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Ingrid Sharp

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Gender and Cultural Historian at the University of Leeds: likes dogs and cake

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Ingrid Sharp @profingrid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‘This is not a dark chapter in Cornell’s history, it’s a morbid pattern’
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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A victory of sorts. We may have lost around 100 colleagues, who left ‘voluntarily’, but no one was sacked, our ballot closes on Wednesday and not all our conditions have been met (eg workloads), and we are in a very different place as staff and Union. Time to #ReclaimExeterUni @ucu.org.uk
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Tomorrow we’re delivering our MASSIVE sewage pollution scandal petition with @sascampaigns.bsky.social to the Government. It’s been signed by 340,133 members of the public demanding Andy Burnham finally turns the tide on this scandal.
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Ervin Malakaj @ervinmalakaj.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Friendlies, help us spread the word about the THIRD annual Tobin Lecture in Queer and Trans German Studies, to be held by Rafi Balling Oct 22, in person and online. You can find out more about Rafi's exciting talk on German trans literatures of the self + RSVP info here: ces.ubc.ca/events/event...
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Vaughan Stanger @vaughanstanger.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Google plans to bulldoze a wildlife haven in Essex – home to rare species – for a data centre. Sign the petition now to help save it before it’s gone forever 🐝🦋 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save Arena Essex- Tell Google to search elsewhere!
  Wedged between the Mar Dyke Valley and Lakeside Retail Park, the former Arena Essex Raceway is not your usual wildlife haven. Where once stock cars and speedway bikes lined up to cross the fini...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Dear God what a tragedy
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History Lab Plus @historylabplus.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Finding a Role: Using History PhD Skills Beyond HE | Online Workshop Aug 24, 17:30-19:00 Imogen Albiston Civil Service George Higgins Private sector grant writing Andy Holroyde Teaching / policy &nd research Joe Ryan-Hume Committee specialist - House of Commons. More: historylab.plus/events-2/
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About | Events | Meet us | Contact | Join History Lab Plus Events Coming up . . . Finding a Role: Using History PhD Skills Beyond HE | Online Workshop August 24, 17:30-19:00 Considering your career…
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Ingrid Sharp @profingrid.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
‘Americans today … are faced with a choice, whether to resist and to incur the inevitable personal costs for themselves and their families that would be involved in doing that, or to submit, surrender, comply, and see their country being changed into a very different and very much worse place’
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Hot Type: 'It is Hard for Many Americans to Discern the Totality of What is Happening'
Byline political columnist Heidi Siegmund Cuda interviews distinguished Russia watcher Keir Giles about the 'crash programme of state capture' outlined in his forthcoming book 'American Overthrow'
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Transition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🚨NEW🚨: Ten unions call for Andy Burnham to oppose the war on Iran & stop British bases being used to launch US air strikes. The unions argue that the “devastating, illegal war” is a catastrophe for the Middle East & that it directly undermines Burnham’s cost of living agenda.
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I just saw a piece in @thebookseller.com about this fundraiser - to protect and share a collection of over one million Black books in the UK, a labour of love by one collector, Baba Pepukayi, but a vital resource for the nation. www.gofundme.com/f/save-1-mil... Please share, and donate if you can.
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Donate to Save 1 Million Black Books, organized by Black British Book Festival
Save 1 Million Black Books One of Britain's Largest Collections of Black Books… Black British Book Festival needs your support for Save 1 Million Black Books
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Are you interested in developing genuinely interdisciplinary piece of research? Applications for the International Interdisciplinary Research Projects, focused on the theme of ‘Mobilities’ are now open. Apply now: bit.ly/4y9wiwJ
Colour block banner promoting International Interdisciplinary Research Projects
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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Segregated lunch counters at the National Gallery, reflecting the ethnicisation of outsourced, low-paid jobs. Disgusting behaviour. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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National Gallery security staff segregated like ‘second-class citizens’, curator claims
Exclusive: Outsourced guards, largely from ethnic minority backgrounds, barred from staff hub for mainly white employees
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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Royal Historical Society open meeting (online) for historians working in universities, 4 Aug 2026 - ‘The crisis in UK higher education: the future for history’ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-crisis.... It’s a definite sign of the times that places are almost gone.
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The Crisis in UK HE: the Future for History
An open meeting for historians in UK higher education on what is needed to best support and protect the profession and discipline.
