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Anupama Ranawana

@msamrc.bsky.social
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She/her. Feminism, anti-colonialism, critical international development. Liberation theology. Gender, faith and politics.Mother to a grumpy cat. Editorial hats: Culture and Religion (T and F), Conversations IFJP. All opinions my own

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Mike Dettinger @mdettinger.bsky.social · 7h
10 countries bear majority of global storm exposure: Philippines, Mexico, Madagascar, Mauritius, Japan, China, Micronesia, USA, South Korea & Australia, according to new report assessing risk in 193 countries. Only 2 European nations are among 100 riskiest nations. www.euronews.com/2026/09/29/s...
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Two European countries among the most at risk from storms
From colour-blindness to women’s clothing, early warning systems must ensure no one is left behind.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 9h
Gaza students take Ireland to court over visa refusals - www.middleeasteye.net/news/gaza-stu…
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Gaza students take Ireland to court over visa refusals
A legal team says the justice minister's decision is irrational and discriminatory, with 26 more cases in the pipeline
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 19h
The far right is taking power all around Latin America. This weekend, Brazil will choose whether to return Lula to office or put Bolsonaro's son in power. Our Brazilian comrades explore the stakes, arguing that only grassroots direct action can address Brazil's problems. crimethinc.com/Brazil2026
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"If Bolsonaro wins, they kill us; if Lula wins, they let us die.”
What the 2026 elections in Brazil mean for the Americas.
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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 11h
"AI has not rescued the humanities. What it has done is reveal, with unusual clarity, what happens when societies allow the institutions that cultivate judgement to erode."
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AI just made the case for philosophy majors; the humanities should not waste it - Oxford University Press
Sophie Goldsworthy, Global Academic Publisher, explores how AI companies hiring philosophers may have made a compelling case for the study of humanities disciplines.
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Anupama Ranawana @msamrc.bsky.social · 12h
“It’s going to take something bad to happen, it’s going to take a university to go under, a so-called elite institution where the children of MPs or journalists go, for people to take notice. If a Russell group university goes bust people might stand up – " Nick Clarke
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 13h
Trans women experience domestic violence at an even higher rate than cis women. Leaving a victim outside is violence.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 14h
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 21h
I'm honored to deliver the 2027 Gifford Lectures at Edinburgh. Across 6 lectures, On Science, Technology, and Social Values, I will work through the claim that what we build and how we put it to use carry commitments about who counts and what matters in collective life cahss.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Benjanun Sriduangkaew @ Persephone Effect out now @benjanun.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Please help her out! Katra's done an unbelievable amount for other trans women and is a genuine pillar of the community, spare what you can and boost if you would.
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 29/09/2026
Colleagues at Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow Caledonian are all on strike today over job cuts. Please show your solidarity as they take to the picket lines to defend jobs and education.
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Anupama Ranawana @msamrc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Solidarity with Glasgow and Aberdeen and Edinburgh and Dundee. Most staff in strike, most facing awful cuts
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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Researchers from London Metropolitan University are recruiting non-binary UK-based research participants for a research study: "Thriving beyond the binary: Experiences of gender euphoria among non-binary people" Contact Jay Urquhart at giu0020@my.londonmet.ac.uk for more information
Image of non-binary flag; London Metropolitan University logo

Research project:
Thriving beyond the binary: Experiences of gender euphoria among non-binary people.

Researcher:
My name is Jay Urquhart (they/them), I am a non-binary trainee psychotherapist, studying for an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy at London Metropolitan University. I am conducting a study that will explore how non-binary people experience, understand and express joy, euphoria and thriving in relation to their gender identity.

Who can participate?
•        Aged 18 and over;
•        Self-identify as non-binary or use another term for your gender outside the male/female binary, such as gender-fluid, genderqueer, gender-neutral, agender or bigender;
•        Feel able to discuss own experiences of gender identity, joy, euphoria and/or thriving.

