Reposted by Saio GradinNick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 25/09/202615-17 October - Worldwide days of action against ISDS. ISDS was invented to protest western interests in former colonies. Today it protects fossil fuel and mining conglomerates, financial interests and oligarchs. We must scrap it. stopisds.global/en/ 072
Reposted by Saio GradinKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This is shameful discriminatory and misogynistic reporting. People aren’t choosing disability to be “cool”. Young women don’t have to “prove” to you that they’re sick. Disability rates are skyrocketing because we’ve left a disabling virus rip through the population for over 6 years. 1142734796
Reposted by Saio GradinMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/08/2026Cambridge University should have known better, Fleet Street should have known better, the people hungrily absorbing every bit of news about it, making newsrooms feel like they had to keep going with it as a story, should have known better, horrible horrible horrible 1564207674
Saio Gradin @saiogradin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026There is strong circumstantial but no direct evidence that the rush on Ceuta was orchestrated by the US and Israel 000
Reposted by Saio GradinSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Angela Rayner says the govt won't be introducing rent controls because they can lead to higher rents. 794816
Reposted by Saio GradinEric Nilsson @taggaintemig.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Älsk @tomaxe.bsky.socialaftonbladet.seAndrew Tate är inte bögarnas felTOMAS HEMSTAD Klädhånet friskriver straighta män 23015
Reposted by Saio GradinOla Spännar @olaspannar.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Japp vi vet, och du har verkligen bidragit till det. Du har vänt fallande utsläpp till ökade. Du har subventionerat fossila bränslen, bromsat elektrifieringen, lagt ner miljödepartementet, stoppat vindkraften, slaktat miljöbudgeten och ljugit och gaslightat oss i fyra år. Nu är det nog. 8317124
Reposted by Saio GradinSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 17/07/2026@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Most people in this country are probably happy to see the back of Keir Starmer.. people on the left are looking at Andy Burnham & going, this looks a lot like Keir Starmer with a different face" 523664
Reposted by Saio GradinSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 17/07/2026@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Renewable energy, it is the cheapest, greenest form of energy & what we need to be doing is investing in that.. thats common sense thinking & the fact we've got Andy Burnham saying he's still got an open mind on oil and gas is deeply depressing" 619359
Saio Gradin @saiogradin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026We all need to help @andyburnham.bsky.social ‘s team understand that new oil and gas is not popular and not safe, before they put our grandchildren’s lives at risk by approving Rosebank and other projects. Wake up Burnham, the electorate doesn’t want this!! 000
Reposted by Saio GradinAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11/07/2026Under Lula, Amazon deforestation falls to lowest level in a decade aje.news/4aer73 181451328
Reposted by Saio GradinAndy Lee, PhD @andylee.bsky.social · 12/07/2026In our Viewpoint (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...) we synthesize the gametic definition (outlined by Janicke et al below) and other definitions of sex (e.g., multivariate definition). We contend that is NO consensus on “biological sex” (maybe a consensus isn’t actually necessary…)onlinelibrary.wiley.comThere is No Consensus on Biological SexAt this critical moment when misinformation about sex is being applied to policy globally, scientific clarification on the definition of biological sex is valuable. Here, we evaluate the primary appr... 232286
Reposted by Saio GradinCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 12/07/2026My coauthor Jay Falk's postdoctoral fellowship was terminated by the Trump administration for documenting the hummingbird example in this paper. 9915392
Reposted by Saio GradinSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Andy Burnham confirming he won't take our key infrastructure back into public ownership. 277938
Reposted by Saio GradinGlobal Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Keir Starmer has announced his departure as PM and Andy Burnham is looking highly likely to succeed him. We @anothereurope.bsky.social and @ukstoptrump.bsky.social have written this open letter on what change would mean for Britain’s role in the world 👇🏽 www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/what-ne...globaljustice.org.ukWhat needs to change: an open letter to Andy Burnham - Global Justice NowWith Keir Starmer announcing his departure as prime minister and Andy Burnham looking highly likely to succeed him, Global Justice Now and allies have written this open letter on what […] 15573