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Are you starting a new research degree in history from Sept? If so, come along to our in-person IHR workshop & learn about our fantastic @ihrlibrary.bsky.social, our 60 IHR seminars & how you can join @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social, our national postgraduate network! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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IHR Workshop for New Research Students in History | 2026
IHR Research Training
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Every overseas student benefits the UK - They pay money to the university - They spend money in the local economy - They return home with good feelings about the UK (soft power) - They help subsidise local students - They make the learning environment better It's a real 'win-win'
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Ingrid Sharp @profingrid.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I’m glad the Good Law Project are challenging this unworkable and divisive legislation. goodlawproject.org/s/ce4d2a
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Help us appeal the High Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
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Ingrid Sharp @profingrid.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
‘We are not shown that war or killing are bad, only that good men sometimes feel bad about it – a very different point. Any serious depiction of violence … must show the perspectives of the victims as well as the perpetrators. The Homeric poems easily clear the bar – but Nolan doesn’t’
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Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
CEO of Anglian Water, England's worst-polluting water company, handed extra £1.3m despite govt ban on bonuses for failing firms. Companies circumvent rules to reward execs for dumping sewage, fleecing customers, neglecting investment. Govt/Ofwat do nothing.
lbc.co.uk
England's most prolific polluters hand water boss extra £1.3m - despite ban on bonuses | LBC
Last year, the government delivered new legislation to prevent underperforming water companies from offering bonus payments to their executives.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 29/07/2026
Rupert Lowe claims to detest far-right ethnonationalism and neo-Nazism. Yet a string of extremists have been out campaigning for Restore candidate Marlon West ahead of Thursday’s Greater Manchester mayoral election.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
England water companies have breached official guidance on discharging sewage at 65 popular swimming sites since May. All water companies have criminal convictions, violated terms of their licence. All defended by govts, allowed to trade, inflict harms.
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Water companies have breached official guidance on discharging sewage at 65 popular swimming sites in England since May
WATER firms discharged more than 100,000 of hours-worth of sewage at 65 popular swimming sites in England since May.Sewage overflow pipes released a total of 117,001 hours between mid-May and July 21,...
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Today - A protest against the genocide, settler violence and the starvation of Gaza took place in Tel Aviv, Israel The police used force and violence, and arrested the protesters
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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
'So, yes, you are historians and we will all continue to be historians after we leave Exeter. You will continue to be historians because we need you. Society, the world, needs you.' #HistoryForever Sign the petition against redundancies at Exeter: www.change.org/p/stop-redun...
A group of world leading historians in their finery, some in gowns, stand together under a tree. Some carry signs saying 'Historian at risk', other raise a glass to the camera.
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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
'As your studies have shown, being a historian is not merely learning 'what happened'. It is a way of thinking. It’s about critically assessing claims, and demanding to see evidence to support them. In this world of fake news, fake images, and outright lies, these are life-long critical skills'. 4/
People in summery outfits, and some people gowns mingle and chat to each other. One person has their back to the camera and sign on their back reads 'Historian at risk'.
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Today, along with 120 other millionaires our letter to the new Prime Minister asks for one thing: tax us, the super rich. As millionaires, we're proud to pay and we're here to stay. 👉 Swipe to see some of the well-known faces who have signed the letter.
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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 22/07/2026
A reminder that UC _faculty_ and Faculty Associations — not the universities themselves nor their administrators — are waging this battle in court, demonstrating great bravery and moral clarity.
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White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...
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Ingrid Sharp @profingrid.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears. UK electricity privatised in 1990. National Grid paid £28bn in dividends since 1990. Still poor transmission and storage infrastructure. Yet record high prices and profiteering. Does anyone call companies to account?
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Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears
Timing of Devon switchoff ‘could not be worse’, says board, as members face an estimated £2m in lost revenue
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Ingrid Sharp @profingrid.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
‘Without the arts and humanities, we are left without the tools to transform and think beyond the systems which entrap us. They are a vital lifeline out of the capitalist logic which suffocates imagination and empathy because, after all, the humanities recognise and nurture human connection.’
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The profound threat to Exeter’s humanities is a reality I cannot face
As the child of working-class immigrants, I am so grateful for the doors of understanding and opportunity the arts opened for me, says Davina Quinlivan
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Ingrid Sharp @profingrid.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I just signed Foxglove's petition to Andy Burnham: if you become our next PM, get Palantir out of our NHS. A secretive US spy tech firm with deep Trump ties has no business holding our health data. Add your name: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...
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Sign the petition to Andy Burnham: If you become our next Prime Minister, please get Palantir out of our NHS.
ADD YOUR NAME NOW!
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Women+ in German Studies (W+IGS) @wigsblog.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
📢 Call for Papers: 38th Annual W+iGS #Conference 📍Where: King's College London 📅6-7 November 2026 📝 Abstract deadline: 31 July 2026 Proposals from across the breadth of German Studies and from scholars at all career stages welcome! womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/w...
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W+iGS 38th Annual Conference, King’s College London: Call for Papers
The annual Women+ in German Studies (W+iGS) members’ conference will take place at King’s College London from 6-7 November 2026. All events will be held in-person in King’s, with selected events be…
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Laurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The Women+ in German Studies Book Prize sponsored by #PeterLangOxford is now open for submissions! Please read more here, deadline 14 September: womeningermanstudies.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/w... @wigsblog.bsky.social
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
'The same cohort, numbering 685,565 students, will cost the public purse just £4.7 billion to host because of extra spending on things such as healthcare or public safety – resulting in a benefit-to-cost ratio of 9.7 to 1.' 2/3
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The benefits and costs of international higher education students to the UK economy - HEPI
A new report reveals how international students support jobs, growth and local economies across every UK constituency.
