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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

while the British Academy is using partial randomisation on its small grants -- and awarding more women/and POC researchers than ever before -- UKRI is feeding your painstakingly-developed proposal into an AI. But it's okay because they then get *two* AIs to debate whether you get the money.

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Gross gross gross gross gross

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

You know where eugenics belongs? In the dustbin of history. To joke on a podcast that this is what happens when people come for you…is beyond awful.

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Jillian @nogoodwyfe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

hey so regarding cw: sui if related discussions are something you need to block entirely from your feed this is now one of those days where you need to mute “dead” “death” and “died” as well and frankly I would just say log off. avoid feeds. care for yourself & your wellbeing

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CN Lester 🏳️‍⚧️ @cnlester.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I genuinely don't know how Britain can move forward as a society with our toxic press culture dragging us down at every step, poisoning everything.

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The grief and rage and sadness from this entire story breaks my heart and everyone involved in reporting this over the past few weeks should be taking a long hard look at themselves. As should academia, because we are nowhere near where we should be on treating everyone equally.

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

As a regular commuter who has REALLY felt some very wobbly tracks on journeys lately, I am not entirely confident about our transport system at the moment

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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 12/08/2026

In parts of mainland Europe and Africa, the Sun will set while still partially eclipsed. If you are along the eclipse's path, your photos could help illustrate history. Learn how to upload files ➡️ w.wiki/STXk

A sequence photograph showing the stages of a solar eclipse with text explaining three steps for contributing to Wikimedia Commons: upload a photo you created, add a description with the location and date, and choose a free license so others can use it.

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

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NLISN @nlisn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Coming up in September from @araukie.bsky.social Lunchtime webinar on 9/9/26 "Divergent Minds in the Archive - Neurodivergent Professionals and Accessibility" www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ales-lunch...

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ALES Lunchtime Seminar: "Divergent Minds in the Archive"

"Divergent Minds in the Archive - Neurodivergent Professionals and Accessibility"

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Open knowledge for EVERYONE

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Wiki Workers United @wikiworkersunited.org · 30/07/2026

"Wikimedia must service as a model for others and do better." - Camacleod [1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

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"Wikimedia must serve as a model for others and do better" - Camacleod, Wikipedia Volunteer

[1] Public Statement, Wiki Workers United EN.WP Solidarity Petition, May 28, 2026

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

You should pre-order this because it’s going to be great and then you should pre-order it for someone else who likes Star Wars because they will love it and then you should pre-order another copy just to look at the gorgeous cover the entire time:

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Michelle Watson @michwatsonoz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This isn’t a job advert, it’s a flyer to come join a exclusive hobby club.

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

When your fiancé’s work is so good it gets a paperback release!! 🥰🥳📚

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St. Simeon the Holy Fool @simeonthefool.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

AI creativity is that which can say, “I studied 10,000 French Academic paintings and here is the most statistically typical result.” Human creativity is that which can say, “I studied 10,000 French Academic paintings and now I’m so sick of it, I’m gonna go invent Impressionism.”

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

wikipedia's new editor count is down a bit and perhaps it's your time to try it editing!!! it's a small and concrete way to help and here are a few ways to start!!!

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

With the Star Wars Celebration news here’s a fun thing from last year. On Day 1, I did a podcast recording with @whosthebossk.bsky.social & then, for the publishing panel, I changed into a red t-shirt with a TIE and the word ‘pilot’ on it to tease what would become ‘Star Pilots’ & nobody noticed.

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Those Artemis astronauts have got a pretty fucking sweet deal right now.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

X-rays were discovered in 1895, then people pointed them at everything: diseases, pregnancies, frogs... until the danger became obvious. Now we only use them carefully & safely for essential & brilliant purposes. I reckon we're at the 1899 stage for "AI": throw it at everything & claim no downsides.

The first x-ray picture, then two people having their hand and stomach imaged by x-rays in black and white, from the early 1900s

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Kate Crowe @kcrowe.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

*chants* clean, bare hands!

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

New book new book new book!!!!

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions. It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.

The Legislation
Upon winning a general election, a Reform government under Prime Minister Nigel Farage will:
1) Leave the ECHR
2.) Repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights.
3.) Pass The Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill:
This Bill will:
Create a legal duty to remove illegal migrants for the Home Secretary
The Bill opens with a blunt obligation for the Home Secretary: "The Secretary of State shall ensure the removal from the United Kingdom of each person who does not have extant leave to remain and is not an Irish citizen or otherwise protected by regulations made under this Act."
The following parts of the legislation are introduced on an emergency basis, with an in-built sunset clause after 5 years:
Disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention (ECAT)
Derogation is justified under the Vienna Convention doctrine of state of necessity: Britain faces a national emergency in which uncontrolled illegal migration undermines public order.
These treaties will otherwise be used by activist judges to frustrate deportations, even after the repeals of the HRA and ECHR.
Create Detention Power Without Hardial Singh Constraints
This means illegal migrants can be detained until they are deported. Activist lawyers routinely use Hardial Singh to secure their client's bail, after which the client absconds.
If you came to the UK illegally, you are ineligible for asylum. End of story
All asylum claims will become inadmissible if made by a person within the Act's scope. If you came to the country illegally, you are ineligible for asylum in the UK. This strips the Home Office, the immigration tribunals and the higher courts of jurisdiction to even consider claims. A claim that cannot be considered cannot suspend removal and therefore, cannot delay a flight.
Re-entering after deportation and destroying ID becomes a serious criminal offence
Re-entry after deportation will be…