Reposted by Saio GradinMathias Wåg @guldfiske.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Ju mer jag tänker på det desto märkligare är Christer Mattssons utspel i DN häromveckan om antirasisternas antisemitism. Han gjorde det innan två rapporter släpptes, Forum för levande historia och hans egna Segerstedtinstitutets. Att trots resultaten skulle ändå antirasister/vänstern ges skulden. 63511
Reposted by Saio GradinCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 16/06/2026This cartoon perfectly captures the far right’s position on sexual assault! 0427135
Reposted by Saio GradinLisa Röstlund @lisarostlund.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Del 7: Birgitta Ed meddelade att hon ville arbeta med ”existentiell hälsa” på sin herrgård. Ett halvår senare gav regeringen Folkhälsomyndigheten i uppdrag att lyfta ”existentiell hälsa”. Generaldirektören ifrågasatte begreppet - och fick sparken från myndigheten. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Gx...aftonbladet.seSkeptisk till ”existentiell hälsa” – fick sparken från myndighetenStatsministerns fru meddelade att hon ville arbeta med ”existentiell hälsa” på sin herrgård. Ett halvår senare gav regeringen Folkhälsomyndigheten i uppdrag att 36434160
Reposted by Saio GradinLotta Ilona Häyrynen @lottailonah.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Går liksom nästan inte att ta in hur grovt detta är. 1. Hitta mumbojumbo-nisch 2. Få din kille att tvinga staten till att adoptera din mumbojumbo 3. Få staten som kund 4. Profit www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Gx...aftonbladet.seSkeptisk till ”existentiell hälsa” – fick sparken från myndighetenStatsministerns fru meddelade att hon ville arbeta med ”existentiell hälsa” på sin herrgård. Ett halvår senare gav regeringen Folkhälsomyndigheten i uppdrag att 1326681
Reposted by Saio GradinNick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Thanks to ISDS, taxpayers face a £300m bill as coal investors sue over an aborted coal mine. That’s 6 times what the company invested. Our climate policy is being held to ransom by these toxic corporate courts 🧵 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...thetimes.comTaxpayers face £300m bill as coal investors sue over aborted mineEnvironmental groups say the legal action, seeking up to six times the original investment, is a last-ditch attempt to profit from an unviable scheme 31210
Reposted by Saio GradinGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Just finished Any Questions, up against Richard Tice. I knew there would be plenty of BS on climate, but he spouted rubbish on *every* subject. Even claimed that the EU is not our biggest trading partner, but the US. In fact, we have 3x more trade with the EU. He believes whatever he wants to. 1912843758
Reposted by Saio GradinKCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · 29/05/2026King's College London recently announced the acquisition of Cranfield University. We talked to the Times Higher Ed about it and what it says about the HE sector: t.co/2ZZnsXlz1St.cohttps://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/staff-see-kings-merger-start-bifurcation-sector 144
Reposted by Saio GradinMiran @hevalsson.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Idag togs vår klient Bella av gränspolisen & fördes till förvaret i Märsta för utvisning. Bella är transkvinna & välkänd HBTQ-aktivist med bakgrund i den kurdiska frihetsrörelsen. På grund av detta har Säpo klassat henne som ett säkerhetshot. Om hon utvisas kommer hon gripas & utsättas för tortyr 612094
Reposted by Saio GradinLars Sund @lasse2.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Ordet "islamofobi" kommer onekligen för en när man läser DN:s granskning av turerna kring det indragna stödet till Islamic Relief. Barn i Etiopien kommer att dö som en följd av det här. Riksdagen bör begära misstroendevotum mot biståndsminister Benjamin Dousa (M).dn.seMinisterns privata meddelande efter stoppade biståndet: ”Tänkte att du skulle glädjas”Två av Sidas högsta chefer varnade för att regeringens nya försiktighetsprincip kunde slå mot människor i nöd. 2269
Reposted by Saio GradinDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 25/05/2026ICYM - Almost all – 98% – environmental claims and commitments made by meat and dairy companies over 2021-24 could be categorised as “greenwashing” - research paper #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org journals.plos.org/climate/arti...journals.plos.orgEnvironmental claims, climate promises, and ‘greenwashing’ by meat and dairy companiesAnimal agriculture has disproportionate environmental impacts relative to other forms of food production and accounts for at least 16.5% of all global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Many of the large... 5232109
