Reposted by Sameer PadaniaMusic Venue Trust @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social · 15hGrassroots music venues are where the shows happen - but making those shows happen takes a whole ecosystem. 131
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaArena for Journalism in Europe @journalismarena.eu · 16h📣 Our latest Arena Paper is out, on the decline of labour journalism: 'The invisibles': Why we need to talk about work. While it is possible to trace good, regular, in-depth reporting about labour, these stories are now rare; labour desks are, in effect, extinct. 🧵 👇 [1/3] 112
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 16hSometimes arguments over the 'value of #journalism' can feel a little 'how many angels can dance on the head of a pin'. But the brute effort expended on attacking journalists & stopping them reporting shows the value of silence to authoritarians: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... #braziltheguardian.com‘We’re afraid of dying’: Brazilian news site will not cover upcoming elections after threatsCo-founder of independent website Tapajós de Fato said decision was made to protect journalists and their families 001
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaDuncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For all that it's been barely reported in the UK press, it's still hard to understate the importance of the stance @labourunionsuk.bsky.social has taken on trans and non-binary rights this week. Every single trade union affiliated to the party of government has stood up and said we will not comply. 121062389
Reposted by Sameer Padaniaatlasnewspaper.bsky.social @atlasnewspaper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It's World News Day. Here's what The Atlas is doing to support independent journalism. With the money donated to The Atlas we've subscribed and donated to @himalsouthasian.bsky.social, The Republic, HumAngle, and Egab — newsrooms doing work we trust, in places the international press often skips. 102
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Fascinating conversation between @sarahoconnorft.ft.com and David Runciman on @ppfideas.bsky.social: pca.st/episode/8a0a...pca.stWhere Are We Going? The Future Of WorkDavid talks to author and journalist Sarah O’Connor, who writes about the changing character of work for the Financial Times, to explore what is happening to the world of jobs and employment in the… 152
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comOf course you can be English if you’re not white. So why can’t the right leave the question alone? | Jason OkundayeEven Jacob Rees-Mogg pushes back on defining Englishness in exclusively ethnic terms. But the endurance of this discourse is still deeply troubling, says assistant Opinion editor Jason Okundaye 010
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Shah says part of ube’s rise in popularity could be attributed to social media & the yam’s striking colour. Jennifer Creevy, content director at WGSN Food & Drink, says that, “coupled with its visual appeal”, demand is “coming on the back of the matcha effect”. www.theguardian.com/food/2026/se...theguardian.comPurple reins: Philippine export ban casts shadow over UK’s love of ubeAs Britain goes mad for yam, shortage of planting material and concerns over control of crop prompts sales halt 000
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A People’s Panel in Eastbourne: weareeastbourne.org.uk/eastbourne-l...weareeastbourne.org.ukEastbourne launches People’s Panel - We are Eastbourne 000
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026on NTS now, the peerless Pam for the next two hours: www.nts.live 000
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The list that launched a thousand Claude Code sessions, I imagine, as would-be crispfluencers try to find an angle: www.theguardian.com/food/2026/se...theguardian.com‘They smell of urinal cakes!’: 100 unusual crisp flavours, ranked – from truly awful to totally scoffableMove over ready salted, salt and vinegar and cheese and onion. Gourmet crisps are everywhere, but which are actually worth trying? 000
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Who is left in public life with the moral authority to take frontline presenters to task for losing their heads and, I don’t know, demagnetising their editorial and ethical compasses like this? It’s genuinely mind-boggling edgelordery. 030
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Gutted that I couldn’t go to this #RoomfulOfTeeth concert (out sick…) Am obsessed with Caroline Shaw’s Partita for 8 Voices… www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...theguardian.comRoomful of Teeth/Kahane review – twisty and tuneful songs with a darkly comic edgeGabriel Kahane’s whimsical song cycle about grief, divorce and death brings irresistible melodies and moments of comic brilliance to the virtuoso US vocal ensemble 010
Reposted by Sameer Padaniaaudere est facere @tottenham.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026For all those on the way to the #THFC game, here’s something you should listen to and share from one of our own - @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social - #COYS www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukTop Comment - Why deepfake wizards went underground - BBC Sounds'Nudified' images are rife on unregulated sites 012
