Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 19hIf Labour wanted to do it, they could change the law now. Let's wait until after another election under a flawed and broken system to fix the flawed and broken system is a pretty stupid argument Fix it now! 010
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 26/09/2026“Our future security shouldn’t be based on the insecurity of Palestinians.” UCU has repeatedly called on USS to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts. 085
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.theintercept.comDoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam 6574015611778
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 25/09/2026USS has already shown it can act. Now it needs to finish the job. We are calling on USS to divest from the Israeli settler economy before sanctions take effect. Read our full statement:ucu.org.ukUCU statement on USS and Israeli divestment 083
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"iSrAEl iS tHE OnLY dEMOcrAcY iN tHe mIDdlE eASt" Also, the BBC hasn't covered this news. Probably because they would rather run a profile on an ordinary citizen who rightly describes Israel as a genocidal, terrorist state www.ft.com/content/05ff...ft.comIsraeli election committee bars main Arab parties from next month’s pollMembers of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition lead campaign to exclude Ra’am and Joint List 000
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilSamantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 23/09/2026So I think maybe I just figured out why @timeshighered.bsky.social has not reported anything negative about James Orr. I could very well be wrong, but here we go: In 2024, THE signed an agreement with Hungary's Culture and Innovation Ministry which oversees Hungarian higher education.. 27851
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilJames Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A) 70/80 hour weeks? Right. When are you working on air con? 9 at night? B) NHS, free education, welfare system, bin collections, roads, wider state services. Go fuck yourself Dave 4763299
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilDr Jo Edge 🏴 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So glad for this. Maddie is amazing and we're lucky to have her! #UCU #UKHE 092
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Why has this live-streaming serial criminal not been arrested? 830387
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The conflict between the despotic Saudi regime and the despotic Iranian regime is not our conflict. Andy Burnham's decision to get involved in that conflict between two authoritarian and theocratic regimes is not in the national interest. It is simply more warmongering that makes us less safe. 010
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilTUC Cymru @tuccymru.bsky.social · 19/09/2026💡 WULF works. Swansea Mechanics share how the Wales Union Learning Fund kept their jobs in-house. #unionlearning 011
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilLisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Evil personified. 61830231
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilLisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time.  I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker.  329253045777
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilOxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026‘Danny Tommo’, leader of the balaclava-clad blackshirt rallies, says he will travel to Piddington “in the coming days” following the Parish Council’s stunt referendum: “I want to hear about safety concerns for their women and children.” Tommo was jailed for two years in 2016 for a knifepoint kidnap. 61412181
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilMark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington 7233451002
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What's the bet that this village is full of retired people sponging off every benefit they can, from state pensions to NHS-funded hip replacements? Benefits which are paid for by taxes increasingly paid by migrants, because we all know that Farage's foreign donors certainly don't pay any tax. 020
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilNAHT @naht.org.uk · 16/09/2026📢 We're recruiting a Regional Organiser (Southern) Home-based role covering the South West, South East and South Central regions. 💷 Starting salary £46,889, rising to £49,356 plus benefits. 📅 Closing date: 21 September 2026 Find out more and apply: bit.ly/4A1xjIq 011
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A magic 8 ball from the 1950s is more intelligent than Donald Trump. 000
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It's fine for people to learn things & cross the aisle, but they need to be honest about it "I do not believe anyone should be scapegoated or dehumanised to win votes, & I will not be part of a politics that does that." She was a part of that & that was their whole campaign. At least admit that! 100
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Thank you to all the support artists who chose to listen to their conscience. This just makes Sheeran's mealy mouthed "both-sides" handwaving of a genocide even more shameful. news.sky.com/story/suppor...news.sky.comSupport artists pull out of Ed Sheeran tour over Macklemore's departureIrish musician Aaron Rowe, Danish pop band Lukas Graham and singer-songwriter Finneas have pulled out of Ed Sheeran's tour, citing their support for Palestine. 000
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilPaul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026You can't blame Ed Sheeran for caving in to American stadium owners I suppose. I mean, take these guys in the 60s, they refused to play to racially-segregated audiences in stadiums in the southern states of the USA and who remembers them now?bbc.co.ukThe Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract showsThe Beatles refused to play to segregated audiences in the US, a contract for one of the group's concerts shows. 21993062831
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I stand proudly with Ukraine 🇺🇦 and Palestine 🇵🇸 Israel and Russia are BOTH genocidal terrorist states It is hypocritical to support one but not the other. I am also deleting all the Ed Sheeran songs from my Apple Music playlist. Grow a spine, Ed. 020
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Public Service Message for anyone else in this situation. Offering an alternative post at half the hours or a lower grade is NOT suitable alternative employment and does NOT protect the employer from having to pay you redundancy pay. Get in touch with your union! www.acas.org.uk/your-rights-...acas.org.ukSuitable alternative employment - Your rights during redundancy - AcasIf your employer offers you another job during redundancy it needs to be suitable and you should get to try it out. This is called suitable alternative employment. 0103
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Just posted my vote for Madeleine Moore (1st pref) & Tilia Lenz (2nd pref) & for Helen Kelsall (Women's Rep FE) The vote closes Thursday. So if like me, you have your completed ballot envelope sitting on your coffee table for weeks, get it to a letterbox by tomorrow to make sure it reaches on time! 042