Reposted by Saio GradinPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026🔴 Wes Streeting has said that Palantir is “absolutely critical to the future of the NHS.” But Palantir’s £330m NHS platform is “slow an clunky” and eight to ten times slower at analysing data than the current NHS tool in use Massive scoop on Democracy for Sale: open.substack.com/pub/democrac...open.substack.comRevealed: Palantir’s NHS tech is ten times slower than current systemNHS leaders privately told that “clunky” £330m platform built by Trump donor Peter Thiel’s firm is “slow” and has “poor user experience”, new documents show 851321679
Reposted by Saio GradinCaroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Please sign and share. Last week I spoke with a trans woman who is too afraid to accept medical care for leukaemia because of her profound fear of being outed by being placed in a side-room on a male ward. Trans people have a right to the same healthcare we all need goodlawproject.org/s/ec0359goodlawproject.orgTrans people have a right to the same healthcare we all need | Good Law ProjectAcross the country, trans people are being denied vital healthcare that has nothing to do with their gender identity – simply because they are trans. 11231123
Reposted by Saio GradinOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 01/05/2026A retweet by Zack Polanski is now the main story across every single media outlet. Two days ago, it was revealed that Nigel Farage failed to disclose a £5 million gift from a crypto-billionaire. It gets nowhere near the media attention, for straightforward political reasons. 391442496
Reposted by Saio GradinDagens Arena @dagensarena.bsky.social · 25/04/2026NYHET | I veckan misslyckades EU:s utrikesministrar – återigen – med att komma överens om sanktioner mot Israel. Men det största hindret är inte enskilda medlemsländers motstånd, säger en tidigare EU-ambassadör till de palestinska områden. www.dagensarena.se/innehall/dar...dagensarena.seDärför misslyckas EU med att bojkotta Israel | Dagens ArenaAnledningen är större än enskilda EU-länders motstånd. 011
Reposted by Saio GradinElsa Persson @elsamaximizer.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Har skrivit en artikel jag tycker tillför en del nya perspektiv. Så här säger den tidigare EU-ambassadören i Palestina om sitt uppdrag: ”Jag framförde EU:s syn att vi ville se en tvåstatslösning, ett slut på ockupationen och att humanitär lag ska följas. Kollegerna i Tel Aviv arbetade för en < 255
Reposted by Saio GradinMarcus Larsson @skolinkvisition.bsky.social · 20/04/2026SR har gjort ett quiz om skolan där man valt frågor och svarsalternativ på ett sätt som gör att man som läsare ska känna "oj, är det så det är, va bra!", bland annat om friskolor. Det får de, men de behövde kanske inte låtit Academedias samarbetspartner utforma testet? 813461
Reposted by Saio GradinMarcus Larsson @skolinkvisition.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Rätt svar är att 170/290 kommuner inte har friskola med högstadium, men vad är detta för sätt att presentera statistik? I dessa kommuner bor knappt 18 % av Sveriges invånare. 82 % bor i kommun med minst en högstadefriskola. Antar att man ska reagera "då kan friskolors påverkan inte vara så stor". 45426
Reposted by Saio GradinRasmus Canbäck @canbackrasmus.bsky.social · 31/03/2026I dag i DN ställs rätt frågor till Sidas GD Hanna Hellquist om varför SDs organisation Hepatica får pengar - trots att risknivån bedöms som "extrem". 113069
Reposted by Saio GradinCaroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · 15/02/2026I don’t know what makes one blog post blow up and another sink into obscurity. Here’s this weekends’s offering. “It is alarming that once again schools are being encouraged to take a ‘doctor knows best” approach’…” Sex Matters 23114
Reposted by Saio GradinLong Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 15/02/2026#Blog Our response to the #CallForEvidence draws on a combination of lived experience, formal testimony and emerging research, including: #LivedExperience of #YoungPeople who are unable to sustain education, training or employment due to ongoing ill health. www.longcovidkids.org/post/respons... 0108
Reposted by Saio GradinKCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · 12/02/2026📢📢📢Then, cross the river and join us for a rally in solidarity with Palestine at 2pm in front of Strand building 📢📢📢 111
Reposted by Saio GradinKCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · 12/02/2026What can you do as a KCL UCU branch member? 🏘️🏘️🏘️Firstly, join us for a hybrid town hall meeting on Waterloo campus in FWB.1.62 (and online) 💻💻💻 111
Reposted by Saio GradinKCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · 12/02/2026We are calling on management to ⭐️reinstate Usama ⭐️protect staff and students from far right violence ⭐️divest from war crimes and violations of international law ⭐️commit to help support the rebuilding of Gaza’s higher education sector 111