What will happen during the interview?
The interview will last approximately 90 minutes and will explore experiences of joy, euphoria and thriving in relation to your gender identity. You will be invited to share 3-5 photographs or images that represent joy, euphoria or thriving, which will be the focus of the interview. 

What are the advantages of taking part in the research?
It is hoped that findings from this study will help to increase understanding of non-binary joy, euphoria and thriving, and may also contribute to more affirmative discussions within counselling, psychotherapy and wider research by highlighting experiences of wellbeing, resilience, belonging and self-expression among non-binary people.

Contact details:
For more information or to get involved, email:
giu0020@my.londonmet.ac.uk
Jay Urquhart (they/them)
MSc Counselling and Psychotherapy student

This research has been approved by London Metropolitan University’s Ethics Committee
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Anupama Ranawana @msamrc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sorry but the lovely Jamaican auntie who did well in the technical and showstopper deserved star baker. #GBBO
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Anupama Ranawana @msamrc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What's really funny is that I've got a couple of friends in the area and they both said "it's more likely diesel thieves" when the news broke.
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Polly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So it’s fuel theft and not dogging unless Marco Rubio is in the Fairford Dogging Club Signal chat and so knows otherwise. news.sky.com/story/raf-fa...
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RAF Fairford latest: Intercepted vans had no improvised explosives, police say, but 'quantity of petrol' recovered
British counter terror police are giving an update on the major incident at RAF Fairford over the weekend. It comes amid growing questions about the incident, with various claims from senior US figure...
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UCU Scotland @ucuscotland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thanks to @Ross_Greer visiting today's @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social picket line at Edinburgh University for day two of the five week strike to defend jobs and stop cuts #SaveHE #StopTheCuts
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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A possible outcome of this is that something that’s a total nothing-burger becomes a giant international terrorist investigation in order to spare the blushes of an elderly man who doesn’t know what day it is. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot
The US secretary of state offered no evidence for his claims, and also said many people were ‘disturbed’ that the five suspects had been released on bail
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'The Westminster government’s contribution to funding domestic undergraduates studying in England fell in real terms from £8.9 billion in 2012-13 to just £3.3bn in 2024-25, a drop of more than 60 per cent, an analysis has found.'
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Sara Georgini @sarageorgini.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🗃️ Pleqse share, friends! www.artsactionfund.org/take-action-...
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RT @ryankturnbull.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Rachel is running around to thrift stores tonight buying all the orange shirts she could find for her students because every year all the affluent students show up with them and most of her Indigenous students don’t have one. Maybe WSD should provide orange shirts for everyone?
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 28/09/2026
"Once, I went out on the rob for diesel, and sparked a major international security incident"
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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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3 Egyptian Officials Convicted of Kidnapping Slain Italian Student (Gift Article)
The verdict followed a decade-long effort in Italy to account for the killing of Giulio Regeni, an Italian researcher who disappeared in Cairo in 2016.
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Sameen @sameen-mohsin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Jobs! Applications are invited for a permanent post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Politics and International Relations (x2) within UCD School of Politics and International Relations my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
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Ellie chats & rants @loopyleanne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Some suggestions of what the crime actually was that I’ve seen so far- Serious suggestion- Fuel theft Not serious suggestions- Sheep rustling Apple scrumping Dogging Fly tipping Ed Sheeran records Delivering ikea furniture This is why I love BlueSky. Reminds me of the Twitter of old 😂
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse. I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.
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District attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'
Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.
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Q Manivannan MSP @qmanivannan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#ECAMatters I stand against the cuts to Textiles, Performance Costume, and Jewellery and Silversmithing at the Edinburgh College of Art, and join over 9000 petitioners demanding their reinstatement. Add your signature to the list, and write to your MSPs. www.change.org/p/save-the-c...
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Sign the Petition