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"I would suggest you read my book", my response to Tim Stanley on the Moral Maze on BBC Radio 4 last night when he suggested that I was only interested in who was funding Reform - Reform didn't exist when I started doing this work! C 10 mins in here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukMoral Maze - 16/09/2026 - BBC SoundsLive debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze 1623855
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026@govindajeggy.bsky.social my wife just went full Rammers by describing something as "not a shoe in the park". 000
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026France24's @leelajacinto.bsky.social covers the controversy over right-wing Indian group BAPS, the construction of a Hindu temple in Paris, and a related workers' strike closing the Eiffel Tower: www.france24.com/en/france/20...france24.comEiffel Tower row over Hindu sect BAPS unites French politicians – but divides Indian diasporaFrance got a crash course on the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a Hindu sect at the heart of an Eiffel Tower strike this week. But for Indians in France who have been try... 001
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026These are a step or two on from flotation tanks… www.tokyoweekender.com/health-and-b...tokyoweekender.comSauna Mother: Inside Roppongi's Womb-Themed Private SaunaSauna Mother, opening in Roppongi this October, guides visitors through a red-lit womb sauna, simulating the experience of a newborn. 000
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaAlan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Some new thoughts from me on the Constitution Unit's blog. What's the Burnham government up to? And what new projects can you look out for from the Constitution Unit in the coming months? (Answer to both: lots and lots!) 096
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.theguardian.com/music/video/...theguardian.comEd Sheeran support acts quit after Macklemore ‘Free Palestine’ row - The LatestAll four supporting acts for the upcoming dates of Ed Sheeran’s tour have withdrawn in solidarity with fellow opener Macklemore. The American rapper was removed from Sheeran’s tour after comments made... 000
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I’m saddened to hear of Bonnie Greer’s death, she was a passionate advocate of the arts, culture, education, and decency in society, and she will be missed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBonnie Greer: British-American author and critic dies at 77Her husband says the playwright and cultural and political commentator died after a brief illness. 737377
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Resisted reading any reviews of The Odyssey until I had seen it, which I now have. And this is the only review you need: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukEmily Wilson · An Uncomplicated ManThe representation of Odysseus as a reluctant warlord makes a nonsense of The Odyssey’s imagined world. We are not... 120
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A conversation with #PeterGreenaway from 4 years ago: soundcloud.com/user-7651113... #film #cinemasoundcloud.comA Conversation with Peter GreenawayPeter Greenaway hat einige der meistdiskutierten Filme der letzten Jahrzehnte geschaffen. Seine kühl-ironische und gleichzeitig oft ungeschönte Darstellung von Nacktheit, Sexualität, Gewalt und Tod in 000
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaThe Ferret @theferret.scot · 13/09/2026Democracy campaigners said the public is “entitled to know” about any overseas donors, while an MSP claimed legal loopholes could allow for “dark and opaque” money to flow to campaign groups and skew the political debate theferret.scotRevealed: 'dark' money pressure group helped man Scots anti-asylum protestsThis US-style right-wing political pressure group keeps its funders a secret. Its members have helped man Scotland’s anti-migrant and asylum demonstrations. 2128
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026Ifeoma just gets shit done and you find out about it because of the impact. No fanfare. ✴️ Like the extensive tech worker handbook she created: techworkerhandbook.org ✴️ Like passing the Silenced no more act!techworkerhandbook.orgThe Tech Worker Handbook 520973
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaThe National @scotnational.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Far-right agitators are celebrating an allegedly 'wilful' fire in Glasgow after false claims said the building was to house migrants. One shared an image of campfire food cooking on the blaze, while another group said they 'feel like dancing' 👇 www.thenational.scot/news/2... 94134
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Nick Robinson on Today is literally talking about ‘legitimate concerns’ after second night of organised men dressed in black - sorry ‘protesters’ - mobilising en masse in another littoral town. This is how street fascism is normalised 19835351084
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Great edition of the @privateeyenews.bsky.social podcast on #books about #journalism: pca.st/episode/05db...pca.stThe Hacks Book ClubAs the summer draws to a close, Ian, Helen, Adam and Andy discuss the best books about journalism and writing ever, er, written, covering everything from Vesuvius to Rwanda to Elton John.Further… 112