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 13/09/2026If only Labour were in a position to actually do something about this, like being in government and the power to change laws 🤔 001
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilKay @gothwhoreofbabylon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Bloody hell, well done to everyone at Exeter UCU. This will have been such a massive amount of work. 0103
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilGraham Lee, D.Phil @iamleeg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Disappointed how many of my peers and colleagues crossed a #UCU picket line to attend an event at University of Sheffield—an event supposedly about creating stable career structures for university staff! 042
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026Shanah Tovah, New York! Wishing all Jewish New Yorkers celebrating a sweet, joyful and meaningful Rosh Hashanah. Here’s to a new year filled with health, happiness and blessings (and yes, even another Knicks championship). 290188513253
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilTanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 12/09/2026What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄. 3830111002
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Israel is a genocidal terrorist state and the IDF is a terrorist force. It must be declared a terrorist group and UK citizens who join the IDF must be prosecuted under relevant anti-terrorism laws. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comIDF soldier filmed shooting Palestinian in leg amid West Bank settler standoffIncident is latest to raise questions over Israel’s ability or willingness to stop violent settlers in occupied territory 000
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Billionaires are openly setting the stage to own UK politics while Andy Burnham and the Labour Party stand idly by and watch it happen. news.sky.com/share/13584780news.sky.comReform given £72m by two donors in record-breaking haulThe donations come amid a criminal investigation into allegations Reform UK breached rules on political donations. 031
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"Women are TOO EMOTIONAL to be president!!!!!" 1508237867013
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/09/2026You might have to turn up for the results of this one, Nige. 13353341299
Vivek Thuppil @vthuppil.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The UK Government need to expel the Ambassador of the genocidal terrorist state, close its embassy in the UK, and deny entry to its warlords and anyone serving in its genocidal military force. 020
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilDr Jo Edge 🏴 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 08/09/2026More bootlicking, this time, Head of Public Affairs at LSE Greg Taylor fawning over how much he loved the Reform conference. #UKHE 95720
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilNina Markl 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @ninamarkl.bsky.social · 06/09/2026this is what happens when centrist parties run with the far-right talking points until they’re entirely normalised — the only people who win in that scenario are far right extremists and everyone else gets hurt (yes, every time, trust me, i’ve witnessed many austrian elections) 14383129
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/09/2026It still sickens me this bigot mocked a disabled reporter and millions of Americans said, “No big deal. That’s who I want as president.” 1336178053944
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilBijan Parsia @bparsia.bsky.social · 05/09/2026At some point, it seems like some sort of regulator should step in or court or police or something. Arguably such statements are terroristic…designed to instil fear in a cohort for political ends. Ok it’s a stretch but not much more than we’ve seen from various governments. 121
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilBijan Parsia @bparsia.bsky.social · 05/09/2026CW indeed. I do not see why arrests should not be made of her assailants on the basis of this footage. 063
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 04/09/2026The general secretary is spot on here. Our own poll exposed Reform’s data and now this report has exposed the dodgy money that paid for it. 212573
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 01/09/2026god I'm actually quite gobsmacked by Starmer's decision, it's just so......small, so revealing of his complete and utter lack of interest in Parliament and parliamentary politics, until the very end 1081095120
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Can't get a moment's peace on this bloody planet. 1426890889
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilDr Matilda Fitzmaurice @matildaf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Awful, vile, despicable 0147
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/08/2026This landmark settlement is a powerful step toward holding Big Tech accountable. I applaud AG James for taking on corporate greed and fighting to put New York’s children first. 14855911098
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026New analysis from me at @politicalquarterly.bsky.social on electoral reform, examining the case for reform, the options we might pursue and why reform efforts failed before (despite twice coming very close to success): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comHas the Moment for Electoral Reform at Westminster Finally Arrived?The rise to power of Andy Burnham, a vocal critic of first past the post, has put Westminster electoral reform back on the political agenda. This article examines the case for reforming the voting sy... 44427
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilAlex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A thread on the dispute at Exeter Uni. #ucu #defendexeteruni @ucu.org.uk On 15 June HR called Exeter UCU into a confidential meeting and informed us they would be putting over 500 colleagues at risk of redundancy and expected to loose around 200 staff. The number of c.150 you’ll have seen is FTE. 4130120
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilDr Matilda Fitzmaurice @matildaf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Morning #UCU. Just posted my ballot for the NEC casual vacancy elections. I voted: UK-wide HE Madeleine Moore 1 Tilia Lenz 2 Women's rep FE Helen Kelsall 1 Please vote in BOTH elections. More about our candidate Madeleine here: ucucommons.org/madeleine/ucucommons.orgCasual NEC vacanciesCasual NEC vacancies UK-elected member (HE) UCU Commons is delighted that our member Madeleine Moore (Loughborough University) is standing for the current casual vacancy (UK-elected membe... 032
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 24/08/2026If Jensen Huang has time to attend a $1 million-a-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago and fly across the world to meet with President Xi Jinping, he can find time to testify in front of Congress about reports that NVIDIA technology is powering Russia’s war machine. 309128224381
Reposted by Vivek ThuppilNatalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I can't believe the amount of recent history revisionism in the UK. Response to Polish immigration was so severe that it successfully led to Brexit. BREXIT. And tanked British economy. This happened last decade, you can just Google it. 11956011356
