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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Good to see Carol Bereuter quote in that article, too (one of the organisers of SFT's Medical Translation Week)

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British Centre for Literary Translation @bcltuea.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Apply for our Translators-in-Residence scheme 📢 We are offering 2 x translation residencies for UK-based literary translators, to run from 1 February 2027 to 31 May 2027. 💼 £3,200 stipend 📅 Apply by Monday 2 Nov 2026 Find out more and apply 👉️ www.bclt.org.uk/translators-...

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I wonder how long it will take for the word "Preussen" to crop up in their conversation? 😄

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Georgia Harper @mindtheflap.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Here's the autism, ADHD and mental health review. I'd recommend at least scanning through the exec summary (20ish pages) to understand what they actually found, which isn't quite what the headlines are saying (though elements are still worrying!) www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: final report

Final report detailing the findings of the independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, ADHD and autism.

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

At Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI): Fiona Gray resigned as Chair Sept 2026. Lloyd Bingham appointed Chair, but resigned a week later. Dr Jonathan Downie now appointed as new Chair. #XL8

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www.slowtravelberlin.com @slowberlin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

gm to whoever created this #grammargraffiti on a church wall in neukölln 🫡 ☕️ #berlin #deutschfüranfänger

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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#Translation error in #Medin case: Hearing postponed for three months. A court sent a new request to obtain Medin’s defense statement after a sworn translation mistakenly rendered the Turkish phrase for “taking a statement” as “extradition.” www.mlsaturkey.com/en/translati... #xl8

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William Blanc @hmedievaliste.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Le budget public de l'enseignement supérieur, de la vie étudiante, et de la recherche (rapportée au nombre total d'étudiants en France, une fois l'inflation prise en compte) a baissé de 20 % depuis 2017." En d'autres termes, Macron a bradé l'avenir de la jeunesse. Via @thomaspiketty.bsky.social

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Life is too short for cheap coffee!

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It was an odd build-up over the year or so that led to the reunification. I happened to be in East Germany on the day that Honecker resigned, almost a year before. Strange, uncharted and interesting times!

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American Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Decline of Languedoc-Roussillon's Vineyard Area by Department, 1974-2024

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today is #InternationalTranslationDay, so it's the perfect time to share our new resource: Why Translators Are Better. Download it now on the Resources section of our website.

Translators are explorers. They are seekers. They are the book's greatest asset and champion.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today we have also launched the Translators Association Literary Translations Rates survey, which seeks to get a better and up-to-date understanding of the rates and income translators receive when signing an agreement with a UK publisher. Complete the survey here: buff.ly/EE3ygLg

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy International Translation Day to all my translator and interpreter colleagues around the world. #ITD #InternationalTranslationDay

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Treated myself to a couple of hours away from the hustle and bustle of work, and took the MX5 out for a drive in the autumn sunshine. #photography

A red MX5 sports car at a Shell petrol station on an autumn day

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

That's a good question, Kevin. And the answer also partly depends on how we define "use". But in short: They have a presence on LinkedIn.

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) @iti-uk.bsky.social is no longer active on Bluesky, which is a shame. So I will help them out, and share a link here to the page where ITI introduces their new Chair, Lloyd Bingham. #xl8 www.iti.org.uk/resource/llo...

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Lloyd Bingham appointed as ITI’s new Chair

ITI introduces our new chair - Lloyd Bingham MITI

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The value of the UK Court interpreting market in 2025? £42 million, apparently. But I wonder how much of that actually reaches the pay packets of the skilled interpreters who provide the service in the courts? How much goes to intermediary organisations? #XL8 @iti-uk.bsky.social

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

So, according to this Parliamentary question: "The total spend by the Ministry of Justice on interpreters and related translation services during the 2025 calendar year was £41,945,961.34." I have a simple question: How much of that £42 million ended up being paid to the actual interpreters?

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MoJ Answers @moj-answers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A question on #MinistryOfJustice #TranslationServices tabled by Sir John Hayes on 11-09-2026 has been answered by Jake Richards. questions-statements.parliament.uk/…

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Resharing one of my all time favorites. The image visualizes the different levels of light population. Great piece of work! Source: buff.ly/2DcpDuD…

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

It would be great to see the Institute of Translation and Interpreting become active again here on Bluesky, as an ongoing means of member engagement. @iti-uk.bsky.social CiOL is active on Bluesky. And the Society of Authors has over 8,000 followers here. So it isn't a quiet backwater! #xl8

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"The principality of Piddington", eh? I wonder if the fine, upstanding people of this racist little village realise that a principality is actually a state ruled by a prince? The Prince of Piddington, perhaps? I suspect the best they can rustle up is a few Counts.