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
What does a wealth tax actually look like? We sent Brighty Buoy and his tiny balls to Wimbledon to chat to fans 🎾
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/07/2026
Breaking News: The nation’s largest group of scholars of U.S. history denounced a White House report attacking the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
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Historians Reject Trump Administration’s Criticism of Smithsonian Museum
The nation’s largest group of scholars of U.S. history denounced a White House report attacking the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Thames Water creditors ‘will bid for company even if it is nationalised’. It is all about profits. As owners, they will continue to extract returns, dump sewage in rivers, fleece captive customers About 0ne-third of TW water bills cover cost of borrowing. Need new beginning. Must nationalise.
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Thames Water creditors ‘will bid for company even if it is nationalised’
Group of 100 investors still discussing £10bn rescue proposal with officials from regulator Ofwat, says report
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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
THE US HAVING A WHITES-ONLY REFUGEE POLICY SHOULD BE A MUCH BIGGER STORY
Guy standing up meme
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Ingrid Sharp @profingrid.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
If ‘problematising’ an aspect of history is ‘extreme activism’ I guess that’s most of us writing about marginalised perspectives on the past…
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Student loan promotion in England & Wales amounted to mis-selling, MPs say. Students not told clearly that loan terms could change retrospectively. Govt froze repayment threshold, forcing graduates to pay more and sooner. Must abolish Uni tuition fees, as in Scotland.
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Phone contract comparisons 'amounted to mis-selling' student loans, MPs say
A new report says students were not well-enough informed that their loan terms could change retrospectively.
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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
ONE QUARTER OF ALL MPS HAVE NOW SIGNED @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social EARLY DAY MOTION TO DISAPPROVE THE BATHROOM BAN edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
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Draft Code of Practice on Services, public functions and associations - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament
That the draft Code of Practice for Services, public functions and associations, a copy of which was laid before this House on 21 May, be disapproved.
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California Fast Food Workers Union @cafastfoodunion.org · 06/07/2026
Proof that when workers know our rights, we exercise them. Teresa is leading the fight to ensure we win mandatory, independent Know-Your-Rights training for every fast food worker in Los Angeles. We won't stop until we win. #FastFoodFairWork
A picture of a member of ours holding a "worker power" sign while marching, with a quote “In a recent Know-Your-Rights pilot training, I learned about the importance of reviewing my pay stub. I noticed I was missing 15 hours in my paycheck. Because I had attended the training, I knew what to do.”
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Reform keep telling us that the poorest people are getting too much money so that we won't focus on the richest and demand #TaxTheRich "Next time you hear UK politicians and the media say we can't afford welfare, remember it is smaller as a share of the GDP than it was 15 years ago, not bigger."
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Ingrid Sharp @profingrid.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
spot.fund/j4xfnxqsb Brave man standing up for what should be shared values
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
First they came for the languages. In the hope that no one would have the words to say what was happening. 1/9🧵
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University of Aberdeen's plans to cut modern language degrees were 'rushed' - review
The University of Aberdeen says it accepts there were "missteps" in its process in 2023.
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Ingrid Sharp @profingrid.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
‘If the UK Government acts now there is a chance to secure a sustainable and enduring future for higher education and research – one that reflects the full value of the sector to individuals and communities, to public life, social wellbeing, and to economic growth and resilience‘
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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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Ingrid Sharp @profingrid.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Elon Musk’s proud legacy
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 01/07/2026
📣Vacancy at the Leverhulme Trust We're hiring a new Administrative Officer, on an 18 month contract, to provide support in managing and processing grant applications and current awards. Closing date: Monday 6 July 2026. More details here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/adminis...
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Nancy Armour @nrarmour.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The ban is heinous for what it does to transgender athletes. But if you think cisgender girls and young women won’t be caught up in the fallout, too, you are woefully ignorant
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
'The role would suit someone with extensive senior experience in public policy, applied research, or a combination of both – whether in government, think-tanks, academia or elsewhere.' Might suit a top-rate academic staring redundancy in the face as SHAPE university researchers face the chop.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The treatment of this woman is absolutely outrageous and one of the most egregious corporate violations of free speech I've seen. I have just bought the book as a fuck you to Facebook. It's available here uk.bookshop.org/p/books/care...
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Careless People: A story of where I used to work
The number one global bestseller and Book of the Year 2025 for Audible, The Times, Cosmopolitan, The Economist and more.‘Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to b...
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 30/06/2026
London stands in solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ community. You are, and will always be, loved and wanted in London. Proud to host my annual Pride Reception at Outernet, celebrating the enormous contribution of LGBTQIA+ Londoners.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaking on stage at the Pride Reception at Outernet, with screens behind him displaying the message “You are loved & wanted in London.”Mayor of London Sadiq Khan poses for a group photo with Pride in London and LGBTQ+ community leaders at the Pride Reception at Outernet.Mayor of London Sadiq Khan takes a selfie with guests at the Pride Reception at Outernet.
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