The Operational Plan
We will create an enforcement unit called UK Deportation Command, including an Illegal Migrant Identification Centre - harnessing cutting edge data fusion
A Reform government will create a cutting edge enforcement data centre to relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK. Using powers granted by the new legislation, it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police. It will power bulk warrants, including mandatory biometric capture during any police encounter. Each power addresses a failure mode observed over the past decade - for example, banks and GP surgeries unaware of a customer's status, or overstayers slipping through because a warrant covered only a single property.
Secure Immigration Removal Centres (SIRC) will be built rapidly to detain up to 24,000
Detention capacity for up to 24,000 will be created within 18 months. The Home Office will build Secure Immigration Removal Centres. This will be modular accommodation built in remote parts of the country. Conditions are basic but not punitive: prefabricated two-person rooms, canteen catering, on-site medical suites. Robust perimeters and internal movement controls prevent escapes.
This enables detention-on-arrest: no more bail. This capacity would allow for up to 24,000 illegal migrants to be deported per month.
Initial Voluntary Return Window
A six-month Assisted Voluntary Return window precedes large-scale raids. Illegal migrants will be offered a financial incentive to self-deport. An app will be launched to facilitate this.
The Deportation Flights
The Home Office will scale up charters to 5 flights per day. To guard against last-minute aircraft unserviceability, the RAF will keep one Voyager aircraft on six-hour 'hot-spare' readiness. If a commercial charter breaks down, detainees can still be flown out that night, preserving operational integrity. The legal reset will mean activist lawyers will no longer be able preven…

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Natalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Solidarity with BL workers on strike

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

@serailway.bsky.social Would it be possible for more info about bike spaces on your trains to be highlighted either on the carriages or on departure boards please? I nearly missed my train - in front of staff who shut the doors on me - because it’s never clear where bike spaces are. Stressful!

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Always impressed that Chris’ unemployment period lasted TWO DAYS! This is gonna be amazing!

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

*Raises eyebrows in critical eugenics studies mode*

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💖 Birdhism Jen @birdhism.com · 03/06/2025

It's time for the Pride Birds! #lgbt #pridemonth

lovebird illustrations in the colors of pride flags

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Ria Cheyne @riacheyne.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🔔 Neurodivergent archive accessibility workshop! 🔔 Are you a neurodivergent researcher using archives, an archivist interested in accessibility, or a neurodivergent archivist? Apply for our first 'Divergent Minds in the Archive' workshop at Imperial War Museums, London, on 4th July!

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

This is such a brilliant piece by the ever incredible Amy Richau! I cannot stop thinking about the Episode 9 speech.

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bri watson 🐝 @brimwats.com · 09/05/2025

never ever let someone tell you that libraries are neutral & apolitical (nor are museums, nor archives, nor art centres, nor histories..)

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Chris is a ridiculously talented writer. Some of the finest Star Wars work out there which blends seamlessly with #Andor S2:

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

So through a mix of being exhausted and being bad at my job, during the panel with @ferrixpod.bsky.social at Celebration I forgot to talk about a really important example of the additional narrative storytelling in the footnotes for ‘Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire’.

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Karen Hallion Kenney @karenhallionkenney.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

My face if I see ANY #Andor spoilers before I watch all three eps.

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

@bejeweledmothma.bsky.social saw this on one of the Facebook groups and thought you’d want to see it 👀 (Someone sharing their thoughts on how to make SWC better)

FOCUS ON THE FANS/COMMUNITY
Celebrity autographs and photos are a HUGE part of the draw to Star Wars Celebration, but they also take up a HUGE part of the convention hall — and a lot of panel time.
A new convention could shift the focus toward showcasing what fans are capable of. For instance, one presenter at SWCJ this year did an hour-long deep dive into Mon Mothma. They might just be one of the world's foremost experts on Mon Mothma. Let's highlight MORE PEOPLE LIKE THEM! I'm SURE there are hundreds of capable, knowledgeable folks jumping at the bit to do panels on their own hyperfixations. Speaking personally, I'd be more than happy to talk to a crowd about Star Wars tabletop games for as long as anyone would let me!

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Star Wars Celebration turns me into more and more of a geek each time. What an utter delight it’s been to live in this world for the past few days; it is the best bubble with the best people.

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Yesterday was a wonderful day!

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UCL Special Collections @uclspeccoll.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The deadline for our Small Press in Residence is this coming Monday, March 31! Want to come and make things with us (and use the Slade's equipment) this summer? More info here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/coll...

A landscape spiral bound notebook with purple text that reads UCL Special Collections are looking for a Small Press in Residence! tinyurl.com/2025SPR

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Okay. The uncomfortable opinion I would like ministers to consider is that they're letting everybody who bloody voted for them down through their refusal to challenge a single right wing culture war shibboleth.

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The end of term is this week and it has probably been my busiest ever. So excuse me whilst I go sniffle in a corner in response to a student sending me the most lovely detailed list of Japan recommendations ahead of upcoming adventures 🥲🥲🥲 People are just wonderful!!

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I’m hiring! Come and work with me, our brilliant collections, the Department of Information Studies and Wikidata this summer:

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Super excited about this workshop exploring African small presses on Wednesday - and there are still spaces available! Come and play: 🗃️📚

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Tanya Kirk @tanyakirk.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

We are hiring at St John's! We have an opening for an Early Career Librarian post, 3 year fixed term, salary £27,786, and as part of the role the College will pay the successful candidate's fees and give them day release to undertake a Masters' degree in Librarianship. www.joh.cam.ac.uk/vacancies

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Work at St John's | St John's College, University of Cambridge

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Jo @octavosaurus.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Does anyone here have experience in Latin American history (especially 19th century) and could recommend some texts for a complete newbie to this area please? 🗃️

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