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Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Disabled people know this. For a lot of us it's a fighting word because the people who use it about us are predatory. They're rarely the ones who help or respect us. And generally they're the ones who turn on us if our reality is harder than they want to believe. 7/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K9G...

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I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much | Stella Young

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 16h

Day 2 of (UK) Black History Month! This weekend's #recommended viewing is <Finding Spaces to Belong>, "an hour-long ethnographic documentary film that delves into the lives of four deaf migrants navigating their way in London." mobiledeaf.org.uk/film/belong/ (Turn on CC for subtitles.)

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Finding Spaces to Belong – MobileDeaf

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veery @veery.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

yes you could say i’m a centrist

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

October is Black History Month in the UK 🥳 As a Gaelic learner and mother of two Black GME (Gaelic Medium Education) pupils, I love this post by Tawana Maramba about Afro-Gàidheal history and being an Afro-Gàidheal: blackballad.co.uk/views-voices...

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Black Gaelic Speakers Are Confronting Scotland's Hidden History

The fact that there isn't a word to for Black people in the Gaelic language is just one of the things Gaelic speakers of African descent are confronting.

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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Clara Belle Drisdale [1885-1993], the first African-American graduate of New Mexico State University. Many of her professors would not allow her inside the classroom, she had to take notes from the hallway www.reddit.com/r/Minority_S...

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Moon Festival! 🌕 I'm looking forward to having mooncake today but Lidl is already selling stollen und lebkuchen so the relationship between food and holidays is dissolving! But the result is access to tasty things for longer periods of time so 🤷🏻‍♀️ #Chinese #German #food

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moyragrant.bsky.social @moyragrant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Good cartoon from Michael deAdder of Canada.

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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Trump admin just used AI to kick 760k people off the ACA, JD Vance said it’ll save them approx $2 billion. I wonder where that money will go and how many will be harmed by their reckless decisions. That’s roughly the same amount Trump spends on his needless war on Iran in one month.

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🧵 Thread of Israelis Admitting War Crimes on Twitter (X) 1. "We felt danger, so we shot the seven-month-old baby."

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It's Welcome Week again, i.e., the time every year when I shock all the new Chinese students by revealing that I, too, am Chinese. Sigh. #MixedRaceProblems

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Alice Ross @alice-ross.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Talking with my hands on tour: here's what it looked like when I presented 'Sexualised synthetic personas encode & amplify gendered power asymmetries through voice' at Lavender Languages 32! Thanks to @lhlew.bsky.social 📸 What a wonderful opportunity to share our work, which you can check out here!

Alice, a tattooed human wearing a black silky shirt and rainbow lanyard, stands at a desk gesturing towards a projection (not shown)

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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Tech billionaires are getting richer while we pay the price for the real-world harm their platforms cause. The "neutral host" loophole lets them off the hook for pushing dangerous content. MPs are demanding emergency laws to make them pay. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Lavender Languages & Linguistics 32, aka #LavLang32, starts tomorrow!!! Check out our 5 awesome keynotes: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk?page_id=2 and 4 parallel sessions of talks: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk?page_id=389 #linguistics #sociolinguistics #queer #queerstudies #academia #conferences #Edinburgh

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LavLang32 - Lavender Languages & Linguistics 32

2-4 September 2026: Queer (dis)belonging

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Christian Ilbury @christianilbury.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

In other news, we sent out #LavLang32 acceptance emails today 🎉🎉🎉 We were able to accept 105 papers (!!!) which, I believe, could make this the largest LavLang conference since the series started. Very excited to welcome everyone to Edinburgh in September 2026 🏳️‍🌈🌈 Info: lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk

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LavLang32 - Lavender Languages & Linguistics 32

2-4 September 2026: Queer (dis)belonging

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/08/2026

If this were happening somewhere else, we would call them what they are: Internally Displaced People.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Dolly Parton becomes the only artist in history to occupy the entire Top 10 of US iTunes with different songs.

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

People in Edinburgh you MUST go see "The Legacy of Slavery" www.eif.co.uk/events/the-l... It's FREE!!! But ticketed. No matter how much you think you know about slavery in the US, you will learn something! Book now, last day is August 30th! #Edinburgh #Festival not the #Fringe but still #MustSee

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The Legacy of Slavery | Edinburgh International Festival

Discover a comprehensive history of the legacy of slavery and racial injustice – from Scotland to America – in the first international exhibition from the

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Because Language (becauselangpod) @becauselanguage.com · 23/08/2026

ICYMI: We want to end linguistic prejudice, not teach people to dodge it. But in the meantime, what's the best strategy? A sociophonetic deep dive w Jennifer Nycz @jennycz.bsky.social and Lauren Hall-Lew @lhlew.bsky.social. With ✨Kelly Wright✨ becauselanguage.com/144-sociopho... @academic.oup.com

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A reminder that "adopt" or "foster" are hurtful words when the meaning is "sponsor" (e.g., send some money every month and receive a photo and newsletter in response). <thread> Programmes that use the term "adopt" are unfortunately common in many places but, at best, they may be confusing /1

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

People in Scotland, at the Fringe, and the University of Edinburgh, please join us in this email campaign: Invest in Staff; Divest from Genocide jobsnotgenocide.netlify.app

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Jobs Not Genocide

Tell MSPs to enforce the boycott, press the University of Edinburgh to divest, and protect university jobs and education.