Save the Craft and Design Courses at Edinburgh College of Art
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Juliane Fürst @jcaf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This much for academia being somehow above or outside the war: this is the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, and these are our colleagues, engaged in the same work we do. This is also late punishment for the instrumental role the Academy played in the late 1980s in the struggle for independence.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'Places for Scottish students, who study for free, are capped by the Scottish government and account for about 30% of students at St Andrews. Maintenance loans and bursaries cover basic costs, but those from lower-income families are...often left with less disposable income than...contemporaries.'
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‘It’s like the Scottish Upper East Side’: shame and snobbery as American students blamed for St Andrews classism
Online comments reflect class tensions at Scottish university between those from lower-income families and wealthier US undergraduates
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Chris Limb @catmachine.com · 28/09/2026
People REALLY don’t like being told they’re wrong. What the far right have done is weaponise this and tell people that the feelings of bigotry that they’re secretly ashamed of are actually good. And if deployed cunningly this works on far more people than you'd think, which is exhausting.
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Dr William Allchorn @willallchorn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Yeah, it was a local farmer who called in the tip: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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Farmer who called 999 saw 'large group of hooded and masked men' near RAF Fairford, she tells BBC
The farmer says someone "dropped the ball" by allowing five suspects to get near the base - but Defence Secretary Wes Streeting says she only has a "partial picture".
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A genuinely positive step for those who will benefit - but in no way is this a substitute/tradeoff for Mahmood's earned settlement proposals. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians
Exclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossings
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Higher Education risks irreversible damage, says British Academy president Prof Susan Smith, with humanities and social sciences disciplines disappearing in many cold spots. BA is tracking subject provision & calling for a comprehensive review www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/stateme...
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British Academy President: UK higher education crisis risks irreversible damage
As course closures, shrinking provision and widening regional inequalities threaten the future of UK higher education and research, President of the British Academy, Susan J Smith calls for an immedia...
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Anupama Ranawana @msamrc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A friend lived near fairford and says that though security has been upped the person who saw them was someone getting home late from a party who called local plod who arrested them
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Tim Waterman @tim-waterman.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Solidarity. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Edinburgh University lecturers begin five-week strike over cuts
Members of the University and Colleges Union are walking out in part of a long-running dispute over job and course cuts.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wes Streeting: "We know that Iran.. wish to do us harm" We are allowing US planes to take off from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire to bomb Iran as part of an illegal war. I'd say that was more than just wishing them harm, wouldn't you?
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NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026
Tens of thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest Spain's housing crisis and the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, camping overnight in Madrid's historic Puerta del Sol plaza. n.pr/3VcauBO
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Eviction of 87-year-old sparks protests in Madrid over housing crisis
Tens of thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest Spain's housing crisis and the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, camping overnight in Madrid's historic Puerta del Sol plaza.
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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#BBCNews - RAF Fairford: Counter-terror police lead investigation into major incident near air base, five men arrested, officials say www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6... #fairford
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RAF Fairford: Counter-terror police lead investigation into major incident near air base, officials say
Assistant chief constable Richard Ocone says the force received a call early Sunday morning relating to "three suspicious vehicles" travelling toward the RAF base.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Labour are planning to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea despite the thousands of deaths from excess heat this summer. We cannot allow them to win in Holborn & St Pancras and think that they can get away with this. Vote Green. For our communities and our planet.
Labour are planning to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea despite the thousands of deaths from excess heat this summer.

We cannot allow them to win in Holborn & St Pancras and think that they can get away with this.

