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Stephen Herring

@slherring1.bsky.social
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PhD (University of Aberdeen); teach at OCHJS, LST, ACU; interested in all things Hebrew Bible; learnbiblicalhebrew.co.uk

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sasha @2damntrans.bsky.social · 52m
This is the desired result for the “gender-critical” movement whose ideology now permeates British state institutions. Our “numbers”, being “reduced.”
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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A memory of timber, built in stone. Earls Barton’s rare Anglo-Saxon tower from around AD970 has an air of gingerbread! Unearth it in my Treasure Hoard: www.digest.andymarsh...
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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"It isn’t point scoring that has delayed care reform, but disagreements on how to find the money and what to spend it on... What’s been missing is a leader willing to lead." I look at 20 years of failed adult care reform - and what Labour's proposals could miss By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social
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Death tax, dementia tax, no tax at all: Why England hasn’t fixed social care
Fifteen years after Dilnot called adult care "not fit for purpose", reform still hasn't come. As Andy Burnham and Louise Casey try again, Chaminda Jayanetti traces three decades of false starts.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 08/10/2026
Not sure why anyone bothers with anti-AI activism when the most effective strategy would be to just point as many microphones as possible to its most vocal champions.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is very cool - the lifting of postwar sugar rationing in 1953 created a natural experiment in the impacts of sugar consumption. Good piece which doesn’t overclaim but shows there is an emerging associative evidence base coming from research in this area www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later
From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on health
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Sue Stone @knittingknots.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide : NPR www.npr.org/2026/10/07/n...
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Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide
Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Lavender Menace, Gays the Word, Book Woman…I’ve fallen in love with so many LGBTQIA bookshops. They’re places of joy and resistance, good coffee and even better books. Support 🌈 stories and businesses by sharing this Starter Pack. go.bsky.app/G321HCf
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nina Simone in Central Park (1959) 📷 by Chuck Stewart
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A second research opportunity at Oxford, this one focused on AI and political theology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTD919/r...
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Researcher in Political Theology and AI Science at University of Oxford
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Researcher in Political Theology and AI Science opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
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Stephen Herring @slherring1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I've not read your work yet. It's on my list, though. Always enjoy your posts!
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
FUCK IT. Let's give away 3 more signed paperbacks of my latest novel, each with fab linoprint bookmarks, made by my mum Jo. Repost & reply to enter! You might like it if you like: Folkloric creatures Old records Intricate psychedelic stories The idea of circular time All shares much-appreciated!
My latest novel Everything Will Swallow You, next to the sea, where some of it takes place.
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James F. McGrath (ReligionProf) @religionprof.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Research position at Oxford focused on AI and theology www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTD916/r...
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Researcher in Theology and AI Science at University of Oxford
Recruiting now: Researcher in Theology and AI Science on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#Poetry #Chelsworth #Art #Autumn The magic of autumn has seized the countryside... for the sake of Eden - Elizabeth Coatsworth 🎨 Paul Evans
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A Bronze Ring Engraved With the Lighthouse of Alexandria Has Been Found in Cleopatra’s Sunken Harbour www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/10/a...
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A Bronze Ring Engraved With the Lighthouse of Alexandria Has Been Found in Cleopatra's Sunken Harbour
The Lighthouse of Alexandria has been gone for more than seven centuries. A series of earthquakes, including those of 1303 and 1323, brought down the tower that had guided ships towards the city for s...
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Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 06/10/2026
The former boss of Germany's most important intelligence agency, the BND, has been arrested on suspicion of treason.
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So yeah it would be nice if the government stopped talking about the “legitimate concerns” and the right to protest of a bunch of racist violent scum and call them what they are
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Bill @bill1940.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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The Blitz Beneath Our Feet: Walking Wartime Aberdeen
Tracing the sites of the Luftwaffe's raids on Scotland’s “Siren City” and remembering the people caught up in them.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
'The University of Nottingham has confirmed that it will close its music and languages departments as it presses ahead with more than 500 job cuts despite widespread opposition from staff and students.' A blight on East Midlands and UK higher education.
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Nottingham confirms course closures with hundreds of jobs affected
Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 05/10/2026
If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
Margaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera.
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M.A. Zavala 💖💜💙 @megzavala.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
gofund.me/f63e1399b My cat Phoebe recently had a cystotomy done, which was only possible thanks to health insurance covering it. This person hasn’t been so lucky, so their cat needs all the funds they can get for this life saving surgery. Please donate if you can, shares are also very appreciated
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Donate to Save Joey: Fund His Life-Saving Surgeries, organized by Phoebe Stephens
Our cat Joey was rushed to the animal hospital with a bad urinary blockage… Phoebe Stephens needs your support for Save Joey: Fund His Life-Saving Surgeries
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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
✨ What is the Genius Loci Digest? I believe certain places still have the power to change the way we see the world. That's why I created the Genius Loci Digest. If you've ever wondered what it's all about, this is the best place to begin. 👉 www.digest.andymarsh...
