thorn (British Artist, born 1952) "Down in Misty Vale", undated. Watercolor on Paper,

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I can't be the ony one that tells their pet, "I'll be back soon" when I leave the house.

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Jilly Johannsen @jillymunchkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Pope Leo warns of AI threat to humanity at start of three-day France visit

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Jones’s Corner Shop, painting by Salford artist Tom Brown (1933-2017).

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A teacher should be able to afford a home in the richest, most powerful country in the world.

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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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Suzanne Daley @suzannedaley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Like I need another reason to love books 📚 #books #reading #learning #sciencefiction #fantasy #animism #peace

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My high school calculus teacher came to our event🥹 Thank you Mrs. McDonald!

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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This corruption is why nothing works for ordinary people.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

THIS 👇 HERE, PLEASE........

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Widow of Bielsa @widowofbielsa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I began to reply to this post with an assertion that this woman lacks any semblance of critical thinking. But, thinking about it, she's probably trapped in an algorithm which constantly feeds her the same propaganda. This applies in real life too, some people only ever interact with the same views

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Charlie @sonofirving.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is the result of propaganda media. The stupidity this woman regurgitates is LEARNED. It has been TAUGHT to her by unscrupulous media manipulators. Deliberately programming the innocent with false information to cause this lunacy will kill us all eventually.

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Hrair Tcholakian @hrair742.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

These old-fashioned data centers don't require massive cooling systems, extensive power grids, or generate intrusive noise. #books #library #datacenters

Picture of an old fashioned library crammed with books. These old-fashioned data centers don't require massive cooling systems, extensive power grids, or generate intrusive noise.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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""julie"" @xequeboo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Bridlington looking beautiful... ; ) #Yorkshire

A view of Bridlington North Beach on a bright day, featuring a wide sandy shore meeting gentle waves, rows of wooden groynes extending into the sea, and a vast blue sky filled with fluffy white cumulus clouds.

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Absolutely… #BookSky

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Doug Eifrid @dougeifrid.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” — Loren Eiseley John Morris, Irish artist oil on canvas painting

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

"Well, My Shadows" by Nataliya Bagatskaya

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

''Time is slipping away" by Romanian artist Darius Hulea.

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John Dabell @johndabell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The world doesn't need more perfection. It needs more people who refuse to give up.

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Jilly Johannsen @jillymunchkin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Florence Welch’s mother says cuts to arts and humanities ‘absolutely tragic’

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Matt Bell @mdbell79.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I've written just over 30,000 words on a single project in the last 30 days, with my lowest writing day at 132 words and the max at 3,265, plus five zero days. Tap tap tapping along.

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The weekend! Why not write a quick email to your MP to encourage them to stop #UKHE spiraling? With the change in leadership and Burnham's focus on regional strengths, there's a window to change government's strategy. Template with suggested low-cost interventions: docs.google.com/document/d/e...

calvin & hobbes cartoon. Hobbes has squared up, fists balled, and frown firmly on his face and asks 'so we go on the offensive'. Calvin, with an evil glint in his eyes says 'right. here's a notepad and pencil'. A delighted hobbes looks straight at the viewer and says 'oh boy, blackmail!'

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

We stand in solidarity with our colleagues at Lincoln University, who are once again facing redundancy! We also updated our #UKHE Shrinking list. Check it out to get a full picture of the systematic destruction of the sector: qmucu.org/qmul-transfo...

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a live page of all the redundancies and restructures happening across UK Higher Education. Page is updated regularly.

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Lee Thumwood @lt14gjc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

bsky.app/profile/lt14...

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brendanl2011.bsky.social @brendanl2011.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

She is Culture secretary. She has the power to regulate or even ban it in the UK. Why not take some real action?

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Ivy @askylitocean.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

"Quiet in the Bay" by British painter Richard Thorn

This painting captures a bright harbor scene with an impressionistic emphasis on light and color. A sea of textured white and orange impasto highlights depicts shimmering sunlight reflecting on blue water. A small blue boat rests at anchor amid floating buoys and bright reflections. A dark harbor wall stretches across the upper third, separating the bay from a hazy coastline and pale sky. Deep cobalt and ultramarine blues dominate the water, contrasting against brilliant whites and warm oranges. Thick, choppy paint strokes give the water's surface a lively, tactile quality. The deep shadows of the harbor wall and boats create a strong contrast against the blinding, reflective sun glares.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

PAUL NEWMAN & JOANNE WOODWARD getting breakfast going in the kitchen of their Beverly Hills home in 1958.

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bijan (spooky version) @bijan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!

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Jilly Johannsen @jillymunchkin.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Children embrace Cornish language as it enjoys ‘remarkable resurgence’

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Jilly Johannsen @jillymunchkin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Fury over Exeter University plan to scrap dozens of humanities posts

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Alexandra Wilson @amwilson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Put into pools of one, no escape from them. No opportunity to make your personal case. No minutes were taken about why certain people were chosen. Consultation paperwork not read. Everything was as bad as it could have been. The trauma, as you can see, hasn't gone away!

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Alexandra Wilson @amwilson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Even though there are no longer courses left to teach... For some reason I haven't been able to get to the bottom of, the university was determined to get rid of the most senior and productive among us and the process was unstoppable.

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Alexandra Wilson @amwilson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

People from another closing department were transferred elsewhere. We "couldn't" be. We were split into two groups: those who were going and those who were kept on for the teachout. Now the teachout is over, those colleagues who covered in aren't being made redundant....

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Alexandra Wilson @amwilson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We wrote to MPs. Their letters made no difference. Nor did those from scholarly societies, nor petitions, nor bad national press, nor an offer of financial support. It was targeted and ideological.

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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It is hard. I've survived a redundancy round (last year), but understand how little separates me from those who didn't. I have written extensively about how to change big structures, but right now what is needed is old fashioned pressure politics. Literally turning up with mates at Mp surgeries.

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Alexandra Wilson @amwilson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Can you suggest what else we could have done? It's hard to explain to someone who hasn't yet found themselves in this situation personally (I hope?) how crushing the dawning realisation is that nothing you do will stop what is a fait accompli.

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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Pessimism of the intellect is fine so long as we retain some optimism of the political will.

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Alexandra Wilson @amwilson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I couldn't have been louder when I was made redundant. I even brought in an offer of external help. Every argument/solution was crushed by that juggernaut. There is no stopping a university that is determined. Which isn't to say we shouldn't protest, just that I am pessimistic about success...

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 01/07/2026

I feel profoundly alienated and gaslit by those in charge of higher education. It's a deeply frustrating and upsetting experience.

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Grumpy Philosopher @stevecooke.org · 01/07/2026

The past few years have been soo weird. To those of us working in universities, it feels like there's an urgent existential threat to the sector, that a disaster is occurring around us. Meanwhile, political leaders seem indifferent & senior leadership acts like we should pretend everything normal.

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