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Steve Hyndside @stevehyndside.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is what people powered politics looks like. It’s a tough challenge, to win in the former Prime Minister’s seat. But this is how we win. With hundreds coming out to campaign for @zackpolanski.bsky.social every day from now until polling day.

Zack Polanski stood today in front of hundreds of supporters.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I knew today was going to be big. I didn’t know we’d have so many volunteers that we’d leaflet the ENTIRE constituency in just two hours (!!) - 80,000 leaflets. And we got to speak to so many people on their doorsteps. This is how we win this campaign. Thank you, everyone. 🙏🏽

Huge crowd on Primrose Hill with Vote Green signs

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Toss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing

Instagram post from the official Muppets account: Few humans have earned the title of honorary Muppet more than the legendary Tim Curry. As a performer he was unparalleled - witty, charming, unnerving, and deeply funny. We will always consider it one of our greatest treasures to have been part of Long John Silver’s crew. Thank you for everything, Tim.

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Bengi Yerlikaya @ebengi-yerlikaya.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Urban resilience is not simply about infrastructure, it is far more socio-spatial. My research explores the intersections of climate change, energy justice, and migrant vulnerabilities, and how communities negotiate these crises. 🏙️⚡🧭 Let's connect! #AcademicSky #UrbanStudies

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🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️‍🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.

Black and white photo of Dolly Parton with gay artist Keith Haring.

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I took this photo on Monday, the day before my village was evacuated. Today 10,000 Has have been burnt.

Smoke from wildfires can be seen behind houses and cars in a village in the North of Spain

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Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

“global temperatures are on a trajectory which may even see 2027 nearing 2C warming above pre-industrial levels for the first time.” Not in 2100, not in 2050, but in freaking 2027. #climatecrisis www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

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Record-smashing El Niño points to spring of drought and fires

Despite El Niño being months away from peaking, it could potentially trigger Australia's hottest spring on record.

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Only for subscribers, but if correct confirms that a transition to sustainable energy is possible. My take: experimentation with off grid solar has facilitated the expansion of technology through the development of engineering skills, social acceptance of solar, and adaptation to local uses.

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This report is intense and demonstrates how narratives of denialism were deliberatedly advanced by Shell. I do not like this idea of a World shaped by heroes and villains but sadly the influx of character caricatures makes it difficult to imagine reality in any other way.

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"Starting July 19, 2026, the European Union officially banned large fashion companies from destroying unsold clothes, shoes, and accessories. Instead of sending perfectly good products to landfills or burning them, companies must now donate, recycle, or repurpose them." via No one Cares

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Destroy actual culture to create synthetic culture. I am seeing human culture devour itself literally, in front of my eyes. These machines calculate that anything written after 2022 could contain synthetic writting! No wonder teens today do not want to read. elsolitario.org/en/2026/07/2...

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Rare Books: Why AI Scans and Destroys Them

AI companies buy rare books in bulk, scan them with machines that cut the spine, then destroy the original: a judge ruled the practice legal as fair use.

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

"The most troubling ethical problem with Nolan’s Odyssey concerns the decision to film part of the movie in the occupied territory of Western Sahara, thus normalising the ongoing violence against the indigenous Sahrawi people."

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Data centres are the dams of our times, ravishing landscapes, wildlife, resources and populations. The secret weapons of developers: secrecy and speed

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It was a real pleasure to deliver the closing keynote at the RC21 conference in Vienna rc21-vienna2026.org

Scholar speaks from a lectern in a regal room with a statue, flags, a screen and a massive lamp

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Last year I was very ill and had to put all non essential work aside. My online presence has vannished. I struggle to use social media and I feel that withdrawal is the answer, but then I go to events and realise that people only know you by what they find online, and reduce you to an AI summary.

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Anna Viebrock's Terminal Piece installation at mumok, Vienna, is a glorious journey of self exploration while also reflecting on the practice of disconnection through showcasing other artists' pieces

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Among the many pieces in MOMA's exhibition Architects of Liberation, there is this map belonging to the Nigerian Federal Capitol Masterplan

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Among the many discussions and stakeholder meetings over a week with the Independent Groupt of Scientists at the UN, NY we made a briefing to Member States presenting the key themes we are considering in the forthcoming 2027 Global Report on Human Settlements

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Sheffield Urbanism @sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

This is phenomenal news! Congratulations to @vanesilla.bsky.social and @theurbaninstitute.bsky.social for this prestigious accolade.