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LordWoolamaloo @lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Mythbuster Adam Savage talks with Matt Cushman about his fabulously detailed cutaway artwork of the original Starship Enterprise www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nTZ... #Art #StarTrek

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Does Star Trek's USS Enterprise Design Make Sense?

YouTube video by Adam Savage’s Tested

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Our latest podcast ep is up! Hear John Joseph interview Sinfree Makoni about his co-authored book with Ana Deumert, "From Southern Theory to Decolonizing Sociolinguistics" open.spotify.com/episode/7lG8... The transcript is now Online First, available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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[Episode 11] John Joseph meets Sinfree Makoni. A conversation about Southern Theory and Decolonizing Sociolinguistics.

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Today's #Edinburgh #Fringe rec is "Charlene Kaye: Diversity Shredder" www.edfringe.com/tickets/what... I laughed so much my face hurt, and she's a phenomenally talented musician, too! Definitely not enough Asians in the audience. Tell your Asian friends. But maybe not your Christian ones...

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

As anyone in publishing will tell you, women do not resist reading books by men, but men will often dismiss books by women. This is not a publishing problem or a failure to target men. It's a misogyny problem.

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

If we could please all just agree that "langauge" is an acceptable alternate spelling, it would frankly save me a lot of time hitting the backspace key.

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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The Young Women's Movement is looking for young women, trans women and non-binary people aged 16 to 30 to take part in their latest research on tackling digital violence. Have your say: buff.ly/ZeJgKH7

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Status of Young Women in Scotland research

Status of Young Women in Scotland is our flagship research project. In the past, Status of Young Women in Scotland has explored young women's human rights; access to healthcare; employment…

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Marlene Green @marlenegreen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Oh Joy! Check out Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan Senate Candidate doing another great interview, in the gym. Hope Michigan listens to his messages and send him to the Senate despite the millions being spent to take him out. Share this with Michigan voters & get out the vote everywhere for him!

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Abdul El-Sayed On Fetterman: "He's Also Just An Asshole"

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Yair Golan, Leader of the Israeli Democrats Party, meets with Palestinian & Bedouin communities ahead of Israeli elections

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I hope every day you all are trying to cultivate joy. A kindness to a neighbor. A long walk. Poetry. Birdwatching. Meditation. Being silly and playing peekaboo in a checkout line with a cute baby. These are dark times, and joy is something the bastards cannot take from us. Fight for it.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

It is genuinely bizarre that we’ve become acclimatized to right wingers throwing a tantrum every time a black person (particularly a black woman) is cast in something, but are also supposed to pretend that this is not racism but related to some other substantive concern.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

NBC: “3yo shot dead in Gaza… Al-Ajeen tried to call for an ambulance, Israeli soldiers took his phone and dragged him beyond the yellow line, still carrying Rayan, who was bleeding from his chest… No medical assistance was provided to his dying son…” www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/s...

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The Journal of Sociolinguistics editorial board extends sincere thanks to Yoshiko Matsumoto for a fitting tribute to the life & work of Robin Lakoff, whose contributions to our field & advocacy for marginalised groups in society will be long remembered. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Robin T. Lakoff and Her (Socio)linguistics

Click on the article title to read more.

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Just a reminder that you can check out all our #EarlyView articles here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14679841... Topics include reverse #linguistic #stereotyping, #language & #socialjustice, language #policing, and much more! Each of these will be assigned to an upcoming issue. Watch this space 😎

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Commit to boycotting Israeli academia: www.bricup.org.uk/commitment-t... Why? www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc... h/t Anna Kristina Hultgren #academia #Palestine

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Commitment to Academic Boycott – BRICUP

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Journal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

📣 Heyyy sociophoneticians and fans of speech variation! Check out this #EarlyView paper from the Journal of #Sociolinguistics on Sanzhi Dargwa, an endangered East Caucasian language spoken in a community with rigid gender roles. Important findings for /s/! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

He should have gone to prison for pressuring Brad Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votes. That’s the very definition of election interference. We all heard the call.

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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I wish there was a way to tell ResearchGate and the like that, no, I can't invite my co-author to claim his publication, because he is deceased. Also, that was an upsetting email to get. #academia

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