Reposted by Saio GradinKCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · 12/02/2026KCL students who have organised in solidarity with Palestine, including Usama Ghanem, remain suspended and are facing repression both in the U.K. and abroad. Read more ⬇️ edition.cnn.com/2026/01/23/e...edition.cnn.comA student at a UK university lost his visa after pro-Palestinian activism. Some academics urge a reversal | CNNEgyptian student Usama Ghanem took part in pro-Palestinian campus protests, prompting disciplinary action which could see him deported from Britain within days. 111
Reposted by Saio GradinKCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · 12/02/2026KCL’s institutional complicity in genocide and violation of human rights is worsening. For eg between 2024-2025 there was a 17% increase in the value of KCL’s endowment invested in companies doing business in illegal Israeli settlements on the West Bank. Read ⬇️ kcl.web.ucu.org.uk/2026/02/06/k...kcl.web.ucu.org.ukKCL’s investment in genocide: new data and update on our campaignNew data obtained by KCL UCU shows that our university’s investment in companies implicated in human rights abuses and violations of international law is getting worse. For example, between 2024 (Q2) ... 111
Reposted by Saio GradinKCL UCU @kclucu.bsky.social · 12/02/2026📋🇵🇸AGENDA for the National Workplace Day of Action for Palestine: Thursday 12 February 2026 📋🇵🇸 112
Reposted by Saio GradinOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 09/02/2026A chicken that loses its head can still, for a short period, run around and flap its wings. This is Keir Starmer's government. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe left warned that Starmerism would end like this. Now all of Britain faces the fallout | Owen JonesPeter Mandelson helped Morgan McSweeney privilege Labour’s reactionary forces to sustain the PM, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones 1433682
Reposted by Saio GradinSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Israel has murdered more than 500 Palestinians in Gaza since it signed the so called ceasefire. One of the latest is a 3 year old child. 21355276
Reposted by Saio GradinCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 01/02/2026NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM. It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line. My latest for @thenerve.news 1/ www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...thenerve.newsWhat’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen herePeter Thiel's data surveillance company Palantir is powering Trump's ICE operation in the US. Carole Cadwalladr argues that the UK will be next 401195690
Reposted by Saio GradinCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 29/01/2026We urgently need a parliamentary debate on Palantir. Please sign this & share with your network. Via @the-citizens.bsky.social & @change.org. www.change.org/p/hold-a-par... 37770510
Reposted by Saio GradinJesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention. 3946332016
Reposted by Saio GradinDaniel Wiklander @dwiklander.se · 23/01/2026Så smutsigt detta. www.expressen.se/nyheter/sver...expressen.seSäpo grep tre – alla kände Joakim MedinDe två toppdiplomater som misstänks för spioneri och brott mot Sveriges säkerhet är båda kopplade till journalisten Joakim Medin som satt fängslad i Turkiet, kan Expressen avslöja. Kurdledaren Shiyar ... 66430
Reposted by Saio GradinOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 05/01/2026The BBC bans its journalists from stating that Maduro was "kidnapped" 👇 www.owenjones.news/p/exclusive-...owenjones.newsExclusive: BBC bans journalists stating Maduro was "kidnapped"I’ve been leaked this from the BBC. 34433205
Reposted by Saio GradinNick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Chi Onwurah to Wes Streeting: ‘[Your] letter was riddled with errors & withheld vital information… There’s very little information on how much the [pharma] deal will cost & how much will be taken from the NHS’s stretched budget’ Concern is building committees.parliament.uk/committee/13...committees.parliament.ukLife sciences: Science and Tech Committee presses government for details on US trade deal - Committees - UK ParliamentThe Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Chair, Dame Chi Onwurah, has written to Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health, and Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Science and Technology, f... 011
Reposted by Saio GradinNick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 17/12/2025My letter in the Guardian today 👇 The Pharma deal is just latest example of of Starmer’s submission to Trump. His desire to appease Washington means he’s handing over our sovereignty & eroding our rights. We’re becoming no more than a US vassal state. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comDeals put UK-US trade relationship in the spotlight | LettersLetters: Richard Torbett and Nick Dearden respond to an article by Aditya Chakrabortty on Keir Starmer’s medicines agreement with Donald Trump 089