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Robert Raymond @robertr369.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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votenanocratic @votenanocratic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
World-historical lawbreaking assholes given the keys to power. Never forgive, never forget.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
AI isn't reliable enough to get even a hamburger order right, but reckless Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing to expand artificial intelligence across the U.S. military, including AI-enabled targeting. "Would you like fries with that obliterated girls' school?"
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Sarah Good @sassy0210.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🧵The rape kit was invented by a woman, named after a man and paid for by Playboy magazine. Her name was Marty Goddard. In Chicago, early 1970s, about 16,000 women were being raped in a year. When women went to the police they weren’t believed.
Portrait of Marty Goddard with text stating she invented the rape kit and revolutionized sexual-assault forensics.
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I don't deny that dogs can sometimes be quite lovely but what I will say is I don't trust their opinions. If a cat recommended me an album it had bought, I'd totally check it out. If a dog did the same, I'd promise to listen to the album, out of politeness, with no intention of actually doing so
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I will maintain this ambition - and thank you to everyone who is making it possible
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/10/2026
this for RFK Jr. is mission accomplished
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Frosted Poptart @toastertrollop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Caturday
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Judith Beyer @judithbeyer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If you want to see something beautiful today, check out the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2026 below (and read the subtitles, they are hilarious!). www.comedywildlifephoto.com/gallery/fina...
Mantis.
by Diego Perez
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 03/10/2026
daaaaaaaaaaaaaang lmao
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 03/10/2026
There’s a lot of grumbling in London about new flats being sold to Chinese investors. But you never hear from the Chinese buyers. I asked Helen Gao to travel around Beijing property fairs and learn how you sell life in Woolwich to the Chinese elites. www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pro...
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How London flats are marketed in China
Chinese buyers of London homes say they feel like “chives” • Bafflement at Londoners’ love of old homes built during the “Qing dynasty” • Fascination with the enigma of the British electrician
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Kitchen Sink Technomystic @bobcluness.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
i don't normally go for these "list" videos, but considering that half of the books on here are some of the best weird fiction/cosmic horror titles in the last 30 years, it's well worth your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_72W...
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Cosmic Horror That Makes Reality Feel Unsafe
YouTube video by Branomander
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars. Even if those cars are electric. And then there’s all the parking. OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc. Choices. Simple.
Graphic showing a single lane 9 m wide track for metros, a 35 m wide road for buses with four lanes, and a 175 m wide road for cars with seven lanes, making the point that one single track of Metro replaces seven lanes of car traffic. Mobility in cities is about space.
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
the story about the ULEZ bomber, a white bloke in his 60s, still isn’t on the front page of the BBC News when it feels like quite a big story about online radicalisation & violence
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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“The Cotswold Woolgatherers’ stall boasts a certificate reading “From sheep to jumper: 8 hours 54 minutes – 2nd fastest team in the world”. I note that the wool from the recently hand-shorn sheep has vanished.”
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Sue Wilkes @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is amazingly cool!
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Zohran Mamdani explains his definition of socialism to Theo Von: “Socialism to me means you’ll have whatever you need to live a dignified life and that it is the government’s job to deliver on that. When people say dignity we’re talking about the things that allow you to take a
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 03/10/2026
More than 20 NHS trusts in England have stopped using Palantir’s waiting list tools, according to FT analysis that casts doubt on widely cited claims about the success of the controversial data project led by the US software giant. as.ft.com/r/6c8844ae-e...
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Over 20 NHS trusts have ditched Palantir waiting-list tools, analysis shows
FT findings prompt fresh probe by statistics regulator into health service claims over controversial data project
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 03/10/2026
This October, Diwali on the Square returns to light up the heart of London. Join Londoners from every community for a free celebration of light, hope and togetherness. 📅 Sunday 25 October 🕐 1–7pm Everyone is welcome.
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Dr Robin Douglas @robincdouglas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨 OUT NOW!! 🚨 My new book "Children of Starry Heaven" A complete introduction to the ancient Greek esoteric traditions. Published by Cherry Hill Seminary (@chseminary.bsky.social). 1/
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Dr Will Wyeth @willwyeth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Leaving the UK with a heavy heart
Today, as a family, we have booked our flights and our one-way ticket out of the UK. This has not felt like a choice. This feels like fleeing to protect ourselves. For the past 7 years we have look…
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Kieran Connell @kieranconnell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Radical proposal: Oxbridge wealth and private income should be taxed on an annual basis with the proceeds redistributed to all UK universities
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There is really a very simple categorical imperative for professors on social media: don’t punch down on your students. And yet.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#postapocalyptichellscape
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 26/09/2026
This is one of those things I'm going to keep reposting until you're sick of it. It's not just because I want to make sure everyone sees it. I want everyone to see it multiple times. I want it in your long-term memories so that it's something you use and share and don't forget when you scroll away
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Honee Vaughn-Valchez @honeewoozle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I don't share a lot of stuff like this, but this is a friend of mine! She is legit and needs help for getting her kitty medical attention so any shares would be appreciated. <3 www.supportnow.org/biopsy-proce...
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Support biopsy proceedure for kiara the cat
Hello family and friends! Kiara the cat needs help. She has a big tumor in her mouth and she needs a biopsy. Her owner loves her very much but is on a fixed income due to a disability and can't afford...
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