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 30/08/2026@ppfideas.bsky.social starts with #THFC fanatic A J Ayer: #COYS pca.st/episode/4eb0...pca.stThe Lives of the Philosophers: A. J. AyerToday we begin a new series exploring twentieth-century philosophy through the lives of the people behind the ideas. First up David talks to philosopher Nikhil Krishnan about A. J. Ayer, the man who… 000
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026“I was amazed to hear just how much editing and consideration the late Rod Liddle’s weekly columns underwent at The Spectator. Given what they actually did publish of his, god only knows what the unfiltered Liddle would have on his record today if editors were not watching his back.” 000
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I am literally flying to Sao Paulo tomorrow, and hoping to see the Corinthians game on Sunday - but Memphis will be gone…! 030
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Styli Charalambous of @dailymaverick.co.za on the holistic, multi-faceted approach it will take to transform & revitalise #journalism in #SouthAfrica, & in other parts of #Africa. (It's kind of Styli to mention the #NewDealforJournalism too): reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/market-...reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.ukThe market is failing public interest journalism. This policy framework can help save it“If the problem is market failure, then only policy can restore what the market cannot provide,” argues Styli Charalambous, CEO of the Daily Maverick 111
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026First @rightscon.org in Zambia, and now the World Social Forum in Benin… 100
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 06/08/2026”In July, a Miami-based judge ruled that the president would have to start handing over detailed financial records to the BBC by 6 August. The records would reveal details into the hundreds of businesses owned by the US president’s family trust.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump team pushes to block court order giving BBC access to financial recordsPresident has sued the broadcaster for $10bn, claiming a documentary on 2021 Capitol attack led to financial harm 000
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 05/08/2026One of my favourite short-lived Tumblrs from back in the day - #BSL Gifs - just popped up in my search bar memory...: www.tumblr.com/bslgifstumblr.comBSL Gifs (@bslgifs) on TumblrFollow @bslgifs and get more of the good stuff by joining Tumblr today. Dive in! 000
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaNadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I just can’t believe we’re seeing this sort of stuff from a sitting MP Just want to say to British Somalis that you are loved and I’m so, sorry this is happening. 1631599342
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaRob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Well, the final whistle on Chelsea FC's financial cheating under Abramovich seems to have blown. The Guardian and our reporting partners practically put it on a plate for the FA and Premier League. They blazed it over the bar. www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comChelsea fined £10m and given suspended transfer ban by FA over agent breachesThe club escaped a suspended six-point deduction for the infringements after appealing against the original punishment. 3221669
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaTechmeme @techmeme.com · 30/07/2026LinkedIn introduces a "seems like AI slop" button to allow users to report posts they think are AI-generated (Joseph Cox/404 Media) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink 0126
Reposted by Sameer PadaniaAudio Flux @audioflux.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Hey audioers... Circuit 08: Confection is ON! ✨ Send us your 3-minute local audio stories featuring something sweet and "sonic fluctuation" by 8/31. All the details here: www.audioflux.org/circuit08 Thanks to our fab partners Ragged Coast Chocolates, @transom.bsky.social and @mainepublic.org 🙌audioflux.orgAudio Flux Circuit 08: Confection — AUDIO FLUXAudio Flux is back with Circuit 08! This time around we invite bite-sized audio stories about where we live. And dessert. 021
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Watkins proving about as robust as a stalk of spelt there. #FRAENG 000
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Worth reminding oneself of how things have shifted in UK newspapers in the last few years, and how this has drawn on and fuelled the irrational rage machine: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...theguardian.comThe Dacre dynasty: how Britain’s rightwing press was radicalisedThe long read: Paul Dacre broke new ground in selling readers an angry rightwing perspective. Today, most of Fleet Street is run by his disciples 020
Sameer Padania @sdp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I think I have to admit defeat. After several years of trying, it is clear that I am somehow utterly inept at fellowship applications of any kind, never making it even to the interview stage. This year alone I am, as I believe they say, 0 for 3. 🫠 Onwards! 🤷🏾♂️ 130