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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

📑 Most read article in the latest issue of IDPR Informal economy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: urban livelihoods and policy issues, by Huynh Ngoc Thu & Le Thi My Ha Available online: bit.ly/Informal-economy @devcomms.bsky.social @hamstertowers.bsky.social @vanesilla.bsky.social #DevelopmentStudies

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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Can’t help but reflect on the *5 years of strikes* we did to defend our pensions, on this, the day USS announce their £10 billion surplus.

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Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD @arghavansallesmd.medsky.social · 15/07/2025

Pam Bondi pardoned a plastic surgeon who allegedly pretended to give children Covid vaccines and sold Covid vaccination cards ($50 a pop) to over 1,900 people. She said the government’s will shouldn’t be imposed on patients (except when it comes to abortion and gender-affirming care, I guess).

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Doechii is the best thing to ever land in my playlist

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Mia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

"Professors are the enemy, professors are the enemy. Write that on the blackboard 100 times and never forget it." A short history of a long-running refrain from the American right. Already seeing echoes of this in the UK from Badenoch and Farage ... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Trump’s war on Harvard was decades in the making. This letter proves it | Bernard Harcourt

A message tucked into an old book serves as a reminder that the assault on the institution is part of a long-planned effort

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Benjamin Alvarez @benjalvarez1.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Tanks, fighting vehicles and howitzers arrive in Washington, D.C. ahead of next week's military parade. They departed from Texas on June 2.

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Mia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Our new paper on "Place-based solidarity: Crisis, austerity and the devolution of responsibility" authors: Coco Huggins and Mia Gray is now available free online: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Funny but also marking our changing relationship with infrastructure and appliances

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Still in time to attend this important lecture!

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Born on this day in 1471, the incomparable Albrecht Durer. Just a complete dandy in his 1498 self portrait. I mean, the cap! The braided strap! And the gloves!! Not to mention the long curly locks.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Good. More places should follow.

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Keith Decent @keithdecent.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

The big “why do you hate AI?” Thread got comments and quotes turned off, but here’s the main reason I hate AI: It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that

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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 19/05/2025

How are you supposed to report on the weather when weather data is disappearing? www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/how-...

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How do you report on the weather when data is disappearing?

"The U.S. has a system that is the best in the world, but we're actively sabotaging it."

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Jim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

My painting SPRING RIDE

A colorful acrylic painting by Jim Musil depicting a woman riding her bike through blossoming pink trees. The grass is a bright yellow green for Spring.

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

When evidence feels out of reach, SOMO’s pro bono helpdesk, The Counter, can help you find it. We can uncover and piece together scattered data to reveal how companies are linked to abuse and environmental destruction. Here are some examples of investigations we did ➡️ www.somo.nl/what-compani...

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World Goth Day @worldgothday.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

On this day May 2nd 1989, an album was released which became the soundtrack to countless millions of dark & disenfranchised souls around the world. 36 years on, it still sounds amazing. If you turn it up loud enough you can drown both your sorrows & the sound of your knees cracking when you get up.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 25/04/2025

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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Jon Silver @invisiblemapper.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

My union branch @sheffielducu.bsky.social has declared 10 days of Strike Action, as well as Action Short of Strike (ASOS) until management commit to the reasonable demand of avoiding compulsory redundancies. We hope the VC + senior management see sense beforehand..

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 21/04/2025

Pope Francis leaves behind a legacy of compassion, courage, and a continuing call to protect our common home and all who share it with us. In his 2023 exhortation, Laudato Deum, he spoke out strongly against those who reject what science tells us about climate and deny their own responsibility. 🧵

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Live updates: Pope Francis dies at 88

Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff who ministered to poor people with a message of mercy, has died. Francis stressed humility over hubris for a Catholic Church beset with scandal and indiffer...

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Vanesa Castan Broto @vanesilla.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

That is exactly what Rothko's paintings do and why they are so important. They strip everything back to the basis and give it back to you. Like a child recognising the hidden geometries of the universe. Who is to say what wonders will work in you!

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