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Petra Vacková

@petravackova.bsky.social
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Researcher | early childhood | care-full creativities | visual arts | educational justice-to-come | re/posting East European women's views and experiences | ally 🏳️‍🌈 | she/her | 🇨🇿 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇩🇰

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Petra Vacková @petravackova.bsky.social · 21h
“We blockaded our school all week to demand our rights" 16 yr old student reminding politicians that students have rights, including the right to quality education, the right to be heard and the right to be protected from harm as per the Convention on the Rights of the Child. #StopStateViolence
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026
The fact that the French establishment is targeting children with stun grenades 🤬
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Since 9/21, high schoolers across France have shut down more than a thousand schools, demanding teachers, smaller classes, and buildings that aren't falling apart. The state answered with tear gas and nearly 2,000 arrests in a single day. Here, a right-wing reporter getting schooled by a HS student
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Libération @liberation.fr · 06/10/2026
Dans la lignée des consignes nationales, la CGT de Charente-Maritime soutient la mobilisation lycéenne. Ses membres seront au côté des manifestants, ce mardi 6 octobre. ➡️ l.liberation.fr/hzw
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 03/10/2026
⚡️5 Russian missiles and drones exploded on Moldova's territory in overnight attack against Ukraine, Sandu says. "Moscow is putting lives at risk across Europe and must be stopped," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on Oct. 3.
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5 Russian missiles and drones exploded on Moldova's territory in overnight attack against Ukraine, Sandu says
"Moscow is putting lives at risk across Europe and must be stopped," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on Oct. 3.
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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 28/09/2026
The Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund is now open for 2027 💸 The fund, run by us at the MA, supports work by museums and community organisations to strengthen communities, using collections. The next deadline for expressions of interest is 20 January 2027.
Apply now to the Esmée Fairbairn Communities and Collections Fund
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Banning words in grant applications violates the First Amendment. "NIH is systematically trying to silence research-related speech, including biomedical results that it suspects will express views the administration does not like on everything from DEI to gender identity to climate change..." 🧪
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Researchers file First Amendment challenge to NIH grant screening
Lawsuit argues that Trump policy of purging politically sensitive terms from research projects violates free speech
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Dr Karen Di Franco @archivist23.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We have a new vacancy for a Lecturer at MA Curating and Collections, see the details in the ad: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSW984/l...
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Lecturer MA Curating and Collections at University Of The Arts London
Apply now for the Lecturer MA Curating and Collections role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Israel’s culture minister wants to strip film directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of their Israeli citizenship for their movie Naza, which features testimonies of IDF soldiers admitting to knowingly killing civilians in Gaza
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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The ‘UK Lawyers for Israel’ group has urged our Home Secretary to proscribe Nobel Peace Prize-winning charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), known in English as Doctors Without Borders. That would mean the UK classing this charity as a terrorist organisation.😡 www.thenational.scot/news/2654617...
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Pro-Israel pressure group demands terror ban for Doctors Without Borders
A PRO-ISRAEL lobbying group has called on the Home Secretary to ban one of the world’s leading health charities under terrorism laws.
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
share.google/AWA0QowotTF2... The RNLI is one of those institutions that make me proud to be British - join me in donating to show your support
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
'The likes of Farage and Reform criticising the work of the RNLI has backfired, leading to a surge in donations for the charity' leftfootforward.org/2025/08/fund...
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Fundraiser to buy new RNLI lifeboat named after Nigel Farage set to hit £300,000 target
The likes of Farage and Reform criticising the work of the RNLI has backfired, leading to a surge in donations for the charity.
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Deník N @denikn.cz · 12/09/2026
Vyšší míra hravosti s sebou nejen u dětí, ale i u dospělých přináší hned několik benefitů. Přesto si mnozí dospělí nehrají. Jaké kroky můžeme učinit k tomu, abychom v sobě i ve starším věku hravost živili, zkoumali a rozvíjeli?
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Čtyři způsoby, jak v sobě i v dospělosti pěstovat hravost
Hravost v nás podporuje emocionální rovnováhu, některé sociální kompetence i kognitivní schopnosti – a to nejen v dětství, ale po celý život. Jak ji tedy v sobě rozvíjet?
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Liza Adamczewski aka the accidental ecologist @lizaadamczewski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Let’s get a colourful thread going to bring a bit of happiness to our feeds by posting photos of the Welsh tapestry blankets we own. Just imagine if everyone who has one posted a photo! It would be like a rainbow blanket thread running around the world
A Welsh tapestry blanket in yellow white red and black
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Will Jennings @willjennings.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Lina Lapelytė's "We Make Years Out of Hours" at Hamburger Bahnhof is one of the most beautiful, delicate and engaging artworks I've seen.
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Dr Penny Hay @penahay.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Future Flow: Imagine the possibilities. Special Book Launch x 2! 💚🍀 www.ticketsource.com/cccibathspa/...