Vote Green. For our communities and our planet.
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
For just 3 more days, if you're in the UK, you can scoop up the ebook of my (award-winning!) cozy-spooky fantasy rom-com Wooing the Witch Queen for only 99p! Snap it up: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/step... #romancelandia
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Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis
A delightful, funny and seductive romantasy trilogy begins in Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis. In a gaslamp-lit world, hags and ogres lurk in thick…
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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
X is blocking the Brazilian Catholic Bishops' Conference account as polling shows Catholics backing Lula. The Church has denounced outside interference in the election
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X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula
Polls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
HIV cases in Fiji surge with about 1 in 60 of the population now living with the virus. Almost 4 out of 5 are NOT on HIV treatment which not only saves lives but also prevents transmission.
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Fiji declares national emergency as HIV cases surge
One in 60 adults in the tiny Pacific nation of less than a million people are living with the virus.
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Mark Ruskell @markruskell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The SSPCA are an irreplaceable ‘blue light’ service for all animals, it’s more important than ever that a funding solution is found 🐾 www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/sspca-p...
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SSPCA plunges into £5.5m crisis with soaring costs and plunging donations
The SSPCA insists the 2025 deficit came after it deliberately invested more in tackling neglect and cruelty as the number of animals needing help rises.
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 27/09/2026
Burnham, as expected, fuelling far-right narratives instead of addressing them He knows painting these as "legitimate concerns" will only embolden and legitimise them He knows they are minoritarian but he makes them "the people" He's comfortable for the rest of us can suffer the consequences
Burnham says concerns of women in Piddington about camp for asylum seekers 'understandable'

Q: What would you say to the women of Piddington concerned about having a camp for asylum seeker near their village, or women in other villages with similar concerns?

Burnham replied:

    Those concerns are understandable and they have to be addressed in whatever solution is finally agreed.

    There were also concerns expressed about the use of hotels and the reason why the nature of accommodation is changing across the country is because a commitment was given to end the use of hotels, and that was what many people were calling for a few years ago.
Burnham says he will be 'relentless' in dealing with small boats, but sidesteps offshore processing question

Q: Would you consider more radical policies, such as sending asylum seekers to a country like Albania to have their claims processed there?

Burnham avoided the question, but stressed there was some evidence that “things are going in the right direction.”

He said he would be “relentless” in addressing this issue.

And he praised what Shabama Mahmood, the home secretary, is doing on this.

    She’s got a strong grip on this issue. What we have been doing is working, but more is needed and more will be done.
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Benjanun Sriduangkaew @ Persephone Effect out now @benjanun.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The internet must be deamericanized.
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James Walker @jameslwalker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
SPECIAL REPORT: Scotland has more data centres in the grid pipeline than previously known, MSPs were told last week – “closer to 30” in total. The problem? The public can’t yet see them all ... This Sunday National investigation looks into Scotland's 'phantom' data centres👇🏻
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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I got some very exciting news, which is my FFS date got pushed up! But it also means that my money is not as in order as I hoped and I could really use help in affording the surgery and the recovery. If you can help me out, every little bit helps! Thank you so much! Mutual Aid keeps us all afloat!
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I got a date for facial feminization surgery In October, which is very exciting! But October is coming fast, and I didn't have nearly as much time to save for costs and recovery as I hoped. Even with ...
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/
a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The made-up £10 billion number (misinformation from the Home Sec) is still being used to challenge coming u-turn. The cost of ditching the plan may be 5% of that - eg £600m over a 10 year period. A mistake not to give realistic projections to counter their own misinformation bsky.app/profile/sund...
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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Such a small ask. Please contribute and share.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/09/2026
Pakistan locks down Islamabad as Imran Khan’s party vows to march on capital
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Pakistan locks down Islamabad as Imran Khan’s party vows to march on capital
Tens of thousands of police deployed and roads barricaded as PTI party demands release of jailed former PM Leaders from Imran Khan’s party have vowed to go ahead with a nationwide demonstration in Pakistan to demand the former prime minister’s release, even as the government deployed tens of thousands of police to Islamabad, barricaded highways and issued arrest warrants to try to stop the march. The state has taken extreme measures to prevent Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party from proceeding with the march, due to take place over the weekend. It was announced after mounting concerns of the treatment of Khan, who has been in jail since 2023 on corruption charges. Continue reading...
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