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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In the movie version of this, after Piddington runs out of food water and money as a result of leaving the UK, the residents apply for asylum and end up housed in a military base, with HILARIOUS consequences. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans

Piddington residents voted over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby

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Mark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I have a simple question: How much is the "Chief Communications Officer" of the Prime Minister's team in London paid?

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This animated map shows a day of actual UK train movements, delays and all! On 19 August 2026 the network peaked at 1,794 trains moving at once. Even around 3am, at least 141 were running. Passenger services wind down, but freight and maintenance keep rolling. Source: buff.ly/0zrhl41

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rbb|24 @rbb24.de · 12/09/2026

Zum 35. Jubiläum des deutsch-polnischen Nachbarschaftsvertrags bieten beide Länder 60.000 kostenlose Interrail-Tickets an. Der sogenannte deutsch-polnische Freundschaftspass soll es jungen Menschen ermöglichen, das Nachbarland per Bahn zu bereisen.

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Who is the translator who produced this new English translation? It sounds like a great project, and would be good to credit the translator.

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 11/09/2026

Burnage (Manchester) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 42.1% (+12.8) 🌍 GRN: 32.0% (-13.8) ⚙️ WPB: 14.4% (+12.1) ➡️ RFM: 9.7% (+7.2) 🔶 LDM: 1.0% (-2.1) 🌳 CON: 0.8% (-1.3) No Ind (-0.5) as previous. Labour HOLD. Changes w/ 2026.

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This #CeatlFriday we’d like to take you on a trip the DHKP residency for translators and writers located in the heart of Zagreb, founded in 2022, its work is in full swing and you can learn more about it at: www.rezidencija.dhkp.hr

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

How did we get to be a third of the way through September? I'm darned sure the month has only just started!

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Cold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

On this day in the #coldwar 10 September 1989: Hungary announces it will let East Germans cross its border into Austria. More than 10,000 leave in the first 24 hours. 60 days later, the #GDR border and the #BerlinWall were open.

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

So Kent police now admit they were actually warned the day before this "protest". Is this the same Kent police who told us on Saturday that it was a (checks notes) "spontaneous protest"? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?

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Kent Police warned of Dover protests the day before, force says

Kent Police says it was told of possible protests on Friday but information "was not fully assessed".

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www.slowtravelberlin.com @slowberlin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

gm to this eternal poem by Lydia Davis. ☕️ 📖

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Sky News, I'm pleased to say, gave a much more balanced report ... including details of the damage done to a number of vehicles (including police vehicles).

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

BBC's lunchtime News broadcast team seemed to have great difficulty finding anyone who would say "This bunch of masked thugs were intimidating, and unaccaptable" Instead, several old people interviewed saying "No room here for immigrants" A worrying media slant!

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Kate Allen @kateallen.ft.com · 06/09/2026

Police are facing growing questions over how up to 500 masked activists dressed in black brought parts of Dover to a standstill on Saturday. Authorities have been accused of failure to act, intelligence failures and being ‘caught on the hoof’. www.ft.com/content/f244...

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Police face questions over Dover disruption caused by masked protesters

Up to 500 activists dressed in black with their faces covered brought part of UK port town to a standstill on Saturday

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MTDomain 🦋 @mtdomain.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Five people climb a gantry in the name of Just Stop Oil and the police shut the motorway, arrest the protesters and imprison them for up to 5 years. Hundreds of people block one of UK's busiest ports in the name of Stop the Boats, and the police do nothing and no-one is arrested. Really? Sigh.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Our undercover reporter, Chris Atkins, posed as a far-right journalist at the Reform Conference and got thrown out for asking difficult questions about Farage's corruption scandal @scatatkins.bsky.social

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hi BBC. This is a group of fascist vigilantes trying to impose their vision of an ethnically pure UK on everyone through violence. We know you broadly approve of such things, hence the euphemising, but just letting you know we see what you're doing.

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"masked fascist paramilitary seizes port" just isn't the sort of thing the uk media would ever say, is it

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