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Future Flow: Imagine the possibilities | Special Book Launch at Forest of Imagination
Tickets are now available for Future Flow: Imagine the possibilities | Special Book Launch at Forest of Imagination, Bath on Fri 25 Sep 2026. Click the link for further information and to secure your ...
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Xenta @xenta.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Kyiv, center of Europe, 21st century Schoolchildren spend 3h in a shelter because a psychopath-neighbor wants us dead The world watches, counts its money, keeps missiles that could save lives Trump blames hatred between Zelensky and putin for the war continuing Disgusting to live on this planet
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Pieter T. L. Beck @ptrbck.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We have written a statement in support of Ghent Uni's decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. We resist attempts to frame this as a punishment for "whistleblowing" or censorship of "controversial research". We invite all academics who share our views to sign our letter. forms.gle/qwN8xzEM5C7Q...
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Open letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University
We, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond to the negative and incorrect framing of Ghent University’s decision to suspend Nathan Cofnas. With th...
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 24/08/2026
Russia has tried to take Ukraine's independence away by force for years. It has failed. Ukraine is still here. Still free. Still fighting.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
my latest on the miracle of the MMR vaccine. christinapagel.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
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Trump and RFK Jr need to shut up about the MMR vaccine
A reminder of how terrible these diseases used to be
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Science Magazine @science.org · 30/07/2026
"The academic structure … makes planning for a family feel like an impossible luxury." In this Working Life, two postdocs share how, as women in academia, having children can feel impossible—and how talking about it makes them feel less alone. scim.ag/46uBWgD #InternationalDayOfFriendship
A conceputal illustration of multiple people looking to center, with conversation bubbles with baby and academic related drawings inside. Text reads: As women in academia, having children can feel impossible. Talking about it makes us feel less alone
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 27/07/2026
Pioneering L.A. assemblage artist Betye Saar, who ‘liberated’ Aunt Jemima, dies days before her 100th birthday www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/… 
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Petra Vacková @petravackova.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Museums are among the last public spaces that reinforce community by fostering shared dialogue, collective experiences, and a sense of belonging. To attack museums is to attack the people they serve and the bonds that hold them together.
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Julie Carpenter, PhD @jgcarpenter.com · 16/07/2026
As a robotics researcher, learning scientist, and author who has followed Realbotix for years, I'm compelled to do a Bluesky thread on this whole pivot that Realbotix is now trying, turning from humanoid sex robots to classroom "education" robots. Buckle up. nysfocus.com/2026/07/14/n... 🧵
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Rural NY School To Launch Humanoid Robot Teacher
Plans to deploy a "lifelike" robot and avatar teaching assistant at Salamanca High School have sparked debate over the role of technology in schools.
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowships are open. We're inviting proposals from early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to pursue an independent research project. Learn more: bit.ly/4xWduAS
A colour block banner promoting Postdoctoral Fellowships funding. Deadline: Wednesday 30 September 2026
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Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
If Global Banking School is the future of British Higher Education, count me out. Count everybody like me, out. Find someone else willing to pretend to teach you in decaying office buildings while taking your very real money.
https://www.ft.com/content/6c54f212-7491-4d41-ae57-bd67b4ea0f43?syn-25a6b1a6=1

"The UK’s biggest university is a private company
Supporters say franchised providers widen access to further education, but others doubt the real value of their ‘no frills’ courses"
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NRDC @nrdc.org · 20/07/2026
Marine national monuments are home to corals, whales, and endangered sea turtles, but the Trump administration has removed protections for all five of America’s marine national monuments.
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
😱🙏 The terrible moment of the KABs hitting Sumy was caught on camera. 5 dead are already known, including one child. The number of injured has increased to 30. Currently, 5 people are in serious condition.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 12/07/2026
The reasons given by the Biennale were deemed insufficient, and the Commission has moved to withdraw funding over the reopening of the Russian pavilion, drawing harsh criticism in Brussels from the League.
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Brussels confirms withdrawal of funding for Venice Biennale
The reasons given by the Biennale were deemed insufficient, and the Commission has moved to withdraw funding over the reopening of the Russian pavilion, drawing harsh criticism in Brussels from the League.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
You don’t have to be a dad to know how devastating that is, or how long term the consequences will be. All done by our government, with our tax dollars. youthlaw.org/wp-content/u...
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CNN @cnn.com · 05/07/2026
Palestinian pediatrician Hussam Abu Safiya is facing imminent risk of death in Israeli custody after his condition deteriorated, according to his lawyer, who met with him on Thursday. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.
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NPR @npr.org · 15/06/2026
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump's order to remove some exhibits at national parks. One historic site targeted by that order faces an uncertain future. n.pr/4os3Odb
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Fate of historic slavery exhibit targeted by Trump hangs in the balance
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump's order to remove some exhibits at national parks. One historic site targeted by that order faces an uncertain future.
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Nineteen russian ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and Shahed drones are raining down on Kyiv right now. This is horrific. The UNESCO-listed Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra has been targeted. A thousand years of Ukrainian history, faith, and culture are once again under attempted destruction.
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Prof. Anna Catherine Hickey-Moody @annahm.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
✨ Intersectional Humanities Summer School! June 22nd–July 3rd, 2026 at the Arts & Humanities Institute, Maynooth. Whether you’re a postgraduate student, early career researcher or established scholar, this is a space to create hopeful futures. 📩 Register interest: muahi@mu.ie #Intersectional
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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Don't miss this opportunity! British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-27 (UK) University of Warwick - Faculty of Arts #HigherEd #edusky #academicSky www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW736/b...
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British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-27 at University of Warwick
Discover British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-27 jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I'm sometimes critical of cable news TV but this is programming I can get behind www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm...
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Petra Vacková @petravackova.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"Lebanon’s Ministry of Culture issued an urgent statement condemning the attacks, noting that the ancient city preserves nearly 5,000 years of human history. It emphasized that safeguarding this cultural landmark is a collective global obligation mandated by international law"
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Sarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Been receiving messages like those all morning. Buses are temporarily suspended; full suspension at 5pm. Schools closed at 11; many businesses were due to close at 1. The scale of the damage done is overwhelming. Please consider donating to Anaka Collective, a women-led support org for refugee women
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 05/06/2026
"From afar, occupation may seem like a temporary military event — checkpoints, soldiers, flags replaced with other flags. In practice, occupation is the systematic destruction of human agency," writes journalist Dinara Khalilova in this op-ed.
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What I realized about life under Russian occupation as a war crimes researcher
Some names have been changed to protect the identities of those featured in the story. After over two years of full-time reporting on the war in my country, I spent several months with the Reckoning ...
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European Educational Research Association - EERA @ecer-eera.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: A new board game lets trainee teachers practice tricky parent conversations without real-life stress, simulating the everyday challenge of home-school collaboration in a fun, cooperative setting. #EduSci blog.eera-ecer.de/board-game-parents
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Claire Leach @claireleach.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
There are several unique miniature ink drawings in my shop, reminiscent of collectible playing cards. They’d look fantastic float mounted. Take a look! 👀 claireleach.com/shop
Pile of miniature ink drawings of woodlands.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 20/05/2026
The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail from Turkey last week in the latest attempt by activists to breach Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory. #EuropeNews ➡️ l.euronews.com/OCLz
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Petra Vacková @petravackova.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
"By printing the files and rendering their impossible scale physical, this reading room reasserts the harrowing reality of the improprieties carried out by Epstein and his associates—several of whom held notable art world roles." news.artnet.com/art-world/ep...
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All 3.5 Million Pages of the Epstein Files Are Now on View at This Pop-Up Exhibition | Artnet News
The Institute for Primary Facts—a new, enigmatic nonprofit—just turned a Tribeca gallery into a complete Epstein files reading room.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 06/05/2026
⚡ A protest against Russian participation at the 2026 Venice Biennale is taking place near the Russian pavilion. Organized by Pussy Riot and Femen, the protestors showed up with slogans like "Russian art is blood. Enjoy the show, ignore the war."
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Forest of Imagination® @forestofimaginatn.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
YOU&ME Architecture invited school children for their ideas for Entry Hill, workshops focused on designing dream dens, concept design modelling & design development✨🌎 Forest of Imagination is open until October 2nd Don't Miss us 🌳
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Deník N @denikn.cz · 05/05/2026
Tisíce lidí v Praze protestují proti návrhu na zrušení mediálních poplatků. „Nechte toho,“ vyzval spolek Milion chvilek premiéra Andreje Babiše, jehož vláda navrhuje zrušit mediální poplatky. Průvod se nyní vydal směrem k budově Českého rozhlasu. 👉🏻 Více na denikn.cz/minuta/20552...
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European Rail Timetable @europeanrailtt.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
New international rail links launched over the weekend 🚆 Direct trains now connect Praha–Berlin–København and Hamburg–København–Stockholm, cutting out changes and boosting cross-border travel. A big step forward for European rail. 🔗 shorturl.at/n8ju7 Photo courtesy of Snälltåget.
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Andrew Rait @andrewrait.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
From Dangerous Minds on FB Art seen outside the Met Gala calls out Jeff Bezos for Amazon workers allegedly - doing a lot of lifting there🤨 - having to urinate in bottles during shifts because they aren't given adequate time for toilet breaks.
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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 02/05/2026
The entire female jury of the Venice Biennale resigning together is unprecedented—and impossible to ignore. 5 women, united, refused to legitimise a competition that risks rewarding states accused of grave violations of international law.This is not symbolic: it is courage and coherence.
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